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Spalding University
College of Health and Natural Sciences
Louisville, Kentucky
Spalding University is a fully accredited, doctoral level university that provides a number of opportunities for a diverse community of learners. The school is a co-educational, independent, and open to all qualified students regardless of race, religion, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability.
The university renovated an existing, 46,000 sq. ft. building to accommodate the all new Science, Nursing, and Occupational Therapy laboratories. In addition, the building houses offices for the faculty, has six classrooms, and three conference rooms. Kerr-Greulich worked closely with the architect and owner to ensure a state-of-the-art educational facility.
Kerr-Greulich design highlights included:
The interior of building was demolished and all utilities (gas, water, and electric) were replaced with new services.
The first and second floors of the building are served by independent variable air volume HVAC units (classrooms and labs). Both employ energy conservation measures to help Spalding control operating costs including:
- Demand Controlled Ventilation: CO2 is monitored in the building and outside air is modulated to maintain adequate ventilation in the building.
- Economizer: units are capable of supplying 100% outside air to provide free cooling and purging of areas.
First floor classrooms and offices are served by variable air volume terminals with electric reheat. The floor is zoned to provide optimum occupant comfort.
Second floor labs are served by constant air volume terminals used to maintain pressure relationships within the lab environments.
Fume hoods and fume extractor arms are used throughout the second floor labs. These hoods are used for student experiments/demonstrations which require extensive outside air to make up for the exhaust.
Hood status and space pressure are carefully monitored by the building automation system to ensure adequate outside air is delivered to the space without wasting energy by "oversupplying" air.
The electrical design included removal of old panels and switchgear and replacement with a new 1200 amp, 480 volt, 3 phase service.
Lab stations are equipped with point-of-use neutralizing basins, distilled water served from central distilled water plant, and solenoid-operated gas outlets controlled by the instructor from a central location.
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