Allied Engineering, Inc.Some Of Our Recent Projects

Bosarge Family Education Center – Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:23:59 +0000

This 8000 s.f. LEED Platinum Education Center situated at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is being hailed as the “greenest building in Maine,” offsetting all of its energy needs by producing electricity on site.

The Bosarge Family Education Center will be the third net zero non-residential building in all of New England, and is only the second commercial LEED Platinum building in Maine. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Buildings Database lists only 8 non-residential buildings nationwide that have achieved net-zero-energy status.

The walls and roof that make up the building envelope are at least a foot thick and capable of producing an impressive efficiency rating of R40 in the walls and R60 in the roof. The most efficient triple-glazed windows that can be bought in the U.S provide passive solar gain in the winter, while keeping out the heat in the summer.
To produce the energy load required to achieve NetZero, the building is equipped with 135 photovoltaic panels on the south side of the roof, plus an additional 102-panel array on the ground. Payback from the solar system is estimated at 10 years.
Rainwater is stored in a 1700 gallon “Gray Water” tank that will be used for flushing toilets and will reduce potable water consumption by over 75 percent.
Mechanical and electrical engineering systems includes a massive array of onsite solar photovoltaic electricity generation capable of generating 55,184 kilowatt hours.

The structure is a collaborative design effort by a team of highly skilled professional design firms including Allied Engineering, Fore Solutions, Scott Simons Architects, and Maclay Architects.

Portland Public Library

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:02:51 +0000

Portland, Maine

Allied Engineering (AEI) has completed the mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection engineering design for Phase I renovations at the Portland Public Library. The work included a 43,400 s.f. addition and renovation at the main branch in Monument Square. The project includes extensive renovations on the main and lower levels, infrastructure upgrades, and expansion of the Rines Auditorium, new café and exterior redesign. Some of the engineering systems include high-efficiency hot-water baseboards and new high efficiency lighting fixtures which greatly reduce the electrical load on the building.

This project was featured in Maine Home + Design Magazine June 2010 Issue.

All pictures taken by © Robert Benson Photography

Sustainable/Energy Efficient Designs

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:19:49 +0000

These recent projects involve sustainable and energy efficient building engineering design features.

Saco Fire Station – Saco, Maine

Allied Engineering completed this $6M, fast-track, Design/Build project with PC Construction and Port City Architecture for a new 23,000 s.f. fire station in Saco, Maine. The project was completed in March 2011

The new fire station is a two-story structure with apparatus bay, administration areas, and living quarters. It is designed to LEED Silver standards with an advanced hybrid geothermal heating system.

The geothermal heating system features ten 500-foot wells that deliver well water to heat pumps for building heating and cooling. The building also has a backup system made up of two natural gas condensing boilers and a rooftop solar hot water system.

As a result of the work designed by Allied Engineering, a significant grant was presented by Efficiency Maine Advanced Buildings program. The program offers strategies and incentives to help Maine owner-builders, developers, architects and engineers to design high performance buildings.

Hampton Inn – Presque Isle, Maine - Solar Thermal System This project is for a 4-story, 93-guestroom limited service hotel with porte-cochere, indoor swimming pool and exercise spaces. Other spaces include various guestroom types, lobby, breakfast area and prep (limited kitchen), meeting room, elevator, commercial hotel laundry, typical hotel back-of-house and administrative support areas. AEI has provided full service design for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural, and fire protection engineering.

University of Maine Farmington, Emery Arts Center – Farmington, Maine – Geothermal System
AEI worked with DesignLab Architects to develop construction documents for the Structural, Mechanical, Plumbing, Fire Protection, and Electrical design for a new Community Arts Center at the University of Maine at Farmington. The facility houses two exhibit galleries and a central performance space. It incorporates systems which optimize energy performance and represent sustainable design principles. The structure is an addition to the existing Alumni building, maintaining the “doorway to campus” façade. This project included a geothermal system.

St. Mary’s Health System OR Renovation/Addition

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:22:58 +0000

Pictures taken by Sandy Agrafiotis, Photographer

Allied Engineering (AEI) provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering design services for this $25 million dollar OR Renovation and Addition project. AEI was involved throughout the project from Design Development, Construction Documentation and Construction Administration Phases.

