Designing a mechanical-electrical-plumbing (MEP) system that integrates existing, renovated and new building components is one of the challenges that comes with an expansion-renovation healthcare project, according to an article on the the Healthcare Construction + Operations website.
Other challenges can include minimizing construction impacts on operations, revenue and patient care; and scheduling to enable timely commissioning, state licensing inspections and re-occupancy.
The concurrent execution of a new 110,000-square-foot patient tower and 40,000-square-foot renovation for Methodist Health System at Methodist Mansfield Medical Center in Mansfield, Texas, increased the complexity of these challenges, the article said.
Initially planned to involve 15 phases, the renovation increased to 67 phases during construction.
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