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Electric Solutions for Cleaner Ports 01
Leading Ports and Waterfront Infrastructure 02
Ferry Electrification 03
Electrical Power Permitting 04
Shore Power 05
Marine Terminal Design and Electrification 06
Port of Long Beach, Middle Harbor Redevelopment 07
Medium-Voltage Infrastructure Design 08
Zero-Emissions Master Planning 09
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Electric Solutions
for Cleaner Ports

Leading Ports and
Waterfront Infrastructure

For over three decades, P2S has been at the forefront of port and waterfront infrastructure on the West Coast, providing electrification strategies for a variety of equipment, including battery electric yard equipment, cranes, and vessels, as well as shore power for ocean-going vessels. Our projects have ranged from marine terminal design to zero-emissions master planning, and from medium-voltage infrastructure design to ferry electrification. Our work extends to designing the electrical infrastructure supporting the largest automated, zero-emission terminal in North America: Middle Harbor at the Port of Long Beach.

Our P2S teams are highly involved in designing systems for ports and harbors, but our expertise does not end there. In a practice that began with our founding, we play a substantial role behind the scenes, helping shape the technical framework the industry relies on. P2S co-founder Kevin Peterson was instrumental in guiding the development of international standards for shore power, which allows ships to plug into electricity while docked at harbor. Kevin continues to serve as the working group chair for IEEE 80005, advancing standards to ensure that shore power systems are safe and compatible around the world.

Ferry Electrification

100+ Years of Conventional Diesel Power

For over a century, conventional vessels have utilized combustion engines powered by diesel delivered to the boat by a fuel truck or barge. As we evolve toward electric power, numerous new considerations must come into play.

For ferries, like electric cars, the engine is replaced with a rechargeable battery. However, with port electrification, we must design for a much longer lifespan — 20-30 years, and sometimes up to 50 or more.

What's Different about an E-Powered Vessel?

An electrical vessel, as opposed to a conventional one, requires several more intermediary steps, including a final charging connection for the vessel to plug into power. In most cases, to charge a vessel, a significant amount of power is needed from the grid. The P2S team must coordinate with the utility for a utility substation, or at a minimum, a client-owned substation and transformer, followed by a power management system. Depending on the scale of power needed, this may look like switchboards, controls, or panel boards.

Additional considerations, determined on a project-by-project basis, may include terminal energy storage. P2S has delivered projects with enormous impact on the utility grid in densely populated cities, a challenge that necessitates early coordination with the utility. As vessels are not being charged continuously, the grid will see sharp, intermittent spikes during the short charging windows throughout the day, which can strain utility infrastructure. To achieve consistent power use, P2S typically integrates a battery system, which can offset the spikes and be charged during off-peak periods.

Solutions like these require the foresight to understand what kind of utility capacity might be needed, what is available, and what upgrades are feasible in each unique situation.

Electrical Power Permitting

Beyond the design considerations, our team is well-versed in the operational and regulatory differences between conventional and electrical vessels. 

Conventional diesel power is regulated by a single body: the United States Coast Guard. When it comes to electrical power, several more regulatory agencies are needed at the federal and state levels: the US Department of Transportation, the US Maritime Administration, the US Army Corps of Engineers, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and more. The involved agencies vary with each project and site location — for instance, an energy storage system will need fire marshal approval, or higher levels of contamination will require oversight from the State of Washington Department of Ecology.

Deep familiarity with permitting timelines is essential to optimizing the project schedule. Certain approvals can run in parallel with design rather than waiting for full design completion, including shoreline permits, encroachment/row permits, and Department of Ecology (DOE) stormwater approvals. On the other hand, approvals from the fire marshal, along with electrical, grading/civil, and building permits, must come after design.

Shore Power

P2S provides end‑to‑end planning, design, and implementation support for shore‑to‑ship power systems, helping ports, NAVFAC, and terminal operators reduce emissions, meet regulatory requirements, and future‑proof their infrastructure. With more than three decades of ports and harbors experience, P2S delivers shore power solutions for container, cruise, ferry, and mixed‑use terminals—ranging from early feasibility and load analysis to final design and construction administration. Our team combines deep technical expertise, real‑world constructability insight, and industry leadership in shore power standards to deliver systems that are reliable, compliant, and adaptable to evolving vessel technologies and operational demands.

Port of Seattle, Terminal 18 Shore Power

P2S is providing electrical engineering design services for the installation of a shore power system to electrify two berths at the terminal. 

Among our services, we provided electrical engineering services to design a prefabricated substation consisting of 13.8kV incoming metal-clad switchgear and 6.6kV metal-clad and metal-enclosed switchgear sections serving the shore power outlets at the berths, along with a 7.5MVA 13.8kV - 6.6kV transformer. The system is designed to meet the requirements of IEEE 80005, Washington Administrative Code and National Electrical Code. A detailed sequence of operation and wiring diagrams were provided in coordination with the port to ensure the system operates as required by the standards and port requirements. Special consideration was given to the SCADA and HMI system to ensure that port staff can effectively operate the new shore power system. P2S provided drawings, specifications, and detailed cost estimates to help the port obtain grant funding required to install the shore power system.

Port of Hueneme, Shore Power Infrastructure Project

P2S served as prime consultant for the retrofit of shore-power outlets to feed three berths at the Port of Hueneme’s operating container terminal and was responsible for the engineering, design, and construction administration for this two-year project.

The project included new 16.9kV service switchgear, 2,000 feet of duct banks, two shore power substations, and six shore power outlet boxes. Our task was to design a shore power solution providing 3 MVA, 6.6 kV connection points for ships to “plug-in” while at berth. To install each of these 12’ x 5’ x 3’D vaults, which had to be on the water edge of the wharf, we had to cut into the existing wharf structure. Construction occurred in an operating terminal, so work sequences had to be carefully planned and delineated in the construction documents.

