Engineered Systems - February 2008 - (Page 38) Predicting State-Of-The-Art nitude of the CSB, consider the following: with over 1,850 air terminal units in the CSB, spending only a mere 10 minutes per air terminal unit, checking schedules for accuracy and completeness against drawings, results in 7.7 weeks of design time per one person. Creating a state-of-the-art medical facility from the beginning posed many obstacles. The first and most crucial was the selection of an appropriate site. In 2000, the first project site evaluated was a brownfield site located off of 2nd Avenue, along the Monongahela River. In June 2001, Oakland was next evaluated as a potential site. Finally in September of 2002, it was decided that the former St. Francis Hospital site in Lawrenceville would house the new facility. The Lawrenceville site had the advantages of existing medical facilities that could be reused for much needed program space, and an existing boiler plant that was built less than 10 years earlier. However, demolition of some of the existing facilities (North Wing, North Chapel, Convent, Medical Parking Complex, East Building, Liberace Suite) on-site was required to make room for the critical program space of the CSB and Research Laboratory Building. Once the site had been selected, the daunting design task could begin. But first, one question had to be answered: what is a state-ofthe-art medical facility? As you may have surmised, there were an assortment of ideas and opinions of what constitutes such a facility. Over time, these ideas and opinions developed into a project vision. Once developed, the project vision met forcefully with the project budget. As owners, contractors, and A/E firms have seen before, the proj- ect vision often times falls on one side of the so called “abysmal divide” and the project budget on the other, with owner, contractor, and design team members divided and wondering how we got here. After nearly a year of diligent and painstaking negotiations, a sturdy bridge was formed over the abysmal divide, bringing together project vision and budget. Before proceeding with the CHP story, a timeline to reinforce the longevity of the project is warranted. • 2nd Avenue site evaluation conducted in 2000. • Oakland site evaluation and preliminary design began in June 2001. • Lawrenceville site selection made and project moved in September 2002. • Site utility construction packages issued in March 2003. • Mid site garage package issued in May 2003. • CSB foundation and underground utilities package issued in November 2003. • Central plant expansion construction package issued in February 2004. • Construction and design halted in March 2004, except for the site utility work and the foundation and underground utility work for the CSB. • CSB design restarted in February 2005 with significant design changes. • Central plant expansion construction started in June 2005. • Research laboratory building and staff garage design restarted in August 2005. • CSB construction documents issued in September 2005. • Research laboratory building and staff garage construction documents issued in December 2005. Wi t h CI TY M U ossibilities flows freely. e of p p h er os LTI ® systems an atm CITY MULTI building comfort solutions are transforming the HVAC world, permitting new design possibilities and providing unparalleled comfort and control. Proven CITY MULTI systems are flexible enough to satisfy even complex building design applications and deliver unsurpassed dependable performance with no surprises. They’re also backed by our full support today and tomorrow. CITY MULTI will transform the way you think about HVAC. See a new world of possibilities at transforminghvac.com FREE INFO: 87 FREE INFO: 87 38 En gi neer ed S y stem s February 2008 http://transforminghvac.com http://transforminghvac.com
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