Controlled Air is part of a 50 million expansion at Dementia-focused LiveWell in the Plantsville section of Southington. LiveWell is a not-for-profit care provider that is solely focused on providing services for people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Its 8-acre campus features nursing, assisted living, and adult day facilities.

The new facility will add more assisted living beds and community services, to help support those with dementia who aim to stay at home longer. The project also will increase campus capacity from 133 to 141 residents.
Construction at the LiveWell campus started in 2022. The work is being done in phases, with three new facility buildings and modifications to the existing facility. The entire project is on track to be finished by mid-2024.

Controlled Air has installed multiple systems in three new facility buildings, including gas/electric Aaon rooftop units and make-up air units; two Lennox VRF systems with heat recovery in each of the new River Homes buildings with 15 to 16 ducted indoor units and multiple high wall units for each system; and 2 to 4 outdoor units ranging from 8 to 10 tons. Each new facility is equipped with a Johnson Controls FX building management system. The project has been work intensive with tight deadlines. Controlled Air assigned our senior project manager and foreman to make sure the deadlines are met with the quality that Controlled Air is known.

Lennox VRF® systems are a flexible solution that is ideal for a wide range of applications and commercial buildings. Lennox VRF makes customized comfort easy and efficient. Lennox VRF® Heat Recovery units offer simultaneous heating and cooling. The heat recovery process moves heat from spaces requiring cooling into spaces requiring heating, maximizing energy efficiency and occupant comfort.

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In the first two phases of work, Controlled Air, Inc. installed two Carrier high efficiency gas electric roof top units on standard 14” insulated curbs with slope, to match their existing roof pitch. The RTUs have multi stage cooling with barometric relief and MERV 7 filters. Units are equipped with factory controls along with BacNet interface that tie into a new Johnson Controls FX system.  In addition to installing the RTUs we manufactured and installed the supply and return duct distribution system.

In the second phase, Controlled Air, Inc. installed a Carrier heat recovery VRF system for the new surgery recovery rooms, which consisted of eight ceiling mounted recessed evaporators and one outdoor condensing unit with a single and central controller. For additional energy efficiency, an Energy Recovery Unit (ERV) with a supply and return duct distribution system was added.

In the third phase Controlled Air, Inc. furnished and installed three AAON roof top units with filter curbs and HEPA filters, serving the new operating rooms and clean room. These units include high gas heat and multi stage cooling. Additionally Controlled Air, Inc. manufactured and installed the necessary supply and return-duct distribution system with Nortec steam humidifiers and HEPA grills. Each operating room was equipped with thermostats, humidistats and room pressure monitoring sensors. Multiple fresh air and exhaust fans with hood systems were installed for the oxygen storage rooms and clean rooms.

To accommodate the new system our controls department upgraded the existing FX-30 web based supervisory controller to a new FX-80. All the new equipment was tied into the new system by our in-house controls department.

When making renovations to an existing medical center it is important for us not to interrupt any daily activities. All work in critical areas was performed at specific shut down periods dictated by the vacation schedule of the facility, during holidays or after hours.

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