Raritan Township Municipal Building
Commissioning Services
Project Profile:
| Project: |
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Raritan Municipal Building |
| Owner: |
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Raritan Township |
| Project Type: |
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Municipal |
| Square Footage: |
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42,167 |
| Start Date: |
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May 2001 |
| Completion Date: |
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June 2002 |
Project Description:
The Raritan Township Municipal Building, located in Flemington, New Jersey, is a newly constructed administration building consisting of 42, 167 sf of administrative offices. The new Municipal Building will function as both the main administrative offices and the town and court meeting rooms. All office and administrative areas are located on the first floor encompassing 35,000 sf while the second floor houses the primary HVAC equipment. The building will initially house 40 occupants with provision for a future small increase in occupancy. General occupancy is 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, however various Township and external functions will be held within the building on evenings, nights and weekend.
To ensure that the building systems were fully functional and capable of meeting the design intent, Dome-Tech was selected to commission the HVAC systems. The primary HVAC systems included 4 Air Handling Units (AHUs), 1 air-cooled chiller and 4 modular boilers. Secondary distribution included Variable Air Volume (VAV) terminal units with reheat and various terminal devices.
If was important to the Township to provide a safe and comfortable environment for the building occupants. Through the commissioning process, Dome-Tech was able to ensure that the building systems met all safety codes and that the building systems met the needs of the owner, specifically their requirements for thermal comfort, Indoor Air Quality levels, noise levels and energy efficiency. Dome-Tech was also able to ensure that the building systems would be sustainable and easily maintainable by the maintenance staff with reasonable access to systems for routine maintenance. To achieve this, Dome-Tech worked with contractors and building staff to facilitate proper training, adequate operation and maintenance manual development.
The twelve month project was completed in June of 2002.
