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Maryland Proton Treatment Center

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MD PROTON TREATMENT CENTER West Baltimore Street BALTIMORE, MD 21201 Schuster Construction/DGS Construction Phone: 410-363-9620 GENERAL CONTRACTOR: HaskellMD PROTON TREATMENT CENTER West Baltimore Street BALTIMORE, MD 21201 Schuster Construction/DGS Construction Phone: 410-363-9620 GENERAL CONTRACTOR: HaskellMD PROTON TREATMENT CENTER West Baltimore Street BALTIMORE, MD 21201 Schuster Construction/DGS Construction Phone: 410-363-9620 GENERAL CONTRACTOR: HaskellUMBC Performing Arts And Humanities Facility Phase II 1000 Hilltop Circle BALTIMORE, MD 21228 Schuster Construction/DGS Construction Phone: 410-363-9620 GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Whiting-Turner Contracting.md_proton_treatment-06 md_proton_treatment-07 md_proton_treatment-08 md_proton_treatment-09 md_proton_treatment-10 md_proton_treatment-12

Maryland Proton Treatment Center

University of MD, Department of Radiation Oncology

Project Name: Maryland Proton Treatment Center
Project Location: 801 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore City, Maryland
Customer: Haskell
Project Type: Research and Development
Contract Value: 10-15 Million USD
Project Features:
  • Developed by Advanced Particle Therapy out of San Diego
  • Operated by the Department of Radiation Oncology of the University of Maryland
  • One of only a few such facilities in the United State at time of construction
  • Three story concrete structure
  • Five treatment areas and mechanical and electrical support spaces
  • Concrete walls 8′ to 15′ thick to support radiation equipment and provide shielding
  • Patient and family lounges, medical offices, research facilities
Construction Materials:
  • Approximately 27,000 cubic yards of concrete
  • 1,700 tons of rebar
Construction Techniques:
  • Use of proof-of-concept wireless concrete temperature sensor system to establish temperate-to-cure correlations on proposed mix designs months before the start of the project.
  • 3D Construction with Tekla Structures 18 as well as on-site BIM trailer for 3D collaboration
  • Robotic layout utilizing Tekla Structures and Trimble LM-80 Nomad / Trimble RTS Series Robotic Total Stations.
  • Coordination of concrete pours into “3D Pour Checklists” showing planned pour elements for coordination with General Contractor and MEP subcontractors
  • Precision cast-in-place steel plates with bolts to accept the cyclotron had to be cast in place with less than 1/32 inch tolerance
  • Removable precast roof sections designed to be set in place following the installation of equipment vertically through roof opening with a crane
  • Sloping concrete to accommodate sloped steel roof sections and rooftop drains
  • Safety tie-offs embedded in concrete for safety harnesses during construction as well as for future maintenance
Notable Accomplishments:
  • Use of Tekla Structures for BIM to coordinate concrete elements and rebar with MEP contractors for clash detection and coordination.
  • The bulk of the 27,000 cubic yards of concrete was placed and finished in 10 months with as much as 1,000 yards per week.

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Our History Schuster Concrete Construction, also known as DGS Construction, Inc., was founded in 1974 by Daniel G. Schuster with little more than a pick-up truck, a shed-full of tools, and the determination to succeed in business. Originally a small concrete contracting company — forming, placing, and finishing concrete — Dan and his crew all too often found themselves completing their prep work on time yet having to wait for concrete to be delivered by … more »

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