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DASNY QBCC Kennedy Hall Gym HVAC Upgrades

Queens, New York

Project Overview

MFS Engineers & Surveyors provided structural engineering services for the HVAC upgrades at Kennedy Hall Gymnasium, located on the campus of Queensborough Community College in Queens, New York. The project involved replacing and upgrading the building’s ventilation and air-conditioning systems across five mechanical rooms distributed throughout the facility.

Queens, New York

Project Details

The structural team began by conducting detailed evaluations and analyses of the existing conditions within the mechanical spaces, including the concrete equipment pads, floor framing systems, and mechanical room walls. These assessments informed the development of structural design modifications necessary to support the installation of new HVAC equipment, which included four air handling units, ten heating and ventilation units, two return fans, and seventeen exhaust fans.

Structural designs were developed to modify or replace concrete pads and to design new support hangers capable of accommodating the updated mechanical loads. MFS also reviewed and provided design solutions for alterations to mechanical room wall openings and louvers, ensuring the structure could accommodate the revised equipment layout and airflow needs.

MFS delivered structural design packages at each milestone—schematic design, design development, construction documents, and final bid documents. These included framing plans, wall and slab details, structural sections, and technical specifications. All final documentation was prepared in AutoCAD and delivered in both DWG and PDF formats, signed and sealed by a New York Professional Engineer.

MFS also supported the construction phase by reviewing structural submittals and shop drawings, responding to RFIs, issuing supplemental drawings as needed, participating in coordination meetings, performing site visits to verify conformance with design documents, and conducting final punch list inspections.

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  • Owner:
    DASNY

Services Provided

  • MFS provides professional structural engineering services, working closely with private and public clients and contractors to engineer cost-efficient and sound structural systems, providing design services, building assessments, and structural inspections.