Academic

Dartmouth College Engineering and Computer Science Center
Hanover, NH

This new 160,000 SF academic interdisciplinary research facility for cutting edge engineering and computer science research at Dartmouth College. The program includes teaching in biotech, energy technologies, cybersecurity, and other areas of critical fields of research, along with a central atrium with collaboration spaces that overlook the lab spaces.

AHA provided Energy Modeling, LEED Administration, and Measurement & Verification services. AHA guided the project to achieve a LEED Platinum certification rating from the USGBC. Through encouraging the implementation of on-site renewable energy, achieving all innovation credits, and optimizing refrigerants, construction materials, and indoor environmental quality. The project originally targeted a Gold certification.

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Georgia Tech Research Institute Cobb South Campus Buildings L12 and L22
Marietta, GA

This conversion turned a Lockheed Martin property into Georgia Tech Research Institute’s South Cobb campus. It needed to be converted for use as cyber security and defense-related research, includes the 245,000 SF renovations of Buildings L-12 and L-22. L-22 is approximately 115,000 SF and will house offices, computing laboratories, electronics laboratories and manufacturing and assembly research spaces. L-12, approximately 135,000 SF, is for laboratory assembly and manufacturing.

AHA provided MEP/FP Design services. The project was executed under a design-build contract with an aggressive delivery date. It won the DBIA 2020 Best Research Facility and 2020 AGC Build Georgia Award 1st Place.

Harvard University Divinity School Andover Hall
Cambridge, MA

The master plan of this historic building that houses classrooms, a lecture hall, a multi-faith chapel, along with faculty and staff offices evaluated existing conditions, determined program needs, created an approach to preserve the historic nature of the building, and established a phased renovation and expansion plan, including the Sperry auditorium renovation. A Net Zero Energy study was undertaken and found significant reductions in the building’s energy consumption, while finding opportunities for on-site energy production.

AHA provided MEP/FP Design, Master Planning, and Net Zero Energy study services. During Harvard’s planning phase, the University engaged AHA’s Advisory services, to perform master planning.

Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium
Kennesaw, GA

The new 8,325 seat soccer stadium has 40,000 SF of interior and 120,000 SF of exterior space.

AHA provided MEP/FP Design services. The design accounts for 1,500 light fixtures, 500,000 LEDs in the scoreboard, 20 miles of electrical conduit, and 70 miles of electrical wire. The new 900,000 SF, eight level parking deck. The design involves storm drainage, fire protection, and underground storm retention beneath lowest parking level.

Philips Academy Andover, Oliver Wendall Holmes Library
Andover, MA

The OWHL renovation restored and refurbished the historic interior. The 1929 central five-floor stacks structure was converted to three floors, and repurposed for a climate-controlled special collections vault, classrooms, group study rooms, and new restroom/elevator core. Areas of the 1989 addition were also reconfigured for library services, student study areas, a new climate-controlled Archives/Special Collections center, and Library staff space.

AHA provided MEP/FP Design services.

University of Pennsylvania Lauder College House
Philadelphia, PA

This new 190,000 SF first full service undergraduate College House residence is the first on the university’s campus since the completion of the adjacent Hill College House in 1960. The new building houses 350 bed-rooms, 85 suites with kitchenette and bath, residential, graduate advisor, and faculty/house dean apartments, social and study spaces – small group study, lounges, meeting rooms and computer lab. The building includes a full-service dining hall, servery, kitchen with multiple cooking stations, and back of house spaces to support 175 student diners at a time.

AHA provided Energy Modeling, LEED Administration, MEP Documentation, and MEP/FP Design services. The project received Delaware Valley Green Building Council Groundbreaker Project Award and an Engineering New Record Mid Atlantic Best Higher Education/Research Project.

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University of Pennsylvania Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics
Philadelphia, PA

The 110,000 SF Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics combines a rehabilitation of an existing historic building, maintaining and restoring the south and west facades, with a significant addition to its north. The building houses a 120-seat auditorium, classrooms, undergraduate meeting rooms, a forum with a seating capacity of 72, and Political Science and Economics departments faculty offices.

AHA provided LEED Administration, LEED MEP Documentation, and MEP/FP Design services. The design re-captures roof drainage, foundation drainage, air-conditioning condensation, and “cooled” steam condensate to flush toilets; uses the steam condensate via heat exchanger for snow melting; incorporates HVAC system energy recovery, airside economizer and CO2 control ventilation for intermittently occupied public spaces; the HVAC systems also include heating and cooling active chilled beams to enhance comfort conditions in office and classroom areas.

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University of Richmond Boiler Plant Upgrade
Richmond, VA

The University’s existing Boiler Plant suffered from years of deferred maintenance that caused it to produce steam inefficiently for campus wide heating. The renovation upgraded the plant to high-efficiency boilers and modernized its distribution, equipment, and controls. These resulted in immediate reduction of carbon emissions.

AHA provided MEP/FP Design, MEP Commissioning, and Laser Point Cloud Scanning services, while serving as prime consultant. During the project planning phases, the University of Richmond engaged AHA to provide Advisory services. We performed a Facility Condition Assessment.

