The US Capitol is an 843,600 SF, 4-story building with approximately 49 air handling units (AHUs) within the building. The majority of these units are over 50 years old and have exceeded their useful operating life. Summer Consultants designed the full replacement of four aging air handling units. The new AHUs are variable air volume… Read More

Summer Consultants led the design of the new 1,115 SM (12,000 SF) Central Heating Plant for DDSP which serves warehouses on the base. The new high pressure steam plant includes three No. 2 fuel oil boilers. The new fuel farm has a total capacity of 1,137,000 liters. The boilers use RACT burners with flue gas recirculation for low NOx… Read More

Constructed in 1974, the US Tax Court Building is a modern, monumental 215,000 SF Federal Courthouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Located in downtown northwest Washington, DC the building houses three courtrooms, a four-story atrium, judges offices, and support spaces. By including temporary chillers, the construction was successfully completed while the building remained… Read More

The Bolling Club at Joint Base Anacostia Bolling is a banquet facility with ballrooms, commercial kitchens, meeting rooms, and offices. The existing wet and dry pipe sprinkler systems were damaged beyond reuse. Summer Consultants designed a new sprinkler system. By efficiently sizing the piping system we reduced the size of the fire pump by half… Read More

The Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC opened to the public in 1943. Lighting manufacturer Osram Sylvania wished to commemorate their 100th anniversary by relighting the 129 foot tall, 32,000 ton stone memorial. The goal of the project was to enhance the Memorial’s visual impact with site lighting, and increase the energy efficiency of the… Read More