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114410 mission critical, labs study WSPHL Redundant/Recovery Data Hall
  • Scoping and planning for a redundant data hall facility for all Department of Health critical operations and information storage.

  • Raised floor facility

  • HVAC integration into building systems, including energy recovery

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114390 high performance design, integrate, sustain, study Sacred Heart Pastoral Service Center

High-Efficiency Condensing Boiler Plant

Integrated Lighting & Occupancy Controls

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114246 detention design,study Washington State Penitentiary – BAR Units Upgrades

Three building upgrade to increase security level to close custody.

  • Comprehensive HVAC Upgrade
  • Engineered Smoke Control System
  • Maximum Security Plumbing Fixture & GRD Retrofit
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114245 bim design,integrate,study Lake Hills Library, Bellevue, Washington

A King County Library District community library, integrated into a commercial retail campus.

  • Underfloor Air Distribution System
  • Digital Scroll Modulating Compressor Technology
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114244 industrial design,integrate,study Grays Harbor Maintenance Facility

New Fleet Maintenance Facility

  • Overhead Radiant Heat
  • Dedicated Process Exhaust
  • Process Piping Systems
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114247 detention, bim, medical, mission critical design, integrate, sustain, study Washington State Penitentiary – South Close Security Expansion, Walla Walla, WA

Penitentiary Campus Expansion:

  • Health Services Building
  • Correctional Industries Warehouse
  • Vocational Education Building
  • Steam Boiler Retrofits for Multiple Buildings
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114243 high performance design,integrate,study Grays Harbor Administration Building

PUD Administrative Building

  • Exposed HVAC Integrated with Heavy Timber
  • High Capacity Electric Point-Of-Use Water Heater Demonstration Project
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114242 high performance design,integrate,study,sustain Centennial Middle School Building, Snohomish, Washington

Classroom/gymnasium addition, and Existing Building Upgrade:

  • Geothermal/Boiler Hybrid Heating/Cooling System
  • Classroom Combined Natural Ventilation/Energy Recovery Ventilation
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114241 industrial, medical design, study Washington State Public Health Laboratory, Active Acid Neutralization System

Custom-designed active neutralization system for a diagnostic laboratory

  • Ventilated disposal station
  • Dilution Bath, and Caustic Mixing
  • PH Monitoring
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114249 detention, bim, high performance design, integrate, sustain, study Border Patrol Stations – Oroville, Washington; Colville, Washington; Bonner’s Ferry, Idaho

Three Border Patrol Stations:

  • Variable Refrigerant Flow HVAC Systems
  • High Efficiency Energy Recovery Systems
  • Terrorism Prevention Design
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114240 detention,medical design, study WSP, Hospital Chilled Water Plant Replacement

Eemergency replacement of an existing chilled water/condenser water system due to a catastrophic failure of a cooling tower.

  • Forensic analysis of failed hospital chilled water system
  • Repurposing of condenser water piping system to chilled water for air-cooled conversion
  • Emergency upgrade of an occupied hospital
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114239 detention, industrial,bim,medical design,study,sustain Monroe Correctional Complex, Multi-Year Open-Ended

Multi-year, open-ended, IDIQ:

  • Campus heating water piping system replacement
  • Medical facility HVAC equipment replacement
  • Chiller plant replacement
  • Grease interceptor and oil-water separator installation
  • Mechanical cooling retrofit

 

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114238 high performance, labs design, study Washington State Public Health Laboratory, Chiller Plant Upgrade

Chiller Plant Addition:

  • 400 ton chiller plant
  • Variable primary pumping system
  • Detailed load analysis/monitoring, integrated into chiller plant control
  • 6,000 sf addition
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114248 detention, bim,medical design, integrate, study Nisqually Public Safety Facility

New Public Safety Campus:

  • Support Building
  • 2 Housing Buildings
  • Warehouse
  • Supporting Campus Infrastructure
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114237 high performance, labs design, integrate, study University of Washington - Bagley Hall Photonics Laboratory

