PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
2023 Wolverine Pickleball
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
Mende Engineering Solutions, LLC was hired to complete the HVAC design of a new 39,000 SQFT pickleball facility.
A viable hub for the community, the facility offers much needed space to the existing facility and offers a popular venue appealing to multiple generations.
The HVAC systems will serve 12 premier pickleball courts, as well as private party spaces, a gear shop and a lounge area. Groundbreaking has occurred for the new sports center and completion is expected in 2023.
Reading Community Schools HVAC Upgrades
READING, MICHIGAN
PHASE 1: 2020/2021
Following voter approval of a $6.5MM bond, submitted to the State’s Treasury Department by Mende Engineering Solutions, Reading Community Schools was ready to address the needed upgrades within the school district.
The state of Michigan is filled with numerable K-12 school buildings, many being built in the 1950’s and 1960’s. The High school at Reading Community Schools is a classic example. The 110,000 SQFT High School building consists of an original, brick and block, 2 story 1930’s building, with several single-story classroom wings added decades later.
The old steam boiler system was replaced with 5 modular, high efficiency condensing boilers to accommodate the lack of access to a sub-grade boiler room. New system pumps and distribution piping served the new equipment. New unit ventilators were installed throughout the classrooms, and in larger areas, new air handling units were installed.
This installation of new equipment warranted a new DDC (Direct Digital Controls) temperature control system to provide individual room temperature control and remote monitoring. Designing for a future variable refrigerant flow cooling system required an increase in the electrical service size to the building.
Construction was completed to initiate the 2020 heating season.
PHASE 2: 2021/2022
The scope of the project included HVAC upgrades to the 65,000 sq-ft elementary school. Design scope involved data collection, heat load calculations for each classroom, a review of the existing utilities, equipment selection, equipment placement, and scope prioritization.
The existing steam boilers were removed and replaced by 3 modular, high efficiency condensing boilers. As in Phase 1 of the project, new system pumps and distribution piping were installed. New unit ventilators, which function in both the heating and cooling seasons, were installed. Phase 2 also included installing a variable refrigerant flow cooling system for the High School and Elementary School.
The new cooling system was operational in the late summer of 2022.
2021 Camp Desales
BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN
Mende Engineering Solutions, LLC provided gratis engineering services for a 3,000 SQFT retreat cabin.
The design included high efficiency HVAC units, extensive exhaust systems for multiple, private showers and toilets, and LED lighting for the dormitory style cabin with a basement.
The cabin is part of many facilities located at Camp Desales in Brooklyn Michigan that provides a spiritual retreat for Christian Catholics from the Lansing, Toledo, and Detroit areas.
2019 Mack Building
CHELSEA, MICHIGAN
Mende Engineering Solutions, LLC was hired to design the HVAC and plumbing systems for a 6,000 SQFT self-sustaining retail space in downtown Chelsea, Michigan.
The space occupying a vacant, historically restored brick building, desired an open construction concept to highlight locally grown produce and artisan products.
MES designed the HVAC systems to meet the dynamic loads of an open space including kitchen equipment, café seating, and grocery displays. Plumbing systems were designed to meet the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD) requirements.
2014 Lenawee Intermediate School District (LISD)
ADRIAN, MICHIGAN
MAIN TECH CENTER GEO-THERMAL HVAC UPGRADES
Fulfilling the energy conscious goals of the LISD, the 73,000 SQFT Main Tech Center in Adrian, Michigan is served by a geo-thermal HVAC system.
This facility is a state-of-the-art teaching facility which focuses on career building and dual enrollment college instruction for the entire Lenawee County High School System.
The project included the complete design of a new heating and cooling system which resulted in a closed loop, ground water source heat pump system. The geo field includes 100 bores at 210 feet deep, installed in a grid 10 bores wide by 10 bores deep. Perimeter and domestic hot water are provided through a modulating, high efficiency hot water boiler. LED lighting was designed for over 30% of the facility. Construction was completed in September of 2014. The system has been modified to include a small 6,000 SQFT manufacturing addition, and control sequences have been added to allow for “resting the geo-field" to compensate for some excessively high, summer outdoor temperatures.