Knoxville's Community Development Corporation
New Civic Building
Knoxville, TN 

Knoxville's Community Development Corporation is an organization which works to develop and/or redevelop areas of Knoxville, TN in order to revitalize the community. In this project, Griffith Engineering designed the HVAC system, plumbing system, and the sprinkler system design intent for the 28,000 sq. ft. multi-story office and civic building for KCDC. The client required that the humidity in the building be controlled to 50%. Griffith Engineering designed an HVAC system that includes a dedicated O.A. system, which cools and dehumidifies the outside air before it is brought into the building. The system then introduces the conditioned air into the standard roof-top unit systems. This state-of-the-art ventilation design controls the humidity, but also incorporates standard roof units, allowing the project to meet tight budget constraints.

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Willocks Bros Company Inc
New Office Building
Maryville, TN

This new 5,000 sq. ft. office facility for Willocks Bros includes private offices, conference rooms, customer sales areas, and service areas. Our designers selected high-efficiency sealed combustion gas-fired split systems to meet the heating and cooling requirements of each zone. In areas with temperature peaks that deviated from adjacent areas because of exposure or people loading, we incorporated zone dampers with local temperature sensors to provide individual room comfort. We designed Instantaneous water heaters for the domestic water system to improve energy efficiency. The facility has a residential sprinkler system for fire protection.