Facility Assessments - A/E Services
Concord, New Hampshire
Professional Services Provided
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
Description of Professional Services
Coordinated and performed building assessments involving completed scheduled civil/site, structural, mechanical, electrical, architectural, and HazMat evaluations for fifteen public buildings, from administrative to public works facilities of varying ages. Facilities ranged from an ice skating arena to the City Hall and totaled more than 230,000 total square-feet. Evaluated condition of parking lot and sidewalk pavements and drainage structures, building drainage, foundations, slabs, and superstructures. Identified building elements with evidence of overstressed conditions, displacement or movement of components, and elements in need of maintenance.
Provided mechanical assessments of the facilities, including age and condition of all boiler, circulators, heat exchangers, chillers, condensing units, circulators, air handling units, building ventilation systems, and automatic temperature controls systems. Assessed condition of heating, hot water, steam and chilled water piping, duct work, plumbing fixtures, fire protections systems. Electrical evaluations included electrical service size, GFCI device placement and operation, fire alarm system, emergency lighting system, light levels, and exterior lighting. Inspected electrical panels, MCC's, load centers, etc. for condition, capacity, age and placement.
All observed deficiencies were tabulated and rated on a priority scale, with cost estimates provided for repair of each deficiency. Built and populated relational database with all observed deficiency descriptions, priority, building, location, responsible trade, and cost estimate. Database will be used by the City to manage future building capital improvements and expenditures. The database allows them to analyze and utilize the information from whatever perspective necessary. Related projects include:
- Library Renovations: Mechanical and electrical engineering upgrades and replacement of HVAC and fire protection systems for 35,000-SF library. Schematic design, design development, construction documents, bid phase and construction administration. Detailed heating/cooling/ventilating load calculation based on the approved floor plans and heat transmission values of exterior envelope, HVAC zoning definition, equipment selection, layout of equipment rooms, duct distribution and diffuser, power distribution design for HVAC equipment connections. Structural engineering support to assess the capability of the existing structure to resolve the loads imposed by a rooftop condenser unit for the air conditioning system.
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