Arup to Begin Integrated Engineering Services for Beirut Embassy

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Arup, a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm with a reputation for delivering innovative and sustainable designs, announced today that work has begun on the new United States Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. Arup will provide integrated engineering services to prime architect Morphosis for the United States Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO).

The new embassy compound will be constructed on U.S. government-owned property located in Aoukar, approximately 11 km north of Beirut City. The project site is approximately 43 acres in size and is situated on a steep hillside. It is expected to achieve LEED Silver.

"After several successful projects working with Morphosis, Arup is thrilled to collaborate on this embassy compound in Beirut," said Erin McConahey, principal and project director for Arup. "We look forward to contributing to an excellent diplomatic facility for the Department of State."

In addition to this embassy in Beirut, Arup is working on the new U.S. embassy in London currently under construction, as well as the new consulate in Matamoros, Mexico.

Previous projects completed with Morphosis include the San Francisco Federal Building, Caltrans District 7 Headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, and Diamond Ranch High School in Diamond Bar, California.

The U.S. Embassy Beirut project team includes the following:

• United States Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO): Client
• Morphosis: Prime/Architecture
• Erga: Local architecture/engineering
• KCCT: Embassy Architectural Programming
• Arup: Structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing (SMEP), site electrical infrastructure, facades, fire/life safety, acoustics, audio visual, lighting, and sustainability, including CFD and climate analysis
• Sasaki: Landscape architecture
• Schnabel: Geotechnical engineering
• Weidlinger: Blast engineering
• H&A: Civil, site utilities, security, ITC, classified MEP
• Morris Wade Associates and Dharam Consulting: Cost Management

About Arup
Arup is the creative force at the heart of many of the world's most prominent projects in the built environment and across industry. Its engineers and consultants deliver innovative projects across the world. Arup opened its first US office 25 years ago, and now employs 1,000 in the Americas. The firm was founded in 1946 with an enduring set of values that fosters a distinctive culture, intellectual independence and collaborative approach. The people at Arup are driven to find a better way to deliver better solutions for their clients. (www.arup.com)

For further information please contact:

Rebecca Maloney, LEED AP, CPSM
Arup
e [email protected]
m +1 617 412-6632

Jennifer Shelby, CPSM
Rhino PR
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m +1 508 685 0763

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