February 24, 2014

Seattle Children’s Building Hope

Photos by Benjamin Benschneider [enlarge]

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Seattle Children’s Building Hope is a 330,000-square-foot, eight-story building on Sand Point Way Northeast.

Building Hope houses the emergency department, critical care unit and 80 single rooms for cancer and critical patients.

A new Adolescent and Young Adult cancer unit has 16 inpatient beds for teens and young adults, as well as a therapy gym, patient lounge and rooftop terrace.

The building has a green roof, dual fuel condensing boilers, rain gardens and CO2 monitors in high occupancy spaces. These efforts have cut energy use by 47 percent and water use by 28 percent compared to similar hospitals.

During construction, materials came from local sources and debris was recycled.

The project was recently awarded LEED gold by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Owner: Seattle Children’s

Architect: ZGF Architects

General contractor: Sellen Construction

Development manager: Seneca Group

Civil, structural engineer: Coughlin Porter Lundeen

Mechanical engineer: Affiliated Engineers

Electrical engineer: Sparling

Geotechnical engineer: Hart Crowser

Mechanical subcontractor: McKinstry

Electrical subcontractor: Veca

Landscape architect: Site Workshop

Graphic consultant: Studio SC

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Previous columns:

• UW Medicine South Lake Union 3.1, 02-18-2014
• HealthPoint Midway Clinic, 02-10-2014
• UW/Northwest Hospital Medical Center Cardiac Center Expansion, 02-03-2014
• Perry Center for Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences, 01-27-2014
• Husky Stadium Football Operations Center, 01-21-2014
• Fedex Ground Distribution Center, 01-13-2014
• Seattle Waldorf School, 01-06-2014
• Hilltop Regional Health Center, 12-30-2013