Borrego Springs Library and Sheriff’s Department

Mechanical and plumbing design for the new 14,000 SF library and 2,000 SF sheriff’s station complex and park located at the southwest corner of Country Club Road and Sunset Street in Borrego Springs, CA. The new library is three times larger than the previous one and includes a large community meeting room, a 1,600 SF children’s area, a 600 SF teen space and study space, a homework center, a technology center featuring computer labs, high-tech conference rooms where English as a second language and citizenship classes are taught, a Vet Connect station providing services for Veterans, lounge seating areas throughout the building, and a conversation cafe. The new sheriff’s department substation replaced an older and smaller office. It includes lobby space, workstations, support area, storage rooms, holding cells, and restrooms. Across the new library is a new community park with a large playground.
Mechanical systems include high efficiency VRF systems with heat recovery to allow for simultaneous heating and cooling at the zonal level. High density spaces are provided with C02 monitoring for optimum occupant comfort.
Plumbing systems include sanitary waste and vent system, domestic cold and hot water system, and storm drain system. Plumbing fixtures are low flow and domestic water heating is provided by electric water heaters.
Sustainable features include the design of the new library as a “zero net energy” building that produces more electricity than it utilizes with multiple solar panel arrays.