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New Gymnasium

Scope

Provide mechanical systems design and construction phase services for HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection systems for new 13,000 sq. ft. gymnasium with a two-story support building attached to the gym. Support building is roughly 17,500 sq. ft. with additional exercise and meeting rooms, offices, locker rooms, restrooms, and concessions.

Owner
Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church

Mechanical Contractor
Heritage Mechanical

Prime Consultant
Collins Cooper Carusi Architects

Construction Cost
$4,500,000 (total)
$640,000 (mechanical)

Special Circumstances

• Basic building HVAC system is based on a tempered water loop piped throughout the building, with individual water source heat pumps for each space, boiler plate heat exchanger, cooling tower, and pumps.

• Large percentage of outside air required by the 2000 IBC for gymnasiums.

•  High latent load in exercise rooms.

•  Building systems designed for partial building occupancy conditions where only concessions & two restrooms are in occupied mode, and rest of building is unoccupied.

• The systems consist of custom rooftop direct expansion air conditioning units with integral energy recovery wheels and a hot-water heating system located in the lower floor mechanical room.