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March 1, 2016 by patrick

Veach-Baley Federal Building – Fire Alarm Replacement

Owner

U.S. General Services
Administration

Location

Asheville, NC
United States

Project Information

107,870 SF
Design / Build Project
cost savings of $1 million

Sector

Government

Rhino PE provided design team management as well as fire alarm and safety engineering/design for the replacement of the fire alarm system in this 6-story fully operational office building constructed in 1929. The building is currently occupied by several U.S. government agencies.

The previous fire alarm no longer functioned, which necessitated a 24/7/365 manual fire watch. Rhino devised measures for a temporary firm alarm system that not only offered enhanced life safety to building occupants, but also provided GSA with a cost savings in excess of $1 million by quickly eliminating the need for fire watch manpower. Upon completion and acceptance of the temporary solution, we designed and implemented the new fire alarm system on a rolling, floor-by-floor basis to minimize disruption to tenants. An additional challenge was implementing the new fire alarm system without sacrifice to historic building features.

Services Provided

Life Safety Code Review & Design
Fire Alarm System Design
Construction Phase Services

Markets: Government Services Provided: Construction Phase Services / Third Party Review & Inspection • Fire Alarm • Life Safety & Code Consulting

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