Northeast Metro Intermediate School District needed a facility that catered to special needs students, with careful design consideration given to the temperature, noise, security, and lighting parameters.
In addition to energy efficient mechanical and electrical systems, special features were included in the design, such as sound attenuation packages for air handlers and variable air volume boxes, isolation springs on equipment that vibrates, a combination audio and visual fire alarm system, a blue light mass notification system, and specialized lighting control systems. Notably, none of the mechanical systems could be located in the classrooms. All of the HVAC systems had to be routed through the hallways, which required lock-step coordination between disciplines in the design and implementation stages.
Project scope also included low voltage and technology systems, including voice, data, and video systems; paging system; access control; security systems, including video surveillance; and intrusion systems. The project was completed in the summer of 2018, just in time for the start of the 2018/2019 school year.
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