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AlfaTech is a consulting engineering firm offering a range of complementary services and expertise in multiple markets. Our services include: Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Design, Technology, Architectural Lighting Design, Commissioning and Energy Solutions, as well as Sustainability.
AL FATECH LOCAT I ONS San Jose, California – HQ | San Francisco, California | Ventura, California | Monrovia, California | San Diego, California | Atlanta, Georgia
I NNOVAT I VE I DEAS | SUSTA INABLE SOLUT IONS | I NTEGRATED PARTNERSHI PS
Table of Contents
Firm Profile
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Engineering Studio
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Lighting Studio
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Technology Studio
Sustainability Studio
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Project Approach
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Project Experience
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Project Team
ALFATECH PROFILE
2022
Vela Tech Holdings, Inc. established as holding company for AlfaTech and other business units.
2020
S&K Engineering of Monrovia and LFA Lighting of Ventura join our growing firm. Opens San Diego Office
COMPANY PROFILE
2019
Growth of leadership team. Further expansion into international markets with new and existing clients.
2018
Through RSBG: adds strength of 65+ offices throughout Europe, Asia, Middle East, and Africa.
AlfaTech was established in Silicon Valley in 1987 as a mechanical, electrical, and technology (low voltage, security, and A/V) design engineering firm. Responding to client needs, we grew our service offering to include architectural lighting design, sustainability, smart building, and project management services. In addition, we expanded into five California offices, including San Jose, San Francisco, Monrovia, Ventura, and San Diego. AlfaTech is gaining ground through organic, merger, and acquisition growth. Establishing Vela Tech company portfolio with parent company RSBG, our services reach the West Coast to the Midwest and the East Coast from partner offices in Seattle, Chicago, Reston, and Edison. We also have an international presence with offices throughout Europe, Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East. AlfaTech has a solid reputation forged by a corporate commitment to enduring client relationships and service excellence. We provide complete design, design-assist, and design/build project delivery services. Our project experience includes core and shell, tenant improvements, upgrades, repositioning, and restacks. Each AlfaTech project aims to achieve maximum energy performance, resource conservation, and pollution reduction, resulting in the highest energy savings and sustainability at all design phases while creating a balance of preservation, constructability, schedule, and budget. Given the dynamic nature of what we do, our AlfaTech teams are active listeners, and together with their focus on client and partner relations, are true team players.
2017
Expands offices in Los Angeles and Japan. Celebrates 30 Years Success!
2015
Develops partnerships in India, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
2014
Merges with Timmons Design. Expands San Francisco office to One Post Street Location
2012
Develops Architectural Lighting Design group. Creates Ireland and Thailand partnerships.
2010
Develops Sustainability / LEED and Energy Solutions groups.
2008
Ranked as one of the Top Five Engineering Firms in Silicon Valley
2006
Merges with MCT. AT-PD founded. Reports annual volume $150M
2003
Named one of the Top 100 Largest Private Companies in San Francisco.
2000
Named one of the Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies in Silicon Valley.
1996
Merges with S&H and MPL. Opens San Francisco office.
1989
Creation of an in-house Technology Group focused on voice, data systems, and overall technology
1987
Jeff Fini, PE, founds AlfaTech MEP Design in Silicon Valley
COMPANY INFORMATION COMPANY NAME Alfa Tech Consulting Engineers, Inc. DBA AlfaTech
COMPANY HEADQUARTERS 1321 Ridder Park Drive, No. 50 San Jose, CA 95131 408-487-1200
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION Corporation
GENERAL INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL HISTORY AlfaTech has been in the industry since 1987.
REGISTRATION STATUS AlfaTech has registered engineers in all disciplines in the State of California.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS NCEES, LEED AP’s, WELL AP’s, ASHRAE, ASPE, CXA’s
KEY PERSONNEL/PROJECT CONTACT
Diarmuid Hartley Managing Partner
Direct: 213.212.9861 Mobile: 424.330.4657 Diarmuid.Hartley@atce.com
LOCAL OFFICE FOR PROJECT
421 E. Huntington Drive Monrovia, CA 91016
OTHER ALFATECH LOCATIONS 1321 Ridder Park Drive, No. 50 San Jose, CA 95131 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Northern California Staff Southern California Staff One Post Street, No 2200 San Francisco, CA 94104
16885 Via Del Campo, Suite 212 San Diego, CA 92127 2140 Eastman Ave., #103 Ventura, CA 93003
397 5th Street NE Atlanta, GA 30308
100
50 15
Technology Staff
Through our sister companies, we have an additional 100+ locations and 8,000 staff members as resources throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Africa.
LITIGATION HISTORY AlfaTech has no claims or legal matters outstanding in California.
