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BUILDING STATISTICS | PART 1

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GENERAL BUILDING INFORMATION

BUILDING NAME

LOCATION

BUIILDING OCCUPANT

BUILDING TYPE

SIZE

NUMBER OF STORIES

CONSTRUCTION DATES

COST INFORMATION

PROJECT DELIVERY METHOD

 

GLOBAL VASCULAR INSTITUTE

100 HIGH ST. BUFFALO, NY 14203

KALEIDA HEALTH & UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO

HOSPITAL

450,000 SQUARE FEET

10 STORIES

9/1/2009 - 10/14/2010

$291,000,000 (GMP)

CM AT RISK

PROJECT TEAM DIRECTORY

OWNER

OWNER

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

ARCHITECT

ENGINEER

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UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO
TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
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ARCHITECTURE - DESIGN AND FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS

The Global Vascular Institute is an extension of the existing Buffalo General Hospital located on High Street in Buffalo. The new medical facility consists of four floors of Kaleida Health’s heart, vascular, and neurosurgery operations. It also has four floors of University of Buffalo’s clinical translational research center. An expanded emergency room is also included.

 

Figure 1.1: Architect’s rendering of GVI (Courtesy of Turner Co.)

ARCHITECTURE - MAJOR CODE, ZONING AND HISTORICAL REQUIREMENTS

BUILDING

MECHANICAL

PLUMBING

ELECTRIC

 

HISTORICAL

 

ZONING

Compared to the usual “Buffalo beige” box shape of most downtown Buffalo high rise buildings, the Global Vascular Institute has a more modern design consisting of curved edges, glass curtain walls and metallic grey painted aluminum panels. The design also can be described as being made up of blocks of space. Figure 1.1 below shows that the building is comprised of 3 separate blocks connected by glass panels, as well as the curvature of the edges of the building.

2007 BUILDING CODE OF NEW YORK STATE

2007 NEW YORK STATE MECHANICAL CODE

2007 NEW YORK STATE PLUMBING CODE

NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE

 

N/A

 

Aesthetic zoning issues are to be resolved under a separate contract by the Buffalo Niagara Medical Group.

BUILDING ENCLOSURE - BUILDING FAÇADE

The enclosure system consists of a combination of glass curtain walls and painted aluminum panels. Figure 1.2 shows the use of different types of glass across the façade, which is depicted by the white and grey checker boxes. The types of glass that are included are: 1” Low-E insulating low-iron glass, 1” Low-E insulating clear vision glass, and 1” Low-E insulating translucent glass.

Figure 1.2: West Exterior Elevation (Courtesy of Turner Co.)

Figure 1.3 shows the integration of aluminum panels and glass to for the façade. The light grey blocking represents glass and the white represents the aluminum panels.

Figure 1.3: North Exterior Elevation (Courtesy of Turner Co.)

BUILDING ENCLOSURE - ROOFING

Other materials that are used on the façade are brick for the loading dock entrance and pre-cast concrete panels for around the ground level.

The roofing membrane is an adhered PVC sheet roofing system of EPDM over tapered insulation. This is on top of a composite metal deck with concrete topping with 2” rigid insulation. Figure 1.4 below further shows the relationships between these layers.

Figure 1.4: Roofing Detail (Courtesy of Turner Co.)

SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES

GREEN ROOF AT THE HEALING GARDEN AND 2ND FLOOR PATIO

LOCKERS/SHOWERS FOR STAFF

BIKE RACKS

HEAT RECOVERY

LIGHTING CONTROL

NATURAL LIGHTING UTILIZATION IN THE ATRIUM AND LINK

SUN SHADES ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDES

 

 

 

GLOBAL VASCULAR INSTITUTE

BUFFALO, NY

 

MADISON SMITH
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

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