This project was the first phase of a plan to upgrade the hospital's aging infrastructural systems, increase reliability and comfort levels, and reduce energy and operating costs.
G/BA performed an inventory and conditions assessment of the major MEP systems and equipment serving the hospital.
Based on these results, infrastructure upgrade projects were identified; preliminary construction costs were developed for each upgrade.
A prioritization methodology was developed in order to rank each of the identified infrastructure projects. This ranking was then used as a basis for infrastructure upgrade master planning and distribution of capital for these upgrade projects.
As a result of this assessment, 92 projects with a total funding requirement of $30,620,000 were identified. Major projects which were identified, and have since been implemented, include:
A new replacement boiler plant comprising three firetube boilers with Lo-NOX, high efficiency burners with O2 trim control, and the associated deaerator, condensate receiver and pumps, and a reverse osmosis water system for boiler make-up. Existing steam traps were also repaired or replaced.
A new chiller plant in West Building including three new high efficiency rotary-screw chillers, cooling towers and chilled and condenser water pumps replaced three independent cooling systems.
A chiller plant expansion in East Pavilion added two 600-ton high efficiency centrifugal chillers with VFDs and associated cooling tower and pumps. Two existing absorption chillers remained as back-up and for potential electric demand curtailment.
New triplex domestic water booster pumps with VFDs replaced two sets of constant speed pumps and hydro-pneumatic tank.
New semi-instantaneous heaters with mixing valves replaced old single-wall shell and tube heat exchangers and storage tanks.
