Offices / Business Project Profiles

Virginia Commonwealth University
West Hospital (Office) Building - Richmond, VA

• This was a point score evaluation of the existing facility under Chapter 34 of the BOCA Code "Compliance Alternatives" to justify a major remodel project on the ground floor.
• 308,000 sq. ft. - 19 stories
• Mixed Occupancy, Business / Offices, Detention (Holding cells)and storage
• BOCA National Building Code, Type IB Construction
• The West Hospital Building is a 1940 vintage building, originally used as a training hospital. The facility is currently used as offices with a small detention area. The fully sprinklered facility has two stairs up to the 16th floor with a single stair up to the 19th floor.
• Lovett Consultants provided a detailed evaluation of the facility, and provided a corresponding report indicating negative features and possible corrective actions to obtain a positive/ passing safety score. The work involved a formal presentation to the AHJ of our findings and corrective actions proposed.

GM Truck Division 800 Program
Pontiac MI, Fort Wayne IN, Janesville WS

• These projects consisted of additions and renovations to the existing production facilities.
• 500,000 sq. ft. moderate hazard factory additions and 91,000 sq. ft. storage addition - 1 story
• Mixed Occupancy, Moderate hazard factory and storage facilities
• Wisconsin Adm. Code, Indiana Building Code, and the Michigan Building Code, Type No. 6, II-N and 2C Constructions
• The additions were not separated from the existing facilities with a fire wall. The additions were fully sprinklered while the existing facility was only partially sprinklered.
• Lovett Consultants provided code analysis, exit calculations, plan review and general code and fire protection consulting.