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Table of Contents
I. Overview
a. Executive Summary
b. Description of Academic Program Being Affected
c. Relationship to the Facilities Master Plan
II. Justification
a. Existing Conditions
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Current Program Enrollment
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Assessment of Space Functionality
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Current Space Utilization
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Facilities Condition Index
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Specific Health/Life Safety Deficiencies
b. Changes and Projections
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Enrollment Projections
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New or Modified Academic Programs
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Changes to Class Size
c. Total Space Requirements
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Planned Program Space Utilization
1. Number of Student Stations Required
2. Room Areas Needed by Function
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Total ASF and GSF Needed
III. Implementation and Design Criteria
a. Spatial Relationships
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Diagrammatic Plans
b. Site Improvements and Requirements
c. Design Requirements
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New Utilities Required
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Building Systems
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Architectural Design Features
d. Project Schedule, Cost Estimates and Financial Analysis
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Project Schedule and Phasing
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Cost Estimates
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Financing Explanation
IV. Appendices
a. Supporting Documents
b. Room Utilization Addendum
c. Third Party Review
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PROGRAM PLAN FOR THE
BUILDING 500 RENOVATION
I. Overview
a. Executive Summary
Building 500 is a 478,211 gsf 9 story structure located at the center of the University of Colorado
at Denver and Health Sciences Center’s (UCDHSC) Anschutz Medical Campus (AMC) in
Aurora. It was constructed in 1941 by the US Army and was a state of the art hospital structure
at the time of its opening. The University of Colorado acquired the use of the facility in 1997.
The facility has been deemed reusable by the university due to its large size, large rooms, layout
flexibility for university (primarily office) purposes, substantially reusable condition, and
significant replacement cost. The building has been the subject of 3 previous renovation
programs.
Parts of the building have remained unrenovated and parts of the building require another
renovation for a second university occupancy. Also, a number of building infrastructure items
are in need of replacement or improvement due to their aging condition and due to newer energy
efficient opportunities. Exterior landscaping improvements are another facet of this program
plan.
The UCDHSC is in the process of vacating its 9th Avenue campus and relocating all of its
programs from the 9th Avenue campus to the AMC. Many departments have already relocated to
Building 500, to Research 1 North and South buildings, to the Lazzara Center for Oral-Facial
Health, and to other facilities. The new facilities funded by the state of Colorado through
Certificates of Participation are completed or nearing completion. Faculty are starting to occupy
Academic Office 1. Currently, 22% of the campus’ students are at AMC including students in
the School of Dentistry, Graduate School, and the School of Medicine’s CHA/PA program.
Starting in January 2008, all students in the Health Sciences Center schools will be located at the
AMC along with many more faculty and staff. Both the University of Colorado Hospital and
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The Children’s Hospital have completed their relocations to the new campus. Research 2, which
is the last major new facility currently under construction, will open in August 2008 allowing the
9th Avenue campus to be nearly vacated and to be abated prior to completing a negotiated sale
for the property.
Renovations for program space in Building 500 as outlined in this program plan include:
New Colorado School of Public Health
Department of Psychiatry
Information Technology Services
Future Academic Offices
Building Interior Upgrades
21,840 asf
35.452 asf
3,576 asf
20,996 asf
8,776 asf
These spaces represent 90,640 assignable square feet and 154,354 gross square feet of
renovation. The purpose of these renovations is to allow the UCDHSC to fully vacate the 9th
Avenue campus. The approximate cost of these renovations is $3,160,217 excluding costs for
relocation, furniture, and public art.
Building Interior Upgrades are also included in this project and are listed below:
Basement Storage
Entrance Upgrades
Security/Elevator Upgrades
Lobby Upgrades
VAV Distribution
Heating Water Upgrades
Emergency Generator
Stormwater Crossconnection
Temperature Control Heat Exchanger
$50,000
$577,428
$282,000
$1,000,000
$4,770,000
$4,260, 000
$1,771,930
$237,500
$324,000
The total cost of these items is $13,272,858 excluding their cost impact on public art. These
projects are necessary to improve handicap accessibility, improve facility security, increase the
number of restroom facilities to adequately serve a fully occupied building, improve antiquated
and inefficient heating and cooling systems, replace antiquated emergency generators, and
correct a code deficient sewer crossconnection.
Building Exterior Upgrades are also included in this project and are listed below:
Window Replacement
Landscaping
Bicycle Racks and Pads
$6,229,475
$2,000,000
$20,000
The total cost of these items is $8,249,475 excluding their cost impact on public art. These
projects are necessary to replace windows that are energy inefficient and disintegrating, improve
landscaping in the remaining zone between the recently completed education zone and research
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zone, and increase the number of bicycle racks to serve the occupants of a fully occupied
campus.
Additional costs are for art in public places ($188,597), furniture ($2,264,840), and relocation
costs ($250,708).
The total project cost is $27,386,695. The source of funds is state capital construction funds. As
such, there is no anticipated impact on the debt service capacity of the University of Colorado.
The schedule for this project is for design work to commence immediately upon approval of the
Long Bill with construction completion of all phases including the Building Interior and Exterior
Upgrades by October 2010. An earlier completion of the areas accommodating program
relocations will allow for those programs to vacate the 9th Avenue campus.
b. Description of Academic Program Being Affected
Colorado School of Public Health
And UCDHSC School of Medicine Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics
The Colorado School of Public Health Initiative is a collaborative joint endeavor among the
University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Colorado State University (CSU),
and the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) who are the partnering institutions of this
initiative. The planned Colorado School of Public Health will be the first and only school of
public health in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region. The new school will support
students, practitioners and communities, with access to educational programs, innovative
research, and community services.
Academic degrees will include the Master of Public Health, Master of Science, Doctoral, and
Medical Residency programs. The planned school will also support the academic enrichment of
existing professionals through certificate programs, continuing education, outreach efforts of the
new Center for Public Health Practice, and the research and service centers located at the three
partnering universities.
After studying the feasibility and reviewing initial plans, the Presidents of the University of
Colorado, Colorado State University, and the University of Northern Colorado signed a
memorandum of understanding in October 2004 to reflect their commitment to pursue the
development of a collaborative, accredited school of public health serving Colorado and the
Rocky Mountain region. A copy of the Memorandum of Understanding between the 3
partnering institutions can be found in the Appendix.
The University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center will be the lead institution
among equal partnering institutions linking the public health strengths of the University of
Colorado, Colorado State University, and the University of Northern Colorado.
Milestones in the planning and evolution of the CSPH to date are highlighted below:
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Colorado Trust and Caring for Colorado fund public health study
Colorado Public Health Education/Research Advisory Committee formed
Committee recommends collaborative, accredited SPH for Colorado
Implementation Task Force develops Strategic Planning process
Proposals for funding submitted
Universities approve formal planning process
Implementation Task Force formed and planning structure determined
Funding received from Caring for Colorado Foundation
SPH Planning Retreat
Work groups meet, assemble reports
Funding received
Strategic plan drafted
Budget models developed
Memorandum of Agreement signed among University presidents
Informational presentation to CU Board of Regents
Faculty, deans, and community input obtained
Strategic plan revised based on input
Strategic Plan distributed for review
Additional funding received from Caring for Colorado Foundation
Fundraising plan developed and Development Committee formed
CSU Faculty Open Forum
Informational presentation to CSU Board of Governors
UNC Faculty Open Forum
UCDHSC Institutional Planning Office Financial study completed
Colorado Health Foundation approves challenge grant for start-up
Call for nominations for operational planning team
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A number of public health related programs currently exist at the partnering institutions. By
institution they are as follows:
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The University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center Department of
Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics houses the Master of Science in Public Health
degree program and PhD programs in Analytical Health Sciences. The downtown
Denver campus also has educational programs in Health and Behavioral Sciences, Health
Administration, Public Administration, and Environmental Sciences. Public health
oriented Centers exist at all the CU campuses in areas including aging, global health,
rural health, nutrition, child abuse, cancer and chronic disease prevention, Native
American health, and healthcare policy research.
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Colorado State University has graduate degree programs in Environmental Health
Sciences, Nutrition and Food Science, Health Exercise Science, Gerontology, and many
Centers of research involved in areas such as infectious disease, injury prevention,
community participation, suicide prevention, and substance abuse prevention, water and
air pollution, and health disparities. CSU is also the site of CDC’s Vector Borne
Infectious Disease Laboratory, Cooperative Extension System, and the Rocky Mountain
Institute for Biosecurity Research.
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The University of Northern Colorado offers an MPH in Community Health Education
and has an undergraduate program in Community Health, as well as undergraduate and
master’s degree programs in Nursing, Dietetics, Gerontology, Human Rehabilitation,
Communication Disorders, and Kinesiology. UNC also offers graduate certificates in
many of these areas.
Key features of the Colorado School of Public Health include:
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A multi-campus Master in Public Health (MPH) degree to obtain a comprehensive
education in all areas of public health with specialization available in the 5 core areas of
biostatistics, epidemiology, environmental/occupational health, behavioral/community
health, and health services administration and policy.
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Master of Science (MS) and Doctoral (PhD) degrees for students pursuing
academic/research futures plus medical residencies in preventive medicine and
occupational medicine.
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Educational concentration in high priority areas such as global health, Native American
health, aging, public health genomics, infectious diseases, emergency preparedness,
public health policy, plus joint degrees with other professional schools.
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A Center for Public Health Practice to provide expanded training for the workforce,
facilitate student field training, and link students and faculty with public health leaders,
employers, and local communities.
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Administrative and fiscal structure representing all partner institutions as well as the
exploration of future collaborations.
