Jay Peak Resort Austria Haus

Jay, VT

D&K provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and structural design engineering services for the renovation to the Austria Haus building at the base of the mountain at Jay Peak. The building was redesigned to serve as a “country store” at the main level. Provisions General Store includes a small commercial kitchen, café seating, a general store grocery area, and retail “logo wear” area.

The store includes a walk-in beer cooler and vertical cooler/freezer grocery cases – both with custom designed economizers for winter free cooling operation. The food service includes a meat and deli line, hot food line, and drink service.

MEP upgrades for the 3-story building include new condensing boilers, pumps with new distributed heating systems, energy recovery unit, new plumbing and toilet rooms, electrical upgrades, and structural improvements. The upper level of the Austria Haus – used as a small conference and banquet facility – received new toilet rooms and improvements to the heating and ventilating systems. The lower level which includes back of house for the store and the mechanical spaces was left largely intact pending future planning by the Owner.