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Profile & Services

P R O F I L E

AlfaTech has built its reputation on providing the most innovative and sustainable engineering solutions from master planning through construction administration. Our presence is not only California and Atlanta, but also internationally. Our clients include numerous large multi-national firms, many ongoing clients we’ve been serving for years. We strive to provide intelligent and innovative strategies starting with project inception, in order to provide maximum benefit to our clients during the entire development process whether it be new high-rise projects, mixed use projects or revitalization of existing communities. Our team provides the most appropriate engineering design solutions which are highly efficient and cost effective, and promotes the greatest possible return on investment for our clients. Our goal is to build the most dynamic relationships, be attentive to the needs of our clients and partners, and be true team players. With this mindset, we’ve built a stellar list of clients.

Uber, Mission Bay 1 & 2

Eventbrite

eBay

UNITED STATES San Francisco San Jose Los Angeles Atlanta

INTERNATIONAL Europe Asia Middle East Latin America Africa

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60+ locations | 27+ countries | 4,000+ staff

S E R V I C E S

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN HVAC

ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING DESIGN Lighting and Lighting Controls Lighting Calculations

COMMISSIONING | ENERGY SOLUTIONS Early Quantifiable Energy Study Incentives

Heating Systems Water and Gas Cooling Systems / Chilled Water Dehumidification Systems Contamination Sensitive Areas Industrial Hygiene Systems Low Tolerance Temp Control Title 24 Analysis and Design Heat Recovery Systems Central Utility Plants Air Handlers HVAC System Controls PLC Programming Fire Protection and Plumbing

Customized ROI Calculations Sustainable Lighting Design

Energy Star® Assessments Retro-commissioning (RCx) Monitoring Brand Continuous Commissioning (MBCCx) ASHRAE Level 1, 2 and 3 Energy Audits Measurement and Verification (M&V) of installed projects Energy Modeling Net Zero Energy Budgeting HVAC/Chilled Water Plant Optimization

Energy Savings Analysis Custom Lighting Fixtures Design for finishes, fabrics and light sources

TECHNOLOGY DESIGN Low Voltage Design Security Design Audio Visual Design Wireless Design & Modeling

PROCESS Industrial Waste Collection Acid Neutralization Bio-Kill Waste System Process Waste Containment Ultra pure De-ionized Water Systems

Strategic Consulting Project Management Relocation & Migration

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN Power Systems

Emergency & Standby Power Lighting and Lighting Controls Security Systems 24 / 7 Power Systems (UPS) Power Monitoring Systems Toxic Gas Monitoring Graphic Control and Alarm Panels Grounding and Bonding

USP Water WFI Water Specialty Chemicals Chemical Storage

SUSTAINABILITY Sustainability Planning (Organizational and Infrastructural) LEED / Green Building Consulting Masterplanning Life Cycle Cost Assessment Occupant Wellness and Comfort

Lab and Special Gas Systems Ultra High Purity Gas Piping

Bulk & Specialty Gases Toxic Materials Handling Code Compliance Process Distribution Piping Process Cooling Water Medical Gas Medical Vacuum Waste Anesthetic Gas Disposal system (WAGD)

Energy Management Energy Conservation Fire Alarm Systems Public Address Systems Plug Loads Control

Façade Engineering CFD / Wind Studies Wind Studies Thermal Stratification Studies Energy Concept Studies

Dental Vacuum System Dental Water System

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GREEN BUILDING

SUSTAINABILITY

LIFE

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN

OF A BUILDING RETRO COMMISSIONING

ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING

TECHNOLOGY

COMMISSIONING / ENERGY SOLUTIONS

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C L I E N T S

JDS Uniphase Corporation John Muir Medical Center Johnson & Johnson Johnson Controls JP Morgan Chase JRH Biosciences Juniper Networks Junipero Serra High School Kaiser HealthConnect Kaiser Permanente Kasowitz, Benson, et al

Novell Novellus Systems NVIDIA Ohlone Community College OptiSolar Oracle Orchard Properties Oread Pacific Bell PDL BioPharma PG&E Panattoni Europe Pfizer Philips Semiconductor Pitney Bowes Polycom Port of San Francisco Presidio Trust Price Waterhouse Coopers Qualcomm Queens Medical Center Rambus Raytheon Company

Scripps Memorial Hospital Sequoia Hospital CHW Sequoia UHSD Siemens SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Solectron Corporation Sony America Spansion Sprint SRI International (Stanford Research) Stanford Healthcare & Clinics Stanford University Stanford University Medical Center

365 Main 3M Company AARP Abbott Biotherapeutics Abbott Laboratories Abbvie Abgenix Abt Associates ACCO Engineered Systems Adaptec AOC Adobe Systems Advanced Micro Devices Advantest America Advent Software Aetna Affymetrix Agilent Technologies Agnes Medical Center Akamai Technologies Alcoa Allen, Matkins, et al Alliance Bernstein, LLP Alta Bates Health System Altera Corporation Alum Rock School District Alza Amazon/Lab 126 Ambiance Associates Ambience Interiors Amdocs American Express Company Amgen Amprius

