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A Campus-wide Central Cooling System: A case study in upgrading facilities for the twenty-first century
The Technical Research Campus of Rhône-Poulenc Corporation occupies 85 acres with 14 buildings housing over 700 employees. An aging infrastructure presented a number of problems, including high maintenance, high energy consumption and insufficient capacity. The client wanted to return to a central plant structure with capacity for future growth. (296 kb)
Compliance Through Automation
When this pharmaceutical company needed 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance for both their Process Control and Building Automation Systems, Monsen Engineering Company structured a successful solution. (104 kb)
Gallium Alley: A case study in the art of high-speed, high technology design/build
A high-technology company was expanding its capabilities to produce computer chips. In order to honor extremely time sensitive contracts, Monsen produced a cleanroom facility, up and running, in five months. (128 kb)
J. R. Tobacco: Producing comfort in a smoke-filled room
A renowned cigar retailer transformed a 6,000 sq. ft. building into a wine bar, retail gift shop and cigar museum. The challenges were: (1) To keep people comfortable and cigars fresh (2) To maintain proper indoor air quality by efficiently removing cigar smoke and (3) To make indoor air conditioning systems aesthetically pleasing. (92 kb)
The Atrium: Uncomfortable Tenants - Uneasy Owners (Winner, National Design/Build Award)
This building's occupants experienced wide daily temperature extremes, drafts and stuffiness. There was excessive noise and vibration. Summer temperatures ranged to over 80 degrees and winter conditions varied between too cold and too hot. Building owners recognized this was no way to retain tenants! (52 kb)
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