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
US Tax Court HVAC Improvements Phase II
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
Bolling Club
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
Jefferson Memorial Relighting
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
99th Regional Support Command District Fire Alarm & Mass Notification Systems
Summer Consultants prepared separate design-build RFP packages totaling $3.8 million for new fire alarm and mass notification systems at 18 army reserve centers in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Four separate teams evaluated the existing conditions at the 18 facilities concurrently. The renovations included demolition of the existing systems, provision for new fire alarms… Read More