Commercial Engineering Projects

InFocus Headquarters

Interface designed and commissioned mechanical and electrical systems at InFocus Global Headquarters, a Class A building that met Portland General Electric’s standards for an “Earth Advantage”® building. Optimal energy savings and employee comfort were paramount during the design process. Employees helped produce a lighting design that uses less than 80 percent than that allowed by code. On the mechanical side, Interface designed an energy-efficient variable air volume HVAC system that recovers plenum heat for space heating needs. The outside air ventilation system is monitored and controlled with airflow stations placed away from pollutant sources, ensuring that indoor air quality standards are consistently maintained, as well as CO2 sensors to control over-ventilation, which wastes energy. High efficiency air filters were also used instead of standard filters. Other energy-saving mechanical features include low-flow plumbing fixtures to reduce water consumption by 15 percent. To ensure its systems were installed correctly and would function as designed, Interface commissioned the building before and after occupancy. In commissioning this building, Interface made several adjustments to the HVAC control and lighting systems and fine-tuned balancing to improve comfort conditions and reduce energy consumption.

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