Laser Research Laboratory:

  • 48 hour, 0.2°F temperature stability at laser table
  • Multi-tiered HVAC conditioning/control/monitoring
  • Laminar flow ceiling, integrated with structural strut system
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114236 labs design,integrate,study University of Washington - Bagley Hall Research Laboratories

A large scale, state-of-the-art, research laboratory:

  • lab water, air, vacuum, nitrogen, gas, and corrosive waste piping systems
  • type 316, stainless steel,  fully-welded, corrosive exhaust system
  • manifolded fan arrangement with redundancy
  • laminar flow air distribution system
  • corrosive exhaust discharge design in accordance with a wind tunnel air pattern analysis
  • cascading pressure control for protection of communicating, non-laboratory spaces
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114235 industrial,bim,mission critical design,integrate Hillsboro Data Center

7.8 MW, Tier III data center:

  • ultra-efficient, elevated temperature chilled water system
  • optimized waterside economizer system
  • 150,000 gallon industrial water storage for back-up/redundancy
  • re-configurable plenum air distribution for data hall layout flexibility
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114027 detention,industrial,bim design,integrate,study,sustain SCCC Furniture Factory

Commercial Office Furniture Manufacturing Facility

  • 100,000 cfm dust collection system
  • Next-generation high capacity paint application operation
  • Instructional welding
  • Power-coating operation
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114025 mission critical design,study Gray's Harbor Public Utility District Dispatch Center

New, State-of-the-Art Dispatch Facility

  • FEMA Emergency Operations Center
  • N+1 Redundancy for SCADA and Data Hall Areas
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114024 detention,labs design,study Lynden Police Department

A new police headquarters, retrofitted into an existing shops building:

  • Centralized HVAC system integrated into a new mezzanine
  • Evidence processing laboratory
  • Secure/climate-controlled evidence storage
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114023 industrial,bim,labs design,sustain,study Seattle Central Community College - Wood Construction Center

The Wood Construction Center at Seattle Central Community College is a new 55,000 sf facility located 2 miles south of the main campus.

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114021 bim,detention,labs,medical design,study,sustain,integrate WCCW

A new health services building, providing clinic, procedure, patient bed, mental health observation, and administrative spaces.

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114019 detention,labs design,study Jefferson County Sheriff’s Building

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Building is a new 7,800 s.f. facility co-located with the county’s existing jail/dispatch/emergency operations facility.

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114250 industrial,bim,labs design Waste Connections Administration and Fleet Maintenance Facility

Administration and Fleet Maintenance Facility:

  • VRF System for IT/Electronics
  • High Bay Fleet Maintainance
  • Vehicle Exhaust
  • Overhead Radiant
  • Back-up Generator Fuel Oil Delivery
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114018 high performance design,study Inglewood Junior High School

Classroom addition for an existing high school:

  • Displacement ventilation HVAC
  • Perimeter hydronic heating, integrated with HVAC control
  • Centralized VAV equipment
  • Hydronic overhead radiant for circulation spaces
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114389 high performance design, integrate Sacred Heart Parish

Classroom Building Addition:

  • Administrative and classroom wing additions
  • Focus on reinforcing the connection between the school and parish community
  • Extension of high efficiency heating water system
  • High efficiency zoned fan coils utilized for air distribution
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An Engaged Client:  We look for clients that want to be engaged in the design and construction process, and understand their involvement is necessary to a successful project.

Critical Infrastructure:  We look for projects where systems infrastructure is integral to the building, and its proper operation is critical for functionality.

That's it.  We span project types, sizes, and locations.  All we ask for is a critical project, and a client with a desire to be involved.

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Inventrix is a mechanical engineering firm, built around the combination of technical depth and next-generation intelligent work platforms. Our approach incorporates 3-dimensional coordination and BIM technology.

We specialize in the complex - industrial, data center, high security, laboratory, higher education, and performance-based projects.

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