When WSP was asked to upgrade the central emergency power plant (CEPP) for VCU Health System’s downtown medical campus in Richmond, Virginia, we knew a detailed phasing plan and sequence of operations would be critical to the successful execution of the project.
The project’s campus generator plant was designed to provide a centralized emergency power supply (EPS) to distribute essential power to multiple hospital buildings across the urban campus. However, as the health system, and subsequently the campus, expanded to operate additional facilities in downtown Richmond, the operational capabilities of the plant would require upgrades to sustain the growth and desired redundancy.