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The University of Michigan opened its 350,000-sf Cardiovascular Center in Ann Arbor on June 7, 2007. The $215 million, five-story facility was designed by Boston-based Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott and built by general contractor Barton Malow Company of Southfield, Mich. The center includes 48 inpatient beds, 11 procedure rooms, eight operating rooms, diagnostic facilities, outpatient spaces, an atrium, and a patient library. The facility is connected to University Hospital and C.S.

Duke University Medical Center has select TK&A (Tsoi Kobus & Associates) to design an expansion of the medical center's existing Cancer Center in Durham. The five-level, 185,000-square-foot addition will provide a new entrance for the Cancer Center and flexibility for future expansion. The new facility will provide comprehensive patient services including chemotherapy and radiation treatment centers, radiology services, and patient support programs. The expansion is the first new project based on Duke's 2006 master plan.

URS Corporation and Washington Group International have signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Washington Group by URS in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $2.6 billion. The transaction will combine two world-class engineering and construction companies, expand the capabilities of both firms and capitalize on their positions in important high growth sectors, including power, infrastructure and environmental management. The combined company would have projects in over 50 countries and more than 54,000 employees.

Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School opened its Patient Simulation Learning Center in May of 2007. Comprised of two mock hospital rooms and a control room, the facility features simulator mannequins with computerized controls attached to monitors for training in nursing. Construction of the center was completed by the 19 school shops including digital media, carpentry, electrical, and design.

Brookhaven National Laboratory dedicated the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) in Upton, N.Y., on May 21, 2007. HDR Architecture  provided full A/E services for this new facility that will provide researchers state-of-the-art capabilities to explore and develop nanoscale materials aimed at helping the U.S. achieve energy independence. The 94,500-sf facility is the last of five Nanoscale Science Research Centers built by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) at its national laboratories.