Bingham McCutchen, LLP Bio-Rad Laboratories BioGenex Biomarin Pharmaceutical BioMed Realty Trust Bloom Energy BMC Software Booz Allen Hamilton Inc

County of Sacramento County of San Mateo County of Santa Clara Credence CSAA

CSU Northridge Cupertino USD Daughters of Charity Health Dell Deloitte Consulting Digital Realty Trust Dignity Health Dominican Hospital Dropbox Dupont East Side Union HSD eBay Eil Lilly & Company Elsevier Inc Emirates National Oil Empire State Development Equinix Equis Corporation Ericsson Ernst & Young LLP Exelixis Ferrari Maserati of Silicon Valley Fidelity Investments Fireman’s Fund Insurance First Franklin Financial Corp Flextronics Foundry Networks Franklin Templeton Investments Genencor Genentech General Dynamics General Electric Genzyme Corporation Gilead Sciences Goldman Sachs Good Samaritan Hospital GSA Harbor UCLA Medical Center Hayward USD

Boston Properties Boston Scientific Bradford Schools Bristol-Myers Squibb Broadcom Broadreach Capital Partners Brocade Buck Institute Stem Cell Research Lab Cadence Design Systems Cal Pacific Med Center California Department of Mental Health CarrAmerica Development Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Chabot Las Positas CCD Charles Schwab Chevron Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles County Children’s Hospital, Oakland Children’s Hospital, Orange County Children’s Hospital, San Antonio Chinese Hospital Cisco Systems Citigroup Realty Services

Kimpton Hotels KLA-Tencor Corp La Clinica De La Raza

Stion Corporation Stryker Endoscopy Stubhub Sun Microsystems SunPower Sutter Health

Lam Research Laney College

Lawrence Berkeley Lab Letterman Digital Arts Levi Strauss & Company Linear Technology LinkedIn Lockheed Martin Corp Logitech Longs Drug Stores Los Gatos Saratoga HSD Lumentum Marriott International Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital Marvell Semiconductor Maxim McKesson Medarex Menlo Park City School District Mercy Southwest Hospital Microsoft

Sybase Inc Symantec Synopsys Inc Sysorex T-Mobile Tencent Tesla Motors The Gap Twitter Uber UC Berkeley UC Davis UC Davis Medical Center UC San Francisco

Regional Medical Center Riverbed Technologies Robert Half International Roche Bioscience Ross Stores Sacramento Municipal Utility District Safeway Saint Francis Memorial Hospital Saint Joseph Hospital Saint Louise Regional Hospital Saint Mary’s Hospital Samaritan Medical Center Samsung San Francisco City Hall San Francisco International Airport San Francisco USD San Jose Medical Center San Jose Redevelopment Agency San Jose State University San Jose USD San Mateo CCCD San Mateo County Office of Education Sandia Laboratories Santa Clara County Health Dept. Santa Clara County Library Santa Clara County Office of Education Santa Clara USD Santa Clara University

City of Cupertino City of Foster City

UC Santa Cruz UC Los Angeles UCLA Outpatient Surgery/Oncology Center UCSF Mission Bay Medical Center Ultratech University of Colorado Hospital

City of Fremont City of Monterey City of Mountain View City of Newark City of Oakland City of Palo Alto City of Sacramento City of San Jose

Amstein + Walthert Anderson Architects Anixter Applied Dynamics Applied Materials Aradigm AT&T Park Clinic Atmel Corp Autodesk Avaya Avid Technology Avidex BAE Systems Bank of America Banuazizi Architects Bayer Healthcare Bechtel Corporation Bell, Rosenberg, et al Berryessa USD

Mills/Peninsula Hospital Mission Oaks Hospital Molecular Devices Monterey Peninsula College Morgan Hill USD Morgan Stanley Morrison & Foerster Motorola Mountain View School District MW Zander NASA-Ames National Semiconductor Network Appliance Nokia Nortel Networks North Bay Medical Center Northrop Grumman Novartis

University of Nevada University of Virginia URS Valley Medical Center Verisign Verity Health Verizon Communications Veteran’s Administration Visa International Vivus VMware Wachovia Bank

City of San Mateo City of Santa Clara City of Saratoga City of South San Francisco City of Sunnyvale College of Contra Costa College of Marin Colliers International Computer Associates Int’l Compuware CoreSite County of Monterey

Hewlett Packard Highland Hospital Hitachi America IBM Impax Laboratories Informatica Corporation Intel InterMune Intuit J&W Scientific

SAP Labs LLC Saratoga USD Savvis

Washington Hospital Xoma Therapeutics Yahoo

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S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y

At AlfaTech, we have a multidisciplinary team of experts to assess and design projects with a holistic approach. Working alongside owners, architects and other stakeholders, we examine every project in a comprehensive, systematic way to meet the client’s sustainability, energy, water and environmental quality goals. AlfaTech goes beyond engineering – our suite of energy, water and sustainability assessment services creates projects that benefit the bottom line. We provide expert studies in all qualitative aspects of the built environment such as day lighting, thermal comfort, advanced lighting control design, and technology integration.

