LOCATION
Lincoln, Nebraska

AREA
32,000 GSF

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Educare is a collaborative effort between Lincoln Public Schools, the State of Nebraska, and the Susan A. Buffett Foundation. The program offers year-round care and education for economically disadvantaged children from birth to five years of age. In addition to pre-kindergarten education, Educare hosts parenting classes; health, community, and job fairs; and serves as a meeting space for non-profit organizations.

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

• Complete building energy management
• Fully sprinklered wet-pipe fire protection
• Gas-fired domestic water heaters
• Outdoor and exhaust air heat recovery distributed to individual heat pumps
• Perimeter, underfloor radiant heating system provided for infant and toddler classrooms
• Water source heat pumps
• Plumbing and piping system
• Interior and exterior lighting design, including accent lighting and parking areas
• Recessed parabolic lighting provided for general office
• Intelligent, addressable multiplex fire detection and alarm system
• Data and communications conduit
• Intercom and sound system
• Closed-circuit television (CCTV) and security
• Design of entrance facilities, primary and secondary pathways
• Telephone data equipment coordination of power, grounding, and space requirements
• Design of primary pathways between the main distribution frame rooms and building exterior location

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