Location
San Diego, California
Owner
City of San Diego
Size
500,000 SF
Services
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Plumbing Engineering
• Technology
• Lighting & Controls
• Fire Alarm
• Construction Administration
Awards
• 2014 Project of the Year -
Sustainable/Green Buildings
- American Public Works Association (APWA)
• 2014 National Award - Library Dome
- American Institute of Steel
Construction (AISC)
• 2014 Outstanding Award in
Architectural Engineering
- American Society of Civil
Engineers(ASCE)
• 2014 Best of the Best Building
Construction – Public Works
- The Associated General Contractors of
America (AGCA)
• 2013 Best in Show “Wow!”
Award
- American Society of Concrete
Contractors (ASCC)
Eye-catching and functional!
The iconic San Diego Central Library is a massive 1-1/2 city block, 10 story tall structure in the heart of San Diego. Some of the features include a 3 story grand entrance lobby, a state of the art performing arts auditorium, an acoustically balanced sound system, a listening loop for hearing impaired, and robotic cameras to record and broadcast throughout the library and online. The building also boasts a daylight harvesting design with continuous dimming that adjusts to the amount of natural light in the space. Patrons are able to enjoy free WiFi , a garden courtyard, and lots of tech and video gadgets throughout the library.
Design Included:
• General power and lighting
• New service section
• Site lighting
• 1.5 MW diesel generator
• Emergency egress and general facility lighting
• Short circuit calculations
• Exterior and interior lighting photometric calculations