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Portfolio - Healthcare & Labs
Agriculture Research Complex
As part of our ongoing relationships with The University of Arizona and the architect, Lloyd Construction constructed this 42,300 SF research lab. Phase 1 included 20,324 square feet of core facilities and 22,135 square feet of shell space.
The Agriculture Research Complex is a one-of-a-kind, highly specialized, and extremely complex facility for the study of the effects of heat, aridity and solar radiation that affect the productive capacity and well-being of domestic livestock in arid lands. The lab includes rooms that allow the temperature and humidity to be set and sunlight to be simulated at virtually any level. Milk production of the cows being studied is measured and variations based on temperature, humidity and sunlight are tracked.
Construction of the first phase required careful coordination between all trades, particularly for piping layout which ranged from 12’ below grade to 40’ above grade. Miles of electrical wiring were installed. Utility trenches were as wide as 8’ to accommodate piping needs.
Lloyd Construction was subsequently selected through a qualifications-based selection process to build out the shell space under a Construction Manager at Risk contract. This space accommodates research needs by providing five flexible research laboratories and associated faculty offices. Core technology support spaces include a tissue culture lab, isotope room, cold rooms, autoclave room, glass handling, and shared equipment storage.
During Phases 2 and 3, an air handler was installed which required the unit to be shipped in components and assembled on site which required that an opening be cut into the building in order for a forklift to place the unit.
Biosphere 2 Experimental Hillslopes
Lloyd Construction is partnering with the University of Arizona and the engineer in a Construction Manager at Risk relationship to build three experimental hillslopes within Biosphere 2. The installation will include the structural system, a deck with a chemically-inert liner, precisely engineered soil, load cells, an irrigation system, a drainage water collection and sampling system, an access system capable of positioning staff over the hillslopes, associated electrical elements, and a controls package.
Biosphere 2 serves as a center for research, outreach, teaching, and life-long learning about Earth, its living systems, and its place in the universe. This unique glass-enclosed living laboratory provides five simulated biomes for the study of Rainforest, Desert, Savanna, Marsh, and Ocean environments. The enclosure provides an opportunity for the development of large scale specialized experimental systems.
Renderings courtesy of M3 Engineering.
Catalina Pediatrics
Lloyd Construction partnered with the owner and architect in a Construction Manager at Risk relationship to build a new medical office building for Catalina Pediatrics on a fast-track schedule.
This 8,135 SF building houses seven pediatricians. Facilities include eight private offices, fourteen exam rooms, indoor and outdoor play areas in the lobby area, and movable file storage rack systems in the central office area.
Full site development was also included, including landscaping and a large parking lot.
The schedule originally called for construction to be completed in nine months, but it was actually completed in less than six months, allowing the office to open ahead of schedule.
Cochise College Expansion
Lloyd Construction completed new science, library, and administration buildings for Cochise College in Sierra Vista near the Arizona/Mexico border. The new science building included laboratories with walk-in coolers, lab gas and air troughs, science casework, and epoxy countertops.
Flowing Wells High School Expansion
Lloyd Construction completed major additions to Flowing Wells High School including a technology/math/science building, a fine arts complex, a cafeteria/student commons, and a central courtyard including outdoor dining and performance area.
Photos courtesy of MCS Architects
Heart Transplant Programs
Lloyd Construction completed a total renovation of University Medical Center's fourth floor east into the Heart Transplant Programs offices, exam rooms, and x-ray labs. Located adjacent to the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, construction required precise scheduling and coordination so as not to disrupt department functions.
Herbert K. Abrams Public Health Center
Lloyd Construction completed construction on the new Herbert K. Abrams Public Health Center near University Physicians Healthcare Hospital at Kino (formerly Kino Community Hospital) in Tucson. The new facility is a 180,000 SF, four-story building which houses departments to administer, coordinate, and direct all Pima County health services. The project also included renovation of an existing warehouse, related parking lots, roadways, drainage and utility improvements.
Life Sciences North
Lloyd Construction completed build-out in the University of Arizona’s Life Sciences North building of three existing floors of shell space, as well as the conversion of shell space into new research laboratories and clean rooms for tuberculosis and microbiology research for the UA College of Medicine.
