Detention Facilities

PCNA Group provided Code Consulting, Fire Protection Engineering, Life Safety Engineering, Egress Design, and Accessibility Analysis for the addition of a new 2-story, 50-bed, Category 5 correctional ward. By providing smoke control system design, rational analysis, smoke control system drawings, several unique solutions were brought to the design team. PCNA Group was able to provide value engineering opportunities that allowed the project to be delivered on time and within the proposed fiscal budget. 

PCNA Group provided Code Consulting, Fire Protection Engineering, Life Safety Engineering, Egress Design, and Accessibility Analysis for the multi-phased renovation of this existing 12-story, high-rise, correctional facility project. Providing smoke control system design, and preparation of smoke control system drawings. Specific challenges included coordinating a complete renovation of all mechanical/smoke control systems while the facility remained partially occupied. This required PCNA Group to facilitate absolute coordination among the entire design team, the City of Las Vegas Building & Fire Departments, and Las Vegas Metro (facility operators). Project was delivered on time and within budget, while being occupied. 

PCNA Group provided forensic   investigations of the sanitary vent and drain systems within the facility to identify areas of significant corrosion, damage, and other unknown issues that were contributing to dangerous gas odors within the courtrooms, detention areas, and public areas of this existing high-rise facility. Solutions for these included replacements to portions of existing vent pipe stacks, from cast-iron to plastic pipe, and the addition of building traps to prevent municipal sanitary gas from entering the building from existing service   locations. This project was a significant code-related challenge as both plastic piping and sanitary building traps were not permitted within local City of Las Vegas code amendments. As a result, this project required several negotiations and Alternate Methods & Material Request submittals. This   project was delivered on time and well below projected budget costs.