C4 Academic Building – Georgia Gwinnett College

This third project for Georgia Gwinnett College, the C4 Academic building, is a three-story expansion facility that ties into the existing C3 building on all levels, providing faculty offices, classrooms, a Student Success Center, and collaboration areas. Surrounded by a combination of light-gauge steel frame, masonry-clad cavity wall, and curtain wall systems, the building mechanical systems included an air-cooled chiller, VAV rooftop units, and VAV fan-powered parallel terminal units.

CxGBS® provided Holistic Commissioning® services during the design, construction, and warranty phases for the building enclosure, HVAC, HVAC controls, plumbing, electrical, and lighting systems. In addition, CxGBS is providing monitoring-based commissioning to quickly pinpoint any system or component performance degradation.

Added value through CxGBS® services:

• Building enclosure design reviews focused upon constructability of the enclosure and continuity of the air, moisture, and thermal barrier surrounding the structure including guidance to limit thermal bridging within the enclosure.
• Air handler defect solved by revising sequence of operation allowing proper operation of the HVAC system.
• Maintenance access issues identified and corrected during construction process.
• Site observations and testing of the building enclosure during installation helped to ensure that components were installed properly and functioned according to the Owner’s Project Requirements.

TEAM:

Owner:
Georgia Gwinnett College

Design Professionals:
Wakefield, Beasley & Associates
(now called Nelson)

Construction Professionals:
Winter Construction Company

Commissioning Professionals:
Commissioning & Green Building Solutions, Inc.