AlfaTech Qualifications_Higher Education (pps 220907)

Mission College, Gillmor Center, Main Building

Santa Clara, CA

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New Construction 118,000 SF

LEED Gold

AlfaTech provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection engineering as well as technology design services for this new 118,000 SF 3-story interdisciplinary classroom facility was part of the first phase of the existing Main Building replacement at the Mission College campus. This facility includes Career Technical Education Classrooms, faculty offices, 2D art classrooms for painting and drawing, 3D art classrooms for figurines and sculpture, woodshop, metal shop, jewelry, ceramics, print shop, adaptable classrooms, meeting spaces, dry science lab and large tiered lecture space, computer labs as well as numerous student gathering and study spaces. Scope included design assist for a new Geothermal Horizontal Configuration System that required tie in of the existing installed Vertical Configuration system. This building incorporated sustainable design principles together with state-of-the art technologies to create high performance learning environments. The site and landscaping design provides a variety of exterior learning and socialization spaces, further encouraging interaction between staff and students.

The project was designed to a LEED Gold standard.