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El Camino College, Industry Technology Center

Torrance, CA

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Tenant Improvement 105,000 SF

The firm provided mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering services for the Industry Technology Center with two floors above grade and a basement. This building houses industry and technology programs as well as the IT Services office which house the main technology server array in a state-of-the-art data room complete with a dedicated chiller system utilizing hot and cold aisles within the room and new UPS systems and emergency generators for redundant backup. The UPS systems utilize N+1 technology. The firm designed a pre-action wet sprinkler system and dry chemical system, including emergency stop function and a dry chemical evacuation ventilation system. The $38.3 million facility offers 70 classrooms and 24 labs that provide access to 209 new computers, training equipment, and associated tool rooms for drafting, fashion, and cosmetology programs. Administration of justice, architecture, automation robotics / manufacturing, engineering tech, fire tech, EMT, electronics /computer hardware tech, and the observatory are also located in the building. The observatory required very careful consideration and analysis of rooftop equipment. The HVAC design includes sophisticated isolation techniques to prevent vibration transmission to the extremely sensitive telescopes present on the roof as part of the observatory. The project included a complete new fire alarm system design for submission to DSA.