Breadth 1: Construction Management

As Chace Hall’s entire mechanical system is going to be redesigned, a construction management breadth is an appropriate field to look into. A cost study will be conducted, where the life cycle costs of both the current and proposed mechanical systems will be compared. The initial cost of the proposed mechanical system, as well as its annual operating cost, shall be calculated. In addition, a construction schedule shall be estimated, where the construction durations for both mechanical systems are to be compared.

 

Breadth 2: Electrical

As Chace Hall’s mechanical system is going to be redesigned, an electrical breadth is also another appropriate field to further examine. The building’s mechanical system is a great contributor to the building’s overall electricity consumption. Therefore, the electrical loads of the proposed system are to be calculated and compared to the estimated and actual loads of the current system.