The US VA chose to construct an addition and renovate space in B1 (main campus building) to house a new primary care suite at the Central Western Massachusetts VA Medical Center. To accommodate hospital protocols, D&K’s commissioning team, the design consultant, and the contractor advanced the project using phased construction. For the mechanical and DDC…
D&K’s MEP team developed construction drawings and specifications and performed site visits and construction administration services for this $12M project. The project consisted of reception areas, waiting rooms, exam rooms, dilation spaces, procedure rooms, lab spaces, nurse pods, offices, conference rooms, break rooms, staff lockers, restrooms, and building support spaces. The electrical design consisted of…
D&K provided electrical design for a $75M renovation and new construction for a nursing home that consists of three wings serving long-term care, physical rehabilitation, and memory care needs. The project includes state-of-the-art nurse call, data, and communication systems, and an addressable fire alarm. In addition to the normal power design, the project included critical…
With 122 beds, the Central Vermont Medical Center serves the 26 communities of Central Vermont and provides a variety of inpatient and outpatient services. For decades, CVMC has entrusted D&K to assist with the support of their projects with civil-site, permitting, traffic engineering, and MEP needs. Our extensive work on the CVMC campus has provided…
For more than 25 years, D&K has served as an integral partner in the development of Gifford Health Care campuses throughout central Vermont. Working collaboratively with Gifford staff, architects, specialty consultants, and stakeholders, our team’s designs have led or supported the construction of new hospital buildings, independent and assisted living communities, medical office buildings, dental,…
The Glencliff Home is an off-the-grid assisted living facility whose primary purpose is to provide adults with mental health care. The campus includes residential, care, office, and maintenance spaces and uses a combination of renewable energy systems, including a hydroelectric facility, as well as fossil fuels to supply power and heat. For many years, D&K…
Gifford’s Medical Center’s (GMC) emergency power system required an evaluation and a number of facility upgrades. D&K’s multidisciplinary team provided MEP and structural design for a pad-mounted transformer, service entrance, generator, service entrance power distribution, transfer switches, dry-type transformer, and related feeder work. Mechanical upgrades included a roof-mounted air handler and associated piping design. Structural…
To improve energy efficiency and upgrade for code at an 80-year-old VA Medical Center campus, D&K designed and provided construction services for upgrades to the electrical systems. The 450,000-SF, multi-building campus includes offices, in- and out-patient hospital care areas, cafeterias, and support functions.
To address the evolving needs of US service members, the VA is committed to maintaining and renovating its facilities and campuses. For over a decade, D&K’s civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineers and other professionals have served in a lead role in renovating VA medical centers, developing campus-wide energy efficiency projects, and leading the design…