Kinsman & Associates has served as engineering consultants for this college since the early 1990s when Paris Junior College (PJC) was seeking state grants for energy retrofit projects. Our engineers completed the necessary energy audits and grant applications for submittal to the state which resulted in a grant award to retrofit equipment in three buildings on the PJC campus. We then designed and monitored the construction of these projects which included lighting upgrades, replacement of a boiler, chiller, and cooling tower, and installation of a campus-wide energy management system (EMS).

Since that time, Kinsman engineers have worked with PJC to install high efficiency fan coil units in their Applied Sciences Building, extend the campus CHW/HW loop, and assist in the selection of a new cooling tower for the Central Plant. Because PJC is blessed with a knowledgeable and capable maintenance staff, we have been able to establish a “team-effort” approach to maintain this aging campus within a rural college’s budgetary constraints. Toward that end, Kinsman & Associates worked closely with administrative and maintenance personnel to develop a long-range master plan to revitalize the PJC facilities and extend the useful life of the campus. This master plan identified critical and urgent maintenance requirements as well as long-term solutions to building and equipment upgrades.

This is another example of Kinsman & Associates’ commitment to establishing a close working relationship with our clients to meet engineering and construction needs within time and dollar budgets.