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SPARROW MEDICAL CENTER
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Located in downtown Lansing, the Sparrow Medical Center's cancer center expansion and 250-space parking garage is a sight to behold. Kahn was challenged with expanding Sparrow Hospital to include a cancer wing, neuroscience intensive care unit, trauma center, professional building, and a spiritual walkway. Kahn formed coalitions to gather community feedback, which impacted design decisions, including placing the parking garage partially underground.
Connected to the spiritual walkway is a healing garden, a 36-foot-wide circular maze that mirrors Sparrow's holistic healing philosophy. The pedestrian bridge was built with glass to preserve the view of the capitol building. To mitigate overheating, Kahn chose ceramic frit to deflect the sun's rays. Due to time constraints, precast panels were constructed off-site to save time.
In addition to the new construction, Kahn also handled renovations to the existing hospital, which included creating a new regional cancer treatment facility, relocating the neonatal intensive care unit, and adding a new rehabilitation center, urgent care, and surgical units. Because of the lack of space available, Kahn devised a plan to put a vertical addition on the building, allowing each unit its own floor.
CONSOLIDATED CHILLER PLANT (CCP)
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Connected to the Dynamometer Laboratory, the Consolidated Chiller Plant (CCP) houses multiple ammonia-based refrigeration systems producing chilled water and cold fluids for use within the laboratory facility. The plant serves HVAC comfort cooling and cold fluid process testing requirements throughout select portions of the dynamometer laboratory.
Taking advantage of ammonia's highly efficient thermodynamic properties, the CCP uses cascade refrigeration principles to produce liquid carbon dioxide (CO2). Distributed across the roof of the dynamometer laboratory at -64°F, the liquid CO2 is used to create cold fluids for use in low-temperature environmental testing in engine and powertrain test cells. The CCP replaced multiple aging and unreliable unitary chiller systems dispersed throughout the dynamometer laboratories. Housing nearly 10,000 pounds of ammonia, the CCP incorporates many specialized systems designed to create safe and energy-efficient operations for the Owner.
Built to complement the surrounding dynamometer laboratory buildings, the exterior building design stays true to the Research & Engineering Center campus architecture. It features brick, bronze-colored louvers and lightweight translucent wall materials. The translucent wall materials are cleverly configured to allow for deflagration venting while inviting natural light inside the building. Extensive rooftop mechanical equipment is screened with sloped metal panels simulating the metal roofs prevalent across the dynamometer building.
