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Consulting
West has been providing quality, cost effective engineering services
to the Architectural community since 1983. Our unique combination
of young talent and mature professionals ensures and effective team
approach to design, problem solving and project management. Our
Westlake village location permits us to be extremely responsive
to our clients, even on very short notice.
Our technical staff consists of skilled professionals with twenty to thirty years of experience in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. Consulting West has designed over 12 million square feet of Educational, Medical, Research Laboratory and Student Housing facilities. By applying innovative technologies, we provide our clients with buildings that are able to meet the ever-changing demands of today’s building systems without compromising energy efficiency or reliability. Consulting West strives to provide clients with efficient and cost effective professional design and engineering services by following strict cost control procedures and adhering to performance schedules. We believe in total quality management as the foundation for a well-run organization. Our philosophy in quality control requires that our principal in charge review each project for completeness and accuracy of plans, calculations and specifications. All of our Project Mangers, as well as our Principal in charge, are mature professionals educated in multi disciplinary fields, including Structural, Mechanical, Plumbing and Electrical Engineering. Our very interactive in-house design teams readily and effectively address system coordination issues, thus saving our clients both time and money. During construction, our experts are available to help address the questions and issues that inevitably arise. We typically work hand-in-hand with the general contractor, subcontractors and facility personnel to ensure that all players understand not only the design requirements but also the underlying reasons for these requirements, Understanding ‘why’ is as important as understanding ‘how’ when working with today’s technologies. Commissioning and training are also very important and Consulting West has the expertise and experience to provide these vital services. Preparation and execution of acceptance testing protocol has been a key factor in the success of many of our recent projects. Training, both project-specific and generic, is an ongoing service provided by several members of our technical staff. The above approach has proven itself repeatedly over the years. Recent projects include such diverse technologies as ‘defrostless’ long-term cold storage; an EMI/RFI- shielded biomedical examination facility, constant-discharge-velocity VAV exhaust systems and numerous hazardous-location laboratory and storage facilities, as well as a large number of architectural unique residential projects. The following pages provide some examples of some of these projects and systems. Thank you for considering Consulting West! We look forward to working with you. |
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the project progresses, we review each aspect of the design for
alternative systems to ensure that it will provide optimal performance
and maintain the best value for the user. "Life cycle cost"
and "initial cost" impacts are discussed with the client
before the final decisions are made. Our staff's diverse experience can provide a vast array of ideas and alternative solutions. Architectural firms and clients often turn to us for peer review and value engineering. We take the same wide-angle view toward other architectural firm's projects as we do our own. Once we understand the principal objectives to the project, we analyze each component to obtain the best systems available at the lowest overall costs. Many of our clients such as The University of California Los Angeles, have benefited from our talent and saved a considerable amount of money as the result of our creativity. |
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Consulting
West is fully equipped with a state of the art computer aided system.
High-speed computers at every employee's workstation, provides our
clients with integrated architectural and engineering documents.
Equipped with the latest versions of Auto-Cad and 3-D software,
we are capable of producing drawings in both two-dimensional and
photo quality three dimensional color images. Our computer hardware
systems include both color and monochrome plotters for large drawings.
We utilize several types of printers. Our engineering software packages include "Elite" programs for calculating design loads. Our solar design software provides us with the capability of analytically and graphically modeling the effects of glazing on the building's heating and cooling system. Project deadlines and milestones are maintained with the aid of various scheduling programs. Cost opinions and building materials are tabulated electronically through the use of spreadsheets and graphic charts to ensure accuracy. |
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Consulting
West strongly supports the progress being made toward the reduction
of energy consumption. Natural day lighting and passive heating
and cooling concepts are evaluated to determine if they are appropriate
for each project. Consulting West has a unique ability to approach natural day lighting and solar design from a "human life" point of view. The result of this balance between form and function is a comprehensive design solution that is fully integrated into the building's systems. An energy management system capable of monitoring and controlling the lighting and mechanical systems can be provided. Natural ventilation and cooling concepts can also be introduced to supplement the use of high efficiency equipment. Opportunities to take advantage of concrete mass for thermal storage will be explored, as well as determining the most appropriate use of insulation. Ease of operation and maintenance are considered as well. A final comprehensive design solution will be developed to ensure an effective reduction of energy consumption. |
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Consulting
West takes a proactive approach to quality control. One of our methods
is to create drawings that incorporate all aspects of the design.
These drawings indicate the relationship of ductwork piping, electrical
conduit and architectural elements on a single drawing. This approach
enables us to avoid costly change orders that may occur during construction. The "fresh eyes" concept is another method we use to assure total quality control. Not only are documents reviewed by the department in which they were created, we also have our principals review the documents for each of the other disciplines this approach ensures that all departments are cognizant of work being provided by others that may affect their design. Our professional design team is educated in the fields of architectural, mechanical, plumbing and electrical engineering. This broader cross training enables us to more effectively solve design issues and conflicts, saving our client's time and money. |
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