Project Category: Community

National Western Center Stockyards Event Center & Yards

The new National Western Center campus is an exciting project for the Denver area, celebrating “the spirit of the west, while also promoting research and progress in agriculture for the next 100 years.” On the HKS Architecture design team, 360 Engineering provided mechanical and plumbing engineering services for the 48,000 square foot Stockyards Event Center and Yards. Along with the other new buildings on campus, this new facility will provide a wide variety of year-round events, cultural and educational opportunities.

Stakeholder communication throughout the project was crucial to meet the facility’s unique needs and accommodate all users, including equestrian, livestock, and bison. Maintenance and operation were also top of mind during design. It was vital to make the infrastructure simple, resilient, and easy to maintain due to being used under harsh conditions.

 

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Stockyards Event Center & Yards – National Western Center

Historic water tower has a new home – National Western Center

National Park Service – Curecanti Elk Creek Visitor Center

Curecanti National Recreation Area is a popular destination for many outdoor recreation activities, consisting of recreational facilities and three reservoirs Blue Mesa, Morrow Point, and Crystal. The Park’s Visitor Center, Elk Creek, is located 16 miles west of Gunnison, Colorado. It was designed in 1965 by architect Cecil Doty during the National Park Service Mission 66 era.  The historic Visitor Center underwent rehabilitation of the mechanical and electrical systems, lighting fixtures, restrooms, plumbing fixtures, exterior windows and doors, and interior finishes to address accessibility and safety. 360 Engineering worked with Anderson Hallas Architects and the A/E design team to provide mechanical and plumbing engineering services, bringing Elk Creek up to date.

Lone Cone Public Library

The community of Norwood, Colorado, welcomed a brand-new public library and gathering place. In addition to general library space, the nearly 11,000-square-foot building features a lobby, children’s area, multipurpose room, business center with conference room, study rooms, offices, break room, warming kitchen for events, and restrooms. The 2,000-square-foot multipurpose room and warming kitchen provide flexibility for the community to hold meetings and catered events.

On the Anderson Hallas Architects team, 360 Engineering provided mechanical and plumbing engineering consulting and design services. As a primarily tax-dollar funded project, in addition to occupant comfort, the budget was an important factor when selecting the mechanical system. The prefabricated metal building did not allow for roof-mounted systems, so the mechanical design included a grade-mounted RTU and several gas furnaces with split DX cooling. These small furnaces worked well with the architectural design as they fit in tighter spaces, allowing for maximum use of space.

In addition to mechanical and plumbing design, 360 Engineering performed an energy model analysis, helping meet the project’s Green Globes rating system goals.

Redstone Castle – Rehabilitation

Situated in the beautiful Crystal River Valley, Redstone Castle was built between 1899 and 1902, at the time it featured 42 rooms, 16 bedrooms, totaling 27,000 square feet. In 2005, Redstone Castle was purchased at auction by the Carvers, who began working with Pitkin County to rezone the property to accommodate tours, events, and overnight stays. An extensive historic renovation of the property began and was completed over a nine-month time frame.

Working with the Anderson Hallas design team, 360 Engineering provided mechanical and plumbing engineering services for this multi-phase project. The initial design phase involved relocating steam radiators to accommodate new room layouts in the castle. Also, to facilitate new restroom layouts, plumbing was designed to connect to existing cold water, hot water, waste, and vent lines. A significant part of the renovation was upgrading the historic building to meet current code requirements and ADA standards, including specifying ADA compliant plumbing fixtures. The next phase involved the design of two new high-efficiency boilers, one to replace an existing boiler and hot water system, and the other for hydronic radiant heating.

For the carriage house, the HVAC system was upgraded to provide code-required ventilation air and heating for the first floor, and plumbing was designed for the addition of commercial kitchen equipment and two restrooms.

2019 State Honor Award – Colorado Preservation, Inc.

Denver Northfield Fire Station No. 39

To meet the needs of the growing Northfield neighborhood in northeast Denver, the Denver Fire Department proposed the construction of a new 2-bay fire station to improve their response time for medical and fire emergencies and maintain services associated with the forecasted population growth. The OZ Architecture A/E team designed the new fire station, 360 Engineering fulfilled the mechanical and plumbing engineering services.

The new fire station has apparatus bays, living quarters, a watch office, a fitness area, a community room, a hose tower, a communications tower, and additional spaces to support the needs of the Denver Fire Department. The capacity requirements included housing one fire company — nine firefighters, three engineers, two lieutenants, and one captain — with the capacity to house two companies in the future.

