December 18, 2002

Design Detailings: FSi renovates Navy warehouse

FSi consulting engineers, the prime consultant and lead mechanical engineer, teamed with Anthony Construction Inc. on a design-build project for the Navy in Everett. The FSi team was selected for a $5.5 million renovation of a 60,000-square-foot warehouse space into a shore intermediate maintenance facility. The project scope involved industrial ventilation for a shop area along with HVAC for offices and calibrations labs. Of particular design interest is the diesel engine test facility, which includes an engine exhaust system, diesel fuel system and cooling system for the engine and load test equipment.

The FSi team includes ECS for electrical engineering, Merrit+Pardini for architectural design and KPFF for civil and structural engineering.

FSi is a 15-person mechanical and fire protection engineering firm located in Seattle's Pioneer Square. Currently, FSi is designing projects for the Federal Aviation Administration, University of Washington, Tacoma School District, South Seattle Community College and the Seattle Housing Authority.

WSU prof helps Kabul rebuild

Rafi Samizay, professor in the Washington State University School of Architecture and Construction Management, recently returned from Afghanistan where he was leading a conference on the rebuilding of the city of Kabul.

He has also been working with Kabul University on several projects to improve the environment there. A year ago, one student was killed and several students injured in protests over poor living conditions in Kabul University's dormitories. Students have protested a lack of heat or electricity in the dormitories.

Samizay was forced to leave his native Afghanistan more than 20 years ago, but he has been working with engineers and architects throughout the world to begin rebuilding his homeland. Before he left Afghanistan, Samizay, an expert in historic preservation and indigenous Afghan architecture, directed the architecture school at the University of Kabul.