Lincoln, Grundy, and Lettie Brown Elementary Schools
THE CHALLENGE Following a master planning project with Morton School District 709, we began a series of grade school facility additions. The district’s grade school facilities were no longer meeting the classroom capacity needs of the growing district. Additionally, gymnasiums became a state requirement, so each of the district’s grade schools needed to add a […]
Pleasant Plains Middle School
THE CHALLENGE Pleasant Plains School District needed a geothermal HVAC system for its middle school, modeled after the district’s high school geothermal design. The district’s HVAC system was not yet experiencing performance issues, but they wanted to be proactive and upgrade the system prior to failure. With the school being rural, they did not have […]
Midland High School – Varna, IL
THE CHALLENGE We performed an HVAC study at Midland High School and determined that the existing heating system and ductwork would all need to be replaced due to age and functionality issues. With this replacement, the school decided to add air conditioning to their facility as well. The school asked us to be budget-conscious and […]
Illinois Central College – Arbor Hall Dental Clinic
THE CHALLENGE Illinois Central College purchased an existing building with the intention of transforming it into a new dental facility for the school’s dental hygienist students. However, the existing mechanical penthouse brought space constraints, as it was not designed to house all of the necessary equipment for a dental clinic. Also, dental tools require electrical, […]
Illinois Central College North Campus – Maple Hall
THE CHALLENGE Illinois Central College needed to renovate an existing campus building to accommodate four new science labs, six lecture halls, and additional educational support spaces. Science labs require specialized electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection systems, requiring a complete re-design of the building’s existing systems. The labs needed to incorporate fume hoods, emergency shower […]
Sauk Valley Community College
THE CHALLENGE Sauk Valley needed to replace their main backup generator as it was at that end of its life. They also wanted to add a small diesel generator as an additional safeguard. The main generator also needed to be relocated outside, making routing a pathway for the connection more complex. The school’s switch gear […]
Illinois State University – Edwards Hall
THE CHALLENGE Illinois State University’s Edwards Hall houses classrooms for the college of nursing, general education courses, and more. However, the building’s 2nd and 3rd floor HVAC systems were aging, weren’t energy-efficient, or properly cooling the spaces. The school needed to switch from a constant-volume AHU system to a Variable Air Volume (VAV) system to […]
Heartland Community College
THE CHALLENGE As a part of a larger facility master plan, Heartland Community College needed to relocate their facility testing center. The school wanted to re-purpose the Workforce Development Center from its current use of technical trades training into the new center of student life and student services on campus. The testing center relocation posed […]
Millikin University Workman Family Softball Field
THE CHALLENGE Millikin University’s softball program never had a dedicated field of its own, resulting in practice and game scheduling conflicts. After receiving a generous donation from an alum, the school had enough funding to build a new softball complex. The school asked that the complex include a softball field with artificial turf, dugouts, concessions, […]
Millikin University Football Stadium – Frank M. Lindsay Field
THE CHALLENGE Millikin University’s existing football stadium was in need of renovation. The stadium featured a grass field, making it more susceptible to flooding and mud, often resulting in canceled games. The scoreboard was analog and outdated, and the stadium did not have site lighting, preventing night games. KED SOLUTION : Designing Sports-focused Systems […]