Case study: Collaborative delivery serves U.S. Coast Guard well
A U.S. Coast Guard multimission building and vessel-support facility project required a revised site plan, ultimately benefitting the project’s overall outcome.
Case study: IPD at work in health care
Collaboration between engineers and contractors leads to waste elimination and cost savings.
Case study: Harnessing IPD to fast-track a replacement hospital
Bayhealth is central and southern Delaware’s largest health care system. The new health care campus anchors its services by hosting an inpatient acute care hospital as well as an adjoining ambulatory care center to create a community-focused health village (see Figure 3). At the onset of the project, Bayhealth made its goal clear: deliver the hospital at least 3 months earlier than comparable health care projects. Integrated project delivery (IPD) helped the team deliver a high-quality hospital below cost and ahead of traditional schedules.
Closing the loop—how commissioning can come full circle
Just about every building project, from a skyscraper to a small hospital renovation, must be commissioned to ensure its safety and functionality. By focusing on proper systems operation, problem solving, and teamwork, commissioning can ensure systems function as intended.
University of Florida health: designing the nation’s first 4 Green Globes-certified hospital
Learn how the University of Florida's hear vascular and neuromedicine hospital achieved their 4 Green Globes.
Power-generation systems in high-performance buildings
Electrical engineers must consider many factors when designing power-generation systems. Safety, maintainability, efficiency, code compliance, and economics play crucial roles in determining the topology of a power-generation system. Specific requirements for power vary based on building occupancy type, facility use, and critical function.
Case study: Hospital generator noise attenuated
Four outdoor diesel generators were designed for a hospital, and sound levels were better than expected.
Case study: Changing the continuum of mental health services
Via a public-private partnership, a Saskatchewan mental health facility was upgraded using integrated solutions.
HCI event recap: upcoming trends in healthcare from key women in the industry
Read the key takeaways from the women of the Health Care Institute of Chicago involving topics such as technology, innovation, and mergers and acquisitions.
The importance of circuit protection in electrical distribution system design
The electrical engineer is responsible for designing power distribution systems for buildings. Understanding the full circuit-protection requirements will enable the engineer to design the safest and most reliable electrical distribution systems for buildings.