Cornish College of the Arts – Student Housing (High-rise), Seattle WA

Project Type: New Construction   

Size: 157,000-ft²

Description: Project includes a 20-story high-rise tower, with 224 dorm style rooms.   Design includes full network utility design/coordination with serving utility, full and simultaneous design and clash detection Revit 3D model implementation as well as design of other building systems including mechanical, normal power, lighting, lighting controls and high-rise smoke control emergency power systems.   


Cornish College of the Arts - Lenora Square Remodel * ─ Seattle, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size: 118,000-ft²

Description: Project includes extensive remodel of the existing 7-story, 1000 Lenora Square high-rise building, complete with the creation of performing arts studios for dance and theatre, a full student library, art gallery space, wood shop, sculpture, and painting classrooms, student common areas, and faculty administration offices.  Design includes updating challenging existing electrical service modifications, full power and lighting design, and full compliance with the new Seattle Energy Code.  Design build assist project for a new 4000A service to the existing historical building including new Seattle City Light Vault, new exterior switchgear, rearrangement and reconnection of the existing building power distribution system and future provisions infrastructure.


Cornish College of the Arts - Sons of Norway * ─ Seattle, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size: 20,000-ft²

Description: Project includes renovation of existing Sons of Norway building into a black box theater to support the Cornish College campus.  Design includes new utility electrical service, full power and general lighting design, design and coordination of all specialty theatrical and house lighting along with associated DMX controls utilizing theatrical lightbars.


Cornish College of the Arts ─ Seattle, WA

Project Type: Photometric Study

Size:  n/a 

Description: Project includes study of proper and adequate light levels for the variety of student and activity areas involved in the school's renovation.   Cornish's design strategy models light levels prior to construction.


University of Washington - Johnson Hall ─ Seattle, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size: 70,000-ft²

Description: Project includes extensive seismic upgrades of the existing Earth Sciences teaching building: two lecture halls' audio-visual equipment upgrades, audio-visual upgrades through all classrooms; new audio-visual equipment and infrastructure for future equipment replacement.  All new systems and infrastructure were concealed to maintain the historic appearance.   Design includes replacing the existing electrical service, adding an emergency distribution connected to the campus 2400V emergency generator distribution system, full power and lighting design for all remodel spaces, and full compliance with the Seattle Energy Code.


University of Washington - Miller Hall, Suite 222 Deans Office Remodel ─ Seattle, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size: 16,300-ft²

Description: Project includes University of Washington Information School remodel and expansion.  Incorporating 6,300-ft² on the ground level of Bloedel Hall accommodating research staff and classrooms and approximately 10,000-ft² of space in Mary Gates for support of student faculty activities.


University of Washington, Bothell - Science and Academic Building ─ Bothell, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size: n/a

Description: Project includes adding new electrical equipment to existing building.  Review project and engineering stamp.


Journeyman/Apprentice Training and Education Center (JATC)* ─ Renton, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size: 70,000-ft²

Description: Project includes extensive renovation of two buildings for the new training and education center.  Design includes service upgrades to office space and training/education facilities for welding, motor simulation, controls and other related training.


Cle Elum School District - Music Room ─ Cle Elum, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size: n/a

Description: Project includes review of modular building plans, engineering stamp on plans for submittal to the State of Washington for review


Northwest School Renovation* ─ Seattle, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size: 64,900-ft²

Description: Project includes complete renovation of 45,900-ft²  and 19,000-ft² expansion of the historic school including classroom spaces, library, dance studio and computer lab areas.  Design includes electrical service upgrade, an elevator addition, new Seattle Energy Code compliant lighting throughout and full fire alarm design.


BH Chestnut Hill Academy II ─ Bellevue, WA

Project TypeNew Construction

Size: 45,000-ft²

Description: Project includes a 3-story private school serving kindergarten through 8th grade.  Design includes power, lighting, communication/data, security, public address and master clock system.


