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Benefit TMCx brought to the table: Systematic building analysis uncovered a number of equipment problems and energy inefficiencies that were corrected. TMCx revised the sequence of operations for underperforming chillers and air handling units, recommended temperature sensors and reprogramming of circulating pumps to prevent boiler freezing, proposed window tinting as a cost-effective way to alleviate hot spots in office areas, and identified several fire/smoke damper actuators and a refrigerant detection system alarm that had all failed.
Project Description: The Anaya/Carruthers Complex in Santa Fe is over 20 years old and contains the State Public Library, including an Archives section that requires strict temperature and humidity controls. The second building in the complex houses administrative offices and building operations.
Project Size: 97,347 square feet (Anaya) and 138,775 square feet (Carruthers)
Date Completed: 2010
Owner: State of New Mexico
Scope of Work: TMCx was the Lead Commissioning Agent and provided Retro-commissioning services for these two State of New Mexico buildings. Commissioned systems include mechanical, electrical, controls, lighting, and life safety.
Benefit TMCx brought to the table: The mechanical and electrical systems required multi-disciplined tasks and careful coordination by the GC and CxA. The entire project team was bound to meet the project milestones noted on the project schedule, which became compressed due to delays in water and gas service availability. During the bi-monthly commissioning meetings, aggressive recovery plans were discussed and implemented to ensure the building opened on schedule.
Project Description: One of the largest school districts in the nation, APS provides educational services to over 87,000 children across Albuquerque. APS recently implemented a design-build system that allows the design to be done while the school is under construction, with the ultimate goal of saving time and money. TMCx is the preferred provider for APS and is currently commissioning 36 schools, the majority pursuing LEED Silver certification. Desert Willow is the district’s only hybrid home-school and on-site education facility. About 250 K-8 students receive curriculum partly in a home-schooled environment and partly at Desert Willow.
Project Size: 27,120 square feet
Project Cost: $4.1M
Date Completed: 2009
Owner: Albuquerque Public Schools
Scope of Work: TMCx provided LEED Enhanced new building commissioning services for HVAC, refrigeration, domestic hot water, plumbing, and lighting control systems.
Project Description: This project was completed at a rapid pace in order to celebrate the Grand Opening in July 2008. The hotel/convention center was built adjacent to the casino and includes a 24-hour café, Asian bistro, steakhouse, indoor pool, fitness room, full-service spa and a child-friendly recreation center. The hotel features 200 rooms and suites, a five-story wall of glass in the lobby area, and a night club. Additionally, there are over 30,000 square feet of ballroom and meeting spaces.
Project Size: 305,000 square feet, 5 stories
Project Cost: $27M
Date Completed: 2008
Scope of Work: TMCx commissioned the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, lighting, and controls systems that included the air handling units, chilled water and steam heat systems, exhaust, and terminal units.
Project Description: Development of a 2.5-acre site in the Mesa Del Sol Planned Community and construction of a new data center. The building is a concrete tilt-up and structural steel shell with textured paint, EIFS accent panels, sunshades, aluminum windows, glass storefront, and a main entry canopy. The center houses Molina Healthcare’s IT operations, including servers, computer networks, and data storage. The data center includes offices, computer rooms, and a warehouse. The warehouse space is used for IT equipment storage, as well as to house the building’s mechanical and electrical systems.
Project Size: 26,170 square feet
Project Cost: $594M
Date Completed: 2009
Owner: Molina Healthcare
Scope of Work: LEED fundamental and enhanced commissioning for selected mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, including air handling units, exhaust fans, CRAC units, extreme density chillers, water heaters, electric wall heaters, unit heaters and dampers, and lighting controls. The data center has special ventilation, sound, and vibration requirements.
Benefit TMCx brought to the table: After a thorough assessment of the 1977 facility’s systems, TMCx identified a number of recommended updates, including upgrade from pneumatic controls to a BAS using DDC, automatic control of the building occupancy schedule, and installation of high-efficiency hot water boilers and VFD pumps with automatic staging and reset.
Project Size: 18,000 square feet
Owner: Indian Health Service/U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services
Scope of Work: TMCx performed Retro-commissioning of the HVAC systems.
Benefit TMCx brought to the table: TMCx identified the need for additional air vents in the high points of the heating water system, which allowed the system to self-vent. This eliminated noise caused by air-entrained water. To better control building pressurization, larger motors were recommended and added to the return air fans to overcome the additional static pressure of the system.
Project Description: Thornburg is a high-end, three-story professional building with state-of-the-art green systems incorporated throughout the structure.
Project Size: 75,000 square feet
Project Cost: $42M
Date Completed: 2010
Owner: Thornburg Facilities Operations
Scope of Work: TMCx was the Lead Commissioning Agent and provided LEED Fundamental and Enhanced commissioning services, including design reviews and complete commissioning of all required systems. Systems included a state-of-the-art underfloor HVAC system using heating water hydronics and a four-stage cooling process to keep the building tempered during the changing seasons of Santa Fe’s high desert climate. Major components commissioned included: air handling units, airside economizer, evaporative coolers, chilled water, chiller, boilers, exhaust fans, CRAC’s, underfloor fan coil units, and an energy recovery ventilator.
Project Description: This project is the first new instructional building to open on the main campus since 1991. The new Student Resource Center houses the main campus library, the college’s tutoring center, classrooms, conference rooms, study areas, a café and CNM’s Office of Information Technology Services. The facility also makes more classroom space available on campus, since the library, tutoring services and ITS vacated other places to move into the new building. Features include large windows for natural light, plus light-emitting diodes (LED) for most indoor fixtures, including on-and-off sensors for after dark or when the sky is overcast. Recycled materials were used for windows and other fixtures, tile floors, and countertops. Paint, carpet and other building materials are low in volatile organic compounds. The building is positioned to absorb more sunlight in the winter and less in summer. Native plants were used in landscaping, plus drainage structures that take advantage of rain water.
Project Size: 106,500 square feet
Project Cost:
GC: Gerald Martin
Architect: AECom
Scope of Work: Fundamental Commissioning of the Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Lighting Systems.