Flagstaff Medical Center Outside Dining

Flagstaff Medical Center Outside Dining

by cmccord | Mar 25, 2021

Bright & Airy Indoor Space

The new outdoor dining area replaces an aging exterior concrete patio with a bright and airy new dining space.

Year-Round Dining Expansion

The newly enclosed outside dining area provides roll-up doors for al-fresco meals during the warm months and converts to expanded inside seating for a year-round solution for increased capacity.

FLAGSTAFF MEDICAL CENTER OUTSIDE DINING

Location

Flagstaff, AZ

Markets

Healthcare | Tenant Improvements & Remodels

This renovation of an aging and dark outdoor dining area included enclosure of the space, installation of overhead doors, and MEP upgrades. The existing overhead awning prevents direct overhead light from reaching the space. Project designer Corgan addressed this challenge through lighting and materials selection to create a bright and airy space.

Photos: Emilio Ferrara

Medical Center Central Plant Expansion

Medical Center Central Plant Expansion

by cmccord | Mar 3, 2021

Power When It Is Needed Most

Caterpillar 3516B Engine Generators ensure back-up power for all of the hospital’s critical equipment and life safety systems, enabling full operation of the region’s only Level 1 trauma center during emergencies.

Active Campus Safety

VPP safety measures included minute-by-minute coordination with transport teams and FOD (foreign object debris) maintenance to ensure air-traffic safety.

Equipment Installation

Careful coordination between project stakeholders, project management staff, and trade partners was essential to the successful installation of the 15+ ton generators.

Heating and Cooling Infrastructure

The Central Plant expansion included the installation of three new water-cooled chillers, five cooling towers, pumps, and controls.

Automated Processes For a Consistent & Reliable Power Source

Completed in Phase 2 of the Central Plant expansion, this fuel piping manifold has motorized ball valves and piping that connects the fuel fill station to the 45,000-gallon diesel fuel tanks for use by the emergency generators.

Practical Long-Term Maintenance Solutions

Equalizer piping next to the cooling towers features aluminum-jacketed insulation with a diamond-plate walk surface for maintenance access.

Collaborative Design Solutions

Diligent project team collaboration provided multiple solutions to space constraints, including placement of the cooling towers on the second floor.

Private Conference Room and Lobby

Facility improvements include a central plant-specific lobby and conference space, separate from day-to-day hospital operations spaces.

MEDICAL CENTER CENTRAL PLANT EXPANSION

Location

Arizona

Markets

Healthcare | Tenant Improvements & Remodels | Utility / Central Plant

This Design + Build project upgraded aging equipment and utility supplies to accommodate the medical center’s operational requirements while reducing operating costs with more efficient equipment. Additional objectives included providing redundancy for critical mechanical and electrical systems, increased space for the Central Plant operations team, and increased capacity of the facility’s medical gas systems.

Innovations to the project’s design and construction included the second-floor location of the cooling towers in the facility to address space constraints. Large-scale roof penetrations were achieved by increasing the structural support capacity and developing flashing solutions.

A Multi-Phase Remodel & Expansion

Phase 1: Scope of work included upgrades to the med gas storage and disbursement room and systems, along with the installation of new vacuum pumps and compressors.
Phase 2: Scope of work included the construction of new 2-story 4000SF addition for expansion of critical power infrastructure, which included 3 emergency generators and additional electrical equipment, a new 45,000-gallon storage capacity upgrade for emergency diesel fuel, new utility services, and required critical utility relocation. Phase 2 also included TI for updated central monitoring of essential systems, new operations control center, conference room, offices, new yard, and masonry wall.
Phase 3: Scope of work included a 2-story 5,000SF addition with 3 new chillers, 5 cooling towers, pumps, and controls to expand critical heating and cooling infrastructure.

Site safety planning and coordination with multiple stakeholders and user groups were imperative. Loven Contracting promptly notified all stakeholders of system changes and back-up utilization for all essential services.

Photos: Emilio Ferrara and Larry Hendricks

Flagstaff Medical Center CT Room

Flagstaff Medical Center CT Room

by cmccord | Mar 1, 2021

From Office Space to Contemporary Imaging Suite

This tenant improvement included new space programming, mechanical electrical plumbing (MEP) and med gas upgrades, and new imaging equipment.

