15,000 sf Article 28 compliant gut renovation of existing south clinical campus second floor space converted to 23 hour stay step-down recovery unit. The space included (14) total recovery beds including open bays and private rooms. In addition, a nurse call system update was included for 14 adjacent existing patient rooms, along with an overhaul of the facility medical gas master alarm system.

New construction, five story 125,000 sf medical office building owned by Albany Medical Center. Tenants and space functions include the following:

• OB/GYN clinic
• Primary care practice clinic
• Pediatrics practice clinic
• Vascular clinic including (4) AAAASF accredited imaging based procedure rooms and associated prep/recovery spaces.
• Neurology suite including an Article 28 compliant diagnostic and treatment center with two imaging based procedure rooms and associated prep/recovery spaces.

260,000sf, new construction, three story medical office building. Upper floors will consist of 160,000 sf of medical office building clinical and administrative space. The 80,000sf ground floor is dedicated to imaging and procedure space, which will house (4) MRIs, (2) CT’s, (1) PET/CT, (2) Linear Accelerators, numerous X-rays, ultrasound, mammograms, USP797/800 pharmacy compounding, and approximately 20,000sf of AAAASF accredited procedure and associated recovery and support spaces.

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.

30,000 sf Article 28 compliant gut renovation of the second floor of the A Building in previous outpatient clinical exam space. This complicated and detail heavy project involved the relocation of existing apheresis, dialysis and infusion suites located within M and A buildings of the main campus, and provides 49 total treatment stations including dedicated pediatric areas, open patient bays with significant natural lighting, private rooms, and (4) airborne infectious isolation (AII) rooms.

The same renovation also included the expansion of an adjacent Cardiology suite, relocation of Pulmonary Function Testing from A4, and a new satellite pharmacy dedicated to the A/D/I suite.

As a previously outpatient portion of the campus, extensive new EES power distribution and medical gas infrastructure were extended as part of this project to support the new space.

The new Applied Technology Education Center (ATEC) at Hudson Valley Community College will be an asset to future students and the region as a whole. Students will have the modern facilities they need to develop skills associated with high-demand jobs in the construction and automotive trades. In addition to the ATEC Building, a renovation of the 26,000 sf Cogan Hall and the associated Technology Quad connecting the buildings will ensue as Phase 2 of this project. Both buildings will provide state of the art facilities for programs such as Electrical Construction and Maintenance (ECM), HVAC Technical Services, Automotive, Welding, and more. The building is planned to become a magnet for manufacturers and other technical companies around the region seeking a highly skilled workforce and will become a training center for skilled technicians for years to come.

This 26,000 sf building originally designed by Edward Durell Stone was constructed along with the remainder of the main campus in the mid 1960’s as the Infirmary for the campus.

This project included the complete removal of all existing mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems as well as all interior construction. The building was reconfigured to serve as office and classroom space to account for upcoming building renovations on the remainder of the campus. This building renovation received a LEED Platinum Certification.

This project consisted of the renovation of the eight story, 50,000 sf laboratory and classroom building originally constructed in 1970. Along with a new facade, the renovation includes the design of new electrical service, lighting and power distribution, new lab HVAC systems designs, and new lab plumbing systems. New lab controls will include VAV style fume hoods with room pressure control.

The Center for Career Technical Education is a new construction 166,000 sf facility designed to provide educational shop and classroom spaces for approximately 1,500 students at Capital Region BOCES, with specialty trade equipment and systems laid out for a hybrid hands-on and classroom learning environment. Capital Region BOCES serves over twenty school districts throughout the Capital Region and provides career and technical education opportunities for more than 40 programs over nine careers groups including Architecture and Construction, Government and Public Administration, Health Science, Hospitality, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Retail and Office Services, Building Trades, and Transportation, Distribution and Logistics.

Adjacent to the Center for Career Technical Education and designed concurrently as part of a single project is a 40,000 sf K-12 educational building with a focus on Special Education. This building, in addition to the CTE facility, expands the Capital Region BOCES campus across the street from their existing campus in Colonie, NY. Both buildings were designed under the purview of the New York State Education Department.

This project involved the renovation of 14,000 sf of the fourth floor of the existing Mann Library Addition. The work included the removal of all existing systems to convert the space from library, study, and stack spaces into the new offices and lab spaces for the Department of Communications. This work includes many areas of the floor with exposed duct and piping services with unique lighting fixtures throughout as well as all new power, communications, fire alarm systems.

