UnityPoint Health – Pekin, IL
THE CHALLENGE The aging air-handling units serving this community hospital’s surgical center offered poor temperature and humidity control, and surgeons felt that operating conditions were unacceptable. Moving or shutting down the surgical center to replace the units wasn’t an option, however. KED SOLUTION Our first step was to build a rooftop penthouse to contain […]
Geisert Hall – Bradley University
THE CHALLENGE Part of a campus-wide effort to make older residence halls more appealing to a new generation of students, the Geisert Hall project consisted of a complete upgrade to the 10-story building’s core, which houses each floor’s restroom facilities. Because of the size of the project, the work was phased over the course of […]
Bradley University
THE CHALLENGE The university targeted this aging residence hall for a complete overhaul as part of a campus-wide focus on building upgrades. That included the addition of air conditioning, a challenge since the facility was equipped with only a perimeter heating system and floor heights were too shallow for horizontal ductwork. KED SOLUTION Though […]
Delavan Schools
THE CHALLENGE This small district of nearly 500 students operates three schools—elementary, junior high and high school—on one campus. Built in 1963, 1955 and 1922, respectively, the buildings required various mechanical and electrical upgrades to improve comfort and safety for students and staff. The district’s goal was to complete all work during the summer when […]
Calvin Coolidge Middle School
THE CHALLENGE District administrators wanted to establish Calvin Coolidge as a community hub for athletic events, but doing so required making significant physical improvements to this school originally built in 1937 — as well as balancing the need for public access with student safety. KED SOLUTION Supporting the school’s addition of a full-size athletic […]
Kellar Primary School
THE CHALLENGE Like most schools built in the 1950s, Kellar wasn’t air conditioned. Improving air quality and temperature control was a priority for administrators, but installing ductwork in the ceilings would have required expensive and time-consuming asbestos-abatement work — not an option for a cash-constrained school district that needed to complete the job during the […]
Rolling Acres Middle School
THE CHALLENGE Built in four phases starting in 1957 and ending in 1960, Rolling Acres hadn’t seen many updates in the decades since. Administrators needed additional square footage to accommodate a larger student population, particularly in the cafeteria and gymnasium. Staff were forced to set up and tear down tables for lunch every day, an […]
Von Steuben Middle School
THE CHALLENGE Originally built in the mid-1930s, Von Steuben didn’t have air conditioning and its boiler system was antiquated. Administrators wanted to improve the learning environment by adding temperature control, but the cost of installing a traditional AC system was cost-prohibitive due to the need for ceiling and lighting upgrades, as well as the possibility […]
Richwoods High School
THE CHALLENGE Peoria School District 150 set a goal to have air conditioning in all its schools by 2020. Richwoods High School, originally built in 1955, first needed to retrofit its HVAC system so air conditioning could be installed. The school also required updated lighting. KED SOLUTION We replaced the antiquated boiler and pump […]
Manual High School
THE CHALLENGE Originally constructed in the 1960s, Manual High School’s HVAC system had not been upgraded since. In addition, the building did not have air conditioning. We were asked to provide a cost-efficient upgrade. KED SOLUTION We removed the antiquated boilers and replaced them with a more efficient hot water system. Use of a […]