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Cornell University has selected McCarthy to provide construction management and general contracting services on Duffield Hall, a nanotechnology research and teaching facility now under construction. The $42-million project, a joint venture with Welliver McGuire of Elmira, N.Y., will provide state-of-the-art accommodations for the Cornell Nanofabrication Facility--the oldest federally supported nanotechnology center.

Children’s Hospital of San Diego is installing a 3.4-megawatt co-generation system that will supply approximately 98% of the 200-bed hospital’s power. The system, funded in part by a $2-million loan from the California Energy Commission, will be fueled by natural gas. The generation process will produce 99% of the heat needed for space heating, sterilization, and hot water.

Harvard Medical School is developing a $250-million research facility in Boston for the medical school and collaborative tenants. Built by William A. Berry & Sons, the 430,000-sf facility includes a 196,000-sf parking garage. The project is 35% complete.

Philadelphia-based Comcast Cable will invest $21.5 million in a new technology support center on George Mason University’s Prince William campus at the Innovation @Prince William business park.

Howard County General Hospital is opening its new expanded emergency department in early July. The Columbia hospital’s new unit is three times as large as the previous emergency department, and is divided into three specific care levels: a pediatric care pod, an urgent care pod, and an acute care pod. The new emergency department will accommodate 70,000 patients annually.