VCU School of Allied Health Professions

The new L-shaped, 154,00 SF, free-standing building includes a west-facing eight-story wing and a south-facing four-story wing. This state-of-the-art facility breaks down silos by combining 11 health education departments for VCU under one roof to increase collaboration among the interprofessional communities. The building includes classrooms, a lecture hall, offices, collaborative areas, support spaces, laboratories, and simulation spaces (mock OR/ER/ICU). ColonialWebb provided all new mechanical and plumbing systems required to serve the unique spaces throughout the building. In addition to standard sanitary, storm, and domestic water systems, the plumbing scope included foundation drainage, compressed air, nitrous oxide, oxygen, and vacuum system installation. The CW team also installed mechanical systems, including steam heat exchangers for hot water heating, penthouse chillers and rooftop cooling towers for chilled water generation, mechanical louvers, and custom energy recovery rooftop air handling units.