The Kentland community center is a new building with an approximate area of 36,000 square feet and consists of gymnasium, fitness room, teen room, activity room, media room, computer room, IT room, administration area and other common areas. Our scope of services included providing mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection services for the design and construction phases of the project:

• The building HVAC system consisted of eleven packaged roof top air conditioning units. Each roof top unit served its dedicated comfort zone and controlled by its  thermostat. The selection of the  thermostats and roof top units controls were coordinated with the MNCPPC representatives for connection to the remote Building Energy Management System. The ductless split air  conditioning units were designed to serve the IT rooms and elevator machine room.

• The plumbing system for the community center which included the  kitchen was designed in accordance with the requirements of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC). Coordination with the Washington Gas was performed for extension of  new gas service to the building. The fire protection engineering services including the design of the incoming sprinkler service, review of the sprinkler shop drawings and coordination with the Fire Marshall were performed.

• The main electric service to the building was coordinated with Potamac Electric Power Company (PEPCO). The lighting (including site lighting), security, audio and fire alarm system were designed and  coordinated with the owner’s representatives and suppliers.

• Some of the green related design items included utilization of solar  energy, compliance with ASHRAE 90.1 for lighting system and use of CO2  sensor to control ventilation air through the HVAC system.