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| The Greenbusch Group, Inc. 1900 W. Nickerson St., Ste. 201 Acoustical
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E-mail: patrick @ greenbusch dot com
Education
1962 BS Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University
Employment History
2003 - Present The Greenbusch Group, Inc. - Consultant in Mechanical Engineering specializing in elevators and medical facilites.
1985 - 2003 Wieland Lindgren Vice-President and Lead for healthcare facility and vertical transportation engineering.1979 - 1985 John Graham Company Energy Management Engineer.
1977 - 1979 Montana Energy R&D Institute Senior Mechanical Engineer.
1962 - 1977 The Boeing Company Various Titles
Projects - Elevators
In a current project, Pat is project manager and lead engineer for modernization of 44 elevators in 24 buildings of the Seattle Housing Authority. Both geared traction and hydraulic elevators are involved. As in most of his elevator projects, the work includes upgrades to related mechanical, electrical and fire protection systems, and to machine room configurations. The contract documents he prepared also include a 7-year maintenance contract for approximately 100 elevators.back to topThe University of Washington also is a major client, and Pat has been providing engineering services there continually since 1987, completing such diverse projects as a) replacing an old traction freight elevator with a new hydraulic machine, b) replacing a water-hydraulic elevator with a new oil-hydraulic unit, c) design for modernization of a traction elevator, extending it downward for an additional floor, d) relocating a machine room as part of hydraulic elevator renovation, and e) making elevator traffic projections and recommending elevator configurations for two new major buildings. At the UW-managed Harborview Medical Center, Pat is lead engineer for full renovation of three traction elevators in the oldest building and seismic upgrades to six other elevators. In all, his work on and off campus has included 30 projects in 34 buildings with 10 new and 3 replacement elevator installations and 43 elevator renovations. In 1987, he conducted a survey of the approximately 180 elevators on campus at that time and prepared a long term renovation plan. He then wrote the first elevator guide specification for the University’s Facility Design Information manual, and updated it 10 years later.
At the Capitol Campus in Olympia, he provided analysis of horizontal and vertical pedestrian traffic requirements in two office buildings with escalator-based vertical services, then schematic design and cost estimates of alternatives to meet changing demand. His recommendations included elevator and stairway supplements in one building, replacement of escalators with elevators in the other. Previous projects on the Campus were a) modernization of 4 elevators in the Legislative (Capitol) Building, including construction of two new machine rooms and other improvements for fire safety, and b) modernization of three cars and addition of a fourth in two historic-register office buildings.
Other significant examples include:
Counts of vertical traffic in existing hospital and projections of demand with new additions and alterations; elevator selections; construction documents for new elevators, renovation of existing. Stevens Memorial Hospitals, Edmonds.
Elevator traffic demand projections, service requirements analysis, & cost estimate for Outpatient Center, Evergreen Hospital, and for Plaza at Yarrow Point II (office building).
Conceptual design of automated urban transit systems (personal rapid transit of the Morgantown, WV, style) as lead engineer for automated transit marketing, The Boeing Company.
Elevator and dumbwaiter/cartlift configuration selection, three applications, in additions and alterations to Children's Hospital. Prepared design criteria and construction specifications.
Study of cause of failure of hydraulic elevator, Seattle Main Post Office. Diagnosis of unusual vibration problem and specification of repair in traction freight elevator, Seattle Terminal Station. Survey and specifications for modernization of two traction passenger elevators, Queen Anne Post Office.
Evaluation of existing elevator systems in Boeing/Kent office buildings, the downtown Bon, Seattle, and hotels & offices.
Design for retrofit of new elevators into three existing buildings, a performing arts center in Olympia, a telephone utility building in Seattle, and a Masonic lodge in Seattle.
Survey, then design, for renovation of three gearless traction elevators in U.S. West office/equipment building.
Projects - Medical Facilities
- Multiple alterations to Northwest Hospital, Seattle and its associated clinics, including 2 surgery expansions; maternity renovation; MRI replacement; Gamma Knife and LINAC addition, rebuild of central energy plant with incinerator replacement, new cardiac cath suite, and new geriatric psychiatry suite.
Energy Conservation projects Providence General M.C., Everett, the Colby Campus in 1993 and Pacific Campus in 1985. He was responsible for design of the conservation renovations at Pacific and project manager for the work at Colby Campus. Other work included a replacement electrical power system for ICU/CCU at Pacific Campus.
Design of multiple alterations to Highline Community Hospital, Burien and Tukwila campuses, including major clinical laboratory renovation & expansion, surgery expansion, ER & Cardiac Cath. renovation/expansion, a new geriatric psychiatry suite, and new radiology suite. The most recent was a very complex addition of over 90,000 square feet that also required major improvements to the central chilled water and medical gas systems.
Elevator & material handling studies and designs for Stevens Memorial Hospital, Edmonds. Studies and designs for elevator renovations at St. Joseph Hospital, Tacoma, Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia, and Swedish/Ballard Medical Center, and for new elevators at Children's and Harrison Memorial Hospitals, Seattle and Bremerton.
Studies and designs of mechanical systems for multiple projects in Providence Medical Center, Seattle. Design MRI installation in existing basement. Energy conservation studies and designs, renovation of the areas in the surgery suite and childbirth unit, rebuild of emergency plant, and electrical system improvements.
Mechanical and electrical system designs for multiple tenant improvements in the Nordstrom Medical Tower. These included MRC, CT and other equipment installations for Seattle Radiologists, cryogenic piping for a reproductive genetics office and lab, surgery units for plastic surgeons, and several less specialized spaces.
Multiple projects for Veteran’s Affairs Puget Sound Healthcare System include a) renovation of the Canteen and addition of HVAC for a new Angiography unit at the Seattle Campus, and b) retrofit for a new CT unit and addition of air-conditioning in an older inpatient building at American Lake Campus, and c) major electrical evaluations and designs for upgrades at both campuses.
Design mechanical systems for tenant improvements in the Nordstrom Medical Tower. The most complex was a radiology suite with MRI, CT, mammography, radiography/fluoroscopy and angiography units. The MRI installation, on the 8th Floor of a 14 floor building, required a unique design for a long, lateral installation of the helium quench vent.
Evaluation and design for modernization of six traction elevators at the UW Medical Center and three at Harborview Medical Center. Both included multiple HVAC, electrical and fire protection upgrades to very heavily used elevators in very sensitive acute-care areas.
Multiple projects for State agencies, including: a) mechanical renovations at the Modular Building, b) vertical transportation study of OB-2 and DOT Building, c) HVAC Renovation and Storage Study, Archives Building, d) HVAC renovation, Dept. of Personnel Bldg., and e) electrical improvements, Grays Harbor College, f) sprinkler and elevator retrofits at The Evergreen State College, and g) ADA elevator upgrades at Central Washington University.
Mechanical and electrical retrofits in historic buildings, including an acute-care impatient building at the VA hospital at American Lake, and the downtown Seattle Rainier Club. Both buildings were operational during construction.
Licenses
State of Washington Registered Professional Engineer
State of Arizona Registered Professional Engineer
Professional Affiliations
American Society for Healthcare EngineeringNational Fire Protection Association
American Society of Plumbing Engineers
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers
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