OUR GEOGRAPHIC REACH
NORTH AMERICA San Jose, California - HQ San Francisco, California Ventura, California Monrovia, California San Diego, California Atlanta, Georgia Seattle, Washington Chicago, Illinois Reston, Virginia Edison, New Jersey EUROPE Leamington Spa, UK Stockport, UK Leeds, UK Wakefield, UK Sunderland, UK Nottingham, UK Manchester, UK Maidenhead, UK Birmingham, UK Bishop’s Stortford, UK London, UK Croydon, UK
Munich, Germany Berlin, Germany Cologne, Germany Frankfurt, Germany Wiesbaden, Germany Hamburg, Germany Ribnitz-Damgarten, Germany
Gujarat, India Dehradun, India Rajkot, India Visakhapatnam, India Tamil Nadu, India Gandhingar, India Manilla, Philippines Indonesia Laos Vietnam NORTH AFRICA Beau Bassin, Mauritis Cairo, Egypt MIDDLE EAST Dubai, UAE Abu Dhabi, UAE Al Ain, UAE Madinat Zayad, UAE Doha, Qatar Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Amman, Jordan Baghdad, Iraq
Rostock, Germany Bochum, Germany Stralsund, Germany Copenhagen, Denmark Vienna, Austria Zurich, Switzerland
Madrid, Spain Paris, France Milan, Italy Athens, Greece Istanbul, Turkey Moscow, Russia
ASIA Dhaka, Bangladesh Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh Mumbai, India New Delhi, India Pune, India Andra Pradesh, India
Exeter, UK Luton, UK Edinburgh, UK
THE MARKETS WE SERVE
Entertainment
Mission Critical
Corporate
Workplace
Residential
Higher Education
K-12 Education
Mixed-Use + Retail
Hospitality
Life Sciences
Wellness
Civic
Transportation
Advanced Technology
Culture
Industrial + Manufacturing
OUR LEADERSHIP
Elizabeth Monti, MBA Sr Principal Corporate Business Development
Jeff Fini, MBA, PE Founder and Chairman
Tim Chadwick, PE, LEED AP CEO, San Jose Mechanical Engineer
Vic A. Sibilla, PE, LEED AP Chief Strategy and Development Officer
Kevin Keyfauver, PE, LEED AP Managing Partner, Monrovia Electrical Engineer
TG Davallou, LEED AP Managing Partner, San Francisco Mechanical Engineer
Saied Nazeri, PE, CPD, LEED AP Managing Partner, San Francisco Mechanical Engineer
Diarmuid Hartley Managing Partner, Los Angeles Mechanical Engineer
Manojit Sinha, PhD, PE, LEED AP Managing Partner, Monrovia Mechanical Engineer
Gerald (Jerry) D. Hartford, Jr. PE, LEED AP Managing Director, San Diego Mechanical Engineer
Rich Garrison Managing Partner Technology
Vince Tarango, IES, IALD Managing Director, SoCal Architectural Lighting
Paul Artelles Principal, SoCal Director of Business Development
Terry Stelter Sr Principal, San Jose Science and Technology
Rohini Pendyala, MIES Principal, NorCal Architectural Lighting
Pam Brandon, SE, LEED AP Partner, San Francisco Project Management
ALFATECH ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING STUDIO AlfaTech’s Engineering Services is the apex supplier of high-quality, professional engineering services that help buildings thrive. We partner with clients to turn their visions into a tangible reality. As one of the leading MEP consultants in the Western U.S., AlfaTech strives to improve the life of hundreds of thousands of Americans every day through the buildings we design. Coining the expression “Innovation & Excellence,” AlfaTech is the apex supplier of high -quality, professional engineering services that help buildings thrive. AlfaTech partners with ambitious clients to turn visions into reality. To us, conscious design elements are indispensable in meeting the escalating expectations emerging within vibrant and diverse typologies. We believe the highest-efficiency buildings transpire from mirroring the sustainable features inherent to the world around us. Propelling cutting-edge solutions requires a thoughtful design that can interact with the physical environment. Elements like smart buildings, reduced reheat, and synergies before waste initiate perpetual savings. Eager to do our part, we pride ourselves on designing state-of-the-art facilities that reach unprecedented levels of integration. We think that sustainable design is more than just a phrase. It is a perspective. We are committed to rock-solid partnerships with our clients by delivering on our promise always to excel.
OCCUPANCY
DESIGN
CONSTRUCTION
END OF USE
SUSTAINABLITY
PROCESS ENGINEERING DESIGN
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN
ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY
COMMISSIONING / ENERGY SOLUTIONS
RETRO COMMISSIONING
LIFE OF A BUILDING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN HVAC 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
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 Energy Management Energy Conservation Fire Alarm Systems Public Address Systems Plug Loads Control
PROCESS Industrial Waste Collection Acid Neutralization Bio-Kill Waste System Process Waste Containment Ultra pure De-ionized Water Systems USP Water WFI Water Specialty Chemicals Chemical Storage 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) Dental Vacuum System Dental Water System
COMMISSIONING ENERGY SOLUTIONS Early Quantifiable Energy Study Incentives 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
PLC Programming Fire Protection and Plumbing
BUILDING EVALUATIONS
PRE-DESIGN ASSESSMENT
Interview Clients On Operations And Expectations Of MEP System Performance and Design
MEP Integration into Space Programing
Assess All Existing MEP Systems For Reliability
Review Equipment Life Expectancy / Longevity
Provide Power Quality and Load Assessment
Recommendations For MEP Sustainable System Replacement
Present In-depth Reports And Executive Summary
Project Specific Maintenance Prevention Report Based On System Evaluations
Develop Client Specific Design Guidelines
TODAY’S CHALLENGING INDUSTRIAL + MANUFACTURING MARKETPLACE The advent of e-commerce and the growth of big box stores has changed the way we do business. Competing with one- and two-day delivery. Meeting the need for continually faster service. There is an ever-increasing need for production and manufacturing, logistics, supply, distribution facilities, and more.
