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World-renowned Parkland Hospital is the county hospital for Dallas County, TX and the largest teaching hospital in the country. A Level 1 Trauma Center, Parkland is a medical and surgical referral center for Dallas/Fort Worth, North Texas and Southern Oklahoma. The hospital also averages 15-16,000 babies delivered per year.
The tremendous number of patients seen at Parkland led the Dallas County Commissioners Court to make plans to replace the facility with a new 2,500,000-square-foot, 862-bed facility. Included in the plans are a new 380,000-square-foot outpatient center, a 275,000-square-foot office facility and parking for 6,000 cars.
When completed, Parkland will be the largest greenfield construction project for a hospital in the world.
Project:
Texas AirSystems was selected as the Basis of Design by the architects and engineers, HDR, Inc. After completing the functional requirements, the HVAC equipment was put out for bid through a traditional plan and spec process. The result of the competitive bidding was the selection of industry leading Temtrol as the manufacturer to provide the equipment, complete with FANWALL™ technology for the building’s HVAC system.
Technical Solution:
The Temtrol system components include air handling units and the industry leading FANWALL™ technology. Rather than one large fan, the air handling units are composed of a wall of smaller fans that boasts a number of advantages including planned redundancy, low maintenance costs, improved acoustics and smaller units without as many moving parts (no fan belts, fan shafts or need for regular bearing lubrication).
Texas AirSystems is utilizing Temtrol and FANWALL™ advantages to meet the vision of the HDR architects and engineers.
Summary:
Parkland Health & Hospital System represents a historical landmark and a vital piece of the infrastructure to the North Texas community. The public entity faces a high level of scrutiny to deliver a project on time while remaining cost-conscious.
Working as a team, the public entity, architects, engineers and contractors are delivering a project that meets the efficiencies needed for long-term value to the DFW Metroplex.
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Owner
Parkland Hospital
World-renowned Parkland Hospital is the county hospital for Dallas County, TX and the largest teaching hospital in the country. A Level 1 Trauma Center, Parkland is a medical and surgical referral center for Dallas/Fort Worth, North Texas and Southern Oklahoma. The hospital also averages 15-16,000 deliveries per year.
General Contractor
BARA Building Solutions
Specializing in commercial construction, building from the ground up or rehab.
Architect
HDR Architecture
Providing industry-leading designs for highly integrated facilities where every aspect is carefully conceived to provide the desired experience within the built environment, perform reliably and efficiently support the anticipated outcomes. Their engineers are able to adapt rapidly to the unique challenges of a variety of market sectors and building types by leveraging past experience through the use of data and predictive analytics to provide resilient solutions and drive design decisions early in the project delivery process.
Mechanical Engineer
Burns & McDonnell
A full-service engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and consulting solutions firm, based in Kansas City, Missouri. Staff includes engineers, architects, construction professionals, planners, estimators, economists, technicians, and scientists, representing virtually all design disciplines. They plan, design, permit, construct and manage facilities all over the world.
HDR Engineering
HDR provides a diverse range of MEP system designs as well as consulting services for all building types and business classes, including facility system investigation and recommendations, writing/editing specifications, energy studies, cost analyses and payback studies, peer reviews, commissioning support, and construction administration.
Mechanical Contractor
Brandt
With offices in all of the major Texas cities, Brandt has established itself as the largest MEP services contractor in the state. With in-house capabilities that start with build/design, construction and commissioning and end up in service, Brandt works every day to provide the solutions and service to meet their customers' ever-changing needs.
Dynamic Systems, Inc.
Dynamic Systems, Inc. (DSI), a national turnkey mechanical and process construction firm, is committed to being an industry leader. DSI offers preconstruction and construction services that deliver superior design, efficiency and value to customers across an entire spectrum of industries and systems. To date, DSI has completed more than 3,500 projects, delivering superior user experience and bottom line performance.
TDIndustries
Founded in 1946 by visionary Jack Lowe, Sr. in Dallas, Texas, TDIndustries is a premier construction and facilities services company. TD serves clients through the full life-cycle of a facility, from engineering and construction to operations and maintenance. They continue to lead our industry with sustainable, state-of-the-art innovations that deliver excellence at every conceivable level.