UCSD Jacobs Medical Center

Mechanical Construction: Design, Mechanical & Plumbing Systems Services

VALUE DELIVERED

Lean pull planning and aggressive project management was a key element in developing and maintaining the schedule on this project. The new facility earned a LEED Silver Certification.

CLIENT OBJECTIVES

The University of California San Diego Facilities Design and Construction needed design-assist, mechanical, and plumbing services for a large, 200+ bed expansion to Thornton Hospital. Twelve operating rooms, an MRI operating room, and a bone marrow transplant floor will be part of the new hospital.

PROJECT SOLUTIONS

UMEC provided design-assist, mechanical, and plumbing services for the comprehensive upgrades and expansion of the facility. The renovation component included roughly 70,000 square feet of renovations to the existing Thornton Hospital and consisted primarily of renovations to imaging, surgery, and support spaces located on the existing lower level.

CLIENT BACKGROUND

UCSD is one of the top 15 public research universities. Campus enrollment as of fall 2015 was 33,735, including undergrad and graduate students. UCSD has earned over $1 billion in annual research funding for a myriad of disciplines. Their mission is to "transform California and a diverse global society by educating, by generating and disseminating knowledge and creative works, and by engaging in public service."