4000 MacArthur is a Class A office facility located in Newport Beach, CA. The facility consists of two, ten-story buildings totaling 375,000 rentable square feet, situated within the 179-acre Koll Center at the intersection of MacArthur Boulevard and Jamboree Road.
Before Computrols started the project, the buildings’ owner was frustrated with the lack of control they had over the current building automation system. Despite having a service contract, the building was still running inefficiently. Providing a comfortable and healthy working environment had become a daily challenge due to the lack of the data and histories provided by the existing system. Subsequently, the building engineers were receiving between 20 and 30 hot/cold calls per day from tenants.
Rather than replacing the system in its entirety and starting from scratch, Computrols integrated to the existing system utilizing our flagship Computrols Building Automation Software (CBAS) and X-line controllers. This integration solution enabled Computrols to communicate to the existing proprietary controllers.
Unlike other building automation systems, the Computrols’ platform automatically polls all points at all times providing continuous real-time data. More importantly, the system saves this data so that it can always be referenced. This level of resolution provides invaluable feedback to the building operators. Operators can utilize this data to develop strategies that optimize building functions making for an efficient, healthy, and comfortable working environment.
The Computrols team that completed the project did not simply install the system and leave; they arrived early and stayed late nearly every day in order to gain a better understanding of the buildings’ operations at different times of the day. The team completely reprogrammed and recommissioned both buildings. As a part of the reprogramming process, the team collaborated with building operators to utilize the insight that was gained through the recommissioning and install process to optimize building operations. Based on the savings already achieved through reducing the properties’ energy consumption, Computrols expects a payback period of fewer than 3 months.
Prior to the system being completely installed, the buildings’ engineering team saw savings based on control strategies implemented by the Computrols team. They also saw their hot and cold calls practically eliminated.
The engineering team has since made optimizations themselves enabled by the simplicity of CBAS and the sheer number of data points they now have access to. The team is now trending data and seeing real-time results.
Case 1: 280 Trumbull Street, Hartford, Connecticut
Location:
Located at the corner of Trumbull and Church Street in Hartford’s Central Business District.
Project Description:
280 Trumbull Street is a 29-story Class A office tower located in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. Constructed in 1984, the property underwent a full renovation in 1998- 99 with over $2 million in capital improvements. Voted 1999-2000 BOMA Building of the Year, 280 Trumbull Street features the largest Class A floor plates in the CBD.
Total Size:
619,935 square feet
Building Automation Systems:
Computrols CBAS
1400 Smith Street
Case 2: 1400 Smith Street, Houston, Texas
Location:
Houston Central Business District
Building Management Company:
Lincoln Property Company
Project Description:
This 50-story office building constructed in 1983 was formerly the headquarters of Enron, America’s largest natural gas company during the 1990s. One of the icons of the Houston skyline, in the blazing Texas sun it reflects light in all directions.
Total Size:
1,248,841 square-feet
Building Automation Systems:
Computrols CBAS
AOL Campus
Case 3: AOL Campus
Location:
22000 AOL Way, Dulles, Virginia. Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated area located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area.
Project Description:
The 2.2 million square foot master plan includes 12 buildings and seven parking structures, set in a natural landscape.
Total Size:
2.2 million square feet
Building Automation Systems:
Computrols CBAS Energy Management System, Siemens Interface
Pan American Life Center
Case 4: Pan American Life Center
Location:
601 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. Downtown New Orleans
Building Management Company:
Jones Lang LaSalle
Project Description:
This 28-story office building in the New Orleans Central Business District utilizes a unique architectural design that offers many more corner office availabilities than a traditional building design. This project included a retrofit installation from Honeywell to Computrols CBAS.
Total Size:
675,000 square feet, 9,050 points
Building Automation Systems:
Computrols CBAS, CSimon Fire System, Access Control
Building Management Company:
Lincoln Properties Company
Project Description:
The 11th tallest building in the United States and the second tallest building in both Texas and Houston after Houston’s JPMorgan Chase Tower.