With a LEED Gold goal, the mechanical system design involved a high-efficiency packaged rooftop unit with VAVs, providing heating, cooling, and ventilation to the fire station. Exhaust systems were specified for the kitchen, restrooms, locker rooms, and fire station bays. Make-up air was designed for building pressurization associated with the fire station bays.

The plumbing system design included interior spaces and exterior hose bibbs. In addition, the plumbing design included drains in the fire station bays, sand & oil interceptor for drains in the fire station bays, and coordination with the Civil Engineer on the location of the waste line connection to the main.

Denver Fire Station No. 39 was completed on schedule and celebrated its grand opening on May 31, 2019. The facility is now USGBC LEED Gold Certified.

Longmont St. Vrain Memorial Recreation Center

Located in Longmont’s historic old town district, Longmont St. Vrain Memorial Recreation Center has an indoor gymnasium, locker rooms, classrooms, group fitness room, and weight room with free weights and other exercise equipment.

Hired by Rocky Mountain Trane, 360 Engineering completed a detailed field assessment and provided the Recreation Center with a solution to the indoor gymnasium’s failing Air Handling Unit (AHU). The unit had been modified since installation to serve adjacent yoga and kids tumbling rooms, so the Recreation Center was also looking to improve the zoning in these rooms. Special heat requirements were met for the yoga room to accommodate hot yoga classes.

The final design replaced the failing AHU with (2) Variable Air Volume (VAV) AHU’s with re-heat terminal boxes to separate the gymnasium from other zones at the recreation center and to optimize thermal comfort.

Denver Mountain Parks – CCC Camp Morrison

One of Denver Mountain Park’s 46 properties, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp in Morrison opened in 1935. At one point about 200 men lived in these barracks just south of Red Rocks Park completing various conservation projects.

HistoriCorps, a nonprofit focused on providing volunteers to preserve historic structures around the country, set out to restore 11 of the 14 buildings at the CCC camp in Morrison. One of the old barracks eventually becoming their new office space. Anderson Hallas Architects provided the design to restore this historic barrack and help transform the space for HistoriCorps staff members.

Under Anderson Hallas’ design team, 360 Engineering provided mechanical engineering services from initial site assessment through construction administration. The firm worked within a tight construction budget and followed the client’s direction to use evaporative cooling, which significantly increased duct sizing. These constraints created an added challenge related to duct routing in this historic structure. In the end, the new HVAC and plumbing systems helped convert the space to a comfortable, functional, office environment. HistoriCorps was able to move-in and continue their rehabilitation work at the CCC camp and throughout Denver Mountain Parks.

National Park Service – Spring Hill Ranch House

Built in 1881, the Spring Hill Ranch House, located within Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, is Second Empire style architecture constructed using a wide range of materials including white limestone, a distinctive material to eastern Kansas. There are three floors of living space in the ranch house, with an additional service floor located between the first and second floors. The walls in the living space are plaster, and eight rooms and three halls in the house feature varied molded plaster cornices. The elaborate stairway post and stair railing are walnut; the remaining woodwork in the house is grained pine.

Working with Anderson Hallas Architects and the National Park Service, 360 Engineering addressed humidity concerns within the Ranch House to preserve the historic fabrics and features. Multiple site visits were conducted to supply the National Park Service with the optimal mechanical solutions, which included standalone dehumidifier units and a Direct Expansion (DX) cooling system.

Dinosaur Ridge Visitor Center

The Dinosaur Ridge Visitor Center in Morrison, Colorado features a gift shop, snack bar, exhibits, and hands-on learning opportunities. The Visitor Center also serves as the meeting point for bus tours to the Dinosaur Bone Site, Brontosaur Bulges, and Dinosaur Tracksite. Visitors can see and touch these fossils on Dinosaur Ridge.

360 Engineering provided mechanical and plumbing design services for the sizing of a new on-site water holding tank for fire protection and the addition of a restroom. For the 8,600-gallon water tank, 360 Engineering coordinated with West Metro Fire. Full development of the mechanical and plumbing drawings was provided for the water tank and restroom addition.

City of Lakewood – Carmody Park

With nearly 100 parks, the City of Lakewood offers residents and visitors an abundance of outdoor recreation options, including the recently redesigned Carmody Park. This beautifully updated park features the City’s first universally-designed playground, fitness zone, and a new 675-square-foot restroom facility. 360 Engineering designed mechanical and plumbing systems for the fully-heated, energy code compliant, year-round restroom building.

 

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