In This Issue: Swinerton, Inc. Headquarters Receives LEED®-EB Gold Certification Metier Alliance Displays Sustainable Design Booth at The Greenbuild International Conference & Expo Portland Brewery Blocks Project Receives 2004 ARC Award from CSE Magazine Pioneer Cogeneration Installation Built in San Francisco Epitomizes Sustainable Design Glumac's Big Secret Contact Us Jack Sargent Editor-in-Chief Diana Volovelskay Editor Swinerton, Inc. Headquarters Receives LEED®-EB Gold Certification Glenn Claycomb, P.E., LEED® AP, San Francisco Associate Principal When Swinerton, Inc., a San Francisco-based construction and management company, purchased the building at 260 Townsend Street in San Francisco for its corporate headquarters, Glumac was its doubly natural choice for utilities and tenant improvement engineering. Glumac is a leader in sustainable engineering, and designed the original building twenty-five years ago. Swinerton wanted to apply their sustainable building expertise to their own project. They used sustainable demolition and construction techniques, encouraged the use of renewable materials and finishes, and supported utilities improvements to reduce energy consumption. Since the LEED®-EB program was in its pilot phase, the design and construction team of Swinerton Builders, IA Interior Architects, and Glumac worked closely together to explore opportunities in this new field. Metier Alliance Displays Sustainable Design Booth at The Greenbuild International Conference & Expo Diana Volovelskay, San Francisco Marketing Coordinator The entire Metier Alliance, consisting of Glumac, ccrd partners, and Lincolne Scott, publicly presented their joint services at the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo in Portland, Oregon. We displayed our dedication to maintaining sustainable design with an impressive 20 foot by 20 foot booth that included reusable scaffolding donated by Sunbelt Scaffolding, thanks to Hoffman Construction and Operations Manager Troy Slosser. Hoffman Construction also contributed a center cement-like column, recycled wheat board pedestals designed by Ken Ambrosini, and raised access flooring provided by (ATG) Advanced Technology Group. We also provided space for the City of Portland. Portland Brewery Blocks Project Receives 2004 ARC Award from CSE Magazine Glumac's Brewery Blocks project received the 2004 ARC Award from Consulting Specifying Engineer Magazine. The award celebrates an outstanding achievement in M/E/P design that advances, cultivates and reinvigorates the field of engineering. Two unique and significant features help this project merit the honor. First, the buildings in this large-scale project are all registered with the U.S. Green Building Council for some level of LEED® certification, which is rare for any speculative mixed-used development. Second, an important goal of the project was to integrate the new buildings with the existing historic structures in order to preserve the historic and cultural sense of place. Pioneering Cogeneration Installation Built in San Francisco Epitomizes Sustainable Design Paul Tiña, LEED® AP, San Francisco Associate A cogeneration installation for twin high-rise towers in San Francisco addresses the regional concern about utility power congestion, rates, energy savings and paybacks. The cogen system in One Market Plaza was the first of its kind in San Francisco, and it was among the first on-site power systems to be interconnected to the utility grid in full compliance with Pacific Gas & Electric's (PG&E) Rule 21 Interconnection Standards. Glumac's Big Secret Jim Graham, Technology Integration Specialist Glumac has been keeping a secret, even from their own engineers! While "TI" is short for "Tenant Improvement", it can also mean "Technology Integration". Glumac has a whole team dedicated to Technology Integration. For many years, Glumac has been providing core building systems engineering for "the big three", M, E & P, also known as Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing engineering. However, as in the rest of the world, engineering changes, and technology seems to keep touching every phase of what we do. So, being the progressive firm that we are, we added "TI" to the MEP! So you ask, "What exactly is Technology Integration?" and more importantly, "Why do we need such a thing!" Before we answer that, let us ask a rather rudimentary question. Would you build a high-rise without an architect, or a house without a plan? Of course not! With that in mind, combined with the ever-increasing amount of technology in the world, wouldn't technology be something that needs to be designed or engineered as well? We think so! And Glumac would be happy to help you with this facet of your project. Contact Us!  Contact us at the numbers below or via email at: info@glumac.com Seattle - 206.262.1010 1325 4th Avenue, Suite 1515 Seattle, WA, 98101 Portland - 503.227.5280 320 SW Washington Street Suite 200 Portland, OR 97204 Sacramento - 916.362.9394 10419 Old Placerville Road #250 Sacramento, CA 95827 San Francisco - 415.398.7667 150 California Street, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA, 94111 Los Angeles - 949.833.8190 16735 Von Karman Ave., Suite 250 Irvine CA, 92606       We want to keep you up to date on relevant engineering news that may affect the way you design, build and maintain your buildings. We value your privacy. 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