Dallas, Texas – 2019
The project included taking an inventory of existing MEP systems for 2 buildings on a private school campus and making recommendations for system improvements and upgrades. The project also involved retrofitting a space that was formerly served by split systems to change to a chilled water system in order to reallocate space that was formerly a mechanical yard to an outdoor multi-use courtyard. In addition, the project also involved rezoning systems where the owner previously had control issues.
The building was made up of two parts – a charming old church facility that had been converted to a school and a fairly new school wing and library addition. The older part of the facility was served by various DX split systems. The owner did not like that the split system units were located just outside of the classrooms in a mechanical courtyard. We were able to take advantage of a large mezzanine level above the classrooms to change out the existing split systems to chilled water fan coil units served off the existing chiller that the school already owned. The owner was able to recoup the space abandoned by the old condensing units and replace it with an outdoor gathering area with picnic benches where students have lunch or study outdoors on nice days.
With the addition of the chilled water units, we were able to re-duct some of the existing units in order to separate out the controls in several classrooms to help the owner achieve better temperature control. The changes resulted in lower energy bills for the owner and better comfort for the students and teachers.
