Case History Scottish Rite Hospital
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Scottish Rite Hospital Architect: Jeff Haven-VP Architecture, HKS Dallas Designer: Becky Leach, Senior Healthcare Designer, HKS Dallas General Contractor: The Beck Group Fabricator: DuPre Industries For more information on Corian ® interior wall systems contact 1-800-436-6072. HEALTHCARE APPLICATION DuPont ™ Corian ® INTERIOR WALL SURFACING Wainscoting of Corian ® Festival is used in operating rooms to reduce cleaning time and increase potential OR room utilization. Corian ® is non-porous and will not support the growth of mold or mildew when properly cleaned. Scottish Rite is applying Corian ® Festival to walls to reduce repairs and cleaning time. Applications include wainscoting in operating rooms and hallways, public and patient room vanities, window sills, patient bed head walls, nurses station desktops and walls, and food service facilities. Margaret Taylor, Director of Facilities, Scottish Rite Hospitals for Children, proposed “We have significantly improved the appearance of the hospital and reduced cleaning and maintenance costs by using Corian ® . Areas with Corian ® look better than those recently painted. It seems like walls without Corian ® show every impact with gurneys, carts and wheel chairs while the Corian ® looks almost new.” Scottish Rite operates 17 Hospitals and 38 Clinics in central Texas. Corian ® has been ‘hard seamed’ into a continuous surface so there are no difficult to clean seam areas. The ¼” thick Corian ® sheets are placed on top of standard metal baseboard transition strips. A line of DuPont silicone seals the Corian ® to the transition strip. Festival Tongue & Groove Joint 1/4” Corian Wall Panel 1/2” Corian Wainscoting (Hard Seamed to Wall Panel) 1/4” Corian Wall Panel Silicone Metal Baseboard
Transcript of Case History Scottish Rite Hospital
Scottish Rite HospitalArchitect: Jeff Haven-VP Architecture, HKS DallasDesigner: Becky Leach, Senior Healthcare Designer, HKS DallasGeneral Contractor: The Beck Group Fabricator: DuPre Industries
For more information on Corian® interior wall systems contact 1-800-436-6072.
HealtHcare application
Dupont™ corian®
interior Wall Surfacing
Wainscoting of Corian® Festival is used in operating rooms to reduce cleaning time and increase potential OR room utilization. Corian® is non-porous and will not support the growth of mold or mildew when properly cleaned.
Scottish Rite is applying Corian® Festival to walls to reduce repairs and cleaning time.
Applications include wainscoting in operating rooms and hallways, public and patient room
vanities, window sills, patient bed head walls, nurses station desktops and walls, and food
service facilities.
Margaret Taylor, Director of Facilities, Scottish Rite Hospitals for Children, proposed
“We have significantly improved the appearance of the hospital and reduced cleaning and
maintenance costs by using Corian®. Areas with Corian® look better than those recently
painted. It seems like walls without Corian® show every impact with gurneys, carts and
wheel chairs while the Corian® looks almost new.”
Scottish Rite operates 17 Hospitals and 38 Clinics in central Texas.
Corian® has been ‘hard seamed’ into a continuous surface so there are no difficult to clean seam areas. The ¼” thick Corian® sheets are placed on top of standard metal baseboard transition strips. A line of DuPont silicone seals the Corian® to the transition strip.
Festival
Tongue &Groove Joint
1/4” CorianWall Panel
1/2” CorianWainscoting
(Hard Seamedto Wall Panel)
1/4” CorianWall Panel
Silicone
MetalBaseboard
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HEALTHCARE APPLICATION
DuPont™ Corian®
INTERIOR WALL SURFACING
NONPOROUSWill not support the growth of mold, mildew or microorganisms
EASY TO CLEANNo grout or seam gaps; maintenance costs and time are greatly reduced
STAIN-RESISTANTStains can’t permeate and are easily removed
DURABLETough and long-lasting; stands up to heavy use and abuse; problems with wall damage are virtually eliminated
AIR QUALITY FRIENDLYMaintains good indoor air quality—no off-gassing, no VOCs
EASILY INSTALLEDCan be installed or retrofitted over existing, sound tile—saving downtime
RENEWABLEMarks and scratches can be removed easily to restore it to its original condition
CODE COMPLIANTClass 1 fire rated and NSF/ANSI 51 food contact certified.Can be molded and formed with no sharp edges or corners for ADA compliance
WARM AND INVITING TO THE TOUCHThe practical surface material that creates a unique, beautiful statement
STYLISHOver 100 colors—more than any other solid surface—plus custom color options
Corian® is...
…the perfect surface for healthcare.
Easy-to-clean interiors don’t have tobe cold and sterile. DuPont™ Corian®
solid surfaces create warm, invitingenvironments that meet the toughdemands of healthcare.
• Wall cladding, cabinets, vertical components
• Windowsills and wainscoting
• Way-finding
• Cafeteria counters and tables
• Patient and public restroom vanities
• Patient bath and shower surrounds
• Wall cladding
• Tables, laboratory sinks and work surfaces
• Slabs and cladding for mortuaries
• Pharmacy counters and staining benches for histology labs
• Operating room walls and surfaces
