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- OUR TEAM | Altera Engineering
Altera Engineers assist architects and designers with HVAC, Electrical, Fire Protection, Plumbing and Sanitary Engineering, Special and Progress Inspections MEET OUR TEAM Dmitriy Morozov is the co-founder of the firm and is responsible for firm’s strategy and business development. Mr. Morozov’s expertise includes design of heating, cooling, ventilation and central plant systems for commercial, residential and institutional projects as well as energy conservation in new and existing buildings. Mr. Morozov enjoys working closely with designers and building end-users in finding innovative and energy conscious solutions that support designers' vision and end-users' needs. Mr.Morozov has over 20 years of experience in design and construction of building mechanical systems. Mr. Morozov has completed projects totaling over $3 billion in construction costs with over 6 million square feet of space. Alex Kheyfets is a co-founder and principal of the firm’s plumbing division. Mr. Kheyfets is responsible for plumbing and fire protection design and construction services, as well as firm’s technical standards and building codes compliance. His expertise includes design of Plumbing and Fire Protection systems for commercial, residential and institutional projects. Mr.Kheyfets has over 20 years of experience in design and construction of building plumbing and fire protection systems, and has completed projects totaling over $2 billion in construction costs.
- 2 BUSHWICK AVENUE |SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems.
2 BUSHWICK AVENUE SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems. PROJECT COST . Home / Commercial 2 BUSHWICK AVENUE ARCHITECT . PROJECT SIZE . 14,000 SF PROJECT COST . SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems. Go Go 2 Bushwick Avenue is a 14,000 SF ground up retail and office building being constructed on a site of a former gas station and auto repair shop. The corner site sits in a prime location of a rapidly gentrifying creative hipster mecca. The developers were interested in attracting local nascent businesses by creating affordable flexible spaces. Before commencing with design, Altera Engineering engaged with the owners and architects in the programming phase, to understand how the property will be positioned in the market and who will be the target tenants. The early-phase involvement informed the selection of suitable MEP systems. With careful system selection and sizing, the design team was able to strike a balance between considerations for the first cost, ease-of-use, flexibility and “curb” appeal to prospective tenants.
- CONTACT | Altera Engineering
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- THE OASIS |SCOPE . MEP systems. Iterative energy modeling helped informed the architect of curtain wall design and shading elements
THE OASIS SCOPE . MEP systems. Iterative energy modeling helped informed the architect of curtain wall design and shading elements PROJECT COST . Home / Commercial THE OASIS ARCHITECT . Archimaera PROJECT SIZE . 521,000 SF PROJECT COST . SCOPE . MEP systems. Iterative energy modeling helped informed the architect of curtain wall design and shading elements Go Go 38-42 12th Street, Long Island City, NY A 521,000 SF 14 - story commercial office building with 381,000 SF of Class A office space, 42,000 SF of ground floor retail and food hall and 60,000 SF of restaurant, commercial kitchen and a 700 person banquet hall. The building sits above an 83,500 Sf parking garage. The owners had laid out ambitious energy efficient goals for the project, with the US Passive House performance as a ceiling and a net zero as the floor. In addition to low energy use and superior indoor air quality, the developers also wanted to allow for flexibility to subdivide and expand. Because of its location in Queens, the owners’ business plan relied on the shift in commercial real estate from central to hub and spoke model. The developers were seeking rent premiums by attracting high tech sophisticated credit rated tenants, to whom reduced carbon footprint and high indoor air quality were must have attributes in all of their locations. ALTERA ENGINEERING worked closely with the architect to create performance benchmarks for the building, and to establish the scope of MEP systems. Iterative energy modeling helped informed the architect of curtain wall design and shading elements. MEP Systems: Ground-source heat pumps with air to water VRF heat pumps for heat injection No natural gas for heating or domestic hot water Underfloor air distribution system with different supply air temperatures: perimeter and interior zones Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems (DOAS) Commercial kitchen exhaust Parking garage exhaust Stair pressurization and smoke purge systems 480/277 VAC power distribution system via bus ducts and step down transformers 500 kW emergency generator In addition to the building performance challenges, the site is located in the flood zone and all incoming services had to be elevated. ALTERA ENGINEERING worked with ConEdison to provide spaces within the building for the incoming electric service.