We examine every project with a comprehensive systematic approach to meet the client’s sustainability, energy, water and environmental quality goals.

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ADVANCED SIMULATIONS

We provide various advanced computer simulations to study wind patterns, thermal stratification and comfort issues in spaces, building façade studies and energy modeling to aid architects and owners make key decisions during the early stages of design.

Façade Engineering CFD/Wind Studies

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Thermal Stratification Studies

Energy Concept Studies

Energy Modeling

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CASE STUDY:

UBER MB 1 & 2 MISSION BAY HEADQUARTERS

San Francisco, CA

AlfaTech is currently involved in this Uber’s new San Francisco presence which is a new 420,000 square-foot, ground up office building in the Mission Bay area in San Francisco. Our scope of work includes mechanical, electrical, plumbing, technology, security, and sustainability services. AlfaTech assisted the architectural design team with optimizing performance by assessing various utility, façade and wind studies. The project is designed as an innovative, ultra- high performance building that includes a façade that responds to programmatic needs, an under floor air distribution system, a “winter garden” which acts as the main social space incorporating natural ventilation, and a proposed geothermal system to substantially reduce cooling equipment needs. AlfaTech has been providing MEP Engineering and Technology services for this client in the US and Globally for ten sites, including the new corporate headquarters in San Francisco. This is a state of the art new campus with over 420k SF of offices, a full kitchen and cafeteria. The project will include evaluation of all available sustainability features. Sustainability goals: • Significant reduction of building energy cooling needs by the use of geothermal exchange systems • Aggressive rainwater capture and retention • Natural ventilation for main atrium social areas, creating a pleasant, open experience for employees and visitors • Maximize use of day lighting to optimize workspace quality

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CASE STUDY:

LENNAR CANDLESTI CK POINT & HUNTER’S POINT MASTER PLAN San Francisco, CA

The Candlestick Point and Hunter Point Shipyard is a 702-acre development that has the potential to bring most dynamic companies into the area and develop whole communities. This area will house R&D facilities, commercial spaces, multi- use buildings and retail spaces. Parks, trails, and open spaces will be additional features that will attract and enhance the community. The new development will add over 10,000 new residential units in the form of condominiums and low-, mid- and high-rise buildings. There will be over a million square feet of commercial space made available, over three million square feet for Research and Development, as well as over 300,000 square feet of property devoted to community activities. AlfaTech views this holistic approach to community development as an opportunity for Lennar Urban to be at the vanguard of urban design by creating a community infrastructure focused on environmental sustainability, technology, and self- sustaining. This means taking advantage of existing technologies to generate energy with the lowest environmental impact. We conducted a series of sustainable mechanical studies in a master plan scale to help the owners understand the options available to explore the feasibility of Net Zero energy for the new development. Proposed strategies involve:

Geothermal heat rejection systems

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• High performance chillers and thermal energy storage • Biodigestion system for heat recovery and energy generation • Solar photovoltaic array for electricity generation • Rainwater and gray water capture and treatment

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DELTA PRODUCTS HEADQUARTERS Fremont, CA

Delta Products desired a new headquarters highlighting sustainability and energy efficiency with primary goals to showcase Delta Products’ innovation in a state of the art building blending the natural surroundings with sustainable building design. The Delta Americas Headquarters is a three-story 250,000 SF campus consisting of private offices, administrative, open workspace, conference/auditorium facilities, kitchen/dining areas, labs, office and warehouse. AlfaTech provided sustainable mechanical electrical plumbing engineering design services for this project focusing on the client’s desire to maximize natural ventilation and daylighting reduce water and energy consumption with a geothermal central plant and utilize radiant systems for primary space conditioning. AlfaTech conducted extensive CFD modeling to assist with sizing and locating windows around the building and their integration into a thermal tower ventilation strategy. The project also encompasses a photovoltaic system to balance energy consumption and achieve Net Zero Energy.

Some of the features included are:

Ecological ponds

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Ground source heat pumps

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EV chargers

Solar energy system Natural ventilation Active chilled beam

Rainwater harvesting

• Elevator power regeneration systems • Energy efficient HVAC system • Energy storage solutions • Hydronic bidirectional heating/cooling flooring systems

LED lighting

Spectrally selective glazing Grass and native plants

We believe making the world a better place is a responsibility we all share. And being able to do our part in the way we work is one of the best ways we can give back and have a positive effect on our environment. This means, not only do we always strive to provide the most sustainable solutions for our clients, but we are also always working on new, innovative and pioneering methods to bring sustainability to the next level, staying ahead of the curve in all types of projects in all the markets we serve.

Let’s leave the world a better place than we found it.

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& Relevant Projects

“…..Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.”