Allied’s Scope of work related to the engineering systems includes:

HVAC systems and controls
Analysis and recommendations for energy efficiency
Specification of equipment suitable for utility rebates
Water-saving plumbing systems and fixtures
Medical gas and vacuum systems
Hookups to central sterile washers and related equipment
Design of utility services (i.e. water, gas, sanitary and storm sewers)
Fire protection Design-Build Specifications
Electrical Service and distribution
Lighting design
HVAC and equipment power
Fire alarm system
Wiring and devices

MDOT Acadia Gateway

Wed, 19 May 2010 07:35:28 +0000

Trenton, Maine
Allied Engineering served as Prime consultant to the MaineDOT on this $30 million site development project involving a Tourist Information Center, and a transit bus storage/maintenance facility to service Bar Harbor and the Trenton seasonal traffic conditions. Phase I of the project, a Bus Maintenance facility for the Downeast Transportation Service, with access road, utilities, and preliminary Route 3 improvements has been completed. Future phases of design and construction will include an Intermodal Center (Phase II), a Welcome Center for the National Park Service Phase III), and a community Theater, to be operated by the National Park Service (Phase IV).

The project is currently registered with the US Green Building Council for Gold certification under LEEDTM 2.1 requirements.

The Jackson Laboratory – Dining Commons

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:33:40 +0000

Bar Harbor, Maine
AEI was the prime consultant for this new Dining Commons facility at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine. The facility comprises approximately 10,000 sf and includes a state-of-the-art servery, common dining suite, and several executive dining areas. This facility is operated by an independent vendor, and is designed to serve the entire campus of 1200 employees.

Additionally, the new facility incorporates a secure reception area with grand entry, to serve as the main visitor’s entrance for the campus. The second floor serves as the campus Wellness Center with offices and a full health club, providing views into the dining space below and out to the Precipice Cliff Mountains in Acadia National Park

Colby College Schair-Swenson Watson Alumni Center

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:37:41 +0000

Waterville, Maine
AEI designed the mechanical, electrical, and structural systems for this new 28,000 s.f. alumni building. The Center contains an alumni library for the display of Colby memorabilia and historical photographs as well as flexible event space for dinners,board meetings, or auditorium style seating. Following the Green Colby initiative, this facility is LEED™ Silver certified. Many green design features were incorporated including a standing column well water heat pump system.

LEED Silver Certified

Cony High School

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:34:15 +0000

Augusta, Maine
Allied Engineering (AEI) provided mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, electrical, and technology design services for this $28 million dollar high school.

Engineering highlights of this building include:

Exceeded ASHRAE 90.1 Energy code requirements by 31%
Worked with Efficiency Maine and the Maine PUC to secure $100,000 in funding for energy saving features
Incorporated waterless urinals, faucet sensors to automatically shut off water, and low flow toilets
Used motion sensors and lighting controls to minimize the amount of time lighting is on when spaces are unoccupied
Included a security system and closed circuit television monitoring system
Designed the technology system utilizing ceiling mounted projectors in the teaching spaces instead of televisions.

St. Mary’s Health System – Auburn Medical Office Building

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:38:01 +0000

St. Mary's Medical Office Building

Auburn, Maine
Allied Engineering provided mechanical and electrical engineering design for this 2-story medical office building. The building houses space for:

Auburn Medical Associates
Auburn Radiology and Laboratory
Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology
WorkMed Occupational Health Services
Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
Center for Physical Rehabilitation Provides
Center for Sleep Disorders

Unum Chiller Plant Study

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:28:50 +0000

Portland, Maine
Unum has three main buildings on its Portland, Maine campus: HO-1, HO-2, and HO-3. There were boiler and chiller plant issues at each building that needed to be addressed, including lack of redundancy, aging equipment, future growth, and poor operating efficiency. Allied addressed these issues with a new centralized boiler/chiller plant that was constructed in 2004. This state of the art mechanical plant will support Unum’s needs well in to the future.