Design of these specialized facilities requires a design team with complete understanding of the industry, and experience with these types of projects.
This is where we come in.
• Site Selection and Evaluation
• Industrial/High-Tech Full Design & Design Assist Consulting of Existing Facilities
• MEP&FP Utilities
• Expansions / Renovations
• Master Planning
• Built To Suit
• Lab Planning
• Assist Brokers with Landlord
• Process Planning
• MEP-Focused Seller Representation
• MEP Planning
• Tenant/Buyer Representation
• Technical Programing
• Commissioning & Validation
INDUSTRIAL + MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING SERVICES
AQMD Spray Booth Generators Powder Coating Scrubbers
FEASIBILITY STUDIES New Properties Existing Properties
MEP ENGINEERING Process Development Process Gases Equipment Specification Instrument Lists HVAC High Voltage Electrical Distribution Plant Electrical Infrastructure Hazardous Material Permitting Controls Sequence of Operations Fire Suppression Security Access Control Secured Cabling Audio Visual Inventory Tracking Systems
FACILITY EVALUATION Site Audit, Code Audit Compliance and Best Practices
Process/Storage Tanks Particulate Matter Control Filters Plasma Arc/Laser Cutters
Filtration Exhaust Plumbing Process Gas Piping Systems Power Water Treatment
Title V Boilers Broilers/Fryers Plot Plan Stack Info
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTATION COORDINATION Existing or New Electrical Generators Waste Water Treatment Systems Water Usage / Reduction Measures Wind Study CFD Exhaust Systems
LABORATORIES Clinical QC BSL 1, 2 and 3 Flexible Labs
GENERAL BUILDING / CAMPUS SYSTEMS AND SPACES Site Electrical Distribution Backup Generation UPS HVAC Lighting and Lighting Controls BMS/EMS Central Plants Tank Farms and Utility Yards
PROCESS AND BUILDING UTILITY SYSTEMS WFI CIP and SIP Clean Steam Process Chilled Water RO/DI CDA Specialty Gases Lab Gases Solvent Systems Central Plants PLANT AND CLEAN AIR SYSTEMS Scrubbers Clean Rooms Explosion Relief HEPA Filtration Room Pressure Profiles and Cascade Exhaust Hoods and Dust Collection
PERMITTING AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE FDA Inspection Readiness Support Air Permitting Support Code Analysis and Building Code Occupancy Issues Building Permit Administration and Support
cGMP COMPLIANT MANUFACTURING
FACILITIES Pilot Plants Clean Rooms Commercial Manufacturing Process Batching and Campaigning Areas Blending and Mixing Rooms Fill and Finish Wash Room Packaging and Labeling Isolation Technology Containment Facilities Gowning Rooms Production Equipment Specification Production Equipment Utility Hookup Warehouse and Material Handling
WASTE WATER AND HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT Incineration
Truck Docks Warehouse Data Centers Corporate Office
Solids Removal Systems Waste Treatment Process Design Recycling Systems Heavy Metals Removal and Neutralization Reverse Osmosis and Ultra Filtration Biohazard Treatment and Detoxification
Electrical Distribution (480V to Low Voltage Systems) Technology Systems (Communication, AV, Security, WIFI)
Solutions for Life Science Facilities AlfaTech offers a full range of professional engineering services from concept creation to commissioning and validation, including feasibility studies, condition assessments, planning, design, program management and construction period services. Our experienced professionals are experts in cGMP and GLP compliance and understand the difficult decisions Life Science facility owners make every day when choosing between economy and function. Our team has the experience and capabilities to address projects throughout our clients’ facilities from labs to manufacturing or corporate office and campus infrastructure. We have the capacity, experience and business structure that allows us to support a wide range of projects from the small consulting scope to ground-up campus projects.
This combination of resources and skills provides a strong value proposition, predicated on innovative solutions and disciplined cost, quality and schedule management.
Our Services Process Engineering Lab Planning and Design Master Planning Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Structural Engineering Architectural Lighting LV, AV and Security Design Facility Condition Assessment
Site Selection Sustainability FDA and EU Compliance Consulting Strategic Partner Services Architectural Planning and Design Structural Engineering Process Controls Validation Site Civil Engineering
Solutions for R&D, Pilot Plant and Commercial Manufacturing Facilities AlfaTech offers a full range of professional engineering services from concept creation to commissioning and validation, including feasibility studies, condition assessments, planning, design, program management and construction period services. Our experienced professionals are experts in Life Science Facility design and understand the difficult decisions facility owners make every day when choosing between economy and function. Our team has the experience and capabilities to address projects throughout our clients’ facilities from labs to manufacturing or corporate office and campus infrastructure. We have the capacity, experience and business structure that allows us to support a wide range of projects from the small consulting scope to ground-up campus projects.
