MEP DESIGN DEVELOPMENT NARRATIVES

PROJECT: Cannery Building G Renovation

Date: April 30, 2015

MEP GENERAL BUILDING ITEMS

Building Areas and Design Requirements:
 The total building area is approximately 19,000 square feet.
 The building has one and a half stories above grade.
 MEP design will include complete shell and tenant improvement package level of detail.
Specifics are described in each section below.
 One electrical meter will be installed for the building. Individual sub panels will be installed for
each tenant space and common areas.
 One gas meter for the house system will be installed.
 The lease areas will be designed for general office or retail occupancies.
 General building lighting will be designed and will be consistent throughout common and
individual tenant areas. If upgrades are required for individual tenants, additional design and
installation costs will be required.

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT - MECHANICAL

HVAC SYSTEMS
Core and House Spaces:
 A gas fired furnace with DX cooling for the common core areas and hallways will be designed.
The furnace will be located above the restrooms.
 An HRV will be designed for the central restrooms with make-up air supplied to the furnace
system. The HRV will be located above the restrooms.
 One (1) single zone system will be required for the common conference room.
 Exposed ductwork in the corridors is requested.

General Lease Spaces:

 Ducted mini-split systems with electric heat will be designed to provide Heating, Ventilation and
Air Conditioning (HVAC) to each lease space. Four (4) single zone units and eight (8) dual zone
units will be required for the lease spaces. These systems will be designed with individual room
temperature control.
 Two story lease spaces will be designed with two zone systems with a ducted fan coil unit on
each level.
 Exposed spiral duct with duct mounted grilles will be designed for each lease space.
 A common heat recovery ventilator will be designed for the lease areas to provide ventilation to
each mini-split system. Electric preheat and discharge heaters will be required for this system.
 Space at the ceiling will be required for each fan coil unit. Space on the roof will be required for
the condensing units. Space over the restrooms will be required for the HRV.
 Roof openings for the HRV intake and exhaust will be required.

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  (Note: It should be anticipated that utility costs for the electrically heated spaces will be higher
than for a similar gas heated space. Typical heating costs are estimated to be approximately
15% higher when the mini-splits can operate to provide heat. When outside air temperature
drops below 0°F and full electric heat is used, the utility costs could be more than double than for
a gas system.)

Ventilation requirements:
 Lease space ventilation: 5 cfm per person plus 0.06 cfm per square foot. Estimated total for the
building HRV is 1500 cfm.
 Restroom exhaust rate: 70 cfm per toilet or urinal. Estimated total for the building restroom HRV
is 600 cfm.

PLUMBING SYSTEMS

 Plumbing for the fixtures will be designed. This includes new restrooms, shower, 4 wall hydrants
and rough-in for possible sinks in each lease space. Domestic hot, cold and recirculation piping
will be designed for the core/house restrooms. Domestic cold and sanitary sewer and vent will be
designed for each lease space.
 Restroom water closets are to be floor mount, tank type fixtures. Urinals are to be wall hung with
manual flush valves.
 Restroom lavatories are to be wall hung porcelain type with manual faucets.
 One building shower room will be designed.
 A new electric domestic water heater will be designed for the restroom areas. This will include a
recirculation system.
 Plumbing rough-in for future sinks in each lease space will be designed. This includes below
grade waste piping for the lease areas. It is proposed to provide 4” waste, 2” vent and ¾” cold
water valved and capped to each lease space for future extension.
 Water heaters for any possible future sinks in the lease areas are not included.

UTILITIES

 The natural gas load for the building is estimated at 200,000 btu/hr. One house natural gas meter
will be designed for the building.
 The domestic water service is required to be 1-1/2” and will be connect to City of Bozeman water
mains in the future.
 The sewer service is required to be 4”.
 Storm sewer system is not included.

MECHANICAL SPACE REQUIREMENTS

 Mechanical space will be needed for piping, ductwork, water heaters, water meter, gas meter and
roof top equipment. Duct routing from above the restrooms is required.
 Space and access to the mechanical equipment above the restrooms for the furnace system and
two HRV’s is required.
 Access to the roof equipment is required.
 Space for fan coil units is needed in each lease space.
 Space for roof mounted condensing units is needed.

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT - ELECTRICAL

ELECTRICAL SERVICE

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  One, 208Y/120V, 3 Phase, 4 Wire electrical service will be designed for the building, it is
estimated to be a 1200A. The electrical service entrance will be on the East side of the building.
 Utility power will need to be provided, underground, from the existing utility transformer on the
East side of the patio or an additional pad-mounted transformer located in the same area as
determined by Northwestern Energy.