This project was designed as a “fast-track” — it was critical that the Work of Improvement be completed in a timely manner. The District had a contract with the South Coast Air Quality Management District by which it would be reimbursed from Proposition 1B bond funds 50% of the costs incurred if the project was completed and operational before 2014. Procurement specifications were provided to the Port to purchase the switchgear six weeks into the design. Construction documents for the plan check submittal were completed in four months. P2S also coordinated the new service and Rule 21 agreement with Southern California Edison on this compressed schedule.

US Navy, Naval Base San Diego, P-440 Pier 8 Replacement

P2S worked with the NAVFAC Southwest in support of the $93 million Pier 8 Replacement at Naval Base San Diego. Specifically, the Navy replaced the existing pier with a new single-deck 117 ft. by 1,600 ft. (187,200 sf) General Purpose Berthing Pier, which provides capacity for four large ship berths.

P2S is the electrical engineer of record for the project and was responsible for designing the new site electrical and communications utility system for the Pier 8 facility, which consists of all power, lighting, security, telecommunications, grounding, and fiber-optic cabling.

The backland electrical design included 3,200 feet of new 15kV ductbank installed through the operating Navy Base and modifications to the 15kV Vesta and J switching stations that distribute power at the facility. The Pier 8 medium-voltage infrastructure was designed in compliance with UFC 4-150-02, Dockside Utilities for Ship Service. It consists of two 8/10 MVA 12.47kV-4.16kV skid-mounted shore power substations with 12.47kV voltage regulators, eight 4MVA 12.47kV-480/277V skid-mounted shore power substations, as well as two 2.5MVA 12.47kV-480/277V industrial substations arranged in a multi-loop configuration and connected with over 7,000 feet of new 15kV feeders through SF6 gas-insulated switches that provide redundancy and resiliency for maintenance and operation of the Pier. The medium-voltage infrastructure is networked via fiber-optic cable to the Navy Base SCADA UCS. This allows monitoring of switchgear and breaker status, remote control of substation switchgear breakers, and metering and load recording of individual circuits.

The Pier 8 lighting system is designed in accordance with UFC 3-530-01, Interior and Exterior Lighting Systems and Controls. The pier is illuminated with a combination of 100’ high mast poles and 16’ area poles with LED flood luminaires to help provide security and safety for waterfront operations. The telecommunications infrastructure is distributed via six signal system mounds, integrating the telephone, data, fire alarm, cable TV, and LAN networks for the pier.

Design and construction for the project were both completed on time and on budget, with construction wrapping up in 2021.

Marine Terminal
Design and Electrification

P2S provides full‑service electrical and infrastructure design for marine terminals, delivering integrated solutions that support safe, efficient, and low‑emission port operations. Our experience spans all aspects of marine terminal design, including primary and secondary power distribution, utility coordination and substations, shore power for vessels and boats, power for electrified container and bulk‑handling cranes, rail‑mounted and rubber‑tired equipment, and charging infrastructure for battery-electric yard equipment. P2S also designs high‑mast and terminal lighting systems, yard and wharf power, administration and maintenance facilities, and supporting infrastructure required for modern, high‑throughput terminals.

From early planning, load forecasting, and electrification feasibility through detailed design and construction administration, P2S delivers practical, constructible solutions tailored to active marine environments. Our team understands the operational demands of container, cruise, ferry, and mixed‑use terminals and designs infrastructure that supports current needs while remaining adaptable to evolving vessel technologies, automation, and long‑term decarbonization goals.

The projects below highlight P2S’s experience delivering complex marine terminal and electrification projects at major ports throughout the West Coast.

Port of Long Beach, Middle Harbor Redevelopment

P2S designed a new and improved electrical infrastructure at the Port of Long Beach’s Middle Harbor, including shore power and lighting improvements. Budgeted at $1.4 billion, the project encompasses 4280 LF of wharf plus over 300 acres of backland improvements. The Middle Harbor Terminal (MHT) is the first fully automated and electrified container terminal in the country. The power infrastructure has the capacity to fully support not only typical terminal needs (medium voltage quay cranes, site lighting, and building distribution), but also “greener” port technologies such as shore-to-ship power, LED high-mast lighting, and electrified rail-mounted gantry cranes in the container yard.

Our solutions included a 66-12kV substation to serve the terminal, crane power, shore power, area lighting, and communications; 20,000 feet of new underground duct banks for distribution 7.5 MVA, 6.6 kV connection points are planned every 250 ft. along the wharf for shore power connections; and 12kV crane power systems to support 18 wharf cranes, 69 automated stacking cranes, and five rail-mounted gantry cranes, all of which will be supplied via a 12 kV power reels.

Challenges were numerous and ranged from coordination with Southern California Edison (SCE) and the tenant to forecast terminal demand, installation adjacent to an oil production facility, and terminal operation in its phased, north-to-south approach. One standout design solution was the implementation of shore-to-ship power, which includes electrical interlocking schemes and HMI-driven operating procedures that make the process of plugging and unplugging container ships safer and more streamlined. 

The terminal also features two Battery Exchange Buildings — the first of their kind in the Western Hemisphere — that utilize the tenant’s Battery Exchange System to provide automated battery charging and exchanges of Automated Guided Vehicle batteries. This project received the 2022 American Council of Engineering Companies of California (ACEC CA)’s Engineering Excellence Awards, Grand Award.

Recently, P2S completed the design for charging infrastructure to replace the terminal’s last diesel-powered cargo handling equipment with battery-electric alternatives. The expansion, delivered in an accelerated timeline to meet grant timelines, will provide more than 100 DC fast chargers for utility tractor rigs (UTRs), forklifts, and support equipment. Continuing with the terminal’s role as a technological leader, the design includes automated charger coupling for the UTRs to support fast, efficient, and safe charging between shifts. 

