The University of Texas System 

The new $84-million, 216,000-square-foot Biotechnology, Sciences and Engineering Building (BSEB) fosters interdisciplinary research and collaboration among various sciences and engineering programs. The five-story facility is designed to house research and teaching laboratories for life sciences and chemistry; laboratory spaces for civil and electrical engineering; a 9,000-square-foot Vivarium; and offices for graduate students, faculty, department heads, and the deans of both science and engineering.  Sebesta Blomberg partnered with the University to provide fully integrated systems commissioning services relating to the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and BSL-3 lab systems for the building. Thermal utilities came from a stand-along temporary utilities plant on-site, until a new central utilities plant was completed to serve that area of the campus. 

Department of Veterans Affairs 

The project has an objective of reducing energy and resources consumption for 7,500,000 square feet of hospital and support facilities in Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina, while also improving system performance. The project is being conducted with the mandates for energy consumption and water consumption reduction requirements, 30% energy and 20% water by 2015, as the project targets. Sebesta Blomberg’s retrocommissioning efforts will focus on optimizing the existing equipment and systems in these facilities with minimal capital investment. The outcome of the initiative will provide a roadmap for capital investments that will improve on the performance and objectives achieved in the retrocommissioning effort.  

Inova Health System 

The new 600,000-square-foot Women’s Hospital addition to the Fairfax Hospital complex, scheduled for completion in 2012, will connect directly with the new South Patient Tower and the existing Tower Building and Emergency Department building. The project will utilize the latest technology and design for a patient-centered, environmentally sustainable facility. The new facility, which encompasses 174 private intensive care and medical/surgical rooms, connects to the existing 11-story patient building to maximize space and patient care efficiencies. The design has been submitted for LEED Silver certification, which recognizes the best in green building design nationwide. Sebesta Blomberg is providing Fundamental and Enhanced Commissioning services for the project.