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Posted in Projects on March 29th, 2013
Fort Wayne Community Schools selected Primary Engineering to design the $24 million renovation project for Snider High School. Â The design for the project will be complete in the Spring of 2013 with construction work continuing through 2015.
South Bend Airport Project wins ENR Best Transportation Project
Posted in Accolades on November 21st, 2012
Primary Engineering’s work on the South Bend Regional Airport was awarded Best Transportation Project for the 2012 Engineering News Record Midwest Category. Â Read more HERE.
South Bend Airport Named ENR Midwest’s Best Transportation Project 2012
Posted in Accolades on September 18th, 2012
The South Bend Regional Airport project, designed by Primary Engineering, has recently been awarded the Engineering News Record 2012 Award for the best transportation project. Â The facility consists of a new passenger terminal that includes geothermal heating and cooling systems, daylight harvesting lighting controls, and enthalpy wheel energy recovery ventilation units.
High Performing Buildings
Posted in Accolades, Projects on June 25th, 2012
ASHRAE’s magazine High Performing Buildings, Summer 2012 Issue includes an article co-written by Michael Lubbehusen about the Indiana Tech Wilfred Uytengsu Center and the design elements that make it energy efficient.
Lubbehusen to present at ASHRAE 2012 Winter Conference
Posted in Staff on January 5th, 2012
Mike Lubbehusen and Terry Thornsbury are scheduled to present a technical session at the 2012 ASHRAE Winter Conference to be held in Chicago, IL on on January 22, 2012. Â The session will present a case study of renovating a historic 155 year old building and turning it into a High Performance Building that is energy efficient and economical to operate.
Uytengsu Center Earns LEED® Gold Status
Posted in Accolades, Projects on December 8th, 2010
Fort Wayne, Ind.—The Wilfred Uytengsu, Sr. Center has been awarded LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Certification.
The Uytengsu Center was built in 1857 and is the oldest building on the Indiana Tech campus. Rather than demolish the deteriorating landmark, the university embarked on a $3.1 million renovation to preserve and modernize the historic building.
Utilizing the LEED® 2009 version 3 Building Design and Construction Green Building Rating System, the project was able to achieve 65 point in 6 different categories:
- Sustainable Sites: 13 points by minimizing the impact on the site and minimizing the heat island effect of the roof
- Water Efficiency: 4 points by reducing water usage by 23% compared to American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standards
- Energy and Atmosphere: 27 points with a high performance building envelope insulation system enhanced commissioning, a closed-loop geothermal system, and high efficiency LED lighting; over 43% more efficient than the ASHRAE 90.1-2007 Standard
- Materials and Resources: 5 points by diverting nearly 80% of the construction waste from
the landfill, using recycled content material, and reusing hardwood and brick from the original building - Indoor Environmental Quality: 12 points through the use of low VOC products and materials, MERV 13 filtration systems, and user friendly HVAC and lighting controls systems
- Innovation in Design: 4 points through exemplary performance throughout the rating system, a highly effective building envelope design and verification system, and employing a LEED® Accredited Professional in the project.
http://www.indianatech.edu/News/Pages/LEEDGold.aspx
Indiana Tech’s LED lighting helps save on power
Posted in Projects on November 30th, 2010
The lighting system at Indiana Tech’s Uytengsu Administration building uses Cree LED lighting and reduces lighting power to less than 0.45 watts / square foot. Read more here:
South Bend Regional Airport Construction Continues
Posted in General, Projects on September 24th, 2010
The expansion of South Bend’s airport that will add 6 new gates to the facility is on schedule and continues. The new terminal is nearly enclosed as the MEP systems are being installed. Phase 1 is scheduled to be complete in late 2010.
Carroll High School Complete
Posted in General, Projects on August 18th, 2010
Construction has recently completed on the $52 million renovations to Carroll High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The renovation included the addition of several new spaces that includes a new competition gym, locker rooms, fitness rooms, technology classrooms, science laboratories, and upgrades to the heating/cooling/electrical plants. Primary Engineering provided the mechanical, plumbing, power, lighting, data, and building controls design on the project.
Data/Telecomm Design for Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne Campus
Posted in Projects on February 17th, 2010
Primary Engineering has been selected to provide design services in conjunction with several projects at IPFW that include the new Student Services Complex as well as the newly constructed dormitories. We are able to provide an end to end solution with Bicsi RCDD certified staff involved with the project.
Student Services Complex