Public engineering firm profile
San Jose, CA
Experience. Passion. Excellence.
Advance Design Consultants, Inc. is an integrated team of architects, engineers, designers, planners, consultants, and technical specialists. It focuses on challenges within the built environment, offering professional services to enhance the operability, maintainability, and sustainability of facility infrastructure. Its solutions range from whole building design and construction to mechanical and electrical systems, energy audits, and facilities condition assessments, including high-performance data centers and LEED-certified spaces.
Comprehensive architectural and master planning services, creating functional built environments designed to support immediate and future operational needs.
Engineering of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems designed for efficiency, reliability, and long-term performance.
Integrated delivery method combining engineering, design, and construction management solutions from concept through final operation.
Facility evaluations, auditing, and consulting services to help building owners optimize controls, equipment life, and energy usage.
Specialized engineering solutions for complex facilities, including process piping, cleanrooms, and data center environments.
Sustainable design strategies focused on energy reduction, resource conservation, and high-performance building standards.
2015 | BD | Life Sciences
An integrated architectural and engineering design for a utility chiller plant, executed across five phases. The project involved a facility condition assessment, tenant improvements, and the design of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and process piping systems to facilitate the relocation of approved systems.
2012 | Redwood Shores, CA | Oracle | Commercial
A comprehensive Facility Condition Assessment of six office buildings in Redwood Shores, including a LEED assessment and certification path. The project was followed by additional assessments, controls evaluations, and equipment replacement designs.
2011 | Hitachi Global Storage Technologies | Semiconductors
Design of a 20,000-square-foot Class 100 wafer fabrication cleanroom expansion and 5,000 square feet of support area, including a new gowning facility. The project also included subsequent multi-tool installation designs.
2011 | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | Federal
An integrated building audit and design solutions to achieve an Energy Star rating and LEED-Existing Building Operations & Maintenance (EBOM) certification, successfully reducing energy costs and consumption.
2010 | Headway Technologies | Semiconductors
Engineering services for a 12,000-square-foot expansion of a cleanroom manufacturing area.
2007 | Dimatix | Manufacturing
A series of engineering and design projects including a cleanroom expansion, electrical system upgrades, chiller and HVAC improvements, hydrofluoric water treatment systems, and PipeFlo analysis.
2002 | IBM Corporation | Semiconductors
Remodeling of 36,000 square feet of an existing facility to accommodate a Class M3 cleanroom with an ultra-clean floor system, designed in phases to avoid interrupting active manufacturing operations.
Founding Principal
P.E.
Lorenzo Rios, Sr. founded Advance Design Consultants in 1984, establishing an architectural and engineering practice focused on creative design, building efficiency, and long-term sustainability.
Principal
P.E.
Lorenzo R. Rios serves as Principal of the practice, leading multidisciplinary teams of architects, engineers, and designers to deliver integrated project designs.