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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In-depth, full campus main hospital study to identify weaknesses, risks, possible failure scenarios, and proposed solutions for the campus power distribution systems. Detailed full campus load assessments were conducted on this large regional campus with 15MW peak campus loads, 7.75MW backup diesel generation, and 5MW CHP cogeneration turbine systems presently installed on the campus. Chilled water loads were also carefully assessed throughout campus to identify the feasibility of providing full cooling capacity to patient care areas on a loss of utility power. Several concepts and budgets were developed including a new 5MW CHP Cogeneration turbine, 5MW of additional utility paralleled standby/peak shaving diesel generation, and incorporating existing owner provided 1MW cogeneration microturbines into the facility.

This project renovated the dining room and servery areas to provide improved seating and menu selections at dedicated serving stations. The interiors were upgraded to provide improved lighting, and air conditioning throughout the building, and improved kitchen ventilation and exhaust.

Gut renovation and addition to the 1967 Johnson Memorial Building, a Brutalist Modernism building for the Studio Art and Architecture Studies programs at Middlebury College. A new plaza, translucent entry pavilion, and luminous three-story elevator help bring the facility up to universal access standards. New HVAC systems including laboratory and paint booth exhaust, energy recovery systems for high ventilation areas, and specialty lighting throughout with wireless controls to highlight endless opportunities for students to showcase their art and architecture projects.

Design of a new 3-story, 85,000 sf academic building atop a 3-level subterranean parking garage. Programmatic areas include library, student services, classrooms, science and nursing labs, faculty offices, and a large multi-purpose Community Room. Energy efficient building systems helped the College to achieve a LEED Gold rating and realize energy use 38% less than permitted by Energy Code.

This 30,000 sf gut renovation of the second and third floors of the M Building was the final step of a multi-phase master plan and numerous relocation projects over the span of three years in order to create two full floors of space in the heart of the main campus for the construction of 32 new inpatient beds. Once the reorganization was complete, this project entailed a complete gut renovation of two existing floors of approximately 12,500 sf each located directly above one another. M2 provides (16) new private inpatient rooms for spinal rehabilitation care unit and M3 provides (16) new private inpatient beds for a medical/surgical unit.

Beyond fit-up for the new inpatient space, MEP infrastructure design included new EES power distribution, two new custom rooftop air handling units to replace the existing fan coil system, new hot water reheat heat exchangers/pumping/and distribution system, pneumatic tube system stations, and extending new medical gas infrastructure to the area.

• This three-phase main campus expansion included two new 1.5T GE Signa MRI machines, PET/CT and associated control and uptake spaces, and 10,000sf 14-bed radiology recovery suite in the A building basement.
• Project included strategic coordination with active renovation designs on floors above to replace an existing air handling unit in place with a new larger knock-down (built in place) unit, all without disrupting HVAC to approximately 30,000sf of area served.
• All new mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and med gas infrastructure was extended to this area of campus to support the new equipment and patient care in what was previously administrative space.

This project involved the renovation of 14,000 sf of the fourth floor of the existing Mann Library Addition. The work included the removal of all existing systems to convert the space from library, study, and stack spaces into the new offices and lab spaces for the Department of Communications. This work included many areas of the floor with exposed duct and piping services with unique lighting fixtures throughout as well as all new power, communications, fire alarm systems.

This project involved the gut renovation of Noyes Lodge to provide a welcoming, engaging, and comfortable environment to prospective students and to ensure visitors leave with a lasting impression of the history, student experience and the spirit of the Cornell Campus.

This design included the renovation of the existing 26,000 sf Science Building, plus the addition of a new 28,000 sf Science Center and 13,000 sf Workforce Center. The renovated Science Building primarily houses nursing labs, classrooms, and offices; while most of the new Science Center houses chemistry, biology, physics, and geology labs.

The Workforce Center design included a 300 seat flexible community meeting room that could either be used as a large single space or sub-divided into 4 separate presentation spaces. The room included LED fixtures with dimming control, automatic daylighting control, four presentation screens and A/V systems.

The building was designed to optimize energy efficiency in all of the MEP systems. All lights were LED fixtures with full dimming capability and automatic daylight dimming control. Energy recovery ventilation systems were included on all mechanical systems including the specialized lab ventilation system. All VAV systems included demand controlled ventilation with carbon monoxide detection to optimize ventilation efficiency.