Total Size:
5,000 points
Building Automation Systems:
Computrols CBAS; LC-ER32 Lighting Controller; CBAS-Web with Accounting Module; CBAS-Mobile
Amoco Building
Case 6: Amoco Building
Location:
1340 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. Downtown New Orleans
Project Description:
The Amoco Building is a distinctive 20 story Class A building highlighted by a black reflected glass exterior. The property provides a great environment for tenants who desire a multi-tenant working environment that is central to the area amenities but also easily reached by freeway and street access.
Total Size:
378,895 square feet
Building Automation Systems:
Computrols CBAS
Case 7: ConocoPhillips World Headquarters
Location:
600 North Dairy Ashford Road, Houston, Texas. A large complex of buildings located at the corner of N. Dairy Ashford Road and N. Eldridge Parkway
Project Description:
Computrols has been working with ConocoPhilips since 1993. ConocoPhilips is the third largest integrated energy company in the United States and the eighth largest publicly owned energy company in the world. ConocoPhillips net income in 2006 was $15.6 billion. The company’s core activities include petroleum exploration and production as well as petroleum refining, marketing, supply and transportation.
Total Size:
16 Buildings, 2.3 million square feet
Building Automation Systems:
Computrols CBAS, Fire Automation
Case 8: Entergy Corporation Building
Location:
639 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana. Located in Downtown New Orleans
Building Management Company:
Poydras Properties, LLC
Project Description:
Built in 1982, The Entergy Corporation Building is a 28 story, 380 foot, Class A Central Business District office building. The building is constructed of reinforced concrete with a 4” concrete floor slab and stands on a foundation of driven concrete pile caps. The property’s exterior curtain wall consists of an aluminium anodized bronze-tone frame with granite and double-pane reflective-glass.
Total Size:
511,600 square feet
Building Automation Systems:
Computrols CBAS, Access Control
Case 9: Marathon Oil Tower
Location: 5555 San Felipe Street, Houston, Texas. West Loop
Building Management Company:
Tradewestern Houston
Project Description:
Marathon Oil Tower is a 41-story premier Class A office alternative in the Uptown Houston area and was the 2006 international recipient of the BOMA International Building of the Year award.
Total Size:
1,070,210 square-feet; 1,600 points
Building Automation Systems:
Computrols CBAS
Mobil Oil Building
1250 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
Location:
Located in Downtown New Orleans
Building Management Company:
Poydras Properties, LLC
Project Description:
Built in 1978, 1250 Poydras is a 24-Story, 342 foot, Class A Central Business District Office Building. The building is constructed of reinforced concrete with a 4” concrete floor slab and stands on a foundation of driven concrete piles and concrete pile caps. Exterior curtain walls are anodized aluminum with a bronze tone frame. The windows are solar-tinted, reflective double-pane glass with vapor-barrier glass. A major lobby renovation was completed in November 2001.
Total Size:
476,130 square feet
Building Automation Systems:
Computrols CBAS
Petrofina Building
736 8th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Location:
The property is located on 8th and Stephen Avenue, in the Downtown core of the City of Calgary.
Project Description:
Petrofina is an 11-story, Heritage style office building containing 167,320 square feet of multi-tenant space
Total Size:
167,320 square feet
Building Automation Systems:
Computrols CBAS Energy Management System
Project Description:
Driscoll Children’s Hospital is a tertiary care regional referral center offering the most complex and comprehensive medical and surgical care for children. All of Driscoll’s patient care units offer state-of-the-art services and the latest technology for the treatment of newborns, infants, and children with life-threatening illnesses and injuries.
Building Automation Systems:
Computrols CBAS
Driscoll Childrens Hospital
Case 2: Hill Country Memorial Hospital
Address:
1020 South State Highway 16, P O Box 835, Fredericksburg, Texas
Project Description:
Hill Country Memorial Hospital (HCMH) serves Fredericksburg and an eight-county area in the Texas Hill Country including Gillespie, Blanco, Burnet, Mason, Llano, Kendall, Kerr and Kimble counties.
