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2 FIRM PROFILE Corporate Headquarters: (established in 1902) Bangor, Maine 44 Central St. Bangor, ME 04401 207.947.4511 Branch Offices: Portland, Maine 30 Danforth St. Suite 306 Portland, ME 04101 WBRC Architects Engineers 207.828.4511 ounded in 1902 as a two-person office, WBRC Lakewood, Florida FArchitects Engineers now employs more than 55 8130 Lakewood Main St. staff members, including licensed architects, interior Suite 210 designers, professional engineers and designers Lakewood Ranch, experienced in architectural, civil, structural, FL 34202 mechanical, and electrical engineering disciplines. 941.556.0757 WBRC is headquartered in Bangor, Maine, with a Birmingham, MI full-service architectural and engineering team of 555 S. Old Woodward licensed professionals and a talented support staff. Ave., Suite 25L Birmingham, MI 48009 248.983.4511 Columbia, MD 10440 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Ste. 324 Left: Aerial of Portland’s Arts District, where WBRC’s Danforth Columbia, MD Street offices are located. Right: WBRC’s offices in downtown Bangor, in the historic 1911 Kirstein Block designed by WBRC 21044 founder C. Parker Crowell. 410.740.3000 3 PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINES Architectural Design While WBRC’s architectural designs have been owner’s vision, site history, and current context to wide range of systems including power, electrical recognized by a long list of third-party accolades, create a unique presence—in a manner that also distribution, fire alarm, security, lighting, and the best “award” is a great space that occupants factors in practicalities from longterm horticultural computer data systems. love. Creating such spaces require a combination growth patterns to ADA compliance to wayfinding. of listening skills, creative talent, and technical Interior Design knowledge. WBRC architects are trained and skilled Structural Engineering A well-designed interior will enhance everything from in BIM (building information modeling), Sketch Up, WBRC’s structural engineering team has diverse safety to productivity to the perceived value of your Adobe Creative Suite, Autodesk 3ds, MaxDesign, and experience in the structural analysis, design, and brand. WBRC’s interior design team is experienced Revit. When a project warrants it, WBRC also regularly detailing of projects that leave both small and large with space planning across many sectors, allowing partners with other A/E professionals to create footprints—from multi-story structures to multi- us to share new ideas and best practices. The branded and niche facility solutions. facility campuses. firm’s interior design team is also well-versed in construction documentation, finish material and Site/Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering color selection, and specification of furniture, fixtures, WBRC’s site and civil engineering team brings Energy conservation, occupant comfort, indoor equipment and accessories. ingenuity, practicality, and diverse expertise to its air quality, noise abatement, and acoustic control work, producing high quality, customized site and are among the many challenges tackled by WBRC’s Graphic Design civil engineering design options. Through clarity and mechanical engineers. From plumbing, heating, WBRC’s Marketing & Graphic Design Department communication, WBRC’s site/civil team has earned ventilation, and air conditioning to fire protection supports the project team with professional a reputation for making the permitting process and safety systems, our mechanical engineers have marketing communication and graphic design quick and efficient. a track record for creating solutions that seamlessly services. Recent projects have included integrate into new or existing facilities. environmental graphics, wayfinding, signage, and Landscape Architecture augmented design visualization. The team can also Landscape architecture is critical to communicating a Electrical Engineering provide fundraising support, project websites, and client’s presence in the fabric of a community. WBRC’s WBRC’s electrical engineering team incorporates create a variety of communiques for the press and approach to landscape architecture combines the innovative and energy-efficient solutions for a social media. 