Integral Group is proud to announce that it has been ranked #17 of 50 Top Bay Area Engineering Firms in the 2018 San Francisco Business Times Book of Lists. This list is based on the number of engineers within each firm that holds a professional engineering license. Integral Group is proud to support its staff…
The 11th annual VerdeXchange Conference will be held at The L.A. Hotel Downtown on January 28 – 30, 2018. This event seeks to bring together leaders across multiple market sectors, public policymakers, innovators, and environmentally-driven companies to assess current trends in the verde economy. Building on previous conferences, this year’s event continues to examine the opportunities in…
Dec 27, 2017
Bishop O’Dowd High School Center for Environmental Studies received the 2017 New Buildings Institute ZNE School Leadership Award for the Outstanding Building – Zero Net Energy Verified category. Designed to complement the Living Lab—a 4.5-acre hillside restoration site, ecological study area, and wildlife habitat at the perimeter of the campus—a new building and landscape elements tie the Living Lab…
Dec 27, 2017
Oakland, CA: On November 28, 2017, The American Institute of Architects – East Bay awarded fourteen projects with honors for the the 2017 East Bay Design Awards. The awards represent exceptional architectural work executed in the Bay Area. Among the honorees were four Integral Group projects: UC Santa Cruz Cowell Ranch Haybarn | Fernau &…
Please join Integral Group President and CEO, Kevin Hydes, at the 2018 ASHRAE Winter Conference in the seminar: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF DELIVERING HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE AND EFFECTIVE BUILDINGS | Monday, January 22, 2017 – 2:15pm – 3:45pm This seminar draws on the experience of senior industry practitioners who will show how robust, but not extreme,…
Dec 15, 2017
Elementa Consulting have recently completed a study with Merck Window Technologies to explore the performance of their liquid crystal window (LCW) in relation to well-established façade design challenges. The dynamic glazing product is set to address several limitations of existing market alternatives with its neutral colour-rendering and ability to rapidly switch between clear and tinted…
University of California, Santa Cruz’ Cowell Ranch Hay Barn restoration project received the 2017 California Preservation Foundation Award (PDA) for the Rehabilitation category. This historic timber-framed structure dates back to the 1860s, and sits on the federally listed Cowell Lime Works Historic District, a 30-acre parcel of land at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The structure was dismantled…
With health and wellbeing remaining high on the agenda as we close 2017, Elementa invited selected Master students from University College London to take a tour of our Fitwel 2 star accredited London office and understand our journey to certification. Led by Environmental Engineer Marco Treglia, the visit began with a presentation into Elementa’s achievement…
Please join Integral Group Associate and Integral Light Studio Lead, Ellie Niakan, as she presents at: City of Vancouver | Meet the Public Space Makers Thursday, December 6, 2017 | 6:00pm – 8:30pm As part of the Lumiere Vancouver, this speaker series will take place at Lumiere tent in Jim Deva Plaza. This event will examine how Vancouver’s public spaces function, who…
Yesterday the draft London plan was released for public consultation. Following the continued campaign, ‘Getting to Zero’, spearheaded by Elementa’s Clara Bagenal George, we are delighted to say that many of the recommendations from LETI have been incorporated into the new London plan. Energy strategies for new developments will now have to include proposals that…
Oakland, CA: We are proud to announce Integral Group’s Oakland office is third in the firm to become Fitwel Certified, a recognition of Integral Group’s commitment to green engineering and healthy work spaces. Fitwel has awarded the Oakland office a 2-Star Certification through the Center for Active Design for its efforts to optimize building occupant health and productivity through targeted improvements. Earlier this…
We are excited to welcome Lloyd Mariner, PE, LEED AP as Managing Principal of Integral Group’s Oakland office. Lloyd joins Integral Group with over 25 years of experience in the engineering, building design and construction industry including lighting, power, IT, facilities management, commissioning, sustainability and low energy use “high-performance” building technologies. Lloyd is a University…