Along with the complex new Outpatient Specialty Clinic at the existing 50-acre V.A. Medical Center campus in Vancouver, Wash., came concerns over scheduling and supply deliveries for the intricate pieces of the $5.9-million building.
The two-story, 20,000-sq-ft steel facility expands services for veterans within specialty labs and clinics, including for prosthetics and eye and dental care. Daylighting, wood-veneer paneling, stainless-steel reveals, decorative metal fabric and a brick veneer exterior provide aesthetics. The building's performance is efficient thanks to low-voltage electrical systems, an extensive HVAC system, a steam-fed hot-water system that includes steam-to-hot-water converters.