Schedule Information
New students will be accepted for admission in CSPH programs with terms commencing in JulySeptember 2008. Students currently enrolled in programs at the partner institution programs that
will become part of the Colorado School of Public Health will be considered CSPH students at
that time.
CSPH anticipates being accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health in 2010. The
partnering institutions will independently retain program accreditation until then.
Facility Impact Relative to This Program Plan
At the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, the faculty offices for the
School of Medicine Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics will relocate from the
9th Avenue campus to Building 500 at the Anschutz Medical Campus along with administrative
offices necessary for UCDHSC to conduct its role as the lead institution among the 3 partnering
institutions.
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Additional information on the Colorado School of Public Health can be found at
www.coloradoSPH.org
School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado was founded by the Colorado
Legislature in 1919. The department’s orientation includes education, research, and clinical
psychiatric care in many areas including psychoanalytic psychiatry, biological psychiatry,
cognitive behavior and interpersonal therapies, cultural psychiatry, child psychiatry, and many
other aspects of modern mental health.
The Department of Psychiatry’s trainees include medical students, graduate students, residents in
psychiatry and child psychiatry, and fellows in addiction, forensics, and neuropsychiatry and
research trainees in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis, and psychology and social work interns
who have access to clinical research programs. Residents, students, and trainees have
participated in brain imaging, molecular analysis, treatment, outcome assessment, telepsychiatry,
and specialized training in psychotherapies. The faculty seek to prepare them for a new
psychiatric practice that will be impacted by the rapid increase in knowledge about the brain and
its behaviors.
Teaching Philosophy
The Department of Psychiatry educates medical students, graduate physicians, and students from
other health disciplines in the fields of psychiatry, human behavior, and development. Its goals
build on basic knowledge in the theory and clinical practice of psychiatry in a biopsychological
model; promote the development of skills in various forms of treatment from
psychopharmacological to intensive insight oriented psychotherapy; learn to understand and deal
with human behavior individually, in the family, in groups, and in society; teach an awareness of
the psychosocial problems of patients from the infant to the aged, educate health professionals
and the public about the interaction of mind and body; and promote the natural curiosity of
students about human behavior in normalcy and disease.
Medical Students
The Office of Medical Student Education in the Department of Psychiatry is the medical student
resource for psychiatric education during the student's four years of medical school. The faculty
and staff coordinate required psychiatry courses, psychiatric electives, sub-internships and the
Psychiatry/Medicine Interest Group. Students are also provided with opportunities for
behavioral medicine research through the Psychiatry Scholars Program and career advising for
those students considering psychiatry as a career.
Graduate Students
The breadth and depth of scientific accomplishment by psychiatric programs in the
neurosciences, developmental neurobiology, addictions, infant development, child and
adolescent psychiatry, behavioral immunology, schizophrenia, depression, and transcultural and
public psychiatry is noteworthy. The Department of Psychiatry research programs cover a wide
range of investigations, ranging from the clinically oriented drug studies to understanding human
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behavior at the molecular level. Below are highlighted a few of the research areas available to
graduate students:
• American Native and Alaska Native Programs
• Addiction Research and Treatment Services (ARTS)
• Autism and Developmental Disabilities Research Group
• Behavioral Immunology Research Group
• Center for Schizophrenia Research
• Developmental Psychobiology Research Group
• Developmental Research: Children with and at risk for Schizophrenia, Bipolar, ADHD, and
Autism
• Neuromagnetic Imaging Research Group
• Division of Substance Dependence
Residents
The Department of Psychiatry offers a unique program of diverse clinical experiences at
University of Colorado Hospital, Denver Health Medical Center, the Denver Veterans
Administration Medical Center, The Children’s Hospital, and other training settings. Other
affiliated hospitals and centers include the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan,
Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo, John F. Kennedy Center, National Jewish Center for
Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, and the Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis. Faculty
who lead nationally known programs in substance abuse, neuropsychiatry, neuroimaging,
molecular genetics, psychopharmacology, Native American mental health, infant and early
childhood development, forensics, telepsychiatry, and psychoanalysis are integrated into clinical
and scholarly training experiences in the following programs: General Psychiatry Residency,
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Geriatric
Psychiatry, and Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry.
Psychiatry Program Accreditation Status
The current accreditation status of UCDHSC psychiatry programs is displayed in the following
table.
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
Original
Last Accreditation
Accreditation Period
Accreditation
General Psychiatry
1956
2005-2008
3 years
Child Psychiatry
1965
2007-2012
5 years
Addiction Psychiatry
1995
2002-2007
5 years
Forensic Psychiatry
1998
2005-2009
4 years
Geriatric Psychiatry
2007
2007-2009
2 years (max for new
programs)
United Council for Neurological Subspecialties Accreditation
Behavioral Neurology 2006
2006-2008
2 years (max)
& Neuropsychiatry
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Faculty and administrative offices for the Department of Psychiatry are currently located in old
facilities on the 9th Avenue campus. Faculty and staff will be relocating to Building 500 at the
Anschutz Medical Campus.
Additional information on the Department of Psychiatry can be found at
www.uchsc.edu/psychiatry.
Information Technology Services (IS) Department (not an academic department)
The UCDHSC IS Department’s mission is to provide high quality computing and
communications services in support of the education, research, health care and community
service missions of the University. IS provides general purpose computing and communications
infrastructure for UCDHSC, serving a faculty, staff, and student population in excess of 25,000
people.
The guiding operational priorities of the IS Department are:
1) Do not lose the customer’s data
2) Stay in service
3) Continually enhance services
The main service areas for IS include:
The UCDHSC IS Department provides a broad array of technology services in support of the
education, research, health care and community service missions of the campus. The IS
Department is a high quality service provider that also seeks to be a low cost provider. (For
further detail, see the IS Department web site: http://www.uchsc.edu/is.)
Administrative Application Support The Administrative Application Support
workgroup (AAS) provides design and development services to allow customer access to
data from core computer systems operated at University Management Systems (UMS, in
Boulder) as well as UCDHSC-specific computer systems.
The mission of the AAS organization is to deliver critical information in electronic or
printed form to those responsible for management and administration of UCDHSC. AAS
is committed to develop software solutions (e.g., systems and applications) that improve
Central Administration's ability to access and manipulate management information
contained in its many computer databases.
IS Finance and Business Services - This team provides customer service regarding
billing and accounting issues. Additionally, this group manages procurement, A/R, and
A/P, depreciation, budget, financial reporting, and cost allocations, warehousing, and
inventory control.
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Email and Web Services - This team is responsible for electronic mail and the
University's central web servers. Their duties include:
• maintaining the campus-wide Microsoft Exchange email systems and central campus
web servers
• providing general end-user support for e-mail and web services
• creating new and deleting old mailboxes, meeting room resources, and mailing lists
• filtering out e-mail viruses and spam
• restoring mailboxes and web pages from backups, as needed
• developing web pages and assisting department webmasters
Help Desk and Customer Service Representatives - This call center serves as the
central point-of-contact for faculty and staff to order IS services and receive general
assistance with technology problems, typically logging between 700 and 800 calls per
week. The Help Desk also serves as the point of contact for after-hours emergency
response. Customer service representatives (CSRs) assist customers with large and more
complex orders for service. The CSRs personally meet with customers and walk-through
new construction and remodeled spaces to ensure that telephone and network services are
configured correctly.
Network Support - The networking group is responsible for managing the campus data
network, Internet services, and remote access systems. Network security and the
construction of the AMC have created significant new demands on the staff.
Production Printing Center - The Production Printing Center (PPC) is an Information
Systems facility that prints human resources, financial and student services documents
that have high volume form handling and printing requirements. Batch and demand
printing jobs are launched on a scheduled basis from the mainframe facility at University
Management Systems. In addition to supporting UCDHSC business operations, the PPC
also prepares printed business materials that support the daily operation of the CU
Procurement Service Center.
Server Support - Provides centrally-managed on-line data storage, off-line
backup/restore/archive services, networked printing support, virus protection, remote
access, and software installation and update services. Server Support also manages the
Windows Active Directory environment that controls access to computing resources for
the majority of faculty, staff, and students on campus.
Telecommunications - The UCDHSC Telecommunications group handles all aspects of
telephone service for UCDHSC buildings. Management and operational responsibilities
include the campus telephone systems, voice mail systems, telephone directories, and the
communications cabling infrastructure. The construction of the AMC has put significant
new demands on this group.
Workstation Support - The Workstation Support Center (WSC) provides desktop and
laptop computer support for UCDHSC faculty and staff on a fee-for-service basis. Their
services include:
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hardware support - installation, repair, and upgrades
operating systems support - Windows, Apple MacOS
application support - Microsoft Office, Netscape, etc.
The WSC fully supports University-approved hardware and software products, but may
also be able to provide limited support for products that are not on the list. When
necessary, the WSC is called upon to respond to virus outbreaks on campus.
Additionally, the WSC provides labor for installing mandated software updates including
anti-virus software, Windows patches, and UMS required client software updates.
Student Lab Support - The Student Lab Support Center provide support for student
computer labs at multiple locations at the Downtown Denver Campus. Their services
include:
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Computer lab oversight and monitoring
Student assistance within the lab
Maintenance of lab equipment
Management and Staff Support - The Assistant Vice Chancellor, Communications
Director, Computing Director and Finance Director serve as the senior management for
the IS Department. Additionally, there are two administrative support positions in the
department performing human resource management, payroll, records management,
scheduling, and other office support functions for the department.
Service Trends - There is ongoing growth in the demand for many services offered by the IS
Department, although some areas within IS have a relatively static demand. The table below
describes the demand level for the major service areas.