Meinel Optical Sciences Center
Lloyd Construction partnered with The University of Arizona and the architect in a Construction Manager at Risk relationship to build a major expansion of the Meinel Optical Sciences Center on the UA mall.
The expansion features a below grade entry-level plaza, state-of-the-art optical research labs, cleanrooms, teaching labs and classrooms, a new two-story lobby with exhibit space, an expanded reading room, faculty offices, informal discussion areas and conference space. 6,000 SF of the existing building features renovated classrooms and teaching laboratories.
The expansion is a total of seven stories, with five above grade. A two-story lobby is below grade. Each of the five floors above grade is organized with optics labs along the south wall, vertical circulation, discussion and conference spaces in the internal service core, and faculty offices on the north wall.
The design departs from the traditional red brick used on most UA buildings. The architect selected a 32-ounce copper cladding treated to a reddened bronze color meant to recall the color of the red brick.
A series of vertical light shafts penetrate the building and terminate in two-story spaces including the lobby. Each shaft features a specific optical effect, and allows natural light to integrate into the daily activities in the building.
The new 47,000 SF 7-story project is cast in place concrete and was built from the inside out. The building is built on 98 drilled bell caissons designed to limit building vibration, which can interfere with the delicate scientific work taking place in the optics labs. The piers range in diameter up to 30” and in depth from 13’ to 40’.
Pima Heart & Fit at the River
Lloyd Construction completed new construction of two buildings on a 2-acre site. Pima Heart Medical Office Building is a 2-story, 18,000 SF medical facility with patient exam rooms, testing rooms, a nuclear heart scanner, and administrative space. Fit at the River is a 1-story 4,500 SF building with a fitness facility and space for a refreshment facility. It includes a cardio room, a weight room, men's and women's locker rooms, and physical therapy offices.
Radiology, Ltd.
Partnering with a designer/developer and two owners in a Construction Manager at Risk relationship, Lloyd Construction built a new office building complex on a fast-track schedule.
One of the two buildings, a 41,500 SF, 2-story with basement steel frame and stucco building, was built for Radiology Limited. It houses the Wilmot Center for Diagnostic Imaging & Treatment, the Center for Women’s Imaging, and corporate offices. It includes state-of-the-art CT scanners, PET scanners, mammography equipment, sonogram equipment, dexascanners, and four completely shielded MRI rooms. All materials inside the shielding are as free of ferro-magnetic properties as is possible. Specific guidelines were followed as to building vibration, anti-static flooring, noise levels, and RF shielding. Magnet siting requirements were also followed.
The building is part of the Wilmot Corporate Center, which also includes a corporate headquarters for a mortgage brokerage firm. Complete site development was part of the scope, including both covered and air-conditioned enclosed parking.
Ronald McDonald House
Lloyd Construction partnered with Ronald McDonald Charities and the architect in a Construction Manager at Risk relationship to build a new Ronald McDonald House adjacent to the Arizona Cancer Center. The house features 28 rooms for families to stay while a seriously ill child receives treatment at an area hospital. In addition, the facility contains play rooms, kitchen, dining, computer rooms, and an administrative office suite.
Sarver Heart Center
Lloyd Construction provided construction services for a new three-story, 45,000 SF heart center. The new facility was built as a vertical addition to the existing three-story College of Medicine and adjacent to the Basic Sciences wing of the Arizona Health Sciences Center.
It was built while the College of Medicine was in session and while the adjacent hospital was in full operation. Scheduling and coordination was critical. For example, all steel columns and beams, some weighing 20,000 pounds, were brought in on trucks and unloaded into the air to make room for the next truck.
Tucson Medical Center
Lloyd Construction has worked in a design/build or Construction Manager at Risk relationship with Tucson Medical Center to complete many improvements since 1997. These projects include a new surgery department; renovations and addition to x-ray facilities; renovations of patient rooms, HVAC system, library, cafeteria, medical records, pain clinic, and the GI lab.
Major additions and renovations to the Mother/Baby and Pediatrics Departments began in 2010.
