LESSONS LEARNED: 31ST MEDICAL GROUP HOSPITAL PROJECT

摘要

When Synergy Kirlin Joint Venture (SKJV) and team partner Kroeshell Engineering Co. received the award to upgrade the 31st Medical Group Hospital at Aviano AB, Italy, it was both exciting and concerning. None of the firms had worked overseas. Now they look back on the lessons learned. "We discovered that international work comes with unique issues," explains Jake Gum, an executive with Kirlin Builders. "Host nation laws and compliance, dealing with different languages, unusual design requirements, measurements, European specs, materials and methodologies."