Innovative Design Provides MEP Engineering Facelift at WCCPeter Basso Associates provided mechanical and electrical engineering design services for thr renovation of 80,000 square feet of the 120,000 square foot Occupational Education Building. The building houses departments for automotive, computer, drafting and health studies.
The project included replacing or upgrading the outdated mechanical and electrical systems in the 30-year-old building with new, energy efficient systems.
Sustainable design features include a geothermal heat pump system consisting of 200 geothermal wells to provide heating and cooling, restroom plumbing utilizes automatic sensor operated plumbing fixtures to minimize water usage, demand ventilation control was provided to control ventilation based on occupancy to economize energy usage. Occupancy sensors in classrooms, conference rooms and other areas with similar high level of occupant density were also provided so that lights turn off and room temperatures reset automatically when no occupant is present. Lighting systems are highly energy efficient, including T-5 fluorescent lamps and electronic ballasts.
Learn more about the WCC OEB Green Design renovation: http://www.wccnet.edu/news-events/articles/view/222/
