Taft Museum of Art
Cost $12,700,000
HEAPY provided professional engineering design services for the mechanical, electrical, and fire suppression systems associated with the replacement of the HVAC systems in the historic Taft Museum of Art Renovation project.
The renovations included an updated heating and cooling system was installed, windows repaired, fire and security protection improved and the foundation waterproofed and sealed. All of it was done to strict historic preservation standards, as the house is a designated national historic landmark.
In addition to the infrastructure improvements, the museum has reinterpreted its collection, much of which was packed away during the work. The museum has a traditional collection with lots of European influences. It opened in the 1930s with works from the personal collection of Anna Sinton Taft and Charles Phelps Taft.
The project scope included the following:
- Complete replacement of the historic house mechanical system
- Replacement of existing RTUs located on the roof of the 2004 addition, capacity for some future expansion
- Complete new integrated DDC controls for the entire building
- Boiler replacement
- New fire suppression system and design for the historic house, including a dry pipe system design and replacement to mitigate microbial degradation issues for the future
- Electrical power for new HVAC equipment
- Specialty interior lighting design
- Site lighting
- Fire alarm panel relocation and upgrade
