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UT-Austin – Flemings Lab & Tisato Lab Renovation

admin — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 23:04:52 +0000

Originally opening in 1967, the Jackson Geological Sciences Building on the University of Texas Austin campus is home to one of the oldest geosciences departments in the country. This project included design services to upgrade both the Flemings and Tisato labs, in a multi-phase project.

Phase I included:
• Wet and dry labs to support geosciences research
• Phoenix venturi exhaust and supply equipment for precise air change rates
• Analysis & workshop for preparation of geosciences samples

Phase II included:
• Cold room to maintain 4 degrees Celsius environment
• Cold room was specifically designed to store sensitive undersea core samples housed in pressurized storage vessels
• A methane detection and emergency exhaust system
• Primary and backup power provisions
• New dedicated process cooling systems including process cooling, heat exchangers and circulation pumps

Project Title: Jackson Geological Building Flemings Lab & Tisato Lab Renovation

Project Location: Austin, Texas

Owner: University of Texas at Austin

Project Size: —

Total Project Cost: —

Architect: Parsons Environmental & Infrastructure Group, Inc.

Services Provided: Mechanical, Electrical, & Plumbing Engineering

Southwest Research Institute 264 Alternative Fuels Lab

admin — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 23:06:39 +0000

The design of this new 35,000 square foot building, with 8,000 square foot mezzanine on the campus of the world-renowned Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas included several special electrical requirements, 10 different lab gasses including vacuum and lab air, fume hood / lab exhaust requirements and gas detection and alarm systems. The building’s central plant included two 230-ton water-cooled chillers, cooling tower, seven MMBtu boiler, process water chiller, and a central compressed air system. Lab air was controlled by a Phoenix valve system and lab exhaust fans with specially coated, corrosion resistant exhaust duct.

Project Title: Southwest Research Institute Building 264

Project Location: San Antonio, Texas

Owner: Southwest Research Institute

Project Size: 35,000 SF

Total Project Cost: $7,800,000

Architect: Durand-Hollis Rupe Architects, Inc.

Services Provided: Mechanical, Electrical, & Plumbing Engineering

UT-Austin – Norman Hackerman Cold Room Addition

admin — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 23:07:11 +0000

This project included the addition of two cold rooms to the Norman Hackerman building, which is located at the University of Texas in Austin. The Hackerman building houses both organic chemistry research labs and neuroscience research labs, a vivarium, and a host of other facilities. The cold labs were installed for the benefit of the Bio-sciences research department. The project tasks were designing the interior plumbing as well as the power in support of the cold rooms.

Project Title: Norman Hackerman Cold Room Addition

Project Location: Austin, Texas

Owner: The University of Texas at Austin

Project Size: —

Total Project Cost: —

Architect: Taniguchi Architects

Services Provided: Mechanical, Electrical, & Plumbing Engineering

UT-MSI – Main Wet/Dry Laboratory HVAC Renewal

admin — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 23:04:14 +0000

Originally constructed in 1971, the Main Wet/Dry Lab Building (S13) serves as the primary research facility on the UT Marine Science Institute campus. The scope included installation of seven air handling units (60,900 CFM total), five laboratory exhaust fans (37,000 CFM total), three heating water boilers, two heating water pumps, two condenser water pumps, and three instantaneous, gas-fired domestic water heaters. The chemical fume hood and laboratory exhaust system was completely reengineered into a manifolded system with airflow-tracking supply and exhaust valves to comply with NFPA 45. The existing steam boiler system was replaced with a hydronic heating water design for easier maintenance and tighter temperature and humidity conditions. New DDC controls were installed, along with a new central plant refrigeration exhaust system. Construction was interrupted in late August 2017 by the nearby landfall of Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 storm, resulting in the additional replacement of two existing cooling towers.

Project Title: Main Wet/Dry Laboratory HVAC Renewal

Project Location: Austin, Texas

Owner: The University of Texas

Project Size: 48,020 SF

Total Project Cost: $5,663,000

Services Provided: Mechanical, Electrical, & Plumbing

Southwest Research Institute Building 168 Laboratory and Office Addition

admin — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 23:05:58 +0000

This project included designing a four-story laboratory and office addition to an existing electronics research facility on the campus of the world-renowned Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas. The new addition included offices, electronics laboratories, Secret Compartmentalized Information Facility (SCIF) labs and support areas.

The HVAC scope included replacement of the existing central plant with a new plant to serve both the new addition and the existing building; the new plant included water cooled chillers and gas fired hot water boilers.

Project Title: SwRI Building 168 Laboratory and Office Addition

Project Location: San Antonio, Texas

Owner: Southwest Research Institute

Project Size: 54,000 SF

Total Project Cost: $11,000,000

Architect: DHR Architects

Services Provided: Mechanical, Electrical, & Plumbing Engineering