SUNY Erie Community College – North Campus

Buffalo Engineering has provided mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering services for numerous projects at the North Campus including air conditioning recommendations for Buildings K and B; replacement of classroom unit ventilators; rooftop units with gas heat and electric cooling for office spaces (VAV boxes for individual offices); new split systems for the lecture hall; installation of a new chiller and cooling tower; air handling equipment for offices; and electrical substation replacement with estimated budgets and life cycle costs. Design services for the North Lab Rooms #711 and #707A Renovations in Bretschger Hall included replacement of the existing primary 5kV service with a new 13.2kV service, Owner-provided new 15 kV receiving equipment, primary switch and 2500 kVA transformer, and coordination with the Campus and National Grid for phasing of work required to reuse the existing electrical duct bank and limit power shutdown duration acceptable to ECC operations. The $3.9 million De-Centralize Campus Heating Plant project included replacement of 40+ year old boilers with high efficiency units, installation of new boiler feed/chemical systems, thirteen new steam boilers in the B-Complex, S-Building, Bell Sports Center and Gleasner Hall, two new hot water boilers in the Nunan Center, and a mechanical room addition at Gleasner Hall. Mechanical and plumbing design and construction administration were also provided for renovation of approximately 3,500 SF within existing classroom and administrative space in Gleasner Hall to provide enhanced administrative and educational spaces.

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