SEATTLE — A recent study, titled Targeting 100!, provides a climate-specific roadmap for newly constructed hospitals across the U.S. to reduce energy consumption by an average of 62 percent. Following the goals of Architecture 2030 and The 2030 Challenge, the study gives access to design strategies and their cost implications, and showcases a process that integrates architectural, mechanical and central plant systems to improve energy efficiency.
MOORE, Okla. — On June 25, demolition crews began tearing down the remains of Moore Medical Center, which was destroyed in an EF5 tornado that swept through Moore, Okla., on May 20. About 200 employees, former patients and residents gathered outside the medical center, owned by Norman Regional Health System (NRHS), for a walking tour of the wreckage and a remembrance ceremony before the building was destroyed.
BAYONNE, N.J. — The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) recently approved a $950,000 rebate for the Bayonne Medical Center’s Combined Heat and Power (CHP) project, which will allow the acute-care hospital to generate most of the facility’s hot water, cooling and electricity, and run independently off the grid.
The $3.5 million CHP project will specifically allow heat waste from the hospital’s generators to heat the medical center, saving about $500,000 in energy costs in the first year alone.
ALBANY, N.Y. — After evaluating evacuation procedures during Hurricane Sandy, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on June 5 the launch of a statewide emergency tracking system to track patients during an emergency evacuation.
SAN MATEO, Calif. — As the demand for health care rises, more medical facilities are turning to technology to pick up the slack. One such facility is San Mateo Medical Center, which enlisted an avatar named Molly to help gather information from patients.
STAMFORD, Conn. — Stamford Hospital celebrated the ground breaking of a new hospital expansion May 14, designed by WHR Architects, with offices in Lake Como, N.J.
The expansion is geared towards patient-centered, efficient and technologically advanced health care practices, and will replace outdated buildings that date back decades.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A new senior living concept is coming to Corpus Christi with the construction of the Village at Oso Bay, a prototype design for Atlanta-based Thrive Senior Living. An informal ground breaking took place on June 18. Corpus Christi-based Ewing Construction Co. is the general contractor on the project.
DALLAS — Brasfield & Gorrie, a construction management firm with offices in Dallas, is currently working on two major Texas medical facilities: Medical City Hospital in Dallas and Kingwood Medical South Tower in Kingwood.
FORT HOOD, Texas — A joint venture between Dallas-headquartered Balfour Beatty and St. Louis-headquartered McCarthy Building Companies Inc. celebrated the topping out of Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Replacement at Ford Hood on May 14.
YORK, Pa. — Construction has officially begun on upgrades to the emergency power systems at WellSpan York Hospital and the building of a new medical office for WellSpan Health in York. Harrisburg, Pa.-based Alexander Building Construction Co. is serving as the construction manager.
