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in Engineering Awards at ACECMD.org

Just some of our award winning projects.

Air-Handling and Ventilation System Improvements
for Laboratory Building at Back River Wastewater
Treatment Plant
Baltimore City, MD

2004 Excellence in Engineering Honor Award
National Finalist
American Council of Engineering Companies/
Consulting Engineers Council of Maryland

An absorption-type chiller/heater using  polluting and freely available digester gas was used thus turning polluting gas into an energy source.  This reduced the electric energy by 415,000 Kwh and saved $74,000 per year in operating costs.  Previously, occupants had complaints of headaches, eye irritation and upper respiratory stress due to poor air quality, and uncomfortable temperatures and humidity.  These complaints were eliminated by proper exhaust, VAV air conditioning system, modern automation controls, and sash sensor technology for fume hood exhaust.

Replacement of PCB Transformers at Social Security
Complex
Woodlawn, MD

Award of Merit for Engineering Excellence and made
the finalist list at the national level. 
American Council of Engineering Companies/
Consulting Engineers Council of Maryland

Change orders during construction were less than one percent which in itself was an achievement for a renovation job.  Existing 33KV/13KV substation was eliminated and direct 13KV service from utility was provided.  The design saved one million dollars in construction cost and annual operating cost of $169,000.

Baltimore Convention Center Expansion
Baltimore, MD

Honorable Mention Award for Engineering Excellence
for the use of technology in designing the electrical
system.

American Council of Engineering Companies/
Consulting Engineers Council of Maryland

The exhibition hall consists of four acres of open space and required 237 individual specialty designed floor boxes to provide multivoltage, heavy electric load, and communications service for exhibitors. A partition in each box separates power from communications. Floor boxes enables support of heavy truck loads. In addition, the firm designed a special cable latch to drop into the floor box when opened, to prevent the latch being lost or damaged.

Two utility tunnels under the exhibition hall were created to serve the large electrical loads, and transformers, electric panels, disconnect switches, and wiring were installed there. The tunnels reduced the conduiting and wiring and also avoided electrical rooms in the exhibit area, which provided unobstructed exhibit space.

The Existing electrical service was consolidated in the 560,000 square foot expansion.

Replacing the existing 480V service with new 13KV service saved $1.18 million in initial construction costs and will produce $181,272. per year in electric power costs savings.