Service Area
Basic phone service
Basic network service
Long distance service
Internet bandwidth
Remote Access (Dial-up modems)
Central file server accounts and storage
E-mail accounts and storage
Help Desk telephone support
Web programming support
Application programming support
Production printing and forms handling
Workstation Support
Level of Demand
Growth in Demand
Growth in Demand
Growth in Demand
Growth in Demand
Lower Demand
Growth in Demand
Growth in Demand
Growth in Demand
Growth in Demand
Growth in Demand
Static Demand
Growth in Demand
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Organization Structure – The UCDHSC IS Department is comprised of 84 FTE that provide
computing and communications services for the consolidated UCDHSC University located on
three university campuses. IS is a department within the UCDHSC Central Administration,
reporting to Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance.
The diagram below shows the IS organization structure:
c. Relationship to the Facilities Master Plan
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Relation to the Facilities Master Plan
This program plan for Building 500 Renovation is consistent with the current institutional master
plan and mission of the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center. Specific
UCDHSC institutional planning, policies, and facility program plans that relate to this project
include:
A. Institutional Master Plan Supplements (Years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002)
The University of Colorado Board of Regents approved the annual supplements to the 1998
Institutional Master Plan in September 1999, August 2000, December 2001, and November
2002. The Colorado Commission on Higher Education approved the Year 2002 Supplements in
February 2003. The Building 500 Renovation project is consistent with the UCDHSC’s mission
as outlined in these Master Plan Supplements.
B. Institutional Master Plan (September 1998)
The institutional master plan for the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences
Center, approved by the University of Colorado Board of Regents in October 1998, involves the
development of a new campus at the Anschutz Medial Campus in Aurora to be developed as a
replacement to the 9th Avenue campus in Denver. The Anschutz Medical Campus development
involves the construction of approximately five million square feet of new program space and
associated infrastructure for the Health Sciences Center and University Hospital. The Building
500 Renovation project is consistent with the missions of the UCDHSC.
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II. Justification
a. Existing Conditions
i.
Current Program Enrollment
The School of Public Health will be an outgrowth of programs currently at the University of
Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Colorado State University, and the University
of Northern Colorado. The current enrollment by university is:
UCDHSC
CSU
UNC
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Undergraduate students enrolled in the UCDHSC School of Medicine have some exposure to
psychiatric programs. The current enrollment in the UCDHSC School of Medicine in the MD
program is 565. The Department of Psychiatry also has residents and fellows in the following
programs: General Psychiatry Program (45 residents), Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (9
residents), Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship (2 fellows).
ii.
Assessment of Space Functionality
Comments relative to the functionality of existing spaces of the programs in this program plan
are found below:
Colorado School of Public Health/
UCDHSC School of Medicine Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics
The UCDHSC School of Medicine’s Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics
currently occupies space in several different locations on the 9th Avenue campus. All the spaces
are located in the original antiquated 9th Avenue structures and have severe functional
shortcomings. The spaces are also inadequate to house the needs of the emerging School of
Public Health. The locations and assignable square footages of the existing spaces are shown
below:
Department
Preventive Medicine & Biostatistics
Preventive Medicine & Biostatistics
Preventive Medicine & Biostatistics
Preventive Medicine & Biostatistics
Total
Building Location
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
Office Annex
Office Annex
Existing ASF
4,289
4,820
3,530
6,791
19,430
Both of the structures in which this program is currently housed are to be abandoned by the
university and sold to a developer for demolition and site redevelopment. The program must
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vacate these premises and relocate to the Anschutz Medical Campus along with the other
programs of the University of Colorado’s Health Sciences Center.
At the time the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics relocates to the Anschutz
Medical Campus, it will have transformed into a portion of the Colorado School of Public
Health. The Colorado School of Public Health will occupy the following locations in Building
500:
Program
Colorado School of Public Health
Colorado School of Public Health
Colorado School of Public Health
Colorado School of Public Health
Colorado School of Public Health
Total
Floor
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795
1,503
6,400
1,888
10,875
21,461
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The locations are keyed to zones of the building noted on the floor plans found in the Appendix
to this program plan. All of the zones to be occupied by the Colorado School of Public Health
are located on the 3rd floor. They were recently occupied by the University of Colorado
Hospital’s (UCH) budget and finance departments.
The condition of these spaces can be described as very good since they were renovated in 1998
by UCH. Large portions of the eastern space are currently open office areas and need to be
divided into individual offices to meet the needs of the School. Also, the previous tenant’s
program called for large open storage areas in the central part of the department which also needs
to be divided into smaller individual offices.
School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
The School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry currently occupies space in several different
locations on the 9th Avenue campus. The relevant spaces occupied by faculty and staff who will
be relocating to Building 500 spaces are located in an original antiquated 9th Avenue structure
known as Colorado Psychiatric Hospital (CPH) and in a facility known as the Child
Development Center (CDC) and have severe functional shortcomings. Other faculty and staff in
the Department of Psychiatry occupy space in the structure known as the North Pavilion and in
the various ARTS facilities in off campus locations; the facility conditions and needs of these
programs are not discussed here as they are not a part of the Building 500 renovation program as
of this writing. The locations and assignable square footages of the existing relevant spaces are
shown below:
Department
Building Location
Psychiatry Development Division
CDC
Psychiatry BiPolar Division
CDC
Psychiatry Development Division
CPH
Psychiatry Substance Dependency Division
CPH
Psychiatry Early Development Division
CPH
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2,065
1,427
2,143
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Psychiatry Substance Dependency Division
Psychiatry Psychology Division
Psychiatry Development Division
Psychiatry BiPolar Division
Psychiatry Utilization/Evaluation Division
Psychiatry Neuropsychology Division
Psychiatry Development Division
Psychiatry Early Development Division
Psychiatry Substance Dependency Division
Psychiatry Anxiety Mood Division
Psychiatry Child Division
Psychiatry Chair
Psychiatry Pharmaceutical Division
Psychiatry MEG Division
Psychiatry Chair
Total
CPH
CPH
CDC
CPH
CPH
CPH
CPH
CPH
CPH
CPH
CPH
CPH
CPH
CPH
CPH
176
1,018
137
93
196
700
889
671
1,076
465
885
2,119
4,462
5,328
7,480
34,340
Both of the structures (CDC and CPH) in which this program is currently housed are to be
abandoned by the university and sold to a developer for demolition and site redevelopment. The
program must vacate these premises and relocate to the Anschutz Medical Campus along with
the other University of Colorado programs of its Health Sciences Center.
The Department of Psychiatry will occupy the following locations in Building 500:
Program
Psychiatry
Psychiatry
Psychiatry
Psychiatry
Psychiatry
Total
Floor
2
2
2
2
4
ASF
8,600
11,093
2,300
3,515
10,235
35,743
Zone
AE
AF
AG
AH
AS
The locations are keyed to zones of the building noted on the floor plans found in the Appendix
to this program plan. All of the zones to be occupied by the Department of Psychiatry are
located on the 2nd and 4th floors of Building 500. The 2nd floor spaces were recently occupied by
offices of administrative departments including Facility Operations, Office of Institutional
Planning, and Facility Projects which have relocated to the new Campus Services building. The
4th floor spaces were recently occupied by offices of the Cancer Center which have relocated to
the 6th floor of Building 500.
The condition of these spaces can be described as fair since they were minimally renovated in
1998. Most of these spaces were once hospital inpatient rooms which have been nominally
adapted to office occupancies. Renovations for these non faculty departments were somewhat
minimal. Greater occupancy efficiencies can be achieved by converting other spaces once
needed for patient room toilets, nursing stations, soiled and clean utility rooms, and medication
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preparation rooms to square footage needed for offices. Also, the general ambience of the spaces
needs to be upgraded from former army hospital occupancies to a level of finish appropriate for
faculty and staff offices.
Information Technology Services Department
The IS department occupies space in two primary locations: Building 500 4th floor (17,137 asf)
and at the Lawrence Street Center 11th floor (5,536 asf). These spaces are in acceptable
functioning condition but are at capacity in terms of occupancy by the department. Additional
space is needed to expand as the department experiences normal growth, as technological
applications expand, and as the Anschutz Medical Campus becomes more fully occupied.
Additional expansion space is available for the Information Technology Services department on
the ground floor of Building 500. The square footages and zone locations keyed to the plans in
the Appendix are shown in the table below:
Program
IS
IS
IS
Total
Floor
G
G
G
ASF
520
2,426
626
3,572
Zone
B
F
F-1
Currently Zone area B was a locksmith shop and requires minor modifications to accommodate
IS storage. Zone area F was last occupied by a print shop and by the campus mail center.
Substantial renovation is required to transform the former print shop area into a satellite
computer room with extensive climate control and electrical power for the many servers that will
be housed there. The former campus mail center requires partitioning, HVAC modifications, and
normal office fit out to be transformed into a staff office area. Zone area F-1 is currently IS
storage (which will relocate to zone area B) and has never been renovated since acquisition by
the university. It needs substantial renovation to be converted to office space for the customer
service center of the IS department.
Future Academic Departments
The future academic department spaces are found in the following zone locations (on the plans in
the Appendix) and with the following square footages:
Program
Future Academic Offices
Future Academic Offices
Future Academic Offices
Future Academic Offices
Future Academic Offices
Future Academic Office Corridor
Future Academic Offices
Future Academic Offices
Floor
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
2
ASF
750
2,340
1,065
2,150
1,170
1,354
420
6,500
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I
J
K
M
N
N-1
Q-2
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Future Academic Offices
Future Academic Offices
Total
3
G
G
820
2,445
2,069
21,083
AP
B533
B534
The condition of future academic office spaces varies due to the extent of past renovations and
how recently they occurred. Spaces identified as zones I, M, and N are occupied by the Pediatric
Hemophilia department and are used as offices or exam areas or as a former laboratory. The
office areas require minor modifications for reuse as offices except when they need to be
reconfigured in the mix of private offices versus modular office spaces to meet program needs.
