Georgia State Capitol New Legislative Office Building Commissioning

Farnsworth Group is serving as the commissioning authority for a new 260,000 SF 10-story structure, which will house the legislative branches of the Georgia Government.

The project included a new Legislative Office Building (LOB) designed specifically for the unique requirements of the General Assembly that provided flexibility for future adaptations. Work required various significant enabling elements to integrate the new LOB with the existing campus central energy plant and emergency power systems. The LOB included a new 4,000-ton chilled water generation from four 1,000-ton Daikin magnetic-bearing centrifugal chillers. The plant is designed to supplement the existing district chilled water plant, which serves more than 8M SF, including the Georgia State Capitol Building.

Extensive enabling work is underway below the streets of downtown Atlanta to provide cross-connections between the existing and new plants. In addition to the cooling and heating capacity, the new plant will be served by two 1MW generators and emergency power distribution gear, which will connect to the remainder of the campus on Capitol Hill.

Among other activities, our commissioning professionals will provide factory witness testing for the new generators and chillers. This process includes extensive test witnessing and performance verification before the equipment leaves the factory. Catching any issues before site delivery has saved other projects months of time with equipment on the contractor’s critical path.