This design for full renovation and expansion of an existing OR suite renovated 8 operating rooms in place in a highly phased and sequenced process to allow a minimum of 6 ORs to remain in operation through the duration of the project. All new chilled water and air handling systems were design, also with highly sequenced construction phasing to ensure minimal interruption to facility operations. A new sterile processing department addition was also provided to AAMI standards, along with renovations to pre-op, PACU, and support space.

25,000sf Article 28 gut renovation of an existing office building at 220 Washington Ave Extension in Albany. The project includes entirely new MEP systems serving clinical, laboratory, infusion, and treatment spaces supporting Albany Medical Center's expanding endocrinology services.

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.

Article 28 new construction joint venture between Albany Medical Center and Nathan Littauer Hospital providing a regionally important urgent care center with exam, treatment, X-Ray, and CT imaging services.

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 100,000 sf building houses chemistry and biology labs, along with the associated prep spaces, classrooms, and administrative areas. The project received a LEED Gold rating and was projected to use 37% less energy than permitted by Energy Code. Energy saving technologies include energy recovery system for the lab ventilation, magnetic drive chiller, daylight harvesting, and a 10.5 kW photovoltaic system.

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.

Sibley Hall was constructed in 1964 as a demonstration elementary school for student teachers. This partial renovation of approximately 26,000 sf involved converting the existing gym into two stories of office space, in addition to renovation of surrounding spaces. The key design challenge was working within the existing building MEP infrastructure while providing a fully modern space and preparing for incorporation into future renovation phases.

The student center, originally constructed in the mid 1960’s has been upgraded with new lighting, air conditioning, and interiors to better compliment the new dormitory constructed on the campus. The associated servery and dining areas have been upgrades as well to provide unique dining selections and improved lighting and air conditioning.

The Massry Family Children's Center at Albany Medical Center is the only one of its kind in northeastern New York and western New England. The family-friendly, 70,500-square-foot facility is located on Albany Med’s main campus and provides a safe and special environment where children and teenagers are tended to by experts in pediatric emergency medicine.

Features of the four-story Pediatric Emergency Department includes:

• Triage area to immediately assess the severity of the illness or injury.
• Fast-track unit for children and teens with less-serious conditions.
• Observation unit for stays up to 23 hours.
• Private rooms designed for the safety and comfort of children and parents.
• Airborne Infectious Isolation (AII) rooms.
• Full Trauma rooms with built-in X-Ray

The design received a LEED Silver Certified Rating.

This project included the design for the renovation of all MEP systems for an existing 85,000 sf, seven story high rise academic building. The upgrades substantially increased the energy efficiency of the aging building infrastructure and increased system capacities to serve the increased population encountered in the classroom spaces.

• Multi-phased pharmacy modernization projects including compounding, dispensing, and retail.
• New USP 800 certified hazardous compounding pharmacy, which includes a 3-hood clean room, ante-room, and work area. A new dedicated rooftop unit and high stack exhaust fan serve Phoenix Controls air valves to maintain air change rates, pressure differentials, temperature, and humidity required by USP.
• After completion of the new USP 800 clean room, the previous space was modernized and modified to a USP 797 non-hazardous compounding clean room.
• Dispensing and retail areas were renovated and modernized in place over several carefully sequenced phases with the addition of dispensing robots and carousel equipment along with MEP system upgrades and replacements.

The 56,000 sq. ft. Wellness and Event Center includes a new indoor field house that will accommodate an array of athletic competitions, as well as civic, community, trade, industry, and college events. The support building includes locker rooms for students, home teams, and visiting teams, as well as an athletics fitness center and the sports administration staff offices. Building energy efficiency is enhanced using LED lighting, daylighting control and demand controlled mechanical ventilation.

This project involved the renovation of approximately 12,000 sf of space in the existing Library to serve the needs of the Writing and Critical Inquiry Department. The unique structure of the original Edward Durell Stone design includes sweeping column capitals each with 16 integral lighting troughs cast into the concrete structure giving the illusion of palms. These palms were retrofitted with custom designed fixtures to mimic the original design while using state-of-the-art fixtures with LED lamps for improved energy efficiency, control, and daylighting technology.

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