The Asbury University Collaborative Learning Center (CLC) was a new 55,000 SF laboratory, classroom, and office building located in Wilmore, Kentucky.
HVAC systems consisted of four-pipe fan coils and Chilled Water/Hot Water VAV Air Handling Units, fed by variable-speed base-mounted pumps. Exhaust and make-up air for Laboratory spaces were precisely controlled to maintain a constant Air Change Per Hour and differential room pressure. This is accomplished by integrating the Building Automation System with Strobic exhaust fans, Phoenix exhaust and supply valves, and Make-Up Air Unit controls. Plumbing systems included acid waste piping, a new vacuum pump and piping, a new compressed air system, a new RO system, domestic hot and cold water distribution, and an emergency shower/eyewash with thermostatic mixing valves.
The electrical power system consisted of a new 277/480V 3-phase electrical service with distributed 120/208V transformers for normal power, and a standby natural gas-fired generator for emergency power to life-safety loads and owner-selected equipment. The lighting system comprised LED luminaires and lighting controls that complied with ASHRAE 90.1 2010 energy code standards. Laboratory lighting is achieved with direct/indirect pendant-hung luminaires to meet laboratory standards. The building fire alarm system is a digital addressable, voice-evacuation type system and is networked to the campus-wide monitoring system.