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Emory Vision Correction Center
Product: Air Handling Units
Manufacturer: Temtrol
Application: Acoustically sensitive network operations building
Project: Turner Entertainment Group
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
As a complement to the new production studios, Turner Entertainment Group added two new buildings to the main campus on the 1-75/85 corridor in downtown Atlanta. The new facilities were built to house all network operations previously located at the Old Turner Mansion.
As with the production studios, sound levels were a primary concern. TBCo sales engineers worked closely with the consulting engineer to select the optimum combination of fan wheel sizes, discharge openings, and sound attenuation components to meet the acoustical requirements of the facility.
Temtrol Custom Air Handling Units were selected for the project, and TBCo sales staff coordinated with McKenney’s Inc, the mechanical contractor, on final configuration and fabrication of the units. Prior to shipment the CES Lab was utilized for leakage, airflow, and sound testing.
The final result was an installation of twelve Temtrol air handling units, of three different designs, delivering a total of 515,000 cfm.
Product: Air Handling Units
Manufacturer: Ventrol
Application: Medical Facility Renovation
Project: Emory Vision Correction Center
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
When Emory Hospital was ready to build a new Vision Correction Center, they chose to house it on the third floor of an existing 5-story building. The entire third floor was completely renovated to provide waiting rooms, exam rooms, surgery suites, and laser surgery suites.
As with many multi-story renovations, it was a challenge to get new air handling equipment up to the floor where it was to be installed. Ventrol air handling units were built in five modules, each module sized to fit within the weight and dimensional limitations of the service elevator. The contractor performed final assembly of each air handling unit in the equipment room.
Another challenge was the relatively small amount of available space in the mechanical rooms. To fit two air handling units into one mechanical room, one unit rests on the floor, while the other is suspended from the ceiling.
Each unit includes 2” pre-filters, cooling coil, plug fan with perforated liner for attenuation purposes, and 95% high-efficiency (HEPA) final filters.
Product: Air Handling Units
Manufacturer: Webco
Application: High Volume Cold Air Rooftop Penthouse
Project: Shepherd Center Rehabilitation Hospital
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
The Shepherd Center, founded in 1975 in Atlanta, specializes in the medical and rehabilitative treatment of people with spinal cord injuries, acquired brain injuries, multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions. It is a private non-profit hospital.
In 2004, the hospital needed to expand and hired Heery International to design the mechanical system. The new addition needed to mesh with the existing facility’s systems which posed a significant challenge to the design team. Batchelor & Kimble was hired as the mechanical contractor by The Shepherd Center during the design process. Heery International and Batchelor & Kimble turned to Tom Barrow Company to provide design assistance and equipment for this challenging project.
The existing system was a cold air (47F) supply temperature design that used series fan powered boxes. The addition’s equipment had to be designed to match the existing supply air temperature while providing the necessary heating, cooling, humidification and filtration required by today’s building codes. This design required a cooling coil leaving air temperature of 41.6F. Tom Barrow Company turned to Webco Incorporated to provide the totally custom equipment.
Tom Barrow Company, Webco and Batchelor & Kimble designed two (2) rooftop penthouse air handling units for the new addition. The units provided 100,000 CFM and 72,000 CFM respectively. The supply fans are designed to accommodate 9.72” of total static pressure. The unit’s design supply air temperature is 42 deg F to condition the addition as well as parts of the existing building.
Tom Barrow Company was up for the challenge!