- BROOKLYN ROASTING COMPANY |SCOPE . Full MEP design and construction administration services. HVAC, sprinkler, plumbing and electrical power design and construction administration
BROOKLYN ROASTING COMPANY SCOPE . Full MEP design and construction administration services. HVAC, sprinkler, plumbing and electrical power design and construction administration PROJECT COST . Home / Commercial BROOKLYN ROASTING COMPANY ARCHITECT . Cypher Design PROJECT SIZE . 16,000 SF PROJECT COST . SCOPE . Full MEP design and construction administration services. HVAC, sprinkler, plumbing and electrical power design and construction administration Go Go When an established Brooklyn based coffee company decided to consolidate its roasting and shipping under one roof, they retained Altera Engineering to help them bring their vision to reality. Founded in 2009 in a Brooklyn loft, artisanal coffee purveyor- Brooklyn Roasting Company- has consistently been ranked as top 5 coffee places in Brooklyn (Yelp), one of 10 best coffee shops on New York City (Gothamist) and best local brew of 2015 (Gothamist). BRC prides itself on sourcing locally grown, organic fair trade coffee beans. It is no surprise they decided to locally source engineering services as well. BRC came to Morozov because their previous consultant was not responsive to their needs and was too expensive. Brooklyn Navy Yard is a former US Navy shipbuilding yard spanning 300 acres on the East River in Wallabout Basin. Following its closure in the mid 60’s, the yard was re-opened in 1969 as an industrial park. Since 1989, the site has seen economic development spurred by the city’s investment. Today, more than 200 businesses operate at the yard and employ about 5,000 people. Brooklyn Roasting Company decided to take up a 16,000 SF space in the Navy Yard to consolidate its roasting operations. On most projects, clients come to their engineers with defined design criteria. In the case of BRC, the client did not know how to best program the their new facility. There were plans for an office, packing, roasting, and shipping and even performance space functions. Our engineers worked closely with the client and architect to learn BRC’s business model, ins and outs of a coffee roasting process and the client’s future plans in order to help the client define present and future performance requirements of the space. Altera Engineering was retained to provide consulting, engineering design and construction administration services for BRC’s new facility. The project involved specialty HVAC systems for coffee roasting production plant. Altera Engineering prepared documents for State Historic Preservation Office filing.
- ALEXIS BITTAR INC, INDUSTRY CITY |SCOPE . Assisted client with negotiation of commercial lease term, provided full MEP design and construction administration services, carried out NYC Special and Progress Inspections
ALEXIS BITTAR INC, INDUSTRY CITY SCOPE . Assisted client with negotiation of commercial lease term, provided full MEP design and construction administration services, carried out NYC Special and Progress Inspections PROJECT COST . $1,750,000 Home / Commercial ALEXIS BITTAR INC, INDUSTRY CITY ARCHITECT . PROJECT SIZE . 12,000 GSF PROJECT COST . $1,750,000 SCOPE . Assisted client with negotiation of commercial lease term, provided full MEP design and construction administration services, carried out NYC Special and Progress Inspections Go Go Founded in 1988, Alexis Bittar INC. is the leading premium designer jewelry brand with a reputation for quality, craftsmanship and innovation. Described as “one of the most innovative jewelry designers of the 21st Century”, Alexis Bittar’s designs act as cult favorites of A-List celebrities including Cameron Diaz, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys and Whitney Houston; as well as influential fashion icons Iris Apfel and Karl Lagerfeld. In 2004, Alexis Bittar won the accessories council’s “Rising Star” award and became a member of the council of fashion designers of America. Alexis Bittar jewelry is featured in Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bloomingdale’s. The Company also operates seven Alexis Bittar boutiques in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago. Industry City (originally known as Bush Terminal) is a 16-building, 6 million square foot industrial complex in Sunset Park, Brooklyn that was founded in 1895 by Irving T. Bush. The twelve manufacturing buildings had been completed by 1918 and housed about 300 companies. For over eighty years, the complex served as one of the largest integrated cargo and manufacturing sites in the word. At its peak during the industrial height of the early 20th Century, nearly 25,000 workers went to work at the complex every day. Until 1974 Bush Terminal was an active port facility. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Bush Terminal housed the highest concentration of garment manufacturers in New York City outside of Manhattan. Today the complex is home to a wide range of tenants including 3-D printer maker Makerbot and the Brooklyn Nets. Altera Engineering was retained to provide engineering design and consulting services for Alexis Bittar’s new facility. Altera Engineering's team was brought in at an early stage of the process, during lease negotiations, to assist the architect and the client in formulating and developing a strategy that meets current and growing production needs. The project involved a full floor gut renovation. The design incorporates mechanical ventilation system for jewelry making process and robust power distribution to all production work stations.
