Cooper Medical School

Medical School

Rowan University
Cooper Medical School

Camden, NJ

Construction Cost: 85 Million

Project Type: New Construction Commissioning

Building Type: Medical Laboratory

Project Size: 200,000 SF

Year Completed: 2012

Design / Project Team: CUH2A inc.

Contact: Joe Monahan
Asst. VP of Facilities Services

Commissioning Phases: Construction to Occupancy

Project Description

The Cooper Medical School of Rowan University building is a seven story structure with approximately 200,000 sqft. It has six floors fully dedicated to the teaching/research programs which encompass a large amphitheater, support offices, diverse research and teaching laboratories which include both gross anatomy labs and animal facilities, assembly spaces and classrooms. The seventh floor and the roof contain the main mechanical systems: chillers, boilers, pumps, AHUs, exhaust fans, energy recovery unit, cooling towers, and critical equipment backup generator.

Our team was brought in mid-way through construction in order to witness and advise in the startup and commissioning of building systems serving the labs, offices, amphitheaters, and other spaces in order to ensure proper system functionality and assure timely delivery of the project. We were brought in to review the air and hydronic balancing reports, test controls functionality and compliance with sequences, verify emergency power equipment and operations, to tune up the chiller efficiency, configure boiler safeties, and to test the capacity of the emergency generating equipment. In addition we were asked to oversee the integration of the BAS/SCADA systems, test the lighting and Audio Visual Equipment and to certify the Biosafety Cabinets HEPA filtration systems.

This project is a high profile project in the heart of the redevelopment plans for Camden, New Jersey. It is imperative that the schedule be maintained without sacrificing the quality of the project. In order to deliver a timely and successful project requires drawing on the full depth of our experience in systems operation, configuration and construction as well as project, crew and schedule management. Commissioning the systems in the end is the easy part once we’ve done our job in the construction phase. The sheer complexity and diversity of the systems interacting in this building make successful completion a challenge even without the time and energy efficiency constraints but our experience and knowledge has shown us the way.

Commissioned Systems