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Penn Medicine Center for Healthcare Technology

Located on Civic Center Boulevard in West Philadelphia, IMC is serving as the design-builder for Penn Medicine’s new Center for Healthcare Technology. The new non-clinical tower will serve Penn Medicine’s corporate functions and house daycare for employees, information technology and human resources.

The first phase of construction is ten-stories and 305,000 square feet. A second phase will potentially add 9 more stories.

As a critical function to the support of the tremendous research that occurs within Penn Medicine, an Investigational Drug Study (IDS) Pharmacy will be housed to provide investigational drugs to and through the Penn Medicine Health System. The building will also house a Freezer Farm to promote collaboration among researchers for their samples as well as their data use in large clinical studies that move modern medicine forward.

Due to the tight setting, and the logistical constraints of working within the boundaries of three busy streets in University City, the project took months of preconstruction planning, modeling, prefabrication, and site phasing prior to the start of construction.

International Airport Center’s Riverport Distribution Center

IAC Riverport is a 373,500 square-foot speculative regional distribution center located in Louisville, Kentucky.  The building features a build-to-suit office space in addition to 48 dock doors which provide security and conserve space for high traffic areas. Drive-in doors, ESFR sprinklers and optimal column spacing allow for easy functionality.  The development of this 24-acre site also includes the widening of a public roadway, all infrastructure, site improvements and parking for 215 cars and 53 trailers.

 

 

E-Commerce Facility – Romeoville, IL

The remodeling consists of an existing 767,000 square-foot warehouse & single story office for a new non-sort facility. Building renovations include demolition, site improvements, and new construction. The demolition itself contains all existing RTUs, interior lighting, 60,000 square-foot office, warehouse bathrooms, a full height demising wall, east elevation dock pits, and the closure of west and south elevation dock positions. The facility is equipped with new hydraulic dock levelers, LED lighting, RTUs, 30,000 square-foot office, warehouse bathrooms, warehouse break rooms, pit charging stations, facilities cages, telecommunication and security equipment, material handling equipment, and racking. This is Krusinski’s second project with the e-commerce client.

 

 

 

E-Commerce Facility – Crest Hill, IL

This e-commerce build out consists of a 438,000 square-foot warehouse and office fulfillment center in Crest Hill. Some of the more interesting aspects of the project, aside from the fast-tracked schedule, include the removal of three building corners, 24 precast panels and lowering the existing building footings so that (21) new dock positions could be added.  Further, (40) levelers were added at pre-designed locations and the (36) existing manual dock levelers were upgraded to hydraulic bringing the building total to (97) new hydraulic leveler positions. Building improvements include 2,000 amps of power to supplement the existing 4,000 amps; 425 tons of RTU cooling, 6 new HVLS fans,10 pit charging stations and 22,000 square-feet of interior office space. The entire system is backed up by a 2 MW diesel generator to prevent work impediments. Improvements of the 24-acre site include an additional 320 car parking lot, 2 guard houses, an expanded entrance, LED site lighting, security fencing around the perimeter of the truck yards as well as an employee bus stop. This is Krusinski’s third project with the e-commerce client.

Fortune 50 Project

This LEED certified 644,000 square-foot distribution center was developed for a world leader in the distribution of pharmaceutical products. The facility includes a 41,000 square-foot office space located in Olive Branch, MS which is situated on the Tennessee state line. Olive Branch is the perfect location for the National Redistribution Center which will create more than 300 jobs. The facility sits on 67-acres with amenities that include 398 parking stalls, 56 exterior docks, 1 drive-in door with a 30-foot height clearance, new warehousing systems and significant technical upgrades. This distribution center allows the firm to more efficiently serve its growing customer base providing the most advanced material handling systems available. Water, energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality measures are incorporated to maintain sustainable best practices.

 

Bank of North Carolina Build – 3515 Glenwood

A vacant 1960s-era facility is demolished to make way for a 99,916-SF building featuring a full-service Bank of North Carolina branch and Class A office space for various tenants. A fusion of traditional materials and contemporary lines, 3515 Glenwood Avenue blends seamlessly into the well-traveled Glenwood Avenue. Choate completes the core and shell of the four-story building as well as the main lobby space. Foundation walls with a structural steel frame plus a mechanical rooftop unit form the building. Masonry with precast concrete accents and curtain wall glazing systems adorn the exterior of the building. Designed to LEED Certification, 3515 Glenwood Avenue doubles the existing site density without increasing impervious area. The structure sits atop 25,000 SF of parking, allowing ample space for building tenants and Bank of North Carolina customers alike.

