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New Hanover Regional Medical Center Women's and Children's Addition, Central Energy Plant, and New Surgery Center
Client
New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, North Carolina
Project
Women's and Children's Hospital | Central Energy Plant | New Surgery Center
Extensive campus redevelopment
Cost
$200 million
Discipline
Special Inspections | Materials Testing | Third Party Inspections
This project included inspection of auger cast piles, structural steel framing members and connections, masonry and concrete. Falcon provided detailed inspection per FEMA 353 requirements during fabrication of steel members as well as on-site inspection of erection and welding.
Falcon staff provided inspection, testing and documentation of seismic and high-wind load material / system installation. Additionally, Falcon staff performed detailed inspection of the watertight exterior envelope veneer and roofing system. Finally, Falcon staff performed MEP inspections of smoke evacuation systems, emergency power, and seismic anchorage of components.Select staff at Falcon served on this project while with a former employer. Scope of work included but were not limited to the following: monitoring of auger cast piles, design and inspection of structural steel members and connections; provided detailed inspection per FEMA 353 requirements during fabrication of steel members as well as on-site inspection of erection and welding; provided inspection, testing and documentation of seismic and high-wind load material/system installation; aperformed detailed inspection of watertight exterior envelope veneer and roofing system; performed MEP inspections of smoke evacuation systems, emergency power, and seismic anchorage of components.
The new Central Energy Plant is a steel frame structure that houses several state of the art mechanical and electrical systems that supply the medical campus. Falcon staff members provided both structural and mechanical inspections to the project. Structural inspections included deep foundations, structural steel frame, concrete, masonry, and sprayed fireproofing. MEP inspections included stand by power, seismic resistance, anchorage and product performance adherence.

