HIGHER EDUCATION

Throckmorton Hall

The phase I building is a $7 million, 75,000 square-foot facility and phase II is an $18 million, 150,000 square-foot addition.  The facility is located on the campus of Kansas State University and consists of research laboratory space, controlled atmosphere rooms, growth chamber spaces, general teaching classrooms, and office spaces.

The building included acid resistive piping for the DWV system, distilled water production, laboratory fume hood ventilation, and general building HVAC. The laboratory fume hood ventilation is connected to a heat recovery system. Cooling for the building is derived from a water-cooled chilled water system. Heating for the building is derived from the central steam plant and routed to the building via a new tunnel.  The chiller supplies cooling water for 200 growth chambers.

The electrical system was fed from the 12,470 volt campus loop. Each laboratory was provided with dedicated 120/208 volt three phase panels to facilitate continuing equipment changes within the labs.  The electrical design included the telephone and data distribution, interconnected to the campus central distribution system.

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