A branch bank that blended traditional Adirondack design with the bank's progression business philosophy. This building was created with a mix of heavy timber, locally quarried stone, and large glass curtainwalls. Carefully coordinated MEP systems integrated with the architecture of the building including below grade ductwork distribution and specialty lighting throughout.

In-place, heavily phased full renovation within the operating main campus data center. All new carefully sequenced redundant UPS electrical distribution to support 425kW total data center load with new high-density rack architecture and overhead power busway distribution. In-row DX cooling units and hot aisle containment system provide effective and efficient high density cooling. A reconfigured 3M Sapphire clean agent fire suppression system is backed up by a new double interlock water-based fire protection system.

• Multi-phased meticulously sequenced in-place renovation of main hospital facility kitchen and servery areas totaling over 30,000sf.
• In-place renovation of the 14,000sf main kitchen including several walk-in coolers and freezers, grill/fryer/steamer/oven cooking lines, and flight-type dish washing room. MEP systems included all new exhaust and makeup air systems, new electrical infrastructure, along with the highly coordinated connection details for the nearly 150 item kitchen equipment package.
• Following the kitchen renovation, the servery and dishwashing spaces on the floor above were also fully renovated in place featuring grill, pizza, salad, deli, and specialty serving lines. The renovation also included a new dishwashing, trash handling, and POS areas, as well as upgrades to the seating area.

Multi-year phased in-place upgrades in design assist partnership with local mechanical contractor to upgrade, replace, and expand Albany Medical Center's 8,000 Ton chilled water plant split between two plant buildings.

• Chiller additions/replacements including (1) Variable speed 1500T 480V chiller, (3) 1500T constant speed 13.2kV chillers, (1) 1500T variable speed 13.2kV.
• Full new control system and multi-phased implementation and commissioning to provide precise load matching and chiller staging between variable and constant speed units.
• A secondary chilled water system survey and analysis was provided for existing total 750hp secondary pumping system serving approximately 2.5 million square foot facility. The entire piping system was surveyed for physical distribution routing and connected load details, then flow and pressure measurements were taken at approximately 20 different key locations through the facility, each under three different flow conditions. This information was 3D modeled in Revit to provide an exact system flow/pressure curve. Analysis was done to identify key restriction points that could be corrected, and pinpoint appropriate locations and selections for two booster pumps within the facility.
• Five new 250hp secondary pumps were selected, along with secondary control sequence and setpoint modifications to ensure that all facility loads are able to be satisfied as efficiently as possible.
• Upcoming designs will include the replacement of the main plant cooling towers.
• Full electrical designs and SKM in-rush, arc flash, and coordination studies were also included for all upgrades.

This project included building an addition to the existing campus facilities area to host new paralleling switchgear to serve as the main emergency power hub for the two new 400kW CAT diesel generators also installed as part of this project. The generators were sized to pick up the entire South Clinical Campus’ emergency load both present and future and were designed to utilize the campus’ existing fuel storage tank currently serving the hot water boilers. The generators provide full N+1 redundancy for the hospitals critical and life safety loads, and the paralleling switchgear provides load shedding capabilities to monitor and shed loads to ensure high priority loads stay online at all times.

Downstream of the switchgear, new isolation/bypass automatic transfer switches were installed for all NEC 517 EES branches including Critical, Life Safety and Equipment, as well as a optional standby branch for additional loads as desired by the owner. The new EES branches are extended throughout the facility and existing infrastructure is re-fed, replaced, or recircuited so that all loads are on the correct code compliant EES branch upon project completion, and the final infrastructure provides a flexible and efficient layout for current and future emergency power needs for the entire facility.

This project provided significant challenges from an installation logistics perspective as all of this equipment and infrastructure is to be installed in the middle of a functioning and working hospital facility with no planned disruption of service of downtime

The renovation of the Glens Falls National Bank Headquarters included the complete renovation of the historic buildings at 240 and 250 Glen Street, in Glens Falls, NY. The project included complete removal and replacement of all MEP systems with new energy efficient systems.  The mechanical system includes a new high efficiency water source heat pump system with new boilers, closed circuit cooler, and dedicated outdoor air unit with energy recovery wheel.  A new 2000A electrical service was installed from the utility to upgrade the existing aging services along with the addition of a 600kW backup generator.  New lighting and lighting controls throughout provide a significant improvement to the existing aging systems.  A new 45 kVA photovoltaic array was installed with net metering with the intent to provide all power required for the operation of the new branch bank within the headquarters building.

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This project consisted of redevelopment of two full city blocks within the Park South Neighborhood near the Albany Medical Center in downtown Albany, NY. Nearly 500,000 sf of space included a 135,000 sf 5 story medical office building, 268 Apartment units, and 25,000 sf of commercial retail space in addition to an 816 car parking garage.

Renovation of the historic Dewitt Clinton Hotel located at the corner of State and Eagle Streets directly across from the State Capitol Building. The new Marriott branded Renaissance Albany includes 204 luxury guest rooms with views of both the Capitol Building and The Egg, a full service restaurant, historic ballroom, and meeting/boardroom space. An adjacent parking garage and indoor walkway connects the hotel to the new convention center, and to the existing Empire State Plaza walkway providing fully indoor access to the Times Union Center and Plaza Concourse.

This project was for the expansion of the existing sales and service facilities at the Saratoga Honda dealership to over three times the original space. The design included a new showroom and sales spaces, as well as 25 new service bays and car wash. The project was tasked with balancing a "prototypical" Honda dealership with the nuances of Saratoga Spring's regulatory design review board.