Sustainable Design
A major portion of Fundament & Associates, Inc.’s body of engineering work is based on sustainable building design fundamentals. Take for example the large energy efficiency and energy conservation work that the firm has produced. Most of these projects focused on increasing and enhancing the sustainability of existing and new facilities through energy efficiency and specification of sustainable building systems. The engineering designs produced by the firm include such features as day-light harvesting, day-lighting controls, high efficiency lighting and controls, energy management systems, high efficiency HVAC, natural/passive ventilation, thermal energy storage, and specifications for sustainable systems.
The firm is recognized as a leader in the field of energy efficiency and sustainable building systems design. Fundament & Associates, Inc. is the prime consultant for the California Energy Commission for energy efficiency and sustainability of schools, institutional facilities and local governments. Additionally, the firm has completed an energy efficiency and sustainability study and report for the renowned State of California Capitol Building, which includes a new photovoltaic panel array system. Paulo Fundament, P.E.LEED, Principal, was a contributor to the “Greening of the State Capitol Building”, (Final Report Published by Rocky Mountain Group).
As a consultant for the California Energy Commission Export Program, Paulo Fundament, P.E., LEED has lectured audiences in China, Mexico, Aruba, Brazil, and the United States on matters of energy efficiency and sustainability of facilities.
The firm includes LEED Accredited Professionals, in addition to Paulo Fundament.
Notable Sustainable Design Projects
The firm's prominence and reputation is illustrated by numerous notable
projects including:
- University of California, San Diego School of Medicine Garamendi
Research Facility, new 140,000 square feet Laboratory Facility
- University of California, San Diego Powell-Focht Bioengineering
Building, new 1100,000 square feet Laboratory Facility
- San Diego Metropolitan Wastewater Environmental Monitoring
and Technical Services Laboratory
- University of California, San Diego School of Medicine MRI Brain Imaging Center
- University of California, San Diego Energy Management System
(EMS) Project, one of the largest Campus automation projects in
the US
- University of California, San Diego Basic Science Building Laboratory Renovations
- University of California, Irvine Medical Science Laboratory Conversion to Variable Air Volume Systems
- Juan Cabrillo High School, Long Beach, CA, 250,000 square feet High
School campus with joint use facilities
- World Trade Center Complex of Sao Paulo, Brazil,
Building Automation and Central Utility Plant Design, Two million
square feet facility, fourth largest WTC complex in the world.
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