Customer Profile
Buffalo State College, a public college in Buffalo, NY, has been educating students for over 150 years. The college, founded in 1871, offers 79 undergraduate courses to over 7,000 full-time and part-time students annually.
Project Scope
In 2013, Buffalo State integrated building technology on campus, where the departments of Engineering Technology, Fashion and Textile Technology, and Computer Information Systems are housed. This facility provides students with research spaces and computer labs. It was built with “green building” features, including a vegetated lower roof area and a photovoltaic collector on its upper roof.
Stark Involvement
Stark’s Integration team installed temperature and lighting controls within the brand-new facility. They also fully metered the building’s steam, electrical, and water usage to help the college monitor and maintain environmental parameters that save energy and cost. This includes integrating backup generators with alarms to alert operators when the backup units kick on and if a significant electrical issue arises. Direct digital controls are also sequenced for:
- Steam reduction
- Heat recovery units
- Minimum outside air ventilation and demand control ventilation
- Refrigerant monitoring
- Hot water exchanges
- Freezer protection
- Fan interlocks
- Smoke detection
Stark’s Integration team has installed and continues to service digital video surveillance and protective service systems within all buildings on the Buffalo State College campus.
Result
Buffalo State’s Technology building was recognized by Buffalo Business First with a Brick by Brick Award within the Best Green Building category. It has also earned LEED gold certification from the United States Green Building Council.