This combination of resources and skills provides a strong value proposition, predicated on innovative solutions and disciplined cost, quality and schedule management.
Our Services Process Engineering Lab Planning and Design Master Planning Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Structural Engineering Architectural Lighting LV, AV and Security Design Facility Condition Assessment
Site Selection Sustainability FDA and EU Compliance Consulting Strategic Partner Services Architectural Planning and Design Structural Engineering Process Controls Validation Site Civil Engineering
Process Engineering Expertise
• People & Material Flow
• Process Development
• Clean-in-Place (CIP)
• Process Flow Diagrams
• Equipment Specification
• Process Simulation
• Material Balances
• Process Utility Design
• Batch & Continuous Processing • Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams
• Sterilization-in-Place (SIP)
• Failure Mode and Effect Analysis • Long-lead time equipment procurement specification
• Process Scale-up
Facility Types
Pharmaceutical Biotech Medical Devices Food & Beverage
Large-scale Manufacturing
Process Development / Small-scale Manufacturing
Research & Development
Pilot Plants
cGMP regulated facilities in Life Science and Food & Beverage sectors Utility Central Plant and Process / MEP Infrastructure
ALFATECH LIGHTING
Balancing occupant
experience with efficiency,
AlfaTech Lighting Studio
takes a holistic approach to
lighting design. From
generating a basis of
design through construction
documents to post
occupancy. AlfaTech
Lighting Studio applies
daylighting strategies and
prioritizes sustainability
and energy-efficient
technologies.
LIGHTING STUDIO AlfaTech’s Lighting Studio provides aesthetically pleasing and sustainable design solutions for some of the world’s most complex and high-performing buildings. AlfaTech Lighting Studio brings a creative spirit to each project. We work closely with clients to gain an understanding of project requirements and goals. The Lighting Studio works with the design team to chart the best course based on our client’s objectives, the architect’s design, building systems, facility operational strategies, sustainability goals, and energy efficiency. Every building is unique, each having its own aesthetic and operational preferences. Lighting Studio considers preferences with great attention and detail. We are well-versed in coordinating with a range of consultants handling mechanical, electrical, plumbing, acoustical, structural, landscape, civil, security, and signage. The Lighting Studio possesses a wide range of project experience, offering a range of design and analytical services supporting a project from beginning to post-occupancy. Services include schematic daylighting design studies, facility orientation, and daylighting modeling to yield favorable LEED accreditation outcomes. AlfaTech Lighting Studio delivers solutions to address a range of goals, reducing energy consumption by harvesting daylight. Our Lighting Studio aims to delight occupants by bringing the daylight into a space by evenly distributing light while mitigating glare by considering how the eye adapts. We believe design should seamlessly transition from daylight to electric lighting, dynamically considering the sun’s rotation as it engages with a space. Our approach ensures a stimulating space that plays with light and shadow. Additionally, outdoor views have positive effects. Lighting Studio values and brings a biophilic design connecting occupants with nature. DESIGN THAT PLAYS WITH DAYLIGHT AND CONNECTS WITH NATURE
A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS
AlfaTech Lighting Studio engages daylighting model software to provide visual representations of how daylight will impact a facility. These images allow more informed design decision-making. Our clients expect floor plan calculation points and renderings to gain a better sense of light distribution. Lighting Studio provides floor plans, 3D views, and sectional perspectives to gain an insight into how daylight affects the space.
SERVICES
Interior and exterior architectural lighting design
Daylighting modeling, design, and analysis
Conceptual design
Circadian lighting design
Visualization, including computer renderings and hand sketches
Systems integration
Custom luminaire design
Economic evaluation
Energy and light level calculations
Code compliance forms
LEED project lighting design and documentation
Light modeling
Lighting audits
Light pollution studies
Environmental impact studies
Lighting refurbishments
Lighting strategy across multiple portfolios and sites
Expert witness or opinion Lighting control system design
Site lighting
Landscape lighting
OUR LIGHTING DESIGN TEAM
Rohini Pendyala, MIES Associate Principal
Rohini is an award-winning lighting professional with more than 16 years of experience in lighting design, architecture and construction. Rohini has a passion for sustainability and has designed projects to meet both the LEED and Well Building Standards including Clif Bar, Citrix, Volkswagen, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. She has extensive experience working with global brands such as Google, Facebook, Uber and LinkedIn.
Vince Tarango, IES, IALD Principal
Vince has over 18 years experience in the electrical and lighting Design Industry. With a background in Fine Art and Electrical Construction, he brings a unique approach that is practical, purposeful and artistic. Vince is a professional member of the IALD (International Association of Lighting Designers), IES (Illuminating Engineering Society) and a past member of the Community Advisory Council to Lightfair. Vince’s knowledge of commerce, electrical construction, and design combined with an artist’s awareness of light and space has proven to be invaluable to his clients.
Abraham Benguigui Lighting Designer
Abe has several years’ experience in the lighting design industry for commercial, residential, industrial, healthcare facilities, hospitality and parks. He graduated from Penn State as an Architectural Engineer with a specialization in Lighting Design. Abe is passionate about schematic design as well as the design development. He has a high focus on aesthetics, while maintaining the right light levels and energy usage.