Bethel High School Review ─ Seattle, WA

Project Type: Renovation

Size: 40,000-ft²

Description: Project includes BrN’s contribution to a peer review team as value engineers.  The project’s budget reduction was a two million dollar goal.  Design review includes detailed design options and cost evaluations for various electrical-related items as part of an overall design effort to decrease the budget by two million dollars


Lummi Youth Academy ─ Bellingham, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size: 28,000-ft²

Description: Project includes Phase II expansion of original building to include second residential wing and classroom wing with some remodel to tie into existing building.  Design includes full power distribution, lighting and furniture power/tele/data connections.


Seattle Pacific University (SPU) - Haller Lake ─ Seattle, WA

Project Type: New Construction

Size: 6,000-ft²

Description: Project includes modular steel building on existing Haller Lake SPU site.  Design includes new utility (Seattle City Light) service coordination, application and development of electrical criteria documents.


Seattle University - Connelly Gym ─ Seattle, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size: n/a

Description: Project includes multiple tenant improvements upgrades within the existing gymnasium building  including locker room remodels, gymnasium lighting upgrades, addition of 2nd floor A/V closet, and the addition of a new exterior entrance canopy/ramp for easier access to facility.  Design includes standard power, lighting/lighting controls and low voltage design for remodel tenant areas along with interception of existing infrastructure and upgrade of existing gymnasium lighting controls.


 Seattle University Nursing School, James Tower Life Science Building ─ Seattle, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size: 18,850-ft²

Description: Project includes education and training environment for the nursing program, complete with an interactive, 24-bed mock-up patient training core with supporting simulation, exam and classroom spaces.  Design includes full L&I Factory Assembled Structure (FAS) and City of Seattle (DPD) plan review/submittal delineating division of electrical work between modular factory and on-site general contractor.


Seattle University Generator Upgrade ─ Seattle, WA

Project TypeTenant Improvement

Size: n/a 

Description: Project includes replacement/upgrade emergency generator for existing campus student housing high-rise building.  Design includes client/AHJ liaison and facilitator for negotiating upgrade requirements for an existing non-compliant code condition. Other design elements include demand analysis of existing load information, generator sizing/modeling and engineering documentation for final generator replacement.


Bright Horizons - Daytona Electrical Due Diligence ─ Redmond, WA

Project Type: Renovation

Size: 20,000-ft²

Description: Project includes remodel to meet requirements for Bright Horizons daycare and the minimum requirements of the Washington State Energy Code.  Design includes lighting replacements, new addressable fire alarm system, and new devices as required by City of Redmond’s fire alarm requirements for a Type I occupancy building.


Bright Horizons Daycare Facility - West 8 Tower ─ Seattle, WA

Project Type: New Construction

Size: 13,000-ft²

Description: Project includes a daycare facility in a new shell space of a high-rise, mixed use tower.  Design includes full power, indoor and outdoor (playground) lighting, fire alarm system, voice/data, security/access control, coordination with mechanical systems, and construction administration.  BrN’s electrical specifications include budget testing for optimal constructability.


Bright Horizons Daycare Facility - Perry Children's Center ─ Olympia, WA

Project Type: Renovation

Size: 6,000-ft²

Description: Project includes build out of a daycare facility in compliance with Bright Horizons standard building requirements, complete with a demolition package to make way for remodel.  Design includes full power and lighting design, voice/data, security/access control system, new fire alarm integrated into building’s existing fire alarm system, and coordination with mechanical systems.


Northeastern University - Satellite Campus ─ Seattle, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size: 5,500-ft²

Description: Project includes construction of a new learning and conference center centrally located in the South Lake Union neighborhood.   Northeastern University is a Boston-based top tier global research university and the recognized leader in experimental learning.  The Seattle location gives students alternating periods of classroom study with periods of professional work related to their career path.  Design includes LEED certified project with complete power systems design, lighting design coordination, and lighting controls design for multi-use spaces and daylight harvesting.


