building statistics

Building Statistics

General Building Data

Building Name University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: Logan Medical Center

Project Location 800 South Logan Boulevard, Holidaysburg, PA 16648

Building Occupants Varying suites of clinics, doctors, and technicians employed by UPMC

Occupancy Type Medical Office Building – Occupancy Class B

Size (square feet) 90,067 GSF

Number of Stories 3 stories above grade + penthouse

Project Cost Data Building Cost – $24,205,526

Project Start Date October 2015 (projected)

Substantial Completion October 2016 (projected)

Project Delivery Method CM at Risk, Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP)

MEPFP Engineer:
Barton & Associates

Civil Engineer:
The EADS Group

Structural Engineer:
Keller Engineers

Project Team

Owner: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Architect:
WTW Architects

CM: Alexander Building Construction, Inc.

Architecture & Sustainability

The Logan Medical Center (LMC) is a three story mixed-use medical office building on the outskirts of Altoona. The project is located along Logan Blvd., a major artery of Altoona, to the east and an environmental wetland to the west. It is a green-field site. Due to the large property on which to build, the building chooses a large floor place (approximately 28,000sf) over multiple stories. This also allows for a large parking lot and extensive landscaping that will surround the building. In addition, the site slopes downward to the west, so the lower level is below grade at the east elevation and at grade at the west elevation. Structurally, the LMC is a steel frame with concrete foundations and slab on metal deck system. The top floor penthouse holds the two air handling units and hot water boilers.

Inside the building, each floor is divided into multiple medical suites in which different UPMC departments will rent for varying outpatient care. The main entrance on the east elevation welcomes patients to a two story lobby with café and ornamental staircase to the 1st and 3rd floors. Two large entrance pavilions greet the patients at both the east and west entrances. Being the first UPMC building in Altoona after the merger with Altoona Medical, the LMC includes high end wooden, glass, and composite finishes throughout the lobby and circulation areas. The project leaves enough room on the site for potential expansion in the future.

Building Codes Utilized

Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code – 2009
National Fire Protection Association 101 – 2000
Guidelines for Design & Construction of Health care Facilities – 2010
Americans with Disabilities Act – 2010

Zoning & Historical Requirements

The LMC lies in Allegheny Township which currently has no zoning. Building Setback Requirements:

Front: 35ft.
Side: 25ft.
Rear: 25ft.
Utility easement along all lot lines of 15ft.

There are no historical requirements for the LMC building site. The lot was once the site of a car dealership which was previously demolished and cleared so that a green-field site remained. However, the site does border an environmentally protected wetland to the west which had to be addressed in the building’s design and construction practices.

Sustainability Features

The Logan Medical Center is not pursuing any LEED certification officially, however UPMC is sensitive to the environment around them and creating a building that is environmentally responsible. The design of the building does address passive sun shading though the addition of a third floor roof line extending 5’ beyond the wall. Also, the southern elevation has the fewest number of windows (Figure 3). During the construction process, all trades will be required to recycle metal, cardboard, and plastic waste materials. To address the site bordering on a wetlands, extra runoff and erosion controls had to be added into the civil engineering and during construction.

Building Envelope

UPMC seeks to create an appealing exterior through a high-tech enclosure. The primary building façade systems for the LMC is architectural metal paneling on metal studs. This takes up the vast majority of elevation space along with glazed curtain wall on aluminum frames. More specifically, there are two metal panel types; both are different tapered-rib profile, concealed-fastener panels. They interlock with each other to create a raise trapezoidal rib varying between a wide and narrow profile. To main structurally sound, the panels clip into the 6” cold-formed metal framing with rigid insulation wedged in between and spray insulation between the studs. All pieces included, the wall system is 12” thick (see Figure 1). This metal thermal efficient panel wall system is manufactured by Syntheon Inc. The glass curtain wall is secured between the metal studs with woods blocking and a transition membrane. The glass itself is rated with a shading coefficient of 0.44 and visible light transmittance of 63%. This will limit the amount of solar radiation passing through the system. Closer to the foundations and at the first floor west elevation, the building envelope consists of red face brick capped with a cast stone sill. At the top of the building, a parapet of metal paneling extends 2’-6” above the roofline.

The roof is a membrane roofing system: ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer (EPDM) roofing which consists of a top membrane, air / vapor barrier and insulation all tied into a metal deck on steel beams. Sheet flashing is utilized between roofing connections and at the parapet. A single-component, butyl splicing adhesive and water cutoff mastic is applied to ensure a waterproof seal between all roofing components.

UPMC: Logan Medical Center

Michael DePodwin: CM Option