Five Penn Center, 1601 Market Street | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Project Engineer and construction manager for the installation of a generator on the roof of a high-rise building in center-city Philadelphia. This project included:
- 300kW generator for life safety and 18 elevators.
- Control system to handle regenerative power from elevator drives.
- Four helicopter lifts to install generator on the roof.
- Coordination with the city to close 10 square blocks to vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
- Integrated testing, commissioning services.
Project Engineer for new electrical service for 290,000 SF, 16-story high rise in center city Wilmington. This project included: Two 15kV electric services. Main-tie-main 15kV switchgear lineup with auto-transfer capability. 1500kVA pad-mounted transformer. 3000A low-voltage switchgear for building service/distribution. Coordination, short-circuit, and arc flash study. Component testing, integrated testing, commissioning services.
Project Engineer for the 13.2kV electrical distribution and emergency generation for this new 120-acre campus with 350,000 SF of institutional space. This project included: Six electric manholes with separable connectors, junctions, and fusing. Five 1500kVA pad-mounted transformers. Two 500kVA submersible transformers. Three 400kW diesel generators.
Project Engineer for construction of transformer vault/switchgear building, and interconnection with utility company. This project included: Three 27kV electric services (one aerial and two underground, approximately 3,000 feet each. Three 2000kVA network transformers. Three 4000A network protectors. 4000A – 480/277V switchgear; main-tie-main-tie-main. De-commissioning of 7MW prime-power diesel generator