Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Design, and Construction Assistance Services

THE PROJECT
Erdman Anthony provided mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design, and construction assistance services for the complete rehabilitation of – and an addition to – Bailey Hall at SUNY Geneseo in Geneseo, New York. 

FEATURES/SOLUTIONS 
Our firm’s scope of services at the 74,000-square-foot building included designing or redesigning the HVAC, power, lighting, steam, telecom, and fire protection systems for classrooms, lecture rooms, and casual interaction space. To improve safety, the energy management system that our firm designed controls airflow to keep a 3,500-square-foot BSL-2 lab at the building under negative pressure, in relation to other areas of the building.

It was imperative that our designs accommodated the building’s programmatic needs and tight floor-to-floor dimensions. Clash-detection and 3D-design software helped confirm that our designs were constructible and that the mechanical equipment would fit and operate correctly. We also used stress-analysis software to check the new and existing steam lines.

IMPACTS
The college’s anthropology, sociology, psychology, and geography departments now operate in a thoroughly modern building that has LEED Silver certification.  
 

Awards

2015 Gold Award

American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of New York