ACCO was involved in this project from the very beginning of schematic design phase budgeting. Once selected as the HVAC contractor, ACCO’s scope of work for the 300,000 square foot existing May Company building and the new 45,000 square foot Geffen Theater building included three chillers, two cooling towers, three boilers, 12 pumps, 11 air handlers, 95 fancoils, 47 VAVs, two CRAC units and a large radiantly-cooled and heated outdoor terrace.
As the lead MEP coordinator, ACCO ran the BIM process for several months before construction got fully underway. The extensive modeling process was necessary due to the historical nature of the May Company building and the unique shape of the Geffen Theater; both creating challenges for the installing contractors. ACCO’s own duct and pipe fabrication facilities were a key element to the construction, not only for time and cost savings but also by allowing the architects to create exposed mechanical systems that truly became part of the visual design of the space instead of being hidden away. The Museum was completed in 2020 but didn’t open to the public until September 2021 due to the pandemic.
