Ingham County Courthouse

Mason, Michigan

Project Responsibilities For Matrix

• Electrical Engineering

  • Lighting systems upgrade

  • Data wiring

  • New server room

  • Reconfiguring of power distribution

• Mechanical Engineering

  • Upgrade of HVAC systems

  • Plumbing renovations

  • Expansion of Building Automation Systems

• Commissioning

  • Commissioning of new and existing HVAC & lighting systems

Matrix Consulting Engineers provided a facilities survey, study and evaluation to determine energy savings. Matrix performed energy modeling for each building to calculate the total energy savings of all recommended solutions and determined payback periods. The following 8 buildings were included in an energy study:

• Hilliard Building

• County Courthouse

• County Jail

• Animal Control

• 55th District Court

• Human Services Building 

• Youth Services

• Grady Porter

• Veterans Memorial Courthouse

The total square footage for all buildings is approximately 770,000 square feet. Systems surveyed and analyzed included HVAC, plumbing, lighting, building envelope, controls, power distribution, and life safety systems. Survey data was put into an electronic database to permit annual updates by the Owner.