Owen was retained by the California State University, Channel Islands to design the Campus Infrastructure Improvements Project. CSUCI is the 23 CSU campus, located on the site of the former Camarillo State Hospital and Development Center. The campus building inventory, turned over from hospital usage, is comprised of approximately 1.6 million sf of buildings, built from the 1930s to the 1950s. CSUCI is renovating or demolishing these buildings, and building new buildings, for classrooms, offices, library, and other University facilities. Student enrollment is expected to reach 15,000 FTEs by the year 2025. As a result, an extensive campus infrastructure is required to support this ambitious building program.
Owen is developing a new central heating and cooling plant that utilizes waste heat-generated steam from an adjacent cogeneration plant. This steam is used for generating heating hot water and chilled water in an absorption chiller. HHW and CHW are then distributed around campus in underground piping loops to provide space heating and cooling for campus buildings. Owen is also designing HVAC renovations for campus buildings for compatibly. All HVAC infrastructure is controlled by a central campus energy management system , which will be upgraded and expanded as part of this project.
Included is substantial improvements to the aging electrical infrastructure, including upgrades to a 12 kV electrical power distribution system to replace the over 40-year-old, obsolete, 4.16 kV, electrical power system. New cables and new transformers will provide reliable service and prepare the campus for future expansion.
Substantial upgrades and expansion of the telecommunications and fire alarm systems will be implemented under this project. Included is master planning of the telecommunications system for future growth, upgrades to modern standards ( CSU TIP Guidelines), and renovations due to poor installation conditions in some locations.
Upgrades and expansion to the stormwater system are being implemented, including a possible retention basin. The sanitary sewer system and water distribution system will be designed for selected improvements. Reclaimed water for use in campus irrigation systems is being extended onto campus. Natural gas distribution is being extended to areas where no service is available currently, but a academic expansion is planned.
Construction budget is $40,000,000.Improvements are scheduled to come on line in 2010.
University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA - Natural Sciences Building Unit 2, Irvine, CA
Owen teamed with Carrier Johnson and Hensel Phelps on this $44 million, five-level, laboratory facility design-build project with 136,380 sf of space. The project consists of 22,300 sf of wet laboratory and lab support space; 4,010 sf of High Energy Physics laboratory space; 2,000 sf of scholarly activity space; and 110,000 sf of office and administrative support space for the School of Biological Sciences. Included is 11,000 sf of wet laboratory and lab support and 6,275 sf of departmental office and administrative support space for the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Both wings are constructed of poured-in-place concrete. Development of the wet laboratory wing is modular and symmetrical allowing maximum adaptability for future needs and cost control.
Project has won 2005 ACI "EXCELLENCE IN USE OF CONCRETE" award; 2005 ACI "INNOVATIVE USE OF CONCRETE AWARD"; 2005 "CORNERSTONE EXCELLENCE IN USE OF CONCRETE AWARD" ; and the Southern California Construction "BEST OF 2006 AWARD OF MERIT".
Santa Ana Unified School District, Mountain View Continuation High School, Santa Ana, CA
This project is a small high school for 400 Students for the Santa Ana Unified School District, and is designed for a tiny 1.9 acre parcel and an additional 0.2 acres across the street from the school's main entrance. The latter parcel is used only for additional student parking.
The site is bounded on the north and west side by alleys which provides access to partially subterranean parking garages. These garages extend under most of the structures' two wings. A stair and elevator tower separates the garage under each wing and provides access to all levels of the school. The school has a kitchen and multipurpose room with a stage for student activities. The District wanted to include provisions for a small soccer field and outdoor basketball. Excavation from the parking garage was used to raise the level of the field to the same level as the courtyard covered walkway and lunch shelter, thereby reducing the amount of export from the site.
The school is designed to support security concerns as it is situated in one of the most heavy gang areas in Santa Ana. Numerous meetings were held with community and security forces to address these concerns. Neighborhood access to the school after hours was also addressed in the design. Construction costs $30 Million
LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE - Mission College
Owen was chosen to provide complete pre construction services for a variety of LACCD Schools.
- West LACCD Mission College Child Development Center Budget $15 million
- West LACCD Math & Science Bldg Construction Budget $30 million
- West Los Angeles College Parking Structure, Construction Budget $10 million
- Allied Health and Services Center, Construction Budget $33 million
- Mission College Health and PE Fitness Center, Construction Budget $45 million
- Mission College Family & Consumers Studies, Construction Budget $42 million
- LA Valley College Student Services, Construction Budget $16 million
- East LA College Math and Science Complex Construction Budget $46, million
- East LA College Site Alteration Construction Budget $150,000
