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Los angeles exposition line11/11/2022 We illustrate with a case study of a new rail transit line. LOS ANGELES EXPOSITION LINE ARCHIVESummary: Access to a comprehensive historical archive of real-time, multi-modal multi-agency transportation system data has provided a unique opportunity to demonstrate how “big data” can be used for policy analysis, and to offer new insights for planning scholarship and practice. In this article, we’ll explain the basics of occupancy sensors and their important counterpart, the vacancy sensor.Topic: Using "big data" for transportation analysis: A case study of the LA Metro Expo Line But, as with any high-performance strategy, there are subtleties to the technology and application. Properly applied, lighting controls can easily reduce that portion by 25%. In a high-performance office building, lighting can account for 20% of energy use. This uptick in public transit use mirrors a nationwide shift toward leaving the car at home.| Read More EXPERTISE Metro’s Expo Line phase I extension from downtown Los Angeles to Culver City prompted an increase of nearly 6% in light rail ridership for 2013, reflecting the need and desire for transportation alternatives for the city. With phase II of the Metro Expo Rail Line well underway, Los Angeles is on track to becoming a cleaner, more pedestrian friendly, transit-accessible city. Services: MEP Engineering Images courtesy of RNL Design Project Management: Maintenance Design Group Solar system that powers the domestic hot water and radiant floors.LED lighting for site light and Maintenance Building lighting.Sustainable Innovation Awards Winner, 2017.Electrical Excellence Awards Winner, 2016, Sponsored by the Los Angeles County Chapter National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA).The site will have parking for staff and visitors, paved aprons, ramps, and roadways and a 24/7 guarded entry. The facility will consist of six storage tracks for three-car train sets, a light maintenance/repair shop, administration facility, blow-down facility, run-through wash plant, double-track interior car-cleaning platform and a traction power sub-station, designed to maintain the fleet of 43-45 vehicles. The Operations and Maintenance Facility is located on two adjacent properties and is comprised of four buildings: a Maintenance Building, a Wash Building, a Secondary Building and a Cleaning Building. To mitigate the Expo Line’s economic, environmental and social impact, Glumac worked with architects RNL and a team of civil and structural engineering specialists (see project facts below) to implement an integrated design strategy. Metro and the community’s design considerations for the maintenance facility were traffic, sound, aesthetics, safety, energy efficiency, and low maintenance requirements. Glumac provided MEP engineering and energy services for the project, which is located on a brownfield site just east of Santa Monica. Sustainable building design integrations such as radiant floors, LED lights, underfloor air distribution, demand controlled ventilation, as well as a solar hot water system, were employed to allow for the sustainable operation of the Expo Line. A modernized maintenance facility was designed to support the rail line, and provide efficient operations continue as ridership increases in the years to come. With the city of Los Angeles continuing to reinvest in public transit and looks to become a cleaner, more pedestrian friendly city, the highly anticipated Expo Line light rail was designed to finally connect downtown Los Angeles with Santa Monica and unite the neighborhoods in between.
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