Columbus Regional Hospital Building and Expansion Project
Columbus, Ind.
Best Project
老板Columbus Regional Hospital
领先设计公司BSA Lifestructures
ContractorPepper Construction Co. of Indiana
Civil EngineerBSA Lifestructures
结构工程师TRC Worldwide Engineering
MEP EngineerKJWW Engineering Consultants
BIM Consultant/ArchitectHutton & Hutton Architects and Engineers
From the get-go, precise details were critical to the outcome of the Columbus Regional Hospital Building and Expansion Project. Exact locations of the existing utilities that run under the site were lost due to previous flood damage. In addition, construction occurring on all sides of the hospital required the project team to plan, manage and execute every activity to have predictable results. Virtual mock-ups, laser scanning and prefabrication aided with planning and fostered ideas and solutions.
Since the project integrates with the existing facility, the utility and building tie-ins were the most challenging and critical part of the $31-million project. Crews built a new loading dock and facilities building with a utility tunnel that connects to the existing tunnel. Adding to the challenge, utilities in the existing tunnel had to remain because they fed the operating hospital.
通过设计辅助项目交付，MEP承包商在建造过程中参与其中。该团队使用拉装计划为执行工作创建简化的时间表。一种解决方案，用于预制实用程序架，并将其从卡车放入隧道中。团队激光扫描了现有的隧道，解决的冲突，在现有隧道周围填充了新的公用事业，并预先制作了机架。该过程将整体时间表减少了两周。更重要的是，在受控环境中对机架进行预制更安全，产生了更高质量的产品并减少了现场安装时间。架子没有花几周甚至几个月的时间焊接并安装管道，而是将架子放置在一周之内，而不会造成医院的干扰。
Building information modeling was used throughout the project, and a model was delivered to the hospital for future use by facilities management. Columbus Regional Hospital wanted a master model that they could use as the source and standard for campus operations. The team engaged in a two-day lean “value stream mapping” process. The process helped the hospital understand how the design and construction team would develop the model. The hospital also relayed to the project team how the hospital would use data from the model for campus operations. As a result, the team developed a process to deliver the model in a way the hospital could use moving forward. The resulting solution was flexible enough to allow the hospital to choose its own software platform at a later date and specific enough to establish standards and processes for current and future projects.
