14B — September 30 - October 13, 2016 — Services & Suppliers — Owners, Developers & Managers — M id A tlantic
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Building systems for the Study Hotel, Korman Center Expansion and CAT Lab Renovation Wright Commissioning scores three projects at Drexel P
nut, The Study at University City is a 145,000 s/f hotel with 212 rooms, 7000 s/f of banquet / meeting spaces, a 105-seat corner restaurant and bar, and fully-equipped fitness center. Designed by Philadel- phia architects DIGSAU and constructed by P.Agnes , the hotel is geared for a univer- sity / cultural center market encouraged to “read, rest, reflect.” Bala Consulting and DeSimone Consulting are the MEP and structural engineering firms for the project. The developer of the 10-story hotel is Hospitality 3,
a hotel development company with an impressive resume of hotel projects worldwide in- cluding a similar hotel at Yale University. Commissioning is ongoing with construction, the ideal method for achiev- ing optimum building system performance. In the fall of 2017, a new Korman Quadrangle, located between Market and Chest- nut Sts. and between 32nd and 33rd Sts., is expected to be completed featuring an inviting campus green with seating and landscaping that leads directly to a renovated Korman Center. The renova- tion appends a new two-story glass solarium to the main entrance of the 1958 brick and stone landmark building, and incorporates 9000 s/f of com- mon space in its interior with student lounges and second- floor classroom spaces. Wright is working with Gluckman Tang Architects, Keast & Hood structural engineering, Dimitri J. Ververelli MEP engineering and Bittenbend- er Construction . The new quadrangle was designed by Andropogon Landscape Design . Technical commis- sioning is ongoing for the new construction. Drexel’s Center for Auto- mation Technology (CAT) will soon be home to new wet research laboratories for the departments of chemistry and physics as well as for the Institute for Energy and the Environment. The four-story, 68,000 s/f facility on Market St. between 31st and 32nd Sts. was constructed in 1990. Wright is working with Nalls Architecture, Dimi- tri J. Ververelli MEP engi- neering, Orndorf & Associ- ates structural engineering, Midpoint Estimating and Bittenbender Construc- tion . Fundamental and en- hanced commissioning is ongoing with the renovations and includes testing of HVAC, building automation, mechan- ical, electrical, plumbing, fire alarm and sprinkler systems. “By including Wright Com- missioning at the beginning of a project, Drexel has al- lowed us to maximize our im- pact,” said KimWright , CEO of Wright Commissioning. “Careful planning and an in- telligent, transparent process have made the University an ideal client, particularly on these complex projects.” n
HILADELPHIA, PA — Wright Commis- sioning , an MBE / WBE and the region’s only in- dependent building commis- sioning firm, announced that it has been named the com- missioning authority for three major projects on the campus of Drexel University: The Study at University City, the Korman Center expansion, and the Center for Automa- tion Technology renovation. “The University demands peak performance from their buildings,” said Will Wright , president of Wright Commis-
Drexel Korman Center
sioning. “Our job is to ensure that the building systems in each of these structures is running as efficiently as pos-
sible and meets or exceeds Drexel’s exacting standards.” Slated to open this fall on the corner of 33rd and Chest-
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