Patient-Centered Design

This Design + Build project included a programmable LED “river” as a part of improving the overall quality of patient experience.

FLAGSTAFF MEDICAL CENTER CT ROOM

Location

Flagstaff, AZ

Markets

Healthcare | Tenant Improvements & Remodels

This Design + Build project, in partnership with Corgan, transformed an existing office space into a contemporary CT suite. All construction took place within an active hospital requiring diligent stakeholder coordination. In particular, extensive MEP upgrades were coordinated during weekend shifts to mitigate any possible disruption of day-to-day operations.

This project was completed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Access control and subcontractor supervision were of paramount importance – a Loven Contracting badged supervisor accompanied all project personnel, monitored trade partner and crew movement, and ensured compliance with all COVID-19 precautions.

Innovative Design Principles & State-of-the-Art Equipment

The CT Room remodel at the Flagstaff Medical Center provides staff with two new CT scan rooms, one of which maintains a negative air pressure environment. Features include air pressure monitors, ceiling and wall med gas, CT equipment, and a control room. This patient-centered design also includes a programmable LED light “river” for patient viewing during the imaging process.

Photos: Emilio Ferrara

Coconino County Public Works Cinder Barns

Coconino County Public Works Cinder Barns

by cmccord | Feb 1, 2021

Design for Durability and Equipment Requirements

Concrete slab thickness was calculated to meet both budget requirements and long-term durability issues relative to the equipment and cinders’ weight.

Designed for Operational Efficiency

Cinder barn openings were calculated based on loading equipment specifications, reducing the number of required maneuvers by equipment operators.

Project Schedules Based on Critical Public Works Requirements

Based on the public works pre-winter preparation requirements, project delivery deadlines were inflexible. As a result, this project was delivered early, enabling an extended transition period to the new facility.

COCONINO COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS
CINDER BARN Construction

Location

Flagstaff, Arizona | Williams, Arizona

Markets

Government & Municipal

Coconino County Public Works (CCPW) maintains County roads during snow operations with “rock cinders” using trucks equipped with cinder spreaders. The mechanical performance of these spreaders is severely hampered when the cinders are frozen. To maximize the efficient application of cinders and to fulfill this critical life/safety operation, CCPW partnered with Loven Contracting and APMI to construct (2) cinder barns — one in Flagstaff (12,000SF) and one in Williams, AZ (6,400SF) — for dry cinder storage away from inclement weather.

The client’s criteria for success included stakeholder consultation regarding ideal structure design for the most efficient circulation patterns by the cinder loading crews and a design that anticipates the wear and tear of heavy equipment operations within the structure and offers durability relative to potential accidental equipment/building impacts. Design solutions to meet these requirements included increasing the concrete slab thickness to support the cinder piles and equipment weight and 10″ CIP concrete walls for the PEMB structure. These projects were delivered ahead of schedule, well in advance of the winter road maintenance season, with contingency funds returned to the client.

Photos: Larry Hendricks

Flagstaff Medical Center Adolescent Behavioral Health Facility Remodel

Flagstaff Medical Center Adolescent Behavioral Health Facility Remodel

by cmccord | Jan 26, 2021

Healing Facilitated in a Safe and Secure Environment

Patient rooms include ligature-resistant furniture, impact-resistant windows, and sheet flooring with a rubber surface that absorbs sound, slip-resistant, and easy for staff to maintain. These features ensure a safe and secure environment for patients.

Security Detection and Alarms Maximize Patient Safety

Patient safety and security is facilitated through the new fire alarm system. All secure doors are outfitted with alarms that alert the nurse station when triggered, and ceiling mounted alarm speaker strobes are equipped to voice directions for staff and patients.

Active and Occupied Adolescent Behavioral Health Remodel

Loven Contracting phased the remodel to ensure that hospital staff would have access to the exam room and nurse’s station, completing the project on an accelerated schedule and ensuring unimpeded operations within the active and occupied facility during construction.

