Primary Engineering News

Lubbehusen to present at ASHRAE 2012 Winter Conference

Primary Engineering — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:11:23 +0000

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. 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.

Primary Engineering — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:55:08 +0000

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

Primary Engineering — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:26:56 +0000

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:

http://www.creeledrevolution.com/blog/2010/11/23/indiana-tech-upgrades-oldest-building-on-campus-with-led-lighting/#comments

South Bend Regional Airport Construction Continues

Primary Engineering — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:22:24 +0000

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

Primary Engineering — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:12:35 +0000

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

Primary Engineering — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:55:13 +0000

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

Indiana Tech Geothermal Grant

Primary Engineering — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:24:17 +0000

Indiana Tech in Fort Wayne Indiana has been awarded a federal grant to construct an innovative geothermal system on campus.� Primary Engineering assisted Indiana Tech with writing the grant and will be involved with the design of the new system.� The Uytengsu building will be utilizing this geothermal field for heating and cooling.� For more information see Inside Indiana Business article.

IASBO Conference Presentation

Primary Engineering — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:28:15 +0000

Mike Lubbehusen and Brian Johnson have been selected to present a technical session at the annual Indiana Association of School Business Officials Facilities Conference on Nov 4, 2009 in Indianapolis.� The topic of the session will be, “10 Simple Energy Conservation Strategies That Save“.

Fort Wayne Green City Business

Primary Engineering — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:17:32 +0000

Primary Engineering’s office in Fort Wayne, Indiana recently completed it’s certification as a “Green City Business” with the City of Fort Wayne.� This program focuses on working with local business to operate in a more sustainable manner that conserves resources and reduces operational costs.� To learn more about this program, visit their website here:� http://www.cityoffortwayne.org/energy/gb

Kent Macy passes LEED exam

Primary Engineering — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:27:26 +0000

Kent Macy, a mechanical engineer with Primary Engineering’s Fort Wayne office, has recently passed the US Green Building Council LEED accreditation exam to become a LEED accredited professional.