Project name :

Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke

Client :

Hotel-Dieu

Location :

Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke

Our team was hired to assist in the addition of an extension to the existing hospital. The extension's structure is made of flat slabs resting on columns at approximately 6 m c/c intervals. The spacing was chosen to limit the structure's total thickness to 225 mm. This was dictated by the height of the existing building's stories of only 3.35 m. The spacing had to be restricted to keep as much space as possible for mechanical and electrical systems. The extension's structure is braced by four shear walls to absorb seismic stress, in accordance with the National Building Code. An expansion joint was built between the existing building and the extension in order to keep both structures independent

Project name :

Grand River Regional Cancer Center

Client :

Grand River Hospital

Location :

Kitchener, ON, Canada

Grand River Regional Cancer Center

This new, state-of-the-art, 4-story cancer center is comprised of six radiation treatment bunkers, two simulator suites, a chemotherapy day care area, clinical trial rooms, outpatient clinics and support facilities. The hospital's central plant supplies the Cancer Centre's mechanical and electrical systems. Mechanical systems design included HVAC, plumbing and drainage, medical gases, sprinkler equipment, a chiller dedicated for the cooling of the radiation treatment equipment, and a DDC control system interfaced with the Hospital's system. The electrical design included power distribution systems, exterior and interior illumination, patient/nurse communication systems, structured cabling systems, lightning protection systems, and a fully addressable fire alarm system.

Project name :

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

Client :

H. Lee Moffitt

Location :

Tampa, FL, United States

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute fulfills the vision "to be the leader in scientific discovery and translation into compassionate care, cures, and prevention of cancer for the community and the world." As it grows to fulfill its mission, the Cancer Center will continue to be distinguished by its compassionate and effective patient care.

This not-for-profit facility offers full in-patient and outpatient services. The National Cancer Institute recognizes it as a Comprehensive Cancer Center, making it the only facility in Florida to hold this title. This project embraced the "bench top to bed side" philosophy.

Project name :

Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute

Client :

Diamond & Schmitt Architects

Location :

Toronto, ON, Canada

Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute

The only facility of its kind in North America, the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute is a medical research and education facility. As part of St. Michael's Hospital and affiliated with the University of Toronto, it includes two buildings, the Keenan Research Centre and the Li Ka Shing International Centre in Healthcare Education. The project involved the demolition of existing buildings and construction of two new nine-story above-grade formed concrete structures, and three levels of below-grade parking. The building has wet and dry laboratories for a wide range of medical research programs, a vivarium and state-of-the-art conference center. We provided structural engineering services.

Project name :

Madison River Oaks Medical Center

Client :

Health Management Associates

Location :

Canton, MS, United States

Madison River Oaks Medical Center

In order to enhance healthcare offerings in Madison County, the existing Medical Center was replaced with a new, twice-as-large facility. We provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, technology and lighting design. A dedicated chilled water system was included on the roof to serve the air handling units for the Operating Room suite ensuring proper temperature and humidity control. Mechanical equipment was located on the roof to maximize usable floor space; LED lighting was used for energy savings and an Electrical Medical Record (EMR) system was designed to lower operating costs and improve patient care.

Project name :

MD Anderson Cancer Prevention Building

Client :

University of Texas

Location :

Houston, TX, United States

MD Anderson Cancer Prevention Building

The Center was built to support the idea that prevention is the best way to eliminate the threat of cancer. It's home to expanded research efforts and provides comprehensive cancer screening services.

Mechanical, electrical (through a sub-consultant), plumbing, fire protection, retro commissioning and technology design services were provided for the Center which is an on-campus facility. It houses a clinic; diagnostic, treatment, imaging and materials management areas; a conference center and physician office space. Seven levels of sky bridges and one underground tunnel connect this structure to the Ambulatory Care Building.

Project name :

Nemours Children's Hospital

Client :

Nemours

Location :

Lake Nona, FL, United States

Nemours Children's Hospital

The opening of Nemours Children's Hospital in the Lake Nona medical city will increase research and clinical care capabilities for the organization. This new hospital will give families the ability to access multiple services and specialties in one place, eliminating the difficulties associated with having to travel between facilities for comprehensive medical care.

Project name :

Physicians Regional Medical Center

Client :

Health Management Associates

Location :

Naples, FL, United States

Physicians Regional Medical Center

This new $84M hospital was designed to provide the best and latest in medical technology, patient comfort, and medical staff excellence. At the same time, it gives the medical community a platform for building on advancements in medicine. Scope and features include three floors of planned vertical expansion, free-standing four-story medical office building with space for outpatient surgery, fully digital imaging, paralleled 1,000kw diesel generators and a remote free-standing central energy plant. We provided a variety of services for this project including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, commissioning, fire protection, lighting and technology design.

