This state-of-the-art educational building offers students modern facilities to support their education. The project’s goal was to advance the use of simulation technology to enhance learning, provide a safe and effective way to train students and develop a more qualified workforce in a number of allied health science fields.

Using a design-build approach enabled the project team to work alongside mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection contractors to efficiently coordinate the construction process utilizing BIM.

Additionally, the wall framing contractor was engaged in the design coordination, which prevented any building systems routing changes in the field due to conflicts with critical wall framing members. This was accomplished by modeling all critical wall framing components and running clash detection and resolving any issues. Photo and drone documentation helped keep an eye on jobsite conditions and kept stakeholders on the same page, resulting in better work planning and risk management.

Built during the pandemic, the team resequenced work and held weekly planning sessions with subs to make up for a two-month COVID-19 shutdown. Supply chain issues were dealt with by early subcontracting so that the team had everything on order.