Mechanical Engineering Archives

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...

13 Feb Replace Fuel Distribution System, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

Posted at 12:26h in by brockwp

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey has been designated as the fourth Main Operating Base for the new KC-46A. The Pegasus is the nation’s newest aerial refueling tanker and strategic airlift aircraft and is rapidly replacing the aging ‘80s era KC-10A Extender. We were part...

13 Nov Sprayground, Occoneechee State Park

Posted at 16:07h in by TeamBrockenB

This project developed an approximately 2-acre portion of the park into a recreational area with playground and sprayground components. Development included a 1,000 square-foot comfort station with a mechanical room, a 900 square foot picnic shelter, a 3,600 square foot playground and a 7,000 square...

13 Nov Training Aids Center

Posted at 15:34h in by TeamBrockenB

This 4,400-square foot bioretention basin is under construction and was designed to mitigate the increase of stormwater runoff and pollutants from the new development of impervious areas for a new building, gravel parking area with canopies, and loading dock. This best management practice (BMP) treats...

30 Aug Replace JP-8 Fuel Storage Tanks, Mountain Home AFB

Posted at 20:42h in by TeamBrockenB

Mountain Home Air Force Base is the home of the 366th Fighter Wing flying F-15E Strike Eagle fighter-bombers. It is an important base because of its proximity to nearby training ranges and as the permanent host to the 428th Fighter Squadron of the Republic of...

30 Aug DLA Advanced Document Brochures for Fuel Related Projects, Camp Lemonnier Djibouti

Posted at 20:37h in by TeamBrockenB

Camp Lemonnier is a United States Naval Expeditionary Base in Djibouti City, Djibouti and is home to the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) of the U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM). It is the only permanent U.S. military base in Africa. This project...

30 Aug Inspect Vertical AST Tank 11, DFSP Point Loma

Posted at 20:32h in by TeamBrockenB

DFSP Point Loma is the largest DoD Fuel Storage Facility on the West Coast and directly supports the U.S. Navy’s Third Fleet based in San Diego. Personnel from the Brockenbrough team performed an API-653 Out-of-Service inspection on Oil-Water Storage Tank 11 at DFSP Point Loma,...