To support VT BGS, D&K completed an energy audit of a six-story, 165,000-SF courthouse. The project team conducted a review of available documentation and performed field investigations to document building envelope insulation and air sealing; HVAC equipment, systems, and controls; plumbing fixtures and water heating equipment; lighting fixtures, illumination levels, and controls; plug loads; and…
D&K provided architectural, MEP, structural, and civil engineering design to renovate a 3,700-SF, two-story administration building using a Net-Zero basis of design and operation. The building is powered by solar PV arrays located on site. The scope included design of a new high-performance envelope, expanded interior space with structural improvements, new MEP systems, and civil…
D&K provided electrical design for the renovation of a circa-1794, newly relocated, 14,000-SF academic building that housed the Center for Environmental Studies at Williams College. This was a “Living Building Challenge” project, constructed to be one of six in the country seeking “Living” status from the International Living Future Institute. The goal was for the…
To provide wide-ranging, reliable, and high-capacity coverage, Verizon Wireless renovates its facilities, establishes new sites, and constructs telecommunication installations on existing, prominent structures. D&K has served more than 200 of Verizon’s locations throughout Vermont. Sites range from locations in buildings, on farm silos, and at other urban locations or in remote rural, mountain, and wooded…
Gifford’s Medical Center’s (GMC) emergency power system required an evaluation and a number of facility upgrades. D&K’s multidisciplinary team provided MEP and structural design for a pad-mounted transformer, service entrance, generator, service entrance power distribution, transfer switches, dry-type transformer, and related feeder work. Mechanical upgrades included a roof-mounted air handler and associated piping design. Structural…
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…