Commodore Middle School HVAC Replacement ─ Bainbridge Island, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size: n/a

Description: Project includes interior and exterior lighting, power for general purpose receptacles and power for heating.  Design to include new feeder from the apparatus building to an existing house on the property to replace the existing service.  An additional conduit designed to extend the telephone/data/comm cabling between the house and the apparatus building.


BISD Ordway Elementary Portable ─ Poulsbo, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement 

Size: n/a

Description: Project includes documentation for L&I review to install a fourth portable classroom next to three existing portable classrooms.  Design includes development of a site plan and one-line diagram, 12 months billing demand information and calculations on existing distribution panel for Department of Planning to prove new portable does not overload the system.


Ordway School Mechanical Replacement ─ Bainbridge Island, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size: 1,800-ft²

Description: Project includes replacement of the existing mechanical systems in the administration building with Department of Labor and Industries plan review for electrical permit.


Bainbridge Island School District  303 Oven Install ─ Bainbridge Island, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement 

Size: n/a

Description: Project includes electrical distribution from an existing building to a new transformer to transform 208V 3 phase to 240/120V 3 phase and a new panel for the 240V 3 phase loads.  New loads consist of a 240V 3 phase oven, vacuum pump and blower motor.  Design includes calculation of existing service loads and new service loads to prove the existing service is not overloaded based on 12 month utility company billing information for L&I review.


Bainbridge Island School District Transportation Remodel 30 Day Monitoring ─ Bainbridge Island, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size: n/a

Description: Project includes 30-day monitoring of 600A main service panel for the transportation building.  Design includes generating a report to L&I for the additional of a new panel.


North Whidbey Island Middle School* ─ Oak Harbor, WA

Project Type: New Construction

Size: 45-classrooms

Description: Project includes new middle school.  Design includes complete electrical service, lighting, fire alarm/life safety, intercom/public address and the data/communications infrastructure design.


Robert Gray Elementary School* ─ Longview, WA

Project Type: New Construction

Size: 24-classrooms

Description: Project includes new elementary school.  Design includes complete electrical service, lighting, fire alarm/life safety, intercom/public address and the data/communications infrastructure design.


Whittier Elementary School* ─ Seattle, WA

Project Type: New Construction

Size: 20-classrooms

Description: Project includes new elementary school.  Design includes complete electrical service, lighting, fire alarm/life safety, intercom/public address and the data/communications infrastructure design.


St. Helens Elementary School* ─ Longview, WA

Project Type: New Construction

Size: 20-classrooms

Description: Project includes new elementary school.  Design includes complete electrical service, lighting, fire alarm/life safety, intercom/public address and the data/communications infrastructure design.


Western Washington University - PW572 Biology Faculty Office/Lab ─ Bellingham, WA

Project Type: Renovation

Size: 1-classroom

Description: Project includes engineering and construction support to remodel an existing classroom into laboratory and office space.  Design includes new lighting and controls, branch circuiting of new electrical and mechanical devices, extension of existing fire alarm system, and the addition of loads to the existing standby generator system.


Olympic High School Welding ─ Poulsbo, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size: 1-classroom

Description: Project includes electrical improvements for a weld shop remodel.  Design includes relocation and addition of kilns, ovens, welding equipment, supporting environmental equipment, existing electrical service modifications and full power and lighting design.


South Kitsap High School (SKHS) Shop Classroom ─ Port Orchard, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size: n/a

Description: Project includes addition of new laser cutting machine and welder station to existing shop classroom.  Design includes additional load and distribution equipment required for submittal to Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.


Sumner Elementary- Constructability Review ─ Sumner, WA

Project Type: Constructability Review

Size: n/a

Description: Project includes facilities constructability review.  Project includes review of construction set for construction problems to allow consultants to correct and issue as final construction documents.


North Mason High School - Constructability Review ─ Mason County, WA

Project Type: Assessment

Size: n/a

Description: Project includes review of construction set for construction problems to allow consultants to correct and issue as final construction documents.


Decatur High School - Science Classroom Improvements ─ Federal Way, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size: n/a

Description: Design includes updated power, lighting, energy code compliant lighting controls and modifications to building systems including intercom, clock and fire alarm.


