Intercontinental Airport
Houston, Texas
ccrd has been performing engineering projects for the Houston Department of Aviation, Intercontinental Airport since 1985. Every project is unique and every one is a challenge. Projects have ranged from Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Services on tenant kiosks to terminal renovations, Fire Protection Services and long range master planning of IAH’s systems infrastructure. Central Plant, Distribution Systems & Terminals O&M Air & Water System & Equipment Study.
ccrd has acted as prime contractor, as well as, subcontractor on various projects with the Department of Aviation. ccrd headed the 1989 comprehensive energy analysis and retrofit program for Terminals A, B and C, the Central Plant and the airport’s complete thermal distribution system. The study led to subsequent detailed retrofit programming and complete contract documents.
As a result of this initial 1989 energy upgrade program, the City of Houston realized a savings after the first year of $500,000 in Operation and Maintenance Contracting costs and a $500,000 in energy costs. Following the second year of operations, the City had an additional $500,000 in savings. Since the initial operations and maintenance modifications have been implemented the total operational cost’s savings has exceeded $3,000,000.
Here is a breakdown of our various aviation engineering projects that we have completed at the airport:
Bush/Houston Intercontinental Airport; Houston, Texas
Comprehensive Energy Conservation Analysis
As prime contractor to the DOA, a comprehensive energy analysis was performed for Terminals A, B, portions of Terminal C and the International Airlines Building and for the Central Plant and the airport primary and terminal cooling and heating water distribution systems. The analysis results led to the subsequent retrofit programming and retrofit design of the HVAC and related systems in Terminals A and B, energy retrofit of Terminal Secondary Pumping Systems as well as energy retrofit of the existing 9,000 ton central plant.
Bush/Houston Intercontinental Airport; Houston, Texas
Central Plant, Distribution Systems &Terminals Maximum Potential Loads & Expansion Study Provided MEP engineering services for assessment of Central Plant, Water Distribution and Terminal Systems and Equipment long range planning requirements through the year 2020. This included assessment of design loads for all Terminal, Terminal Expansion Requirements, transportations system improvements and related facilities and determination of Central plant expansion requirements and expansion capabilities for the plant and all cooling and heating water distributions systems. This investigation resulted in a report identifying design interface requirements, staging concepts and expansion capabilities for the entire airport. Cost estimates and 15-year budgets were prepared for meeting expansion requirements. Most of the work was included in individual terminal expansion and upgrade projects. This project resulted in ccrd having programming and design guideline responsibilities for expansion with all design consultants throughout the airport.
Bush/Houston Intercontinental Airport; Houston, Texas Central Plant, Distribution Systems & Terminals O&M Air & Water System & Equipment Study
Provided MEP engineering services for field investigation and measurement and documentation of all Central Plant, Water Distribution and Terminal Systems and Equipment design and operation, and performance and maintenance conditions. This included design and construction documents for design compatibility of all systems from various design firms from the central plant through terminal cooling and heating water-piping systems.
Bush/Houston Intercontinental Airport; Houston, Texas DOA Operations and Maintenance Contract Consultant
Developed O&M Scope of Work and related administrative services for a new O&M Contract Document for Bidding O&M Contract Services for existing terminal and remote service and new facilities planned for construction at Bush/IAH. Additionally provided on an as-needed basis, consulting services regarding the Operations and Maintenance Contract for the airport facilities including contract clarifications, contract arbitration issues, equipment O&M requirements and related staffing issues to assure O&M Contract performance effectiveness.
Bush/Houston Intercontinental Airport; Houston, Texas MEP Energy Retrofit of Terminals A and B and Central Plant
HVAC renovation of 660,000 net conditioned square feet of public and tenant space in Terminals A and B and the retrofit upgrade of the 9,000 ton central plant and primary cooling and heating water distribution system. ccrd/TEEI served as sub-consultants to another firm. ccrd provided lead engineering services on Scope of Work for the HVAC systems retrofit of Terminals A and B, the Central Plant and for final analysis of energy retrofit options for the airport primary and terminal secondary cooling and heating water distribution systems and acted as reviewer of the central plant retrofit documents. Developed construction documents for the Terminal A & B Energy Retrofits and for the primary and terminal secondary pumping systems in all terminals.
Owner: Houston, Texas Department of Aviation
281.233.1877
Project Size: Est. 4,000,000 gsf
Cap Amount:
Present – $38M
Near Future – $65M
Annual Volume Amount
2005-2008 $1M/yr.
2009-2012 $3M/yr.
Scope of Services
No Term
Projected 10-15 years