LOCATION

Omaha, Nebraska

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Alvine was part of a multidisciplinary team of professionals, led by Walker Consultants, that designed 3,000 parking stalls to meet the objectives set forth in the Omaha Airport Authority’s (OAA) Eppley Airport Master Plan. Identifying the most effective means to maintain the continued operation of rental car parking was a critical component of the design.

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

• Elevator equipment and machine rooms in the garage are heated and cooled as necessary. Local rooftop-mounted equipment heats and cools the customer service building.
• The lighting system for the parking areas and helix uses LED fixtures to achieve maximum illumination with optimal light distribution and low energy consumption. All pedestrian areas, vehicle entry areas, and potential vehicle conflict areas were provided with additional fixtures to increase lighting intensity.
• In the customer service building, separate circuiting and lighting controls, including occupancy and photocell sensors, were provided to enable all-night operation and passive security in a low-power state.
• Two drainage systems: one for water from non-covered parking areas, leading to the storm system, and one for covered areas, connected to the sanitary system.
• The garage uses a dry-pipe system for fire protection, while the customer service building uses a combination of wet- and dry-pipe systems.
• The structured cable system for the garage and customer service building was designed to provide pathways and connectivity to voice/data wall outlets, IP video surveillance cameras, emergency phones, and parking management gates/kiosks identified during the design process.
• The structured cable system for the garage consists of a copper and fiber backbone connecting the airport terminal main distribution facility to the new garage main telecom room in the customer service building.
• The garage was provided with electronic video surveillance using IP security cameras connected to the existing OAA video management system.
• Emergency phones were provided at critical locations identified during design and connected to the OAA communications center.
• The garage and customer service building were provided with electronic access control, using the OAA’s enterprise facility-wide electronic access control system.

Photography credit: Alan Jackson with Jackson Studios