Magnetic Resonance Imaging Facility
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Owner: Veterans Administration Medical Center

Engineer: Fanning, Baird, Larson

Project: Addition to Main Building

Contract Amount: $1,250,00

Completion Date: August 1990

This project entailed construction of a masonry perimeter wall with a wood roof structure. The facility was constructed using all non-ferrous material for the MRI device. Prior to actual construction, MSR relocated the four six-inch water lines surrounding the Veterans Administration Hospital. Once the water lines were relocated, MSR over excavated the site.  During that process, the two high voltage duct banks that intersected the site had to be shored.   The concrete foundation and masonry wall were constructed utilizing fiberglass-reinforcing material.  All metal connections for the wood frames were constructed from aluminum. The building interior consisted of standard architectural materials, carpet, vinyl tile, and acoustical ceiling. The mechanical systems were complex; our mechanical subcontractor installed domestic hot and cold water, steam and condensate pipelines, chilled water supply and return, and several piping lines for medical gasses. The electrical systems were not as complicated but more than most buildings as they included power distribution systems, conditioned power systems, nurse call systems, fire alarm systems, and public address systems. All mechanical and electrical systems were connected to the Veterans Administration Medical Center system.