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solving, proactive thinking, and design and construction teams working together, evalu- ating alternatives efficiently continued from page 13B Fairfax, VA — The As- sociated Builders and Con- tractors (ABC) of the Carolinas recognized the WakeMed North Family Health & Women’s Hos- pital expansion project for in- novative use of building informa- tion modeling (BIM) to further excellence in every stage of con- struction. Brasfield & Gorrie, a privately held construction firm accepted the Best in BIM award as part of ABC of the Carolinas’ annual Excellence in Construction award ceremony. Dewberry’s mechanical, elec- trical, and plumbing (MEP) professionals helped convert WakeMed North from an exist- ing 109,000 s/f healthplex into a 325,000 s/f licensed acute care hospital. The $75 million project was completed in two phases. The first phase focused on a new central energy plant (CEP), while the acute care hospital was designed in phase two. Dewberry designed MEP systems for 61 patient rooms, six labor and delivery rooms, and one C-section room, all with future expansion capacity. The firm engineered MEP systems in six special care nursery beds as well as imaging, lab,
Crystal Window & Door Systems has supplied nearly 3,500 new windows and doors for major new construction projects at two locations on the extensive campus of West Vir- ginia University and over 400 windows for a third off-campus rehabilitation project. This is Crystal’s latest effort in the student housing fenestration market, one of many national market niches where the com- pany is realizing significant growth. Crystal was selected as the window and door supplier for the first project, University Place in the Downtown Cam- pus, by the project construc- tion manager D-M Products of Bethel Park, PA, a Crystal customer. “Crystal not only provided a quality window at a competitive price, but also worked well within the logisti- cal restrictions of the project,” said Papo Perez , branch man- ager for Crystal’s Cleveland area office. “Because this proj- ect is in the busy downtown area of Morgantown and on a hillside, material deliveries could only be made at off hours and in specified locations. Crys- tal successfully handled a lot of details and coordinated with many key construction players in order to expedite the window portion of the University Place project.” Designed by G rimm& Parker Architects of Calver- ton, MD, and built by Turner Construction , this residential property covers an entire city block and features two 9-story apartment buildings with 960 beds, and a townhome section with a central green space and many other amenities. Crystal’s “can-do” attitude led to a second new construc- tion project on campus, Uni- versity Park in the Evansdale Campus, under the direction of general contractor March- Westin Co. and project design- er Paradigm Architecture, both of Morgantown, WV. This residential complex has five dif- ferent mid-rise building struc- tures, accommodating over 1,300 students in residence hall and 1, 2 and 4 bedroom apart- ment configurations. During the construction of University Park, the property management firm for the off- campus student housing com- plex across the street, Pierpont Place Apartments, reached out
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and accurately, while bringing value to the owner. Mike Regina is principal / co-founder of Big Sky En- terprises. n offset to up-front investment costs. Available financing op- tions should be included as additional information. In terms of actually devel- oping the “before” and “after” models for your upgrade, con- sider working with a knowl- edgeable consultant, who will not only be able to source utility funding, but will be familiar with the latest LED product specifications. Additionally, it is also important – very im- portant – that your consultant have access to utility computer software to accurately model the “before” and “after” sce- narios of your project. Accurate “before” and “after” modeling will give you the reliable pay- back calculations that you will need to make informed deci- sions. For additional articles on LED retro-fits, go to www. GreenPartnersNY.com and get your project going on the right track. George Crawford is prin- cipal of Green Partners NY. n “This project’s success was directly related to Brasfield & Gorrie’s innovative use of advanced building informa- tion technology,” said Kristen Puryear, PE , project manager with Dewberry. n pharmacy, dining, and facility support rooms. The project also included MEP system designs for an emergency department and a 280-space parking deck. The healthplex, systems, and services remained in operation throughout construction. Emergency power generator
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integral nailing fins and ad- justable stainless steel tandem rollers for quiet, effortless operation. This energy effi- cient door uses a 1” IGU with tempered glass panels, PPG Solarban 60 low-E coating and argon gas. Furnished in standard extruded white color, the Crystal sliding patio doors provide access to the dormitory and apartment balconies. For Pierpont Place Apart- ments, Crystal supplied 404 aluminum Series 2300 sliding windows. These feature 3-¼” frame depth, an AAMA rat- ing of HS-C50, and two-wheel brass rollers for smooth opera- tion. Insulated glass units with PPG Solarban 60 low-E coated glass and argon gas filling and custom AAMA 2604 powder coat paint in Sea Wolf Beige complete the package. Crystal has been the fen- estration supplier for numer- ous new on-campus and off- campus housing projects in this fast-growing construction market, including Texas A&M, Wagner College in Staten Island, NY, and St. Louis University. Other university projects include historic reno- vations at New York City’s Rockefeller University, en- ergy efficient windows for the expansive Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity House at Missouri University of Science & Tech- nology (MS&T) and fenestra- tion for a recent international Solar Decathlon Competition Finalist entry house from the MS&T team. n Pierpont Place Apartments
to Crystal Windows for replace- ment windows. Crystal and its installation partner Window Systems of Pittsburgh, PA completed 404 aluminum windows for McK- inney Properties, also of Pittsburgh. “Crystal has established itself as a reliable supplier of quality fenestration with the Univer- sity,” said Perez. “We have the manufacturing capacity to meet strict project deadlines and the breadth of product lines to cost effectively satisfy any and all project design and energy ef- ficiency requirements.” For University Place and University Park, Crystal pro- vided 3,460 aluminum Se- ries 2000A double-hung and Series 2100 fixed windows. These strong and durable windows feature 3-½” jamb depth, and AAMA ratings of H-C60/CW-PG50 and FW- HC55/CW-PG-60 respectively. For enhanced energy efficiency, both window styles used ⅞” insulated glass units with PPG Solarban 60 low-E coated glass and argon gas filling. To aid installation, the windows were equipped with an optional nailing fin. All the University Place units were finished using durable AAMA 2604 powder coat paint in a custom ivory color and standard white color for University Park. Crystal also supplied 120 Series 1500 vinyl sliding patio doors for the University Park residential project. These doors feature 4-⅝” jambs, standard
Will the design-build method take over?
continued from page 22B NY’s Greener, Greater Buildings . . . maintenance costs - including lamp replacements. This is the “before benchmark” that you can use to measure the cost effectiveness of any proposed LED retro-fit option developed for your project. For the “after”, you will need to include the specifications for each LED product selected – cost, energy consumption, anticipated use- ful life, warranty information, Energy Star designation – or not, along with funding avail- ability and anticipated lamp maintenance.
With the existing and the proposed – the “before” and the “after” – you will be able to compare the current annual cost of operating your existing lighting configuration to the projected annual cost of your proposed LED lighting retro-fit. Be sure that the “product cost” in your proposed LED retro-fit model is the installed cost – product cost plus installation - less the amount of funding that would be available as an
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