G.C. Burkhead Elementary School
Elizabethtown, Kentucky – Hardin County
This new elementary school is an energy efficient, modern education technology facility. The facility was a new build on a new site and consists of classrooms, media, gym, cafeteria, kitchen, and administration offices. The facility features a contiguous mechanical platform so that all systems are installed on a second level for ease of maintenance and convenient future upgrades or replacement.
Mechanical and electrical features of the project were:
- Low water consumption plumbing
- 176 well geothermal field
- Ground Source Heat Pump HVAC System
- 2 GSHP Dedicated Outside Air Systems with total energy recovery
- Efficient variable pumping system
- All non-corrosive HDPE, hydronic piping
- Energy conserving ventilation systems
- Kitchen ventilation systems
- Web-based DDC HVAC control system
- 2,000 AMP power distribution system
- 150 KW standby emergency generator
- Efficient T-5 and LED lighting systems
- Addressable fire alarm system
- IP Public address system
- Video Door Intercom systems
- Sound systems for both Gym and Cafeteria
- Clock system
- Door access control system
- IP CCTV system
- Complete voice, data, and wireless access system with VOIP
- 4 post-enclosed data racks and wire rack cable tray systems
- Classroom educational sound enforcement systems
- Short throw projectors with IP video distribution system
