PROJECT BACKGROUND

At 73 stories, the Wilshire Grand Hotel is the tallest building in the Western United States. The building is calculated to sway during powerful Santa Ana winds and absorb ground movement during the most severe earthquakes. The building serves
as a world-class 900 room luxury hotel, 677,000 sq. ft. Class A office space, and 67,000 sq. ft. retail in the heart of downtown Los Angeles.

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

• 2.1 Million SF, 75 stories, 1000 FT tall building
• 3000 ton Carrier Chiller Plant
• Thermal Storage
• Modular Boiler Plant (14)
• Heat Exchangers
• Air Handling Systems (AHUs, FCU’s, VAV boxes)

WHAT SUNBELT CONTROLS DELIVERED

Sunbelt Controls provided building automation solutions for approximately 3,000 points of software integration throughout the Wilshire Grand Hotel, with most of these points located across the 900 guest rooms. This included panel design and fabrication, as well as working with ACCO to build out the core and shell for the 30 floors of office space above the 8th floor central plant. Sunbelt utilized Automated Logic Controls (ALC) WebCTRL hardware for this project. Later, ALC Awarded Sunbelt Controls 2017 Project of the Year for its work on Wilshire Grand.

Sunbelt Controls’ advanced seismic engineering capabilities, phenomenal installation coordination, extensive knowledge of complex and diverse building requirements, plus compelling system visualization, integration and scalability were all key factors for this project.

• 2.1 Million SF building includes 45,000 SF of retail and office space and 400,000 SF of Class A office space
• Awarded the IBCON Most Intelligent Mixed-Use Building in the United States in 2017

Project Team

OWNER: Hanjin Group/Korean Airlines

ARCHITECT: AC Martin

GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Turner Construction

MECHANICAL ENGINEER: Sunbelt Controls/ACCO Engineered Systems

MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR: ACCO Engineered Systems

SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR: Sunbelt Controls