Fairhaven, MA
Southcoast Center for Cancer Care
Scope/Solutions
The 50,000 sq ft facility for the Southcoast Hospital oncology system provides radiation therapy, diagnostic imaging, and other oncology services to the community and offers CT scanning equipment, a brachytherapy suite, two linear accelerators, and one mobile PET trailer dock. SGH was the structural engineer for the project.
SGH designed the structure for the two-story building with a setback mechanical penthouse on the roof that occupies the third level. Highlights of our work on the project include the following:
- Designed cast-in-place concrete walls and roof framing that isolate radiation from two linear accelerators
- Designed steel moment frames around the perimeter of the building to provide flexibility in floor plan layout for future interior remodeling
- Designed a long-span steel structure to create a canopy over the drop-off area
- Facilitated fast-track construction with early foundation and structural design packages
- Designed the roof structure to support green roofs over the two linear accelerator suites
- Developed a three-dimensional building information model (BIM) in Revit to coordinate with architecture, civil, and MEP designs
Rendering Credit: TRO Jung|Brannen
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Project Summary
2011
Completion Date
Solutions
New Construction
Services
Structures
Markets
Health Care & Life Sciences
Client(s)
TRO Jung|Brannen
Specialized Capabilities
Building Design
Key team members
Additional Projects
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Sharon Hills Continuing Care Retirement Community
SGH provided structural engineering services for the project, which was not completed due to lack of support and approvals from the town.
Northeast
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Williamson Translational Research Building
SGH provided building enclosure commissioning services (BECx) for the new facility and helped the project team achieve their goal of providing a well-performing building enclosure.