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Center for Healthcare Technology – Overbuild Project

 

The 3600 CCB Overbuild project consisted of the construction of an additional 210,000 GSF on top of the existing building which includes the addition of Floors 11 to 19 to include wet and dry research facilities, as well as a vivarium. The additional nine stories include more office space topped by a couple of mechanical floors. The original height has been raised by about 20 feet over the existing building.  Shelly Electric performed the core and shell electrical installation including temporary power, (2) new 5000A substations, new infrastructure throughout the additional floors including (2) emergency generators, automatic transfer switches, lighting and more.  Published October 2024.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Donation to Folks Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School

 

 

 

The Rail Park Honor’s Shelly Electric

Shelly Electric Co., Inc. was honored to accept The Rail Park’s award for our commitment to fostering The Rail Park and the adjacent communities.  Phase One of The Rail Park was opened to the public in 2018, which consists of a quarter-mile section of the historic elevated Viaduct in Philadelphia.  Shelly Electric’s headquarters are immediately adjacent to The Rail Park and we continue to monitor it’s enjoyment by the community.

Published January 2024

Best Residential Project in the Region

Shelly Electric was honored to receive the 2017 NECA Penn-Del-Jersey Project Excellence Award for Best Residential Project for our work at New College House and the University of Pennsylvania.  New College House is a 340+ student housing facility with 3-to-6 person units, each with single occupancy rooms that share a bathroom and common room.  It features lounges on each floor, music rooms, a multimedia room, seminar rooms, an in-House dining hall, green roofs and a private courtyard.

The Project Excellence Awards showcase the exceptional work performed by NECA contractors that recognizes companies for their outstanding commitment, professionalism and ingenuity in delivering an electrical project across 11 different market sectors.

Published December 2023

GBCA Project Safety Award

Shelly Electric Co., Inc. was presented the General Building Contractors Association’s 2023 Project Safety Award in recognition of maintaining an injury free workplace and successfully accomplishing projects.  The award was presented for Shelly Electric’s work at the University of Pennsylvania’s Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter HVAC replacement project.

University of Pennsylvania’s Laboratory for Research of Matter

Shelly Electric Co., Inc. recently completed at the end of 2022 our role in the University of Pennsylvania’s Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM) replacement of the HVAC project.  This project encompassed the integration of the rooftop generator into the new switchgear which added complexity and logistical coordination while migrating from the old switchgear to the new gear with minimal disruption to the multiple labs that were still in operation.  Two sets of switchgear and two sets of busduct were running simultaneously while loads were moved one at a time from old to new without shutting down the building.  After each load was moved to the new system, the existing electrical infrastructure was removed. Two new 15kva services were brought into the facility from the street to complete the full upgrade and accommodate the new upgraded HVAC and power requirements. 

The installation of new electrical infrastructure required innovative logistical management of duplicating service, adding a full building generator/transfer switch, load bank, transferring of power to new service and the demolition/removal of old equipment while not impacting over 100 fully functioning labs was a huge feat.

Penn First in World to Treat Patient with New Radiation Technology

Shelly Electric was a member of LF Driscoll team at Penn Medicine in completing the design, permitting, installation and opening of the Varian Halcyon system.  This project would typically take over 3 months to complete but we were able to complete the task within a month – including all building, electrical and department of health inspections and permitting.  Charles Steiner, Project Director for LF Driscoll, was thrilled that we were able to pull it off saying, “No exaggeration this is an extremely proud moment!”

According to Penn Medicine News, “doctors at Penn Medicine have become the first in the world to treat a patient with a new treatment platform designed to streamline the way therapeutic radiation is delivered to cancer patients. The Varian Halcyon system has the ability to shorten the amount of time patients spend in treatment, and in some cases cut the length of each session by more than half. It was also designed to offer a more user-friendly approach for experts administering the treatment with the goal of making it easier to train new therapists. The first treatment was administered to a patient with head and neck cancer this month.”  The original news article can be found at: https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-releases/2017/september/penn-first-in-world-to-treat-patient-with-new-radiation-technology

Published October, 2017

Groundbreaking for UPHS Center for Healthcare

Penn Medicine and IMC Construction had a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Center for Healthcare Technology.  Located on Civic Center Boulevard, the first phase of the project will be a 250,000-square-foot, eight-story office building, which will be focused on information technology and human resources. A second phase of the project will add an additional 290,000 square feet and 10 stories, bringing the tower to a total height of 18 stories and 540,000 square feet.  Shelly Electric, the electrical constractor for the project, has a been a long time partner of the University of Pennsylvania Health System in the construction and maintenance of it’s quickly growing campus.   