Exam areas require more extensive renovation to convert to office use including the removal of
plumbing fixtures and associated cabinetry and exam room accessories. Zone N-1 is a restricted
corridor passing within the Hemophilia area and needs to be opened up to become a major
unrestricted pedestrian thoroughfare from the west entrance to Building 500 to its central lobby.
Zones J and K are occupied by a portion of the department of Childhood Nutrition primarily as
office space and require similar renovation to change the mix of private offices and open office
space to meet the needs of the new occupants. Zone A1 is a clinic area currently occupied by the
Veterans Administration. Renovations are needed to convert the space to academic departmental
office use including the removal of numerous plumbing fixtures in the exam rooms and in former
hospital patient toilets. Zone Q-2 is the former hospital chapel area which continues to look like
a chapel complete with stained glass windows. Zone AP is an office area recently vacated by the
University of Colorado Hospital and requires reconfiguration to meet the needs of a new
occupant.
The area known as Building 533 is a ground floor extension of Building 500 located to the
northeast of the original Building 500 structure. It was constructed by the US Army as a
temporary expansion of Building 500 but has continued to be occupied for many years. Building
533 was an area with a concrete vault room for a radiographic piece of equipment and for
supporting office and clinical support functions. Since owned by the University of Colorado, it
has been used as conference space. The conference rooms have been largely used for training
and for employee orientations. Some partitioning is required for its future occupant.
The area known as Building 534 is a ground floor extension of Building 500 located to the
northeast of the area known as Building 533. It was constructed by the US Army as a temporary
expansion of Building 500 but has continued to be occupied for many years. Since owned by the
University of Colorado, it has been equipped with computers and used as a computer training
area. Some partitioning is required to customize it for its future occupant.
Background Information
This project involves the fourth phase of renovation to Building 500 at the UCDHSC Anschutz
Medical Campus. Building 500 contains 478,211 gsf in a 9 story structure constructed in 1941.
It served as a hospital for the US Army until its use by the University of Colorado in 1997. The
structure is located in the heart of the UDCHSC Anschutz Medical Campus. A campus site map
is located in the Appendix.
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The UCDHSC has completed two phases of renovation on Building 500 and continues to be in
the midst of completing the third phase.
During the first phase of renovation, approximately 298,000 gsf of the building was renovated.
This project is detailed in the UCHSC Administration Building Program Plan Revision,
approved by the Board of Regents in December 1996. The budget for this initial project was
$20.3 million and included a number of then UCHSC and University of Colorado Hospital
(UCH) administrative programs.
The second phase of the Building 500 renovation project primarily involved the renovation of the
majority of Floor 7 for the School of Medicine’s CHA/PA program. This project renovated
approximately 14,500 gsf at a project cost of $1.19 million. This Building 500 renovation phase
was included as a component of the Program Plan for the Remodel of the Administrative
Building – Fitzsimons, Phase 2 and Other Buildings. The Board of Regents approved this
program plan in June 1998.
The space being remodeled in phase three is for occupants in the School of Medicine’s Dean’s
Office, administrative offices for the Cancer Center, faculty offices in School of Medicine
departments (Renal, INEP, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Housestaff), various
Chancellor and Administrative departments (Chancellor’s Office, Self Risk, Public Relations,
Ombuds Office, Bookstore, Disability Services, Mail Center, Landing Zone, Showers,
Foundation, and Grants and Contracts), and Student Community/Lounge space. When
completed, the project is expected to renovate 76,709 asf. The approval for this phase was for
$9.0 million and project costs are currently anticipated to be $8.76 million.
The project described in this program plan proposes to renovate other areas of the building,
rerenovate a few areas whose programmed uses are changing, and correct numerous facility
deficiencies described elsewhere in the program plan.
iii.
Current Space Utilization by Classroom/Lab Hours of Use and Percent
Station Utilization
The program for this project does not plan to create classroom or laboratory stations.
Classrooms are primarily located in facilities entitled Education Facility 1A, Education Facility
1B, and Education Facility II as described in previous program plans; classrooms are shared
among the Health Sciences Center schools and are not dedicated to particular schools. Skills
laboratories are primarily located in Education Facility 1B, and laboratories are primarily located
in Research Complexes I and II. None of these facilities will be duplicated in Building 500, and
hence, no classroom/laboratory utilization studies were conducted as a part of this program plan.
iv.
Facilities Condition Index
The Facilities Audit Summary Report for Building 500 can be found in the Appendix. The
report was last updated in May 2005 and will be updated again in 2008. The report indicates that
the current (2005) estimated replacement value was $102,300,030. Building 500 has a Facilities
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Condition Index of 71.3%. The estimated cost of the deficiencies was $29,405,428. Major areas
of deficiency and their estimated deficiency costs were:
Building Component
Building Structure
HVAC Systems
Plumbing Systems
Electrical Systems
Code Compliance & Safety
System Deficiency Rating
74%
61%
79%
78%
96%
Estimated Cost of Deficiency
(2005)
$9,219,790
$14,754,324
$1,731,735
$3,551,857
$147,721
The needs of the building interior that necessitate upgrading as addressed by this project are
described below:
Basement Storage
An area of the basement of Building 500 has been vacated by its previous tenant (University
Hospital) and is available for storage use by the University of Colorado. It is a very basic space
in terms of its finishes and requires improvements to divide it among future users and to provide
security and alarming, temperature controls, and teledata access.
Entrance Upgrades
Currently, Building 500 has 4 main entrances on the south (center), east, north (center), and west.
The south and north entrances are handicap accessible both with proper ramping and door
hardware and automation. The east and west entrances have many steps both outside and inside
the building and have doors that are not equipped for handicapped persons to open.
Security/Elevator Upgrades
Building 500 has card readers that restrict access to the building in off hours, but access within
the building has few restrictions. Campus security policy requires that off hour access within
campus structures be restricted by zone to those individuals who will have been granted access
privileges. This system requires restricted accessibility to the elevators and stairwells as well as
restricted access to the wings of the respective floors.
Campus security policies also prescribe security lighting on major walkways and building
approaches which has been accomplished in part through exterior lighting mounted on the roof
parapets. A number of dark areas exist around Building 500.
Lobby Upgrades
Many of the lobbies in Building 500 are in a condition similar to when the facility was turned
over from the US Army to the University and have not been aesthetically upgraded to the
standards of more newly renovated parts of the building. Directory signage within the building
is poor. The number of rest room fixtures is becoming substandard with renovations planned
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throughout the building and with increases to the number of Building 500 occupants. Many of
the former hospital patient rooms had adjacent private toilets which are being renovated to
become office spaces resulting in the loss of toilet fixtures. The remaining number of common
area toilets will be inadequate.
Variable Air Volume (VAV) Distribution
Currently Building 500’s air handling consists of 25 major air handlers (called Constant Volume
Terminal Units) and 8 minor air handlers. The 25 major air handlers cover large zones of the
building. Many areas are getting too much air in order for the needs of certain high demand
areas within those zones to receive the air changes that they require. Some areas have to reheat
their air to meet demands of occupant comfort. Too many air changes require energy and cost
inefficiencies with unnecessary electrical, chilled water, and heat requirements. Many occupant
complaints are generated due to the lack of controls. Also, when renovations are undertaken,
there is little flexibility to modify the air handling equipment to meet the different needs of the
newly designed area and its occupants. The absence of Variable Air Volume control units causes
many inefficiencies and occupant dissatisfaction.
Heating Water Upgrades
Currently, Building 500 receives much of its heat through steam convectors located under most
on the structure’s 1,400 windows. Room air is heated as it passes over piping that is heated from
within by circulating steam. The system has poor controls which are not calibrated to standard
thermostat readings but rather to abstract levels from 1-7. These controls are separate from other
thermostats that connect to the air handling systems within the building. Many of the pipes
serving the steam convectors are near the end of their life and are corroding and/or becoming
restricted in their flow diameters. Upgrading this system can result in cost saving through the
use of less steam and fewer system repairs. Occupant comfort can also be substantially enhanced
through installation of a system that better responds to the occupants comfort demands.
Emergency Generator
The emergency power needs of Building 500 are served by two 650 KW diesel powered
generators. There are two units for redundancy to ensure power backup should one of the units
malfunction. The exact age of these units is unknown but is estimate to be over 30 years
although some upgrades were installed in the ensuing years. The emergency power system
covers several critical needs including the IS department of University Hospital and the IS
department of the University of Colorado at the Anschutz Medical Campus. Also, the campus
telephone system switches are located in Building 500. In addition to these critical needs, the
emergency power service covers some level of HVAC equipment, some lighting, some life
safety items such as the fire pump serving the building, some elevator service, and egress
lighting.
As the University of Colorado moves its Health Sciences Center functions from the old 9th
Avenue campus to the Anschutz Medical Campus, the emergency power needs backing up
Building 500 are becoming more taxed because (1) the building is becoming more fully occupied
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demanding more infrastructure including emergency services and (2) the unique critical needs
provided by the UCH IS department (the hospital has now completely relocated to the AMC), the
university IS department, and the campus telephone switch gear. Newer emergency back-up
sequipment with larger capacity is needed.