~ James Michener

ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING DESIGN

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ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING DES IGN

Lighting is an important aspect of all architectural and interior design as it enhances the aesthetic appeal and creates the mood and ambiance of living areas. Besides playing a functional role, it can strongly impact design, and create a visually dynamic space. AlfaTech’s lighting design team understands the strong role illumination plays, how it affects the human experience, and fosters the precise sense of place desired by the facility’s Our team can provide lighting design solutions that are fully integrated within the architecture, while creating spaces that are beautiful, comfortable, inspiring and responsive. We know that lighting accounts for up to nearly half a building’s energy consumption, therefore our lighting group strives to deliver the appropriate illumination, using the least amount of energy.

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Our mission is to continue to create sustainable, elegant lighting solutions that enhance design, and protect the environment and our clients’ budgets.

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TEMPE CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS Tempe, AZ

Type: Performing Arts Center Size: 85,000 SF

Owner: City of Tempe Architect: Barton Myers

The building includes a 600-seat main theater and a 200-seat studio theater as well as art galleries, gift shops, 80 foot high multi-purpose main lobby and an outdoor sculpture garden. As the lead lighting designer, we worked closely with the design architect, Barton Myers and his associates to integrate the lighting scheme for key areas inside and outside the building. Illumination was designed to highlight key architectural elements throughout the building exterior and interior, and during performances. For this project, many of the lighting fixtures were chosen to form part of the architectural design. Many custom fixtures were used in order to achieve the desired appearance. In contrast, many fixtures were intended to be hidden from view and used to illuminate other architectural features. The lighting systems included approximately 100 different lighting fixtures in order to achieve the desired effects in the many different types of space throughout the building. Lighting systems were designed for seamless integration with various interior and exterior artwork items. Several custom lighting fixtures, including dynamic color-changing systems were included.

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SAP HEADQUARTERS Newtown Square, PA

Type: Office Size: 400,000 SF Owner: SAP America Architect: Kling Lindquist

SAP is a leading provider of internet-based business software for several different industries and for companies of all sizes. The headquarters building in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania was designed to accommodate over 1,000 employees within the steel and glass building envelope. Exterior lighting design was intended to create a flow of pathways around the building while highlighting the structure’s architectural features. The lighting systems were chosen to integrate with the steel structure of the building, and in some cases, the steel structural members also serve as electrical raceways for the lighting branch circuits. The structural system was a key element of the architecture and the lighting was intended to emphasize that, as well as be fully integrated with the structural components. The mounting details for many fixtures had to be carefully designed to connect to structural elements in many areas that do not contain suspended ceilings. The form and location of the linear lighting fixtures within the office areas also follow the direction and contours of the structural elements.

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NASHER SCULPTURE GARDEN San Antonio, TX

Type: Cultural Facility

Located in the heart of the Dallas Arts District, the Nasher Sculpture Center is home to one of the finest collections of modern and contemporary sculptures in the world, the Raymond and Patsy Nasher Collection, featuring more than 300 masterpieces. The garden is designed by landscape architect Peter Walker, and is made up of rotating exhibitions of works from the Nasher family collection as well as special exhibitions drawn from other museums and private collections. Accent lighting was carefully designed to articulate the sculptures, and fountain lighting featured submersible LED lighting shooting light from one side of the fountain to other side. Bamboo is back lit with in-ground HID lamps. Accent spot lighting is achieved from mounting the fixtures strategically on the trees. Lighting was carefully integrated with the trees and landscape elements with least intrusion on tree trunks. Light pollution into neighborhood spaces was mitigated using specific optics of luminaires designed to minimize light spills.

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NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM Los Angeles, CA

Type: Musueum Size: 200,000 SF Owner: Natural History Museum Architect: CO Architects

The scope of work for this project included an interior renovation and expansion of the existing museum, as well as architectural preservation of the existing historical building. This main renovation project was completed in 2009. The objective of the lighting design for the museum renovation project was to highlight and enhance the original architecture of the building while improving the quality and performance of exhibit lighting throughout the museum. In the main rotunda, the lighting was designed to improve the appearance of the architectural details of the dome roof, while expressing the sculpted forms of decorative elements and stained glass features, which were also renovated and preserved as part of this project. Lighting for the individual exhibits was chosen to minimize light degradation to artwork, have adjustability for future versatility of the exhibit layouts, and to recreate natural lighting that would simulate different times of day, depending upon the setting of the exhibit.mitigated using specific optics of luminaires designed to minimize light spills.

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CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER – TARGET: LEED SILVER San Francisco, CA

Type: Performing Arts Center Size: 54,060 SF building on 437,000 SF campus

AlfaTech provided master planning and infrastructure design services for the City College of San Francisco’s new Ocean Avenue campus. The campus will house eight new buildings including a performing arts center, advanced technology building, joint use facility, central plant (part of joint use building), classroom building, dormitory, and bookstore totaling 437,000 SF. Performing Arts Center is a 54,060 square foot building comprised of three (3) main performance spaces; a 650-seat proscenium auditorium, a 150-seat music recital hall, and 150-seat studio (black box) theater. The College’s project goals included the buildings be designed and certified to a minimum LEED Silver rating. AT also provided MEP, and sustainable design for the AIA Award Winning, new performing arts complex spanning 100,000 SF. Targeting LEED Silver.

