Duke Energy
Charlotte, NC
Duke Energy corporation, headquartered in Charlotte, is one of the largest pure-play electric power holding companies in the United States. The utility supplies and delivers energy to approximately 3.9 million U.S. customers. Duke has about 37,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity in the Midwest and the Carolinas, natural gas distribution services in Ohio and Kentucky, and approximately 4,000 megawatts of electric generation in Latin America.
As Design Partner for the Carolinas, HSMM has open-end contracts to provide architectural, engineering, interior and planning services for all commercial grade “people space” within Duke Energy’s Carolinas real estate portfolio. In the first three quarters of 2007, these contracts included over 30 Facility Studies and 80 Construction Projects:
- Design of new and renovated support facilities like offices, operations centers, specialty storage facilities, and facilities to house processing equipment,
- Design of exhibit and demonstration spaces for power related topics,
- Renovation of large office spaces,
- Design of exterior personnel training facilities,
- Design of facilities using sustainability concepts,
- Feasibility studies for new and renovation projects,
- Replacement/enhancement of equipment such as generators, fueling systems, HVAC systems and security systems,
- Detailed code analysis for complicated code issues like hazardous material storage, assembly occupancies and complex exiting issues, and
- Shepherding multiple projects through the code review process with multiple review agencies.
Scope of services have been throughout the Carolinas including design services for corporate office space, maintenance facilities, secured areas, power generating facilities, field operations centers, and computer centers. While the sizes of these projects vary significantly, the overall scope of this work demonstrates HSMM’s ability to manage and design large-scale complex work.
