Gilbane Building Company

Scope Of Work

Spanning over 1.2 million square feet in 8 buildings, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital is one of the largest hospitals in the Department of Defense network. It is referred to as the “New Model for Modern Military Healthcare.” State-of-the-art equipment combined with innovative patient care initiatives offer both patients and staff a world-class environment located in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

BUILDING SUMMARY

4 Outpatient Clinics (500,000 Gross Square Feet (GSF))

New Hospital (700,000 GSF)

2 Parking Garages (1,400 Cars)

Central Utilities Plant (33,000 GSF)

The facility was designed integrating the principles of Evidence Based Design into the basic architecture and engineering systems of the building. The team deployed significant use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) as a coordination tool that helped achieve intense QA/QC requirements. Primary areas included:

Trade contractor coordination for mechanical and electrical

Field conflict resolution

Change coordination during construction

Site utilities/underground features coordination

ACHIEVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR LONG-TERM SAVINGS

Design elements that contribute to a projected savings of over $449,000 per year based on its 27.6% energy consumption reduction include:

Lighting Design

Automatic Control System

Rainscreen System

High Efficiency VSD Chillers