Sustainability Projects

Siting and acquisition assistance for a confidential client for a 99-MW wind farm under development in Minnesota by a third party, including environmental and permitting reviews, windshield surveys, due diligence and GIS mapping.

As the bank's engineer for Q10 Churchill Financial, Burns & McDonnell provided an independent assessment of design and construction of the 1-MW Asti Winey Solar Photovoltaic System.

Audit, design and implementation of a first-of-its-kind "green energy" project, an industrial wastewater anaerobic digester gas utilization system for Penford Food Ingredients Co.'s Richland, Wash., modified potato starch manufacturing facility.

Comprehensive A/E services for three projects for the 162nd Fighter Group and the Air National Guard in Tucson, Ariz.

A 9-mile, 34.5-kV vertical collector line for 40 wind turbines through difficult terraine in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas for National Wind Power.

Architectural and engineering design of two energy-independent, 350,000-square-foot, six-building student housing complexes in Doha, Qatar, designed to achieve LEED Platinum certification.

An investment grade audit and energy savings plan of the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus to identify energy cost savings to fund system retrofits and capital costs to replace the existing chilled water plant.

Generation interconnection feasibility studies in California for Padoma Wind Power to identify transmission system impacts that result from a generation interconnection.

Comprehensive design and Type C services for a new 23,000-square-foot joint dining facility. Sustainable design features will conserve energy, improve the workplace environment and provide low-cost maintenance and operation.

Design services for the 270,000-square-foot, administrative and specialized spaces of the LCDR Otis Vincent Tolbert Joint Intelligence Operations Center at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida; the entire facility is constructed as a sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF).

Life expectancy evaluation for the Taconite Ridge 1 wind farm in St. Louis County, Minn., for Minnesota Power, the developer and operator of the project.

Engineering design for the collection system, substation and transmission for Horizon Wind Energy's Meridian Way Wind Farm in Cloud County, Kan.

Integrated design-build contractor for the Mine Warfare Command Headquarters, which will consolidate the groups attached to the commander for Mine Warfare Command into a single complex.

Environmental and permitting review for a confidential client for a proposed wind energy project in northwestern Missouri, including review of wetlands, protected species, cultural resources, land use, floodplains, airport proximity and sensitive areas.

Provided turnkey installation of a packaged hybrid CHP energy plant for the Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas.

Wetland delineation and permitting for Horizon Wind Energy's proposed Rail Splitter Wind Farm in Logan and Tazewell counties, Ill.

Design-build services for the Navy 31st SeaBee Readiness Training Facility, including a rifle range and instruction building; an administration and orientation training building; and a classroom instruction building.

Comprehensive A/E design and construction support services for the Regional Training Institute at the Maine Army National Guard's training site in Bangor, Maine.

Professional services for preliminary design and development of a site for installation of 250-MW wind powered generating facility for TradeWind Energy near Ellsworth, Kan.

Environmental report, including a review of wetlands, protected species, cultural resources, land use, floodplains, airport proximity, sensitive areas, visibility and noise, for a proposed wind energy project in southeast Kansas for a confidential client.

Project oversight for the first three segments of approximately 87 miles of 220-kV and 500-kV transmission line to bring wind power to consumers for Southern California Edison.

Design and construction-phase services for a new high performance building with sustainable design features. The result was the first LEED-certified building for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service.

Comprehensive programming, planning and design services to the U.S. Central Command for the multi-year phased construction program to expand and renovate the headquarters facilities at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

Design and construction administration services for the expansion of the Wes Brown (formerly Columbine) Water Treatment Plant in Thornton, Colo., addressing water quality concerns and increasing plant capacity.

Evaluation of the life expectancy of the Meridian Way Wind Farm in Cloud County, Kan., for Empire District Electric Co., which will take delivery of power from the wind farm.