Karmanos and Crittenton open new cancer center

Karmanos Cancer Center and Crittenton Hospital Medical Center have opened a new shared facility in Rochester Hills that boasts a bevy of green features.The new $16 million building features 30,000 square feet of state-of-the-art cancer treatment space. Patients will be able to receive advanced radiation treatment, chemotherapy, diagnostic imaging, and on-site laboratory testing. Seventeen employees staff the facility and that number is expected to grow later this year.The center also has a number of sustainable features such as a white roof, occupancy sensors, and energy-efficient lights. All of these features were designed by Albert Kahn Associates and installed by Barton Malow, including the daylight harvesting system.”The lobby has a lot of glass so you get a lot of natural light,” says Larry Dziedzic, senior project manager for Barton Malow. “As the day gets brighter the daylight harvesting system shuts down the lights you don’t need.”Source: Larry Dziedzic, senior project manager for Barton MalowWriter: Jon Zemke