USD Copley Library

Mechanical and plumbing design for the renovation of Copley Library at the University of San Diego. The project is a complete re-imagining of the interior of the Library to bring it into the modern era and reactivate it as a campus hub for the student body and other campus constituents alike. Interior renovations include a welcoming lobby, collaboration/conference spaces, bathrooms, and upgrades for the library staff, including offices, meeting spaces, and a staff lounge. There are also zoned areas for special collections, exhibits/gallery space (including photography, ceramics, mixed-media and installations), interactive spaces, computer stations, and archives.

Mechanical systems include high efficiency VAV chilled water air handlers with zone level reheat boxes. Chilled water is provided from the existing campus chilled water system. Local high efficiency condensing type boilers serve the building with variable flow pumping. The air handling units are provided with modulating outside air and return air dampers for CO2 control, and to take advantage of free cooling when applicable through a fully modulating economizer. The book stacks area is served by high efficiency fan coil units, each with chilled water and heating hot water coils. These fan coils have their outside air ducted to the exterior walls and terminate with a wall louver. The Special Archive area is served by a specialty CRAC unit with a chilled water coil, heating hot water coil, and humidifier.

Plumbing systems include sanitary waste and vent system, and domestic cold and hot water system. Plumbing fixtures are low flow and domestic water heating is provided by electric water heaters. Sustainable features include free cooling from HVAC economizers and low