…drawings. In addition to the MEP/FP design services, Primera also provided Energy Modeling and LEED Fundamental and Enhanced Commissioning Services. As Commissioning Authority, Primera utilized CxAlloy ( cloud-based commissioning software) to manage design and equipment reviews, prefunctional checklists verification, functional performance test execution and issue resolution. The project is pursuing LEED Silver certification through …

…million-square-foot hotel with 1,205 guest rooms and suites. Primera also provided energy modeling and LEED fundamental and enhanced commissioning services. As Commissioning Authority, Primera utilized CxAlloy ( cloud-based commissioning software) to manage design/equipment reviews, pre-functional checklist verifications, functional performance test execution and issue resolution. The project is pursuing LEED Silver certification through the New …

Standard electrical infrastructure is comprised of a complex system of power generation, transmission systems, and distribution systems. The equally important, but often forgotten, component of modern electrical infrastructure is the communications system. Communications are critical in an electrical system for everything from alarm monitoring, substation protection and controls, data and voice communications, as well …

…electric and gas facilities. Imagine, if you will – customer and job details, designs, historical touches, and resources, all at one’s fingertips. This journey is not com fortable from paper processes and can almost seem untouchable for an experienced workforce that keeps the lights and gas flowing each day. Primera recently had the opportunity …

Most people think that GPS is only used for driving directions in their cars and location services on their smartphones. However, that same GPS technology is widely used in road construction as well. For the past several years, contractors have been utilizing GPS technology to help guide heavy equipment operators and others involved in …

Since the inception of the power grid in the early 20th century, during the development of the alternating current system, the need for substations as the hub for protection and control became paramount to the delivery of safe and reliable electricity to consumers. Early systems were initially protected by fuses which later evolved into oil-filled …

Primera is pleased to announce that one of our projects was honored yesterday at the American Council for Engineering Companies of Illinois (ACEC-IL) Engineering Excellence Awards Luncheon held at the Marriott in Normal, Illinois. The Morrill Elementary Sustainable Schoolyard project was recognized with a Special Achievement Award, which recognizes those projects worthy of special recognition …