Stormwater Crossconnection
The roof drains from a significant portion of the east wing of Building 500 are incorrectly tied
into a piping main that carries both stormwater runoff and, eventually, wastewater from
basement floor drains. This situation is a stormwater permit violation. Stormwater systems and
waste systems must be separate.
Temperature Control Heat Exchanger Replacement
Many of the machine rooms in Building 500 have steam to hot water converters that are in poor
condition. These heat exchangers control the efficiency of the 25 major air handler units
throughout the building. They have inadequate controls due to the age of their installation.
The needs of the building exterior that necessitate upgrading as addressed by this project are
described below:
Window Replacement
There are approximately 1,400 windows in Building 500. Although there have been a few
replacements, almost all of the windows are original (1941). There are several window types
from the original installation. Most of the windows are single pane wood frame operable
windows. The single panes lose an enormous amount of heat. Many of the windows are poorly
fitting and some have evidence of rot. Many have been fastened shut over the years and have
other jury rigged repairs to reduce drafts and prevent the windows from falling out. In most
cases there are hazardous materials disposal costs associated with window removal. Historic
preservation requirements dictate that the exterior appearance of the structure be maintained in
any window replacement program.
Landscaping and Bicycle Racks
These conditions are described in the report section on Site Improvements.
v.
Specific Health/Life Safety Deficiencies
The specific life safety deficiency noted above is the inappropriate cross connection of rooftop
stormwater runoff with a sanitary sewer line in Building 500.
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b. Changes and Projections
i.
Enrollment Projections by Program or Department
Future enrollment growth of the new School of Public Health is displayed in the following table:
School of Public Health Enrollment Projections
Institution Degree Program
Current 20082009- 20102009
2010
2011
UCDHSC
UCDHSC
UCDHSC
UCDHSC
UCDHSC
UCDHSC
UCDHSC
UCDHSC
Subtotal
MSPH/MPH
DrPH
Certificate
MS Biostatistics
MS Epidemiology
PhD Biostatistics
PhD Bioinformatics
PhD Epidemiology
CSU
CSU
Subtotal
MPH
Certificate
UNC
UNC
Subtotal
MPH
Certificate
39
47
22
6
23
4
5
3
3
78
5
20122013
5
5
3
87
47
3
23
4
5
5
5
3
95
51
5
24
4
5
5
5
3
102
51
5
25
5
5
6
6
3
106
51
5
26
5
5
6
6
3
107
26
5
31
27
5
32
28
5
33
28
5
33
29
6
35
18
19
5
24
19
5
24
20
5
25
20
5
25
21
6
27
101
142
151
160
164
169
5
18
Total
20112012
Enrollment projections for the UCDHSC School of Medicine are found below:
UCDHSC School of Medicine Enrollment Projections
Current
200820092010201120122009
2010
2011
2012
2013
MD
565
580
593
593
593
593
20132014
593
The Department of Psychiatry also projects future growth in residents and fellows as follows:
General Psychiatric Program (45 residents), Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (12 residents),
Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship (3 fellows), Neuropsychiatry Fellowship (3 fellows), Addiction
Psychiatry Fellowship (3 fellows), and Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship (2 fellows).
ii.
New or Modified Academic Programs/Instructional Methodology
The new Colorado School of Public Health is a new program evolving out of several existing
programs at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Colorado State
University, and the University of Northern Colorado and is described elsewhere in this
document.
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iii.
Changes to Class Size
Please see the enrollment tables above.
c. Total Space Requirements
i.
Planned Program Space Utilization
1. Number of Student Stations Required
Student stations are not a part of the program for this program plan.
2. Room Areas Needed by Function
The program elements of the academic departments (Colorado School of Public Health,
Department of Psychiatry, and Future Academic Departments) are typical of academic
departments. They mostly consist of faculty offices, staff offices, conference spaces, and other
office support spaces such as copy rooms, supply storage, and break spaces. The future
academic office areas represent an opportunity to complete the renovation of the remaining
spaces in Building 500 to be suitable for academic office occupancy. Room specification sheets
are found in the Appendix.
The IS department’s additional space consists mostly of a communication center which is really
a large computer room containing many servers. A conceptual sketch laying out the proposed
equipment in this space is found in the Appendix. Other areas are offices to support this function
and to house the IS Help staff who service IS problems throughout the AMC campus.
Temporarily unused computer equipment and service materials and supplies will be stored in the
storage room.
The Building Interior items include upgrades to the handicap accessibility to the east and west
ground floor entrances to Building 500 and aesthetic upgrades to the elevator lobbies on the 1st,
2nd, 3rd, and 5th floors; included in these upgrades are the installation of additional toilets.
ii.
Total ASF and GSF Needed
The space program of this program plan addresses the needs of two significant departments
{(1)the department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics which is transforming into a portion
of the Colorado School of Public Health and (2) the Department of Psychiatry} yet to be
relocated from the 9th Avenue campus (and not included in other program plans associated with
the relocation of the departments of the Health Sciences Center to the Anschutz Medical
Campus), the expanding needs of the department of Information Technology Services, needs of
other departments whose specific needs are not yet articulated but who will be affected by the
final shifting and occupying of space at AMC, and several minor program elements that have
space components but are mostly explained in other sections of this program plan under building
interior upgrades that are mostly mechanical. The detailed listing of the room by room space
needs of these program elements is found in the table below.
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PROGRAM/ROOM TYPE
Colorado School of Public Health
Office-Department Chair/Div Head
Office-Faculty/Professional
Office Shared-Professional
Office Shared-Clerical
Internal Circulation
Conference Room-Small
Conference Room-Medium
Conference Room-Large
Reception
Waiting
Copy/Fax
Break Room
File Storage
Office Supply Storage
Storage
Department of Psychiatry
Office-Department Chair/Div Head
Office-Faculty/Professional
Office Shared-Professional
Office Shared-Clerical
Internal Circulation
Conference Room-Small
Conference Room-Medium
Conference Room-Large
Reception
Waiting
Copy/Fax
Break Room
File Storage
Office Supply Storage
Storage
Information Technology Services
Communication Center
Office-Faculty/Professional
Office Shared
Internal circulation
Reception
Office Supply Storage
Storage
Future Academic Offices
Office-Department Chair/Div Head
Office-Faculty/Professional
Office Shared
Internal Circulation
Conference Room-Small
Conference Room-Medium
Reception
Waiting
Copy/Fax
UNIT ASF
QTY
TOTAL
ASF
180
120
100
100
10%
160
360
600
300
360
180
120
120
120
180
10
70
40
10
1
5
3
1
1
1
2
2
8
2
1
1,800
8,400
4,000
1,000
1,520
800
1,080
600
300
360
360
240
960
240
180
180
120
100
100
10%
160
360
600
300
360
180
120
120
120
180
1,400
120
100
10%
120
120
520
180
120
100
10%
160
360
300
360
180
24
14
100
75
15
1
10
4
2
2
4
4
4
12
4
1
1
3
8
1
1
1
1
12
50
20
1
4
2
3
3
12
Subtotal
ASF
Subtotal
GSF
21,840
37,192
35,452
60,372
3,576
6,090
2,520
12,000
7,500
1,500
2,352
1,600
1,440
1,200
600
1,440
720
480
1,440
480
180
1,400
360
800
256
120
120
520
2,160
6,000
2,000
1,016
640
720
900
1,080
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Break Room
File Storage
Office Supply Storage
Building Interior
Entrances
Lobby Upgrades (lobbies)
Lobby Upgrades (rest rooms)
120
120
120
588
1,500
400
TOTAL ASF
12
12
12
2
4
4
1,440
1,440
1,440
20,996
35,755
8,776
14,945
1,176
6,000
1,600
90,640
TOTAL GSF
90,640
154,354
Efficiency
58.7%
The total assignable square feet to be renovated is 90,640 asf; the total number of gross square
feet that this translates to is 154,354 gsf with an efficiency factor of 58.7%.
Alternatives to This Project
Alternatives to this project include: (1) demolishing Building 500 and constructing new space
elsewhere on the Anschutz Medical Campus, (2) leaving vacant space in Building 500 and
constructing new space elsewhere on the Anschutz Medical Campus, or (3) leaving some
administrative functions at the 9th Avenue campus. None of these alternatives is feasible in the
time frame that UCDHSC faces in vacating the 9th Avenue campus in preparation for abatement
and the negotiated sale of the property nor is it practical to continue to function in the current
awkward two campus situation in any manner beyond the current short term circumstances.
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III. Implementation and Design Criteria
a. Spatial Relationships
i.
Diagrammatic Plans or Bubble-Diagrams Illustrating the Interaction and
Working Relationships Between and Among Spaces
The departments which are the subject of this program plan are relatively independent of each
other and do not demonstrate significant interactive working relationships with each other. Their
square footage requirements match the spaces to which they will be assigned and that match is a
more important design criterion.
Within the departments, receptionist and waiting room functions should be located at the
department entry. Support areas should be centrally located for easy access by the office
occupants of the suite. Other relationships can be maintained within the departmental confines
due to the close proximity of the departmental offices. More important design considerations are
the matching of existing spaces with program needs such as locating those with requirements for
larger office spaces with existing larger offices and locating modular office workstations in
existing larger open areas to minimize renovation costs.
The majority of this program plan pertains to building infrastructure replacement issues such as
replacement of HVAC items, windows, and emergency generators for which interactive bubble
diagrams are not helpful.
b. Site Improvements and Requirements
A significant element of the program plan for Building 500 includes major improvements to the
landscape on all sides of the facility. Building 500 is located at the center of the UCDHSC
Anschutz Medical Campus. It is the visual focus when entering the campus from Colfax Avenue
via Ursula Street and is also the visual focus from the Library Commons on the north side of the
campus. From the east and west, it encompasses the main pedestrian route through the building
when crossing from the education side of the campus to the research side of the campus and vice
versa. Landscape improvements are needed to facilitate these connections, to bring the
aesthetics of the grounds around Building 500 up to the standards of the surrounding landscape,
and to improve the functionality and accessibility of the entries to the building.