Building Automation Systems:
Computrols CBAS
Hill Country Memorial Hospital
Case 3: Methodist Hospital
Location: 7700 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas. On Floyd Curl between Medical Drive and Louis Pasteur
Building Management Company: Methodist Healthcare System
Project Description:
Opened in 1963, Methodist Hospital is a 672-bed, acute care, regional referral center with 2,500 employees that is the pioneer flagship hospital of the South Texas Medical Center. It is San Antonio’s largest private hospital as well as the largest provider of health care to rural communities in South Texas and international patients from Mexico. Computrols engaged in a complete retrofit from Johnson Controls to a Computrols system.
Total Size: 19,000 points
Building Automation Systems: Computrols CBAS
Methodist Hospital
Case 4: Touro Infirmary
Location: 1401 Foucher Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. Located in the Garden District, New Orleans
Project Description:
Touro Infirmary is a 9 story low rise building. Founded in 1852, Touro Infirmary is New Orleans’ only community based, not-for-profit faith-based hospital.
Building Automation Systems:
Computrols CBAS
Touro Infirmary
Case 5: Veterans Administration Hospital
Address:
3600 Memorial Boulevard, Kerrville, Texas
Location:
40 miles west of San Antonio
Building Management Company:
South Texas Veterans Health Care System
Project Description:
The Department of Veterans Affairs South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) was created on March 17, 1995, with the integration of the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital, San Antonio, and the Kerrville VA Medical Center, Kerrville. With one of the largest primary service areas in the nation, 62 counties, the system is part of the Heart of Texas Veterans Integrated Service Network.
Building Automation Systems:
Computrols CBAS, Access Control
Address:
2867 Brig. General Isaac Smith, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Project Description:
The East Baton Rouge Parish Prison is run and staffed by the Sheriff’s Office. Over 1500 inmates are housed at this facility; 1410 males and 184 females. Over 350 Deputies are employed at the Prison, including secretarial workers, guards, and administrative staff.
Building Automation Systems:
Computrols CBAS
Case 2: Ellis Island Immigration Museum
Address:
Ellis Island, New York
Location:
Four restored buildings on the North side of the island
Building Management Company:
National Parks Service
Project Description:
Ellis Island was the gateway through which more than 12 million immigrants passed between 1892 and 1954 in their search for freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and economic opportunity in the United States. Because of its unique historical importance, it was declared part of the Statue of Liberty National monument in 1965. After a six-year, $162 million renovation, it reopened to the public as a museum in 1990.
Total Size:
2,000 points
Building Automation Systems:
Computrols CBAS, CSimon Fire Protection
Case 3: Metro Health Bio-Terrorism Lab
Address:
8005 Challenger Drive, Brooks City Base, San Antonio Texas
Project Description:
As the fear of Bioterrorism grew in 1999, Metro Health began receiving funding from the Department of State Health Services to increase laboratory capacity for rapid detection of Bioterrorism Category “A” agents. This division is responsible for all associated activities regarding Public Health All-Hazards Preparedness for the City of San Antonio, Bexar County, and all municipal jurisdictions within Bexar County. Metro Health coordinates with all first responder and emergency coordinating agencies at the local, regional, state and federal levels.
Total Size:
100 points
Building Automation Systems:
Computrols CBAS, DDC Controllers
Case 4: San Antonio Water System
Address:
2800 U.S. Hwy 281 North, San Antonio, Texas
Project Description:
San Antonio Water System’s headquarter buildings.
Building Automation Systems:
Computrols CBAS Energy Management System
Case 5: The Statue of Liberty
Address:
Liberty Island, New York
Location:
12-acre Liberty Island in New York Harbor
Building Management Company:
National Park Service
Project Description:
The Statue of Liberty was a gift of international friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States and is one of the universal symbols of political freedom and democracy. The dedication was on October 28, 1886, and designation as a National Monument occurred on October 15, 1924. The Statue was extensively restored in time for her spectacular centennial on July 4, 1986.
Total Size:
Approximately 1,000 points
Building Automation Systems:
Computrols CBAS; CSimon Fire Protection System