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TOBIN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER San Antonio, TX

Type: Performing Arts Center Size: 1,759 seats

The Tobin Center is a feature in reusing a historic building into a state of the art and sustainable facility for the performing arts. With a unique “flat floor” capability, the 1,759-seat H-E-B Performance Hall can quickly transform into multiple configurations for banquets, cabaret seating and special events. The 250-seat Studio Theater has equally flexible space and the 600-seat River Walk Plaza adds even more performance space.

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SANTA MONICA B IG BLUE BUS Santa Monica, CA

Type: Public Civic Transportation Owner: City of Santa Monica Architect: Lorcan O’Herlihy

The client desired to upgrade 300 shelters throughout the city of Santa Monica with a new design that included specialty lighting and real-time digital schedule information while being completely off-grid. A site solar analysis was performed at each site to determine the solar availability and calculate the size of the solar panels and battery storage systems. Lighting was designed to provide adequate illumination without conflicting with surrounding businesses, traffic, and other light sources. We worked closely with LOHA architects to design the shelters and integrate solar power, LED lighting with timer and photocell controls, real-time digital, WIFI and battery storage units. All low-voltage components were utilized in order to minimize space required for components and increase efficiency. Integrated controls were provided to ensure the lighting and signage is operated automatically when needed. The solar panels (located on top of the shelter canopies) utilized thin-film solar panels in order to allow all shelters to be off-grid and avoid necessity of metering or grid connections. Lighting was designed using a special diffuse material in conjunction with side-mounted linear LED strip lights.

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A NOISE WITHIN THEATER Pasadena, CA

125 US employees | 300+ worldwide

Type: Performing Arts Center Size: 33,000 SF Owner: City of Pasadena Architect: John Berry

The Noise Within project was a renovation of the existing Stuart Pharmaceutical building, originally designed by Edward Durell Stone in 1958 and a historical building. The interior of the building was transformed into a classical 350-seat repertory theater that opened in 2011. We worked closely with the Architect, John Berry, throughout all stages of design and construction in order to ensure a fully integrated and functional lighting system. For this project, it was important to maintain the appearance of the original structure in many areas, highlighting key architectural features both inside and out, and also during performances. The design also incorporated a significant day lighting component, with floor-to-ceiling glazing in several areas . Special attention was paid to the pattern created by the location of each fixture, and coordinated with the ceiling features, while also ensuring that functional illumination was being provided.

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UCLA YOUNG RESEARCH LIBRARY Los Angeles, CA

Type: Library Size: 40,000 SF Owner: UCLA Architect: Perkins + Will

This LEED project was an existing building renovation which involved a complete replacement of the ground and second floor interior finishes, including walls, ceilings and floor finishes. The lighting systems included a significant amount of architectural integration of lighting fixtures with ceiling, cove and wall systems that were carefully designed to conceal the light sources and produce the effect of floating planes. This lighting scheme was complemented by linear recessed lighting and decorative task lighting throughout the spaces that was selected to match the architectural styles and function of each space.

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CITR IX EXECUTIVE BR IEFING CENTER Santa Clara, CA

Type: Executive Briefing Center Size

Citrix wanted this space to showcase their technology and entertain executives from all over the world. The space included a presentation room, product demonstration room, conference center, and informal meeting spaces. In spaces such as the product demonstration rooms, most of the lighting is designed to be concealed (cove lighting) and used to enhance the clean architecture of the space. Ceiling form factor is enhanced by luminaire following the curve.

Presentation room was designed with state of the art lighting and controls to avoid spill light on the screen.

Custom luminaire was designed to reinforce company’s branding in the tall lobby. We designed a wave form suspended luminaire to highlight the two “I” letters, straight and inverted as shown on Citrix logo. These “I” letters are lit with colored LEDs on the fixture.

The project was designed below 20% of code required wattage per California Title 24.

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MOZ ILLA Mountain View, CA

Type: Corporate Campus Size: 54,000 SF

54,000 square foot office space for Mozilla’s headquarters in Mountain View, CA. Project is designed with POE (power over Ethernet) luminaires and controls where each luminaire is individually addressable. The client wanted to design the space with a lighting system that not only provides illumination in the space, and provides architectural integrity, but, also wanted lighting controls to provide data about occupancy from a real estate management standpoint. Mozilla Spaces are open environments where Mozillians can work side by side — hacking, coding, designing, researching and creating. They are places for them to meet, collaborate and continue to building a brighter future for the Web.

In collaboration with MK Think Architects, we were able to achieve open and transparent environments with artificial and day light integration.

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UNIVERS ITY OF THE PACIFIC Stockton, CA

Type: Campus Size: 55,000 SF

The project was a two-story, 55,000-square-foot building fulfills the university's vision to create a focus for student life on campus. Housing a 700-seat event space, student and executive dining, a student pub, bookstore and offices, this new facility responds architecturally to the campus’ historical context with brick façades complemented by glass entries, clerestory windows and skylights to maximize natural daylight in the interiors. Sustainability was an important part of design criteria. The project features chilled beam cooling systems, lighting controls systems, daylight integration with lighting control system and sun shades to prevent harsh daylight into the space.