Medium-Voltage
Infrastructure Design

P2S provides comprehensive medium‑voltage power system design for ports, marine terminals, and complex infrastructure facilities. Our services include system planning, load forecasting, and detailed design of medium‑voltage distribution systems ranging from 2.4 kV through 35 kV. P2S designs and specifies medium‑voltage switchgear, substations, and distribution architectures that prioritize safety, reliability, maintainability, and future expandability in demanding marine and industrial environments.

Our work includes switchgear layout and specification, protection and coordination studies, protective relaying schemes, and underground distribution systems consisting of duct banks, manholes, and terminations. P2S performs required power system analyses—such as short‑circuit, load flow, arc flash, and coordination studies—to confirm system performance and support safe operations. Across all phases, our team coordinates closely with utilities, owners, and contractors to deliver practical, constructible medium‑voltage systems that support electrification, heavy‑duty equipment, and long‑term operational growth. In addition to the below project, all of our projects, found under the preceding Shore Power and Marine Terminal Design and Electrification showcases, involved medium-voltage infrastructure design.

Port of Long Beach, Pier G Berth G234 Wharf and Backlands

The International Transportation Service (ITS) plans to fill the existing slip between Berths G232 and G236 at Pier G at the Port of Long Beach. The development will be a phased approach, where the slip fill, wharf, and immediate backlands are constructed in Phase 1, and the container yard is constructed in Phase 2. 

The P2S team is providing electrical engineering services for the crane power, shore power, high mast lighting, and PTW outlets at new Berth G234 associated with Phase 1 of the build-out. Our scope consists of providing electrical area plans and single line diagrams, including but not limited to the existing SCE equipment, new breakers, high mast lighting, load calculations, and existing crane power and shore power medium-voltage switchgear, transformer, neutral grounding resistor, and its downstream loads. 

Our team also prepared electrical demolition plans, feeder and manhole schedules, power system analysis calculations, and a Basis of Design narrative. We supported the permitting process to achieve the necessary Harbor Development Permit and Plan Check approvals and are currently providing construction support services. 

Zero-Emissions
Master Planning

P2S provides strategic zero‑emissions (ZE) master planning services to help ports, terminal operators, and maritime stakeholders transition from diesel‑powered operations to electrified and low‑carbon systems. Our approach integrates field investigations, operational assessments, load forecasting, and infrastructure planning to develop practical, phased ZE roadmaps tailored to each facility’s operational needs, regulatory drivers, and funding considerations. P2S evaluates electrification technologies for cargo‑handling equipment, vehicles, vessels, and supporting facilities, while considering grid capacity, utility coordination, technology readiness, and long‑term scalability.

Through ZE master planning efforts, P2S delivers actionable implementation strategies that align near‑term investments with long‑range decarbonization goals and provides our clients with the financial and schedule clarity needed for their capital planning efforts. Our services include ZE load modeling, development of “most‑likely” transition scenarios, preliminary infrastructure concepts, and Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost estimates to support decision‑making and grant readiness. The projects below demonstrate P2S’s experience supporting terminal‑level ZE implementation, multi‑terminal decarbonization strategies, and port‑wide electrification planning efforts across diverse maritime operating environments.

Port of Long Beach, Pier J Zero Emissions Infrastructure Master Plan

P2S was the lead consultant for a multi-disciplinary team developing the Pier J Zero-Emission Infrastructure Master Plan (ZEIMP) at the Port of Long Beach. The project involved a comprehensive technical and financial analysis of the alternatives to transition the terminal to zero-emission, including battery electric and hydrogen options. 

The P2S team assessed alternatives for all cargo handling equipment, including rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTGs), utility tractor rigs (UTRs), top handlers, and heavy-duty forklifts. The result is a trailblazing, comprehensive roadmap to move this major container terminal to zero-emission cargo operations by 2030. The comprehensive ZEIMP will ensure strategic deployment of infrastructure that will minimize cost and support the Port’s energy management goals.

SSA Marine, Decarbonization Strategy

P2S played a key role in SSA Marine’s decarbonization strategy, guiding the largest marine terminal operator on the West Coast from diesel-fueled to zero-emission (ZE) technologies. This large-scale project involved over 20 terminals across SSA’s West Coast facilities, including conventional, container/RoRo, and drayage terminals, and is crucial for meeting regulatory demands and positioning SSA for future grants. For each facility, we prepared preliminary ZE master plans, involving conducting comprehensive field investigations, assessments, and agency coordination. For ZE emission load forecasting, our team analyzed proposed ZE equipment at each facility and provided preliminary calculations on additional loads, demands, and flows.

After meeting with each facility’s site staff to discuss current operations and planned improvements, P2S developed battery-electric and hydrogen ZE transition scenarios for each facility and prepared a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost estimate for recommendations by terminal. Our work has equipped SSA with a clear, actionable roadmap for ZE implementation and positioned its facilities to remain competitive amid evolving regulatory and operational demands.

Port of Jacksonville (JAXPORT), Port and Maritime Electrification Plan

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) is executing a three-year electrification planning effort supported by Federal grant funding. P2S is responsible for supporting assessments of the electrical infrastructure and load forecasts under a transition to electric operations. Our work included site visits with each of the JAXPORT operators to document operating conditions, growth plans, and opportunities for electrification. Further, we worked with the local utility, JEA, to document current electrical demand at JAXPORT facilities. Based on our initial investigation, P2S documented the existing conditions, available electrical capacity, and future demand under electrification scenarios. Future work in this ongoing project will include refinement of existing loads and ROM cost estimates for electrification strategies (shore power, crane electrification, battery-electric cargo handling equipment). 

