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Schmidt
Consulting Group, Inc. provided Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and
Fire Protection design services for a new 24,500 square foot, multi-level
Dining Facility located in the heart of the student housing district of
the University of South Alabama’s Mobile Campus. This project is
seeking LEED Silver Certification. The Dining Facility is equipped with
a full kitchen and food serving lines for panini sandwiches, pizza, a
Mongolian grill, salad bar, and beverage areas. The lower level of the
facility includes a JAVA City location and the entire facility will have
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Mechanical
design included the provision of new chilled water air handling units,
including VAV systems, and computer room units - all with hot water heat.
Chilled and hot water will be supplied to the building by the campus central
utility loop. Both chilled and hot water systems are variable flow controlled
by system pressure. All equipment is to be controlled by a central DDC
control system located in the campus central utility plant. Eight kitchen
hood systems were also designed, as well as after hours cooling equipment
for critical areas. Plumbing design included the provision of new fixtures
in group and individual restrooms, including low flow water closets and
urinals. Custodial room installations were also provided, as well as kitchen
plumbing services and storm water drainage designs. Hot water was provided
by a heat exchanger supported by the campus hot water utility loop. Fire
Protection included design specification and floor plan guidelines.
Electrical design included the provision
of automatic lighting controls for individual spaces and a central automatic
control of all lighting for unoccupied hours as prescribed by the 2006
International Energy Conservation Code. The lighting controls also integrate
a daylight sensor to reduce lighting as ambient lighting conditions allow.
Site design included connection to the University medium voltage distribution
system by providing manhole, medium voltage duct bank, medium voltage
switching, and a pad mounted transformer to serve the facility. Power
distribution was typical for the Dining Facility and included state-of-the-art
cooking and serving lines. An emergency generator was provided to provide
power for the entire facility in an emergency situation. The building
is also designed to accommodate a campus communications hub for telecommunications
distribution to the west side of the campus.
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