The new Adobe 100 Hooper campus is an addition to the company’s current historic facility located a few blocks away. The key project goal was to expand Adobe’s presence and operations in San Francisco’s Design District and promote an urban campus feel. The building’s design supports employees’ needs and reaches beyond the typical and boring desk set-up.

Being constructed from a cold shell, the new Adobe office building now covers:

Two lobbies and four floors of workspace

A dining area

A roof deck

Fitness center with meditation rooms and showers

“Media rooms” for those who are into music, games, and virtual reality

A library zone

A kitchen and a café

Multiple meeting rooms of different sizes located throughout the open floor plan

In terms of general BIM coordination, our biggest challenge was to establish the best possible processes unique for the Adobe 100 Hooper project.

The San Francisco International Airport’s (SFO) newest renovation projects involved updating its Harvey Milk Terminal 1, which was among the oldest ones. So, the modernized facility would feature passenger circulation space with access to the aircraft gates, over 20 gates containing holding rooms for domestic and international flights, a state-of-the-art ticketing lobby, passenger loading bridges, and concession spaces.

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Apart from incorporating next-generation building systems, the particular 3-stories project can anticipate the potential leads in traffic and pays attention to future aviation trends and the rising sea levels’ influence. As the facility is true to the local region’s values, SFO’s Terminal 1 is the first terminal worldwide to achieve LEED Platinum status. During this project, the biggest challenge for VEC experts was to balance seamless airport operations and ensure long-term improvements, particularly considering the scale.

VEC's specialists started working on this aviation project in 2017. From the beginning, we were a vital extension of several high-profile electrical contractors directly involved in the airport’s visionary expansion. The VEC team created robust models of power, lighting, telecom, fire alarm (FA), and security systems, using Revit. Guaranteeing the systems’ correct onsite installation, we helped create the aviation area with better passenger circulation, easier access to gates, controllable lighting, and integrated technology.

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Our experts were laser-focused on maintaining practical cooperation with the stakeholders and other trades to ensure exceptional BIM coordination. Recognizing that mind-to-field connection is an undisputable guarantee of the project’s success, the VEC onsite crew was deliberately monitoring the construction process.

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When working on the SFO’s Terminal 1, we also enforced the project with our VDC coordination services. They included the contract language assistance, developing a solid, targeted BIM Execution Plan (BEP), establishing a clear project coordination schedule, and the coordination platform setup, aimed at facilitating the collaboration across multiple project teams.

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A comprehensive deviations-free constructible model is the ultimate end goal. Our team thoroughly reviewed SFO’s contract BIM requirements, risks, budgets, existing conditions, schedules, and benchmarks. We worked closely with our client to develop a BEP and coordinate scheduling, integrating them seamlessly with project requirements and milestones.

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Our general BIM coordination specialists helped all the involved project parties stay focused on creating a constructible model.

VEC brought clear shop drawings and layouts to the general contractor and client.

We cut down the number of RFIs and reduced carbon emissions.

Thanks to detailed, real-time cost data, like schedules, pricing, and quantities, our team estimated and predicted the potential project ROI.

With exceptional general BIM coordination services, VEC contributed to building a modern Adobe 100 Hooper Campus that achieved two key sustainability certifications — LEED-CI v4 and Fitwel, supporting green building best practices and delivering to employees’ health.

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At the LAX job site, we stick to our detailed shop drawings to ensure the flawless installation of prefabricated materials. With VEC, LAX will get its infrastructure expanded with the best design and the accessibility of critical construction information.

The client’s expectations are VEC’s guiding light towards the project's successful completion. During the LAX expansion, we aimed at exceeding the results on set goals, as involving BIM and VDC technology in a project this demanding in terms of scale and safety standards was a venture for our client.

Acknowledging our client's trust and confidence in us, the VEC team was dedicated to providing clear and precise 3D models for the airport’s civil underground utilities. Using Revit, VEC BIM & VDC experts created 3D coordination models for each project phase.

