New Construction Archives - Design-Aire Engineering

Paige’s Music Headquarters (Fishers, IN) New Facility

51,200 SF New Construction

Paige’s Music sought to relocate its headquarters from Indianapolis to Fishers, IN. The new facility measures approximately 51,200 SF and ~24′ Clearance Height. DAE provided mechanical (HVAC) Construction Design/Documents for the new headquarters. Building uses included: Office(s), Retail Space, a Repair Workshop and Warehouse; as well as a forklift Charging Station that required a special Emergency Exhaust system. Provided services included calculating heating and cooling loads (based 72 degrees in the summer and 68 degrees in the winter; with a year-round relative humidity of 40-45%). This included single-zone packaged rooftop units (RTU’s), general exhaust fans, specific exhaust fans for areas such as Lacquering and Buffing as required by code, and equipment around overhead doors to limit the influence of infiltration.

Geist Montessori Academy (McCordsville, IN)

$6 Million Construction Budget
New Construction of a 38,000 square foot school serving (400) students

DAE provided Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing design for the new construction of a new 38,000 SF school serving grades 1-8.

After receiving a grant from the Indiana Department of Education, the school purchased (12) acres of undeveloped land with the intention of conslidating (2) separate schools into one, singular facility.

The academy will serve up to (400) students and had a $6 Million construction budget. The site was also designed to allow for potential future expansion.

Geist Montessori Academy

Fire Station No. 4 (New Construction)

Kokomo, Indiana

Kokomo Fire Station No. 4

The City of Kokomo has provided fire protection since 1867 and has grown to more than 100 fire fighters staffing six stations. The City of Kokomo needed an additional fire station located south and west of city limits. The City of Kokomo wanted to build a fire station with low operation costs without sacrificing comfort to the fire fighters who occupy the station continuously.

The new facility was to house (6) dormitory rooms, with the ability to grow to (8); and (2) apparatus bays.

DAE recommended a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system with high efficiency, T5 and compact fluorescent lighting, HVAC (95% AFUE, 16 SEER) units, radiant tube heaters (garage 90% AFUE) and condensing (90% AFUE) gas hot water heater. The facility also includes high efficiency light emitting diode (LED) site lighting and water saving toilets and urinals.

It costs the city about $1 million a year to staff one fire engine 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The new Fire Station #4 will use 25% less energy and cost only 6% more than a fire station built to Indiana Building Code.

– Mayor Greg Goodnight (Kokomo)