Building 235 houses the NIST Center for Neutron Research and includes a working 20MW research nuclear reactor and reactor support spaces. Summer Consultants replaced all air moving equipment which had not been replaced in the past few years including a new air handling unit, five air conditioning units, seven heating and ventilating units and over… Read More

Summer Consultants led a multi-discipline team to renovate the four-story office and courthouse facility including replacement of the chillers and penthouse roof. The two existing 100-ton chillers were replaced with two 140-ton air-cooled chillers with remote evaporators, which eliminated the need for a glycol solution for system freeze protection due to the chillers’ location on… Read More

Summer Consultants designed renovations to a DNA sequencing laboratory to address temperature swings within the lab. The research lab houses 12, highly sensitive DNA sequencing machines that require regular maintenance of temperature set points for proper calibration and to prevent damage. A new, redundant, direct expansion cooling system was designed to address the temperature concerns…. Read More

Summer Consultants led a multi-discipline team to completely renovate Building 2007 at Marine Corps Base Quantico. Building 2007 was originally constructed as a barracks pre-World War 2, but has been modified for offices on the first and basement floors. Originally called Barrack G, the building is a contributing resource to the Base Historic District. The… Read More

Summer Consultants provided mechanical and electrical engineering design services as part of a design-build renovation project. The reconfiguration provides a new collaboration area, presentation area and storage space. Renovations included new walls, ceilings, doors, and flooring as well as new paint. Mechanical improvements included a new dedicated outside air system (DOAS) to provide ventilation air… Read More