Pathway improvements include the development of an elliptical path surrounding the building
with pedestrian connections to other pathways serving the AMC campus. The elliptical
circumferential pathway will connect to new handicap accessible building entrances on the east
and west ends of the building. The pedestrian (and emergency vehicle) pathway replacing 17th
Place will be completed in the zone immediately in front of (south of) Building 500 providing an
important central link to the main outdoor pedestrian connector between the education and
research zones of the campus. The south (main) entrance will also be improved with the further
restriction of vehicles passing over and north of the 17th Place pedestrian walkway and with
improvements to public bus stops on the turnaround immediately south of the 17th Place turn
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around. To the north, the north entrance to Building 500 (a former loading dock) will be
connected to the Library Commons in a more functional and ceremonial manner appropriate to
the central and prominent location of the building. The section of 19th Avenue immediately
north of Building 500 will be replaced with a pedestrian and emergency vehicle passable
connector to the east and west vehicle passable sections of 19th Avenue including the
construction of vehicle turnaround terminuses at those respective locations. East and west
pathway connections will be constructed from the new elliptical circumferential path to paths
providing pedestrian access to and from Education 1 and to and from Research 1 North.
The service entry to Building 500 will be relocated toward the west end of the building in a less
prominent location that will externally connect to the service entrance to Research 1 North. With
the opening of the Campus Services facility (formerly known as the Facility Support facility),
Building 500 no longer serves as the delivery and maintenance center for the campus. Its service
functions can now be more appropriately sized and located to meet only the facility support
needs of Building 500 and not of the whole campus. The relocated loading dock area will utilize
an existing smaller receiving area. Site improvements will include new foundation walls at the
dock area and a scissor lift at the dock. Space will be reserved for a compactor and a dumpster
with adequate service access.
All pathways and roadways will be properly paved, graded with curbs and gutters where needed,
and lighted to serve the respective safety and functional requirements. Bollards will be installed
to prevent vehicular access to pedestrian pathways except for emergency vehicles.
Additional bicycle racks will be installed near the 4 principal building entrances. UCDHSC
endeavors to not only encourage passage around the campus on foot or on bicycle as much as
possible, but also encourages arrival at the campus by foot, bicycle, and public transportation.
As the central point in the AMC campus, it is important to increase the current minimal number
of bicycle racks available. Bicycle racks will be installed in concrete pads in bicycle accessible
locations with proper lighting and security.
The overall site is relatively flat with a slight downward slope to the north; no significant
excavation or drainage modifications are contemplated at this time.
The proposed Building 500 Site Plan can be found in the Appendix.
This project will not seek LEED certification because it does not qualify as a major renovation
project. The 2 year old estimated facility value of Building 500 was $102,300,030. Due to
inflation of construction dollars as well as real estate value in general, the current value of
Building 500 is likely to be even greater than the 2 year old reported value. The estimated
renovation construction dollars are $18,859,683 which is only 18% of the estimated facility
value and does not exceed the 25% state threshold for seeking LEED certification. However, the
project design will attempt to be responsible in its design and material selections and is
anticipated to be eligible for LEED points if it were a LEED certified project. LEED categories
where points would be accrued by this project are listed below:
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Stormwater Design
Heat Island Effect, Roof
Water Efficient Landscaping
Water Use Reduction
Optimizing Energy Performance
Building Reuse
Construction Waste Management
Recycled Content
Regional Materials
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Increased Ventilation
Low-Emitting Materials
Controllability of Systems, Lighting
Thermal Comfort
Daylight & Views
c. Design Requirements
i.
New Utilities Required
Although a majority of the costs associate with this program plan improve infrastructure within
Building 500, no new utilities are required to serve Building 500. Utilities serving Building 500
were recently installed as part of numerous campus wide infrastructure projects. The various
utilities, outlined briefly below, were designed and installed with sufficient capacity to
adequately serve the needs of Building 500 and this program plan.
Potable Water
The City of Aurora is the current water supplier for the Anschutz Medical Campus. A
19” feed is located under 19th Avenue which is tapped by a 10” line that connects to
Building 500. Static water pressure at the city water connection is 100 p.s.i.
Sanitary Sewer
Effluent generated on the Anschutz Medical Campus is conveyed to a City of Aurora
sanitary sewer interceptor to the north of the University of Colorado development. This
interceptor line feeds into the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District Treatment Plant.
Two lines serve the sanitary sewer requirements of Building 500. The lines are located
on either side of the facility and flow to a main line running north along the east side of
the library.
Stormwater Sewer
On-site storm drainage is collected in an underground system and is discharged into Toll
Gate Creek and Sand Creek by way of a 24” line flowing north.
Natural Gas
Natural gas serves the building from 17th Place via a 6” medium pressure line at 150 p.s.i.
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Electrical
The campus electrical system includes below grade lines in combination with padmounted transformers. The system is fed from the UCDHSC main switch located just
south of the campus Central Utility Plant (CUP). A pair of electrical lines serve the
Automated Transfer Switch providing 2 sources of electrical power.
Telecommunications
Building 500 is the central point of telephone and teledata feeds serving the entire
Anschutz Medical Campus.
Steam and Chilled Water
Steam and chilled water originate from the CUP. Steam is brought to Building 500 from
Vault 3 to the northeast, and chilled water is brought to Building 500 from Vault 5 to the
northwest of Building 500.
ii.
Building Systems and Any Applicable Performance Criteria
Basement Storage
A portion of the basement of Building 500 will be improved for storage utilization by
subdividing it into sections appropriate to the designated uses, adding security access controls
and alarms, temperature controls, and teledata access. One of the possible uses of this space is
for a collection of pathology slides; if this becomes one of the occupancies of this space,
properly controlled temperatures will be important to the preservation of the slide materials.
Entrance Upgrades
The east and west entrances to Building 500 will have external ramps installed to bypass the
existing external steps, and internal ramps will be installed to bypass internal steps. Doors will
have appropriate hardware installed to be operable easily by individuals in wheelchairs. Pictures
showing the existing external and internal steps at the east entrance are found in the Appendix.
Security/Elevator Upgrades
Security system controls restricting/allowing access to elevators and stairs in Building 500 will
be installed in conformance with campus security policies to properly restrict/allow access within
the building during off hours. Additional card access controls will also be installed at the
entrances to certain wings of the building controlling access to these areas from the elevator
lobbies.
Additional security lighting fixtures will be installed on the parapets of the building to provide
security lighting to major walkways and building approaches surrounding the building.
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Lobby Upgrades
Lobbies on floors 1, 2, 3, and 5 in Building 500 will be upgraded to the standards of more newly
renovated parts of the building including carpeting, lighting, painting, and removal of plastic
laminate wainscoting. Directory signage will be provided. Additional rest rooms will be
installed on floors 1, 2, 3, and 5 to make up for fixtures being removed incidental to program
related renovations described elsewhere in this program plan.
VAV Distribution
Variable Air Volume distribution units will be installed within the existing 25 major air handling
zones located throughout the 478,211 gross square feet of Building 500. These additional air
handling units will create more control zones within which climate conditions can be monitored
and controlled to meet varying conditions prescribed by building conditions and by occupant
preferences. There will be greater control of (1) airflow and (2) temperature. Better matching
the airflow and temperature of air delivered to smaller and more numerous zones throughout the
building will create efficiencies in the utility usage of electricity, chilled water, and heat.
Occupant comfort will be substantially improved as each VAV box will have new control levels
that can be preset and modified. The HVAC system will also be able to respond with greater
flexibility when adapting to future renovation needs.
Heating Water Upgrades
New baseboard fin tube radiation will be installed through Building 500 along the interior of
exterior walls replacing the existing antiquated system. Hot water will pass through the new
baseboard units and provide heat to the facility. Control thermostats will be installed in many
small zones throughout the building. These controls will also interface with the controls for the
VAV units resulting in the provision of better coordinated heat and with the use of less energy
due to the improved coordination.
Steam to hot water heat exchangers will also be installed in the machine rooms throughout the
facility. These units will convert the heat in the steam originating in the Central Utility Plant and
circulated throughout the campus to hot water circulating through the baseboard heating units in
Building 500. The new heat exchanges will allow the steam to pass through a number of tubes
within a water jacket in the heat exchangers. The heated water will then circulate through the
heating zones of the building. Less steam will be used and future energy consumption will be
reduced.
A life cycle cost analysis was performed to preliminarily analyze the potential benefits to adding
Variable Air Volume (VAV) distribution units and the Heating Water Upgrades. The added cost
of these two items is $10,030,000 with anticipated annual reduced energy costs of $1.35 per
gross square foot in the first year of operation. In a 30 year study comparison, the analysis
indicates 30 year present value savings from the additional investment in the VAV and Heating
Water Upgrades over the base project without their inclusion of $13,667,020. Clearly the
savings justify the investment in this promising preliminary exercise.
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Emergency Generator
The emergency power needs of Building 500 will be served by 2 new 1,500 KW diesel powered
generators. Equipment redundancy provides back-up for the first unit should it not respond. The
new generators are to be sized for more than twice the capacity of the existing aged generators in
order to meet the growing demands for emergency services and the increasing usage of nearly all
of Building 500. Other related improvements include new circuitry, electrical panel boards, and
appropriately sized switches for the upsized equipment. Also, a new above ground fuel system
with an additional diesel fuel tank of 2,000 gallon capacity will be installed next to the existing
2,000 gallon tank resulting in emergency generator combined fuel tank capacity of 4,000 gallons.
