2017 Conference Tour

Date: Thursday, August 3, 2017

Time: 3 - 6pm

Location: Epic

Details: CFTA attendees will have the unique opportunity to tour Epic in Verona, Wisconsin, home of its headquarters.  

 What is Epic?

• Epic is a private company founded in 1979. Today, as a worldwide leader in the development of software for health systems and patients, Epic is part of an important positive change – one that affects everyone. The company works with some of the nation’s most respected healthcare organizations, impacting the lives of more than 190 million patients worldwide and over 325,000 physicians in the US alone.

• As Epic has continued to grow, more space was needed. Its land in Verona was purchased in 2001 with construction beginning in 2003. The first campus was planned for 1,200 offices and constructed for 1,500. Verona is currently home to five campuses with 22 office buildings, 6 food service facilities, and 1.8 million sq. ft. of education space.

• The site is constructed with a focus on sustainability. The campus includes geothermal systems for heating and cooling, two solar arrays, stormwater treatment areas, and off-site wind turbines. The plan focuses on minimizing the number of impervious surfaces, using bio-swales to collect any contaminants from roadways and parking structures, and practicing rapid restoration in areas disturbed during construction.

• The owner, designers, architect, contractors, engineers, inspectors, and local jurisdiction facilitate construction fromone shared building on-site in order to make the fast-paced construction process seamless.

Presentation Outline:

• General Campus Engineering Discussion
• BIM Process
• Project Delivery Process and Team Arrangements
• Master Planning Process
• Prefabrication and Modularization Environment

Project Highlight: Deep Space

An award-winning 856,000 square foot, 11,400 seat underground auditorium with the ability to expand to 14,000 seats. Excavated into a hillside, the auditorium extends 74 feet underground and is covered by an eight-acre green roof with vertical glazing for daylight. The column-free roof is supported by 25-foot-deep trusses spanning 285 feet. The auditorium’s foundation systems include an 80 foot tall earth retention system composed of a combination of soil nail, counterfort, and cantilevered retaining walls. The auditorium also features an 800 foot long wall that incorporates sections of glass within large “stone” masses. A series of steel curtain wall elements span openings within and between the sculptural rock forms.