ISSUE
06
NOVEMBER 2010
M O N T H LY JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS
e-Solutions this issue ccrd-MEP Giants 2010 List P.1 Sustainability in Healthcare P.1
ccrd partners ranks #21 in MEP Giants 2010 List
Top Project Starts P.2 Giving Back P.3 Canstruction People’s Choice P.3
Consulting-Specifying Engineer
Be Cool, Save Green P.4
(CSE) has spent considerable time surveying and analyzing its mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) and fire protection firms to create MEP Giants data. In this year’s list of the top mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and engineering firms in the United States CSE has ranked ccrd partners #21.
The 2010 MEP Giants firms revealed a variety of trends including: ·
diversity within the distribution of revenue across project types
·
the need to refocus on making buildings and their systems last longer, perform more efficiently, and provide
Charting Paths to Sustainability in Healthcare Developed by ccrd partners, Charting Paths to Sustainability in Healthcare examines three children’s hospitals and the distinctive paths they pursued in order to achieve sustainability on their projects. We highlight the core values of each client and how each facility took their sustainability goals to the community, or were impacted by the values of the community helping to create an understanding of how sustainability shaped their project both through funding and perceptions. Industry related details of each project’s goals and achievements are included in the presentation.
greater return on investment with retrofits/renovations ·
This presentation was developed to reinforce
One of the hospitals included in the presentation is Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, the FIRST AND ONLY LEED Platinum hospital in the US.
the desire to hire or train engi-
the importance of understanding a client’s
neers well-versed in environ-
values and designing innovative solutions to
For more information, please contact ccrd
mental engineering and green
achieve sustainability goals.
partners to schedule a presentation ■
building technologies as well as LEED AP certification ·
a large number of fire protection engineers within their firms
Engineering Solutions Today for the Business of Tomorrow
Top Project Starts The Texas Construction Magazine’s annual Top Project Starts Issue lists some of the most notable projects underway in the state. ccrd partners is providing Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection Design Services for three of the projects on that list; Baylor Cancer Center, Midland Memorial Hospital, and Rice University Brockman Hall for Physics.
Baylor Cancer Center Photo: Earthcam
Baylor Cancer Center ccrd partners, Dallas
Midland Memorial Hospital ccrd partners, Dallas
The Baylor Cancer Center outpatient
Issues associated with aging structures
Rice University Brockman Hall for Physics ccrd partners, Houston
facility is a 10-story, 460,000-sq-ft
on Midland Memorial Hospital’s main
The new Brockman Hall for Physics
structure with a facade that includes a
campus are expected to be resolved
building
mix of glass fiber reinforced concrete,
with the construction of a new seven-
campus serves as a state-of-the-art
stone, glass and metal panels. An
story patient bed tower, a 450-space
space for the teaching and research
additional 125,000 sq ft of parking is
parking garage and an expanded central
mission of the university’s physics and
located on two below-grade floors.
plant. The renovation and expansion will
astronomy department. The facility will
resolve aging plumbing and mechanical
include vibration and noise controlled
The center will include four linear
issues and allow the hospital to achieve
underground laboratories to support
accelerator vaults, a high-dose radiation
a LEED-silver rating through the U.S.
work in atomic, molecular and optical
room, multiple X-ray rooms, an MRI suite,
Green Building Council.
physics;
the
Rice
biophysics;
University
condensed
matter physics; nano-engineering and
laboratories, research suites, infusion
Midland Memorial Hospital
on
rooms, pharmacies, and multiple exam
The new tower will house an expanded
photonics. In addition to the labs, the
and treatment rooms. The facility has a
emergency department on the first
space will include lab support space,
self-supporting central utility plan and
floor, as well as a dining area which will
interaction spaces, meeting spaces,
data rooms.
be relocated from the basement of the
instructional spaces, and offices for
hospital. A Women’s Services floor will
faculty, students and staff.
Photo: Perkins+Will
The public areas will include a full-
be created due to the consolidation of
service kitchen, dining room, gift shops
services from the other campus, and
The building will allow Rice to create
and a chapel. The penthouse level
will include a new neonatal intensive
a state-of-the-art facility that meets
features a complete conference center
care unit. Thirty intensive care beds with
the exacting requirements of modern
and auditorium. A radius sky bridge will
18 step-down beds will be included.
physics and to consolidate its research
connect the outpatient facility to the
All proposed patient rooms will be
in fundamental and applied physics.
inpatient areas of the Baylor University
designed with outboard toilets so that
Medical Center campus.
any floor of beds could be intensive
BIM is being used for MEP coordination,
care beds with minimal disruption to
and the project is targeting LEED-Silver
services.
certification.
