$368 Million Southern California Consolidation Project for California Air Resources Board Awarded to Design-Build Team of Hensel Phelps | ZGF | Affiliated Engineers, Inc.

RIVERSIDE, Calif., Feb. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Department of General Services (DGS) has awarded the new Southern California Consolidation project for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to the design-build team of Hensel Phelps, ZGF Architects LLP (ZGF), and Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI). The $368 million, 380,000-square-foot, 19-acre project will be located in Riverside near the UC Riverside campus. It will be one of the largest and most advanced vehicle emissions testing and research facilities in the world, and the largest true zero net energy facility of its type in the world?generating more energy than it uses.

Consolidating the organization's five existing locations, currently spread throughout Los Angeles, into a single location, the state-of-the-art facility will house more than 400 employees and include an extended range of dedicated test cells, an advanced chemistry laboratory, workspace for accommodating new test methods for future generations of vehicles, space for developing enhanced onboard diagnostics and portable emissions measurement systems, offices, visitor reception and education areas, a media center, flexible conference areas, and a large public auditorium.

The facility and campus will be designed and built to reach the highest possible levels of measured sustainability, with the intention to achieve LEED Platinum certification and to meet California's CALGreen Tier 2 threshold for overall sustainability and energy efficiency.

The unique design will provide a seamless consolidation and integration of the office program into a three-story, pinwheel-shaped building. Vertical connectivity will increase proximity and interaction between departments, while horizontal circulation will provide links with testing areas, support space, and laboratories, resulting in greater flexibility and collaboration. This pinwheel concept creates a Central Command Control area that forms the nexus of the new CARB campus. The high-performance campus will feature abundant open and green spaces, as well as nature walks for al fresco breaks and informal meetings alike.

About the Hensel Phelps | ZGF | AEI Design-Build Team
Hensel Phelps
Hensel Phelps is recognized as one of the premier general contracting firms in the United States since 1937, specializing in planning, building, and managing facilities in every building sector, including healthcare, aviation, higher education, federal, and justice. Hensel Phelps has been an engaged community partner in the Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego markets for over 35 years.

ZGF
ZGF is a design firm with an intentionally diverse portfolio, including healthcare and research facilities, academic buildings, mixed-use developments, corporate campuses, museums, transportation facilities, and eco-districts. ZGF has been honored with the American Institute of Architects' highest honor, the Architecture Firm Award, and was ranked in Architect Magazine's Top 50 architectural firms list as the No. 1 firm overall and for sustainability in 2016 and again in 2017.

AEI
Ranked as the No. 1 Science & Technology engineering firm in the U.S. (BD+C MEP Giants), Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI) is a leading U.S.-based multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm that plans, designs, and delivers high-performance engineered systems for technically complex building and utility infrastructure projects. The firm specializes in the industrial test and manufacturing, research, energy production and distribution, higher education, healthcare, mission-critical and sustainability markets.

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