Gilbert, Arizona
HEALTHCARE
“0.00. That was our lost-time incident rate. Need I say more?”
—Bill Walker, project executive, Banner Health
There’s typical fast-track construction. Than there’s Banner fast-track construction.
McCarthy’s daunting task was to complete a $114 million, 360,000-square-foot greenfield medical center in 22 months. Mission accomplished. Included on the site is a five-story, 171-bed inpatient tower, a two-story diagnostic and treatment building and a central plant. Given their mission, Banner placed great importance on safety, and McCarthy delivered while working 133,000 manhours. Critical to success was the use of ACAD and NavisWorks in planning and managing the installation of all MEP trades. Weekly meetings were held with all MEP subcontractors and issues were resolved “clash by clash.” “We simply would not have been able to meet our client’s deadline were it not for BIM’s impact,”said McCarthy’s Jeff Clarkson. An additional benefit of BIM coordination was that subcontractors were able to prefab much of their work offsite, saving time while increasing the quality of the product delivered. ARCHITECT: NBBJ, Seattle.
