Home to some of the most powerful supercomputers in the world, Los Alamos National Laboratory’s secured supercomputing facility known as the Nicolas C. Metropolis Center for Modeling and Simulation or simply, the Strategic Computing Complex (SCC). Bridgers & Paxton provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing & controls engineering for LANL’s Exascale Class Computer Cooling Equipment (ECCCE) project at the SCC. Exascale Computing …
Chinook Trail Middle School was a custom design-build with a state-of-the-art environment that allows for sustainability and energy-efficiency. This 21st century school encompasses learning pods, a coffee shop-style library, a curiosity center, learning stair and a cafeteria-to-theater room with stadium seating. The educational theme of the school was to provide project-based learning environments for students. The collaborative design planning group …
The River Otter Habitat at the ABQ BioPark Aquarium features a 25,000 gallon pool inside a 3,000 square foot sloping exhibition space. A slide located at the top of the slope allows Chaos and Mayhem, the exhibit’s otters to glide into their freshwater pool. The deep pool has two viewing windows below the water line to allow visitors to enjoy …
Central New Mexico Community College needed to replace the existing central utility plant located in the Max Salazar classroom building. The new standalone building was designed as an interactive learning space for students and faculty with accessible equipment spaces, monitors for viewing the control systems, and color coded mechanical piping and electrical conduit to promote learning and student engagement. The …
Presbyterian Healthcare Services’ Rust Medical Center underwent a multiphase transformation in which the original 90,000 SF hospital was developed to a multi-building campus with a 535,000 SF hospital, 101,000 SF medical office building, and 11,000 SF central plant. Designed with the patients and convenience in mind, Rust offers all private patient rooms that are adaptable to any level of care, …