Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro Ambulatory Care Center

RDK Engineers was honored to work on the new Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro Ambulatory Care Center at Boston Medical Center.  RDK joined forces with Tsoi/Kobus Architects and provided the MEP/FP engineering design services for the new state-of-the-art Shapiro Center.

The Boston Medical Center, which provides “exceptional care, without exception,” has a well-deserved reputation of exceptional patient care.  The RDK project team made sure to consider how their designs would affect the doctors, patients, and families who would use the Shapiro Center every day.

Located on Albany Street, the new nine-story, 235,000 SF building will consolidate many of Boston Medical Center’s outpatient services and contains exam rooms, clinical labs, MRI suites, office suites, support space, and a café.  The project also included a two-story, 20,000 SF expansion of the Menino Pavilion to house patient observation units and MRI suites.  Prior to construction of the new center, the existing facility was demolished and the RDK project team relocated the previous building’s utilities into the basement of the Menino Pavilion. 

Registered with the Green Guide for Healthcare with a targeted LEED-Silver equivalent rating, the facility includes several energy-efficient and water conserving features, including free-cooling systems, low-flow toilet fixtures and automated lighting controls that dim lights based on the levels of natural lighting. 

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