POWER

 Branch circuit panels will be designed flush mounted within the interior corridor wall. Each of the
12 lease areas and one common branch circuit panel will be provided throughout the building.
Each panel will be fed independently from the main distribution panel.
 The power design will include Mechanical and Plumbing equipment connections required for each
independent tenant space fed from the tenants’ respective branch circuit panel.
 All Mechanical equipment connections will be included within the design, a brief description of the
systems are listed below:
o One split system VRF system for each tenant space each consisting of one (1)
condensing unit, (1) ducted terminal unit and (1) one electric duct heater.
o One (1) furnace and condensing unit system for the common ‘House’ area(s) with an
electric duct heater to temper the outside air.
o Two (2) Heat Recovery Units (HRV)
o Bathroom exhaust fans
o One (1) water heater for the bathrooms
 General receptacles will be designed throughout the common corridors and rooms of the building
for cleaning and convenience.
 General receptacles and data outlet rough-ins will be designed throughout the lease area(s) as
needed for general open office space.

LIGHTING

Light fixtures:
 Interior Lighting Design:
o Corridors will be illuminated using simple industrial strip light(s), either LED or
fluorescent, suspended at different angles down the corridor.
o Janitorial, Storage, Mechanical and Electrical rooms will be illuminated using industrial
strip light fixtures with wiregaurds.
o Restrooms will be illuminated using a mixture of LED downlights and vanity light fixtures.
o Tenant spaces will be illuminated using simple industrial strip light(s), either LED or
fluorescent, suspended or surface mounted from available building structure in a general
layout. Future tenants may then keep general lighting or add more specific task lighting
depending on their use of the space.
o LED exit signs will be provided per code to mark the egress paths and exits within the
building.
 Exterior Lighting Design:
o Linear LED light fixtures will be provided within alcoves to illuminate the entrances.
o Small LED flood or spot lights will be utilized to light signage.
o LED wall packs will be provided uniformly around the building at an elevation of approx.
12’-0” AFG to wash the building as well as provide light for pedestrians.
 Emergency egress lighting design will be provided by feeding pre-determined light fixtures from
an emergency lighting inverter.

Lighting Controls Design:

 Local occupancy sensors and manual switches will be used within the restrooms.
 Wattstopper room controllers will be utilized within the tenant spaces with occupancy sensors and
daylight sensors provided per the energy code. Room controllers will dim the provided light
fixtures via 0-10V dimming when the daylight sensors read adequate light levels.

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  A lighting control panel will be provided to control the common corridors within the building as well
as the exterior lighting.
 The interior common spaces will be programmed to be on during business hours and off during
the night utilizing an astronomical time clock within the lighting control panel. Low-voltage
switches will be provided at the exterior entrances to override the programming and turn on the
lights after hours.
 The exterior lights will be programmed to be on from dusk to dawn utilizing the astronomical time
clock. The exterior lights may be programmed to be off for a period during the middle of the night
if desired by the owner and/or tenants.

SPECIAL SYSTEMS

Fire Alarm Design:

 A code compliant fire alarm system will be provided throughout the building.
 The Fire Alarm Control Panel will be provided within the Electrical room with a Remote
Annunciator provided at the North entrance for the fire department.
 One (1) 1” conduit will be provided from the Fire Alarm Control Panel to each tenant space. The
conduit will be provided adjacent to each branch circuit panel.
 Tenant specific fire alarm layout(s) will be provided per the current open office layout. Future
tenant(s) will be responsible for revising the notification devices within their space when
remodeling.

IT Infrastructure Design:
 Five (5) 2” conduits will be provided from the nearest Telecomm junction boxes(s) to the
Telecomm room. The conduits are for the Telecomm utilities to provide their service(s) to the
building.
 One (1) 1 ½” conduit will be provided from the Telecomm Room to each tenant space. The
conduit will be provided adjacent to each branch circuit panel for use by the future tenant.
 Data Outlet rough-ins will be designed throughout the tenant space(s) with conduit up to the
ceiling.
 IT Equipment and cabling are not included within the shell design.

Access Control System Infrastructure Design:

 A 120V connection will be provided within the Communication Room to power an Access Control
System Panel.
 Both sides of each exterior door frame will be provided with ¾” conduit stubbed up to an
accessible location. A 120V connection will be provided at that accessible location to power any
access control system equipment provided.
 An Access Control System is not included within the design.

Submitted by:

Curtis L. Smit & Scott T. Elders

Consulting Design Solutions, Inc.

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