COMMERCIAL OFFICE / EDUCATION
PG&E Electric Safety Training Center
| ROLE: | Architecture & Interior Design |
| CLIENT: | Pacific Gas & Electric |
| DESIGN BUILDER: | Turner Construction Co. |
| SUSTAINABILITY: | LEED Gold NC -Substation Building LEED Silver ID+C – Existing Main Building |
| AWARD: | ENR 2020 Regional Best Project for Green Category (North) |
PG&E Livermore recently opened its new Electric Safety Training Center, the first de-energized substation training site in the U.S. Here, the focus is on safety training for electric substation operations and maintenance. The new training site, designed by RIM Architects, will provide a safe environment to train, validate, and assess substation employees in realistic simulated field conditions, complete with full-size training poles and mini-residential buildings. The centralized location provides seamless training from classroom laboratory to outdoor facilities. The training center accommodates an estimated 4,400 annual student training days for 775 crew leads/sub foreman, electricians, substation inspectors, and utility workers.
