AlfaTech Big Book – prepared for HPI Architecture (pps 20637)

H E A LT H C A R E

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL – SEISMIC RETROFIT

West Los Angeles, CA

Type: Hospital Size: 50,000 SF

This $150-million-dollar project includes seismic upgrades for eleven different buildings and a complete renovation of a 50,000-square-foot historical building. Preliminary planning included compiling FCAs (Field Condition Assessments) for existing building conditions as well as existing site conditions. To prepare the FCAs, the firm reviewed available record drawings, interviewed facility personnel and provided detailed site surveys of the existing conditions. The complete renovation of the 50,000-square-foot historical building—building 209—proved to be especially challenging. Currently, the building is heated by the original steam convectors and air-conditioning is provided for a small fraction of the building. Creative thinking and close cooperation between the architectural and engineering team was required during the design phase to accommodate a new air- conditioning and heating system for the building. Building 209 is a national prototype for the Veterans Affairs for the type of services it will provide to veterans. It is believed that two additional buildings will be converted to offer these services and use the same HVAC system. Renovations also included a new redundant chilled water plant, coordination with on-site utility infrastructure systems, new electrical power distribution, a new fire alarm system, new plumbing systems and a complete automatic fire sprinkler system throughout. The recommendations from the FCAs were implemented in the other buildings on campus. The FCAs included new fire alarm systems, new automatic fire sprinkler systems, new air-conditioning for data rooms, new lighting systems and various other upgrades.

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