San Antonio Botanical Gardens
Welcome Center
Betty Kelso Event Center
The heating ventilation and air conditioning design was carefully crafted to compliment the unique and sustainable architecture of the reclaimed sinker cypress used for the ceiling.
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Desert Botanical Gardens
Butterfly Pavilion
Hazel Hare Center for Plant Science
Bekey Greenhouse East
Teaching Garden House
Ahearn Horticultural Center
Shade Pavilion
RAF Exhibit Gallery
Liberty Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
This non-profit educational and rehabilitation center is 80% powered by solar energy and includes low-flow plumbing design.
Burton Barr Library - College Depot
Associated Mechanical Engineers worked with Durkin Architects on the $10M reconstruction and remodel after a devastating flood.
Museum of Northern Arizona- Easton Collections Center
With a 14,000 sq-ft living roof to assist insulation and protection from storm runoff, interior lime plaster walls (to create a stable humidity level), in-floor radiant heating and cooling system, a 22,000-gallon rain/snow water harvesting cistern system, UV filtered skylights, insulated windows, photovoltaic solar panels, and other energy-saving and sustainable features, the Collection Center of the Museum of Northern Arizona has been awarded LEED Platinum and the 2009 Southwest Contractors Top Green Building Award.
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Lowell Observatory Collection Center
This single-story archive building in Flagstaff includes a storage facility (with humidity and temperature control), a research library, offices, a processing room, and a public lobby. The storage rooms required precision design because delicate artifacts must be kept at -25 degrees Fahrenheit, in order to kill pests, slow mold growth, and prevent damage in general.
Tombstone Courthouse - State Historic Park
In partnership with RJA Architecture, AME designed new HVAC and plumbing systems for the historic Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park, originally built in 1882. Renovations include new comprehensive electrical upgrades, new HVAC systems, roof repair, fire sprinkler repair and replacement, and ADA-compliant restroom and ramp installations.