Proj Overview

Project Overview

The new $17-million Energy Service Center on The Williamsport Hospital and Medical Center campus had to be designed to blend with the adjacent facilities while expressing the nature of the facility.

It also had to be constructed quickly and economically while offering high energy efficiency and long-term durability.

Precast Solution

Architectural precast concrete insulated sandwich wall panels clad the façade in several finishes. Red, thin-brick panels match the existing brick of the hospital while deeply scored white panels complement the hospital’s limestone features. The contrasting red and white panels also reduce the apparent scale of the building by dividing it into two sections.

The panels feature two wythes of concrete sandwiching a layer of insulation to create a high-efficiency shell that was quick to erect. The interior insulation saved time, material, and labor costs for applying insulation afterward.

 

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Project Team

Architect

Granary Associates 

Engineer

O’Donnell & Naccarato 

General Contractor

L.F. Driscoll Co. 

Owner

Susquehanna Health 

Precaster and Precast Specialty Engineer

Oldcastle Precast 

Key Project Attributes

  • Fabricating the precast concrete components under controlled conditions in the plant ensured high quality and tight tolerances, minimizing field adjustments and speeding up erection time.
  • Casting components off-site while site work was completed allowed precast concrete pieces to be ready for erection as soon as foundations were ready, speeding up construction.
  • Precast concrete’s aesthetic versatility provided a complementary look that blended with the adjacent hospital using two finishes.
  • Embedded thin brick eliminated trades at the site and provided textured masonry look in a panelized system, minimizing long-term maintenance needs.
  • Insulated sandwich panels provided high energy efficiency while minimizing time, material, and labor costs.

Project/Precast Scope

  • $17-million co-generation facility is part of long-range plan to reconfigure and expand three-hospital system.
  • Plant will cut carbon emissions by 50 percent, saving $540,000 per year.
  • Architectural precast concrete insulated sandwich panels were chosen for their aesthetic versatility, sustainability, durability, economy, and ease of construction.
  • Embedded red thin brick finish matches existing brick on hospital, while white finish complements hospital’s limestone features.
  • Gray panels on front feature gray louvers and gray low-e glass to provide classical front.
  • Program’s success led to similar panels being specified for hospital’s new Patient Tower in next phase of construction.