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EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, EOP PROCESSING AND STORAGE FACILITY

eglin air force base, eop processing and storage facility

$22.7 Million – Eglin Air Force Base, FL

Services: Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, LEED Consulting

This facility consolidates operations, support, wing plans, emergency operations and command post facilities to direct functions associated with the Combat Search and Rescue Mission on Moody AFB and geographically separated units. The EOD Barracks building is a three-story structure totaling 174,000 sq. ft. and was constructed as a design-build project. GSE’s design included fire alarm and mass notification systems for the entire building. The design included a fully sprinkled building with a brick masonry exterior. Other features included: DoD Antiterrorism Standards, comprehensive interior design, landscaping, commissioning, and LEED Gold Certification.

 

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE

shaw air force base

$13 Million – Shaw Air Force Base, SC

Services: Fire Protection Engineering

The USAFCENT Headquarters at Shaw AFB is the Central Command Headquarters for the Air Force operations in the middle east.  The design-build Scope consisted of building a 2 story 50,000 sq. ft. office addition on an existing 3 story 89,000 sq. ft office building.  GSE’s scope consisted of providing complete fire protection and life safety design throughout the existing building and its addition.  The project included newly created and/or existing Sensitive Compartment Information Facilities (SCIF’s) which included offices, servers, communications centers and video teleconferencing facilities.

Site engineering provided by GSE included the incoming water supply for both portions of the project and provisions for fire department access in accordance with DoD Anti-Terrorist standards.  GSE provided engineering design and inspection services for all life safety systems throughout the project as well as passive fire protection features.  In addition,  a new Mass Notification system was designed to provided supervision and notification throughout both buildings.  Our Scope included the design of fire sprinkler and standpipe systems.  Seismic protection design for all systems was included.  commissioning systems was also included.

Retrofitting fire protection in the existing building required working with Air Force Command personnel who needed to remain in place to provide vital support for the Air Force efforts in the middle east.  Many unknowns in concealed spaces above ceilings were present in the existing building due to security issues in this project.  To accommodate this GSE provided on-site daily consulting to expedite engineering oversight of changes necessitated by these unknown variables.  The work required a 100% escort requirement by the government.

 

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, AIRCRAFT HANGAR

moody air force base, aircraft hangar

Moody Air Force Base, GA

Services: Fire Protection

GSE provided design and shop drawings for a new hangar and weapons release building. The hangar utilized wet pipe sprinklers with high expansion foam and a fire pump. The weapons release building incorporated some high hazard areas due to ammunition and explosives ordinance storage.

 

NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE, TUSKEGEE AIRMEN MUSEUM

national parks service, tuskegee airmen museum

$32 Million – Tuskegee, AL

Services: Leed Consulting

Moton Field was the only primary flight training facility for African-American pilot candidates in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. The National Park Service plans to commemorate the contribution of the Tuskegee Airmen to the war effort and to the subsequent Civil Rights movement through the creation and development of the Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Site. GSE was responsible for the LEED consulting for this project. The project consisted of the rehabilitation of Moton Field in Tuskegee, AL, and included the Tuskegee Airmen Museum, National Historic Site, and Visitor's Center. All buildings on the site were re-constructed, where possible. A Visitor's Center was added on the site, as well. All existing and new buildings were required to comply with the LEED Certified level as defined by the USGBC. GSE coordinated with the architect, landscape architect, and all engineering disciplines to ensure that LEED requirements were met in the contract documents. The design team was awarded the 2006 John Wesley Powell Prize for Historic Preservation for its work on this project.

 

HARRISON COUNTY ADULT DETENTION CENTER

harrison county adult detention center

Harrison County, MS

Services: Electrical Engineering, Life Safety, Fire Protection, Mechanical Engineering,

GSE provided electrical design for a customized building automation system which included locking controls and building security operations. Electrical design included programming and logic for the PLC control system. Additional scope included life safety and fire alarm design to be incorporated into the PLC controls. As an adjunct to the facility, GSE provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection design for the K9 training facility built on the site.

 

PROJECT COMPASS - NEWSTAR SURVEY FOR STATE OF ALABAMA

project compass - newstar survey for state of alabama

Calvert, AL

Services: Surveying

3500 acre survey for the State of Alabama in conjunction with the recruitment of ThyssenKrupp Steel and ThyssenKrupp Stainless

 

ALABAMA SUPERCOMPUTER AUTHORITY

alabama supercomputer authority

State of Alabama

Services: Mechanical Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering, Bid Assistance, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management

Multiple projects have been executed for ASA by GSE.  Some examples include: 

1.       GSE provided full fire alarm design for the supercomputer room.  Additionally, GSE provided a study to replace the existing Halon system with a more eco-friendly agent.  GSE prepared all necessary bid documents, solicited proposals from contractors, and provided bid assistance during the process.  Also, we were tasked with construction management and start-up of the system. 

2.       GSE provided engineering and project management for a HVAC upgrade and replacement in the supercomputing room.  Mechanical and Electrical engineering services were required for the installation of precision HVAC units to maintain space requirements.

3.       GSE provided engineering and project management for a fire alarm replacement for the facility.  The Owner required specific functions from the fire alarm system, such as internet capability, and this was incorporated into the design.

 

Daphne city hall

DAPHNE CITY HALL

$7.4 Million - Daphne, AL

Services: Structural Engineering

In collaboration with Gatlin Hudson Architects, GSE provides all structural engineering for the renovation of the existing 10,000 square foot Daphne City Hall and the 30,000 square foot addition. The complex architectural design of the building called for numerous structural systems in cluding precast concrete, load bearing masonry, architectural structural steel, and exposed timber.

 

TEMPORARY INMATE HOUSING

TEMPORARY INMATE HOUSING

$11 Million – Orleans Parish, LA

Services: Survey, Structural, Process Piping, Electrical, Fire Protection, Life Safety, Interior Design, Mechanical, Plumbing, Construction Management

Existing facilities on the site, Templeman III and IV Jail, were demolished in 2007 due to damage sustained from Hurricane Katrina. GSE provided full engineering design for phase II in the new Correctional Complex Plan which is a 500 bed inmate housing facility built in New Orleans, LA funded by FEMA. The 40,000 square foot medium security facility consisted of four identical inmate buildings, a two-story visitation and staff building, and outside recreational areas. Scope of work included project management for civil, and survey coordination along with structural, fire protection, electrical, and mechanical engineering design.

 

COMMUNITY SAFE ROOM

COMMUNITY SAFE ROOM

$4 Million - Ocean Springs, MS

Services: Survey, Structural, Process Piping, Electrical, Fire Protection, Life Safety, Interior Design, Mechanical, Plumbing, Construction Management

GSE provided full engineering services for the community and recreation center planned for construction at the Gay-Lemon Park in Ocean Springs, MS. The ten acre site currently houses soccer and baseball fields. Scope of work included structural, mechanical, electrical, civil, and fire protection design for the 18,000 square foot facility. The building was designed to withstand 200 mph winds in strict accordance with FEMA 361 in order to later be used as a storm shelter.

 

hancock & hewes

HANCOCK & HEWES

$10 Million - Gulfport, MS

GSE provided engineering design for the renovation of the Historic Hancock Bank Building originally constructed in 1933 and the adjacent Hewes Building constructed in 1905. The renovated buildings, located a block from the Gulf of Mexico, required significant concrete, brick, and timber piling restoration due to damage sustained from Hurricane Katrina. Additionally, GSE provided structural design for the new steel and glass exterior stair tower constructed for the Hancock Bank building. The design required the tower to remain structurally independent, but architecturally connected, to the main structure.