The Walsh Group
The Walsh Group
Chicago, IL
As the largest construction firm in Chicago, The Walsh Group consolidated several of their construction groups into a new 100,000 square foot building adjacent to their existing headquarters. McGuire Engineers (MEPC) designed the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and lighting of the new office space to be bother sustainable and obtain Walsh’s goal of LEED Platinum status. As part of the design services, Walsh retained MEPC to create an energy model for submission to USGBC that would evaluate the overall performance of the building and estimate the energy saving measures compared to ASHRAE’s 2004 standards.
SERVICES PROVIDED
Energy Modeling, LEED Design and Lighting Design
ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS
- Simulated the building using computer software created by The Department of Energy.
- Performed multiple studies comparing different building components such as windows, insulation, lighting, and high efficiency equipment.
- Integrated custom energy simulations for complex building systems such as solar outdoor air preheating, displacement ventilation, and daylighting using light shelves.
- Calculated payback analysis for each potential energy measure - the client required each component to payback in than 10 years.
- This renovation is projected to achieve 54% annual energy cost savings compared to ASHRAE 90.1 2004.
- The use of energy monitoring and energy feedback visualization will demonstrate the economic impact of sustainability.