Published June, 2017

Construction Begins on the Rail Park

After years of efforts, the old Reading Railroad Viaduct will be transformed into a vibrant, green Rail Park with walking paths, landscaping, lighting, benches and swings. The conversion of the Reading Railroad train tracks to an urban fun-filled park will spur the transformation of the Callowhill neighborhood from an urban, industrial area into an enjoyable and developed mixed-use neighborhood.

Shelly Electric, headquartered immediately adjacent to the Rail Park, has been awarded the project for the electrical work required for the Rail Park. We are excited to assist in the efforts in recreating our neighborhood.

According to the organization’s website, “The Rail Park connects Fairmount Park with Center City, running from Brewerytown to the Northern Liberties. It ties together cultural institutions that reach from Chinatown to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.  Three miles, all told, on the tracks of the old Reading Railroad.  It runs underground.  It soars overhead.  Three sections.  10 neighborhoods.  50 city blocks. This park has been growing for years.  And this park—our park—is about to burst into life.”

Paul Levy of the Center City District was most instrumental in seeing that our neighborhood groups connected to influential people including Mayor Jim Kenney of the City of Philadelphia, Governor Tom Wolf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State Representative Michael O’Brien and our District Councilman, Mark Squilla.

For more information on the project, visit www.therailpark.org.

Originally published February, 2017.

 

Excellence in Craftmanship

The GBCA has awarded the Excellence in Craftmanship (project valued at over $50) to the Penn Medicine Pavilion project.  Shelly Electric Co., Inc. was part of the L.F. Driscoll team that performed the connecting link electrical work and the integration of the Pavilion’s system with the main hospital and other ancillary buildings.  Shelly Electric was proud to be a part of this exemplary new hospital and have been involved in many of the University’s Century Bond projects.

 

Best Historic Preservation Project

The GBCA has awarded the 2003 Best Historic Preservation Project to the University of Pennsylvania’s Palestra project performed by P. Agnes, Inc.  Shelly Electric Co., Inc. was part of the team that performed the Century Bond work to make the building energy efficient and improve the mechanical and electrical infrastructure.  Shelly Electric was proud to be on the GBCA’s list as a major collaborator for this project.

 

 

Green & Growing

Shelly Electric Company has been in the conservation business since its inception in an effort to minimize environmental impact (and, of course, to reduce costs). Since these are issues that impact all of us, we would like to share with you some of the company’s efforts in going “green”. Our efforts have been building-wide, including solar power, lighting controllers, fuel consumption, and the recycling of our waste.

1. One of our most visible measures was the installation of a photovoltaic solar panel system on a building that was constructed in 1889.  We installed a structural steel supporting frame approximately 3-6 feet off the present roof  to address structural concerns and to support the new system. We are now producing a significant amount of our required electricity through the use of the solar panel system.

2. We have installed a facility-wide lighting control system that will automatically shutoff all lights within the building as well as provide us with individual manual control. This installation was a challenge due to the age of the existing circuitry within the building.  Fortunately, we are an electrical contractor and this challenge was easy to overcome.  The system now provides us with control through the lighting controller’s internal program and eliminates the need to manually switch (14) different zones on and off every day.

3. In order to improve automotive fuel efficiency, we have replaced several gasoline vehicles with more efficient diesel vehicles.  As an added bonus, the new diesel engines are significantly quieter than older truck engines.

4. Last but not least, our new waste management service allows us to use single-stream recycling to separate the paper, bottles, aluminum cans and plastic from our normal everyday refuse.

In our efforts to stay on the leading edge of technology, we are committed to supporting the electric car industry. We have installed mElectric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations throughout the region, including our company parking lot.  Nissan has engaged Areovironment to administrate the installation of charging stations for the Nissan Leaf.  We have installed over (60) EV Charging Stations at automobile car dealers and businesses throughout the Metropolitan area. Our technicians and staff have been trained and Certified by Areovironment.

Originally published January, 2015.