- MARINER'S HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER |SCOPE . MEP design
MARINER'S HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER SCOPE . MEP design PROJECT COST . $6.1 million Home / Commercial MARINER'S HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER ARCHITECT . Architecture In Formation PROJECT SIZE . 2,700 SF PROJECT COST . $6.1 million SCOPE . MEP design Go Go Located in the Mariner’s Harbor neighborhood, the currently unoccupied 2,715 SF community space is situated on the ground floor of Building Number 5 within the New York City Housing Authority’s Marnier’s Harbor Houses public housing complex, the westernmost public housing development in New York City. Built in 1954, the complex consists of 22 three- and six-story buildings containing 607 apartments housing 1,658 residents across a 21.75-acre site. The project included a complete renovation of the existing space including all finishes, fixtures, HVAC, fire alarm, plumbing, and lighting, and provided flexible, multi-purpose programming. Support spaces included accessible restrooms, a janitor’s closet, and an IT/server closet. Exterior work included replacement of the existing canopy, new doors with actuator and door bell, and new lighting. The program also included community gathering spaces with audio/visual capabilities, a computer lab, and a commercial kitchen. Mechanical systems included: • An all new high efficient all-electric multi-zone VRF system • Distributed ERV’s throughout the space • All new electrical distribution • All new domestic and sanitary plumbing
- WHAT WE DO | Altera Engineering
The Altera team assists architects and designers with HVAC, Electrical, Fire Protection, Plumbing and Sanitary Engineering, Special and Progress Inspections ENGINEERING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES We provide quality, responsive and practical engineering design solutions that meet our client’s needs. Our designs are greener, leaner and cost-effective. HVAC Engineering • Complete Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning System Design • High-end, Custom Design for Residential, Commercial, Multifamily, Educational and Institutional Spaces • Variable refrigeration volume systems design and optimization • Heat recovery and renewable energy sources • Geothermal unitary systems • Central Chilled Water, Condenser Water, Hot Water, Geothermal and Steam Plants • Thermal Storage and Buffer Systems • Fuel conversions Electrical Engineering • Complete Building Power Distribution • MV and HV Building Service Design • Emergency Power and Stand-by Power • Electrical service upgrades Fire Protection Engineering • Sprinkler and standpipe systems design Plumbing and Sanitary Engineering • Domestic water distributions for lowrise and highrise buildings • Sanitary and storm drainage systems • Storm water collections • Cross connection applications for water and sewer services Special and Progress Inspections • Mechanical Systems • Sprinkler Systems • Heating Systems • Chimneys • Firestop, Draftstop, and Fireblocking Systems • Energy Code Progress TR8 Inspections Resiliency Resilience is the new sustainability. To us, resiliency means an ability to quickly adapt to changes. The most obvious challenges are due to the changing climate with higher temperatures, sea level rise, flooding, drought, and wildfires. Risk and challenges from non-climate-related natural disasters, such as earthquakes and solar flares, and anthropogenic actions like terrorism and cyberterrorism, also call for resilient design. Resilience for businesses and organizations means maintaining continuity of operations in the face of stress and disturbance. Resilience for buildings it means an ability to respond to natural and manmade disasters by providing potable water, sanitation, livable conditions, energy, lighting, safe air, and occupant health. We help our clients assess and quantify risks to their build assets, and implement measures to mitigate them. We provide technical and strategic recommendations for facility design, system specifications, methodologies and processes, and business continuity. Our services include: Advice on design of buildings and building systems capable of handling severe storms, flooding, wildfire, and other impacts that are expected to result from a warming climate Design passive heating and cooling strategies for loss of power or heating fuel Provide risk assessment based on future climatic conditions Advice on site selection Advice architects or owners on material and component selections Design of redundant water supply and sewage systems Design redundant power systems and on-site generation Local Law 87 New York City’s Greener, Greater Buildings Plan Legislation (GGBP) requires all buildings over 50,000 square feet to take specific actions aimed at increasing energy efficiency. These actions include: Measuring and reporting energy use Identifying inefficient systems Optimizing existing systems Our team of energy experts can provide you the support you need to navigate GGBP compliance and access funding available to help pay for required work. We provide comprehensive energy efficiency and compliance services. Our offerings include: ASHRAE Level I, II and III energy audits Commissioning and retro-commissioning Feasibility Studies Benchmarking Energy Audit Energy Master Planning Demand Response Assessments Industrial Process Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy Systems Metering, Verification, and Continuous Monitoring Combined Heat and Power (CHP) & Distributed Generation (DG) Green Building Assessment/Sustainable Design Local Law 97 We can make Local Law compliance work for you! REQUEST HELP High Performance Buildings A high-performance building integrates and optimizes all major high-performance building attributes including energy efficiency, durability, life-cycle performance, and occupant productivity. We offer advisory and engineering design services that enable our clients to successfully address the challenges of designing, implementing and operating a high-performance building or space. Our services include: • Engineering design and implementation of various heating, cooling, ventilation, resource conservation, adaptability, resiliency, and other technologies • Complete sustainability and energy efficiency consulting • Energy Modeling • Intelligent reuse of buildings • Greenhouse gas emissions reductions • Lifecycle assessment • Feasibility studies • NYSERDA rebates and incentives • Optimization of building mechanical systems • Façade/envelope optimization • Advice on wellness and healthy spaces • Assessment of risk in vulnerability to power grid failures, fuel shortages, exposure to legislative changes requiring buildings decrease consumption of resources and emission of greenhouse gas Backflow Prevention DESIGN AND APPROVAL WITHIN 3 WEEKS Call (212) 330-7634 or get started right now by filling in our form below. Our engineering team will be with you in 48 hours. Free phone consultation Competitive fees Fast approvals. Based on typical approval times, most projects are approved within 3 weeks. Individual results may vary subject to specific project conditions. Our team of licensed engineers have experience meeting all NYC code requirements. We offer engineering design and approvals for cross connection applications, for commercial, residential, multifamily and industrial properties including new construction and existing buildings.