Lighting is designed to meet LEED Silver-certification.

VOLKSWAGEN RESEARCH LAB Belmont, CA

Type: Administrative Office and Lab

This is a state-of-the-art research building with vehicle labs, informal meeting spaces, and office spaces.

The project required a mix of light sources for vehicle demonstration and client showroom areas. The lighting design therefore ranged from low wattage decorative pendants to high power LED pendants—all designed to provide the best showcase illumination available. Working with David Whitney Architects, the lighting design accomplished client goals to integrate branding, create diverse work settings, and become a center for VW/ERL-hosted industry events.

The project is designed with energy efficient sources and luminaires to meet USGBC LEED silver certification.

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CLIF BAR HEADQUARTERS Emeryville, CA

Type: Office Campus Size: 75,000 SF Owner: Clif Bar

Cliff Bar’s headquarters is a 75,000 square foot warehouse, originally World War II valve manufacturing facility which has been transformed into office space for this leading provider of healthy food products. The project is designed with sustainable features such as solar panels, daylighting and energy efficient artificial lighting. The project is LEED Platinum certified. Transparency and open office culture are few of design elements emphasized by the client. The space celebrates the inherent natural light and volumetric space of the repurposed warehouse, while capturing the company culture and connecting employees to the outdoors through “biophilic” interior design. Daylight integration into the open offices with artificial lighting was one of the challenges in the project. Continuous dimming for luminaires in the open offices provided smooth transition from daylight to artificial light. Color temperatures of the sources are carefully considered according to the function of the space. Seventy five per per cent of the materials used in the build-out were repurposed, including 12,000 feet of reclaimed wood from shipping containers, barns and railroad ties.

The project is LEED Platinum certified.

IESNA Award of Merit (San Francisco Section) 2011

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HONORS AND AWARDS

IESNA Award of Merit (San Francisco Section), 2011 Clif Bar Headquarters, Emeryville, CA

IIDA Paul Waterbury Award for Outdoor Lighting Design Pasadena City Hall, Pasadena, CA

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IIDA Edwin Guth Memorial Award 2005 IES Golden Gate Section Gladstone Institute of Immunology and Virology is nominated.

MIXED USE | RETAIL | HOSPITALITY

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BENTLY HERITAGE DISTILLERY

Minden, NV

MILL BUILDING Type: Manufacturing, Retail Size: 14,700 SF

Bently Heritage Distillery developed the Old Mill District into a state-of-the-art distillery for high grade whisky and spirits. The Mill Building, built in 1908, is the main production facility for fine whiskey.

The structure consists of four, 24’ diameter by 50’ high steel plate silos as well as a 3 stories/ loft/ low basement unreinforced brick masonry structure. The first floor of each distilling silos were conjoined by removing portions of the skin of each silo. Distilling equipment is arranged vertically to enable a gravity fed distilling process. The brick structure contains the private and public tastings rooms and retail spaces. Portions of the existing floors were removed to create multiple height spaces.

CREAMERY BUILDING Type: Manufacturing, Retail Size: 15,000 SF

Bently Heritage Distillery developed the Old Mill District into a state-of-the-art distillery for high grade whisky and spirits. The existing Creamery Building was demolished with the exception of the historic brick façade.

The new building has variable ceiling heights up to 34.5’ high. It houses a small public area, tasting rooms, restrooms, prep kitchen, and a second distillery operation for malting of grains, production of neutral spirits, storage and support functions, bottling, packaging and loading. The building responds to the various specific conditions required for the equipment it houses. A variety of conditions exist: open spaces with natural light and natural ventilation, enclosed high-fire hazard rooms, and tall spaces to house column-stills.

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300 GRANT AVENUE

San Francisco, CA

Type : Office, Retail Size : 73,500 SF

AlfaTech provided MEP design services for this 73,500 SF new, retail/office building in Union Square. The project consisted of the complete demolition of 290 Sutter and adjacent 272 Sutter and construction of a new ground up six-story structure with a basement.

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AMEX CENTURION LOUNGE SFO International Airport Terminal 3 San Francisco, CA

Type : Hospitality Size : 7,000 SF

AMEX wanted a unique, high-end lounge to accommodate its exclusive members and to be a destination locale within the new international terminal at SFO.

AlfaTech provided mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering, technology and security services for this high end 7,167 SF tenant improvement project, including kitchen, lounge and restrooms located in the Mezzanine level of Terminal 3.

This is a LEED Platinum project.

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HANAHAUS

Palo Alto, CA

Type : Co-working Office, Cafe Size : 13,000 SF

This historic reuse project transformed the two story Varsity Theater into a contemporary, efficient cafe and co-working space while preserving original architectural details. A new IDF room and associated new HVAC cooling only system was required as well as a kitchen with extensive warm and serve capabilities for the new café. The design included all new lighting, lighting controls and power and an extensive reconfiguration of the fire sprinkler and fire alarm system.

