500 Ray C. Hunt Drive
Kaidy Wollman
Construction Option
Charlottesville, VA
Building Statistics Part I
500 Ray C. Hunt Drive
Fontaine Research Park - Charlottesville, VA
Classification B Business/New Ambulatory Health Care
60,000 SF
4 Stories
June 2015 - July 2017
Undisclosed
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Design & Functional Components
The goal of this project is to renovate the entire four-story existing building into an outpatient clinical building. Changes to the program include a Urology clinic on the third floor, a Cardiology clinic on the second floor, a cardiology diagnostic clinic on the first floor, and a cardiology rehab clinic on the lower level.
Similarly to program transformations, there will also be infrastructure upgrades and replacements. The mechanical, electrical, and building automation system/controls will all be replaced. Additionally, gas service for heating and a emergency generator will be added in order to provide emergency power for essential medical equipment.
National Model Codes
2012 Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC) Part I, VCC based on the International Building Code, 2012 Edition (IBC)
NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2012 Edition
2010 Edition of AIA Guidelines for Health Care Construction
Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities of the Facilities Guidelines Institute (FGI)
2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, September 15, 2010
2012 Virginia Plumbing Code
Zoning
Planned Development Mixed Commercial Water and Sewer: ACSA
Building Enclosure
500 Ray C. Hunt Drive was originally built in 1994. Although there will be a complete gut of the interior of the building, nothing is being done to the existing building brick façade. The goal is to be LEED Certified based on compliance with LEED 2009 for Healthcare credits. Refer to Figure 1. Given that this is a medical building, privacy is very important. Due to this requirement, a self-adhering privacy film will be applied to all ground floor Cardiac Gym windows.
Figure 1. Existing Exterior Wall (1994)
The roofing system consists of a thermoplastic olefin (TPO) membrane which will replace the existing EPDM roof. Refer to Figure 2.
Figure 2. Roof Detail (2016)
Sustainability Features
Being that there is a goal to achieve LEED Certified certification, different techniques are used to achieve this goal. All exterior lighting will be controlled by photocell and astronomical timeclock through relay and interface with the Building Automation System (BAS). This system will turn the lights off when adequate daylight is available. Similarly to electrical features, mechanical systems are employed to save energy. The BAS Priority Control program has an Optimal Stop mode that allows the supply fan to remain on, keeps the outdoor air damper open for ventilation, and disables the mechanical cooling and heating. Materials and resources will also be reused and recycled, for example, the existing building envelope is to remain.
