New Medical Examiner Building with Geothermal Wells, Orange County, NY

HHA is designing the new Orange County Medical Examiner (OCME) Building:  a single-story building, roughly 17,800 sf, housing autopsy spaces with high-end equipment, offices, staff support spaces, and waiting spaces for the public.

A key feature of the OCME building will be the use of 44 geothermal wells to serve the building's heating and cooling as a renewable source of energy!

The medical examiner staff has been working in temporary trailer facilities located at the Orange County Emergency Services Building. With a continuous increase in the number of cases, the county expressed a need for a new building that would have an exterior presence, improve day-to-day operations, and allow enough space for future growth.

  Project At-a-Glance:

• 44 Geothermal Wells
• 17,800 sf
• Single-story, New Construction
• State-of-the-art Autopsy Spaces
  
  

Key features

• Waiting for space/entry
• Autopsy
• Exterior design
  
  

Program

• Offices
• Autopsy spaces and support spaces
• Sally port
• Lockers
• X-ray and future ct
• Welcoming entry for family members