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Lower Kuskokwim School District Mertarvik K–12 New School – In Construction

RSA provided mechanical and electrical engineering design services for the 28,885 SF replacement K–12 school and associated modular prime power plant in Mertarvik. The campus was designed as a fully self-sustaining facility in a remote Arctic environment, integrating heating, power generation, fire protection, and life-safety systems into a coordinated infrastructure.

Design services were delivered through full construction documents 21-0552, including prime power generation and waste heat recovery integration 22-0146.

Featured Mechanical Systems

  • Boiler plant in adjacent utility building
  • Generator waste heat recovery to heating system
  • Arctic piping between generator and boiler plant
  • Arctic-rated generator module ventilation
  • Interior fuel oil day tank and piping
  • Electric fire pump with on-site fire water storage
  • Heat recovery ventilation units
  • Performance-specified building controls

Featured Electrical Systems

  • Stand-alone diesel prime power plant
  • Multi-generator configuration
  • Generator paralleling and transfer switches
  • Dedicated transfer switch for fire pump
  • Switchgear and campus distribution
  • Voice evacuation fire alarm system
  • Telecom, IP video, wireless clocks, AV systems
LOCATION :

Mertarvik, Alaska

TYPE:

K-12 Education

ARCHITECT:

BDS Architects

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