Design Project References

•Repair HVAC Armament Museum. Eglin AFB, Florida:
The system for the Armament Museum consisted of a chilled water-hot water VAV-type HVAC system that was chosen to ensure the system could be precisely controlled to meet the Government requirements for humidity and temperature control in a museum environment that encounters a wide range of heat load conditions every day. The ductwork in the display area was designed to be exposed double-wall round duct. The system required the construction of a new mechanical room building addition that also contains a boiler room located at the northeast corner of the existing building. The addition is two stories in height in order to provide a means of routing the new ductwork into the second floor ceiling plane. The new mechanical addition was constructed of structural steel columns with structural steel beams and wall girts to which will be applied standing seam metal wall panels to match the existing building. The height of the addition was kept low enough to allow the new low-slope shed roof to tie into the existing building wall, allowing the existing roof eave and gutter system to remain unaltered. The new building roof was standing seam metal to match the existing roof, installed over structural steel roof purlins. The new boiler room was constructed of two-hour fire rated construction. The building foundation was a reinforced concrete turndown slab.  The existing asphalt parking lot was repaired to match existing where it interfaces with the new building addition and the new chiller pad. Cost: $511,600.00


•Design/Construct FY-07, 38-Man Dormitory, Hurlburt Field, Florida:
Design/Build project for Hurlburt Field, Florida through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.  The dormitory is a 22,850 SF 2-story structure composed of five (5) primary areas. These primary functional areas are living modules, support areas, laundry room, day room, and staff offices. Each living module serves two (2) people with a total of 76 people in 38 rooms and consists of one living area with a bedroom, two walk-in closets, two vanities and a shared toilet/shower room. Additional spaces include four offices; a Charge of Quarters desk observation area, a Day Room that will serve as a meeting area, television lounge, and game room; and, a Laundry Room contains 6 washing machines and 6 dryers, a laundry sink, and folding table.  Support areas include boiler room, mechanical room, electrical room, a communications room, a unisex handicapped accessible restroom, a vending area, a small storage area, and janitorial closets.  The facility is fully sprinkled with a hydraulically calculated wet pipe system with a zone control valve to the fire sprinkler piping to each floor. The fire riser located in the mechanical room will serve the wet standpipes in the stairwells.  The entire building will be served from one variable air volume (VAV) air handling unit (AHU). Each dorm room and other ancillary spaces will be served by a VAV box with hot water reheat coil.  A gas-fired atmospheric boiler will provide the hydronic water for heating. Chilled water is provided by an air cooled package nominal 60-ton chiller located outside the mechanical room in an enclosure.  A gas-fired water heater, circulation pump, and storage tank will provide the domestic hot water.  Electrical system consists of 480/270V main distribution panel.  Interior lighting in general fluorescent fixtures utilizing electronic ballasts.  Other work includes parking, landscaping, and a new softball field.  In addition, this project was designed to achieve the U.S. Green Building Council LEED “Certified” level of design and construction. Cost $7.66 million

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