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MINA RESTAURANT GROUP / PABU IZAKAYA

San Francisco, CA

Type: Restaurant Size: 10,000 SF

AlfaTech provided MEP design services for this new 10,000 SF destination restaurant in the heart of San Francisco’s Financial District from renowned Chef Michael Mina. The Mina Group desired a large bar area, large dining area seating 90, and a separate sushi bar seating 30-40. The facility features a full kitchen, stand-alone sushi bar and Japanese robata grill.

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SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE / CULINARY ARTS BLDG

Santa Rosa, CA

Type: Kitchen, Classrooms, Office Size: 70,000 SF

This 70,000 SF building at Santa Rosa Junior College includes four restaurant grade kitchen/classroom areas, student lecture classrooms, and office area for administrative staff. It features four teaching kitchen areas each with a capacity for approximately 25 students. Each kitchen has type I (grease) and type II (vapor) exhaust systems. All exhaust systems for the kitchens feature Variable Flow Hoods that considerably reduces exhaust fan energy consumption. All kitchen make up air is provided by a 50,000 CFM Air Handling Unit with FanWall technology that allows the air flow range to vary from 700 CFM to 50,000 CFM by using an asymmetrical VFD assignment to the FanWall fan array. This type of airflow volume flexibility allows the Air Handling Unit to provide make-up air to one hood in the entire kitchen or all the hoods in the four kitchens. Air conditioning is achieved through the use of zoned heat pump units water cooled through two closed circuit cooling towers. The building will be equipped with a solar thermal array sized to provide all domestic hot water needs of the building, including the kitchens.

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WILLOW GLEN PLAZA

San Jose, CA

Type : Retail Size : 42,000 SF

The firm provided mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering services for this project, which consists of approximately 14,360 SF of retail space, and approximately 26,000 SF of offices space. The retail space includes a restaurant. The project was designed to a LEED Silver certification level. Part of the new construction occurred over an existing restaurant and the existing MEP services, including a kitchen hood exhaust needed to accommodate into the new construction.

FERRARI MASERATI OF SILICON VALLEY

Redwood City, CA

Type : Dealership Size : 23,000 SF

The firm provided mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering and technology design services for this 23,000 SF luxury car dealership.

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HUNTINGTON HOTEL / NOB HILL PROPERTIES

San Francisco, CA

Type : Hospitality Size : 10,000 SF

This Nob Hill landmark hotel provides 10,000 SF of health club facilities and treatment rooms for their guests.

Our services included full design services and new HVAC systems, electrical service and life safety systems.

RESORT AT SQUAW CREEK

Squaw Valley, CA

Type : Hospitality Size : 314,000 SF

AlfaTech provided design for a 640 acre, year round destination resort consisting of two mid-rise 314 unit residential building with 16,000 SF of conference facilities and 40,000 SF of shops, restaurants, and parking.

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W HOTEL

San Francisco, CA

Type : Hospitality Size : 33-stories

The firm provided MEP and Fire Life Safety systems inspection and commissioning on behalf of the City of San Francisco for this award winning 33-story, 428 room hotel at the Moscone Convention Center. Parking for this property is located below grade.

GRAND HYATT SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco, CA

Type: Hotel Renovation Size: 36-stories

Mechanical, electrical, plumbing and sustainable design for the renovation of all guest rooms, conversion of the 36th floor restaurant into offices, creation of a new restaurant and lounge in the lobby and design of a new hotel spa.

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GRAND HYATT SANTA CLARA REGENCY CLUB

Santa Clara, CA

Type: Renovation Size: 550 rooms

Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design as well as Title-24 energy compliance and consultation services for the Grand Hyatt Santa Clara’s expansion of the Regency Club. The project includes the Regency Club expansion and reconfiguration of the current space and expansion into an existing corridor. All of the guest rooms located on floors 3 through 14 will be renovated. There are approximately 50 rooms on each floor and 21 model room types.

HYATT FISHERMAN’S WHARF

San Francisco, CA

Type: Lighting Design

Provided specialty lighting design for the Main Lobby, Conference Lobby, Elevator Lobby and Front Desk remodel and lighting design services for the renovation of the existing fitness room and restroom facilities.

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BROADMOOR HOTEL

Colorado Springs, CO

Type : Hospitality

The firm provided the mechanical and electrical systems design for this $10 million luxury hotel. The project included a unique solution to the problem of energy cost and fuel availability. Additional projects for this complex included revisions to the entire electrical distribution system for the campus, the Broadmoor Golf Club, and the Equestrian Center.

BEAVERCREEK VILLAGE HALL

Vail, CO

Type : Hospitality Size : 144,000 SF

AlfaTech provided MEP design services for this project, consisting of a new multi- story, 144,000 SF building comprising residential condominium, recreation, and convention hall facilities at Beaver Creek Colorado Ski Resort.

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SPANISH BAY RESORT

Pebble Beach, CA

Type : Hospitality Size : 270 rooms

This 272,000 SF, 270-room resort hotel, including 80 condominium units is located on the Monterey Peninsula. A golf and tennis club are included on the 40-acre site. Includes fitness, common areas and restaurant facilities.

