To support construction of a new 95,000-SF two-story women’s state prison facility, D&K provided commissioning services for mechanical (HVAC), smoke control systems, the building energy management system, and the emergency generator system. Our team provided commissioning services for all project phases from predesign OPR development through schematic design through post-occupancy testing. We also provided State…
The New Hampshire Army National Guard required commissioning for the mechanical, DDC controls, plumbing, and electrical systems for a new 26,000-SF facility. D&K provided all phases of Cx activities, from pre-design OPR development for the Owner, Cx specifications, Cx Plan development, continuing through full design phase Cx activities, including multi-stage design reviews and issues log…
To comply with contemporary FAA safety regulations, the Vermont Agency of Transportation needed to install a 60-ft runway safety area and 300-ft runway extension to Runway 19 at Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional Airport. Constructed on a small promontory, the airport had already maximized the use of available length, and a retaining wall was constructed to support…
D&K designed seven energy efficiency measures to lower operating costs in six of the Northern State Correctional Facility’s eight buildings totalling 156,000 SF. These measures included:
VTrans prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Bennington Bypass project and needed assistance creating a Final EIS. Following the completion of the FEIS by D&K, VTrans engaged D&K to design a wetland mitigation site and to assist in the documentation and preparation of permit applications associated with the construction of approximately 10…
To increase the area of conserved wildlife habitat and provide public access to new Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs), the New Hampshire Fish & Game Department purchased two parcels in southwest New Hampshire. D&K completed a boundary survey for the new area. Our survey crew brushed the property area, blazed boundary lines, painted over blazing, witnessed…
The Baker River Site 8 dam is a 1,462-ft-long by 63-ft-high dam with a maximum storage capacity of 4,750 acre-ft and is fed by a 15.58-sq.-mi. drainage area. The dam uses a vegetated auxiliary spillway to pass high flows, and the main spillway system consists of a concrete riser and a small stilling basin. Constructed…
To address impacts from large truck traffic along Main Street/VT 22A in downtown Vergennes, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) commissioned a Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) study to review options to divert truck traffic around the city. VT 22A carries approximately 750 trucks per day through the urban center. Serving as part of a…
NHDAS and the NH Legislature relied on a deteriorating parking structure to serve legislative sessions and other government needs. The NH State Government required a new 409-slip garage across the street from the State House on a site then occupied by the NH Department of Justice (DOJ) building. The DOJ was relocated within the City…