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P2S staff is serving as an extension of staff for the RSCCD District Safety Department to deliver fire alarm and fire life safety specialist consultant services. As a dedicated consultant for the district, our team is coordinating and interfacing with several designated District and College staff. We’re assisting district staff to oversee, coordinate and manage the RSCCD’s Fire Management Protocol in accordance with Board Policies and Administrative Regulations, to protect life and property.


We’re overseeing fire alarm and life safety activities, providing continuous feedback, and suggesting recommendations to the District Operations Center Chief. Our efforts support the District to achieve its objective of maintaining operable fire alarms, and fire life safety systems in all facilities districtwide. P2S is assisting the on-going protection of life and property in a uniform and comprehensive structure of oversight and management. Our team is thrilled to provide this direct fire safety consultant services and is honored to have been selected to assist in RSCCD’s goal of keeping its entire district safe from fire threats.

The TraPac’s Terminal at the Port of Los Angeles is located at Berth 142. The terminal was in development and required a Crane Maintenance Building to support current and future crane operations. The Port had already produced the architectural design development package and requested that architectural and engineering teams take the project through the design and construction phases including mechanical, electrical, plumbing and telecommunication engineering services. The completed building will have office and shop areas, spreader repair bays, parts room, machine shop and restrooms.


As part of the project, our team provided cooling and heating load calculations, as well as mechanical floor and roof plans. We reviewed appropriate space conditioning strategies for shop areas including ventilation, evaporative cooling and radiant heating. The project also included Title 24 calculations, site power plans, lighting floor plans, outdoor lighting, and fire alarm design. We provided power to support mechanical, plumbing and telecommunications equipment and supported water, waste and gas calculations, and plumbing floor plans. Other design elements included a fire sprinkler system, cabling system for voice and data within building and pathways and conduit infrastructure design to support the TraPac security system.

To provide enhanced fire protection and emergency services to its community, the City of Bothell replaced two existing fire stations in situ through a progressive design-build effort. The new Canyon Park Fire Station (Fire Station 45) comprises 14,000 SF in two stories and accommodates eight staff and four apparatus bays. A primary goal of the project was to ensure high-quality systems that contribute to cleanliness, protection of the environment, and overall wellness for emergency responders.


Part of this goal was accomplished by P2S’s design of sustainable HVAC systems that contribute to having excellent air quality and a low building energy use index (EUI) - the building EUI is projected to be around 38 kbtu/sf/yr compared to 68 for a baseline fire station.


The fire station facility consists of distinct zones - high exposure, moderate exposure, and safe area - to better isolate hazardous fumes and keep the living areas safe.
The high hazard area contains contaminated items and storage of chemicals and any items with potential carcinogen exposure. This area has constant exhaust to keep it at a negative pressure to the surrounding rooms.


The moderate exposure area includes the apparatus bay and unoccupied storage areas for cleaned Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). This area has general exhaust with gas detection, and source capture exhaust for the apparatus engines. The source capture systems have direct apparatus tailpipe exhaust connections that track along a rail. This maintains exhaust extraction constantly throughout the drive-in and drive-out times.


The safe area is comprised of the living/working space and offices, breakrooms, conference rooms, exercise rooms, and bunks. By maintaining positive air pressurization and high air exchange rates, the personnel areas are protected. Ventilation is provided with a high efficiency, energy recovery ventilator and gas detection is present in the sleeping quarters.


As the mechanical engineer and plumbing designer, P2S participated heavily as part of the team with the City, general contractor, architect, and mechanical contractor. Our design process included weekly ‘Big Room’ type meetings for coordination and collaboration. During this period, we kept a transparent open log of design coordination items, and of cost options.


Historically, fire stations are fairly simple facilities with light commercial construction and basic systems. As our team worked with the City of Bothell, we identified ways to have high-quality HVAC systems, that could be monitored remotely.


The primary HVAC system controls for this fire station are manufacturer-based. But there is also a custom DDC (direct digital control) system overlay. This provides the City with the ability to monitor and command certain HVAC system parameters. The City of Bothell can do this remotely. This enables them to monitor alarms, maintenance requirements, and system set points from City Hall or other locations where facility operations personnel are located and dispatched.


These monitoring features are important to the City of Bothell as a way to maintain their facilities. This translates to a building that is orderly and healthy for emergency responders.


In the apparatus bays, there are ventilation systems that monitor the CO2 and noxious gas levels. The exhaust air systems are modulated to provide good air quality and keep the bays at negative pressure to the rest of the fire station. The building ventilation systems work together to provide the normally occupied rooms at a positive pressure compared to the apparatus bays. The occupied station ventilation systems also have high-quality particulate filters (MERV 13 or better). These HVAC features maintain good air quality, and keep noxious gases out of the occupied zones.


In addition to good monitoring and controllability, our team worked together to ensure the design of this station has features that help the firefighters reduce other environmental contaminants. There is a designated hazardous storage closet with negative pressure. The apparatus bays have a gear washing area. Adjacent to the apparatus bays, we designed a decontamination room and a gear turnout room. These rooms have a shower, gear washing, and gear turnout for drying. All of these features are done while outside of the main occupied part of the station. The rooms are heated and ventilated, and the gear turnout room has a dehumidifier to ensure wet gear can dry out quickly.

P2S worked with the Port of Long Beach in conjunction with the Long Beach Fire Department to replace Fire Boat Stations 15 (FS 15) and 20 to include new boat bays to support new fire boats. P2S provided MEP and telecommunications design services for the fire station buildings, boat bays, and site power and lighting. Additionally, P2S provided an energy model and determined the relative efficiency of building layout and orientation, load calculations, an estimate of electrical service requirements to include future expansion, and coordinated emergency power needs and provided sizing of emergency generator. Our design solutions helped earn FS 15 a LEED Gold Certification.


To earn the LEED Gold Certification, the design team relied upon P2S to develop a design to achieve overall energy performance of almost 40% better than code requirement. A particularly challenging hurdle the team had to overcome was not being able to use economizers or natural ventilation strategies due to higher air pollution levels from adjacent container port.


