Chelsea Group
Engineering Services in Amsterdam

Chelsea Group provides engineering and industrial hygiene consulting services to the owners of commercial, institutional, and residential buildings.

Chelsea Group is a Hawaii-based building science consulting firm specializing in preserving and enhancing the mechanical infrastructure in existing commercial office, institutional, retail, and industrial facilities. For more than 25 years, our building scientists and engineers have solved problems and found opportunities that add asset value to these properties. Chelsea Group focuses building science on asset value and occupant satisfaction. Working together to implement our recommendations, we can achieve a balance of performance, comfort, and aesthetics, resulting in greater property value and productivity. In both 2015 and 2016, we won the Energy Project of the Year for Region V of the Association of Energy Engineers. Our teams have helped more than 20 large properties, totaling over 14 million square feet, achieve their LEED Certification. Chelsea Group helped achieve 54% energy use reduction in the Pearlridge Mall with a complete central plant replacement, winning the project the 2016 Energy Project of the Year for Region V by the Association of Energy Engineers. Pearlridge was sold for a 100% return on investment, reflecting improved value from new mechanical infrastructure. Our experienced engineers can guide you through the decision process and then design, manage, and commission everything from a minor pump change to a full central plant replacement. LEED Certification is a prerequisite for the US Government and many top corporate tenants. Our Professional Engineers and LEED Accredited Professionals can guide you to success in both certifications. Building automation has progressed nearly apace with computer technology and software advancements, giving you unprecedented data and potential control of mechanical infrastructure. Our engineers and commissioning agents can set up the best monitoring and control strategies and turn that raw data into information and control to optimize your plant. Aging buildings, like aging people, may have a buildup of dust and debris in supply and exhaust ducts, chilled and hot water lines, or basic water and sewer lines. Benchmarking energy use and plant operations, then developing a systematic plan to manage energy demonstrates your facility management skill. Knowledge brings value and power to building owners, managers, and operators. Chelsea Group’s in-depth analysis offers insight and provides real solutions for challenges and opportunities in your building. Implementing recommendations within an existing building often requires custom design for major infrastructure improvements, such as chiller replacement or air handler replacement. These high-quality bid documents result in well-tuned contractor proposals. The high-quality construction documents produced by our design team provide an effortless hand-off to our construction management team. From pre-bid to selection, Chelsea Group focuses on quality and cost effectiveness. Our commissioning agent starts reviewing a project at the onset of design and continues with field verification of contractor work throughout. As the project construction nears completion, our team applies a systematic process of functional performance testing, resulting in demonstrable proof that the finished project meets owner’s expectations. When performance lags, our building scientists select the appropriate actions, maintaining thorough documentation of building energy use trends.