Design-Aire Engineering

Indianapolis Engineers - Mechanical • Electrical • Plumbing • Energy

Daviess County – Cross Dock Warehouse

Cross Dock Warehouse – Daviess County

DAE designed lighting, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems for Daviess County warehouse facility in Washington, Indiana.

Daviess County wanted to install energy efficient lighting, HVAC and building envelope systems at their new maintenance and warehouse facility.  Daviess County wanted a lighting level of at least 35 foot-candles and uniform space (heating) temperatures.

DAE recommended (74) T5 fluorescent (6 lamp) lighting and (1) 1,250 MBtuh air rotation unit to illuminate and provide space heating.  DAE design will provide light levels of 40 foot-candles with a +/-2 F temperature difference between floor and ceiling.  ARU use high velocity fans to circulate stratified air at the ceiling back to the floor and thereby recovering heat from lighting.  The air rotation unit fans will also provide free cooling in the spring and fall.

Daviess County requested DAE provided construction management during equipment installation.

Daviess County’s new HVAC system will reduce heating costs by 15% and reduce cooling costs by 10% compared to standard efficiency air-conditioning units.

Citizens Gas – IT Backup Power

Citizens Gas – CPE (1B) IT Backup PowerIT Backup Power

DAE installed additional electrical equipment (disconnect, circuit breaker, conduit, etc.) to provide backup power to Citizens Gas information technology (IT) equipment.  The existing IT backup system only provided seven minutes of backup power for phones and computers for Citizens Gas engineering division, but recent electrical outages lasted as much as three hours.  The modifications will provide continuous backup power via existing natural gas fired generator.

DAE coordinated the “cutover” with Citizens Gas dispatch center and headquarters, DAE installed the electrical equi
pment, provided As-Built drawings, revised panel tags and schedules.

Citizens Gas wants DAE to identify other critical systems at their Langsdale Ave. and Headquarters (ex. Radio Tower, Call Center, IT Equipment, etc.) that need back up power and provide a solution so both sites have reliable backup power.

Assurance Health Psychiatric Hospital (Anderson)

Anderson Geriatric Psychiatric Hospital

Anderson Geriatric Psychiatric Hospital - Beds

Beds

Anderson, Indiana          Size:  10,000 SF

Assurance Health System, a Senior Inpatient Psychiatric Care, tasked DAE with the total renovation of a medical office building into a 22-bed, fully self-contained Geriatric Psychiatric Hospital.

Renovation/Design included:

  • 22 Patient Rooms
  • Seclusion Room
  • Group Therapy
  • Exam Rooms

    Anderson Geriatric Psychiatric Hospital - Bathroom

    Bathroom

  • Ambulance Entrance
  • Full Service Kitchen to supply breakfast, lunch, and dinner
  • 1,000 Gallon Grease Interceptor
  • Anti-ligature fixtures
  • 45 Ton Cooling, natural gas/electric roof top units
  • New Group 1 Fire Protection System
  • Installed new restrooms

Design also included the installation of a new low voltage systems (nurse call, IT, security, fire alarm).  The mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design met the requirements of State and Federal Codes, Local Building codes, NFPA, and ADA.

Fire Station No. 4 (New Construction)

Kokomo, Indiana

Kokomo Fire Station No. 4

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)

Community Living Center Expansion and Renovation

H.H. McGuire VA Medical Center (Richmond, VA)

Project #652-312        Contract #VA246-14-C-0037      (Awarded 9/11/2016)

 17,333 SF         Construction Budget: $8M

DAE was selected as SDVOSB-Prime for the addition/renovations to the CLC at the H.H. McGuire VAMC in Richmond, VA. The project sought to provide a warm, home-like environment for veterans and their families. The VA 100-bed CLC expansion provides private patient rooms and bathrooms, and provides new spaces for registration, waiting, a specialty care clinic, group therapy, communal activity, and family meeting. A new main entrance provides a welcoming space to greet patients.

New staff areas include supply storage, wheelchair storage, a break room with kitchenette, and locker rooms. Interior Finishes (many containing recycled materials) were selected in coordination with the VA, updating while allowing the space to fit into the surrounding campus. The expansion also called for a new elevator.

For the MEP Design, DAE provided an Inventory and Assessment of existing Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing systems; as well as assessments of proposed upgrades in order to plan for future equipment replacement/preventative maintenance.

The new CLC meets current design standards; as well as corrected any deficiencies indicated by the current VA Planning Guidelines, Physical Security requirements, and projected workload statistics. All design work followed ADA-Compliance/VA Standards of Barrier-Free Design. The A/E furnished Geotechnical work, including GIS Topographical Survey(s) of existing pre-construction conditions; as well as provided all necessary DEQ Permits for the project.

