SUSTAINABLE DESIGN - LEED

 

Ken Diehl, P.E. - LEED
Ted Wilson, P.E. - LEED

LEED Qualification

TapanAm brings knowledge and experience with all facets of Sustainable Design and the associated leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification program.
We have in-house LEED Accredited staff who have the experience necessary to guide and manage a design and construction program to whatever LEED Certification Level is desired.

 

Our experience in Green rating system includes:

  • Sustainable Sites
  • Water Efficiency
  • Energy & Atmosphere
  • Materials & Resources
  • Indoor Environmental Quality
  • Innovation in operation, Upgrades and Maintenance

1) New IRS Complex (1.2 million sq. ft.) at Downtown Kansas City, MO.
TapanAm was given the task for calculating energy consumption and compare against ASHRAE 90.1. Baseline design to evaluate any scorings to win LEED Accreditation points.
TapanAm’s LEED Design Team Created an ENERGY Model using eQuest Software (DOE-II) and concluded the analysis with a positive result to win the Green Building credit. The project was led by our Lead M/E/P Engineer Ken Diehl, P.E., LEED.


2) Fire Station #19, Kansas City, MO.
TapanAm’s Civil Engineering Department led by Paul R. Parks, P.E., contributed to 4 LEED points for this new building and site improvements design.

POINT SYSTEM

4.1 Alternative Transportation 1 point
6.1 Stormwater Design
(Quantity Control) 1 point
6.2 Stormwater Design
(Quality Control) 1 point
1.1 Water Efficient Landscaping
(Reduce by 50%) 1 point

Total 4 LEED points


3) Kansas City, Missouri LEED Services
TapanAm was selected by the City of Kansas City Missouri to serve on a highly qualified team of LEED design professionals, headed by BNIM architects.

This team provides guidance to the City in developing LEED principals and standards to be applied to all KCMO construction projects.

4) Jackson County Public Works Building
TapanAm was selected by Jackson County Public Works for the design to renovate purposely to make compliant with as many LEED prerequisites and credits that were applicable to the TapanAm design and construction administration effort.

 

SELECTED PROJECT EXAMPLES
New Fire Station 19, Kansas City, Missouri      

TapanAm was contracted for Civil design with Shaughnessy Fickel and Scott Architects on this Design/Build project with J.E. Dunn.

 

LEED CERTIFICATION - point system
* All Engineering Disciplines contribute to LEED Certification Points.
* LEED CERTIFICATION is required for major construction by USACE, GSA and KCMO.
* TapanAm's Civil Engineering Department contributed 4 LEED points in the design of Fire Station 19 in Westport, KCMO.

POINT SYSTEM
4.1 Alternative Transportation 1 point
6.1 Stormwater Design
(Quantity Control) 1 point
6.2 Stormwater Design
(Quality Control) 1 point
1.1 Water Efficient Landscaping
(Reduce by 50%) 1 point

Total 4 LEED points

SITE DESIGN PERFORMED BY TAPANAM:
• Site Grading
• Drainage and Underground Detention System Design
• Sanitary Sewer Design
• Utility Service Connection Design

Exclusive coordination with the City Staff for location and separating storm and sanitary sewers for connections to our new line.
Summary


Project Size:
13,000 sq. ft.

Date:
2006

Approximate Cost:
$2.5 million

  

 


Kansas City's newest fire station, #19, designed to LEED SILVER LEVEL.



Plan showing stormwater detention conduits under the parking lot. Design achieved 1 point, LEED section 1.1.


   



Public Works Building Renovation - Jackson County, Independence, Missouri
      

TapanAm was contracted by the Jackson County Public Works Department to provide the comprehensive Architect –Engineering Services to renovate the interior space of this 8,000 sq. ft. 2-story building. The services provided include:

• As the Senior Architect, Howard Beck, R.A., was responsible for renovation design of this existing and unoccupied office building. The scope involved space planning, interior design, roof replacement, new restroom layouts and fixtures, and a new structural ornamental steel stairs connecting top and bottom floors inside the building.

• Mr. Ken Diehl, P.E., LEED, was responsible for design of new HVAC system, plumbing upgrade, lighting, additional electrical panel boards, outlets and new telephone and Data System.

• As per Client’s directions to achieve the maximum possible LEED credits, TapanAm's full service design was able to reach the required level of green technology.

TapanAm's design for the existing building renovation was purposely made to be compliant with as many mechanical and electrical LEED – EB prerequisites and credits that were applicable to the TapanAm design and construction administration effort: MEP items in the water efficiency; energy & atmosphere; materials & resources; and indoor Environmental Quality categories.

TapanAm (Howard Beck, R.A., and Ken Diehl, P.E., the Lead MEP Engineer) were responsible for Cost Estimating, Coordination with Engineers and Contractors, Permitting and Construction Management of the project.

“The level of consulting engineering services provided by TapanAm's multi-discipline engineering staff has met or exceeded the standard of service expected from a consultant.”
Dr. Ali Roohanirad




Summary


Project Size:
8,000 sq. ft.

Date:
2004

Approximate Cost:
$1.5 million


 
 
   
   
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