PROJECT DESCRIPTION

​

The Skagit Valley Hospital project involved a proposed three-story building located to the north of the existing hospital. MENG Analysis reviewed basic building systems proposed in the schematic design, including projected patient volumes; the basic site planning and circulation; and the configuration, adjacencies, and patient flow through major program areas.

​​

The VA team offered the following key proposals:

​

• Revise mechanical, heating, and cooling system loads to better reflect volumes typically provided in this region of the country, resulting in substantial cost reductions

• Revise roof structure, including the interface with helipad for substantial cost reductions

• Design building to International Code standards in order to reduce unnecessary interior details imposed by older codes

• Revise interior flooring and ceilings to better reflect types of materials used in this region's hospitals