Photo Gallery
Take a look at some of the pictures we have taken in and out of the office.
Mechanical Gallery
Project included design and construction of new 6,000 TON central chiller plant using a variable primary flow configuration|sys-tek provided design, construction management, commissioning and start-up services. In addition, we constructed all building automation control panels and provided shop drawings for all building controls.
Steam Boiler
sys-tek provided engineering design, construction management, control system design, panel construction, commissioning and start-up
Central station air handling unit commissioned and balanced by sys-tek
sys-tek provided engineering design, construction services, commissioning and testing, adjusting and balancing
Heating Hot Water Pump
sys-tek designed the cooling tower plant to compliment the side of the hill which allow the cooling towers to be a street level for easy service. Services included design, construction management, commissioning and balancing
Valve system for fire protection water service entrance
Fuel Pump serving stand-by power plant
sys-tek design|Services included commissioning and balancing services along with engineering design.
sys-tek design where services also included commissioning and balancing
500-TON air cooled chiller
Butterfly Valves Serving Chiller
Fan Pulley serving a supply fan
steam piping system serving high pressure steam plant
Lighting 2,000 TON Cooling Tower in place
Ft. Dodge Chiller Plant
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc, Ft. Dodge Chiller Plant.
BIVI Ft. Dodge
North Kansas City Hospital Boiler Plant
Electrical Gallery
Buildings Gallery
Commissioning Gallery
Mission Critical Gallery
Chiller plant showing two 600-ton chillers. The chiller in the foreground has a VFD. notes: Installed in 1992. Gary Short - Engineer
Commissioning for 80,000 square foot data center. Scope included (8) 750 kVA UPS Modules and (6) 2-MW Generators - notes: Project scope included initial start-up and commissioning and 18-months latter came back and retro-commissioned entire data center to validate performance and operation.
15,000 SQFT mission critical equipment where sys-tek provided MEP design services - 1.5 million completed in 2010
Electrical systems require close coordination to install. It is not just about connecting the dots - at&t Phase II Project 2010
Electrical switchgear with 3,000 AMP Automatic Transfer Switches. sys-tek provided engineering design and project start up assistance
Electrical switchgear with 3,000 AMP Switchgear serving Chiller Plant and HVAC Fans. sys-tek provided engineering design and project start up assistance
15,000 SQFT mission critical equipment where sys-tek provided MEP design services - 1.5-million dollar upgrade project completed in 2010
PLC Controls 3,000 kW standby Turbines for mission critical facility. sys-tek provided engineering which included point-to-point wiring diagrams
15,000 SQFT mission critical equipment where sys-tek provided MEP design services - 1.5-million dollar upgrade project completed in 2010
Used to control 750 kW Turbine Generator serving mission critical fcaility
VFD used to control fan volume for 30,000 CFM air handling unit
Fuel pumps serving four 750 kW turbines. Fueling pumps, controls and distribution designed by sys-tek - notes: Fuel upgrade project in 2002
Picture showing at&t 660,000 square foot Toll Building where Gary Short owner of sys-tek has completed well over 200 separate projects since 1986 - notes: Projects include chillers, build out for equipment spaces, EWFD upgrades, PLC install, Fire system upgrades
2,000 AMP Switchgear serving mission critical communication center. - notes: at&t power upgrade project in 2002 at Houston
Who said butterfly valves could not look cool. This is a cool picture - notes: Do I need to say anymore?
