While #EIFS has long been used as an #exteriorcladding for the #hospitality and #entertainment industries (e.g. the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin and the Bellagio are just two excellent examples of EIFS projects), EIFS - especially EIFS with Drainage - has become a "go-to" cladding in the #healthcare sector as well.
The Mayo Clinic's Expansion in Phoenix, AZ is a case in point. The project expanded three major areas of the Mayo Clinic’s North Phoenix campus, including vertical expansion of the clinic and horizontal expansions of the hospital and east cafeteria buildings as part of the hospital’s larger goal of increasing its patient capacity and laying down the foundations for further expansions down the road.
Designed by Shepley Bulfinch and built by McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., this 330,000 sq ft, $145-million expansion project won a "Best Project, Health Care and Award of Merit, Safety" by Engineering News-Record Southwest.
With respect to the exterior #cladding, the article below (subscription may be required) makes the following point. "The project deployed a unitized #curtainwall skin system for the clinic’s vertical expansion. The unitized panels allowed for large sections to be prefabricated, simplifying installation, minimizing disruption to the existing facility and reducing the construction schedule to deliver care to patients sooner... This approach not only accelerated construction but also reduced the risks associated with traditional welding methods."
This project recently won an "Award of Merit" at the EIFS Industry Members Association (EIMA)'s 2023 Architectural "Hero" Awards too. The project entry form mentioned that the expansion of this hospital "was designed using EIFS to match the existing main building. Prefabricated panels were chosen over field applied EIFS because of lower cost to install, reduced installation time, room for scaffolding, and safety to pedestrian traffic. The fa?ade was comprised of 1,500 panels, which were 24 feet by 15 feet in size." https://lnkd.in/ghcUfcMw
Even though RSMeans Data from Gordian points out that EIFS is MUCH less expensive than traditional, heavyweight cladding materials like #brick, #stone, #precast, #curtainwall and #metal panel, it is interesting to note that the cladding is frequently used on major projects - commissioned by some of the world's largest companies and organizations - on projects costing hundreds of millions of dollars - and frequently more.
But when one understands that EIFS with Drainage offers a combination of #aesthetics, #performance, #energyefficiency and #financialvalue that #oldfashioned materials just can't match, then the use of EIFS makes sense.
With #continuousinsulation integrated into a singular wall system that can mimic #brick, #stone, #wood, #metal, #stucco and #multiclad exteriors, there has never been a better time to consider EIFS for a #newconstruction or #retrofit project. www.eima.com #eima
Minimal punch-list items, helped bring Mayo Clinic expansion and ENR 'Best Project' to completion
Photo: Courtesy of Mayo Clinic
![Best Health Care - Mayo Clinic East Expansion]()
Best Health Care - Mayo Clinic East Expansion
enr.com
We're happy to have worked on this project with you!