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Creating
Optimal Environments for Life
services Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Plumbing Design Lighting + Daylighting Fire/Life Safety Building Technologies Energy + Modeling Commissioning
Collaborative Life Sciences Building & Skourtes Tower / LEED Platinum
Edith Green Wendell Wyatt Federal Building Modernization / LEED Platinum
CO Architects with SERA Photography: Jeremy Bitterman
SERA Architects + Cutler Anderson Architects Photography: Nic Lehoux
offices 100 SW Main Street Suite 1600 Portland, OR 97204 717 Market Street Suite 500 San Francisco, CA 94103 2000 M Street, NW Suite 270 Washington, DC 20036 801 Second Avenue Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98104 1132 Bishop Street Suite 2112 Honolulu, HI 96813
Interface Engineering
is a multidiscipline mechanical and electrical engineering firm known for innovative resource use, visionary sustainable design and breakthrough engineering solutions for new and existing buildings. Our work demonstrates how integrated design and creative collaboration can produce outstanding results — for our clients, our community and our environment. From four employees in 1969, our practice has grown into a nationally recognized consultancy with over 180 professionals in five offices. We focus on high-performance, pragmatic design, and to date have completed 15 Net-Zero buildings and 130+ LEED certified projects (including 17 Platinum). Our diverse market sector activity has allowed us to grow and we
consistently rank high in industry surveys. Today, we are at the forefront of an evolving industry, transforming the concept of what the built environment can be. With a focus on creative design, Interface Engineering is a model for the mechanical and electrical engineering firm of the future. Our culture is a collaborative blend of idealism and ecological passion, fused with technical expertise and resource sensitivity. We are seasoned engineering consultants who add long-term value as design partners. To serve our clients and our community, we use integrated design to create sustainable solutions that not only perform beyond expectation, but also lead and inspire. Our mission is simple: to help build optimal environments for life.
Hood River Middle School Music & Science Building / Net-Zero Energy, LEED Platinum Certified Opsis Architecture Photography: Michael Mathers
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net-zero energy certified public elementary school Hood River Middle School Music & Science Building
net-zero energy certified library & first school in california Sacred Heart Lower & Middle Schools
Our goal
is to meet the needs of building owners and occupants in a manner that is viable, sustainable and cost-efficient. With each project, we search for effective ways to optimize building performance at minimal cost — to the owner and to the environment. It can be done by making wise use of available natural resources
and applying integrated design — the integration of building systems to serve multiple purposes. Sustainable design is fundamental in our practice — in our project work as well as our internal culture. How to do more with less is always a strategic focal point. By reducing demand through
efficiency measures, harnessing natural resources, and designing custom on-site energy production systems, we also help identify cost-transfer opportunities that free up assets for the architect and owner. Net result: longterm cost savings and less impact on the environment.
University of Oregon John E. Jaqua Academic Center for Student Athletes ZGF Architects, LLP Photography: Stephen Cridland
San Ysidro U.S. Land Port of Entry Master Plan & Design, Phase I / LEED Platinum
Miller|Hull Partnership Photography: Nic Lehoux
Roger Frechette PE, LEED AP
Managing Principal Sr. Mechanical Engineer
As Principal and Senior Mechanical Engineer at Interface Engineering, Mr. Frechette has more than two decades of experience in the field of sustainable engineering and building design. His international and domestic work encompasses sustainable master planning and building systems designs for some of the world’s largest and most iconic structures. His portfolio includes high performance buildings, ranging from high-rise office towers, to government facilities and museums, to laboratories, airports, hospitals, sporting venues and academic buildings.
Kevin Cahill PE, CPD, LEED AP
Principal Sr. Mechanical Engineer
Kevin is a Principal and Senior Mechanical Engineer at Interface. He brings over 20 years of experience in mechanical system design and project management from a variety of project types. Focusing his career on sustainable design, Kevin works with architects, engineers and clients to develop sustainable strategies and system alternatives for many of our projects with significant energy efficiency goals.
cover: University of Oregon John E. Jaqua Center for Student Athletes ZGF Architects, LLC © Stephen Cridland back cover: Collaborative Life Sciences Building & Skourtes Tower / LEED PLatinum CO Architects with SERA ©Jeremy Bitterman
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