Creating healthy, comfortable environments that maximize learning is critical in the development of twenty-first century educational facilities. KLG Jones brings an industry-leading team of seasoned commissioning experts to every educational facility client relationship.
We recognize certain critical components that concern clients throughout every project, including:
Energy efficient design and operation
Good temperature and humidity control
Maintainability of systems
Web-based control systems
Building systems that work
KLG Jones provides expert educational facility commissioning services for the following critical systems:
Control systems
Data/Telecomm
Electrical
Emergency Power
HVAC
Security
Fire Alarm
Educational Facility Case Study 1
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, UPSTATE
Spartanburg, SC
Architect: McMillan Smith & Partners
Location: Spartanburg, SC
Project Size: 145,000 square feet
Construction Cost: $30 Million
The new Health Education Complex for the University of South Carolina Upstate is a state-of-the-art facility for the Nursing, Wellness and Physical Education programs. The facility includes laboratories, human simulator labs, evaluation rooms, critical care labs, nursing computer labs, an audio/visual learning center, classrooms, basketball and racquetball courts, swimming facilities with an indoor track, a bookstore and various support spaces. The project was submitted for a LEED Silver rating.
Architect: Various
Location: Greenville, SC
Project Size:
High Schools - 12
Middle Schools - 10
Elementary Schools - 23
Career Development Centers – 3
Child Development Centers - 5
Fine Arts Center - 1
Science Center - 1
Special Needs Schools – 2
LEED Registered Schools – 1
Green Globe Certified Schools – 1
Construction Cost: $1 Billion
In 2001 the School District of Greenville County, South Carolina, decided to undertake a massive one billion dollar building program to replace or renovate over sixty schools district wide. The program called for construction to begin in 2002 with final completion of all schools in the fall of 2006. Due to the size of the program, limited maintenance resources within the district and a long history of taking ownership of new buildings that didn’t function as designed, the school district, the program manager and Institutional Resources decided to fully commission the mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) systems on all of the projects.