4 WHERE OUR CLIENTS TAKE US BRC Architects Engineers is a Wfull-service A/E firm dedicated to creating solutions that improve lives. Founded over a century ago in Bangor, Maine, WBRC now has five locations in Bangor, Maine; Portland, Maine; Lakewood Ranch, Florida; Columbia, Maryland; and Birmingham, Michigan. Over the past decade, we have completed projects in 28 U.S. states and Atlantic Canada. While work for clients may take us to many states and provinces, WBRC is dedicated to serving the entire State of Maine, providing attentive service to rural counties as well as urban centers. WBRC A/E Projects WBRC A/E with Project Partners WBRC A/E Office Locations Opposite: High school students tour WBRC’s headquarters as part of Bangor High School’s WBRC A/E Projects Creative Careers program. WBRC A/E with Project Partners Right: This map shows the states and Canadian provinces where WBRC has completed projects. WBRC A/E Office Locations 5 PRE-DESIGN SERVICES 8 Opposite: Husson University aerial. The MASTER PLANNING university continues to implement its updated aster Planning addresses such diverse issues as zoning, land use, master plan by WBRC. Mcirculation, market potential, general appearance, recreation, and current trends. Recommendations by WBRC are routinely used as a tool in acquiring the Top: Dirigo Pines study area parcels or for developing master permits for full-build scenarios. Retirement Community master plan. WBRC master plans have been prepared for public and private sectors, and Inset: Eastern Maine include downtowns, municipal waterfronts, educational institutions, hospital Community College master campuses, and recreational trails and facilities. plan document for 2020. The firm is often chosen to design and oversee construction of the build-out of these planning efforts, giving our master planning solutions a “results oriented” advantage. 9 FACILITIES ASSESSMENTS & ENERGY AUDITS BRC has extensive experience in providing through, accurate, Wand actionable facility assessments and energy audits. Facility assessments are critical to understanding a facility’s overall condition, code compliance, estimated remaining useful life, and cost-benefit of capital improvements. Energy audits are used to uncover energy savings opportunities available to reduce building energy consumption, utility costs, and carbon emissions through energy conservation measures currently available. WBRC has performed energy audits on property groups of over 2.7 Million SF. The scope of these audits include mechanical, plumbing and electrical related systems that impact energy consumption as well as a review of each building envelope’s thermal performance and conditions. The process typically includes: 1. Collecting and analyzing historical energy use (3 years recommended). This information includes fuel consumption and fuel cost as well as KW demand factors on electrical loads. 2. Walking through the buildings to document components and operational/ efficiency characteristics of mechanical and electrical systems. 3. Identifying energy conservation opportunities (ECO) to reduce energy costs that are appropriate for each facility and nature of the occupancy. 4. Performing an economic analysis for the ECO to determine potential savings and return on investment, and working in conjunction with Efficiency Maine and other agencies to maximize potential rebates. 5. Preparing a ranking order of appropriate energy conservation opportunities based on either simple payback or return on investment as desired. 6. Preparing a final report summarizing process, results, and recommendations with associated costs. Above: Belfast Area High School 10 Left: In assessing the buildings of the former Brunswick Naval Air Station, WBRC used standard measurement and recordation tools to assess nearly 200 buildings. DOCUMENTING EXISTING CONDITIONS hen it comes to documenting existing structures, WBRC uses traditional Wmethods of measurement and documentation, as well as sophisticated technologies such as 3-D building LIDAR scanning and point cloud building information models. The latter permits a large amount of data gathering in a very short period of time and is particularly useful in large open spaces, such as arenas, auditoriums, and church sanctuaries. It is also useful when documenting buildings devoid of record drawings, and can be used to record the most intricate Above: For Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, a traditional of mechanical and other support spaces. facilities assessment was augmented with 3-D LIDAR scanning. This technology provided highly-accurate, detailed data on WBRC has the trained in-house staff and software to convert this information to the building’s infrastructure, giving the design team a wealth working drawings. For a complete restoration analysis, this provides unparalleled of options for cost-effective renovation and expansion of this speed and accuracy, particularly in recording exterior building elevations, important community resource. locations of masonry, and mortar joints. For more routine existing conditions surveys, 360 degree image capture is a go-to method for documenting and sharing By developing 3-D building models for places such as Cross Insurance Arena and detailed virtual views of large or complex spaces. the Eastport Customs House, we have the ability to look inside