University of Pennsylvania Ott Center for Track & Field
Philadelphia, PA

This new 73,000 SF, 1,000 seat, indoor track center contains a banked 200 meter running track designed around specific geometric relationships between the straight and curved track sections to produce optimal conditions for running events, two long jump/triple jump runways, two pole vault runways, an eight-lane infield for sprints, hurdles and high jump, and a throwing area for the shot put and weight throw.

AHA provided MEP/FP Design, and LEED Energy Modeling, Administration, and MEP Documentation services.

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Beaver Country Day School Research + Design Center
Chestnut Hill, MA

This renovation and addition features meeting areas, digital and physical fabrication labs, and working areas. Additionally, four science classrooms were transformed into six new high-tech flexible science classrooms within the same 6,400 SF footprint/area.

AHA provided MEP/FP Design services. The systems ensured that conduit, piping and ductwork enhanced the school’s and architect’s aesthetic goals. The infrastructure included a vegetated green room and a rooftop two story greenhouse addition with a photovoltaic system.

Columbia Theological Seminary
Decatur, GA

The historic 1926 Simons-Law student residence hall was transformed into a state-of-the-art learning facility with classrooms, large lecture halls, bookstore, mailroom, offices, and study spaces. For this renovation and addition, the existing three-story structure was joined to a new one-story building. The addition includes two wings: one with three 75-seat class-rooms and the other with two 40-seat classrooms.

AHA provided MEP/FP Design, Energy Modeling, and Fundamental Commissioning services. The systems include site drainage that is routed from its current release strategy directly into the existing watershed. By utilizing a quality control feature, the drainage flows into an underground detention structure that gradually releases into a naturally landscaped ravine. Rain water collection occurs in a cistern for landscape irrigation.

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Harvard University Faculty Club
Cambridge, MA

This renovation modernized this historic 1920s building. The main kitchen was updated, while the refurbished dining rooms offer seating for approximately 300 guests. The meeting, conference, function, and hospitality spaces were upgrades, while new private and open office areas were created.

AHA provided Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Design, Feasibility Study, an Arc Flash Study, and Utility Incentive Assistance services to met Harvard’s University Green Building Standards (Dec 2014) Tier 3 Systems Upgrades: Limited Scope Projects with Energy and GHG Impact. The design included two new mechanical rooms, one of which merged AHUs to eliminate several existing units, and expanded a third mechanical room. Overall 17 single zone, constant volume AHU’s were consolidated into 4 VAV AHU’s, system variability/control for dynamically occupied spaces improved energy efficiency, and the quantity of equipment needed to operate and maintain the building was reduced.

Northstar Project & Real Estate services, the University’s Owner’s Project Manager, engaged AHA to provide Advisory services, a feasibility study investigated the most appropriate solution to upgrade the building’s HVAC system.

The Westminster Schools
Atlanta, GA

The school is undergoing significant campus upgrades as part of a strategic, multi-year plan focused on meeting growing needs and reducing carbon emissions. These include construction projects, facility upgrades, and retrofitting the main heating and cooling plant to enhance energy efficiency and support campus expansion. The first phase of the multi-phased retrofit, renovating the main plant is complete, while the second phase, the installation of a new power plant, will take place shortly.

AHA is providing MEP Commissioning services. These include providing comprehensive design reviews, construction oversight, and owner training. We are collaborating with the facilities staff to address challenges and ensure a smooth project turnover, optimizing system performance for long-term efficiency and sustainability.

University of Richmond Decarbonization Master Plan
Richmond, VA

This campus wide Decarbonization Master Plan focused to providing the University with accurate information on their current greenhouse gas emission, and forward looking strategies to reduce their dependence fossil fuels, including through enhancing system efficiencies while transitioning to efficient, green energy-powered systems.

AHA provided MEP/FP Design, Energy & Sustainability and Advisory services, while serving as prime consultant to the University of Richmond. Our Advisory services included Master Planning, a Decarbonization Study, and Energy Analysis services.

University of Richmond Facility Conditions Assessment
Richmond, VA

This campus-wide facility conditions assessment comprehensively investigated the all 86 buildings on the University’s campus, evaluating each building’s components, including architectural, structural, envelope, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire systems. Completed within just six months, the assessment prioritized measures that will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

AHA provided Advisory services. We performed the Facility Conditions Assessment while serving as prime consultant to the University of Richmond.

University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN

These two student resident hall buildings (Andy Holt and Beacon Hall Buildings 1 & 2) have nearly 2,000 beds in one and two-bedroom suites, and include staff offices, student lounge areas, common laundry facilities, common study areas, and community kitchens. Upon completion, the buildings experienced numerous post-construction Mechanical, Plumbing and Electrical issues.

AHA provided MEP Commissioning services.

Wheaton College Pine Hall
Norton, MA

The new, 45,000 SF, Passive House residence hall houses 178 students in a mixture of singles and doubles while using 70% less energy than if it was built to meet the current building code. It features ample common areas: there is a 2,000 SF first floor all campus gathering space, along with multiple study areas in the residential wings.

AHA provided MEP/FP Design, Technology Design, along with a solar photovoltaics study services. The infrastructure systems meet PHIUS criteria, and is approximately 70% more energy-efficient than buildings that meet the standard state code Pine Hall won the 2020 PHIUS Passive House Projects Competition: Schools and The Architects Newspaper Best of Design Awards: Editor’s Pick in the Green Building category.

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