--- title: MEP Engineering & Green Design at Oakland County International Airport description: Discover the Solar Design services MEP Engineering firm Peter Basso Associates used in Oakland Int’l Airport’s new terminal and office space. --- [![Peter Basso Associates Inc. Logo](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/hubfs/images/PB_Wesite/PBA_Transparent_Logo.png "Peter Basso Associates Inc. Logo")](https://www.peterbassoassociates.com/) [![Illuminart Logo](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/hubfs/images/PB_Wesite/illuminart_logo.png "Illuminart Logo")](https://www.peterbassoassociates.com/illuminart) ** ** ** [![Peter Basso Associates Inc. Logo](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/hubfs/images/PB_Wesite/PBA_Transparent_Logo.png "Peter Basso Associates Inc. 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In addition, the rain water was harvested on the site and utilized to recharge the ground water supply and was also utilized to water the interior planted vegetation.  A solar water heater was also incorporated to utilize the heat from the sun to generate hot water for use in the building. The building’s central heating and cooling is supplied by a ground source closed loop geo-exchange system that consists of over 55,000 LF (over 10 miles) of tubing.  The geo-exchange system is comprised of 6 circuits of a horizontal slinky-type geo-exchange field buried directly in the ground.   Cooling for the building is provided by two water-to-air variable air volume heat pumps.  The heating for the building is either provided by the water-to-air heat pumps or from the central water-to-water heat pumps.  The central heating system for the building consists of two 20-ton water-to-water heat pumps that generate 125 degree hot water.  The main lobby is heated by the 5 water-to-air eat pumps that serve the space.  The lighting design met and exceeded the minimum lighting power density requirements of the ASHRAE 90.1 – 2004 Energy Energy Code by 7 percent. 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