Maintenance and Operations Buildings

Featured prominently on the Palomar Community College campus, the new Maintenance and Operations Buildings house offices and workshops that were formally located in eight different structures.

The project, with a total footprint of 30,000-sq.-ft., includes two buildings; one for departmental offices and one for facilities departments. The facilities building combines multiple departments – warehousing, grounds, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, welding, custodial, painting and maintenance – under one roof.

The project is the second design-build project for Palomar CCD and is the District’s first LEED Platinum/Net Zero Energy project. The buildings have been awarded Petal Certification from the Living Building Challenge, making this project the first Petal Certified community college in the world. This certification exceeds LEED Platinum qualifications.

Awards:

• ENR’snational recognition for Best of the Best 2018 Green Project
• ENR California’s 2018 Best Green Project
• Design-Build Institute of America’s (DBIA) 2019 National Award of Merit, Educational Facilities
• Southern California Development Forum’s (SCDF) 2018 Annual Design and Philanthropy Award for Technological Innovation
• Honor Award in the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) California’s 2019 Engineering Excellence Award
• National Recognition Award in the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) California’s 2019 Engineering Excellence Award
• California Community College Overall Sustainability Design Award at the California Higher Education 2019 Sustainability Conference
• San Diego Architectural Foundation 2019 Orchid Award