KCC Technology Education Center & Autoshop Renovation

ADDRESS: KCC, Kankakee, IL, USA
BUILDING TYPE: Existing College Autoshop, lab & tool spaces, classrooms, limited offices, and support spaces
TEAM / TEAM LEAD:
TEAM / TEAM LEAD: Steve Maze, Bhupendra Tailor, Dustin Langille
ELARA ROLE: Design Engineer

Project Highlights & Results

  • Renovation of the existing building to accommodate changing program needs of the College to include the Autoshop and new Industrial Electricity, Electronics, Automation/Hydraulics and Innovation Labs.
  • Included replacement of the existing, inadequate Autoshop vehicle exhaust system with two (2) new vehicle exhaust systems and a new general exhaust system to serve the entire garage (due to the storage of oil and other odorous compounds)
  • Refurbished (2) existing AHUs and installed (2) new VAV AHUs to serve the new lab spaces.
  • Accomplished in a total of two (2) design and construction phases based on the College’s budget.

Additional Details

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