Grass Valley Group
Grass Valley, CA
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N-3, as designated by the Grass Valley Group, was designed to house 360 employees in
74,000 square feet of manufacturing and office space. "Intelligent" in concept,
the building was designed to maximize user flexibility and energy conservation. |
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Owner
Grass Valley Group, Inc.
Bitney Springs
Road
Grass Valley, CA
95945
Ken Myers
(530) 273-5555 |
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| The building interior is designed
with a single large open area on each floor, allowing the owner to partition areas as
required. Restrooms and utility cores are located on the perimeter of the main space
so as not to interfere with flexibility. Tube steel columns are designed to provide
vertical routes for fiber optics and data communication lines. |
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The
building’s mechanical and electrical systems incorporate 14 state-of-the-art energy
conservation measures, among these being evaporative chilling and thermal energy
storage. The evaporative chilling system uses cooling towers to remove heat from the
chilled water system directly. When combined with thermal energy storage systems,
the use of evaporative chilling becomes very cost effective over the life cycle. Due
to such energy-efficient measures, the Group received a $35,000 initial rebate from the
local utility company.
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Architect
Shaw Architecture Planning
225 Cannery Row Ste A
Monterey, CA 93940
Brian Jones
(408) 649-3013
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The building is divided
into small zones, each with its own thermostat and terminal unit. The temperature within
the small zones is controlled locally. In addition, lighting is controlled by
occupancy sensors with programmable logic. Lighting fixtures are on a ten foot tether
which enables partitions to be relocated with ease. These and other zonal control features
help to facilitate the employee "flex-time" policy as well as layout-changes
necessary to meet the needs of a dynamic high-tech company. |
 The compatibility of corporate
philosophies of the Grass Valley Group and Sunseri Construction has fostered an excellent
working relationship. Ken Myers, facilities manager for the Grass Valley Group states, "The
great cooperative effort between Sunseri Construction, the architect, engineers, and Grass
Valley Group has resulted in a facility that sets new standards in our industry."
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