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Project Type
Higher Education
Location
Los Angeles, California
Project Size
60,000 square feet
Date of Completion
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Architect/Client
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East LA College Language Arts Center
Alex Yamada
Senior Project Manager, Retail Development and Construction,
Probity International Corporation
Project Overview
MEP Engineering for East LA College Language Arts Center
The new 60,000-square-foot East LA College Language Arts Center was envisioned as a dedicated hub for language-based programs, integrating modern classrooms and support spaces within an active campus environment.
This ground-up educational development required a coordinated MEP engineering approach to align with the campus master plan while supporting diverse academic functions and phased construction within an occupied campus.
Project Scope
MEP engineering design includes the development of a new academic building housing classrooms and support spaces for departments such as English, American Sign Language, Foreign Language, Speech, ESL, and Reading. The project also includes coordination with site infrastructure and landscape design elements.
The scope required integration of HVAC design, electrical design, and plumbing design to support varied instructional environments while ensuring compatibility with existing campus systems. The project incorporates high performance building systems to improve comfort energy efficiency and long term operational reliability.
Services
Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Design
Highlights
MEP Engineering Highlights
Why Architects Choose Us
- Higher Education Experience – MEP engineering developed around the requirements of college and university environments.
- 60,000 SF Ground-Up Facility – Comprehensive building-system design for a substantial new academic building.
- Multi-Department Academic Program – Engineering supports English, American Sign Language, Foreign Language, Speech, ESL, and Reading programs.
- High-Performance Building Systems – MEP strategies support comfort, energy-conscious operation, and long-term reliability.
- Campus Master Plan Integration – Building infrastructure coordinated within the broader East LA College development framework.
- Existing Campus Connectivity – New systems integrated with established campus infrastructure.
- Site & Landscape Coordination – Building utilities coordinated with site infrastructure and landscape design elements.
- Phased Construction Planning – Engineering considers implementation within an active educational campus.
- Constructability & Maintainability – System layouts developed around practical installation and long-term facility operations.
- Multidisciplinary Coordination – Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems integrated with architectural and campus requirements.
We collaborate with architects and educational institutions to provide MEP engineering for community colleges, universities, academic buildings, classroom facilities, campus expansions, ground-up educational buildings, and higher education modernization projects.
Higher Education Project Experience
Our team provides MEP engineering for education architects on projects involving:
- Community college campuses
- University facilities
- Ground-up academic buildings
- Classroom buildings
- Language and humanities facilities
- Multi-department educational buildings
- Campus expansions
- High-performance educational facilities
- Campus utility coordination
- Occupied-campus construction
- Site and landscape infrastructure coordination