Stormwater Crossconnection
The basement floor drain branch that inappropriately connects to the stormwater drain will be
rerouted and connected to a nearby sanitary sewer line. The floor drains will be retrofitted to
include P-traps to avoid sewer gas backflow. Consequently, the stormwater draining from the
roofs will drain into the campus stormwater drainage system without being tainted with
wastewater from the basement floor drains.
Temperature Control Heat Exchanger Replacement
The temperature control heat exchangers located in the machine rooms in Building 500 will be
replaced with new heat exchangers that include Siemens control upgrades compatible with
controls found throughout the campus and with necessary pumping improvements.
The needs of the areas of the building exterior that necessitate upgrading as addressed by this
project are described below:
Window Replacement
All 1,400 exterior windows in Building 500 will be replaced with new windows. The
replacement windows will be double-paned, double-hung windows matching, as closely as
possible, the appearance of the existing windows. The new windows will be far more energy
efficient than the existing windows and will necessitate few repairs in the future.
iii.
Architectural Design Features
The principal architectural design feature to highlight in this program plan is the assurance that
the replacement windows will match, as closely as possible, the original windows of the
historically significant exterior of Building 500.
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d. Project Schedule, Cost Estimates and Financial Analysis
i.
Project Schedule and Phasing
The phasing for this project is found in the following table and is consistent with data in the CCC form for this project:
Phase
Physical Planning
Construction
Equipment
Occupancy
ii.
Building 500 Renovation Project Phasing
Start Date
Completion Date
7/08
7/09
7/09
8/10
5/10
8/10
11/10
11/10
Cost Estimates
The capital construction budget for the renovation of Building 500 is $27,386,695. The sources
of this project cost estimate include the recent renovation costs of other projects in Building 500
as well as the costs of other projects of similar scope currently or recently under construction by
the University of Colorado at Denver & Health Sciences Center on the Anschutz Medical
Campus. This project includes both renovation of programmatic occupancies within the facility
as well as numerous capital replacement items. Site improvements are proposed to align the
exterior accesses and ambience in accord with the sites recently constructed around it by other
projects and in accord with the site design concepts of the physical master plan for the campus.
No new utilities are required to serve the facility since the facility is not being expanded. The
estimated project cost is detailed in the following table.
Capital Construction Budget
Building 500 Renovation
A. Land Acquisition:
Land Purchase Cost
$0
B. Professional Services:
Program Cost
$0
Architectural/Engineering/Basic Services
$2,263,162
Program Construction Management
$0
Code Review/Inspection
$100,000
Site Surveys, Investigative Reports
$50,000
Total Professional Services
$2,413,162
C. Construction:
Infrastructure
(a) Services/Utilities
$0
(b) Infrastructure to Site
$0
Construction and Renovation
$18,859,683
Total Construction Costs
$18,859,683
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D. Equipment and Furnishings:
Equipment
$0
Furnishings
$2,376,437
Communications
$754,387
Total Equipment & Furnishings Costs
$3,130,824
E. Miscellaneous:
Art in Public Places
$188,597
Relocation
$304,729
Other Costs
$0
Total Miscellaneous Costs
$493,326
Subtotal
$24,896,995
F. Project Contingency
Project Contingency 10%
$2,489,700
Total Contingency
$2.489,700
Total Budget Request
$27,386,695
Source of Funds
CCFE
$27,386,695
The table above displays total project costs in the format of the state required CC-C form. The
table below presents the same total project cost in a different format in order to associate project
cost components in relation to the various and numerous elements of this project and is presented
here to enhance the understanding of the costs of the project components.
Project Costs Distributed By Project Element
Building 500 Renovation
Programs/Departments
Preventive Medicine/School of Public Health
$877,611
Psychiatry
$577,704
Information Technology
$1,081,366
Future Academic Offices
$623,536
Total Program/Departmental Renovations
$3,160,217
Building Improvements - Interior:
Basement Storage
$50,000
Entrance Upgrades
$577,428
Security/Elevator Upgrades
$282,000
Lobby Upgrades
$1,000,000
VAV Distribution
$4,770,000
Heating Water Upgrades
$4,260,000
Emergency Generator
$1,771,930
Stormwater Crossconnection
$237,500
Temperature Control Heat Exchanger Replacement
$324,000
Total Building Improvements - Interior Costs
$13,272,858
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Building Improvements - Exterior:
Window Replacement
$6,229,475
Landscaping
$2,000,000
Bicycle Racks and Pads
$20,000
Total Building Improvements - Exterior Costs
$8,249,475
Art in Public Places
$188,597
Relocation:
$250,708
Furniture
$2,264,840
Total Project Costs
$27,386,695
The cost table above separately identifies costs for art ($188,597), furniture ($2,264,840), and
relocation ($250,708) but spreads all other costs (including professional services, construction,
and communications) over the various components of the project. Thus, the listed Program and
Department renovation costs comprise $3,160,217 of the total project costs; the Building
Improvement Interior costs are projected to be $13,272,858; and the Building Improvements
Exterior costs are estimated to be $8,249,475.
The Programs/Departmental elements have a particular urgency associated with them as they are
program elements that are necessary to relocate Health Sciences Center services from the 9th
Avenue campus to the Anschutz Medical Center Campus. These costs are not included in any
other project program plan for the Anschutz Medical Campus. The University of Colorado must
vacate the 9th Avenue campus in accord with terms of agreement that specify when buildings
and land parcels will be turned over to the purchaser for development.
iii.
Financing Explanation
The source of funding for this project is state capital construction funds which, hopefully, will be
approved with the passage of the next Long Bill.
As the requested funds are state funds, there is no impact of approval of this project upon the
debt service capacity of the University of Colorado.
Inflationary assumptions include projections to the mid point of the project renovation period.
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IV. Appendices
a. Supporting Documents
1. Colorado School of Public Health Memorandum of Understanding
2. UCDHSC Anschutz Medical Campus Site Map
3. Building 500 Floor Plans Zoned for Renovation Projects
(a) Ground Floor
(b) First Floor
(c) Second Floor
(d) Third Floor
(e) Fourth Floor
(f) Fifth Floor
(g) Sixth Floor
(h) Seventh & Eighth Floors
(i) Building 533
(j) Building 534
4. East Entrance – Existing Condition
5. Proposed Site Plan - Building 500
6. Proposed Computer Room Layout – IS Department
7. Facilities Audit Summary Report – Building 500
8. Room Specifications
b. Room Utilization Addendum
c. Third Party Review
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Information Technology Services Department
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Facilities Audit Summary Report
________________________________________________________________________
Building Name:
Bldg 500
Campus/Location:
Fitzsimons
Occupancy Type:
office, data center, storage, clinical
Gross Space (sq ft):
478,211
Number of Levels:
9
Year Built:
1941
Year Remodeled:
1997
Date Inspected:
Apr 2000
Sept 2003
May 2005
$ 102,300,030
Building Estimated Current Replacement Value (C.R.V.):
Summary: Assessment Rating & Deficiency Cost
Building Component
System
Deficiency
Rating
Building Structure
HVAC Systems
Plumbing Systems
Electrical Systems
Code Compliance & Safety
Building
Component
Component
Value
Multiplier
(C.R.V.)
74%
61%
79%
78%
96%
0.35
0.37
0.08
0.16
0.04
100%=Perfect
Estimated
Cost of
Deficiency
35,805,011
9,219,790
37,851,011 14,754,324
8,184,002
1,731,735
16,368,005
3,551,857
4,092,001
147,721
Total: $ 29,405,428
Facilities Condition Index (1 - (Deficiency/C.R.V.)) X 100 = F.C.I.
F.C.I. = Cost of Deficiency
C.R.V.
$ 29,405,428
$ 102,300,030
=
71.3%
Percent Change from Previous = -2.9 %
Focuses Critical Need:
To achieve the greatest impact, define the Building Component that will be emphasized
HVAC – Air-Handling-Unit replacement and controls upgrade, including chilled
water distribution improvements
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Standard Room Specifications
Note: Room sizes will vary due to existing conditions in areas to be renovated
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Room/Area Name:
Faculty/Administrative Office: Program
Director/Department Chair
Total Identical Rooms:
Multiple, depending on program
Room Size:
180 asf
Primary Function:
Office for Program Director/Department Chair
Location Adjacencies:
Adjacent to:
Administrative assistant
Close to:
Conference space
Special Requirements:
Built-in Equipment:
Overhead flipper storage bins, tack board, Network Access
Movable Equipment:
Desk, desk chair, 2 side chairs, small conference table, 4
chairs for conference table, bookcase, file cabinet,
computer/monitor/printer/scanner.
Other Design Considerations:
Exterior windowed location whenever possible; data jack
and wall backing locations should anticipate flexibility for
alternate future furniture arrangements
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Room/Area Name:
Faculty/Professional Staff Office - Standard
Total Identical Rooms:
Multiple, depending on department
Room Size:
120 asf
Primary Function:
Office for full-time faculty or professional staff
Location Adjacencies:
Adjacent to:
Close to:
Administrative area and/or other faculty offices and
conference space
Special Requirements:
Built-in Equipment:
Overhead flipper storage bins, tack board, Network access.
Movable Equipment:
Desk, desk chair, 2 side chairs, bookcase, file cabinet,
computer/monitor/printer/scanner.
Other Design Considerations:
Exterior windowed location whenever possible; data jack
and wall backing locations should anticipate flexibility for
alternate future furniture arrangements.