Anti-Ligature Furniture and Finishes

The restrooms are equipped with tamper-proof features, including anti-ligature shower doors, solid surface shower surrounds, and epoxy flooring.

Crisis Stabilization Unit Seclusion Rooms

The behavioral health facility has two seclusion rooms equipped with anti-ligature beds, new door hardware, and durable, safety padding along the walls and floor to ensure patient safety.

Safer Operations Through Purposeful Design & Fixtures

All plumbing fixtures, lights, HVAC venting, door hardware, and accessories throughout the adolescent behavioral health facility were replaced with new, anti-ligature devices.

Culturally Resonant Artwork

The facility hallways and group activity rooms feature murals by renowned Hopi and Navajo artists Duane Koyawena, Baje Whitethorne Sr., and Landis Bahe, as well as Arizona mural artist Joe Pagac.

Group Therapy Rooms

Group therapy rooms include anti-ligature furniture and fixtures, and advanced sound dampening technology.

FLAGSTAFF MEDICAL CENTER ADOLESCENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITY REMODEL

Location

Flagstaff, AZ

Markets

Healthcare | Tenant Improvements & Remodels

The scope of work for a remodeled Adolescent Behavioral Health facility at Flagstaff Medical Center included two group activity rooms, the exam room, laundry room, the nurse’s station, conference room, five patient rooms, two seclusion rooms, restrooms, and therapy offices.

All plumbing fixtures, lights, HVAC venting, door hardware, and accessories were replaced with new anti-ligature devices.
Lounge and office spaces were equipped with advanced technology sound dampening panels.
Epoxy flooring, solid surface surrounds, and anti-ligature shower doors were installed in the restrooms.
The nurse’s station features new flooring, lighting, cabinetry, finishes, and new Omnicell equipment that replaced the outdated med/pyxis machines.
The facility’s fire alarm system was updated, featuring ceiling-mounted alarm speaker strobes that voice directions when sounded.
All secure doors include top door alarms that alert staff in the nurse’s station when triggered.
The seclusion rooms have new door hardware and wall/floor padding to ensure patient safety.

The facility hallways and group activity rooms feature murals by renowned Hopi and Navajo artists Duane Koyawena, Baje Whitethorne Sr., and Landis Bahe, as well as Arizona mural artist Joe Pagac.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Loven Contracting’s project management team strategized and enforced protocols to ensure crew and medical staff safety. This included utilizing a modified contractor-only entrance, temperature screening, limited occupancy, and social distancing requirements.

Photos: Emilio Ferrara

Dining & Kitchen Remodel

Dining & Kitchen Remodel

by cmccord | Aug 28, 2020

Functional Design To Meet NAH Standards

Loven Contracting collaborated with APMI and project stakeholders to redesign the kitchen and dining spaces, as well as the outdoor patio, to meet current Northern Arizona Healthcare standards.

New Features & Clean Finishes

The transformed dining room and kitchen include deli counter serveries, salad bar, hot entree and grill counter, a gas-fired pizza oven, and beverage counter with clean finishes.

DINING & KITCHEN REMODEL

Location

Cottonwood, AZ

Markets

Healthcare | Tenant Improvements & Remodels | Restaurant & Food Service

Loven Contracting collaborated with APMI and project stakeholders to revitalize an aging dining and kitchen space, bringing it to current organizational standards for design and finishes. The design + build preconstruction process included budget development, design phase management, scope development, plan review, bid evaluation, bid preparation, permitting and design approvals, scheduling, subcontractor scope preparation, and value engineering.

Careful project phasing enabled the healthcare facility to maintain food service throughout the project duration. Phase one of the project encompassed all kitchen scopes of work, including constructing a temporary kitchen in the former dining area for use by hospital nutrition staff. Once the kitchen was complete, the temporary kitchen was demolished, and the second phase remodel of the dining area commenced.

The transformed dining room and kitchen now offer deli counter serveries, salad bar, hot entree and grill counter, a gas-fired pizza oven, and beverage counter. In addition, a new concrete surface on the exterior patio offers additional dining to comply with physical distance requirements while meeting programming needs for dining capacity.

Photos: Emilio Ferrara

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