REPLACING CRITICAL MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT FOR MOUNT CARMEL ST. ANN'S.
PROJECT NAME.
Mount Carmel St. Ann’s AHU Replacement
CUSTOMER.
Mount Carmel Health Systems
MARKET SECTOR.
Healthcare
SERVICES.
Design-Build
Engineering & Design
Preconstruction Services
Virtual Design and Construction (Planning, BIM, Scanning Services)
Offsite Construction
Prefabrication & Prefabrication Planning
Building Automation & System Integration
Mechanical and Plumbing Construction
THE CHALLENGE.
For this unique, design-assist project, Limbach was tasked with replacing 7 critical air handling units (AHU’s) totaling 139,200 CFM, 281 variable air volume boxes (VAV’s), and upgrading the old pneumatic controls system to a digital building automation system. The project prompted numerous challenges:
- Site Safety
- Congested Mechanical Rooms
- 5 Day Replacement Window
- Minimal Available Downtime
THE SOLUTION.
To deliver a safe and efficient project for Mount Carmel, our team:
- Developed a comprehensive phasing plan to utilize the existing equipment temporarily before bringing the new AHU’s online so shutdowns were kept to a minimum
- Prefabricated the new ductwork and piping vestibules needed for the air handling units offsite in our fabrication shop – helping the schedule and reducing the safety risk onsite
- To help provide better accessibility to the mechanical rooms, our engineering team reconfigured the new mechanical rooms so the rooms could be easily assessed and serviced by the Mount Carmel & Limbach teams.
*This project was awarded the 2019 AGC Build Ohio Award – Specialty Category
