MEP/FP engineering for this courthouse renovation and expansion integrates modern systems while coordinating with historic building requirements. The design includes quiet, acoustically sensitive HVAC systems, maintenance-friendly infrastructure, and anti-ligature solutions in holding areas to meet security needs. Specialized systems support archival preservation with controlled temperature and humidity, along with FM200 clean agent fire suppression to protect sensitive records.
2RW provided MEP/FP engineering and coordinated with historic building regulations to integrate modern and efficient systems for this renovation and expansion project. The project features a general district courtroom, a juvenile and domestic relations courtroom, staff and deputy clerk offices, an archival records room, holding cells, and a jury assembly room.
Project goals for the courthouse facility include maintenance-friendly MEP/FP systems and quiet and discreet indoor air quality systems that don’t interfere with acoustics in the courtrooms. To meet security requirements in the holding cells, the design includes anti-ligature systems to eliminate exposure of plumbing, lighting, fire sprinkler, or exhaust systems.
To preserve and conserve archival documents, the records room meets the requirements for humidity and temperature control and uses FM200 clean agent fire suppression system. This system utilizes gas to extinguish fire in 10 seconds or less and eliminates water damage that can be caused by traditional sprinkler systems.
The updates improve the building’s maintenance, efficiency, and security and provide better space for archival records while retaining the courthouse’s historic features.
Glave & Holmes Architecture
Silling Architects
TRC Companies
Heartland Construction, Inc.
