HVAC
- The HVAC system consists of a central chilled water plant providing service to the office Tower, Concourse, and Atrium building two (2) 1800 ton Carrier centrifugal chillers, one (1) 1600 ton Trane chiller, one (1) 1000 ton Trane chiller and two (2) 100 horsepower Cleaver Brooks hot water heating boilers.
- The 3333 Tower is served by variable air volume reheat systems with one air handling unit serving each floor. A central economizer cycle is installed in the penthouse serving all the air handling units.
- The Concourse and Atrium buildings are served by cooling only VAV systems. All air handling systems are equipped with an economizer cycle.
- After-hours lighting and air-conditioning are controlled through a computerized automated system that allows tenants to program HVAC and lighting requests online. Tenant contacts are provided with login information for Genea. The website is: portal.getgenea.com
Electrical Power Distribution
- The facility is served by Southern California Edison at 12 kV with dual incoming feeders to a 12 kV building main service switchboard. This double feeder concept is extended from the main switchboard to all the substations so that each substation transformer can be supplied from either of two incoming 12 kV feeders with the exception of transformers 17DS and 18DS).
Fire / Life Safety Systems
- Atrium and Concourse: The devices which comprise the fire alarm system are monitored via an Edwards EST-3 addressable fire alarm system. Each floor within every building is configured for a separate audio zone.
- 3333 Michelson Drive: The devices which comprise the fire alarm system are monitored via both systems. The origin system, SET 7000, is a relay based system that provides a general alarm during any device activation. Visual and audible notifications are activated on the floor of, the floor above and the floor below the alarm.
Vertical Transportation
- There are fifteen elevators and six (6) escalators, manufactured by Otis Elevator Company. These systems were installed between 1975 and 1980.
- The 3333 Tower building is equipped with four (4) 3500 pound capacity gearless passenger elevators and one 4500 pound capacity freight elevator. These elevators have a rated speed of 500 FPM.
- The Atrium buildings are served by three (3) banks of underslung geared elevators.
- A set of six (6) 48” escalators interconnect all of the above ground Atrium buildings in the central Atrium space. All of the escalators operate at 90 FPM.
