Buildings Archives - Brockenbrough

13 Feb Central Materials Lab Boiler Replacement, Henrico

Posted at 19:36h in by brockwp

When the boiler at the Central Materials Lab in Sandston needed to be replaced, the Virginia Department of Transportation turned to Brockenbrough. The aging fire-tube boiler was replaced with two modular boilers. Each modular boiler was sized for two-thirds of the building heating load to...

13 Feb Stone Hall Chiller Replacement, Patrick Henry Community College

Posted at 19:32h in by brockwp

When the 23 year old, 70-ton water cooled chiller at Patrick Henry Community College’s Stone Hall needed to be replaced, the Virginia Community College System called Brockenbrough. The existing chiller was in need of several expensive repairs to bring it back to full operating capability. ...

13 Feb HVAC Upgrades, Special Collections Richmond Library, Richmond

Posted at 19:25h in by brockwp

The Rare Children’s Book Collection is housed in the Davenport Special Collections Room of the Main Library, 101 E. Franklin Street. This collection includes international and American children’s books of historical interest from the 18th century to the 21st century. Specific collections include Rare Children’s...

13 Feb Battleview Technology Center Renovations, Northern Virginia Community College

Posted at 19:16h in by brockwp

Brockenbrough provided full architectural and engineering services for several renovation projects at the Battleview Technology Center on the Manassas Campus. The former office building was converted to classroom, lab and support space. The NOVA Fab Lab on the first floor is a state-of-the-art facility designed to...

10 Nov Old City Hall Chiller Replacement

Posted at 17:29h in by TeamBrockenB

When the chiller at the historic Old City Hall in Richmond, Virginia needed to be replaced, the Virginia Department of General Services turned to Brockenbrough. The aging 250 ton chiller was located in a mechanical room under a pedestrian plaza. To install a replacement would...

13 Jun RCATT Danville Community College

Posted at 17:19h in by TeamBrockenB

This building includes a large training bay where industries can educate their employees on the use of new technology and manufacturing equipment. The facility contains a distance learning auditorium, computer labs, classrooms and offices. It was designed to project an image of a traditional educational building...

12 Jun Mehfoud Elementary School

Posted at 22:38h in by TeamBrockenB

Henrico County was looking to add educational space and classrooms for kindergarten through second grades at Mehfoud Elementary School. This addition included twelve state-of-the-art classrooms and three learning centers designed for small group instruction. The project also covered expansion and renovations to the existing cafeteria. Services included planning, schematic...

03 May Richmond Public Libraries

Posted at 15:12h in by TeamBrockenB

This project involved renovation of all eight branches of the Richmond Public Library System as well as improvements to the Main Library. The primary focus was upgrading the technology infrastructure and replacing the lighting and interior finishes. Each branch was evaluated during schematic design. Changes...

03 May DMV Customer Service Centers, Virginia

Posted at 15:12h in by TeamBrockenB

Brockenbrough was responsible for the design of ten new or renovated customer service centers for the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. Each center contained a state-of-the-art teller line designated to streamline the service process thereby creating a better experience for the customer and an ergonomically...