Precast Plank Installation Within Building
Project Phase: Construction Delivery Method: EPC (Engineer Procure Construct) Statement of Problem: Precast plank installation over toilet rooms, within building after steel was erected. Based on the lead time of the precast the lid had to be installed after the roof steel was erected and there was …
Fume Hood & Overhead Service Carrier Wiring
Project Phase: Construction Delivery Method: EPC (Engineer Procure Construct) Statement of Problem: The project has numerous fume hoods and overhead service carriers located throughout the labs, that were pre-wired and pre-plumbed at the factory. These were designed and specified by the lab planner archi…
HVAC Unit Placement
Project Phase: Design Delivery Method: EPC (Engineer Procure Construct) Statement of Problem: The original project scope required for all grade-mounted HVAC units for convenience of maintenance. However due to the higher cost of grade-mounted units, CCC team qualified their original bid with all rooftop u…
Hazardous Materials Requirements
Project Phase:Construction/Installation Delivery method: EPC (Engineer Procure Construct) Statement of problem: The DTE laboratory has a specialized coal prep room which contains coal processing equipment. The room was classified as H-2 occupancy with explosion relief wall and all electrical within the room is c…
Roof Maintenance Access
Project Phase: Construction Delivery Method: EPC (Engineer Procure Construct) Statement of Problem: During the design phase of the BP-06 architectural build out, the height of the mezzanine in relation of the roof steel and height of the low roof did not allow for the chain hoist/rail within the high ba…
Electrical Room Door Swing
Project Phase: Construction/Installation Delivery Method: EPC (Engineer Procure Construct) Statement of Problem: After substantial completion, the Owner''s facility maintenance person questioned the door swing of the electrical room, which swings into the room. He cited that per building code, any electrical roo…
Lab Equipment Validation
Project Phase: Construction Delivery Method: EPC (Engineer Procure Construct) Statement of Problem: The project team as a whole did not sufficiently perform due diligence in verifying all of the physical characteristics of the existing lab equipment that was to be relocated to new laboratory building by …
3D BIM Coordination
Project Phase: Construction Delivery Method: EPC (Engineer Procure Construct) Statement of Problem: The laboratory project involved a lot of utilities within the ceiling space. At bid time, the Owner did not accept a bid alternate for developing a 3D model deliverable. The building was designed in mostl…
HVAC Equipment Structural Loads
Project Plan: Construction Delivery Method: EPC (Engineer Procure Construct) The weight of the HVAC units and LEF-1 central exhaust unit increased dramatically from 30% design level to IFC. Ultimately some additional steel reinforcing was required for supporting LEF-1 fans. This added cost to the project.
Facade Entrance Redesign
Project Phase: Construction Delivery Method: EPC (Engineer Procure Construct) Statement of Problem: Throughout the design process DTE desired for a very simple and economical solution for the building''s shell and entrance. During the design of the core and shell, several options were presented for the e…
