NWESI | Platinum Sponsor
NorthWest Engineering Service, Inc. (NWESI) provides engineering services supplemental to design and installation that ensure high-performance building systems become a reality.
Since 1958, clients have counted on our highly credentialed professionals for Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing (TAB) complex air and water systems, with the same attention to detail that is our hallmark today. NWESI is a leader in developing rigorous Commissioning processes for the building industry, combining the benefits of occupant health and comfort, energy efficiency, and facility maintainability into comprehensive Whole Building Commissioning.
Our Services include: Commissioning and Retro-Commissioning (Cx, Retro-Cx), Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing (TAB), Building Envelope Testing (BET), Ventilation Healthy Building Surveys, Fire Smoke Damper Testing, and more.
As an employee-owned firm, the voices of our team are the foundation of our company. Our core values: Integrity, Teamwork, Professionalism, and Quality, permeate our everyday actions, and further underscore our company initiatives that support the professional growth, training programs, and work culture that our people pursue.
Workplace Ventilation
Recently, our firm has focused on what we can do to assist facilities in fulfilling OSHA COVID-19 requirements for workplace ventilation. Although facilities may have been tempted to open outside air dampers 100% to meet the January 6th deadline, this can cause issues with these systems in the future. Visit our Workplace Requirements: Facility Ventilation page to read the highlights of this rule, and what you should, and should not do, to meet requirements.
Projects
Our work spans a variety of sectors, all needing specific services, or a combination of services to meet their goals. Below are a few projects illustrating our capabilities.
Commissioning: Portland International Airport ARFF
This project involved the renovation of the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Facility at Portland International Airport. The ARFF program is a training and facility area for aircraft-related accidents. PIA had NWESI perform commissioning of the updated HVAC and electrical systems.
Commissioning: Multnomah Athletic Club
Founded in 1891, the Multnomah Athletic Club is the oldest athletic club in North America and the largest athletic club in the world. Over the years, this club has gone through numerous architectural and mechanical system upgrades and retrofits. NWESI has completed commissioning, retro-commissioning, and various other building testing and updates for the MAC.
Commissioning: 250 Taylor Office
This project is the interior build-out of a 10-story office building in downtown Portland, Oregon. Once finished, it will house NW Natural as well as office space and support areas typical of a high-rise office building. It sits atop 2 levels of underground parking to serve the building occupants. Commissioned systems included tenant improvement portions of HVAC, HVAC controls, domestic hot water, and lighting control systems.
Commissioning: Domaine Serene Winery Clubhouse
The clubhouse has a large tasting room, members-only lounge, wine and food pairing room, and an underground cave level for guests to enjoy. Activities for commissioned systems include: Submittal review, Site Inspection and reporting, Pre-functional Checklist & Functional Performance Test development, and conducting functional testing.
Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing: Chobani Office Building and Research Center
Chobani’s state-of-the-art facility spans one million square feet, and contains Chobani’s Global Research and Development Center, completed in the summer of 2019. This location also provides a community and innovation center with spaces for kitchens and exercise. The scope included: Air Volume Measurement, Electrical Measurement, Air Velocity-Pressure Measurement, and Hydronic Differential Pressure Measurement.
Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing: Rogue Valley Manor
Rogue Valley Manor, a not-for-profit senior living community, houses upwards of 900 residents at its location in southern Oregon. AIR was retained to Test and Balance the HVAC systems for the healthcare remodel.
Visit us at nwesi.com to learn more about our firm.
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