Santa Monica Commercial University Chiller Plants

Design, Build, Retrofit, and Maintain Campus Chilled‑Water Systems

#1 AC Guys specializes in commercial university chiller plants for Santa Monica and the greater Los Angeles area. We engineer complete central plant solutions—air‑ and water‑cooled chillers, cooling towers, variable‑primary and primary/secondary pumping, heat exchangers, and campus distribution loops—integrated with modern controls for dependable capacity, outstanding efficiency, and superior indoor air quality.

Our fourth‑generation family business brings 80+ years of engineering experience to every project. We thrive on complex scopes, phased campus logistics, and tight outage windows, delivering resilient N+1 strategies and data‑driven performance improvements that stand up to real‑world academic demands.

What We Deliver

• Central plant design‑build and owner’s rep services
• Retrofits, expansions, and decarbonization roadmaps
• Chiller optimization: sequencing, setpoint reset, and VFD strategies
• Cooling tower refurbishments and water treatment coordination
• Heat recovery chillers and heat‑pump integration
• Hydronic balancing, low delta‑T mitigation, and distribution tuning
• Controls and BACnet BMS integration with custom sequences of operation
• Monitoring‑based commissioning (MBCx) and continuous commissioning
• Measurement & verification (M&V) and energy analytics
• Planned maintenance and rapid response service

Engineered Around Your Campus

Universities demand uptime and safety. We plan for semester breaks and critical events, coordinate crane and permit logistics, and stage work to minimize disruption to labs, libraries, dorms, and athletics. Our sequences address humidity control and IAQ, safeguarding sensitive spaces while reducing energy and operational risk.

We design for resilience with N+1 strategies, emergency bypasses, and fail‑safe controls. When needed, we implement temporary chillers to keep buildings online during retrofits, with clear cutover plans and live commissioning support.

Compliance and Best Practices

Our team aligns every deliverable with California Title 24, CalGreen, local AHJ requirements, and South Coast AQMD guidance where applicable. We document sequences of operation, start‑up checklists, as‑builts, submittals, and O&M packages to make handover smooth and maintenance repeatable.

Factory training at Fujitsu (Japan), Mitsubishi Electric (Thailand), Midea (China), Gree (China), and Haier (China) informs our approach to advanced heat‑pump and chiller technologies, controls integration, and reliability engineering. You get the benefit of rigorous methodologies applied to your campus plant.

AC PRO Supply Advantage

Through the AC PRO distribution network, we source dependable equipment, controls, and parts to keep your plant operating at peak performance. We service AC PRO‑supplied systems and maintain strategic inventory to shorten lead times and reduce downtime.

Optimization That Pays Back

Many campus plants leave savings on the table. Our engineers unlock performance with evidence‑based strategies:

• Chiller/Tower optimization: condenser water reset and staging
• Pumping efficiency: variable primary flow and VFD tuning
• Load‑matching: coil valve authority, delta‑T restoration, and balancing
• Controls: demand‑based ventilation, supply temp reset, and occupancy logic
• Heat recovery: reclaim waste heat for reheat and domestic hot water

We verify results with trend data, M&V, and clear reporting so facilities teams can sustain gains semester after semester.

Maintenance for Reliability

A strong PM program prevents costly outages. Our maintenance plans cover tube cleaning, eddy‑current testing coordination, oil/refrigerant analysis, vibration checks, tower descaling, strainers and separators, actuator calibration, and controls backups. We pair routine care with seasonal optimization—so every cooling season starts strong.

Santa Monica and Beyond

Based in Los Angeles, we serve Santa Monica and the surrounding region: Los Angeles County, Orange County, Ventura County, and Western Riverside County. Whether your project is a new central plant, a strategic retrofit, or a multi‑year optimization program, we bring the right team and tools to deliver results.

Why #1 AC Guys

• Fourth‑generation family of engineers with 80+ years in engineering
• Expertise in complex commercial and campus projects
• Mission‑driven: healthy air for healthy lives across every building
• Factory‑trained at Fujitsu, Mitsubishi Electric, Midea, Gree, and Haier
• AC PRO‑sourced equipment and parts for reliability and speed
• Transparent communication, safety focus, and campus‑first scheduling

Your chiller plant is the heart of campus comfort and IAQ. Trust the engineers who design for performance, verify with data, and stand behind the work.

Get Started

Request a consultation for your Santa Monica university chiller plant. We will assess current conditions, identify quick wins and long‑term upgrades, and deliver a clear, engineered plan to meet your capacity, reliability, and sustainability goals.

#1 AC Guys—engineered solutions for complex campuses, built to keep students learning and research moving.