San Diego University Engineering & Interdisciplinary Science Center

San Diego University sought to expand their science and engineering departments to:

• Expand research capabilities
• Upgrade the departments with state-of-the-art equipment

The laboratory and educational building included complex mechanical and plumbing systems.

 The mechanical scope included:

• Installation of chilled water from the campus loop
• Rooftop heating hot water boilers and pumps
• Rooftop lab exhaust and custom air handlers to feed the phoenix valves at each zone
• Installation of mechanical systems (3 air handling units, 17 fan coils, 153 phoenix valves, 10 exhaust fans, 28 fan-powered filters, 24 F/S dampers, and 466 pcs of air distribution)

The plumbing scope included:

• CW, HW, W, and V standard plumbing systems in the restroom
• ICW, IHW, IW, and IV piping for labs and process systems
• Lab compressed air, lab vacuum, nitrogen, and deionized water
• Piping system installation (3 water-to-water heat exchangers, 2 shell and tube heat exchangers, 10 pumps, steam and condensate)