Mineral Sands Laboratory
Additional Info
Award Winner : Modular Genius, Inc.
Occupied Date : 9/26/2016
Owner Firm Name : Twin Pines Minerals, LLC
Production Start Date : 3/9/2016
Project Location City : Starke
Project Location State Name : FL
Technical Innovation : There are compressed air lines throughout the lab that are connected to (2) 5 horse power air compressors. A URS dust collector SFC2-DD was installed to vacuum dust off of the soil/rock samples after the samples are blown off with the compressed air.
Southeast Modular, Atex, and Modular Genius worked together to design an HVAC system that would provide 100% fresh air. There is no return air with this building. The total airflow required for the dust collector was calculated based upon the lab equipment’s' needs specified for the building. The AAON RTU was sized to provide sufficient make-up air for the exhaust of the dust collector and hood, as well as to ensure the building remains positively pressurized. Due to the high humidity and temperature load for the make-up air, the AAON RTU and HVAC system included reheat to ensure that both temperature and humidity provided acceptable working conditions.
Total Square Feet : 1530
Cost Energy Effectiveness : The Mineral Sands site is located in a remote part of Florida. Considering the specialized equipment (dust collector and AAON RTU) used in the buildings, construction in such a remote area would have significantly increased the cost of construction on site. Utilizing modular buildings enabled Sedgman to deploy their resources in a fragment of the time of conventional construction and also reduced the overall cost.
As a relocatable lab, the buildings can be redeployed to another site once the processing and associated infrastructure in Starke is complete.
Architectural Excellence : Sedgman is the Principal Design and Supply Contractor for the Relocatable Modular Mineral Sands Project in Starke Florida. Sedgman is contracted to design, engineer, procure, fabricate and install a modular plant and associated infrastructure. When complete the facility will process 232t/h of heavy minerals sands feed from the existing tailing deposit and produce a concentrate of zircon and ilmenite. Modular Genius was brought into the project to assist in the design of the relocatable mineral labs and install the modules. There was careful consideration in separating office space, lab space and work flow for the processes. Separation of machinery and equipment was also considered to create a quiet work space.