- HARLEM PROPERTIES |SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems.
HARLEM PROPERTIES SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems. PROJECT COST . Home / Commercial HARLEM PROPERTIES ARCHITECT . PROJECT SIZE . PROJECT COST . SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems. Go Go SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems.
- GALLANT BUILDING |SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems.
GALLANT BUILDING SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems. PROJECT COST . Home / Commercial GALLANT BUILDING ARCHITECT . PROJECT SIZE . PROJECT COST . SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems. Go Go SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems.
- BRICK NEW YORK |SCOPE . Full MEP design and construction administration services
BRICK NEW YORK SCOPE . Full MEP design and construction administration services PROJECT COST . Home / Commercial BRICK NEW YORK ARCHITECT . Raul Cabato Architects PROJECT SIZE . PROJECT COST . SCOPE . Full MEP design and construction administration services Go Go Since opening its first location in West Hollywood in 2011, Brick has been bringing its brand of a brand of crossfit to cities across the US. In 2013 Brick entered New York City market with its fist 13,000 square foot 2-story training facility on West 17th Street and followed a year later with a 12,000 square foot facility by the Grand Central Terminal. The Brick facilities include crossfit training and yoga studios, member lounge areas with juice and smoothie bar, café and offices. Altera Engineering was retained to provide engineering design and consulting services for Bricks new facilities. Both projects involved full floor gut renovations of both spaces. HVAC design incorporates energy recovery for mechanical ventilation of the locker rooms.
- BROOKLYN ROASTING COMPANY |SCOPE . Full MEP design and construction administration services. HVAC, sprinkler, plumbing and electrical power design and construction administration
BROOKLYN ROASTING COMPANY SCOPE . Full MEP design and construction administration services. HVAC, sprinkler, plumbing and electrical power design and construction administration PROJECT COST . When an established Brooklyn based coffee company decided to consolidate its roasting and shipping under one roof, they retained Altera Engineering to help them bring their vision to reality. Founded in 2009 in a Brooklyn loft, artisanal coffee purveyor- Brooklyn Roasting Company- has consistently been ranked as top 5 coffee places in Brooklyn (Yelp), one of 10 best coffee shops on New York City (Gothamist) and best local brew of 2015 (Gothamist). BRC prides itself on sourcing locally grown, organic fair trade coffee beans. It is no surprise they decided to locally source engineering services as well. BRC came to Morozov because their previous consultant was not responsive to their needs and was too expensive. Brooklyn Navy Yard is a former US Navy shipbuilding yard spanning 300 acres on the East River in Wallabout Basin. Following its closure in the mid 60’s, the yard was re-opened in 1969 as an industrial park. Since 1989, the site has seen economic development spurred by the city’s investment. Today, more than 200 businesses operate at the yard and employ about 5,000 people. Brooklyn Roasting Company decided to take up a 16,000 SF space in the Navy Yard to consolidate its roasting operations. On most projects, clients come to their engineers with defined design criteria. In the case of BRC, the client did not know how to best program the their new facility. There were plans for an office, packing, roasting, and shipping and even performance space functions. Our engineers worked closely with the client and architect to learn BRC’s business model, ins and outs of a coffee roasting process and the client’s future plans in order to help the client define present and future performance requirements of the space. Altera Engineering was retained to provide consulting, engineering design and construction administration services for BRC’s new facility. The project involved specialty HVAC systems for coffee roasting production plant. Altera Engineering prepared documents for State Historic Preservation Office filing. Home / Commercial BROOKLYN ROASTING COMPANY ARCHITECT . Cypher Design PROJECT SIZE . 16,000 SF PROJECT COST . SCOPE . Full MEP design and construction administration services. HVAC, sprinkler, plumbing and electrical power design and construction administration Go Go








