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MORENO VALLEY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER

Moreno Valley, CA

Type: Government, Emergency Operations Center Size: 8,000 SF

The firm provided complete mechanical, electrical, and plumbing consulting engineering design services for the City of Moreno Valley’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The building consists of two-stories—approximately 8,000 square feet. This is an essential services building which serves the city during times of crisis and natural disasters such as earthquakes, loss of power, and civil disobedience. Thus, several measures were taken to ensure the building remains operational at all times and under all circumstances. The entire building is served by emergency power including all heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning. If normal power is lost, the building will continue to operate smoothly in all respects. The building HVAC is provided by a packaged rooftop—specially designed to provide complete redundancy to the building. It has two independent refrigeration systems and two independent fan systems to assure HVAC is always available. Redundant air-conditioning is also provided for the computer room. This room is made fire-proof by a special dry type chemical fire-suppression system providing protection against fire damage without risking water damage to computer equipment.