Cle Elum School District - Music Room ─ Cle Elum, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size: n/a

Description: Project includes review of modular building plans, engineering stamp on plans for submittal to the State of Washington for review.


Saghalie - Middle School Lab ─ Federal Way, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size: 2,000-ft²

Description: Project includes conversion of Home-Education / Sewing classroom into a Science classroom.  Design includes updated power, lighting, energy code compliant lighting controls and modifications to building systems including intercom, clock and fire alarm.


Saghalie - Middle School TAFA Lab ─ Federal Way, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size: 1,200-ft²

Description: Project includes additional power branch circuits and low voltage capacity to support added laboratory equipment.  Design includes channel raceway/equipment space planning and demand load analysis to prove the additional load on the school distribution system.


Happy Valley Elementary School Value Assessment ─ Bellingham, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size: n/a

Description: Project includes review documents for design issues that can be corrected to reduce cost and improve operations.  Design includes analysis to encompass power distribution, lighting design and general purpose power.


Sacajawea Elementary School ─ Seattle, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size: n/a

Description: Project includes fast track remodeling of classrooms.  Design includes the electrical requirements for a wheelchair lift, power for (13) digital projectors and minor relocation of existing lighting for classrooms. 


Western Washington University - PW562 -Shannon Point Dormitory and Commons ─ Bellingham, WA

Project Type: Renovation

Size:  n/a 

Description: Project includes engineering and construction support for Shannon Point Dormitory upgrade and addition at Western Washington University.  Design includes preparation of all necessary energy code compliance forms, electrical design for the existing dormitory building including branch circuiting, a fire alarm system, kitchen expansion and updates to the current heating system.


Western Washington University - PW571 ES 328 Cabinetry/Countertop Replacement & Ventilation Upgrade ─ Western Washington University, WA

Project Type: Renovation

Size:  n/a 

Description: Project includes engineering and construction support to remodel an existing chemistry lab.  Design includes  tracing of existing circuits to be reused and evaluation of the existing standby generator for the addition of critical equipment loads.


Western Washington University - PW561 Performing Arts Music Library Environmental Improvements ─ Bellingham, WA

Project Type: Renovation

Size:  n/a 

Description: Project includes engineering and construction support to replace and upgrade the existing music building HVAC systems.  Design includes addition of humidification, installation of an additional AHU and modification/addition of VAV capacity to the space.


Western Washington University - Weld Shop Ventilation Upgrades ─ Bellingham, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size:  n/a 

Description: Project includes HVAC ventilation upgrades to existing weld shop work area.  Design includes upsizing and placement of new supply fan and investigation/confirmation of existing capacity in electrical distribution infrastructure.


Western Washington University - PW560 Communication Facility Server Room Cooling ─ Bellingham, WA

Project Type: Renovation

Size:  n/a 

Description: Project includes upgrade to the existing cooling unit of the server room.  Design includes removal of the existing air conditioning unit in the server room and installation of a new remote technical unit (RTU) on the roof to replace the old air conditioning unit.


Maple Lawn Elementary School ─ Sumner, WA

Project Type: Tenant Improvement

Size:  n/a 

Description: Project includes walk-through of facility confirming accuracy of panel schedules to panel and construction documents, confirm operations of lighting controls, accuracy of installed versus construction documents to create comprehensive report.


Briarwood Elementary Commissioning ─ Renton, WA

Size:  n/a 

Description: Project includes commission of electrical systems with the primary focus on accuracy of panel schedules and construction documents to as-built conditions, light controls for interior and site already verified.


Everett School District #2 - Community Resource Center Generator ─ Everett, WA

Project Type: New Construction

Size: n/a

Description: Project includes electrical commissioning services to include a standby generator.


Kent School District - TOPS Building ─ Kent, WA

Project Type: Review

Size: n/a

Description: Project includes review for proposed modular building and provide engineering stamp for submittal to the State of Washington for review.


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