620-ton chiller with VFD installed under a design project Gary Short completed in 1992 - notes: Installed in 1992. Gary Short - Engineer
New 250 HP fire pump installed to upgrade fire protection systems serving this 660,000 square foot Mission-Critical facility located in Houston Texas - notes: Project is the first Phase of a multi-phase project requiring close coordination and phasing drawings for zero downtime facility
at&t Houston Generator Upgrade Project Phase IConduit design for power existing building to server portable 2-MW generator located in a utility yard constructed for the project - notes: Phase II project included installing new 3,000 Amp switchgear two 2,000 amp automatic transfer switches and 2MW generator
Switchgear controls serving a 2,000 AMP switchgear in a mission critical facility - notes: Project was completed by sys-tek design build and services included engineering design, construction administration and contractor management
Battery Plant serving UPS systems for mission critical facility - notes: Projects varied in size and capacity from 1997 through 2002
2 MegaWatt Portable Generator serving mission critical facility - sys-tek provided engineering design and start-up/commissioning
2 MegaWatt Portable Generator serving mission critical facility - sys-tek provided engineering design and start-up/commissioning
2 MegaWatt Portable Generator serving mission critical facility - sys-tek provided engineering design and start-up/commissioning
2 MegaWatt Portable Generator serving mission critical facility - sys-tek provided engineering design and start-up/commissioning
2 MegaWatt Portable Generator serving mission critical facility - sys-tek provided engineering design and start-up/commissioning
Photo by Gary Short
Life Sciences Gallery
Project included new pathology lab where sys-tek provided design, commissioning and TAB - notes: Design and commissioning for new 4,000 square foot pathology lab
Fermentation for Bio-Pharmaceutical production. Services included MEP engineering Design and Commissioning - notes: Projects similar to Intervet and BIVI
Wet Lab
South Tower of old Independence Sanitarium that is being inverted to wet labs and culinary kitchen - notes: Phase II IREC Project which includes wet labs and culinary kitchen
Exterior picture of the Independence Ennovation Center where a abandon hospital was converted to wet labs and culinary kitchen lease space - notes: IREC - Phase III completed in 2010
Secondary chilled water pumps serving North Kansas City Hospital where sys-tek has been implementing an energy upgrade project since 2006 - notes: Projects include retro-commissioning, chiller plant optimization and control upgrades
Central Utility Plant - sys-tek authored a energy upgrade program in 2006 and since then we have completed to implementation phases saving the hospital over $200,000 per year in energy cost annually
North Kansas City Hospital Steam Plant. Project design includes a new 6 MW Electrode Steam Boiler - notes: Projects include retro-commissioning, chiller plant optimization and control upgrades
Packaging line for Pharmaceutical Production. Services included engineering design for mechanical and electrical systems - notes : Do not remember where picture was took. I think sanofi aventis
Chillers sized at 2,000 TON capacity were installed to serve the sanofi aventis facility in Kansas City. Sys-tek built the control panels for the DDC system serving the central chiller plant for this project - notes: Part of utility separation project designed and 2007 and constructed in 2008
Chillers sized at 2,000 TON capacity were installed to serve the sanofi aventis facility in Kansas City. Design included variable primary flow distribution system - notes: Part of utility separation project designed and 2007 and constructed in 2008
New 2,000-TON cooling tower being rigged into place for new 6,000-TON chiller plant at sanofi aventis that was designed, commissioned and balanced by sys-tek - notes: Part of utility separation project designed and 2007 and constructed in 2008
Cooling tower basin supporting 6,000-Ton coling tower plant holds over 80,000 gallsons of water and was built into the side of a hill - notes: Part of utility separation project designed and 2007 and constructed in 2008
Piping bridge supporting 24-inch condenser ater piping serving a 6,000-Ton capacity cooling tower plant - notes: Part of utility separation project designed and 2007 and constructed in 2008
Cooling Tower piping bridge was design to support 24-inch condenser water piping and elctrical power coinduits and control system wiring - notes: Part of utility separation project designed and 2007 and constructed in 2008
Electrical room supporting 6,000 TON chiller plant at sanofi aventis - notes: Project included MEP design, commissioning and TAB services. Project cost was 12-million dollars
Electrical room supporting 6,000 TON chiller plant at sanofi aventis - notes: Utility separation and central utility plant project sanofi aventis 2007
350 BHP Steam Generator serving utility steam plan at sanofi aventis. Project design, commissioned and tested by sys-tek - notes: Part of utility separation project designed and 2007 and constructed in 2008
350 BHP Steam Generator serving utility steam plan at sanofi aventis. Project included three (3) new steam boilers - notes: Part of utility separation project designed and 2007 and constructed in 2008
Steam and utility piping network serving steam boiler plant designed by sys-tek - notes: Part of utility separation project designed and 2007 and constructed in 2008
1,200 BHP steam Dearerator serving upgraded steam plant serving sanofi aventis in Kansas City - notes: Part of utility separation project designed and 2007 and constructed in 2008
Description.


Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., Ft. Dodge, Iowa
Higher Education Gallery
University of Missouri Kansas City - Student Union Completed August 2010 - sys-tek wrote the Owner's Performance Requirements for the MEP systems, provided Commissioning, LEED Enhanced Commissioning and Indoor Air Quality Testing
UMKC - School of Law Building. Sys-tek provided commissioning for existing systems as well as new zone control upgrades. Services included testing and balancing - notes: UMKC - Controls Upgrade and Commissioning 2010
UMKC Soccer Field. Sys-tek developed the owner's performance requirements for the mechanical and electrical systems for this new 6-million dollar complex - notes: On call project completed in 2008
UMKC - Student Union. Sys-tek services for this project included developing the Owner's performance requirements for MEP systems, design review, commissioning, start-up and testing, adjusting and balancing for all air and water systems - notes: UMKC - Student Union Project 2008 to 2010
University of Missouri Kansas City - Data Center upgrade Project - Generator - Project was completed in 2009 and included a new 80 kVA UPS
University of Missouri Kansas City - Health Service Building Laboratories. sys-tek provided commissioning services for new labs. - Project completed in 2009
UMKC - Student Union. Coffee Shop at the Student Union where Sys-tek services for this project included developing the Owner's performance requirements for MEP systems, design review, commissioning, start-up and testing, adjusting and balancing for all air and water systems - notes: UMKC - Student Union Project 2008 to 2010
System Commissioning for new laboratories for University of Missouri - Kansas City - sys-tek provided System Commissioning for new laboratories for University of Missouri - Kansas City
UMKC Oak Street Dorm. sys-tek provided engineering study and boiler system upgrades - Project Completed under IDIQ in 2008
UMKC Oak Street Dorm. sys-tek provided engineering study and boiler system upgrades - Project Completed under IDIQ in 2008
UMKC - Student Union. Sys-tek services for this project included developing the Owner's performance requirements for MEP systems, design review, commissioning, start-up and testing, adjusting and balancing for all air and water systems - notes: UMKC - Student Union Project 2008 to 2010
UMKC Biology and Chemistry Building. sys-tek provided engineering study and electrical system upgrades - notes: Study Completed in 2008 with Design in 2009 and Construction in 2010
University of Missouri Kansas City - Data Center upgrade Project - Generator - Project was completed in 2009 and included a new 80 kVA UPS
UMKC - Student Union. Sys-tek services for this project included developing the Owner's performance requirements for MEP systems, design review, commissioning, start-up and testing, adjusting and balancing for all air and water systems - notes: UMKC - Student Union Project 2008 to 2010
Public Gallery
Air handling system commissioned by sys-tek at the Airport Detention Center in Johnson County Kansas, Services also included all testing, adjusting and balancing - notes: Services included commissioning, TAB and start-up work
Air handling system commissioned by sys-tek at the Airport Detention Center in Johnson County Kansas, Services also included all testing, adjusting and balancing - notes: Services included commissioning, TAB and start-up work
System commissioning and TAB services for 57-million dollar detention center in Johnson County, Kansas - notes: Services included commissioning, TAB and start-up work
Photo by Gary Short
New air handling unit serving Kansas City's downtown airport. Services included MEP design, commissioning and TAB. Project included new HVAC system costing over 6-million dollars - notes: This was the fourth phase of this project and scope included total replacement of HVAC systems while the building remained occupied
Rigging new 50,000 CFM Air Handling System on to roof of the Kansas City Downtown Airport - notes: This was the fourth phase of this project and scope included total replacement of HVAC systems while the building remained occupied
Exterior picture of the Kansas City Downtown Airport where sys-tek preformed a 6-million dollar HVAC upgrade project - notes: Exterior building shot
The oldest courthouse in Kansas locaed in Chase County. Project included adding air conditioning and new heating system and complete renovation of the interior. Building is registered on the historical registry - notes: Project included engineering design and was preceeded by a study to get funding to install air conditioning systems.
New high efficiency hot water boiler plant serving new Ennovation Campus in Independence, MO - notes: Phase I of a multi phase project where we are renovating the abandoned Independence Sanitarium Hospital
The Ennovation Center Project in Independence included removal of the original North Tower built in 1908 - notes: Phase II of IREC project was basically demolition
Picture showing demo of North Tower and leaving the existing Trum,an Office Building standing unharmed - notes: Phase II of IREC project was basically demolition
Missouri Bank received Gold Certification. Sys-tek provided engineering design, commissioning and TAB services - notes: Project included renovated a 100-year old structure and providing high efficiency HVAC and electrical systems
Platinum LEED Certified Project. Services included Commissioning, Monitoring & Verification and Indoor Air Quality - notes: Working direct for SOM for LEED certified Platinum Project
Photo by Gary Short
Photo By Gary Short
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport. Installing new 50,000 CFM Air Handling system.
General Gallery
sys-tek office building located in Blue Springs, Missouri
Cory Willson - Director of Engineering
Dan Burke - Electrical Engineer
Gary Short - President and Company Founder
James Menez - Senior Mechanical Designer
Kelly Short - Electrical Engineer and Director of Houston Office
Nick Lynch - Mechanical Design and College Student
Travis Short Director of Commissioning at sys-tek
sys-tek mascot at work
Dan Kennedy - Field Engineer
Katie Wilson - Chief of Marketing & Sales
Zach Sutherland - CAD Technician and College Student
Jean Elledge - Accountant Extraordinaire and Human resources
Jereme Nollett - Architectural Engineer
sys-tek mascot
Picture of Blue Springs Golf Course on a day where it is hard to find you ball - notes: Need I say more. Cool picture
sys-tek office building located in Blue Springs, Missouri
sys-tek's office in 2010 in Houston, TX located on 3rd floor. You can see Minute-Maid Stadium in the background - notes: Office in Houston 2010
Natalie Kolar-Runs the Front Office