MTU Onsite Energy generator sets were selected for their 85 percent 24-hour average load factor, which exceeds industry standards.
Burris Construction Company, a large design-builder of post-acute-care nursing facilities in the Northeast, has selected emergency standby generator sets from MTU Onsite Energy for 13 of its current healthcare construction projects. The generator sets range in size from 300 kW to 600 kW and will be used to provide emergency standby power at the care facilities in the event of utility outages. A major factor in the purchase was the ability of MTU Onsite Energy generator sets to supply an 85 percent 24-hour average load factor compared to the industry standard of 70 percent.
“Instead of just meeting basic regulations – where standby generators are able to supply only certain critical loads at a facility – we made the commitment that our standby power systems should be able to power the entire load of each facility,” said Bill Burris III, vice president, Burris Construction. “When we learned that these generators were capable of higher load factors than other generator sets, it meant we could have more confidence in our standby power during extended outages.”
During the selection process, Johnson & Towers, the MTU Onsite Energy distributor in New Jersey, shared a technical white paper with Burris that explained how generator sets with high 24-hour average load factor ratings can provide higher standby power capacity in extended outages. The average load factor capability also affects generator sizing and allows the use of a smaller generator set than would otherwise be needed.
“For example,” said Robert Shomo, senior vice president for sales of MTU Onsite Energy products at Johnson & Towers, “a 600 kW generator set with an industry-standard 70 percent 24-hour average load factor can only supply 420 kW during extended outages. If your electrical load is greater than 420 kW, then you would need a larger, more expensive generator set or risk damage to your unit. On the other hand, a 600 kW generator set with an 85 percent 24-hour load factor capability will supply 510 kW during extended outages – an additional 90 kW.”
“If I have to buy a 750 kW industry-standard generator set for thousands of dollars more to get the same kind of performance I get from a 600 kW with an 85 percent load factor capability, that’s a lot more generator than I need,” said Burris, who also is a voice of experience on extended power outages. “We had nursing homes in New Jersey and Connecticut that were once off the grid for three weeks because of storm damage. We wound up bringing in rental generators because the standard emergency units we installed there could not perform in an extended outage.”
According to Burris, the company’s construction projects have a heavy focus on energy efficiency and include such cutting-edge technologies as LED lighting, solar arrays, rainwater collection for operating toilets, geothermal heating/cooling, super insulation and even induction ovens in kitchens. In addition, even the ventilation system uses variable-drive fans that are computer controlled based on CO2 levels in the building.
“Instead of the fans running all day long, wasting energy by exhausting tempered air that has been either heated or cooled, they only run when they have to,” said Burris.
This focus on energy efficiency has reduced the power needs of Burris’ nursing facilities by 50 percent – which also reduces the size of the emergency standby generator set they need.
The first of the 13 new construction projects will be a 124-bed post-acute rehabilitation and skilled nursing care facility in Voorhees, N.J., to be operated by Genesis HealthCare, one of the nation’s largest skilled nursing care providers with over 200 facilities in 13 states. Designed and built by Burris Construction, the facility will focus on patient activities and engagement in rehabilitation and will include all private rooms and hotel-like services. It is scheduled to be completed in late 2012.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Health care officials tout benefits of new center
Bill Burris is proud of his work as the design-builder of PowerBack Rehabilitation. “This one is unique,” said the Moorestown resident. He was especially proud of... Read more...
Friday, June 8, 2012
The June 5th Open House numbers are in, and what a success it was!
The Burris Construction
Company’s 2nd Annual Open House benefitting the Leukemia and
Lymphoma Society reached a whopping $76,736.00!
The total monies raised was
a culmination of special events that concluded with our Open House event
featuring a night of Phillies baseball, pig roast, 2012 Fiat raffle, Silent
Auction and a 50-50 drawing.
We are appreciative of
everyone who supported this year’s event honoring the memory of our dear friend
Larry Ciletti.
On behalf of blood cancer
patients everywhere, we thank you for your support!
Thursday, May 24, 2012
June 5th Open House to Benefit Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Raffle tickets are $100
each and only 300 tickets will be sold!
When: Tuesday, June 5th
(rain date: June 6th) from 5:00 – 10:00 pm.
Where: 8 E. Main Street,
Moorestown, NJ
Cost: $50 tax-deductible
donation per person
For more information or
to RSVP and make payment, contact Ashley Basford at 856-638-1250, ext. 5868 or
to donate on line visit: http://nj.mwoy.llsevent.org/williamburris
Monday, March 19, 2012
Senior Living Community boasts luxury, home style comfort
Moorestown, NJ – Burris Construction Company has maintained its reputation as the region’s premier design-build firm of healthcare facilities by revitalizing an empty Cherry Hill hotel into a luxury senior living community.
The transformation of retrofitting the former Route 70 landmark into the new Spring Hills Cherry Hill senior care facility was accomplished by combining hotel high end amenities with home style comforts.
