University of Michigan d. Dan & betty kahn health care pavilion
Location: 1315 East Ann Street - Ann Arbor Concrete Contractor: Commercial Contracting Corporation Concrete Supplier: Doan Companies Prime Contractor: Barton Malow Company Design Engineer: HOK (Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum) Project Owner: The University of Michigan
The new 12-story hospital at U of M will house 264 private rooms capable of converting to intensive care, a state-of-the-art neurological and neurosurgical center, high-level, specialty care services for cardiovascular and thoracic patients, along with advanced imaging.Locating these services together will enable healthcare providers to quickly respond to complex cases and deliver state-of-the-art treatments.
The $920-million, 690,000 gross-square-foot hospital will provide more access to care for adult patients at Michigan Medicine, where current hospital facilities often operate at more than 90% capacity.
Commercial Contracting Corporation (CCC) utilized a pump truck and power buggy to place 11,000 cubic yards for the foundation.The concrete decks ranged in thickness from 6 to 14 inches.Doan Companies supplied the foundation concrete as well as an additional 18,000 cubic yards of concrete slabs.The over 10,000 cubic yards placed as elevated slabs were reinforced with Tuf-strand structural fibers and included Vapor Lock and a shrinkage-reducing admixture.
