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RobsonWoese Inc provided several specialty system designs
for the new 70,000 sq. ft. academic and research laboratory
facilities for faculty, students and researchers in
polymer chemistry, environmental chemistry, biochemistry,
and organic chemistry.
This included a pure water (reverse osmosis) system,
specialty gas distribution system, laboratory air and
vacuum systems, fume hoods, plenum fan system, DDC controls,
water and underground steam piping. Mechanical and electrical
services were also provided to support a magnetic resonance
facility (MRI) on the ground floor.
This project was the recipient of the 1998 Build New
York Award: Large New Project.
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Cornell's Guterman Greenhouse Complex contains 36,000
sq. ft. of climate control greenhouses including laboratories,
growth chambers, controlled atmospheric storage rooms
and an isolated building for herbicide and weed science
research. The modern greenhouses and plant growth facilities
contain support spaces for plant growth education, experimentation,
and observation. Faculty from eight departments teach
54 courses to approximately 3,100 students within the
facility's precisely controlled environment.
RW's design of the engineered mechanical, electrical
and plumbing systems required close coordination with
research goals, systems selection, equipment locations
and materials. The project included an evaporative cooling
system, automatic shade control operated by photo and
temperature sensors, photometric-controlled specialty
lighting, and pressure-controlled ventilation systems.
RobsonWoese developed a solution for precision pressure
control for the research chamber with all chamber equipment
designed to be watertight with minimum impact on light
penetration into the chambers.
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The University at Buffalo's new undergraduate housing
consists of 155 four-bedroom, two-bath townhouse apartments
in 13 buildings. The $15M project also included a community
center with catering and maintenance facilities, administrative
offices, and outdoor recreation area. A telecommunications
system was designed to provide complete voice, data
and video in every bedroom, living room and the community
center.
In developing plans for the Hadley Village Apartments,
RW evaluated the campus chilled water loop as a potential
source for air conditioning for the units. As a result,
it was determined that a split system air conditioning
system would be advantageous due to low occupancy rates
during the summer months. RW also designed an intercom
and security system, integrating UB's One Card Access
System, along with fire protection systems, including
sprinklers and early warning fire detection.
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The Robert Purcell Community Center included a Student
Union and Community Center on the first and second floors,
and a Student Dining Facility on the third floor. The
renovation was designed and constructed in two phases.
The two phases were coordinated to allow operation of
the Dining Facility during Phase One construction.
HVAC upgrades to the building included replacement of
an existing CFC chiller with a new environmentally friendly
chiller. New variable air volume distribution system
with CO2 sensor integrated ventilation demand controls
were utilized for the high diversity assembly spaces.
The entire building heating water and reheat water systems
were replaced and new variable speed pumping systems.
Plumbing systems renovation included replacement and
rerouting of domestic water mains, sanitary mains, and
extension of gas services to facilitate first and second
floor renovations and a separate third floor kitchen
renovation project.
Electrical system upgrades included replacement of branch
circuit panelboards, and associated feeders throughout
the first and second floors. Lighting system was coordinated
in depth to include many specialty light fixtures including
a "Stanfields" light with fiber-optic tubing. Convenience
power systems were upgraded along with the building's
fire alarm system.
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The Charles W. Chesnutt Library is a four-story building and central atrium complex of approximately 78,000 SF. The original HVAC system, built in the 1980's, required its 250-ton water-cooled chiller plant to operate year 'round. This arrangement led to excessive energy consumption that required remediation.
RW's study concluded that the chiller plant was consuming excessive energy while insufficient outdoor air introduction caused negative building pressurization issues, particularly on the upper two floors. The addition of an airside economizer was identified as the best solution to minimize energy consumption while addressing the building pressurization issue. Working within very tight physical construction constraints, the system's outside air and relief air ductwork was retrofitted to alleviate the indoor air quality issue. This improvement permitted the University to save the previously wasted chiller plant energy during cooler months.
Through strategic implementation by RobsonWoese, this project was designed and constructed during 2003, without interruption to the University's study or exam schedules.
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