Educare of Lincoln
LOCATION
Lincoln, Nebraska
AREA
32,000 GSF
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Educare is a collaborative effort between Lincoln Public Schools, the State of Nebraska, and the Susan A. Buffett Foundation. The program offers year-round care and education for economically disadvantaged children from birth to five years of age. In addition to pre-kindergarten education, Educare hosts parenting classes; health, community, and job fairs; and serves as a meeting space for non-profit organizations.
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
- Complete building energy management
- Fully sprinklered wet-pipe fire protection
- Gas-fired domestic water heaters
- Outdoor and exhaust air heat recovery distributed to individual heat pumps
- Perimeter, underfloor radiant heating system provided for infant and toddler classrooms
- Water source heat pumps
- Plumbing and piping system
- Interior and exterior lighting design, including accent lighting and parking areas
- Recessed parabolic lighting provided for general office
- Intelligent, addressable multiplex fire detection and alarm system
- Data and communications conduit
- Intercom and sound system
- Closed-circuit television (CCTV) and security
- Design of entrance facilities, primary and secondary pathways
- Telephone data equipment coordination of power, grounding, and space requirements
- Design of primary pathways between the main distribution frame rooms and building exterior location
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