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Qualia Labs Office Finish Out: Collaboration and Understanding, Key Factors for Project Sucess
Qualia Labs is a technology firm located in South Austin that focuses on real estate solutions. Encotech provided Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing engineering for their office finish-out project. Initial engagement with the client required field meetings with base building engineers and an extensive review of the building drawings to understand building systems and their limitations.
Qualia Labs is a technology firm located in South Austin that focuses on real estate solutions. Encotech provided Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing engineering for their office finish-out project. Initial engagement with the client required field meetings with base building engineers and an extensive review of the building drawings to understand building systems and their limitations.
Early in the project, Encotech learned that the location of the base building air distribution system was in the basement. Encotech balanced the 3rd Floor distribution without adversely affecting the tenants on adjacent floors in the building. The design team performed field surveys with the base building electricians to understand the base building capabilities of the UPS and generator, which was critical in the successful tenant design. Our team determined that existing Power Distribution Units (PDUs) were suitable for re-use, which led to a streamlined design process and substantial construction cost savings for the Client.
Qualia was interested in re-using existing distribution for MEP systems on the floor. Detailed surveys confirmed the nameplate data and locations and conditions of VAV boxes. Ductwork was removed and reconfigured in the featured open-ceiling area to complement the Architectural design. The design team retooled the layout to work around an unexpected large base building atrium exhaust fan before completing the design.
Qualia encountered an unexpected need for early occupancy. Thinking quickly, the design team established an approach for phased occupancy that included a temporary egress path that required emergency lighting, fire alarm, and heating due to a perimeter exposure in one area. Encotech established a dust mitigation plan including filtration and ducted return air through the Phase 2 construction zone.
LOCATION: Austin, Texas
CLIENT: Qualia Labs
SERVICES: MEP Engineering
Qualia was interested in re-using existing distribution for MEP systems on the floor. Detailed surveys confirmed the nameplate data and locations and conditions of VAV boxes. Ductwork was removed and reconfigured in the featured open-ceiling area to complement the Architectural design. The design team retooled the layout to work around an unexpected large base building atrium exhaust fan before completing the design.
Qualia encountered an unexpected need for early occupancy. Thinking quickly, the design team established an approach for phased occupancy that included a temporary egress path that required emergency lighting, fire alarm, and heating due to a perimeter exposure in one area. Encotech established a dust mitigation plan including filtration and ducted return air through the Phase 2 construction zone.
LOCATION: Austin, Texas
CLIENT: Qualia Labs
SERVICES: MEP Engineering
Early in the project, Encotech learned that the location of the base building air distribution system was in the basement. Encotech balanced the 3rd Floor distribution without adversely affecting the tenants on adjacent floors in the building. The design team performed field surveys with the base building electricians to understand the base building capabilities of the UPS and generator, which was critical in the successful tenant design. Our team determined that existing Power Distribution Units (PDUs) were suitable for re-use, which led to a streamlined design process and substantial construction cost savings for the Client.
Qualia was interested in re-using existing distribution for MEP systems on the floor. Detailed surveys confirmed the nameplate data and locations and conditions of VAV boxes. Ductwork was removed and reconfigured in the featured open-ceiling area to complement the Architectural design. The design team retooled the layout to work around an unexpected large base building atrium exhaust fan before completing the design.
Qualia encountered an unexpected need for early occupancy. Thinking quickly, the design team established an approach for phased occupancy that included a temporary egress path that required emergency lighting, fire alarm, and heating due to a perimeter exposure in one area. Encotech established a dust mitigation plan including filtration and ducted return air through the Phase 2 construction zone.
LOCATION: Austin, Texas
CLIENT: Qualia Labs
SERVICES: MEP Engineering
Qualia was interested in re-using existing distribution for MEP systems on the floor. Detailed surveys confirmed the nameplate data and locations and conditions of VAV boxes. Ductwork was removed and reconfigured in the featured open-ceiling area to complement the Architectural design. The design team retooled the layout to work around an unexpected large base building atrium exhaust fan before completing the design.
Qualia encountered an unexpected need for early occupancy. Thinking quickly, the design team established an approach for phased occupancy that included a temporary egress path that required emergency lighting, fire alarm, and heating due to a perimeter exposure in one area. Encotech established a dust mitigation plan including filtration and ducted return air through the Phase 2 construction zone.
LOCATION: Austin, Texas
CLIENT: Qualia Labs
SERVICES: MEP Engineering
