It was also found that most of the existing fan coil units were obsolete, so newer, more efficient units were incorporated into the design. To further upgrade the mechanical systems, a heating hot water system was added to facilitate the future switch-over of a complete VAV system.
Building heating loads were calculated using the original envelope construction in order to estimate a worse-case demand for the new hot water system. Finally, modernized controls were added to the building’s existing air handlers.
VA Salisbury: Chilled Water Lines
This project involved an investigative survey of chilled water lines of Building Three at the Salisbury, N.C. VA facility and the design of a new chilled water distribution system that included upsized mains and larger circulator pumps to handle increased demand.
- Client: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Location: Salisbury, N.C.
- Services: Project Management, MEP Engineering, Architecture
- Construction Cost: $1.8M
- Year Constructed: 2016
