Gipe Associates has designed a variety of learning resource centers, libraries and media centers associated with public schools and higher education facilities. We also have experience with free-standing public libraries in a variety of jurisdictions. The MEP designs have included proper temperature control, humidity control and acoustics. Recently we have incorporated the following energy efficiency strategies into our library projects.
- Demand controlled ventilation using CO2 detectors to reduce ventilation energy costs
- Economizer cooling for free cooling
- Humidification
- Hot gas re-heat for dehumidification
- Digital lighting controls with day lighting features for natural lighting
- Radiant heating for perimeter windows
- Occupancy sensors to reduce lighting energy and cooling costs
Clients have commented positively on both the simplicity and high performance features incorporated into our projects. Recent work includes:
- Miller Branch, Howard County, Maryland - 63,000 SF
- Prince Frederick Library, Calvert County, Maryland - 29,000 SF
- Urbana Library, Frederick County, Maryland - 25,000 SF
- Bethesda Regional Library, Montgomery County, Maryland - 22,550 SF
- Rockville Regional Library, Montgomery County, Maryland - 102,670 SF
- Perryville Branch Library, Cecil County, Maryland - 15,100 SF
- Crofton Library, Anne Arundel County, Maryland - 25,000 SF
- Edgewood Library Addition & Renovation, Harford County, Maryland - 8,200 SF Renovation / 14,000 SF Addition
- Clifton Miller Library, Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland - 39,000 SF Existing / 100,000 SF New
- Learning Resource Center, Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, Maryland
- Libraries and Media Centers in numerous K-12 Schools