Eckert & Eckert
Bay Area Hospital
Interface Engineering provided full MEP design for a major wing addition to Bay Area Hospital—the facility’s largest expansion since it was built in 1974.
Coos Bay, Oregon
Client: ZGF Architects
Building Size: 109,000 sf
Project Cost: $41 million
Services: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Plumbing Design, Building Technologies, Fire/Life Safety, Lighting Design
The mechanical and electrical systems incorporated several energy-efficient design strategies, including a heat recovery chiller that’s predicted to save over $40,000/year, 96 percent high efficiency boilers and low temperature heating water, variable air volume supply and return air tracking, ventilation systems will improve indoor air quality, and high-efficiency air filters will help prevent airborne infections, water use reduction strategies including lower flow plumbing fixtures, and occupancy and daylighting controls.