VBFA was selected to be the mechanical engineers on the design team for Intermountain Healthcare's flagship medical center: Intermountain Medical Center (IMC). VBFA developed the concepts for the central plant, tunnel and penthouse mechanical rooms. Designs included central chilled water and steam systems, tunnel, mechanical rooms, ductwork, piping, plumbing, medical gases and fire protection. More than 40 of VBFA's engineers and drafters contributed to the mechanical design of the eight buildings on this 110-acre campus: Women and Newborn Center, Education Center, 15-Story Patient Tower, Heart and Lung Center, Outpatient Care Center, Cancer Center, Central Plant, and Core Lab Building.

One of Utah's largest construction projects, with over 1.3 million square feet, IMC houses a host of engineering innovations to address the diverse of a full-service medical campus. The central plant serves all buildings with chilled water, steam, fire protection water, and high-pressure domestic cold and soft water through a tunnel system that is over 1,700 feet long. The tunnel system is the backbone of the campus and is served from both ends with redundant connections to the fire and domestic water loop serving the site. With over 36 custom air handlers, 179 fans, 93 pumps, 86 fan coil units, 56 computer room units, 49 heat exchangers, four 1250 ton chillers, four 1000 hp boilers and hundreds of other miscellaneous items, the selection of equipment alone was a Herculean task. The mechanical drawings by themselves required 777 sheets. The design of areas and systems such as a central kitchen and dining area,