The new facility was designed to foster luxurious assisted living with 127 studios or one or two bedroom suites. All rooms feature private bathrooms, walk-in closets, full sized kitchens and individually controlled thermostats.
The Burris design also includes a grand lobby with fireplace, a state-of-the-art movie theatre and outdoor courtyard with gardens, walking paths, fireplaces and waterfalls.
A recent ribbon cutting ceremony was held to mark a milestone in the renaissance of the former hotel and conference center into the first luxury senior living community facility by Spring Hills Senior Communities.
Burris Construction Company is a design-build group headquartered in Moorestown, NJ. An industry leader since 1973, Burris maintains an outstanding history of construction and development in the tri-state area. www.burrisconstructioncompany.com
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Moorestown company building health care center in Voorhees
Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 4:01 pm | Updated: 10:40 pm, Tue Nov 29, 2011.
By Chris Bishop, phillyBurbs.com Staff writer
VOORHEES — Giving another boost to the area economy, Genesis HealthCare, which operates three nursing homes in Burlington County, plans to run a new 124-bed post-acute-care facility in this Camden County community near Virtua's recently opened hospital on Route 73.
The facility will be financed by Health Care REIT, a real estate investment trust that acquired substantially all of the real estate assets of Genesis HealthCare in February.
The project was designed and will be built by Burris Construction of Moorestown.
Officials from the companies involved would not disclose the cost of the project.
According to information supplied by Genesis HealthCare, which will not own the property, the facility, which will be dedicated to post-hospital short-stay rehabilitation and nursing care, is on Route 73 near the recently opened Virtua Voorhees.
Construction began in mid-November; the building could open by late 2012. The center will focus on activities and patient rehabilitation, including hydrotherapy, and include all private rooms.
In an interview, William Burris Jr., chairman of Burris Construction, said every aspect of the 86,000-square-foot building was designed to produce a program of effectiveness and energy-efficiency.
"Genesis truly has a reputation for providing great care, and we look forward to working together with them," Burris said.
"It's a lot more than a 'green' building," he said. "This Voorhees project is a new beginning."
Burris said that a doctor would be on staff all day, and that family members would be able to stay overnight in a patient's room.
Burris' father founded the company, which specializes in building nursing homes, in Moorestown in 1975. The headquarters moved to a new building on Main Street two years ago.
Burris built the Marcella Center nursing home in Burlington Township in 1992. It later was owned and operated by Genesis.
"Genesis operates over 200 skilled nursing facilities along the East Coast," said Paul Bach, executive vice president at Genesis. "We are excited to have collaborated with Burris Construction on the development of this new project. This short-stay, rehabilitation-focused facility will serve as a model for Genesis."
Genesis, headquartered in Kennett Square, Pa., has a long presence in the Voorhees area, where the company operates two skilled nursing centers, Kresson View Center and Voorhees Center.
After the new facility opens, each of the three Genesis sites in Voorhees will provide differentiated services through specialists.
In Burlington County, Genesis operates Marcella and Burlington Woods, also in Burlington Township, and the Cinnaminson Center.
In April, Health Care REIT, based in Toledo, Ohio, said it completed a $2.4 billion acquisition of all of the real estate assets of privately owned Genesis. The deal, including 147 post-acute, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in 11 Northeast and mid-Atlantic states, closed April 1.
All three former Genesis properties in the county are now owned by Health Care REIT.
Click here for original phillyBurbs.com article...
Chris Bishop: 609-871-8140; email: cbishop@phillyBurbs.com; Twitter: @chrisleebishop
By Chris Bishop, phillyBurbs.com Staff writer
VOORHEES — Giving another boost to the area economy, Genesis HealthCare, which operates three nursing homes in Burlington County, plans to run a new 124-bed post-acute-care facility in this Camden County community near Virtua's recently opened hospital on Route 73.
The facility will be financed by Health Care REIT, a real estate investment trust that acquired substantially all of the real estate assets of Genesis HealthCare in February.
The project was designed and will be built by Burris Construction of Moorestown.
Officials from the companies involved would not disclose the cost of the project.
According to information supplied by Genesis HealthCare, which will not own the property, the facility, which will be dedicated to post-hospital short-stay rehabilitation and nursing care, is on Route 73 near the recently opened Virtua Voorhees.
Construction began in mid-November; the building could open by late 2012. The center will focus on activities and patient rehabilitation, including hydrotherapy, and include all private rooms.
In an interview, William Burris Jr., chairman of Burris Construction, said every aspect of the 86,000-square-foot building was designed to produce a program of effectiveness and energy-efficiency.
"Genesis truly has a reputation for providing great care, and we look forward to working together with them," Burris said.
"It's a lot more than a 'green' building," he said. "This Voorhees project is a new beginning."
