This $163 million, 430,000 sf combination hospital and medical treatment facility was designed to the most rigorous seismic criteria used in Alaska and incorporated the advanced techniques of Integrated Building Systems for efficient handling of the complex suite of medical and building mechanical systems.
For the structural systems, PDC undertook a significant effort to determine the most efficient framing arrangement. In the end, a lightweight concrete slab over steel members was chosen. We used the latest LRFD design techniques to optimize the composite steel/concrete framing. We also participated in the initial studies of the lateral load resisting system. This system incorporated very large moment resisting frames in both directions in order to maintain operational and renovation flexibility in the architectural floor layout.