All mechanical, plumbing, fire sprinkler and electrical rough-in work is being coordinated through BIM to eliminate conflicts during installation.
All Top Project Starts featured in the Texas Construction Magazine’s Top Project Starts issue have construction cost of more
Rice University Brockman Hall for Physics Photo: Rice University
than $70 million. An additional 19, to be featured with these online, are valued at more than $50 million, and eleven projects over $35 million and below $50 million are included. The total value of the fifty-five projects is $5.35 billion.
Everything’s Coming Up Roses 2010 Canstruction People’s Choice Award
Giving Back - The Ronald McDonald House During Engineer’s Week, ccrd partners
local Ronald McDonald House.
menu consisted of fried chicken,
Dallas office has an annual “penny
ccrd employees, with the help of their
mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, green bean casserole, waldorf salad, bread
wars” to raise funds for the local Ronald McDonald House Charity. The Ronald
“We make a living
and cherry cobbler with ice cream. John
McDonald House Charities provide
by what we get, we
Skinner was our chief cook and task
low- or no-cost lodging to the families of seriously ill or injured children that
make a life by what
must travel to get the medical care
we give.”
they require. This year our Dallas office
Winston Churchill
raised nearly nine hundred dollars and is volunteering their time to prepare
spouses fed 60+ children and parents
and serve meals to the families at their
at the Ronald McDonald House. The
master. We served in the new house and everyone had a great time!
We
applaud
our
employees
for
their kindness and service to the community.
Congratulations ccrd for winning People’s Choice Award ! Congratulations
Bank for distribution to over 400 nonprofit agencies
to ccrd partners
including food pantries, emergency shelters, soup
for winning
kitchens, afterschool programs, and other social service
People’s Choice Award at the 2010
centers. For $1.00 people can vote for their favorite structure.
Canstruction
All the money collected goes directly to the North Texas
Dallas competition!
Food Bank. ccrd’s structure collected the most votes/ money.
The annual canstruction® event at North Park Mall in Dallas combines the competitive spirit of a design/
“Everything’s Coming up Roses” was constructed
build competition with a unique way to help feed
using 6,500 cans and 754 bags of beans. ccrd partners’
hungry people. Competing teams, led by architects
structure collected the most votes and brought in a
and engineers, showcase their talents by designing
donation of $2,173.00 to the North Texas Food Bank.
giant sculptures made entirely out of canned foods.
Overall the event used 92,076 food items and collected
At the close of the exhibition, all of the food used in
$5,700.00 for NTFB
the structures will be donated to the North Texas Food
Be Cool, Save Green
ccrd partners services: • Mechanical Systems Engineering • Electrical Systems Engineering • Plumbing Systems Engineering
Americans spend more than $22 billion a year and use more than 183 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity cooling their homes with air conditioning. That averages approximately 129 million metric tons of carbon emissions, which in turn, leads to global warming. Taking a few small measures can save money and the environment while keeping you cool in the hot summer months. ■ Turning up your thermostat 10-15 degrees while you’re out of the house can save you up to 10% on your energy bills.
• Fire Protection Systems Engineering • Central Plant/Utility Center Systems Engineering • System Design for Medical Gases • HVAC Systems Surveys • Value Engineering • Energy Analysis
■ Don’t lower the temperature when turning on the A/C. It doesn’t cool any faster but will use more energy. ■ A/C units shaded by trees or shrubs can increase their efficiency by up to 10%. Homes shaded by trees can reduce their energy consumption up to 25%. ■ Adding insulation and sealing air leaks can save you hundreds of dollars on energy bills annually. ■ Performing chores like laundry and running the dishwasher in the morning or evening can
• Engineering Peer Review
reduce the energy required to cool your home as you’re A/C won’t have to offset the heat
• Data & Telecom Cabling Design
caused by these appliances at peak times.
• Project Commissioning
About ccrd partners: “ccrd partners respects the client’s time and cost constraints while providing a well coordinated finished project with a high degree of occupant environmental comfort.” Professional Consulting Engineers Since 1980 ccrd partners is one of the design industry’s leading MEP Engineering and Commissioning firms. Established in 1980 with a goal to provide innovative and cost effective systems design, the firm has experienced a constant growth to over 200 professionals and support staff. With offices in Austin, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Miami, Nashville, Phoenix, Richmond, and Washington D.C., ccrd partners provides engineering services throughout the United States and it’s neighboring countries. www.ccrd.com