Nemours Children's Hospital/Orlando, Florida

Design Team
Architect
Stanley Beaman & Sears
Atlanta, Georgia
and
Perkins+Will
Boston, Massachusetts

Construction Manager
Skanksa USA Building, Inc.
Orlando, Florida

Developer
Tavistock Group
Lake Nona, Florida

Owner
Community Health Systems/Franklin, Tennessee

Size
620,000 sf

Cost
$240 Million

TLC Services
MEP/Audio-Visual/Voice-Data/Security/LEED Consulting/Energy Modeling

USGBC LEED Registered for LEED for Healthcare

Offering both a top-tier clinic and a state-of-the-art pediatric hospital, the new 95-bed Nemours Children’s Hospital at Lake Nona will help solidify Central Florida as a leader in healthcare facilities. Designing the six-story hospital from the ground up allowed the team to select the best design techniques and advanced technology to provide a continuum of care that will follow the young patients and their families through outpatient and inpatient treatment. Along with providing world-class healthcare, the hospital will be energy efficient and sustainable. The building is registered for USGBC LEED® for Healthcare. Early on, TLC computer-modeled the building envelope, HVAC systems and lighting systems to simulate various energy performance scenarios. This enabled us to drive the design decisions by evaluating the benefits of different energy efficiency measures. TLC also facilitated the green design charrette, where team members brainstormed strategies for the site, energy, water, indoor air quality, and materials. The two-level, stand-alone central energy plant, connected to the hospital by a utility corridor, features three 1300-ton chillers, six cooling towers and one 300-ton heat recovery chiller. Emergency power is provided by three 2,250-kW, medium voltage generators with three days of diesel fuel. The entire facility can operate on emergency power.