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This new 80,000 square foot home for the University Of Dubuque Performing Arts Program. The project includes a 1,000-seat proscenium theatre with orchestra pit, 150-seat black box theatre, scene shop, costume shop, dressing rooms, rehearsal rooms, classrooms, practice rooms, offices, student commons and cafe.

University of Iowa, Iowa City Project History This project provides a new 188,000 square foot home for the University Of Iowa School Of Music after the previous building was destroyed by flood in 2008. The project includes a 700-seat concert hall, 200-seat recital hall, rehearsal rooms, organ rooms, classrooms, practice rooms, music library, and faculty studios. […]

University of Iowa, Iowa City Project History This project provides a new 126,000 square foot home for the University of Iowa School of Art to replace the existing studio arts facility that was lost to a flood in 2008. The building will provide studio arts space, including sculpture, metals and jewelry, ceramics, printmaking painting and drawing, […]

Auditorium Experience Design Engineers has successfully completed numerous auditorium projects covering a wide range of styles.  The projects include both large and small auditoriums as well as renovations and new construction.  Some examples include the following. Project Name Type(s) of Auditorium University of Iowa School of Music Concert Hall, Recital Hall, Organ Hall, Opera Kirkwood […]

Flood Restoration and Mitigation – University of Iowa, Iowa city, Iowa The University of Iowa sustained unprecedented damage in the 2008 flood.  Design Engineers was selected as mechanical/electrical consultants for flood recovery and mitigation for ten out of fourteen buildings.  The following two pages provide an overview of these projects.  All projects required extensive coordination […]

Studio Arts Temporary Facility – University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Project History In June of 2008 severe storms and heavy rains caused the Iowa River to overflow its banks and flood the University of Iowa campus located in Iowa City, Iowa. Floodwaters inundated the Art Building West and Art Building East. These buildings housed […]

K-12 Education Experience Design Engineers has successfully completed over 280 primary and secondary school projects including over 40 high school projects and covering a wide variety of experience from small to large as well as renovations and new construction.  Projects have included elementary, middle and high schools, and all types of educational facilities including classrooms, […]

UI Community Credit Union Corporate Headquarters, North Liberty, Iowa   Project History The facility is the new 105,000 square foot corporate head quarters for the University of Iowa Community Credit Union. The building is ideally located in North Liberty Iowa off of interstate 380 between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. The building contains a branch […]

Addition and Renovations – Dental Science Building – University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Project History This project consists of the construction of a 33,000 sf addition,  the renovation of 7500 sf of research laboratory and office space in the north building, and the renovation of the 130,000 sf of clinical, laboratory, and workroom space […]

West Campus Residence Hall – University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Project History This project is to construct the first new residence hall on the University of Iowa campus since 1973.   The 172,000 sf residence hall is 10 stories high and is designed to meet high rise code requirements. The energy efficient mechanical and electrical […]

Iowa City Fire Station #4 Working as a tightly-coordinated and collaborative team, Design Engineers and Rohrbach Associates Architects have completed a pair of fire stations, No.2 and No.4, that have each qualified for Gold Certification through the United States Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. “Building operations are nearly 40% of […]

Design Engineers Headquarters Our state-of-the-art offices in Cedar Rapids, Iowa were designed to be beautiful, light-filled, and sustainable. The project is LEED Gold certificated, including the maximum 10 points available for the optimization of energy performance plus 1 additional innovation point. The mechanical scope of work includes a water-efficient plumbing system including waterless urinals, dual […]

Mercy Hostpital, Iowa City – Medical Office Building This project included the construction of a new medical office building. The scope of HVAC work included the installation of a new packaged roof top unit, VAV air distribution, heating hot water boiler and hydronic system and DDC controls. The electrical scope of work included all new […]

Radiology Remodel & Pre-Admission Services – Mercy Hospital, Iowa City This project consisted of a complete renovation of the Radiology Department and addition for the Pre-Admission Services department.  The project was constructed in 12 phases with the majority of the renovated area remaining occupied during construction. The HVAC scope of work included new air handling […]

Charles C. Meyers Library Addition & Renovation – University of Dubuque This project consisted of the renovation of and addition to an existing library.  The resulting 62,000 square foot building incorporates stack space, classrooms, offices, coffe shop, a rare book repository as well as a wide variety of study spaces.  The project was constructed in […]

Davenport Police Facility This project is on track to become the first LEED-certified municipal building in the state of Iowa. The state-of-the-art building includes 100,000 square feet of office, meeting, laboratory and training space located on three levels. In addition, the project includes a 38,000 square foot enclosed parking structure attached to the main building. […]

University of Dubuque – South Campus Housing This project consists of construction of six new apartment buildings and is being constructed in two phases.  The first phase (completed in 2003) included three buildings of three stories each.  The second phase (completed in 2004) includes three buildings of four stories each.  All told, the project consists […]

Emergency Care Unit / Maternal Child Renovation, Mercy Hospital, Iowa City This project included an addition to and complete renovation of the Emergency Care Unit and Maternal Child Department at Mercy Hospital.  The building remained occupied on a continuous basis and both departments remained in operation for the duration of the project.  The project was […]

Kirkwood Community College Wellness Center The project consisted of the construction of a new 43,000 square foot multipurpose recreational facility including 3 basketball courts, a running track, a weights and fitness area as well as an aerobics area. The mechanical scope of work included heating ventilating and air conditioning with exposed double wall ductwork integrated […]

University of Dubuque, Chlapaty Wellness Center The project consisted of the construction of a new 65,000 square foot multipurpose recreational facility, football field, bleachers and press box. The building was built integral to the bleachers and included 3 basketball courts, a running track, a weights and fitness area as well as an aerobics area, locker […]