PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS

PROJECT: SRI International, Arlington, VA

• Client: SRI International (Stanford Research Institute)
• Size: 55,000 square feet
• Project Type: Office Interior Renovation
• Construction Cost: $1.6 million
• General Contractor: HITT Contractors
• Architect: Fanelli McClain Design Studios
• Services Provided: Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Design; Contract Documents; Construction Administration

PROJECT SYNOPSIS:

The SRI tenant space renovation is a secure multi-floor tenant suite designed to suit the different agencies that SRI has contracted. The two and a half floor facility includes many different types of spaces occupied by each of the different agencies. Each agency has access to secure and non-secure conference facilities, executive conference facilities, two high-security SCIF facilities, and several common pantries located throughout the space.

The SCIFs and executive conference room systems required close coordination with the building structure and the high-end architectural gyp board ceiling assembly specified by the architect. Three quarters of one floor is a high-security area requiring man-bars and dielectric breaks at all ductwork, piping, and conduit penetrations. WNA designed a 24 hour glycol infrastructure system to support the computer room HVAC units and the supplemental air conditioning units to provide continuous cooling for a LAN rooms, telephone closets, conference rooms, and the secure areas of the floors independent of the operation of the base building systems.

To allow for operation of sensitive equipment and controls, WNA designed the electrical system to reduce harmful currents and voltages utilizing harmonic cancellation equipment and surge suppressors. In addition, we designed a multizone/multisource dimming system to accommodate the various functions held in the conference center.

WNA carefully coordinated the MEP systems with the architect, the building maintenance staff, and the building structure to ensure that all of the required equipment could be installed above the ceilings while maintaining accessibility for maintenance of systems in this space where architectural style and finishes are paramount.