EEA completed MEP design and construction phase services for the renovation of the Southfield Building, which is becoming Austin Independent School District’s administrative offices. This project involved repurposing the existing chilled water piping, replacing several aging chillers, replacing all terminal units, adding exhaust systems, and replacing original air handlers and associated appurtenances to provide HVAC
The ARRIVE Hotel East Austin is a 77,000 sf complex comprising eighty-three rooms and a multi-use podium housing two restaurants, three bars, a coffee shop and leasable street-side retail space. EEA provided MEP design for this boutique hotel that features the unique architectural overhang of the upper levels, making the ground level have a smaller
A Decade in the Making EEA worked with TBG Partners and the Austin Parks Department on a variety of projects around Auditorium Shores, including the MEP design of Butler Park and its splash pad, electrical system analysis for the Parmer Events Center next door to the park, and the MEP designs for the restrooms, drinking
Personalized Therapy In the global fight to cure cancer, an emerging trend has evolved around personalized therapies. Beginning in 2006, EEA worked with Gradalis to finish-out approximately 8,000 sq. ft. of laboratory and pharmaceutical cleanroom space at their Golden Bear facility for the manufacture of custom cancer vaccines and patient clinical trials. The project included
The Heart of St. Edward’s University Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel sits at the heart of St. Edward’s University, overlooking downtown Austin. The chapel was originally built in 1897 and has served as a theater, woodworking and blacksmith shop, bowling alley, and more. St. Edward’s desired an updated worship space, one that would draw
It’s About Time, it’s About Space! The Main Building Tower on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin is one of the most iconic structures on any college campus in the country. EEA was tasked with replacing the existing air conditioning system for the upper half of the Tower with “zero down-time” for
How Much, and Where? In the spring of 2009, with two new large buildings slated for construction and more on the way, The University of Texas at Dallas personnel knew that they needed more chilled water and steam capacity. The questions were, how much, and where should it go? EEA was obtained to first answer
Volatile Situation In 2013 a high-purity chemical supplier to the semiconductor industry wanted to expand their mixing and packaging area. Due to the flammability of the process materials, the expansion mixing area was designated electrical Class 1 Division 2. The existing Class 10,000 clean packaging area was also modified and separated into smaller rooms using
A Gift to Tacoma The Chihuly Bridge of Glass is a 500 foot pedestrian bridge that crosses a major Tacoma, Washington interstate. The bridge links the Museum of Glass on the shorefront to the downtown area. Designed by Arthur Andersson of Andersson-Wise Architects and Dale Chihuly, a world-renowned glass sculptor, the bridge features an 80
Expansion of Data In 2012, a client had an existing data center that had reached capacity after opening only two years prior. This data center was unique for the client because it utilized hot aisle containment and water cooled racks—a system not utilized in their previous data centers. This data center had 180kVA of load
