WESTERN
STATES FIRE PROTECTION COMPLETED THE COLORADO CONVENTION
CENTER PHASE II EXPANSION
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Western States
Fire Protection Company installed an automatic
fire sprinkler system for the Colorado Convention
Center Phase II Expansion. This
285 million dollar project doubled the size of the Convention
Center, adding approximately 1,400,000 square feet of new space
and transformed the building into a landmark that represents
a gateway to downtown Denver. The project was
completed in January
2005.
The
expansion includes:
- A new
1,000-space parking garage.
- A new 5,000
fixed seat auditorium.
- A new
50,000 square foot ballroom.
- The
existing exhibit hall increased from
290,000 to 600,000 square feet that can be divided into
blocks of space according to the needs of the event.
- 23 new
covered truck-loading docks, served by their own
roadway that
completely encircles the building.
- The
existing 65,000 square feet of meeting space
was increased
to 93,000 square feet.
Western States
Fire Protection Company installed 23 dry systems feeding the
parking structure, loading docks and over the RTD light rail
track & Stout Street. They also installed 25 wet systems
feeding the exhibit hall, ballroom and lecture hall meeting rooms;
60 additional fire hose valve stations and 4 separate valve rooms.
Approximately 15,000 fire sprinkler heads were added
with the expansion project.
Project
Challenges
The
new design
required the city street and light rail train be relocated
from it's existing alignment which was
in the middle of the new Convention
Center expansion. The city street and light rail train was moved
north, to bend around
the expansion.
This required the Convention Center be built over
the
top of the
light rail in order to facilitate the installation of
the overhead
catenary power lines, which were anchored to the new building.
The work had to take place while the street and light rail
line were still in service. Very tight coordination limited
the outages
to the weekends.
Due to careful planning, the rail service did not have any
un-scheduled downtime.
The
fire detection system had to be incorporated into the existing
fire alarm panel while not taking the system
off
line for over 8 hours. Western States Fire Protection
Company was able to design and install a new fire alarm panel
and make
a
single
point
termination
from each existing fire alarm device to the new panel, with no
interruptions
to the facility.
During
the first quarter of construction, the owner requested
that the parking garage be completed a year early so that they
could generate revenue from the parking fees. Western States
Fire Protection Company was able to design and install a temporary
life safety and egress path
in order to receive a TCO from the City of Denver in order to
open the 1,000 car garage early.
Click
here for more information
on the Colorado Convention Center expansion project.
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Western
States Fire Protection has built a national reputation
as a full-service fire protection contractor
by providing quality products and services at a
cost-effective price. With multiple locations,
Western States Fire Protection has a wide range
of expertise in the commercial, residential,
industrial and retrofit fire protection systems.
For
more information visit
their website at www.wsfp.com
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