To expand on-campus housing, NU needed a new 286-bed, five-story, 75,000-SF student housing facility. The project delivery method was unconventional, as the owner acted as the Construction Manager. D&K provided a range of services, including structural engineering. Structural systems consist of precast hollow core planks supported by structural steel beams and columns to facilitate low…
When the Brattleboro School required expansion and renovation, D&K provided electrical and mechanical design to implement energy improvements for this 336,000-SF facility serving grades 6–12. Efficiency upgrades included daylighting controls; occupancy sensors; heat recovery system; high-efficiency air conditioning system; wood chip boiler as the primary heat source; CO2 sensors; VFDs on select air handling heat…
To save energy and costs, Barre Supervisory Union chose to investigate wood chip boiler systems. DuBois & King provided engineering services, project management, and cost control for an award-winning biofuel project. Our team developed design and specifications for the installation of a Messersmith Wood Chip Boiler that provided heat for the 220,000-SF high school.
CCV sought to expand its academic facilities by adding a 12,000-SF, two-story space. D&K provided mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design for the new space, including nine classrooms and laboratory and office spaces. Mechanical design included high-efficiency boilers with variable-speed pumps, variable refrigerant flow (VRF) heat pumps, general and specialty exhaust system requirements, and Direct Digital…
The City of Montpelier sought to improve ease of use, safety, and connectivity at a congested intersection and along reaches of two streets in the city’s urban core. Siboinebi Path, a dedicated multiuse trail that serves as part of the Cross Vermont Trail, crosses Main Street/US 2 Business/VT 12 at this location. D&K worked with the…
The Gray Farm needed a new waste storage facility and leachate collection system. D&K visited the site and conducted field survey and mapping, soil investigations, preliminary engineering, final design, and construction phase services while following the requirements of the NRCS EQIP program.
Sucker Brook was a deeply incised stream channel that threatened nearby infrastructure and sent an estimated one ton of phosphorus per year downstream toward Lake Champlain. The project goals included a reduction of sediment loading and erosion and the restoration of aquatic and riparian habitat while minimizing construction and maintenance costs. D&K prepared conceptual and…
The Town of Pittsford and the RRPC required an assessment of needs and options for the construction of sidewalks linking key areas around Pittsford’s village center to improve pedestrian connectivity and safety, linking existing sidewalks along the US 7 corridor, Arch Street, Pleasant Street, Furnace Road, and Elm Street. D&K provided a scoping study and…
In the city’s core, the Five Corners intersection connects two local streets and three state highways; two adjacent railroad crossings add to its complexity. The intersection presents challenges throughout the day. The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) and the City of Essex Junction sought an implementation plan for the highly successful “Design Five Corners”…