Fort Bliss Replacement Hospital

We collaborated with the joint venture, Clark-McCarthy Healthcare Partners II, and assisted them with aspects of the building enclosure design. Highlights of our work include the following:

• Reviewed the water resistive barrier and metal panel system designs, and proposed detailing in the shop drawings prior to the performance mockup and recommended detailing to improve performance and constructability
• Observed construction and testing of the exterior wall mockup and helped the construction team revise detailing to meet performance requirements
• Performed laboratory testing on the water resistive barrier to help resolve concerns about the mockup’s performance
• Visited the site to review the expansion joints and transitions, and collect related information from the contract documents and shop drawings
• Reviewed project documents, photographs, and three-dimensional building information models to assess the existing field conditions of each expansion joint area
• Developed conceptual drawing packages, including isometric sequencing details for each expansion joint area to depict and clarify how the waterproofing should be installed and integrated with adjacent assemblies
• Consulted on the fire-resistance ratings along expansion joint openings at interconnected buildings
• Reviewed expansion joint shop drawings and worked with the construction team to address field conditions