McGrath Begins $6.5M Expansion of New Energy Center at Des Peres Hospital in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS — McGrath & Associates has begun construction on a $6.5 million energy center expansion at Des Peres Hospital in St. Louis. The architect for the project is ACI Bolland Architects.  The 3,475-square-foot expansion is expected to increase capacity and reliability of the hospital’s heating, cooling and emergency power systems. The expanded center will house a new chiller, boilers, switchgear, and automatic transfer switches. A new cooling tower and fuel tanks will be installed adjacent to the expansion. When completed, the Des Peres Hospital energy center will total 8,875 square feet. The project will be completed in phases to allow the hospital and its heating, cooling and emergency power systems to remain fully operational throughout construction, which is scheduled for completion in the spring of 2016.