Robert I. Schattner Clinic for UPENN School of Dental Medicine Opens
Burns Mechanical managed the mechanical portion of this state-of-the-art renovation for a comprehensive restorative patient care and clinical instruction center within Penn Dental School. In our role, Burns was responsible for Plumbing Services, Dental Air & VAC Systems, HVAC Ductwork, and space heating/cooling. The overall project encompassed a new two-story addition to the Schattner Building, as well as the Evan’s Clinic renovations which included a total of 84 dental operatories.
Highlights:
- Working within a historic and fully operational building originally built in 1915.
- Early phases of the project required the team to work off-hours since a significant portion of the tie-in work had to be performed in fully occupied and functional areas of the buildings.
- To minimize disruption and expedite installations, Pre-Construction Design & BIM Coordination efforts were utilized to create prefabricated piping racks for all in-slab piping systems in our Fab Shop. Pre-Fab of small bore piping racks fast-tracked installation on-site.
- Tying into older equipment and all new work involved tapping into existing mechanical systems in the building without sacrificing performance and comfort to the functioning areas.
- The client also required a high MBE/WBE requirement on the project. Burns surpassed expectations appropriating 30% of the contract to local minority & women owned businesses.
As a result of the work performed, the project optimized performance of building systems. Burns successfully managed the project utilizing Pre-Construction Planning & BIM for the benefits of producing a high quality in-shop prefabrication to avoid disruption to operational portions of the building.
