colleges & universities

Florida A&M University
Center for Access & Student Success
Tallahassee, FL
WEI provided Mechanical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection Design for the new, three-story facility including basement mechanical areas, which houses several student services departments. The facility tied into the campus central heating and cooling plant, utilizing steam and chilled water. The facility is served by variable air volume central station air handling units with shut off terminal units with reheat.
Plumbing Design included low water consumption commercial grade fixtures, domestic water distribution, sanitary waste and vent and natural gas.
Fire Protection Design included wet pipe sprinklers, dry pipe systems for exterior covered areas, and standpipes for each stairwell.

Florida A&M University
Centennial
Tallahassee, FL
WEI provided mechanical design for the renovation of the existing lab. Two owner furnished fume hood were installed. There were two rooms as part of the lab, served by a single, above-ceiling split system dx unit. This was removed and a split system dx dedicated to outside air unit was installed to condition the lab which housed the fume hoods. A split system dx unit was installed to handle conditioning for the other lab space. A roof mounted fume exhaust fan system was installed, interlocked to operate with the hoods. The fan system included two fans, one in operation, and one which served as redundancy. The plumbing consisted of connecting the fume hoods to existing acid waste piping and existing domestic water system. In addition, existing compressed air was extended to connect to the hoods. A new sink with a deck mounted eye wash was provided. A sprinkler head was connected to the domestic water system to protect the room containing the fume hoods.

Northwest florida state college
Allied Health & Nursing Remodel
Niceville, FL
WEI provided professional engineering designs for the renovation of the existing 10,000 SF nursing building.
HVAC included new systems with digital controls, minor upgrades to existing plumbing, and Fire Protection Design.
The project included a 10,000 SF second addition to the original single story building

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Gulf COAST sTATE cOLLEGE
veterans Resources Center
Panama City, FL
WEI provided mechanical and plumbing engineering for the 5600 SF renovation which included a new VAV air handling unit with single duct reheat terminal units for zone temperature control connected to the campus central heating and cooling plant. The HVAC controls were connected to the existing campus system. Plumbing systems included domestic hot and cold water, sanitary waste and vent, and commercial grade fixtures.
