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The Hindu Center of Virginia

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:33:34 +0000

The Hindu Center is a 20,650 ft religious facility located on Glen Allen,Virginia. This building has two levels, one of which is a 700 person Worship Hall. The lower lever is reserved for classrooms and a mechanical room. This facility houses all deities under one roof whereas most are for a single deity. That makes this building not only rare in the Hindu Religion, but in it’s energy efficient design for religious structures.

This block masonry structure is one of the first religious buildings in the U.S.that was certified under the U.S. Green Building Council’s environmental program. This building was designed to use 30% less energy than a normal building of similar type; making this building Green and modern while still maintaining an eighth-century motif.

Neil Bhatt, one of the project’s architects, said that the energy efficient designs of the building relate to Hindu philosophy in that they “worship the Mother Earth just as we worship other deities.”

Glen Allen High School

admin — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:00:38 +0000

Glen Allen High School is a 265,000 square foot secondary educational facility located in Henrico County, Va. This facility contains two 365 ton water cooled turbine chillers, 15 roof top air handling units, three 2 million BTU boilers controlled by a packaged pumping system. The HVAC facilities efficiency is optimized by using fresh air economizers on the facilities air handling units.

This building is LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) gold certified with the U.S. Green Building Council. One of the buildings distinguished LEED features is a 50,000 gallon rain water collection system that uses reclaimed rain water as flush water for the facilities toilets and urinals.

Installing Confidence

admin — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:07:32 +0000

EMC Mechanical Services is one of the largest, privately held full service mechanical contractors in Virginia. We are an open shop specializing in HVAC, piping, plumbing and refrigeration solutions. Our services range from design build / assist, fabrication, installation, CAD / BIM for a complete mechanical system installation, upgrade and/or retrofit. In addition, we offer complete building energy audits and a full offering of preventative maintenance services to suite your facilities unique needs.

Our roots go deep – all the way back to 1898 when Gregory & Graham provided heating and cooling solutions with coal. Since then, EMC has evolved over the course of the century from companies such as Catlett-Johnson and Eveready Heating & Plumbing.

Despite the mergers and changes in the industry, EMC remains a hometown company with hometown values. Our hands-on approach and expertise allow us to maximize value without sacrificing excellent in quality and service.

EMC’s Green Effort has included numerous LEED NC projects, LEED EB, and Energy Star efforts including energy audits for customers. EMC has the ability to be part of the team effort beginning with design assist through the budgeting, final pricing, construction, and commissioning phase. EMC is a proud certified sponsor of the James River Green Building Council.

From the small, rural church that needs servicing only once a year to the large, urban hospital requiring our expertise with every step of the design and building process, EMC is committed to meeting budgets, meeting deadlines, and exceeding expectations.