To improve energy efficiency and upgrade for code at an 80-year-old VA Medical Center campus, D&K designed and provided construction services for upgrades to the electrical systems. The 450,000-SF, multi-building campus includes offices, in- and out-patient hospital care areas, cafeterias, and support functions.
To address the evolving needs of US service members, the VA is committed to maintaining and renovating its facilities and campuses. For over a decade, D&K’s civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineers and other professionals have served in a lead role in renovating VA medical centers, developing campus-wide energy efficiency projects, and leading the design…
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…
For a wide-ranging park expansion and redevelopment effort, Manchester’s Parks, Recreation, and Cemetery Division selected D&K as a partner to perform detailed site analyses of multiple schools, recreational areas, and other properties, including rehabilitation of the Piscataquog River Park. D&K provided planning, design, and construction administration services for the realignment of the entry roadway, a…
The City of Laconia’s Parks and Recreation Department sought to create a new infill park on Lucerne Avenue. The park included a restroom building, an amphitheater, a playground, and a pavilion. D&K worked with subconsultants to accomplish Low Impact Development practices and provided part-time construction observation services, concrete foundation testing observation, and contract administration services.
The City of St. Albans sought to create a plan for the south end of Taylor Park to improve cohesion and connectivity with the historic north end. Taylor Park needed improved circulation, infrastructure for events, increased accessibility, improved lighting and wayfinding, improved stormwater infrastructure, and a more extensive tree canopy. As part of a consultant…