Promoting Sustainable Engineering Within a Corporate Environment

Gary Shamshoian, Genentech, Inc.

A summary of efforts and experiences involved with incorporating sustainable features in research facility designs will be presented. Integrated Building Design concepts enable incorporation of energy efficiency with first cost savings. Beginning with interdepartmental collaborations, introduction of new technologies, evaluations of feasibility, payback, risks, and infrastructure compatibility, small scale applications used as a basis for larger projects, integration into designs, value engineering, field inspections, commissioning, and incorporation into corporate standards will be presented based on our experiences at Genentech.

Labs21 Connection:

The challenges and successes reported will provide guidelines and techniques for successful sustainability advocacy within a corporate structure.

Biography:

Gary Shamshoian is a licensed Mechanical Engineer with 25+ years of experience in design and construction in technical facilities. He enjoys implementing engineering solutions that save first costs while reducing resource consumption.

Gary's education includes a BSME from Stanford University in 1978, and an MSME from University of Colorado, Boulder in 1983. His professional experiences include six years as a mechanical engineer at Genentech responsible for the mechanical aspects of design, construction, commissioning and validation efforts primarily in South San Francisco. Previous experience includes approximately 10 years as a construction project manager in the biotech/pharmaceutical field, ten years as an M/E/P coordinator for general contractors on large projects, as well as some limited design and contracting roles.

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