Industrial – RMH Group

Wells Concrete’s new Brighton facility consolidates two existing Denver locations into a single, comprehensive manufacturing operation to enhance production capability and flexibility for the Denver market. The 122,673-square-foot precast facility sits on 64.5 acres and features year-round indoor production capabilities for architectural precast and outdoor structural forms, with lifting capacity upgraded from 15-ton to 25-ton cranes to accommodate larger products and higher volumes.

The manufacturing facility incorporates long-line prestressing forms and an expanded inventory of movable forms to meet diverse project demands. The versatile production facility enables identical product manufacturing with consistent quality while maintaining flexibility to meet demanding schedules and minimize project risk. The specialized facility includes a 4,500-square-foot mold shop, steel shop, lunchroom, office, maintenance bays, boiler and air-compressor room, production area, beam bed/storage area, tool room, QC lab, chemical storage area, and washroom.

As the project’s mechanical and electrical engineer, RMH provided mechanical and electrical design and construction-phase services for the new concrete pre-stress plant. Services included chilled water, steam, compressed air, power, and natural gas systems to support the specialized manufacturing operations.

BAE System’s specialized testing and manufacturing facilities support critical space missions, including the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) program. The 4,042-square-foot clean/non-destructive test lab was developed to thoroughly clean and test critical flight hardware for national asset programs. As the next-generation Hubble Telescope, the infrared JWST enables astronomers to study the entire history of the universe. The lab’s built-in flexibility accommodates testing and cleaning for other satellite missions as well.

The lab’s large parts spray room, where bulkier flight hardware is cleaned with hazardous solvents, features an innovative air-diffusion system that delivers evenly distributed, cleanroom-quality airflow. This system moves vapors away from staff and limits flammability risks. Building Information Modeling (BIM) software was used to design large, complex ductwork for the small ceiling plenums in the spray rooms. Additional safety measures include applying intrinsically safe process piping controls to limit voltages in the presence of flammable vapors and developing a chemical container emergency depressurization system.

As the project’s mechanical and electrical engineer, RMH designed custom air systems to address the limited plenum space. The design incorporated vertical unidirectional airflow using fan-filter units, a custom hood, hazardous exhaust systems, and point-of-use laboratory systems, including nitrogen, house vacuum, deionized water, and dust collection. Electrical systems included electrostatic discharge protection, heavy power for support equipment, photosensitive “yellow” lighting, branch grounding, and overhead hoist electrical systems.

RMH provided mechanical, electrical, and lighting design services for a high-performance cabinetry manufacturing facility featuring 80,750 square feet of production space, 97,000 square feet of warehouse, and 22,300 square feet of administrative offices.

To safely manage large volumes of combustible wood dust generated during production, RMH engineered a 1,800-linear-foot dust collection system with 50,000 CFM capacity. The system captures heavy wood particles at 47 high-velocity pickup points and delivers them to an exterior baghouse. During the winter, the system reclaims heat by returning filtered air to the building.

To mitigate explosion risks, multiple infrared spark detection and suppression devices within the ductwork are integrated into the design. At the baghouse, RMH designed a pressure-sensitive detection and chemical suppression system to enhance safety and compliance.
Our team also designed a 2,350-square-foot, Class I, Division 1 paint vault equipped with a hazardous exhaust system, specialized grounding, and dedicated power and lighting systems to support safe and efficient operations.

STAQ Pharma is transforming pediatric healthcare by addressing a critical gap in the pharmaceutical supply chain: the availability of sterile, small-dose medications for children. At its cutting-edge 18,400-square-foot cGMP 503B outsourcing facility in Colorado, this innovative startup repackages adult-dose medications into precise pediatric doses using advanced robotic automation. These smaller doses are essential for pre-operative, operative, and post-operative procedures in pediatric care.
The facility includes 5,000 square feet of highly automated cleanroom space designed to meet the highest standards for sterile-to-sterile drug repackaging. Robotic systems ensure exceptional sterility, accuracy, and efficiency, helping STAQ Pharma deliver safer and more reliable medications for pediatric patients.

To support this pharmaceutical-grade environment, the HVAC system maintains an ISO 7 cleanroom classification through a cascading clean-to-dirty pressure hierarchy. Inside the robotics enclosure, conditions are even more stringent, achieving ISO 5 classification. Energy-efficient design strategies, including variable airflow modes for occupied and idle states, enable significant energy savings while maintaining strict air-change requirements.

Breckenridge Brewery, at the time, Colorado’s fifth-largest craft brewer, unveiled a new $35-million brewery campus in response to growing demand and community engagement. Located in Littleton, the 79,150-square-foot, three-building complex blends rustic farmhouse aesthetics with modern brewing innovation and sustainable design. The campus includes:

Brewhouse Building: Featuring brewing and malt handling areas, a hops cooler, boiler plant, offices, conference room, and a tasting room.
Production Building: Home to fermentation, bottling, barrel aging, canning, kegging, dry goods storage, and a quality control lab.
Restaurant Building: A full-service restaurant with indoor seating, a lounge, a kitchen, and a gift shop.

Designed for scalability, the facility starts with a brewing capacity of 70,000 barrels annually, with potential to reach 300,000 barrels.
Sustainability was central to the design. Energy-efficient evaporative cooling supports process areas and the kitchen. Natural ventilation in the Brewhouse enhances indoor air quality. Destratification fans improve seasonal comfort, while 95%-efficient condensing boilers provide heating. A water reuse system captures and filters wastewater for landscape irrigation.