After experiencing many forced periods of inactivity during hot summer months because it lacked air conditioning, Sacramento City College’s (SCC) 65-year-old North Gym now sports a state-of-the-art, cost-efficient air conditioning design that was installed with no facility downtime.
It was the combination of an ingenious hvac design by Al Heitz, a former president of a mechanical engineering consultant firm, Heitz Engineering (Roseville, CA), and a strategic installation schedule by mechanical contractor Bangar Contractors, Inc. (Sacramento) that eliminated downtime and saved the 85-year-old college upwards of 40% over the material, fabrication, and installation costs of metal duct.