The design team had already modeled LED lighting and mixed model ventilation strategies requiring CFD analysis. The team quickly analyzed alternate energy efficient solutions including radiant cooling and heating and variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems. The P2S team worked collaboratively with the project architect to produce an energy-efficient envelope, reduced the equipment sizing, and selected the VRF option based on life cycle cost. Most importantly, the building's energy models indicated the design exceeds the original energy goal with 44% better than Title 24 code requirements, resulting in very comfortable and efficient fire stations.


SERVICES PROVIDED:


  • Full MEPT engineering services to support the planning and design of the fire stations
  • Provided an energy model and determined the relative efficiency of building layout and orientation
  • Load calculations
  • Provided an estimate of electrical service requirements to include future expansion
  • Coordinated emergency power needs and provided sizing of emergency generator

Formerly known as Peterson Hall 2, the new Shakarian Student Success Center (SSSC) is a space dedicated to nurturing students’ personal and academic growth. It is home to the Bob Murphy Access Center and programs such as BUILD (Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity Initiative), which supports undergraduate research in the health sciences, and the Women’s Gender & Equity Center. The center also offers lab and studio spaces for students and researchers, along with space to relax and hang out. The remodeled space is comprised of approximately 50,000 SF with the gross square footage of the building being 81,000 SF.


P2S provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing, technology, and fire protection system design, as well as construction support services for the renovation. Electrical design included extending the campus medium voltage distribution to the building. The mechanical scope of work included extending the campus chilled hot water and heated hot water loops to the building.


The building has been awarded LEED Gold Certification.

The new Aztec Student Union at San Diego State, officially named the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union, is the replacement of the original 1968 Aztec Center and is the largest LEED Platinum Student Union building in the state of California. This was accomplished in no small part due to the vision of SDSU students, who ultimately selected the structure’s hyper-efficient design. And it’s the students who are enjoying the fruits of that vision. The new Aztec Center serves as the campus hub, where students meet friends to eat, shop, and enjoy themselves between and after classes.


Students at SDSU demanded a highly sustainable student union building. Our team delivered a range of innovative energy and water-saving systems into a space that delivers the utmost comfort and recreational possibilities for students. The multi-function building features a theater, ballroom, bowling alley, and a variety of dining and shopping options, making it a popular student hotspot.


Highly efficient air-conditioning and heating systems respond to occupant demand, improve indoor air quality, and use over 40% less energy than California standards. This design safeguards occupant health and ensures comfort while reducing energy consumption. The building’s lighting system is an effective mix of natural light and efficient lighting. Daylight illuminates significant portions of the building’s interior, and energy-saving light fixtures and overhead lighting illuminate the space after the sun goes down. A photovoltaic (PV) system on the roof offsets a portion of building energy usage.


The Aztec Center also comes outfitted with a rainwater collection system to reclaim and use water for irrigation. All utility systems within the building included sub-metering to make energy and water consumption patterns easily visible. The new student center boasts 49.8% annual energy and cost savings over the previous one.

In an effort to modernize key campus facilities, Mt. San Antonio College replaced the decades-old Student Life facility with a 100,000 SF new Student Center. Funded by Measure GO, the three-story building is a multi-purpose hub for campus life. The LEED Silver-seeking complex includes a wide range of areas, from study and dining spaces to dedicated rooms for student clubs and government.


P2S provided MEPT engineering services as well as Fire Alarm, AV, and security design. Our team’s scope of work encompassed the creation of schematic designs, design development, construction documents, obtaining DSA approval, and offering bidding and construction support services.


The team's responsibility included the design and construction documents for building HVAC, electrical, fire alarm, plumbing, technology, and lighting systems. P2S also provided site utility plans for proposed gas and electrical utility improvements. In addition to the technical aspects, P2S assisted in preparing the project’s LEED checklist, providing crucial inputs on MEP prerequisites and credits, and identifying the impacts of implementing LEED requirements into the project.


With these contributions, P2S helped bring the Student Center to life, ensuring it meets the demands of modern students while honoring the sustainability commitments of Mt. SAC.

Cascade Hall is a new facility that provides room for program growth through integration of health care, adult basic education, and ESL programs. The 59,00 SF building provides classrooms, computer labs, collaborative office space, and nursing labs within the same facility.


Cascade Hall was designed with sustainability as a goal from the ground up. Energy use was reduced with a high-performance building envelope that reduces energy use for facility heating and cooling. Packaged rooftop direct expansion (DX) units, utilizing environmentally friendly refrigerants, reduced refrigerant volume in the building, and combined with electric reheat coils in the variable air volume (VAV) boxes, eliminating the use of fossil fuels for heating the building. The HVAC systems were designed to reduce fan energy with variable speed fans and ductwork sized to reduce fan energy use. Control sequences were implemented to further reduce HVAC system energy, integrating the occupancy sensors and occupancy schedules. Low-flow fixtures and sensor-activated faucets reduced water use.


A skylight brings natural light from the roof down the first floor in the central corridor, and a two-story main entryway allows students and staff to enjoy the exterior views and open spaces. The HVAC systems were integrated into the two-story entryway to provide the necessary air for ventilation, heating and cooling without impacting the visual appeal of the space. The use of wood as a building material was maximized throughout the building to increase the use of locally sourced renewable materials in the facility. Rooftop solar panels generate electricity for the building, further reducing its CO2 impact on the environment. Daylighting and daylighting controls were used to reduce lighting and HVAC cooling energy.


An Energy Life-Cycle Cost Analysis evaluated the system cost of three alternate systems over a 30-year cycle. The systems analyzed included the use of a VAV AHU with high-efficiency gas boilers and VAV terminals, a Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) system, and a Ground-source heat pump with VAV terminals. Heating/cooling loads and energy consumption rates were modeled using TRANE TRACE 700 in compliance with the requirements of ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 140.


