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Chabot College P.E. Complex
Project Description: The family of lighting fixtures chosen can go a long way in establishing a set aesthetic character for the campus. Use lighting to promote wayfinding. Illuminate gateways and vertical surfaces to provide context for pedestrians and drivers. Integrate lighting systems with signage. - Address maintenance issues such as standardizing lamp types as much as possible, maximizing accessibility of fixtures for easier repair, optimizing lamp life, cost, and energy efficiency, and minimizing opportunities for vandalism. - The scale, form, color, and spacing of lighting elements should be cohesive campus-wide and compatible with the designs of other site elements such as planting, architecture, and signage. This concept of a “family of fixtures” should be applied to the major open spaces.- The Lighting Plan contained in this section summarizes the overall design approach. Each possible future project should provide smooth transitions between zones of different light intensities. Zones of varying levels of brightness based on the diagram should be implemented. The lighting solution should provide an appropriate balance of light and level of comfort, with the actual quantity of light (i.e. number of footcandles) as a guideline. Special attention should be paid to providing a visually comfortable transition from one area to the next. |
Ford Elementary School
Project Description: Moving towards sustainable design, Ken Rubitsky & Associates provided full electrical engineering design services for the new Ford Elementary School campus in Richmond, California. The project is designed to LEED Gold for schools standards, 50 CHPS points and 48 DSA HPI points. This new 62,500 SF, 2-story wood frame replacement school is situated on a small existing urban site designed by Sally Swanson Architects to accommodate approximately 500 students. Construction is now underway, find out more at Windwood Designs |
State of California Central Plant
Project Description: This project provided a set of electrical design-build criteria documents for a major renovation for the State of California’s Central Plant at 625 Q Street in Sacramento California. The documents included design criteria for new electrical service at 4,160V; emergency and normal power electrical distribution systems; power management and controls; fire alarm system; UPS power; interior and exterior lighting systems; and the implementation of a 3 MW steam turbine generator. The project parameters included achieving a LEED Silver rating for the project. Owner: State of California Owner Contact: Mr. Nik Karlsson, DGS Project Director Department of General Services 707 Third Street, Suite 3-305 West Sacramento, CA 95605 (916) 376-1692 |