CN Training Center

Krusinski Construction Company completed the development of a U.S. Operations Training Center for CN Railway on a 5.4-acre site in Homewood, Illinois.  The location in the Chicago area is the largest freight hub in North America and  suburban Homewood is home to CN’s U. S. headquarters.  This state-of-the-art 2-story training center estimates that it will host up to 250 CN students across the United States every week providing hands-on training for all key railway positions.  The facility is located adjacent to the locomotive repair center and was constructed over an old railroad turntable and roundhouse.  The center provides CN with a space to continue to instill a strong safety culture amongst new hires and reinforce it across current employees who are learning new skills or upgrading existing capabilities.  Employees will receive training in learning laboratories with equipment such as locomotive simulators and dispatcher stations.  The site boasts 14 classrooms, two learning labs and a 10-acre field training facility.  The training programs range anywhere from three to 24 weeks and will allow CN employees to earn proper certification. 

After completing the training center, KCC renovated an existing 75,183 square-foot office space and supplemented the facility with a 19,914 square-foot addition. The building consists of  increased office space and a new, larger rail data center. The 215 stall parking lot also received a 73 stall expansion.

CN is a true backbone of the economy, transporting approximately C$250 billion worth of goods annually for a wide range of business sectors, ranging from resource products to manufactured products to consumer goods, across a rail network spanning Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico. CN – Canadian National Railway Company, along with its operating railway subsidiaries — serves the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the metropolitan areas of Toronto, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America.

 

International Airport Centers (IAC) – LSG SKY Chefs

Krusinski was hired to develop the first LEED Silver Certified airline catering facility in the world for LSG Sky Chefs located in Des Plaines, Illinois. LSG Sky Chefs is part of the LSG Group which is a collection of companies under LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG, a 100% subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa AG. LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG is headquartered in Neu-Isenburg (near Frankfurt), Germany.

The state-of-the-art facility incorporates environmentally-friendly design including intelligent energy and construction and takes up about 10 acres, with 2.5 acres set aside for stormwater retention.  The main entrance includes a custom glass elevator and full-height glass curtainwall framing system that filters natural light. The food preparation facility maintains a 41° degree temperature and a large freezer area set at -10° degrees to preserve and maintain high quality foods. In addition custom-built equipment pits are integrated for food preparation operations with built-in heating components. A fully automated SmartWall system is incorporated to separate the testing and training kitchens.

These amenities allow LSG Sky Chefs to present the best possible food experience, whether that’s a convenience snack or a five-course meal. The firm creates great food experiences with an experienced culinary network of chefs from all over the world.

 

 

University House Austin

University House Austin is a first-class student apartment development with state-of-the-art amenities. This 20 story high-rise student housing project includes 188 apartment units (504 beds) with studio, one, two, three and four bedroom floor plans complete with flat screen televisions and a full private bathroom for each bedroom. Also included is a four level 260-car controlled access parking garage (two levels of which are below-grade), and a 6,000 square foot ground level commercial suite. Features include an expansive clubroom with pool and ping pong tables, wireless gaming & multi-screen TV walls; a terrace-level pool with Jumbotron LED TV; a 2-story Genius Lounge with Mac and PC stations, private study pods and conference rooms with Smart Board technology; 24/7 controlled access throughout; and a state-of-the-art fitness center with integrated media. Also included is a brand new University Lutheran Student Center on the first floor, which replaces the original center, built on the project site in 1971. Located at the northwest corner of West 21st Street and San Antonio, this project was constructed in accordance with LEED Silver certification goals and is an UNO-smart housing development.

Triangle Brick Manufacturing Plant

A new brick manufacturing complex including multiple pre-engineered metal buildings totaling 400,000 SF under roof. The project consists of the main plant and manufacturing line, clay storage, grinding and grinding storage, reclaimer, maintenance, sorting and wrap station, fuel tank area, loading dock and sales office.

The project was completed under a Design Build contract. The Owner came to Rogers-O’Brien with their civil engineering partner Freese and Nichols that provided programming and conceptual design and civil engineering services for the project. We were given their prototype engineering drawings and manufacturing line schematics and directed to work with our subcontractor partners to provide full service design, engineering and construction (design-assist). Brick manufacturing commenced January 2016.