PORTLAND HILTON HOTEL

Portland, OR

Type : Hospitality

MEP services for public space renovations including podium facade enhancements of this high-rise hotel, new entry lobby and porte cochere, pool enclosure, meeting rooms, fitness center, and Pavilion Room demolition. Special features included a HVAC Systems Analysis which identified considerable cost savings by reusing existing cooling tower and optimizing existing systems. The renovation included a new 300-ton chiller and upgrade to central DDC controls.

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MADISON MARQUETTE RETAIL COMPLEX

WEST VALLEY SHOPPING CENTER

EMBASSY SUITES, NAPA VALLEY

San Francisco, CA

San Jose, CA

Napa, CA

Type : Retail Size : 560,000 SF

Type : Retail Size : 14 stores

Type : Renovation and Addition Size : 36,000 SF

Provided full mechanical, electrical and plumbing/life safety services for the interior and exterior renovation of this 560,000 SF, five story historic structure for retail use at 48 Stockton Street.

The firm was contracted to provide full engineering services for the design of a shopping center, which includes 14 retail stores (1 hub store and 13 smaller retail spaces), 2 fast food restaurants and 1 bank branch. Totaling: 90,000 SF retail, 6,000 SF fast food, 4,000 SF bank, and 45,000 SF supermarket.

Provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing and sustainable design for the addition and renovation of the existing hotel building at the Napa Embassy Suites. The addition is 36,000 SF, four stories high and is comprised of 47 new guest rooms and a spa. The design concentrates on maximizing passive systems and active mechanical systems will help control space air conditioning in the common areas and spa. The plumbing design will specify low flow fixtures to help reduce water usage. Renewable energy systems will be implemented to reduce energy consumption from gas and grid power. Designed to obtain LEED Silver.

MACY’S Various Locations, CA

MARINA SHOPPING CENTER Marina, CA

Type : Retail Size : 100,000 SF

Type : Retail Size : 350,000 SF

AlfaTech provided services for the 100,000 SF remodel of their Concord store, including HVAC system upgrades, plumbing improvements, and both general and display lighting. Additionally, services were provided for a miscellaneous infrastructure study for the San Francisco store.

HYATT REGENCY HOTEL Sacramento, CA

The firm provided mechanical design/build services including supervising construction and electrical design for this 350,000 SF shopping center with nine buildings. In addition, the firm provided site lighting for the 17,711 stall parking lot.

Type: Hotel, Office Size: 120,000 SF

BANANA REPUBLIC HEADQUARTERS San Francisco, CA

The firm provided full engineering design services including preparation of design documents and construction management for improvements to this hotel.

TANGLEWOOD RESTAURANT Santana Row, San Jose, CA

Type : Retail Size : 120,000 SF

Type : Restaurant Size : 6,369 SF

Seismic upgrade and renovation for specialty retailer in 120,000 SF of existing five-story building on four levels. Headquarters facility includes cafeteria, offices, retail space, and health club, along with telecommunications facilities for nationwide mail order service, typesetting function, and sophisticated photo-processing laboratories requiring additional specialized HVAC.

AlfaTech performed MEP and lighting design services for tenant improvements of this upscale restaurant.

RESIDENTIAL | MULTI-FAMILY

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1545 PINE STREET

San Francisco, CA

Type : Residential High Rise Size : 137,712 SF

AlfaTech provided mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design/build engineering services for this new, 12-story high-rise condominium tower.

The project is new construction with a target of 107 units, shared bicycle and car parking spaces at ground level. The overall gross square footage is 137,712.

This project will also be pursuing California Green Point Rating.

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1554-64 MARKET STREET

San Francisco, CA

Type : High-Rise Residential Facility Size : 12 Stories

The firm provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection engineering, as well as Title 24 calculations, low voltage and security design services for this new construction 12-story high-rise residential condominium tower.

The facility has a target of 120 units, shared bicycle and car parking spaces at ground level.

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STATION CENTER FAMILY HOUSING

Union City, CA

Type: Residential and Mixed Use Size: 309,315 SF

The firm provided mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering, as well as sustainable design for a 309,315 SF, six-story mixed-use residential development. The project will provide approximately 157 one, two, and three-bedroom units totaling approximately 148,998 SF. Additionally, the development will comprise of ground level flex commercial spaces, which could accommodate a café. Parking for residents and commercial spaces will be provided in a 103,005 SF parking structure.

The goal for the development is to be a low-energy building by beating Title-24 by 15%.

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119 7 TH STREET

San Francisco, CA

Type: Condominiums Size: 60,000 SF

AlfaTech provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing design-build engineering services for this condominium project located on 7 th street in the SoMa district. This 60,000 GSF mid-rise development is a modern 8-story building that will hold 39 condos. The project is located in San Francisco’s epicenter and is just a few blocks away from the high-level tech giants in the City. It is also near a host or urban amenities ranging from first class retail and dining to cultural and entertainment venues as well.