Neda Vedadian Senior Lighting Designer
Associate Principal
Neda has several years of experience in the architectural lighting design for commercial, healthcare facilities, parks and others in many locations around the globe. Her experience includes technical knowledge of architectural design and construction details, leading production crews, and interfacing with principals and consultants. She is skilled at presenting technical and abstract concepts in a clear and concise way.
Heather Smith Senior Lighting Designer
Heather’s 19 -year career spans a diverse range of project types including resorts, corporate office towers, museums, luxury custom residences, convention centers, houses of worship, medical, university and library facilities. Her design background and professional experience enable her to quickly grasp the context of a project, conceive the “big idea” and provide creative lighting solutions. Heather is inspired by the richness and variety of different cultures - their history, people, landscapes, arts, and architecture - provide inspiration for her everyday design work.
ALFATECH TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY STUDIO AlfaTech’s Technology Studio provides smart building design solutions for some of the world’s most complex and high performing buildings. Our Technology Studio services combines consulting, design, and software creation, and we work with clients worldwide. AlfaTech Smart Building Services help building owners and stakeholders with office strategies to roll in more Artificial Intelligence (AI) machine learning and cloud-based data and analysis in facility operation to optimize various building systems and keep maintenance low. The Smart Building Technology will also be beneficial to post-pandemic return to the office. To implement the latest and greatest technology, the essential operational technologies, including a unified user interface and reporting system that monitors and structures all various systems (BMS, Lighting Control, Shade Control, Security, Access, Conference room scheduling, and others) data in place will be required. This will be accomplished through a web-based user interface integrated building management system known as Smart Building Technology..
OUR SERVICES
INTEGRATED BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (IBMS)
Strategy sessions with stakeholders to understand smart building expectations and requirements.
Integration through open protocols or (API)
Develop matrix outlining all systems which should be included in Intelligent (SMART) Building System.
Collective monitoring, reporting, analysis, and automation
Provide smart building design expertise to ensure all required systems for integration are connected to building technology network (BTN) and communicate via open protocol like BACnet IP. Develop a Master Systems Integration (MSI) RFP outlining system requirements and specifications for the provision of open MSI System of hardware and software components either on dedicated on-prem private network or hosted off-prem in the cloud .
Optimizing operational and energy efficiencies
Improve strategic facilities and space planning
Enhance employee experience/productivity
Reliability with an integrated systems approach
Consolidate facilities management platforms
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
MIGRATION SERVICES Requirements Gathering Business Impact Analysis
STRATEGIC PLANNING AND ANALYSIS Technology Refresh Efficiency & Optimization Corporate Office Relocation
LOW VOLTAGE DESIGN MDF / IDF / MPOE DESIGN Lab / Server Room / Data Center Pathways and Building Riser Systems Campus Outside Plant (OSP) Design Copper / Fiber Backbone Cabling Copper / Fiber Horizontal Cabling Design Team Coordination Product and Vendor Selection Contract Documents AUDIO VISUAL DESIGN Audio Visual Solutions (Conference Rooms, Executive Board Rooms, Café Spaces, Lobby Spaces, Digital Signage, Training Rooms, All Hands Spaces, Theatre / Auditoriums, Collaboration Spaces, Recording / Broadcast Studios, Network / Security Operations Centers) Product and Vendor Selection Contract Documents Bidding and Negotiations Construction Administration
Inventory / Audit Documentation Technical Design Coordination Capacity Planning Migration Strategy and Planning Equipment Database Development Migration Documentation Technical Staff Augmentation Migration Project Management MANAGEMENT CONSULTING Technology Standards Development Product / Vendor Evaluation Competitive Cost Analysis Technology Trends and Benchmarking Facilities & IT Collaboration
Data Center Strategy Development Data Center Programming (OPR Development, Capacity Planning, Site Selection, Conceptual Design, Colocation Lease Negotiations) Budget Development Schedule Master Planning PROJECT MANAGEMENT Project Program Development Project Plan and Schedule Budgeting Vendor Selection Contract Negotiations Vendor / Contract Management Project Communication (Meetings / Meeting Minutes, Risk Mitigation, Communications Plan, Project Performance Metrics)
Bidding and Negotiations Construction Administration
SECURITY SYSTEMS DESIGN Security Solutions (Access Control, Video Surveillance, Intrusion Detection, Monitoring and Alarm, Anti Tailgate Solutions, Biometric Solutions)
DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMS Cellular DAS Design ERRCS DAS Design Predictive Modeling – iBwave Software Multi-Carrier Survey Analysis and Reports Antenna Placement DAS Infrastructure Design
INTEGRATED BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IBMS Architecture Development Application Use Case Programming Sub-Systems Definition Integration with Traditional Platforms (BMS/BAS Systems, Lighting Control Systems, Audio Visual Systems, Security Systems) Open Source API Validation Network Integration Cost and ROI Analysis Platform and Vendor Selection TELCO FACILITIES AND SERVICES Copper and Fiber Facilities Design MPOE and OSP Pathway Design Coordination with LEC/CLEC Requirements and Capacity Planning Negotiations and Order Administration Service Delivery – Systems Integration Telco Audit and Evaluation Cost Reduction and ROI Analysis Physical Inventory and Documentation Contract Review and Negotiations
Site Risk Assessment Site Threat Assessment Product and Vendor Selection Contract Documents Bidding and Negotiations Construction Administration
RCP Coordination Vendor Selection
