MEP/FP engineering for this new school and athletic complex supports academic spaces and a full range of athletic facilities, including fields, courts, and support buildings. The design includes energy modeling, updates to a prototype school design, and systems tailored to improve efficiency, daylighting, and overall performance. Field lighting and site systems were carefully designed to provide uniform illumination while minimizing spill into surrounding areas.
2RW provided full MEP/FP design for the new school and athletic complex based on an LCPS school prototype design developed 15 years earlier.
As part of the MEP/FP design process, 2RW provided energy modeling services to verify that the school, when built, would meet the CHPS energy performance prerequisite of consuming 15% less site energy than a baseline building. 2RW also made recommendations for updating the building prototype to incorporate design and technology advancements, reduce capital expenses and operational costs, and meet energy performance requirements. Additional adjustments were made to simplify the building layout and fire separations and incorporate daylighting strategies for more natural light.
2RW also provided MEP/FP design for the school’s athletic complex which consisted of combined football and track-and-field facilities, baseball and softball fields, tennis courts, and related concessions, restrooms, utility buildings, and press boxes. Field lighting was carefully designed to accommodate field orientation, location, and illuminance to ensure uniform light distribution and minimize over-spill into surrounding neighborhoods.
Energy models predicted a 25.7% reduction in energy consumption compared to a baseline. Factoring in prevailing utility rates this equates to a 20% cost savings, which exceeds the CHPS minimum energy performance requirement.
