WPF Engineering was hired by Van Kempen Electric, for electrical and lighting design.  This was a 16,000 SF addition to its present location to address the growth of the programs.  Included in this addition was a 300-seat auditorium, beautiful lobby with a transparent façade to show the feature wall.  Holophane’s decorative lighting was utilized in the lobby space.

The roof of the former building is home to new photovoltaic panels, which supplement power to the previous construction. This project is LEED certified. Construction cost was approximately $2,500,000, and the project was completed in October 2007.

The library will be LEED certified upon completion.  This neighborhood library will provide services to the local residents.  In the facility there is also a community room.  WPF Engineering provided electrical engineering services as well as lighting design services.  The library has an easy to use lighting control system.

This was a unique opprotunity to work on the first LEED certified art museum.  With over two years of design and several years of construction this building was completed with simple, clean spaces.  Electrical devices (fire alarm, receptacles, data outlets and lighting control devices) were carefully located to minimize the distraction so that the art is what is seen.  Exit signs and lighting track locations in the gallery spaces were carefully chosen.  Emergency lighting locations was a great challenge.  It had to blend into the overal lighting scheme. LED lighting was utilized to sidelight the wood panels in the auditorium and backlight the glass panels at the bar.  This buidling also has a unique mechanical system to provide power to.  The lanterns with motorized louvers to allow or not allow sunlight into the top floor large galleries and motorized shades that were tied into the lighting control system in various rooms. This project required alot of teamwork during design and while under construction to finalize all the details that make the electrical devices basically disappear and become part of the architecture.  LEED Gold Certification was obtained.

This new 3 story, 137,000 square foot facility for Kent County will consolidate a number of different offices, including the Kent County Health Clinic, State of Michigan Department of Human Services, Child and Adult Protective Services, and ACSET (Community Action and Michigan Works).

The project will be LEED Certified.  Linear lighting in the large open office spaces was utilized along with round decorative fluorescent recessed fixtures and pendants in the lobby and corridors.  Daylighting systems are utilized along the perimeter optimizing the use of sunlight in lieu of artificial lighting.  A modular wiring system is installed throughout the 2^nd and 3^rd floors under the raised floor.  This will allow for future furniture reconfigurations to be easily reconnected to the power system.  A generator is provided for life safety and the computer room equipment.  Exterior lighting including two parking lots exceeded ASHRAE 90.1-2004 by 70%.