LT provided architectural and engineering services for the BUS II conversion, coordinating the new repair functions, prefabricated paint booths, ventilation systems, detection devices, and alarm-notification systems within the existing facility.
The team worked with WMATA, the Maryland Department of the Environment, Prince George’s County, specialty vendors, and the project’s Third-Party Inspection Program to address environmental, code, permitting, and operational requirements.
The paint booths introduced strict requirements for interior conditions and the control of airborne emissions. At the same time, repairing CNG-powered buses indoors required systems capable of detecting and responding to potentially hazardous gases. LT coordinated the ventilation and odor-detection systems with the building’s alarm-notification systems to create an integrated approach to environmental control and occupant safety.
Permitting presented an additional challenge because the County had limited experience reviewing a facility of this scale and technical complexity. Numerous coordination meetings were held with the authority having jurisdiction to explain the proposed systems, resolve code questions, and establish an acceptable path toward approval.
As WMATA’s operational program evolved, LT continued working with the County to update the original permits and ensure that the expanded scope remained properly documented and completed through the Third-Party Inspection Program.