3D models are digitally correct spatial and dimensional representations of the future object. Due to its shared ownership, the coordination model facilitates the overall project management and ensures the discovery of conflicts prior to issuing final construction drawings. Being able to walk the job site provided the VEC crue with invaluable insight into the other project trades bringing our virtual models to life in the field.

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Having the responsibility to lay the foundation for the whole structure’s operation, VEC needed to be able to detect clashes and conflicts at the early stages of the project to then solve them within a reasonable timeframe. There is no greater assistant with such a goal as BIM & VDC technology that allowed us to:

Design a complex system of underground utilities for LAX Metro Connector, maintaining a high accuracy of pricing throughout the project;

Exceed our client’s expectations, creating the project’s coordination ecosystem that invited for entrusting us with more scopes of work;

Reduce the number and magnitude of issues that distract from project’s momentum;

Provide seamless functionality of the Metro Connector’s critical systems ensuring enjoyable airport’s passengers’ and staff experience.

Alongside being highly operational and aimed at facilitating passengers’ trip, Los Angeles International Airport Metro Connector is also a fascinating travel maze including Automated People Mover, bus plaza, bicycle and Metro Hub. The VEC team is proud to have contributed to the design of the core underground utilities of the central aviation construction project.

Electrical BIM & VDC

Our electrical BIM & VDC services cover power, lighting, and telecom system modeling. Also, the VEC team created a thorough BIM Execution Plan and shared it with all stakeholders to provide them with the correct understanding and management of relevant BIM deliverables.

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Meanwhile, 3D systems’ models are vital to ensure their proper performance after construction due to the opportunity to detect and eliminate clashes quickly. That also strengthens project coordination as all parties get these 3D models and realize how the systems will be constructed on-site. After all, creating a unique environment that will offer student-centered learning is only possible with valuable BIM data and efficient cooperation between all contractors.

Civil Underground

VEC’s specialists deliver exceptional civil underground services for this educational project. They encompass various tasks such as 3D modeling, project management, BIM coordination, civil underground wet & dry (VDC), and onsite technology work. We have effectively utilized BIM software solutions such as Revitzo, Revit, and Navisworks throughout the project.

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Our experts promptly document all design-related issues using PDF Markups and propose relevant solutions, including fittings and pipe length adjustments. Besides, we have created installation drawings to ensure accurate implementation in alignment with the plans. Lastly, our team performed essential tasks such as 3D laser-scanning, reporting on deviations from the current conditions, developing as-built models and drawings, identifying clashes, etc.

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SFO Airport Harvey Milk Terminal 1 is one of VEC’s most significant projects in aviation. Since SFO aimed to protect the global environment and human health, it was critical for everything from structural materials to specific systems to follow strict sustainability criteria.

Our team contributed to delivering a highly energy-efficient aviation building that can satisfy the needs of travelers and revolutionize their overall guest experience.

Since the airport represents mission-critical infrastructure, our high-quality BIM & VDC services allow for collecting valuable data that can be used in the future to address emerging issues.

VEC found it crucial to provide travelers with an environmentally-friendly, elevated experience and improve how they think airports should perform.

As a responsible BIM & VDC partner, we keep all our project documentation construction-oriented, well-detailed, and transparent.

VEC thoroughly examined the existing contract language to gain understanding of the BIM standards already applied. Making improvement suggestions relevant to the project, our team enhanced the contract’s effectiveness. Followed by a well-defined BEP and phase specific schedules, Campus Building 22 project secured a solid start.

VEC’s contribution to constructing such a state-of-the-art campus helped our confidential client to maintain its strong connection with the Menlo Park community. With a glass facade structure showing attractive design features like specific staircase connections and a long skylight, the facility became a landmark in the neighborhood.

VEC, as a first-class BIM & VDC provider, became a crucial part of the construction of this modern commercial office building with an enormous parking garage.

By correctly modeling power and lighting systems, our team made it easier for installers to build them on-site, ensuring time and money savings.

Being involved in this campus building project, our specialists assisted the general contractor and other trades to construct an energy-efficient facility representing the client’s innovative practices and sustainability efforts.

San Francisco International Airport — Terminal Building Phase 1

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