Kentucky School for the Blind Howser Hall Renovation
Howser Hall is a 1980’s dormitory on the campus of the Kentucky School for the Blind in Louisville, KY. Before the $3,600,000 renovation began, the building had been decommissioned and was unoccupied. STW was part of the team providing a major upgrade to the 44,000-square-foot building, including replacing all cast-iron piping, upgrading the existing living/sleeping […]
Breathitt County New Elementary School
Breathitt County Elementary featured two Small Learning Communities (spaces for teacher development), a gymnasium, a tornado shelter, fenced green space, playgrounds, and an auditorium serving the entire district. The HVAC system included a geothermal well field supporting variable-speed water-source heat pumps. Ventilation was provided by a water-cooled energy recovery unit with demand control ventilation, managed […]
Boyle County Middle School
The primary focus of the HVAC design at Boyle County Middle School was to provide an energy-efficient building to reduce operating costs for this large middle school. Variable-speed water-source heat pump units were utilized on the mezzanines to serve classrooms. Energy recovery units with demand-controlled ventilation were used in all classroom areas. VAV boxes were […]
Silver Creek High School Expansion & Renovation
The project consists of multiple additions to the existing Silver Creek High School and an addition to the existing Silver Creek Primary School. The High School additions include a field house, a music wing, and an auditorium. The MEP scope of the project included replacing the entire domestic water system, adding fire protection to the […]
Scott County High School
The new Scott County High School was designed to replace the existing high school and become the second new high school for Scott County. The three-story school was built to accommodate 1,500 students and included an on-site athletic complex. SCHS offered numerous career and technical education programs, such as business, agriculture, and family and consumer […]
Hindman Elementary Renovation
Hindman Elementary was an elegant addition of a Gymnasium, Lobby, Classrooms, and related support areas to meet the school’s needs. The gym and classroom addition to Hindman Elementary was heated and cooled by air-cooled packaged rooftop units. The rooftop units have high-efficiency digital scroll compressors for modulating capacity, hot-gas reheat for humidity control, and modulating […]
Hardin County Lincoln Trail Elementary
The primary focus of the MEP design at Lincoln Trail Elementary was to reduce energy consumption through the use of building controls and highly efficient equipment. Fresh air is provided by energy recovery units and VAV boxes, which modulate based on space CO2 sensors with the intent to reduce energy by not over-ventilating the spaces. […]
Hardin County Schools Early College & Career Center
In partnership with Western Kentucky University, Elizabethtown Community & Technical College, and Sullivan University, Hardin County Schools developed a center to offer specialized classes in seven pathways, including Automotive Technology, Culinary Arts, Manufacturing, Engineering, Health Sciences, Information Technology, and Welding. The school’s design is considered Net Zero Ready, with an energy use index (EUI) of […]
Great Crossing High School
Scott County was an early adopter of training high school students for the skilled workforce. With the completion of Elkhorn Crossing 2010, this was a significant commitment to a greater goal of making manufacturing and IT pathways available to students. Included in Scott County’s 250,000 SF Great Crossing High School are spaces dedicated to Manufacturing […]
George Rogers Clark High School Athletic Facilities
The new GRC athletic facility consisted of two projects: a new gymnasium, a football-soccer-track complex, a tennis court, softball fields, football practice fields, and a field house to serve student athletes. Collectively, the projects spanned 103,939 square feet and cost $25,914,183. Mechanical and electrical features included new professional sound and video systems in the high […]