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Veterans Administration
HEAPY performed Energy Audits at 14 campuses, encompassing over 12.6 million SF throughout Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 10 – Ohio, Michigan, Indiana. HEAPY assisted the Department of Veterans Affairs with identifying and analyzing Energy and Water Conservation Measures (ECMs) for potential investment. This project was executed with high levels of coordination to ensure the project stayed on schedule, while undertaking a comprehensive assessment across three different states and multiple facilities. The audits were conducted in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, which required careful planning to protect patient and staff safety on site, as well as constant attention to changing healthcare requirements.
Baseline Planning
HEAPY performed a detailed analysis of energy and water consumption to establish a status quo baseline, aligning with the EPA Energy Star Portfolio Manager Program and VISN Service Support Center database of consumption. Consumption data includes energy and water commodity usage at each of the facilities during the most recent three-year period. HEAPY conducted an initial on-site meeting at each VA Station with building maintenance and facilities staff to learn of special problems or needs of the building. This allowed us to identify any operational problems and/or practices that may impact building efficiency.
Energy & Water Conservation Measures
The audit included an initial investigation of identified ECMs with detailed descriptions for the VA to prepare a Performance Work Statement (PWS), as well as analyze, evaluate, recommend, and prioritize energy and water/sewer conservation measures. HEAPY made recommendations and prioritized ECMs to capture potential energy and water conservation and cost savings opportunities.
Final Report
The final deliverable of this effort was a written report for each of the six medical facilities, including an excel workbook detailing the ECMs for each facility. The energy audit generated a facility overview, summarizing the general condition of the mechanical and electrical systems and building envelope components, critical to energy efficiency. We identified low-cost/no-cost changes to the facility or to operating and maintenance procedures and determined estimates of probable energy savings and implementation cost associated with these changes. This includes the identification of any applicable utility incentives and the estimated value of those incentives.
Fayette Regional Hospital
HEAPY designed mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and technology systems for the renovation of Fayette Regional Hospital to create a 2,000 SF SLEEP LAB and a 20,000 SF, 46-BED DETOX UNIT.
Nearly $10 million in federal grant money was awarded from the Indiana State Department of Health through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program – Part B to create North Star Recovery, an all-inclusive 4.0 detoxification unit as well as programs with special attention to those diagnosed with HIV. The facility provides comprehensive continuum of care services to support wholistic patient wellness and recovery.
The MEP scope of work included the removal of the existing fan coil units and extending them to above the ceiling. All MEP fixtures, lighting, plumbing fixtures and showers were replaced with anti-ligature type fixtures. LED lighting was leveraged throughout the facility to realize energy efficiency and improve patient wellness.
Genesis Healthcare System
HEAPY provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and technology design, as well as commissioning services, for Genesis HealthCare System’s new medical center in Coshocton County. The new micro-hospital includes a 10-bay emergency department, in-patient unit, laboratory, imaging (MRI, X-ray, CT, ultrasound, mammography), pharmacy, diagnostic spaces, an ambulatory surgery center, physical rehab, and medical office space, along with all required support and administration spaces. Services will include emergency, outpatient surgery center, overnight observation unit, physician specialists, cardiac diagnostics, pulmonary function testing, and physical, occupational, speech, and respiratory therapy.
A multi-disciplined team of partners was engaged throughout to help inform Genesis Healthcare on both constructability and cost estimating. Extensive user group meetings and Design Charrettes with stakeholders and facilities teams were conducted to ensure the desired facility function and support systems were provided with an emphasis on cost, energy efficiency, and overall community impact. These focused discussions included topics such as isolation room and pandemic response design impacts, HVAC and electrical system selection, and campus emergency power.
Resiliency
As this project was designed during the early and ongoing stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic, numerous discussions and design decisions were implemented to incorporate industry accepted approaches and prepare for the potential impact of future pandemics. In addition, N+1 redundancy was included for most MEP systems of a critical nature.
Prefabrication
HEAPY worked with the construction manager and their sub-contractor team throughout the process in a Design Assist manner to identify areas where different building systems and installations could be prefabricated – saving money on labor costs, positively impacting the construction schedule, and increasing the overall quality of the finished products throughout the facility. This approach accelerated the pace of construction, allowing for interior finishes and installation of systems to progress rapidly.
Collaboration
The design team consisted of both local and national design professionals who used extensive remote collaboration and design software tools to complete the design phase in the span of four months, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. An accessible and fast-acting communication network amongst the design, construction, and owner shareholder groups resulted in a streamlined design delivery experience.
Kettering Health
HEAPY was engaged to perform an Energy Audit to assess the energy performance of several hospitals in the Kettering Health. These hospitals included the Main Campus, Washington Township and Maimisburg campuses. HEAPY provided recommendations for improving each facilities overall energy efficiency. The facility walk-through and utility analysis uncovered multiple areas where energy could be conserved.
The Kettering Health Main Campus is made up of four main buildings totaling approximately 1,250,000 SF. The Washington Township campus was originally built as a satellite location of Kettering Health Dayton and encompasses a total floor area of 206,779 SF over a single story. The Miamisburg campus is made up of four main building areas totaling approximately 390,000 SF.
As a first step in the energy assessment process, HEAPY benchmarked the facilities against national energy datasets for Healthcare, other buildings within the network, and design targets for high performing healthcare buildings. Possible building improvements were tabulated and investigated, then sorted and summarized for Kettering Health. There are two categories of building improvements. Low-cost or no-cost improvements are classified as energy conservation measures (ECMs) and then there are capital improvements, which represent a more significant financial investment than ECMs.
HEAPY provided Kettering Health with an implementation strategy with recommendations for the implementation timeline for the specified projects including Estimated Cost Savings ($/year), Estimated Investment Cost ($) and Estimated Payback (years).
The Christ Hospital
Heapy designed the Mechanical-Electrical systems for the new $62 million, 125,000 SF Medical Center in Liberty Twp.
The medical center includes an outpatient surgery center, freestanding emergency room with extended stay patient rooms and helicopter landing pad. The facility is also designed to house physical therapy, cardiology, radiology, urology, orthopedics and other services. It will include imaging equipment such as X-ray, ultrasound, MRI and CT scan. The outpatient surgery center consists of 4 Operating rooms, pre/post care unit, and sterile processing.