Dagle Provides Services for Testing Center

Charlestown, MA – The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center opened the nation’s first large scale wind turbine blade testing facility in Charlestown in mid-May – the Wind Technology Testing Center (WTTC). NECA Boston Chapter contractor Dagle Electrical Construction Corp. of Melrose provided the facility’s electrical construction services, a project valued at just under $1.2 million.
Dagle Electrical’s project scope included installations for the facility’s primary and emergency power, lighting and lighting control systems, fire alarm system and infrastructure for tel/data systems. The contractor also provided temporary power to the site.
The project was constructed utilizing a BIM platform – all MEP contractors were required to draw their systems in AutoCAD 3D. The design process was reviewed prior to installations by electrical engineering firm Richard Kimball Company of Boston.
In a unique aspect of the project, Dagle installed several miles of conduit, neatly configured around the facility’s interior, as the structure’s cement foundation had been laid prior to electrical installations.
A highlight of the electrical scope is the WTTC’s energy efficient, intelligent lighting and lighting control system, manufactured by Boston based Digital Lumens. It is comprised of 100 Digital Lumens LED high bay lights, each of which is digitally controllable. The lighting system is engineered to consume 66 percent less energy than traditional lighting systems.
The project team included NECA contractor Spectrum IT, Tel/Data Installations; Turner Construction, GC; Richard Kimball Company, EE; and Architerra Inc., architect.