VOICE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Voice Over IP Solutions
WI-FI SYSTEMS DESIGN Fluke Networks AIRMAGNET Software Utilize CAD or PDF Drawings Predictive Modeling (Bandwidth Modeling, Interference Modeling, Mounting Heights, Transmission Power) Survey Analysis and Reports Access Point Placement RCP Coordination
Digital Telephone Systems Voice Processing Systems Call Center Solutions Audio Conference Systems Paging Systems Vendor Management
Active Survey and Validation Performance Troubleshooting
Visa
Uber
Oracle
ALFATECH SUSTAINABLITY
SUSTAINABILITY STUDIO AlfaTech’s Sustainability Studio provides sustainable design solutions for prioritizing energy, water, and air quality. Our team brings deep MEP engineering expertise with digital skills. Our Sustainability Studio is a team of in-house experts whose purpose is to develop the most highly sustainable design strategies for each project. This multidisciplinary team assesses and designs projects with an integrated approach. Working with owners, architects, and other stakeholders, we examine every project with a comprehensive, systematic approach to map key programming targets. We establish project sustainability goals and collaboratively prioritize energy, water, and air quality requirements. We explore the latest system technologies and identify concepts most suitable to project applications. We perform life-cycle analysis, system simulations, and models that are utilized for validation. We review proposed system concepts with the project team to determine impacts and financial benefits in the earliest design stages.
AlfaTech goes beyond engineering – our suite of energy, water, and sustainability assessment services creates projects that benefit the triple bottom line – people, planet, and profit.
DESIGN APPROACH
AlfaTech maintains a commitment to sustainable design on every project. At the onset of a new project, our Sustainability Studio tea works with the client and the architect to establish and benchmark the project’s sustainability goals. Once these goals are set, we explore the latest system technologies, identify project-specific strategies available, and determine the most suited concepts to the project application. We provide preliminary studies of these systems, further validating the application. Together with the rest of the project team, we look at each system concept to determine the project impacts and financial benefits in the early stages of design.
SUSTAINABILITY IS A CORNERSTONE OF OUR PRACTICE
We follow a holistic approach to meet project expectations in all dimensions. Providing sustainable design is an achievement if it is also functional. Increasing efficiency is realistic when it is applicable. Meeting the project budget is possible when the design is constructible.
Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts
Uber Mission Bay
We take pride in our design and ensure that the following principles are aligned in our approach to every project:
Environmental impacts, carbon footprint reduction
Greenhouse Gases and Carbon
Imbalance between energy resource and energy use
Interstate or local differences
The water and energy nexus
Waste and ecology
OUR TRACK RECORD
LEED-ACCREDITED PROFESSIONALS
AlfaTech has over 30 employees that are currently USGBC LEED-Accredited professional with several staff members slated to take the test soon.
AlfaTech has experience working with the following:
Photovoltaic Power Generation
Geothermal Water-Source Mechanical System
Enthalpy Wheel Energy Recovery
Non-Chemical Water Treatment
Highly Efficient Plumbing Fixtures
Solar Thermal Systems
Lab/ Hospital Energy Recovery System, including Run Around coil
Underfloor Air Distribution System
Passive Natural Ventilation.
NET ZERO Delta Products Headquarters, Fremont, CA PG&E, 77 Beale, San Francisco, CA
LEED GOLD (partial list) 300 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA Visa, 385 Sherman Ave, Palo Alto, CA Uber, Mission Bay 3 & 4, San Francisco, CA
Soka University, Aliso Viejo, CA Mission College, Santa Clara, CA College of Marin, Kentfield, CA Ohlone College, Fremont, CA
Adobe Data Center, Hillsboro, OR Adobe NA1 Data Center (Phase 2) Digital Realty, Santa Clara, CA Equinix, SV5, San Jose, CA
LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE Google 237 Moffett Park Drive, Mountain View, CA
Facebook, Forth Worth, TX Facebook, Prineville, OR CoreSite, Santa Clara, CA Pathline, Sunnyvale, CA PG&E, 77 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA Synopsys Pathline HQ, Sunnyvale, CA Maxim Integrated Circuits, San Jose, CA eBay, Building 17, San Jose, CA
LEED PLATINUM Uber, Mission Bay 1 & 2, San Francisco, CA LinkedIn, 222 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA 23andMe Headquarters, Sunnyvale, CA VMWare Data Center, Wenatchee, WA Confidential Data Center | F, Lulea, Sweden Confidential Client | AC, Cupertino, CA Delta Products Headquarters, Fremont, CA Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts, Los Angeles, CA Ohlone College, Fremont, CA Berkeley YMCA Teen Center, Berkeley, CA UC Davis, Graduate School of Management & Gallagher Hall
Intuit, Mountain View, CA Intuit, Mountain View, CA Charles Schwab, Various Locations Symantec, Tucson, AZ Symantec, Mountain View, CA Bently Heritage Distillery, Creamery Building, Minden, NV Bently Heritage Distillery, Mill Building, Minden, NV USF, John Lo Schiavo Center for Science & Innovation Bellarmine College Prep High School Sobrato Ctr., San Jose, CA San Francisco Friends School, San Francisco, CA San Jose USD, Broadway High School, San Jose, CA
ALFATECH APPROACH
OUR APPROACH AlfaTech provides clients with the utmost service. We know that many tried-and-true processes will ensure the most successful project outcome. However, we also understand that no two projects are alike. We take pride in providing our clients with the utmost service. We know following our tried-and-true processes will ensure the most successful project outcome. However, we also understand that no two projects are identical. On all projects, AlfaTech follows our comprehensive internal Project Management Plan, developed and refined over three decades. At the start of every project, we tailor this plan to meet the unique needs of each project to ensure quality and successful outcome. This approach strictly supports project schedules and budgets.
