Quality Control Laboratory

Additional Info

Award Winner : McDonald Modular Solutions, Inc.

Architectural Excellence : The 1,008 sq. ft. Quality Control Laboratory was designed to comply with the current edition of the IECC and surpasses the envelope compliance requirements by 37%.
All walls are 1-Hour Fire-Rated, (Assembly WP-3605) with Wire Glass 45 min. welded steel frame windows. The Walls were built around the Windows to insure a tight fit.
Roof water drainage is discharged into a concealed 5” Half Round Seamless Aluminum Gutter and factory installed Downspouts.

Cost Energy Effectiveness : The Exit Signage typically powered by standard electricity, was converted to a Tritium filled gas tube Exit Sign requiring No Power. All Lab Equipment including Sinks, Counter Tops, Cabinets and Fume Hoods were factory installed and coordinated with a leading manufacturer of Lab Testing and Chemical Resistant Equipment. The Building was designed with two separate HVAC systems; one for the Dry Room and one for the Lab.

Design Firm Name : Manufactured Structures Corporation

Occupied Date : 12/18/2009

Production Start Date : 10/23/2009

Project Location City : Belle

Project Location State Name : WV

Technical Innovation : The Lab was outfitted with a Corbin Russwin Interlocking Door System that was factory installed between the Dry Room and the Main Lab room, thus eliminating the possibility of cross contamination. The system is complete with locked and unlocked security monitoring and a “Request to Exit” override. The system is user friendly with red and green status lighting. The Chemical Laboratory was equipped with Emergency Ballast Troffer Lighting to provide a safe lighting level while working with chemicals as well as maintaining required Egress Lighting in the case of a power outage.

Total Square Feet : 1008

Category : Permanent: Special Application: any square footage