For more than 25 years, D&K has served as an integral partner in the development of Gifford Health Care campuses throughout central Vermont. Working collaboratively with Gifford staff, architects, specialty consultants, and stakeholders, our team’s designs have led or supported the construction of new hospital buildings, independent and assisted living communities, medical office buildings, dental,…
The city completed the design of improvements to the existing wastewater pump station. Through that process, it became evident that the existing system had reached the end of its operating life, and selected components should be replaced rather than upgraded to provide increased reliability, energy efficiency, safety, and compatibility with other city pump stations. D&K…
Orwell’s wastewater treatment facility includes an aerated lagoon facility that provides secondary treatment and chlorine disinfection of wastewater. The facility’s aging lagoon aeration system was a submerged lateral system that had become inadequate and inefficient. D&K provided design, bid, construction management, and startup assistance services to upgrade the lagoon aeration system to meet current standards….
The 40-year-old Northfield Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) required a comprehensive upgrade of the facility and process conversion from Trickling Filter (TF) to Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) to comply with stringent phosphorous limitations. The site was constrained by the railroad and the Dog River, requiring geotechnical measures to protect rails. D&K conducted all professional engineering services…
Under a multi-year contract and an expedited schedule, DuBois & King provided guidance on planning, technical, environmental, and regulatory issues. Projects under this contract included a Capital Improvement Plan update, technical master plan update, runway extension, hangar area development, terminal apron expansion, Environmental Assessment, construction of a full parallel taxiway, snow removal equipment acquisition, a…
The Glencliff Home is an off-the-grid assisted living facility whose primary purpose is to provide adults with mental health care. The campus includes residential, care, office, and maintenance spaces and uses a combination of renewable energy systems, including a hydroelectric facility, as well as fossil fuels to supply power and heat. For many years, D&K…
In an effort to pursue greater building efficiency and operational cost savings, the New Hampshire Army National Guard (NHARNG) conducts annual facility energy audits of all facilities on a rotating basis. D&K conducted an energy audit at four out of a total of 35 NHARNG facilities. D&K evaluated lighting, air quality, temperature, ventilation, humidity, and…
The city wished to evaluate and determine cost-effective measures to reduce on-site natural gas use, receiving partial funding through the VGS Energy Efficiency program. D&K’s project team conducted a site visit to obtain detailed information on existing natural gas use-related processes, HVAC and building envelope materials, equipment, and systems. We reviewed historical natural gas use…
The project goal was to consider Energy Reduction Measures (ERMs) in the following buildings: fire station, public works, police station, Airport Parkway water treatment facility office/lab at Airport Parkway, and the Bartlett Bay Road water treatment facility office/lab. D&K reviewed the building control systems, investigated energy usage and reduction opportunities, developed opinions of construction costs,…