Project Description:  Consistent complaints by occupants of being too hot, as well as concern for the capacity of the Central Plant to adequately service the campus, prompted the Florence Unified School District to hire TMCx Solutions to investigate and analyze the environmental conditions in these areas.

Project Size: 275,000 square feet

Scope of Work: The scope of work carried out as part of our investigation and analysis included both review of the design documents, as well as an evaluation of the installed systems.

The tasks for this project followed our typical retro-commissioning process and included:

• Reviewing available as-built documentation associated with the identified systems.
• Developing load calculations that identified spaces (from construction drawings/submittals) and comparing them to existing capacities.
• Verifying in the field, the ductwork and piping configuration for the air handling units that serve the areas.
• Performing air and water flow measurements for the identified systems and comparing those with design parameters and results of load calculations.
• Performing an infrared survey of the exterior walls of the Administration and Library areas.
• Reviewing/verifying sequence of operations for the identified systems via trend data analysis and functional testing performed in the field.
• Providing a report of investigation findings and recommended resolutions.

Systems: The Central Plant, Ventilation Ductwork/Piping, and Air Handling Units that serve the areas of concern.