Phoebe Sumter Medical Center has received LEED-Silver certification from U.S. Green Building Council on the fourth and final building, making it the first LEED-Silver certified medical center campus in Georgia. The campus includes a 190,000-square-foot, 76-bed hospital as well as three outpatient facilities: a women’s and family health center, oncology and surgery center and a wellness and education center.
Brasfield & Gorrie, Gresham, Smith and Partners, KLMK Group and TLC Engineering for Architecture worked in conjunction with Phoebe Putney Health System to design and build the healthcare campus after an EF3 tornado swept through Americus, Georgia in 2007, demolishing the community’s previous facility. December 2012 will mark the first anniversary of the new, environmentally friendly medical center.
“Phoebe Putney Health System was excited to rebuild the post-tornado PSMC campus,” said Joel Wernick, CEO, Phoebe Putney Health System. “Our focus was driven by not replacing the past, but rather designing and building for the future. The quest for LEED certification was very much a consideration throughout the design and construction process. We are proud that all four buildings are now officially certified.”
Each of the facilities are designed to serve the community with patient focus, compassion and state-of-the-art services with an aesthetic that complements the town’s historic core.
To achieve Silver certification, numerous sustainable strategies were employed. Highlighted attributes include:
- An installed irrigation system that utilizes captured rainwater and reduces potable water consumption for landscaping by 100 percent and total water consumption is reduced by 50 percent.
- Energy efficiency measures that include an improved thermal envelope, high-efficiency glazing, reduced interior lighting power density and high-efficiency HVAC systems.
- An extensive construction waste-management program was employed diverting more than 1,400 tons of onsite generated construction waste from landfills.
- A 26,000-square-foot green roof top to improve the hospital’s thermal performance as well as provide positive patient distractions. It has the distinction of being one of the largest green roofs in the southeastern United States.
“Meeting LEED standards has been a goal from the beginning,” said Keith Petersen, Phoebe Sumter CEO. “We are proud for our community to have earned this prestigious distinction. It speaks to our commitment to quality for our patients and for the environment.”
Brasfield & Gorrie provided preconstruction and construction services for each of the facilities. Gresham, Smith and Partners provided planning, architecture, and interior design. KLMK Group provided strategic counsel in various areas including launch gap analysis, project management, transition planning and move management. TLC Engineering for Architecture provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and data/communication design services.
