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Broward County Jail Exterior Glazing Systems Remediation

Brian Calderone ‐WJE Rick Weber ‐ WJE Randy Atlas ‐ ASSDI Jorge Reyes ‐TLC October 16, 2018

Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

• Interdisciplinary architectural, engineering and materials

sciences firm established in 1956

• Specializing in investigation, analysis and design services to

solve building problems

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Laboratory and Testing

• Deeper Understanding of the Problem

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achieve the client’s specific goals.

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at hand

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works best for them

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Corrections Facility

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critical structures

Detention Center and Broward County Experience

Atlas Experience

• Florida Attorney General’s Office representing the Florida

Department of Corrections in Title II Americans with Disabilities Lawsuits

• Butte County Jail. Security Systems Analysis. Oroville, CA.
• Consultant on security and CPTED on the Madison County, VA.

Courthouse Phase II expansion and renovations.

• Miami Dade County Corrections Master Plan and Krome Avenue

Detention Center Expansion

• Miami Dade County ‐ Physical Security and existing conditions

Evaluation of all 7 Miami Dade County Jails TLC Experience

• Pinellas Jail Infrastructure Design Criteria ‐ design criteria

package of Phase I of the 2010 Master Plan ‐ utility infrastructure both for mechanical and electrical systems.

• Broward Governmental Center Air Handling Units Replacement

‐ mechanical and electrical engineering design to replace 16 existing chilled water AHUs

• Broward County Annex Building Cooling Tower Replacement

(Design) ‐ design for the replacement of existing cooling towers, condenser water pumps and condenser water piping.

• Broward County Judicial Complex Chillers Replacement (Design)

‐ mechanical and electrical design for the replacement of the existing chillers.

• Broward County Main Library Air Handling Units Condensate

Issue ‐ assessment of issues with the condensate drains and water leaks outside the AHU coils

• Pinellas County

Window Replacement Projects

• Hundreds of projects nationwide

Project Approach ‐ Investigation

• Understand the County’s needs
• Understand logistics/security
• Other constraints
• Performance requirements
• Understand root cause – Investigation
• Window system
• Cladding
• Structural backup
• Mechanical and electrical
• Testing
• Analysis
• Communicate

Project Approach ‐ Creative Solutions

• Develop repair options
• Pros and cons
• Develop practical solution

Possible Solutions for Broward County Jail

• Remediate Repair
• Glass Replacement
• Sealant Replacement
• Frame repair
• System Replacement
• Corrosion resistance
• Drainage system
• Prefabricated construction
• Side panels
• Two lines of defense

Implement Solution

• Repair documents
• Team meetings
• Submittal reviews
• Mockups (lab and field)
• Construction verification
• QC Testing

Project Approach

• Staging/logistics/security will be a key

factor in success

• Resident relocation‐‐horizontal housing

pods (secure areas) versus vertical suspended scaffolding drops

• Phasing of work to minimize disruption
• If less secure areas (administrative) are

also getting new windows, this work can be sequenced differently

Atlas Safety & Security Design, Inc.

• Security design consulting
• Specializes in the planning, design, and

construction of criminal justice facilities

• American Correctional Association (ACA)

Design and Technology Committee member

• Experienced with the ACA Adult Local

Detention Facilities manual and the Florida Model Jail Standards

WJE/Atlas/TLC Team

• We develop solutions to problems
• Engineers/Architects in the field
• Continuity of team
• On Time/On Budget
• Proactive response to problems or

unforeseen issues

Questions?

Fiona Aldus Principal

Building Enclosure Specialist

Tricia Fitzgerald Senior Associate

LEED AP, P.E.

Brian Calderone Senior Associate South Florida Unit Manager

Professional Engineer

Rick Weber Principal Window/Curtain Wall Specialist Karen Zimnicki Associate Principal

Project Manager Building Enclosure Specialist

Tony Cinnamon Associate Principal Window/Curtain Wall Specialist Nick Ozog Senior Associate

Fire Protection Engineer

TLC Engineering for Architecture

• Broad experience in

mechanical and electrical investigations and designs

• Envelope and Energy

Optimization

• Energy Modeling
• Extensive experience with

Broward County