The project has been certified LEED Gold BD+C New Construction v2009.

El Camino College embarked on a strategic consolidation project with the creation of a new two-story, 44,000 SF Student Services Building. The $20 million project brought dispersed student services into one convenient location, significantly increasing service accessibility for the student body.


P2S provided technology engineering services for this project. This involved the design and oversight of Audiovisual (AV), physical security and IT/Telecom infrastructure and systems installations.


The AV installations were engineered to support digital signage communication, presentations, digital collaboration, and video conferencing functions. These systems were strategically placed in classrooms, conference rooms, and training rooms to facilitate interactive learning and effective communication.


An integral part of P2S's design strategy was the standardization of touch panels and push-button control solutions to meet users’ needs depending on the sophistication of the AV system. This approach ensured that the technology was not only cutting-edge but also user-friendly, enabling students and staff to easily control presentations and conferencing functions.

The Crafton Hills College campus had not undergone major facility upgrades since its opening in 1972. P2S helped revive the campus by providing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and technology design services to the new 46,500 SFm $31.8 million Crafton Center. The new campus hub is located where the former library once stood.


P2S provided MEPT and Fire Protection design for the new facility, which houses student services and amenities, including administrative offices, versatile event and conference space, food service areas, and study spaces.


Scoring 80 total points from the United States Green Building Council, the building’s design achieved LEED Platinum Certification.

Originally founded in Los Angeles in 1920 as a school of theology, Vanguard University moved to its campus in Costa Mesa, California in 1950. Over the century, Vanguard has evolved into a leader in educational innovation within its denomination, preparing students for all types of ministry. The University is now preparing for the next 100 years by ensuring generations of students have places and resources needed for academic, relational, spiritual and physical growth. P2S provided MEPT engineering design, site infrastructure, as well coordination for technology, AV and security design for the new state-of-the-art Waugh Student Center. The new building is an extension of the classroom, supporting a relational and unfettered approach to the learning environment of Vanguard.


The 35,000 GSF building replaces the existing student union and cafe, and now features a 16,000 SF cafeteria including on-site commercial kitchen facilities, a 3,000 SF fitness center and an 8,200 SF multi-purpose event space, as well as a student lounge which includes a fireplace and café.


During the schematic design phase, P2S reviewed program statements, site requirements and budgets with the design team, compiled the MEPT criteria and advised the team of the impact to the utility systems, code and space requirements. Designs were completed for the HVAC, electrical, plumbing, technology and lighting systems as well as site plans for proposed gas, electrical and telecom utility improvements, and recommended equipment location and orientation. Chilled water distribution infrastructure for connection to future developments was also designed. Sustainable design strategies were adopted to improve building performance.


During the design development phase, P2S updated and recompiled the preliminary designs as necessary and advised on space requirements and identification of major systems routing and updated site plans. P2S provided final construction documents which finalized the design and included system controls and construction details, reviewed cost estimates, implemented value engineering, constructability design revisions, and City plan checks. Additionally, our team provided construction support and close-out documents. The project was completed in early 2020.

CSULA’s LEED Gold Building 12 was once the home of the University’s Physical Sciences Department. The 9-story building was built in 1972 and was partially in use at the ground floor and basement levels. Following the Physical Sciences Department's transition to a new complex, the initial plans to demolish the building were changed after the University found that the interior of the building could be renovated. The project team saw an opportunity to put the mid-century concrete building to work by consolidating multiple services into a single, state-of-the art building. Retaining the building’s structure, the interior renovation and replacement of the existing building systems make for an improved on-campus experience for the CSULA community.


Certified as LEED Gold in November 2022, the building includes, lecture halls, conference rooms, workrooms, lounge/study areas, multi-purpose outdoor tables and open offices. In addition to the Administration and Student Life programs, it provides spaces for the Academic Affairs, Finance, University Advancement and President’s Office divisions. Floors one to four house the student ecosystem, while floors five to eight house the administrative services.

P2S provided MEPT engineering as well as AV and security systems for the building renovation. All of the building's existing interior partitions, finishes and equipment were demolished for a complete interior redesign. Seismic, fire/life safety and building systems replacements exceed current Title 24 standards, giving CSULA an efficient and comfortable space for its new occupants. P2S was responsible for MEPT schematic design, design development, construction documents, plan check approval, bidding and construction support services and project close-out.

The new Student Success Center (SSC) at UC Riverside (UCR) is a 3-story, 62,000 GSF building comprised of general assignment classrooms for modern pedagogies and technology, multi-purpose student life spaces, and dining services. The building is intended to serve as a new beacon on the campus to support student and organizational success through active learning, collaboration, and community building. The project was intended to not only address UCR’s continued student growth and corollary shortfall of instruction space, but to do so in a manner that upholds UCR’s academic mission with an emphasis on reinforcing student success. This project was certified LEED Gold on July 28, 2022.


From a sustainability standpoint, the team coordinated the construction materials to minimize loads within the building and choose climate appropriate solutions. These collaborative efforts allowed the team to minimize the infrastructure and maximize the usable square footage within the proposed footprint. The team worked to analyze every hour of operation to right-size the equipment and provide innovative solutions, some of which had not been utilized on the campus yet. To implement these systems, the team provided examples of where these technologies had been utilized for similar building types and clients. The building also features low-emitting materials that minimize concentrations of chemical contaminants that are damaging to indoor air quality, human health, productivity, and the environment.


