How Prefabrication Enhanced Sustainability and Resilience at Baptist Hospital
The designers of the new Baptist Hospital campus in Pensacola, Fla., knew the facility had to be resilient. After all, the very need for the hospital was the result of a natural disaster.
When Hurricane Ivan hit the Florida coast in September 2004, it left an indelible and enduring mark on the face of Baptist Health Care’s E-Street campus. In the years that followed, a compromised building envelope and frequent, costly interruptions to operations created lingering problems for the healthcare facility.
