CommonGrounds Workspace
Fort Worth, TX
Expertise
- Commercial
Services
- mechanical / plumbing engineering
- electrical engineering
BHB provided MEP services for CommonGrounds Workplace, a national coworking company, in order to open its first Texas location in a lease space in the first floor of a parking garage at 702 Houston Street in downtown Fort Worth. This company offers flexible office space to encourage collaboration and productivity among team members. CommonGrounds has expanded to Fort Worth because of the relatively low number of coworking companies and its rankings as one of the fastest growing cities in the country.
BHB provided a full mechanical design which included water source heat pumps utilizing a condenser water loop with a closed-circuit cooling tower. The tower and condenser water loop were designed by BHB as a part of the shell building which had electric unit heaters for freeze protection on the first-floor tenant space. The loop included two pumps sized to split the condenser water flow in half, or an N/2 redundancy. BHB overcame challenges of locating HVAC units and maintaining service clearance despite the various ceiling heights and types. BHB’s electrical team was able to successfully provide enough power for the high-density office space utilizing specified furniture systems with glass partitions. To maximize the leasable space, the electrical room was divided in half to increase the amount of wall space for electrical components.
Key People
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Ken Randall, PE, LEED AP
Ken Randall, PE, LEED AP
Chairman of the Board | Senior Electrical Engineer
Ken Randall’s reputation as a solutions-oriented electrical engineer has enabled him to evaluate and design complex commercial and industrial electrical distribution systems. His projects range from small remodels to new one-million-square-foot buildings.
As Chief Executive Officer, Ken leads the development of BHB’s long and short term strategies along with managing overall business operations and also serves as the electrical team leader. His approach to projects and client service is to continually strive to meet the Owner’s vision and to design with new concepts and technologies with better buildings in mind.
Ken is a former Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) of Tarrant County, and he was nominated as Rookie of the Year for the organization in 2014. He is involved in the Texas Society of Professional Engineers, promoting the continuing education of engineers in Fort Worth. Ken and his wife Tammy are active members of Abiding Faith Lutheran Church.
Project Experience
Arborlawn United Methodist Church
Arlington Animal Services Center
Arlington Heights Animal Hospital
Bob Bolen Public Safety Complex
Central Texas College Nursing Center
Doss Heritage and Culture Center
Fort Worth Country Day Lou and Nick Martin Campus Center
Fort Worth Country Day Sid W. Richardson Visual Arts Center
Imperial Construction Office and Shop
Keller ISD Timberview Middle School
Early Learning Center
Mounted Patrol Equestrian Facility
Northpark YMCA
Ott Cribbs Public Safety Center
Rogers Road Pavilion
Tarrant County Downtown Courthouse
Tarrant County Northwest Sub-Courthouse
Tarrant County Sub-Courthouse
TCU Annie Richardson Bass Building
TCU Charlie and Marie Lupton Baseball Clubhouse
TCU Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena
TCU Frog Alley Parking Garage
TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
TCU Rees-Jones Hall
Texas Wesleyan University Jack and Jo Willa Morton Fitness Center
Weatherford College Professional Services
Education
University of Texas at Arlington:
Bachelor’s Degree/1998/Electrical Engineering -
Saul Martinez, PE
Saul Martinez, PE
Associate | Mechanical Engineer
Growing up, Saul wanted to become an astronomer or historian. It wasn’t until high school, when his history teacher encouraged him to consider engineering, that he changed career paths. While attending TCU for a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering, Saul heard BHB was looking for interns, applied, and the rest is history.
During his time at BHB, he has pushed his career and responsibility upward within the firm. His project experience includes retail, higher education facilities, municipal, religious, medical offices, data centers, hospitality, multi-family, commercial, historic, and industrial buildings. Saul is an active member of the leadership team for the Fort Worth chapter of ASHRAE.
Outside of work, Saul enjoys cooking, baking, running, trivia, trying new restaurants, and video games. He also loves spending time with his two nieces and nephew. His favorite place to travel to is Japan because of the beautiful hot springs and delicious ramen.
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