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p e rfo r ma n ce

Renovation Modernizes
Pekin Insurance
Headquarters
In order to help attract and retain quality
staff, Pekin Insurance wanted to renovate
its corporate headquarters in Pekin, Illinois.
Blending the updates into a mid-century
building with two additions that date back
to the 1980s proved to be a complex design
challenge. Dewberry upgraded the finishes,
lighting, restrooms, and furniture throughout
the 472,000 square feet of office space to
deliver a contemporary environment. The
headquarters received a new work café,
improved conference and training rooms, and

glass detailing were strategically included in

Improvements Halfway Complete
for Wastewater Treatment Plant
in Louisville, Colorado

the design to allow perimeter daylighting to

Preparing for a 25-percent increase in population over

added collaborative workplace areas. Glasspaneled offices and workstations with frosted

penetrate the workstation areas.
The main entrance was also redesigned,
improving the flow of public interaction and
enhancing the lobby for guests and staff. The
original dark brick walls were encapsulated with
new wall surfaces, and stair and glass handrails
were added to the main staircase. A new
revolving door and featured openings that allow
daylighting help create an inviting entrance to
the headquarters' updated space.

the next 20 years, the City of Louisville has taken steps to
adhere to its most recent discharge permit, which includes
a compliance schedule for addressing new lower effluent
ammonia limits set by state and federal regulations.
Dewberry worked with the city to develop a facilities plan
that meets present and future standards. The firm designed
improvements that consist of a new headworks structure, new
custom Johannesburg biological nutrient removal secondary
process, high-speed turbo blowers, ultraviolet disinfection
systems, modifications to the existing solids handling
processes, and a custom-designed, energy-efficient aeration
control system. Once complete, the plant will have a rated
capacity of 2.54 million gallons per day and will be capable of
producing effluent with inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus
concentration below 10 and 1 milligrams per liter, respectively.

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