Design Highlights
- Total gut to structure of a former Home Depot single floor building
- New dealership included showroom, interior sales offices, vehicle storage, parts storage,and a 27,000 Sq. Ft. service shop
- Double deck 100% outside air supply unit with energy recovery heat wheels
- Outside air unit on elevated structure to allow parking under the unit
- Extensive fabric tube-shape "Duct Sox" system in the service shop for superior air distribution and low life-cycle cost
- New electrical service for the energy recovery unit
From the Team
Robert Williams, Principal
Williams Notaro
Cowles Ford Dealership Renovation
Williams Notaro provided MEP engineering services to completely renovate an existing 67,500 square foot lumber yard from the 1980's to accommodate a modern, full-sized Ford automobile dealership. To maintain budget constraints, the existing roof top units were re-used to provide zone air conditioning. The ventilation system for the new service bay area allows for 24-hour operation, independent from the HVAC system serving the remainder of the dealership.
For the service shop, fabric duct systems were designed and incorporated into the open ceiling architecture to reduce the structural roof load and provide uniform air distribution in the large open areas. Additionally, a custom-designed, double deck, 40,000 CFM energy recovery makeup air system, with a heat recovery wheel, packaged refrigeration scroll compressors, and indirect gas heat, reclaims up to 60% of the energy used to heat and cool the service shop.