Advanced energy modeling techniques were performed to evaluate the impacts of various energy conservation measures (ECMs). The project team evaluated the energy use intensity (EUI) impacts of multiple design strategies and integrated them with cost estimating from the contractor to understand the total benefits of the ECMs. In a number of cases, the team opted to move in a different direction. For those strategies that were employed, we used the following techniques:


-The project has several large lecture halls with occupancy ranging from 100-420 occupants, based on the room size. These lectures hall have high ventilation loads and raised flooring. For these spaces, we used indirect evaporative cooling and displacement ventilation to reduce the demands on compressor driven cooling. These strategies resulted in an EUI savings of approximately 4 btu/SF-year.


- For the large lecture halls, we provided four VAV zones, with the zone controls and reheat coils within the mechanical penthouse. This allowed us to eliminate any service within the space or the raised floor, to minimize the maintenance impacts to the space.


- The campus had an existing steam system that is failing and unreliable. The campus also has a requirement that we cannot have combustion for hydronic heating and domestic hot water. We used a modular heat recovery chiller to generate HHW for the building and export CHW to the campus loop. This strategy had a 7-point EUI reduction compared to the steam system.


- The project utilized a heat pump water heater for domestic hot water.


These solutions would not have been possible without collaboration of the building layout, envelope construction, shading, etc. to minimize the loads seen by the mechanical system. The contractor supported this collaboration by providing valuable input into the cost impacts of the strategies being proposed.

  • Delivery Method: Design-Build
  • Cost: $370 Million
  • Size: 450,000 SF

P2S is providing MEPT engineering services for the Riverside University Health System (RUHS). The currently underdeveloped site will be renovated to include five buildings with a total area of approximately 450,000 SF and a parking structure. The project is pursuing LEED Silver to focus on reducing energy consumption and waste, managing resources efficiently, and reducing operating costs and environmental impact. The Village provides for an entire continuum of behavioral health and wellness care, from urgent treatment to supportive housing, including outpatient care, education, and social services. It includes various park settings, activity areas, and outdoor gathering areas. Amenities include a market, cafe, and pet hotel. It will provide much-needed community, social, behavioral, wellness, and medical services to the local population.

  • Delivery Method: Design-Bid-Build
  • Cost: $1 million
  • Size: 101,000 SF

North Valley Hospital is currently undergoing a large-scale HVAC renovation to improve occupant comfort and indoor air quality. Three large rooftop air handling units as well as multiple energy recovery ventilators, variable volume terminal units and exhaust fans are slated for replacement to upgrade an aging infrastructure. The goal of the commissioning process is to ensure that systems are operating at their peak and to reduce issues that are commonly related to design and installation. P2S is meeting these goals by providing design review, site visits, pre-functional verification, functional performance testing, test and balance verification and trend data review on the project. P2S also seeks to keep the owner involved in the process with regular commissioning meetings and project updates to track the progress and effectiveness of the commissioning process. This project is in progress, but is currently on time and on budget.

  • Delivery Method: Design-Build
  • Cost: $1.2 Billion
  • Size: 550,000 SF

P2S is providing mechanical and plumbing design for the 347-bed Inpatient Replacement Tower which will house acute care patient beds and essential services, such as inpatient radiology, pharmacy, patient kitchen, labor and delivery rooms, intensive care units, acute psychiatric, medical-surgical beds, and observation beds for short-stay patients. The new warehouse, approximately 11,000 SF, under the jurisdiction of OSHPD, will support the campus' supply chain operations. This project is targeting LEED Gold Certification.

  • Delivery Method: Design-Build
  • Cost: $3.4 million
  • Size: 1,500 SF

P2S Inc. was part of a progressive design-build team tasked with building a new hybrid bi-plane operating room (OR) at the University of Washington Harborview Medical Center. The space, which functions as an imaging suite and operating room, is within a functioning group of operating rooms and sub-sterile core environment. Construction required a complete renovation with multi-phase delivery to minimize downtime for the adjacent operating rooms, sterile core, and surrounding corridors. The existing floor slab and mezzanine levels were reconfigured to make the most efficient use of the space and to accommodate the structural requirements of new systems.

  • Delivery Method: GCCM - MCCM
  • Cost: $27.8 Million
  • Size: 100,000 SF

The approximately 100,000 SF renovation occurred in the blue building. Originally constructed in 1990, the blue building has a total of six levels of patient care. This project renovated the level two labor delivery recovery postpartum rooms, and the level four NICU and converted level five patient rooms to antepartum rooms. In addition to the renovated floors, a new Emergency Department dedicated to the labor and delivery function was designed to support newborns and families.

  • Delivery Method: Design-Bid-Build
  • Cost: $75 Million
  • Size: 150,000 SF

P2S provided MEP, Technology, and Low Voltage design services for the project. Additionally, P2S helped with utility service accommodation, site improvements for the surrounding buildings, and a 3D laser Scan of the interior of the first floor of the existing building. Connected to the 3-story building, a new 50,000 SF facility houses the Transplant Recovery Facility which has roughly triple the capacity of the previous recovery center in Redlands - making it the largest facility of its kind in the country.

  • Delivery Method: Design-Build
  • Cost: $223 Million
  • Size: 505,000 SF

The Martin Luther King Jr. Behavioral Health Center project is an adaptive repurposing of the former MLK hospital building. The 5-story, 505,000 SF building was demolished to the structural members and floors, then rebuilt with new MEPT services and distribution systems with supply service points of connection in the existing campus central utility plant. The renovations provide mental health services, including urgent care, outpatient, psychiatric health, substance abuse, and rehabilitation. The design-build team was led by HOK and Bernards in partnership with Los Angeles County Public Works.

  • Delivery Method: Design-Bid-Build
  • Cost: $106 Million
  • Size: 135,000 SF

The new VA San Diego Facility is an outpatient clinic that consolidates and expands the Veterans Affairs existing medical space in San Diego. It is expected that 600-800 patients will be treated daily at the facility. P2S provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and technology design as well as construction support services.