Project name :

Restigouche Hospital Centre

Client :

Parkin Architects

Location :

Campbellton, NB, Canada

Restigouche Hospital Centre

Restigouche Hospital Centre is a 26,942 m2 (289,895 SF) Psychiatric Care facility located in Campbellton, New Brunswick. The 140 bed complex has care and treatment amenities for Tertiary Rehabilitation, Older Adult Psychiatry, Intellectually DisabledPsychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry. The facility is intended to accommodate a range of client needs from respite care to fully secured detention while reaching out to the broader population as a significant institution within the community.

Project name :

Scripps Memorial Cardiovascular Institute Tower

Client :

Scripps Health

Location :

San Diego, CA, United States

Scripps Memorial Cardiovascular Institute Tower

Exp has worked with Scripps hospitals since 1989 on more than 150 separate projects, acting as both prime and sub-consultant. This $230M project replaces the largest Scripps hospital in San Diego County and will serve the campus for the next 50 years.

The electrical design includes coordination with San Diego Gas & Electric for a new 12kv site service and distribution. Emergency power is generated at 4600 with two new 2MW emergency generators and provision for two future 2MW emergency generators. Paralleling switchgear was designed for full campus build-out and distribution to 10 initial automatic transfer switches included in design.

Project name :

St. Joseph's Queen of the Valley Patient Bed Tower

Client :

St. Joseph's Health System

Location :

Napa, CA, United States

St. Joseph's Queen of the Valley Patient Bed Tower

For 50 years, the Queen of the Valley Medical Center (QVMC) has been the premier medical facility in the Napa Valley. The current QVMC campus is comprised of the acute care hospital outpatient clinics, medical office buildings, and a wellness center. Exp is providing mechanical, electrical plumbing and fire protection design services for the north building addition which will serve to meet current demands for healthcare, both in volume and technology, and to comply with state-mandated seismic building regulations. Its design encompasses operational efficiency, quality environments, healing environments, flexibility, and expandability.

Project name :

The Hospital for Sick Children

Client :

The Hospital for Sick Children

Location :

Toronto, ON, Canada

The Hospital for Sick Children

The Hospital for Sick Children is the largest children's hospital in North America and underwent a $232M, 1.2M SF expansion.

Exp has an ongoing relationship with the SickKids foundation, and has been involved in the structural design of all hospital and research buildings for the Hospital for Sick Children, including numerous expansions and renovations

Project name :

UCSD Sulpizio Family Cardiovascular Center and Thornton Hospital Expansion

Client :

University of California San Diego

Location :

San Diego, CA, United States

UCSD Sulpizio Family Cardiovascular Institute and Thornton Hospital Expansion

The UCSD Sulpizio Family Cardiovascular Institute and Thornton Hospital Expansion was built in order to integrate research and patient care in one facility. This state-of-the art facility is dedicated entirely to Cardio Care to ensure patients receive the most timely and efficient treatment possible. Exp provided Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, BIM Modeling, Fire Protection, Technology Design and Commissioning

UCSD's 119-bed John M. and Sally B. Thornton Hospital and Perlman Ambulatory Care Center opened in the summer of 1993 and is a general medical-surgical facility that offers a full range of services. This new tower connects to the Thornton hospital creating a transition from a Community Hospital to an Academic Medical Center.

Project name :

United Stated Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton - Naval Hospital Replacement

Client :

Naval Facilities Engineering Command - Southwest Division

Location :

Oceanside, CA, United States

United Stated Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
Naval Hospital Replacement

Exp is providing electrical design services for this project that was included in the Pentagon's $7.4B segment of the $787B economic stimulus package passed by Congress in 2009 and was the military's top priority in medical construction.

The military needed to upgrade its facilities to be in tune with California's seismic safety standards. Those were adopted following the 1994 Northridge earthquake that caused 23 hospitals to suspend all or part of their services in the wake of $3B in damages. The military does not have to comply with state of standards but advocated for a new Camp Pendleton hospital because of the apparent vulnerability to inpatient care at the existing facility.

Project name :

Upper River Valley Hospital

Client :

Horizon Health Network

Location :

Saint John River Valley, NB Canada

Upper River Valley Hospital

This project consists of a new 70-bed, $77M hospital. The facility needed to be designed and constructed to achieve a silver designation from the Canadian Green Building Council for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®).

From a healthcare perspective, LEED buildings can provide a healthy indoor environment; minimize the impact on the local air and water quality and minimize the impact on our natural resources.