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National Security Sciences Building

  • Project:
  • National Security Sciences Building
  • Location:
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory – Los Alamos, NM
  • Scope of Work:
  • Complete MEP
  • Owner:
  • U.S. Department of Energy/Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Prime Contractor:
  • Hensel Phelps Construction Company
  • Architect/Engineer:
  • HDR, Inc.
  • Contract Value:
  • $18,806,796 (MEP)

Project Summary

Gardner Zemke was the Design / Assist Mechanical and Electrical Subcontractor to Hensel Phelps Construction Company. HDR was the Project Architect, and the Design Lead was Chavez-Grieves Consulting Engineers with Bridgers & Paxton Consulting Engineers as the Mechanical and Electrical Engineer.

 The Gardner Zemke Electrical Team provided and installed the building’s electrical infrastructure to include:  Underground Utility Service System, 15kV Metal Clad / Metal Enclosed Switchgear, Secondary Unit Substations, 400kW Engine Generator and associated Transfer Switches, Interior Power Distribution System, Interior and Exterior Lighting System, Grounding System, Lightning Protection System, Addressable Fire Alarm System, Security and Access Control System Rough-in, Classified and Unclassified Telecommunications System, Paging System, Equipment Start-up, and Applicable System Testing.

 Gardner Zemke Mechanical furnished and installed the mechanical systems for the building that included four 350 Ton Air Cooled Chillers; 16 Air Handling Units; four Relief/Return Fans; 300 Fan Powered Boxes with reheat coils, VAV and Constant Volume Boxes, Duct Mounted Reheat Coils, Stair Pressurization Fans, Humidifiers, Chilled Water and Heating Water Pumps, Expansion Tanks, Glycol Feed System, Steam Condensate Pumps, Steam to Water Heater Exchanger, plumbing for restrooms and showers, and a roof drain system. We managed and oversaw the Controls, Fire Protection, Mechanical Insulation, and Test and Balance. We also provided equipment start-up, commissioning support and Owner training.

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