Project Description:
The International Quilt Studies Center was founded in 1997 after the University of Nebraska- Lincoln received a donation of over nine-hundred and fifty quilts. Before moving to its new state-of-the-art three-story, 37,000 square foot facility containing public viewing galleries, classroom and meeting spaces, a museum shop, conservation and research laboratory, virtual quilt gallery and a climate controlled storage area, the Center was located in a limited converted space of the Home Economics Building on East Campus. With the construction of the first “sustainable” green facility constructed on the UNL campus, the collection of quilts has grown to over two thousand three-hundred, with quilts from 24 different countries. The International Quilt Studies Center has also spawned a graduate program in textile history. This program is the only one of its kind in the world and encourages the study and appreciation of quilts as both aesthetic objects and as cultural artifacts whose beauty has significant importance to social and economic history.
To complete the construction of the 37,000 square foot facility an aggressive schedule was developed. During the project over 17,020 feet of sanitary, storm, domestic, and hydronic piping and associated equipment was installed by our workforce. Midland’s crews worked simultaneously onsite and in our fabrication shop to prefabricate every possible piping and hanger assembly in order to meet the construction deadline. Some system components installed are:
- (4) – Armstrong Series 4030 Base Mounted Pumps
- (2) – GTP Glycol Feed Systems
- (1) – AO Smith Cyclone BTH 250 Water Heater
- (3) – LES VW-100H-G Fire-tube Boilers
- (1) – McQuay GeneSys Air Cooled AGS 120CM/B Screw Compressor Chiller
- (3) – Armstrong HumidiClean Series HC-4100 Humidifiers
- (4) – McQuay Model TSH Fan Coil Units
- (4) – McQuay Model IM 217 Unit Heaters
- 614 Linear Feet of Vulcan Radiator Fin-Tube
Project Team and Statistics
- Architect: Poyner Architecture
- Mechanical Engineer: Alvine Engineering, Inc.
- General Contractor: Hawkins Construction
- Completion Date: January 2008
- Bid Type: Plan and spec
Major Program Spaces
Mechanical and plumbing piping installation for new 3 story facility – 37,000 square feet
Project Responsibilities
- Hot water heat Piping
- Chilled Water Piping
- Domestic Water Piping
- Compressed Air Piping
- Roof Drain Piping
- Insulation
- Waste and Vent Piping
- Underground Utilities
- Mechanical Equipment Setting