Burris said that a doctor would be on staff all day, and that family members would be able to stay overnight in a patient's room.
Burris' father founded the company, which specializes in building nursing homes, in Moorestown in 1975. The headquarters moved to a new building on Main Street two years ago.
Burris built the Marcella Center nursing home in Burlington Township in 1992. It later was owned and operated by Genesis.
"Genesis operates over 200 skilled nursing facilities along the East Coast," said Paul Bach, executive vice president at Genesis. "We are excited to have collaborated with Burris Construction on the development of this new project. This short-stay, rehabilitation-focused facility will serve as a model for Genesis."
Genesis, headquartered in Kennett Square, Pa., has a long presence in the Voorhees area, where the company operates two skilled nursing centers, Kresson View Center and Voorhees Center.
After the new facility opens, each of the three Genesis sites in Voorhees will provide differentiated services through specialists.
In Burlington County, Genesis operates Marcella and Burlington Woods, also in Burlington Township, and the Cinnaminson Center.
In April, Health Care REIT, based in Toledo, Ohio, said it completed a $2.4 billion acquisition of all of the real estate assets of privately owned Genesis. The deal, including 147 post-acute, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in 11 Northeast and mid-Atlantic states, closed April 1.
All three former Genesis properties in the county are now owned by Health Care REIT.
Click here for original phillyBurbs.com article...
Chris Bishop: 609-871-8140; email: cbishop@phillyBurbs.com; Twitter: @chrisleebishop
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Genesis HealthCare Announces Development of New Post-Acute Care Facility
Kennett Square, PA -- (November 17, 2011) – Genesis HealthCare, a leading provider of short-term post-acute, rehabilitation and skilled nursing care services, today announced it will operate a new 124-bed post-acute care facility in Voorhees, NJ. The new state-of-the-art facility will be financed by Health Care REIT, Inc., a real estate investment trust that acquired substantially all of the real estate assets of Genesis HealthCare in February 2011. The project was designed by and will be built by Burris Construction Company of Moorestown, NJ.
The facility, which will be dedicated to post-hospital short-stay rehabilitation and nursing care, will be located on Route 73, adjacent to the recently opened hospital, Virtua Voorhees. Construction of the facility began in November 2011 and could open as early as late 2012. The facility is designed to focus on activity and patient engagement in rehabilitation, including hydrotherapy, and will include all private rooms and hotel-like services.
“Every aspect of this facility has been designed to produce an integrated program of operational effectiveness and energy efficiency unlike any other facility of its kind,” states William Burris, Chairman at Burris Construction Company. “Genesis truly has a reputation for providing great care and we look forward to working together with them.”
“Genesis operates over 200 skilled nursing along the east coast,” notes Paul Bach, Executive Vice President at Genesis. “We are excited to have collaborated with Burris Construction Company on the development of this new project; this short-stay, rehabilitation-focused facility will serve as a model for Genesis facilities going forward.”
Genesis has a long-standing presence in the Voorhees area, where the company currently operates two skilled nursing facilities, Kresson View Center and Voorhees Center. After the new facility opens, each of the three Genesis facilities in Voorhees will provide differentiated services through clinical specialization.
About Genesis HealthCare
Genesis HealthCare is one of the nation's largest skilled nursing care providers with over 200 skilled nursing centers and assisted living residences in 13 eastern states. Genesis also supplies rehabilitation therapy to over 1,100 healthcare providers in 28 states and the District of Columbia. Visit our website at www.genesishcc.com.
About Health Care REIT, Inc.
Health Care REIT, Inc., an S&P 500 company with headquarters in Toledo, Ohio, is a real estate investment trust that invests across the full spectrum of seniors housing and health care real estate. The company also provides an extensive array of property management and development services. As of September 30, 2011, the company’s broadly diversified portfolio consisted of 898 properties in 45 states. More information is available on the company’s website at www.hcreit.com.
Health Care REIT, Inc., an S&P 500 company with headquarters in Toledo, Ohio, is a real estate investment trust that invests across the full spectrum of seniors housing and health care real estate. The company also provides an extensive array of property management and development services. As of September 30, 2011, the company’s broadly diversified portfolio consisted of 898 properties in 45 states. More information is available on the company’s website at www.hcreit.com.
Burris Construction Company
Burris Construction Company is a leading South Jersey based design/build and construction management group headquartered in Moorestown, New Jersey. Burris Construction Company has been a leader in Design/Build Construction since 1973 with an outstanding history of construction and development in the tri-state area. More information is available on the company’s website at www.burrisconstructioncompany.com.
Burris Construction Company is a leading South Jersey based design/build and construction management group headquartered in Moorestown, New Jersey. Burris Construction Company has been a leader in Design/Build Construction since 1973 with an outstanding history of construction and development in the tri-state area. More information is available on the company’s website at www.burrisconstructioncompany.com.
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