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<p>UCSD Biomedical Research Facility atrium smoke exhaust test. MEP systems designed by FA, Inc.</p>

<p>CSU Dominguez Hills Gymnasium Sola tubes installation under monitoring-based commissioning by FA, Inc.</p>

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<p>CSU Dominguez Hills Gymnasium Sola tubes installation under monitoring-based commissioning by FA, Inc.</p>
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<p>CSU Dominguez Hills Gymnasium passive ventilation system designed under monitoring-based commissioning by FA, Inc.</p>

<p>CSU Dominguez Hills Gymnasium indoor lighting effect of Sola tubes. Designed under monitoring-based commissioning by FA, Inc.</p>

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<p>CSU Dominguez Hills Gymnasium indoor lighting effect of Sola tubes. Designed under monitoring-based commissioning by FA, Inc.</p>
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<p>CSU Dominguez Hills utilities tunnel installation of monitoring-based metering designed under commissioning by FA, Inc.</p>

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<p>CSU Dominguez Hills utilities tunnel installation of monitoring-based metering designed under commissioning by FA, Inc.</p>
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Satinder Gulati, PE, QCxP, former University Engineer for the California State University system, who managed the Commissioning projects for its 23 California State University campuses, serves as director for Fundament & Associates, Inc. commissioning efforts.

Paulo Fundament, PE, LEED AP, CPMP and Principal, is a member of the California State University Mechanical Review Board, which reviews all mechanical designs for CSU projects; several of these Mechanical Review projects were assigned to Fundament & Associates, Inc. Additionally, Fundament & Associates, Inc. has been tasked with monitoring based commissioning projects (MBCx).

Notable commissioning projects performed by the firm include the Koll Towers in Irvine, the CSU Dominguez Hills Central Plant monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx), CSU Dominguez Hills Gymnasium monitoring based commissioning (MBCx) and the CSU Dominguez Hills Social and Behavioral Sciences facility.

Fundament & Associates, Inc. is proud to announce the recent completion of the construction document phase for the SJSU Student Union Project. F&A was the full service Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Engineers on this project designed with a full BIM model utilizing Revit and Navisworks. Construction on this project starts January 2011.

Fundament & Associates, Inc. is proud to announce the recent completion of the construction document phase for the SJSU Central Plant Upgrade Project. F&A was the full service Mechanical and Electrical Engineers on this project featuring a highly efficient series counterflow chiller design solution. Construction on this project starts April 2011.

Fundament & Associates, Inc. is proud to announce the recent opening of the new LAUSD Valley Region High School #4 in Granada Hills. F&A was the full service Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Engineers on this project featuring new classrooms, gymnasium, locker rooms, auditorium, and support spaces.

Fundament & Associates, Inc. is proud to announce the recent opening of the new Hoag Hospital Emergency Care Center. F&A was the full service Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Engineers on this beautiful new project.

Fundament & Associates, Inc. employs multiple full time LEED Accredited Professionals on staff that meet all current requirements for design and verification of LEED certification.

Paulo Fundament, PE, LEED AP and Principal of Fundament & Associates, Inc. is both a licensed Mechanical Engineer and Electrical Engineer in the State of California.

Fundament & Associates, Inc. received the Southern California Edison Energy Efficiency Savings by Design Award for Outstanding MEP Design of the Long Beach Unified School District – Cesar Chavez Elementary School – 2005

As a member of the California State University Mechanical Review Board, Paulo Fundament, PE, LEED AP and Principal, has assisted in the generation of numerous mechanical system Design Guideline documents and energy policies for the California State University Campuses.

90% of Fundament & Associates, Inc.’s projects, currently being designed, utilize 3D BIM software.

Fundament & Associates, Inc. has designed numerous Design-Build projects working harmoniously with contractors and architects alike. Most of our Design-Build projects utilize the latest in 3D BIM Software and project delivery methods.

Fundament & Associates, Inc. has assisted numerous Architect and Contractor teams in winning Design-Build project awards with their highly sustainable and energy efficient designs.

Fundament & Associates, Inc. designs projects that exceed current California Title 24 Standards by as much as 40%.

Since its inception in 1987, Fundament & Associates, Inc. has held energy conservation and highly efficient building design as a core belief and fundamental design principle.

Fundament & Associates, Inc. designed a highly advanced Building Automation System (BAS) for the 2 Million Sq. Ft. World Trade Center in São Paulo, Brazil, the fourth largest in the world.

Paulo Fundament, PE, LEED AP and Principal has lectured on the subjects of energy conservation and sustainability in China, Mexico, Brazil, and Aruba.

Fundament & Associates, Inc. has designed some of the largest energy management systems, for Universities and private institutions, utilizing a combination of industrial and conventional control systems.

Paulo Fundament, PE, LEED and Principal currently presides on the California State University Mechanical Review Board as the Controls Sub-Committee Chairman which which has authored two Building Automation System Design Guidelines.

Paulo Fundament, PE, LEED and Principal is one of six members of the California State University Mechanical Review Board, overseeing the mechanical design of all 23 campuses statewide.

Fundament & Associates, Inc received the ASHRAE Region 10 Energy Efficiency Award for the Design of the University of California, San Diego – Liechtag Biomedical Research facility – 2006

Fundament & Associates, Inc. provides engineering design solutions that include overall campus and multi-building complex infrastructure strategies and planning.

Fundament & Associates, Inc. specializes in research laboratories and science and technology facilities, among many other highly complex institutions.

Fundament & Associates, Inc. is committed to comprehensive project design requiring multiple phases of design and construction for highly complex facilities and very demanding clients.

Green is a color. Resource management is a way of life. Fundament & Associates, Inc. embraces the latter.

Fundament & Associates, Inc. believes that the best solutions to natural resource management lie within the collaborative ideas of the community, its clients, and its engineers.

We are committed to the exploration and discovery of solutions that result in creation of environments that effectively manage our natural resources.

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