Services providing:

  • Programming
  • Schematics
  • Design development
  • Construction documents
  • Technical specifications
  • Construction period services
  • Site visits
  • Cost estimates
  • As-built documents
  • All other design services required

Citizens Gas – Renovation of HQ, Gas Operations, Dispatch & Engineering

Indianapolis, Indiana

DAE provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing construction management in renovation and construction of three (3) Citizens Energy Group facilities:

  1. Corporate Headquarters
  2. Gas Operations
  3. Dispatch and Engineering

Installed T8 fluorescent and lighting emitting diode interior and exterior lighting and control system, energy efficient roof-top units and variable refrigerant flow heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems, domestic hot water and fire protection system.

Tucanos Restaurant – Kitchen Renovation

Greenwood, IndianaTucanos 1

Renovation reconfigure and upgrade an existing restaurant kitchen.  New Tucanos restaurant seats 225 people.

New Kitchen is 3,360 square feet.

The renovation consist of:

  • 4 – Kitchen hoods
  • 2 – New walk in freezerTucanos 3
  • New domestic hot water system
  • 4 – New makeup air units
  • 1 – New dishwashing area
  • Water softener
  • RO Machine
  • Renovation of existing HVAC system
  • All new kitchen and restaurant lighting
  • New lighting control panel

Building 6 – Energy Model

Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center

Saginaw, Michigan

Aleda E. Lutz Saginaw, MI

Aleda E. Lutz – Building 6
Saginaw, MI

The Veterans Administration constructed Building 6 on the Aleda E. Lutz campus in Saginaw, Michigan to achieve a Leadership in Engineering and Environmental Design (LEED) rating of Silver.  The building included energy efficient lighting (light emitting diode & compact fluorescent, occupancy sensors), heating ventilation and air conditioning (connection to central heating plant 12 EER roof top cooling, energy management system) and insulation (3” isoboard, R-21) walls and roof. Total square feet – 7,318

Design-Aire Engineering (DAE) provide building simulation to determine if modifications to the Aleda E. Lutz Veterans Administration Medical Center reduced energy costs sufficient to qualify for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accreditation

Building 6

DAE determined renovations to the lighting, heating, air-conditioning and building envelope systems reduced energy consumption and cost by 24% and thereby qualify for 9 points toward LEED Silver accreditation.

Community Living Center (Dining, Laundry, & Bathroom)

Alvin C. York VA Medical Center

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Size:  4,885 sq. ft.

Designing a homelike environment, providing common areas for patients (residents) and families to relax and meet.  Total renovation is 4,885 square feet with surrounding areas receiving minor upgrades (finishes) so space is integrated and flows.

The Alvin C. York VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN sought to renovate its existing Community Living Center (CLC) to better meet the need of its residents and staff.  Currently a three wing unit, with over 40 double bed rooms the existing CLC functioned as inpatient unit with inadequate space to accommodate dining, activities, and staff flow.

Following the VA’s Cultural Transformation initiative, the design team renovated the existing core space to include improve department functions.  The new design implemented resident dining with new nutritional operations for meal service.  Living and dining room spaces were optimized to switch functions with minimal disruption to daily operations.

The large Nurse Station units were decentralized to create a more home-like environment and the staff multi-purpose reworked to make room for expanded patient space to include the dining, lounge, and nourishment center.  The new nurse’s stations was relocated improving security and monitoring of resident.  The scope of work also includes upgrades to Laundry facility, bathing, administration, medication, and multifunction storage areas.

Relocated existing low voltage systems (nurse call, IT, Security, Fire Alarm).

Surrounding areas will receive minor upgrades for continuity.Community Living Center 2

Work included:

  • Mechanical
  • Electrical
  • Controls
  • Data/communicationsCommunity Living Center 1
  • Plumbing
  • Demolition
  • Life safety
  • Fire alarm/sprinkler systems
  • Interior design and architectural

Assurance Health

Binford Psychiatric Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana

Size: 20,000 sq. ft.

Complete renovation of a medical office building into a 30 bed fully self-contained “Geriatric Psychiatric Hospital.”

Including:

  • 30 Patient Rooms
  • Seclusion Room
  • Group Therapy
  • Full Service Kitchen
  • 600Kw, 800 AMP backup generator
  • 1,000 gallon grease interceptor
  • Anti-ligature fixtures
  • 60 Ton of HVAC Cooling
  • 100% Electric Building
  • New Group 1 Fire Protection System
  • Installed new restrooms

Installed new low voltage systems (nurse call, IT, security, fire alarm).

The mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design met the requirements of State and Federal Codes, Local Building Codes, NFPA, and ADA.