MEDCO Construction completed the $29.9-million South Central Utility Plant at Baylor University Medical Center in January 2012.

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South Central Utility Plant at Baylor University Medical Center.
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South Central Utility Plant at Baylor University Medical Center.

The 24,843-sq-ft, two-story structure serves as a supplemental facility to the existing north campus plant. The new building includes two 2,400-ton chillers that tie into the existing underground chilled water loop. It also houses three 2,000-kW high voltage emergency power generators that tie into the Baylor campus' 13.2-kV emergency power loop. In addition, there are two 1,750-kW high voltage emergency generators dedicated to the two chillers. Beneath the facility are three 30,000-gallon underground fuel storage tanks.

Building information modeling served a major role in streamlining the project.

Key Players

Owner: Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas

General Contractor: MEDCO Construction, Dallas

Lead Design: Perkins+Will, Dallas

Civil, Structural: Raymond L. Goodson Jr. (RLG), Dallas

MEP: SW Associates Consulting Engineers, Dallas

Submitted by MEDCO Construction