Crawford Honors College Design
An alumnus of Joliet Junior College was interested in building space for a program designated as the Dr. Curtis J. and Mrs. Gina Crawford Honors Colle...
Buildings
Design Solutions For Renovations & New Buildings
What We Do
Valdes’ team of architects and engineers are focused on meeting our client’s facilities needs to help them achieve their mission and/or grow their businesses. Valdes staff generate our designs with the knowledge that funding, and schedules are ever-changing and with the goal to be flexible and responsive to the unique drivers of each facility project.Buildings Project Experience
New Buildings
Building Condition Assessments
Adaptive Reuse / Renovations
Standard & High Hazard Building Code Review / Analysis
Building / Site Master Planning
Clean Room & Laboratory Design
Workspace Design
Utility Infrastructure (Power Plant & Utility Distribution)
Research & Development Design
Specialized HVAC & Controls
LEED Certified Facilities
Projects
Plant Services & Support
A client in the steel industry announced its intention to build an electric arc furnace steelmaking facility onsite. Once the new furnace is completed...
Parking Garage Repairs
A higher education client needed to understand the current condition of and recommended maintenance/repairs for two separate, multi-level parking stru...
Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Inspection – Buildings
An educational institution required a structural evaluation of the precast building skin of three 11-story dormitories on campus because of structural...
Police Firing Range
A municipal client’s police department was using an aging exterior firing range located at their public works facility for important tactical traini...
HVAC And Roof Replacement
A public sector correctional facility client in the Illinois Capital Development Board portfolio had been experiencing various issues with its heating...
Lab Sterilization Room
A large national manufacturer of sterilized equipment needed to relocate five Ethylene Oxide sterilizers from another location and accommodate them at...
New Production Plant
A U.S.-based luxury home furnishings manufacturer needed to accommodate the growing demand for their products. Their production facility in Vietnam wa...
New Fire Station Design
A large refinery was preparing to add a new fire station, but needed to first understand both current and future operations and space needs within the...
Abbott Power Plant – University of Illinois
After installation of new feedwater pumps and piping at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's (UIUC) Abbott Power Plant, UIUC noticed significant ...
Site Master Plan
Over the past 10 years, our pharmaceutical client has significantly grown such that its current facilities are stretched to their limits and a signifi...
Heating Plant Design Build
A public sector higher education client needed to renovate and add on to their already existing heating plant to provide a reliable, economical, and s...
Air Handling Unit Replacement
A public sector higher education client in the Illinois Capital Development Board portfolio had various air handling units (AHUs) that were original t...
Public Works Facility Optimization
A municipal client had an existing public works facility in great need of updates and reorganization. After experiencing 35+ years of various addition...
Laboratory Programming / Conceptual Design
A client operates a bulk fine chemical and active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) contract manufacturing facility. They had an immediate need to expan...
Village Hall AHU Replacement
A municipal client's village hall had been served by five Carrier roof top units (RTUs) since the building was built in 2003. These RTUs provided heat...
HPAPI Laboratory
A client that provides contract research and development and clinical supplies services was interested for the first time in incorporating highly pote...
Small Molecule Facility
A contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) client was planning to upgrade their site to allow for the contract manufacturing of bulk...
Generator Replacement
A municipal client needed to guarantee power to their village hall in the event of a utility power failure. Their current generator only supported por...
