Institutional Design Services

Applied Engineering Services has completed a number of studies and designs for institutional facilities which mostly consist of university campuses and buildings. This work has included utility master plans, utility (infrastructure) improvements, and building renovations and additions. These projects include:

• Study and design to replace two 2,000-ton chillers in a central chilled water plant serving a university campus.
• Study and design of air handling unit replacements, mixing box replacements, and controls upgrades in a university classroom building.
• Study of a central chilled water plant and distribution system for a university.
• Commissioning of the HVAC systems for a renovation project in a large research building on a Big 10 college campus.
• Engineering and design for the installation of new boilers, hot water heaters, and electrical transformer for a student housing building located on a university campus.
• Design for the replacement of an existing 150 psig underground steam and condensate service serving a dormitory with a new 40 psig service.
• Design for the conversion of two floors of a laboratory space to primarily office space involving replacement of all of the HVAC, electrical and plumbing.
• Engineering and design to add air conditioning to two elementary schools and one middle school for a public school system.
• Design project for a new addressable fire alarm system for a basketball arena at a Big 10 university.
• Campus-wide steam and condensate distribution analysis for a Big 10 university.

Our designs incorporate such factors as life cycle cost, energy efficiency, redundancy, and ease of maintenance. In addition, Applied Engineering understands that any work at university and other education-related campuses must take into account the students and the school calendar. This requires careful planning and often involves completing work in several phases so that buildings and services are available when students are in session.