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Room/Area Name:
Shared Staff Office - Standard
Total Identical Rooms:
Multiple, depending on department
Room Size:
60-120 asf/FTE
Primary Function:
Office for administrative staff
Location Adjacencies:
Adjacent to:
Close to:
Faculty and professional staff offices and conference space
Special Requirements:
Built-in Equipment:
Overhead flipper storage bins, tack board, Network access.
Movable Equipment:
Desk, desk chair, 1 side chair, bookcase, file cabinet,
computer/monitor/printer/scanner.
Other Design Considerations:
Exterior windowed location whenever possible; data jack
and wall backing locations should anticipate flexibility for
alternate future furniture arrangements. Multiple
occupancy offices should consider acoustic separation for
frequent telephone users and privacy concerns for HIPPA
documents. Some multiple occupancy spaces may be hard
walled and others may have modular partitioning
depending on departmental needs, budget, and existing
conditions.
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Room/Area Name:
Seminar Room - Small
Total Identical Rooms:
Multiple, depending on department
Room Size:
160 asf
Primary Function:
Multipurpose seminar room used for administrative
conferencing.
Location Adjacencies:
Adjacent to:
Close to:
Near Offices
Special Requirements:
Design with flexibility for multipurpose use by different
groups
Built-in Equipment:
White board, projection screen, wireless connectivity, and
light dimmer.
Movable Equipment:
Conference table for 6, and 6 chairs
Other Design Considerations:
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Room/Area Name:
Seminar Room - Medium
Total Identical Rooms:
Multiple, depending on department
Room Size:
360 asf
Primary Function:
Multipurpose seminar room used for administrative
conferencing.
Location Adjacencies:
Adjacent to:
Close to:
Near Offices
Special Requirements:
Design with flexibility for multipurpose use by different
groups with design capability for remote site conferencing.
Built-in Equipment:
LCD monitor, white board, automated projection screen,
wireless connectivity, and light dimmer.
Movable Equipment:
Document projector, conference table for 12, and chairs for
16
Other Design Considerations:
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Room/Area Name:
Seminar Room - Large
Total Identical Rooms:
1 per department, if any
Room Size:
600 asf
Primary Function:
Multipurpose seminar room used for administrative
conferencing.
Location Adjacencies:
Adjacent to:
Close to:
Near Offices
Special Requirements:
Design with flexibility for multipurpose use by different
groups with design capability for remote site conferencing.
Built-in Equipment:
LCD monitor, white board, automated projection screen,
wireless connectivity, and light dimmer.
Movable Equipment:
Document projector, reconfigurable conference table for
24, and chairs for 30
Other Design Considerations:
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Room/Area Name:
Reception Desk
Total Identical Rooms:
1 (per department)
Room Size:
300 asf
Primary Function:
3 station reception desk to greet and direct visitors
Location Adjacencies:
Near elevator lobby or department entrance
Adjacent to:
Waiting area.
Close to:
Elevator and Rest Rooms
Special Requirements:
Built-in Equipment:
Stand-up countertop for visitors facing receptionists and
sitting height counter with teledata port facing staff;
shelving and storage unit on wall behind receptionists.
Movable Equipment:
3 chairs, computers, printers, fax machine, at least one 4
drawer file cabinet per receptionist
Other Design Considerations:
Each station minimally 5’ wide and 10’ deep plus
circulation.
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Room/Area Name:
Waiting Room
Total Identical Rooms:
1 (per department)
Room Size:
360 asf
Primary Function:
Waiting area with visitor seating
Location Adjacencies:
Adjacent to:
Reception Desk, open public spaces
Close to:
Elevator and department entrance
Special Requirements:
Built-in Equipment:
Magazine rack.
Movable Equipment:
12 chairs, end tables, lamps.
Other Design Considerations:
Natural lighting.
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Room/Area Name:
Copy/Fax Area
Total Identical Rooms:
1 per departmental area
Room Size:
180 asf
Primary Function:
Accommodates departmental copier machine, storage of
copier supplies, collation space, fax machine, departmental
mail, 3 hole punch, paper cutter.
Location Adjacencies:
Within department
Adjacent to:
Administrative support staff
Close to:
Professional Staff
Special Requirements:
Built-in Equipment:
Countertop for collating; above counter and below counter
cabinets for supply storage; mail boxes.
Movable Equipment:
Copier, 3 hole punch, paper cutter, fax machine.
Other Design Considerations:
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Room/Area Name:
Break Room
Total Identical Rooms:
1 per departmental area
Room Size:
120 asf
Primary Function:
Break area for coffee and other nourishments
Location Adjacencies:
Within department
Adjacent to:
Close to:
Special Requirements:
Built-in Equipment:
Sink, disposal, counter with cabinets above and below.
Movable Equipment:
Refrigerator with external door dispensers for water and
ice, microwave oven, coffee maker.
Other Design Considerations:
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Room/Area Name:
File Storage Room
Total Identical Rooms:
Multiple, depending on department
Room Size:
120 asf
Primary Function:
Accessible storage of file cabinets to allow for only
frequently accessed files to be located in individual offices.
Location Adjacencies:
Within department
Adjacent to:
Close to:
Offices
Special Requirements:
Built-in Equipment:
Movable Equipment:
File cabinets.
Other Design Considerations:
Adequate lighting for file retrievance; optimal dimensional
layout to accommodate standard lateral file cabinets
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Room/Area Name:
Office Supply Storage
Total Identical Rooms:
Multiple, depending on department
Room Size:
120 asf
Primary Function:
Storage of departmental office supplies
Location Adjacencies:
Within department
Adjacent to:
Administrative staff
Close to:
Offices
Special Requirements:
Built-in Equipment:
Shelving and wall cabinets
Movable Equipment:
File cabinets.
Other Design Considerations:
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Room/Area Name:
Storage
Total Identical Rooms:
Multiple, depending on department
Room Size:
180 asf
Primary Function:
Locked room for storage of equipment or records
Location Adjacencies:
Adjacent to:
Close to:
Special Requirements:
Secure locked room.
Built-in Equipment:
Shelving and storage cabinets as needed
Movable Equipment:
Other Design Considerations:
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b. Room Utilization Addendum
Room utilization studies are not included in this program plan because the spaces involved in the
renovation are not classroom or laboratory spaces which are appropriate for these studies.
c. Third Party Review
The third party review of this program plan, conducted by Architectural Workshop, Englewood,
Colorado, is attached on the following pages.
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November 12, 2007
Mr. Brad Silsby
Office of Institutional Planning
University of Colorado at Denver Health Science Center
1945 North Wheeling Street / MS # 418
Aurora, Colorado 80045
Re: Third Party Review
Building 500 Renovation
Dear Brad,
We have reviewed the Program Planning document for Building 500 Renovation
prepared by your office dated October 25, 2007. The Document was prepared and
follows the program planning guidelines as outlined per State Statutory Authority C.R.S.
23-1-106. It is our opinion that the Programming Plan is well executed and we find no
objections to the proposed plan. The Programming document thoroughly lays out the
proposed use of the existing spaces and the necessary building renovations. The
renovations are consistent with our understanding of the State master plan and the
overall mission of UCDHSC. Below please find our observations and thoughts for your
consideration during the implementation of the Program Plan.
Health/Life Safety
After a brief review of the existing facility and the past upgrades, the buildings life safety
systems are in place and compliant with current codes. The only outstanding health
issues are being addressed with the correction of the storm water\waster water
corrections and the upgrades to the ventilation systems.
Spatial Relationships \ Programming
The diagrammatic plans have been thoroughly investigated and are well though out. We
applaud the space plan approach to work with the existing conditions and not suggest a
total demolition of existing interior spaces. This approach will result in a smaller
utilization ratio but reduce renovation costs and result in a better project. It will be
important to remember this for future programming and space layout that the office sizes
may vary from the typical UCDHSC standards.
LEED Approach
The LEED and sustainable features are thought out and appropriate for this level of
renovation. Because only 17% of the value of the building is being renovated, the
requirement for LEED Gold does not apply. We applaud UCDHSC for providing the
highest level of sustainability that is both feasible in this type of renovation and cost
effective.
University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center
Third Party Review \ Building 500 Review
November 12, 2007
I would like to encourage special attention be paid to the future landscaping and site
development of the project as this remaining aspect provides the greatest opportunity to
incorporate sustainable features that will accent the historic nature of the building.
Architectural Design Features
Building 500 was constructed in 1941 as a state of the art hospital structure in the art
deco style. It remains one of the best examples of art deco in Aurora and possibly in
Denver. It would be recommended that the renovation process be sympathetic to the
historic past of the building and in every way possible, highlight and restore these
features that give the building the classic character that it posses. Many of the existing
features require minimal attention to restore. For new finishes and equipment, such as
the elevators, the design team should be directed to provide a design that is compatible
with the historic nature and to enhance the art deco style. The key areas to concentrate
this effort would be the entrance, the first and second floor lobbies and the public
support spaces such as the conference rooms and restrooms. I am confident that if the
building is not only preserved but enhanced, that Building 500 will become a historic
jewel and a symbol for UCDHSC and this beautiful campus.
Budget
The proposed budget is appropriate for a project that will be under design and
construction in the 2008 fiscal year. The added 10% contingency is minimum for this
scale of work on a historic structure but should be adequate if the design team
understands the budget constraints and overall goals of UCDHSC.
As a third party reviewer, we believe that the Program Plan is well conceived and
through in its assumptions, conclusions and strategies. The University of Colorado at
Denver Health Sciences Center is well served by this project.
Sincerely,
Mark Bowers, AIA
Principal
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