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King Abdullah Petroleum Study and Research Center is constructing a 3.8 million-sf mixed-use research complex Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The project is expected to attain LEED Platinum sustainable design certification and is slated for completion in 2011. The KAPSARC development will include petroleum research facilities as well as residential, community, and commercial space. HOK is the architect for the project with Syska Hennessy as engineer and Aramco as general contractor.

Murray-Calloway County Hospital opened the $62 million South Tower in March of 2010. Located in Murray, Ky., the five-story, 158,000-sf facility features an emergency room, a helipad, inpatient rooms, imaging and radiology labs, surgical suites, and a critical care unit.

St. Mary’s Medical Center broke ground on the $23 million Cancer Center in San Francisco in March of 2010. The 14,200-sf facility will feature a digital mammography suite. The project is part of $26 million capital improvement plan that will include a new vascular suite in the hospital’s cardiac catheterization lab. 

Palo Alto Medical Foundation is constructing a $23 million breast cancer center in Palo Alto, Calif. The two-story, 20,000-sf facility is slated for completion in late 2010. Ground was broken on the project in fall of 2009. The center will house outpatient care, imaging, and office space.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has named Kimberly-Clark Corporation as a 2010 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year. For the second consecutive year, K-C will be recognized for its energy management practices and commitment to sustainable operations, resulting in significant energy and financial savings. Kimberly-Clark is being honored for its continued focus on achieving its energy efficiency targets for its manufacturing processes as well as its energy conservation goals for all of its facilities.