Kansas Department of Health and Environment Lab - exterior of building

Kansas Department of Health and Environment Lab

Project Case Study
Kansas Health and Environmental Laboratories (KHEL) is a full-service facility, providing clinical and environmental tests. The three-story building will house all new wet and dry diagnostic laboratories, including BSL-3, inorganic chemistry, instrument, genome, mass spec, serology and bacteriology. Additional scope includes shipping and receiving facilities, administration offices and staff amenity spaces.

Client

Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Processes

Preconstruction
Safety
Collaborative Delivery
Building Information Modeling

City

Topeka, KS

Kansas Department of Health and Environment Lab - Laboratory

Integrating all the stakeholders early in the process was vital. The use of alternative delivery made it possible for the McCownGordon preconstruction team to employ their collaborative analytical skills to ensure the State received a maximized program within budget. Keeping a pulse on the market conditions, we proactively procured long lead items early in the preconstruction phase.

Kansas Department of Health and Environment Lab - laboratory

Weather can pose a challenge on construction projects, so our team worked diligently to ensure the building was weather-tight for winter conditions and remained on schedule. We leveraged prefabrication techniques to maintain the project schedule.

This cutting-edge, transformative facility in Topeka, KS—attracting and retaining renowned researchers—will provide the State of Kansas with the resources necessary to provide high-quality laboratory services throughout the state. In addition, it will help attract and retain high-quality employees for the state. Our team understands how the State of Kansas operates, their expectations and what it takes to ensure all their processes are followed for a project to be deemed successful in their standards.

Kansas Department of Health and Environment Lab - collaboration spaces with view of capital
Kansas Department of Health and Environment Lab - entrance
Kansas Department of Health and Environment Lab - hallway looking into meeting rooms
Kansas Department of Health and Environment Lab
Kansas Department of Health and Environment Lab
Kansas Department of Health and Environment Lab - Lab
Kansas Department of Health and Environment Lab - collaboration spaces with view of capital
Kansas Department of Health and Environment Lab - MEP
Kansas Department of Health and Environment Lab - MEP
Kansas Department of Health and Environment Lab - MEP
Kansas Department of Health and Environment Lab - Laboratory
Kansas Department of Health and Environment Lab - Lounge
Kansas Department of Health and Environment Lab - laboratory
Kansas Department of Health and Environment Lab - entrance
Kansas Department of Health and Environment Lab - conference room
Kansas Department of Health and Environment Lab - exterior of building