The last two work days were reminiscent of my days at South Pole where we were readying the facility for the design team visit. We would work and work hoping to get things perfect. In the most recent case we needed to get the DEW P.E. Complex a certificate of occupancy so they could use it when classes start on August 16. We thought we had everything ready but then a control board suddenly failed and the state fire inspector cancelled. At best we were going to scramble and with the two problems it looked unlikely the school could use the complex. Fortunately the controls tech used a creative solution to get all the air handlers operating. Both air handlers serving the locker rooms had the same sequence of operation so the tech mapped the air handler 4 devices to the air handler 3 board and the two would track together until a new board arrived. It was a good temporary solution that provided the locker rooms with code required ventilation and exhaust.
The fire inspector showed on Friday, one day late, spent 20 minutes testing the safety devices and handed the project manager the paper work he needed. He went to an office, scanned the documents and emailed them to the state in hopes that on Friday in August enough people were in their offices to process the paper work and issue certificate of occupancy. Late in the afternoon the schools facility manager received a calling saying they could use the building.
Hats off to Design Mechanical, Lon Kersting and the electrician Perry for getting it going
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