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FIELD/WORK the focal points of the newly opened Shore Medical Center Surgical Pavilion in New Jersey. Located in the seaside community of Somers Point, the health care facility was designed and constructed to maximize outside views and natu- ral lighting, both of which have positive health benefits, but also to protect the safety and comfort of patients and staff from strong coastal winds and hurricanes. To protect those inside, the surgical facility features a Positive Prognosis Light and technologyare hurricane impact-mitigating curtainwall created using the Super- Wall Series system by Wausau Window and Wall Systems, Wausau, WI. It meets ASTM standards for impact resistance in wind zone 2. It also allows views and natural lighting and is manufactured with recycled aluminum, all of which contribute to the pavilion's design goal: protecting the environment by meet- ing certification for the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) LEED® Rating System. Light Technology The Shore Medical Center Surgical Pavilion's proximity to the Atlantic Ocean meant that, once constructed, the curtainwall system must withstand hurricane conditions. Wausau's Super- Wall system's impact rating testing includes large missile tests for windborne-debris-impact resistance performance and New Jersey medical facility expansion designed to heal and protect. adheres to ASTM E 1886 and ASTM E 1996 for missile level D, Exposure C, wind zone 2. Designed by Ballinger Architects, Philadelphia, PA, the com- mitment to natural light continues throughout the Shore Memo- rial Surgical Pavilion. The building's boardroom offers expansive views of the surrounding bay and shore. Visitors to the pavilion are welcomed into a first-floor open lobby framed with floor-to- ceiling windows. Long known to have many positive benefits, the prevalence of natural light throughout the new 138,000-square-foot facility is intentional. "The new surgical pavilion emphasizes healing daylight in a compassionate setting," says Wausau's health care market manager, Lisa May, LEED Green Associate. "In addition to saving energy and costs by reducing electric lighting, natural light benefits patients and staff. The USGBC reports that patients in settings with natural light and views of nature recover faster, use less pain medication and have shorter stays. Studies also have shown that a naturally-illuminated workplace contributes to improved staff health and morale." The center's nine surgical suites also include something rarely seen in operating rooms: daylight. Each suite has at least one window that opens to a sterile equipment hallway, which has a larger glass window overlooking the bay. As the window views help patients, visitors and staff stay connected to their surrounding environment, the high-tech tools The proximity of Shore Medical Center Surgical Pavilion to the Jersey shore meant the glazing had to withstand hurricane conditions. 20 STORM&SEcURITY PROTEcTION / PEOPLE IN THE KNOW 2012