Awards
Pennsylvania State Capitol Building
Grand Conceptor Award for Engineering Excellence
Consulting Engineers Council of Pennsylvania
Brinjac provided mechanical/electrical, security and telecommunications design services for the upgrade and replacement of major mechanical, electrical, fire protection and telecommunications/security systems in Pennsylvania's Main Capitol Building.
Performed as part of a multi-year program to modernize systems in all buildings on the Capitol Complex, the improvements to the 525,000 sq. ft. Main Capitol Building are being accomplished in more than 10 phases, the first of which began in 1995. The building includes chambers, courtrooms and hearing rooms for the State Supreme Court, Commonwealth Court, the Senate and House of Representatives as well as offices for the governor, court judges, judicial staff and many senior legislators.
Originally constructed in 1906, the last major upgrade to mechanical systems occurred in the 1950's. New systems were carefully designed to integrate with and preserve the historic form and finishes of a structure which was never originally designed to accommodate them.
Binns Park, Lancaster, PA
Regional Award of Merit
International Illumination Design Award (IIDA)
Light an urban park so that it becomes an entertaining space during day and night: that was the challenge Binns Park presented to Brinjac's Lighting Studio. Their goal was to limit visual obstructions so that the stage and vegetation become the focal points of the park. The design team integrated lights under benches, in the trellis work, in the stage, in walls, even in the pavers!
The result is a truly integrated design that celebrates the park's textures, colors and elements. Binns Park's lighting and landscape architectural design has won multiple awards (including an International Illumination Design Award) and has been featured in several publications.
Bryce Jordan Center, State College, PA
Honor Award for Engineering Excellence
Consulting Engineers Council of Pennsylvania
The Bryce Jordan Center, located on the campus of the Pennsylvania State University, hosts circuses, sports exhibitions, family shows, commencements, lectures, and Big Ten Basketball, as well as some of the top-name performers in the music entertainment industry.
Brinjac Engineering provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural, fire protection, telecommunications, and lighting design services associated with the construction of a 360,000-sf arena complex. The facility is a multi-story structure with a seating capacity of 16,500.
The facility includes an arena, practice facilities, seminar facilities, offices, classrooms, supporting spaces, and several elevators. As the largest venue between the cities of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, the Bryce Jordan Center is used for a wide variety of academic and cultural events including convocations, sporting events, conventions, concerts, and alumni events.
The National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, PA
Sectional Award of Merit
International Illumination Design Award (IIDA)
The National Civil War Museum, located in Harrisburg, PA, has an extensive collection of documents and artifacts from the Civil War, and also hosts traveling collections and exhibits. The 65,000-sf facility includes a lobby, primary gallery space, rotational galleries, main rotunda, dining facilities, multi-purpose rooms, gift shop, archives, conference spaces, library, storage/exhibit preparation rooms, orientation theater and offices.
Brinjac provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, civil/site, security, telecommunication and lighting design services for the museum. Mechanical services included HVAC design for a 2,000-MBH hot water boiler system, hot water distribution system, chilled water plant and chilled water distribution, air distribution and exhaust systems, and humidity and temperature controls for the different exhibit, storage and work areas.
Central Bucks School District, Doylestown, PA
Diamond Award for Engineering Excellence
Wide Area Network
American Council of Engineering Companies of Pennsylvania
Provided comprehensive telecommunications services for this school district, and produced a state-of-the-art data network that is one of the fastest in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The technologically advanced system will afford this fast growing school district the support it needs for present and future growth-projected at over 17,000 students within the next three years, and support current applications, as well as future applications for years to come.