Our project management plan follows four basic principles — plan, organize, staff, and monitor. The process follows these main steps:
• Establish the most appropriate direct line of communication with the client.
• Work one-on-one with the client, define project requirements and develop a formal scope of work.
• Develop a work breakdown structure to meet all project requirements.
• Assist with selection of any subcontractors, if necessary.
• Develop cost and schedule projections to complete the proposed scope of work that is contained in the work breakdown structure.
• Negotiate final fee, schedule, and deliverables.
• Obtain formal authorization to proceed.
• Perform a site assessment and identify any challenges.
• Review design drawings, submittals, and RFI’s throughout and provide feedback promptly.
• Monitor and manage the project to successful completion.
• Assist with project closeout and attend a lessons-learned meeting and provide feedback.
PROJECT APPROACH Our team of data center experts keeps up with the most up to the minute technology advances and industry standards, as is AlfaTech’s goal to provide each client with the most cutting edge design services tailored to meet their needs now and for any future changing requirements. We know that from project to project, many of the tried-and-true design approaches can help ensure a successful outcome; but as no two projects are exactly alike, our approach must be customized to the individual specifics of each project. For this project, our initial step is to use our custom data center project planning questionnaire to determine the key project goals and success factors and then to use these factors as the touchstone against which all future decisions are made. Data center programming is fundamental in understanding the true business requirements and ensuring the design, and ultimately the construction, meets the business and end-user needs. AlfaTech has developed an extensive data center programming process and methodology that combines IT and Facilities requirements and objectives into a collaborative approach. The programming process consists of individual and/or group interviews, collaboration workshops combined with industry best practices. The programming effort produces a formal Owner Program Requirements (OPR) document that is then used throughout the design and construction process to maintain alignment with the defined business objectives and requirements. DATA CENTER PROGRAMMING
The OPR Development Process is intended to facilitate collaboration between stakeholders and bridge Facilities and IT organizations by aligning individual departmental objectives with overarching business requirements and strategies. An effective OPR is organized into the following sections: Business Requirements – Defines how the data center will support and or enable the business to meet the goals and objectives for the enterprise, focus on applications, service levels, and business impact. Functional Requirements – Based on business requirements, defines the capacity, reliability, efficiency, scalability, and modularity required to meet business needs. Technical Requirements – Focused on IT, defines the requirements that drive plans for network, servers, and storage that will ultimately be supported. Strategies around these technologies have significant impacts on design considerations. Operational Requirements – Focus on Facilities and Operations. Defines support strategies, physical security, maintenance, and operational requirements for a successful facility. Design Considerations – Based on all of the above, the design considerations serve as instructions to the design team to point them in the right direction. This section includes all required design disciplines. While AlfaTech has the capability and experience to take clients from concept to move-in, we believe the most important step in this process is initial programming. This is where the true business requirements are defined and put into proper perspective regarding competing priorities such as budget, schedule, or location. The programming process guides our clients through all necessary considerations to effectively define data center needs and capabilities. This is often measured with parameters such as size, capacity, reliability, efficiency, scalability, and sustainability. The process we have developed combines years of both Facilities and IT experience into an effective Data Center planning methodology.
