Laney College Theater Renovation

Major renovation of an existing 4 story Theater and classroom building on Laney College's Campus in Oakland, California. Alter Consulting Engineers served as mechanical, plumbing, and controls engineer of record for the renovation project. The mechanical scope of work included design, specification, and documentation for the conversion of the building's existing HVAC system from constant volume to variable air volume. This included replacing the buildings air handler and converting the distribution system from constant volume to variable air volume. The controls renovation included the conversion of the building's decentralized control system to the campus standardized central control system. The renovation project is expected to reduce the buildings annual energy use by 20%.

ROLE

Mechanical Engineer of Record, Plumbing Engineer of Record, Controls Engineer of Record

OWNER

Peralta College

BUILDING SQUARE FOOTAGE

40,200 SQFT

TARGET EXISTING BUILDING EUI REDUCTION

20%

PHOTO CREDIT

ELS Architecture and Urban Design