  • Delivery Method: Design-Assist
  • Cost: $230 Million
  • Size: 215,000 SF


Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas began construction on the new acute care Lusardi Tower and Lusardi Pulmonary Institute in June 2023. The $263 million project represents the final phase of a multi-phase expansion (Phase 1 included the Leichtag Foundation Critical Care Pavilion, completed in 2016). The project comprises a 224,000 SF new construction building with a full basement and 64 new med surge/ICU patient beds. Other major departments include six operating rooms, radiology (IR, cath lab, MRI, Spec CT), med surg, PACU, kitchen/cafeteria, pharmacy, clinical laboratory, and sterile processing. The tower will open by 2025, taking the hospital to over 230 patient beds.


The project consists of multiple construction phases and increments to minimize the impact on the existing acute care facilities on the campus. Multiple make-ready projects were required to house impacted staff and operations before demolition.

  • Delivery Method: Design-Bid-Build
  • Cost: $500 Million
  • Size: 600,000 SF

Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center is set to undertake an estimated $300 million infrastructure upgrade project. As part of the Design-Assist team, we’re providing our mechanical and plumbing design expertise for this replace and rebuild effort at the hospital, central utility plant building, and medical office building. Our team is working with the project general contractor and subcontractors in a “big room” setting, regularly coordinating with Kaiser’s Facilities Strategy, Planning and Design (FSP&D) Department and the project team to ensure design functions as intended.

We’re replacing existing air handling units, chillers, heat exchangers, cooling towers, humidifiers, fan coil units, exhaust fans, and controls. In the first phase, we are providing design options which will include sustainable design for each system to lower the building Energy Use Intensity (EUI) from 230 to 160. The strategies will include heat recover chiller design to save heat energy on the domestic hot water system, convert constant air volume distribution to variable air volume system, design air handlers with separate cold and hot decks to optimize economizer mode to name just a few of our improvements. The new Direct Digital Control (DDC) system will optimize the building’s energy use and will automate the entire HVAC and plumbing systems to minimize maintenance. This project received a CEC grant for its sustainable design to de-carbonize a large healthcare facility.

  • Delivery Method: Design-Bid-Build
  • Cost: $22 Million
  • Size: 60,000 SF

Our healthcare team worked on various aspects of this project designing systems for both the shell/core building and the tenant improvement buildout. We designed dry utilities and the greywater water system for the core building and coordinated with the LA Department of Water and Power for expanded electrical power utility at the building. For the tenant improvements, we expedited the process for the architect and designed low-pressure air distribution and ventilation systems; power distribution and lighting design; fire alarm and fire protection systems; and submitted all Title 24 energy calculations.

  • Delivery Method: Design-Bid-Build
  • Cost: $13 Million
  • Size: 5 Campus Buildings

The project for Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California, incorporates utility assessments and upgrades across multiple buildings across the hospital campus includes a new 12kV electrical utility service distribution lines on campus, to support the complete Master Plan development, and the rerouting of existing building service lines through underground tunnels and seismically complaint spaces. Building emergency power services are upgraded through new 4160V site distribution for increased capacity to support interior renovation projects and the connection of existing HVAC systems. Our work also included upgrades to the existing cooling systems in the Central Utility Plant for additional chilled water and condenser water capacity. Our team executed various designs around active acute care operations without impacting patient care including cutovers associated with exhaust and supply air systems in several buildings.

  • Delivery Method: Design-Assist
  • Cost: $50 Million
  • Size: 72,000 SF


Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas needed a new building to accommodate its growing demand for capacity. P2S helped design the new $94 million, 72,000 SF Leichtag Foundation Critical Care Pavilion (CCP) and central plant. In line with the Hospital’s focus on future development, the design called for constant re-assessment and forward-thinking considerations about the needs of the community in the next 50-100 years. The 2-story CCP includes 26 treatment rooms, a 36-bed medical surgery nursing unit, and airborne infection isolation rooms.


Because the hospital was so focused on preparing for future development, the design called for constant reassessment and forward-thinking about the needs of the hospital community in the next 50-100 years.
  • Delivery Method: Design-Assist
  • Cost: $215 Million
  • Size: 273,000 SF

The University of Washington’s Montlake Tower is a medical tower housing diagnostic imaging, surgery, and patient beds, including a 32-bed adult acute care unit, a neonatal intensive care unit providing care for 47 newborns, and an inpatient oncology unit. The eight-story superstructure has three inpatient floors and a dedicated interstitial space for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. A second design phase completed shell space in the Montlake Tower and renovations in the Pacific and Muilenburg Towers. This work involved five universal and two hybrid operating rooms, two intensive care nursing units, a medical/surgical nursing unit, and support areas.

  • Delivery Method: GCCM
  • Cost: $150 Million (estimate)
  • Size: 267,000 SF

The patient-centered principles of Virginia Mason's lean production system were used to design and construct the new Floyd & Delores Jones Pavilion in Seattle. This 19-story medical campus addition included emergency and critical care units, a new lobby entrance, and a pedestrian bridge. Double-tall floors on multiple levels provided a connection to the existing 17-story hospital tower. The design emphasized flexibility, allowing any floor to function as treatment, diagnostic, surgery, or patient space.

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P2S provided Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing engineering design for the two-story Critical Care Building (CCB) with a new Central Utility Plant and emergency airlift helipad. The CCB consists of a new emergency department, procedure rooms, and med-surge patient beds. Because the hospital was so focused on preparing for future development, the design called for constant reassessment and forward-thinking about the needs of the hospital community in the next 50-100 years.

Scripps CCB (Done) (2013-6973)


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P2S provided Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing engineering design for the two-story Critical Care Building (CCB) with a new Central Utility Plant and emergency airlift helipad. The CCB consists of a new emergency department, procedure rooms, and med-surge patient beds. Because the hospital was so focused on preparing for future development, the design called for constant reassessment and forward-thinking about the needs of the hospital community in the next 50-100 years.