District of Columbia Court of Appeals (Old City Hall)
Restoration, modernization, and conversion of this 99,000-SF historic structure built in the early 19th century and originally used as the Old City Hall. Its most recent use has been that of a courthouse whose activities were gradually transferred to other facilities as the building ultimately lapsed into disuse. As part of a DC Court consolidation program, the scope of this project included a total renovation and restoration of the original building while upgrading its infrastructure to "state-of-the-art" and converting it to serve as the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. The project included a 40,000-SF addition and a two-level, 90,000-SF underground parking structure.
SUNY College of Optometry,
33 West 42nd Street –
7th Floor Renovation
Mechanical, electrical, fire alarm and technology engineering services for the planned renovation of the 7th floor of the 33 West 42nd Street building includes the entire 7th floor with a waiting area, reception area, exam rooms, MER room and offices. The mechanical design includes 25 new VAV boxes with hospital grade sound attenuators.
Northwell Health
MEP/FP engineering services for Primary and Immediate Care in the Delaware Plaza commercial complex, located in Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania. Services included taking approximately 5,200 sf of space in the complex and the fit out off approximately 2,800 sf of the leased space. The area of work was a warm shell and ready to be fit out. The project program includes reception and waiting spaces, offices, lockers and restrooms, exam rooms, testing rooms, X-ray, testing lab, and support spaces.
New Jersey Executive Statehouse Comprehensive Renovation & Historic Restoration
Mechanical, electrical, plumbing and telecom engineering services for major mechanical systems upgrades / replacements in coordination with the comprehensive historic restoration of the approx. 130,000 sf Executive State House building. The scope of work includes new mechanical and electrical services / systems throughout the building in coordination with rigorous historic architectural guidelines. The scope of work includes new dual 5kV electric service with auto- transfer to standby feeder as well as a new generator plant with paralleled (2) 1,000kW generators; as well as complete IT and DAS systems. Schematic design options for the generator included paralleled 5kV generators; design includes 480V generator and step-up transformers for 5kV site distribution. Scope in the adjacent LSB Building includes upgrade and replacement of existing pumps and heat exchangers and coordination with incoming Veolia chilled and high temp hot water service in order to service the additional project load demands. Built in 1790 in the American Renaissance style, it is the second-oldest state house in continuous legislative use in the United States.
Northwell Health, Northern Westchester Hospital – Chilled Water Central Plant
Complete renovation of the central chilled water plant serving the hospital cooling system. The system design includes change from constant flow system to variable flow system, high efficiency chillers, hydraulic analysis of distribution system and building management system upgrade. The project includes a new hybrid chiller plant with high efficiency electric chillers and absorption chillers. The project also features complete upgrade of the building automation system using Schneider ecosystem platform with optimized operating sequences for automatic and proper sequencing of various system. Due to the change in pumping systems, we performed detailed hydraulic analysis and developed sequence to modulate chilled water flow based on various differential pressure requirements through out the building. The optimization of system includes improvement in chilled water delta T, condenser water for electric chiller and absorption chillers, optimized pumping of chilled water system and proper equipment dispatch.
OBHS, Interfaith Medical Center - Emergency Department Expansion
Mechanical, electrical & low voltage engineering services to create a modern, flexible, and contemporary 19,000 sf emergency department. Major spaces include Registration, external and internal waiting room, walk-in and EMS triage area, medical/surgical spaces including isolation and trauma rooms, fast track, Pediatrics, Radiology, CT scan/x-ray with designated waiting area for each, a modifiable swing room, discharge/low acuity waiting area for results, detox intake area, Physician/Nurse/PA/NP provider documentation area, Omnicell - enclosed secure medication room, EMS rest area, family bereavement/grieving room, doctor/nurse’s lounge and administration offices. The project is divided into multiple phases.
Bank of New York – HQ Building
IT Design and Enhanced CA services for the 969,0000 sf, 8,000+ seat, 16 story HQ Office Building in Pune, India. The project includes the full fit out in two towers as well as redundant Server Rooms and backbone resiliency.
Roku
Mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering services for a new 240,000 rsf location in Manhattan to accommodate approximately 722 individuals, consisting of mixed workstations, conferencing, lighting editing bay room and amenities spaces. Additionally, support space includes ergonomic workstations, collaborative areas, executive areas, a conference center of mixed sized conference and training rooms, satellite pantries, copier stations, storage, main communication room, and IDFs on each floor.
Northwell Health Glendale, Multi-Specialty
The Northwell Health Glendale Multi-Specialty project focused on turning an old hibachi restaurant into an 8,500 square foot multispecialty practice in Queens, NY. The goal of this project was to offer more outpatient healthcare options for local residents to promote a healthy community. The project renovation scope included an ENT procedure room, sixteen patient exam rooms, an echocardiogram/stress test room, point-of-care testing lab, and staff support spaces. The previous second floor restaurant space was fully gutted, and this project received all new architectural partitions and finishes, lighting and plumbing fixtures, and HVAC fit out. Three new packaged rooftop units were installed to serve the new second floor space. The three units were provided with DX cooling and utilized the existing gas services for heating. Additional heating was provided to the patient spaces by electric reheat coils at the VAV terminal units. This was a design-build project, which allowed for constant coordination and problem solving between the design team and contractors. With the contractors being on board from the start of design, the team was able to provide an initial architectural and MEP design that worked in the space and did not have to wait for the bid process to proceed. There was always an open line of communication. Some challenges this project faced included having limited existing MEP infrastructure in the existing space, coordinating and sealing the many existing hibachi exhaust roof penetrations with the structural engineer, and coordinating work outside our project area on the 1st floor. Overall, this project was a very collaborative effort, and the resulting space is excellent. Every member of the design and contractor team was open-minded, experienced, and efficient, which really benefited the final product. Hopefully this space serves the community for many years to come.
Mosaic Pre-K Center Q369
NY Hall of Science
Mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and technology design and construction administration services for a new 306 seat, 33,000 SF, three-story Pre-Kindergarten School. The school is located adjacent to the Queens Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The design of the building allows for integration into the parkland and Hall of Science and is accentuated by a glass stairwell that allows views through the building to the space rockets displayed in the parkland behind the building. Services were provided in accordance with NYCSCA Design Requirements and the NYC Green Schools Guide. The building includes seventeen (17) Pre-K Classrooms, a Warming Kitchen, and Exercise Spaces. The HVAC system features Variable Air Volume (VAV) multizone system with VAV boxes serving each space for ventilation and temperature control.
