Children's Hospital is seeking LEED certification for its new $575 million, 10-acre campus, now under construction along Penn Avenue between 44th and 45th Streets.
“We hope to achieve gold status for our research center and silver for our hospital,” says spokesperson Eric Hess. The campus features high efficiency mechanical and electrical systems, reuse of existing structures and paperless management. Green amenities include an atrium, healing garden and bike racks.
“We are one of the country’s first green pediatric facilities," says Hess. "This is at the top of the list of regional construction projects. There is nothing else this size."
Astorino is the project architect. Contractors are
Barton Malow,
PJ Dick and
Hunt Construction. “The impact on the community is enormous.” says Hess. “We are creating many new jobs and an unprecedented, high-quality design.” The new campus is expected to create 791 new full-time jobs.
Children’s Hospital will complete construction of its utility plant this fall. Its 230,000 sf John G. Rangos Research Center will be complete by fall of 2008, and the entire campus will be finished in 2009.
The large-scale program includes both renovations and new construction. Two new parking facilities are now complete and a third garage, with 1400 spaces, is under construction.
Existing 130,000 sf and 75,000 sf buildings will house hospital faculty and administration. A renovated 13-story structure will contain family services and likely become the new home of
Ronald McDonald House.
The main hospital includes 550,000 of new construction and 350,000 sf of renovated space, and will feature nine floors of state-of-the-art clinical, outpatient and inpatient services.
The project is expected to greatly impact the commercial district along Penn Avenue which has vacant buildings available. “Our employees are very interested in Lawrenceville," says Hess.
Writer: Jennifer Baron
Source: Eric Hess, Children’s Hospital
Image courtesy of Children's Hospital