Location : The philosophy of design must take into account local weather and atmospheric conditions as well as utilities. Weather conditions of extreme cold or hot ambient temperatures, humidity, and other considerations such as high atmospheric dust content in farming communities will need to be accounted for in the design. Utility data such as power capacity, reliability, and cost; and similar information for data fiber, fuel oil, water … etc. Local building codes may have a large impact on the types of HVAC systems allowed (efficiency), Power generator operational hours and pollution control, sound level, and structural design requirements. Redundancy : The philosophy of redundancy must be based on and satisfy the operating philosophy of the data center company. Therefore, if the data center operating philosophy is to mirror all data between two distant sites, the loss of power, a large earthquake, or other such events, would require the operation to be run from a second site. This condition would require a lesser level of redundancy than an independent site requiring all redundancy to be located on-site which requires consideration for equipment redundancy when a generator or other major piece of equipment is down for maintenance. incorporated into the Basis of Design for a given property providing building flexibility, along with local code requirements, building owner requirements, city requirements, and needs of any co-inhabitants in the building. This might include separation of batteries into dedicated rooms, EMF considerations, rack/row lengths, racks or cabinets to house servers, floor and roof seismic loading limits, raised floor height considerations, security concept, equipment access to data floor, generator, and equipment yard sighting on a given lot, or other requirements. Interestingly, many clients are moving away from using raised floors. The overall concept of the data center usually starts with the definition of operator philosophy on wire management such as data routes and power routes above or below raised floor or split; type of power distribution and power usage of a typical server rack. Space Allocation : Each data center operator/owner will have a desired operational layout concept that must be
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Location : The philosophy of design must take into account local weather and atmospheric conditions as well as utilities. Weather conditions of extreme cold or hot ambient temperatures, humidity, and other considerations such as high atmospheric dust content in farming communities will need to be accounted for in the design. Utility data such as power capacity, reliability, and cost; and similar information for data fiber, fuel oil, water … etc. Local building codes may have a large impact on the types of HVAC systems allowed (efficiency), Power generator operational hours and pollution control, sound level, and structural design requirements. Redundancy : The philosophy of redundancy must be based on and satisfy the operating philosophy of the data center company. Therefore, if the data center operating philosophy is to mirror all data between two distant sites, the loss of power, a large earthquake, or other such events, would require the operation to be run from a second site. This condition would require a lesser level of redundancy than an independent site requiring all redundancy to be located on-site which requires consideration for equipment redundancy when a generator or other major piece of equipment is down for maintenance. incorporated into the Basis of Design for a given property providing building flexibility, along with local code requirements, building owner requirements, city requirements, and needs of any co-inhabitants in the building. This might include separation of batteries into dedicated rooms, EMF considerations, rack/row lengths, racks or cabinets to house servers, floor and roof seismic loading limits, raised floor height considerations, security concept, equipment access to data floor, generator, and equipment yard sighting on a given lot, or other requirements. Interestingly, many clients are moving away from using raised floors. The overall concept of the data center usually starts with the definition of operator philosophy on wire management such as data routes and power routes above or below raised floor or split; type of power distribution and power usage of a typical server rack. Space Allocation : Each data center operator/owner will have a desired operational layout concept that must be
Power Systems : The philosophy of design for the data center power systems is either a radial or a distributed distribution system. Radial systems are used less frequently and typically on smaller facilities of less than 4,000 amps because of the high cost and size of equipment above 4,000 amps. Distributed distribution systems provide the opportunity to disperse power and keep equipment under 3000 amps and generator sets to a maximum size of 2 megawatts. The distributed distribution system is more reliable since a single point of failure will not necessarily bring down an entire system. A distributed system must be properly designed to include UPS loads, and HVAC loads to generator ability to start these loads. HVAC loads must be evenly spread across the distributed power busses to balance loads and ensure that all HVAC units serving an area are not taken offline when one bus goes down. Owner preference may be for use of PDUs or individual transformers and panels to distribute power to power strips on individual racks. Monitoring and power management can be done at rack level or 480-volt level with significant cost variation. HVAC Systems : The philosophy of design for the data center cooling systems is primarily dependent on three things: local codes; the physical restraints and opportunities of the facilities such as the ability to place equipment in an exterior yard or on the roof; and the preferences of the data center operator. AlfaTech designs have included: on floor CRAC units with DX cooling in yards and on roofs; CRAH units with chilled water cooling using both air-cooled chillers and dry coolers located in yards and on roofs; rooftop air-cooled package air handling units serving air through duct down to underfloor; interior mezzanine located air handlers with ducted air down to the floor; rooftop air cooled chillers to provide cooling; and floor-mounted built-up air handlers supplying air underfloor. The ideal power-efficient system will incorporate air-side and/or liquid-side economizers to use free cooling, such as fluid-to-fluid heat exchangers, dry coolers, or pumped refrigerant economizers used instead of compressor based systems whenever feasible. Cooling towers and other evaporative-based cooling solutions are a problem due to the necessity of using and storing large quantities of water. If a large source of water is
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available, such as a lake or groundwater wells, this is a plausible option. Air discharge pattern to the underfloor or into cabinets can present design problems if improperly implemented, as the venturi effect can pull air from the data room back under the raised floor. Full hot and cold airstream containment strategies are favored whenever feasible to support efficient critical cooling air distribution. Particularly high power density facilities may even warrant direct liquid-based cooling instead of the more traditional air-based approaches. This is accomplished with liquid-on-the-chip, cold-plate, and liquid immersion cooling systems. At the onset of the project, AlfaTech will present a single point of contact that will coordinate the internal MEP/Technology team as well as be the direct day-to-day contact. Nathan Kirby, PE, ATD, LEED AP BD+C is our Mission Critical Practice Leader. He has over 17 years in the industry and he leads the project technical team who have extensive experience working with high-end data center programming and design projects. AlfaTech routinely operates at different levels of similar style design teams on international data center projects and therefore uniquely understand the roles and responsibilities of each team member. In our role as supporting team members to the Coordinated Project Delivery Team, our role is to serve as the Data Center subject matter expert to support and facilitate the flow of information from the client to the design team members. Where necessary, our expertise is used to advise and recommend strategies and approaches to design based on our extensive industry experience.
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