USDA SEPRL LABORATORIES

Peachtree Mechanical participated in major laboratory infrastructure renovations and specialized mechanical systems installations associated with the modernization of the USDA Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory and the U.S. NationalPoultry Research Center campus in Athens, Georgia. The multi-phase federal laboratory modernization program included renovations to existing research facilities and upgrades to critical campus infrastructure supporting advanced poultry disease research, biosafety operations, and high-containment laboratory environments.

The project involved extensive renovations to active laboratory and research support spaces requiring strict coordination, contamination control procedures, and continuous operational reliability throughout construction activities. Renovations included upgrades to laboratory mechanical systems, electrical infrastructure, epoxy flooring systems, containment systems, and highly specialized biosafety equipment supporting sensitive biological and poultry research operations.

Peachtree Mechanical’s scope included installation, renovation, and coordination of highly technical laboratory and centralutility systems including:

• Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) laboratory mechanical systems for poultry disease research
• High-containment laboratory HVAC and exhaust systems
• HEPA filtration systems and specialized laboratory air handling systems
• Pressure-controlled laboratory and containment environments
• Dedicated outside air and laboratory ventilation systems
• Environmental humidity and temperature control systems
• Chilled water, heating water, and hydronic piping systems
• Central chiller and boiler plant modernization upgrades
• Steam and condensate piping systems
• Laboratory plumbing and specialty process piping systems
• Effluent decontamination systems supporting laboratory waste treatment operations
• Biofilter housing installations and containment infrastructure
• Containment and chemical shower systems for insectary research facilities
• Laboratory utility coordination and equipment connections
• Mechanical room renovations and utility infrastructure upgrades
• Electrical coordination associated with mechanical and laboratory systems
• HVAC startup, balancing, flushing, testing, and commissioning support
• Multi-trade BIM coordination, phasing, and constructability review

The project required extensive coordination with USDA personnel, laboratory operations staff, engineers, commissioning agents, and construction management teams while performing work within active and highly sensitive federal research environments. Construction activities were carefully phased to maintain operational continuity and protect ongoing laboratory research activities while implementing critical infrastructure upgrades.

These systems supported advanced biosafety laboratory operations, poultry disease research, contamination control, environmental pressurization, and mission-critical facility reliability comparable to pharmaceutical, biomedical, and other high-containment federal laboratory facilities. The project demonstrates Peachtree Mechanical’s experience and capabilityin successfully executing highly specialized laboratory mechanical systems involving containment, filtration, environmental controls, central utility infrastructure, commissioning, and operational continuity within technically demanding federal research environments.