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Featured Deployments

Two decades of Bay Area deployments — from Class A high-rises to 75-acre campuses. Filter the portfolio by discipline to explore the work.

// 06 — Deployments

Proven Solutions. Trusted Results.

A selection of sites engineered, integrated, and monitored by HFS.

South San Francisco, CA

Pliant Therapeutics

ERRCSTri-Band BDADAS Monitoring

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Brisbane, CA

The Towers at Sierra Point

Fire AlarmSmoke ControlERRCS

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Oyster Point Blvd, SSF

Healthpeak Properties

ERRCSTri-Band BDA2-Hour Backup

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Lagoon Drive, Redwood City

Equinix Corporate HQ

ERRCSDesign-Build240,000 sq ft

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// 07 — Security Systems

Surveillance & Access Control

Integrated security deployments protecting people, assets, and critical operations.

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Scotts Valley, CA

1440 Multiversity

Scotts Valley, CA

1440 Multiversity

A holistically inspired 15-building learning center on a 75-acre redwood-forest campus — full video surveillance system engineered by Howell Electric.

Video Surveillance43 Cameras20TB NVR

Complete Genomics, Inc.

San Jose, CA

Complete Genomics, Inc.

Whole-genome-sequencing leader's HQ protected for 7+ years with integrated AMAG access control, HID iClass readers, and Bosch security alarm across 30 access points.

Access ControlCCTVSecurity Alarm

Netflix

Los Gatos, CA

Netflix

Security system deployment at Netflix's Los Gatos headquarters — the global streaming giant founded in 1997 with over 700M monthly viewers and content operations spanning 190+ countries.

Reylpsa

Redwood City, CA

Reylpsa

Security system installation for this bio-pharmaceutical company focused on late-stage medicines in iron deficiency, nephrology, and cardio-renal therapeutic areas.

Intarcia Therapeutics

Hayward, CA

Intarcia Therapeutics

cGMP manufacturing facility for state-of-the-art drug delivery systems. The DUROS implantable product targets type 2 diabetes, hepatitis C, and obesity with multiple stage 2 & 3 clinical trials.

Security SystemFire Alarm

// Live — Active Deployments

Built environments, brought online.

Live feeds from active project sites — data centers, high-rises, and campuses moving from rough-in to commissioning.

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Data Center

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High-Rise Facade

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Lobby Commissioning

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Site Rough-In

// 10 — Portfolio

Featured Deployments

Hover any project to reveal scope, scale, and engineering details.

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firecommunications

Sunnyvale, CA · 2024

100 Altair

Sunnyvale, CA · 2024

Corporate Campus

100 Altair

New 141,293 sq ft campus featuring a 12-floor voice evacuation fire alarm system with smoke control panel, rescue air monitoring, ERRCS monitoring, and AES radio interface.

Voice EvacuationFire AlarmAES RadioERRCS Monitoring

141k

Sq Ft

Floors

NFPA

Compliant

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fire

San Jose, CA · 2022

Casino M8trix

San Jose, CA · 2022

Gaming / Hospitality

Casino M8trix

High-rise fire alarm for a $29.9M casino with 40,000 sq ft gaming floor — Edwards Vigilant VM-1 system, page-by-floor voice evacuation, and firefighters smoke control.

Fire AlarmVoice EvacuationSmoke ControlElevator Recall

Stories

40k

Sq Ft Floor

$423k

FA System

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firecommunications

South San Francisco, CA · 2023

Nkarta, Inc.

South San Francisco, CA · 2023

Life Science

Nkarta, Inc.

Full fire alarm, two-way area-of-refuge communications, and ERRCS for a three-story life science tenant improvement — tested and certified to NFPA and AHJ requirements.

Fire AlarmTwo-Way CommsERRCSArea of Refuge

Stories

NFPA

Certified

AHJ

Compliant

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communications

South San Francisco, CA

Pliant Therapeutics

South San Francisco, CA

Life Science / ERRCS

Pliant Therapeutics

Turn-key Tri-Band ERRCS for a 134,237 sq ft biopharmaceutical campus — four-story complex plus two-story parking garage, with Nuron DAS monitoring and two-hour rated riser pathways.

Tri-Band ERRCSBDA SystemAntenna NetworkNuron DAS

134k

Sq Ft

Stories

Tri-Band

ERRCS

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communications

South San Francisco, CA

Healthpeak Properties

South San Francisco, CA

Life Science Campus / ERRCS

Healthpeak Properties

Full design-build ERRCS for a two-building life-science campus at 331 & 333 Oyster Point Blvd — networked tri-band BDA with 2-hour survivability and centralized monitoring across ~250,000 sq ft.

Tri-Band BDAERRCS2-Hr SurvivabilityNetworked DAS

~250k

Sq Ft

Buildings

2-Hr

Survivability

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firecommunications

Brisbane, CA

The Towers at Sierra Point

Brisbane, CA

High-Rise / Fire Alarm + ERRCS

The Towers at Sierra Point

Large-scale fire alarm system upgrade and ERRCS installation for an 8-story high-rise — fully addressable detection, automated smoke control, and certified BDA/DAS coverage across all floors.

Fire Alarm UpgradeSmoke ControlERRCSBDA / DAS

Stories

NFPA 72

Compliant

IFC

Certified

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communications

Redwood City, CA

Equinix Corporate Headquarters

Redwood City, CA

Corporate Campus / ERRCS

Equinix Corporate Headquarters

Full design-build Emergency Radio Response Communications System at 1 Lagoon Drive — Tri-Band BDA with 2-hour survivability and comprehensive in-building coverage across a 240,000 sq ft headquarters.

Tri-Band BDAERRCS2-Hr SurvivabilityFull Coverage

240k

Sq Ft

Tri-Band

BDA

NFPA

Compliant

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firecommunications

San Jose, CA · 2021

Univision

San Jose, CA · 2021

Media / Broadcast

Univision

Fire alarm design and pre-action sprinkler controls for a 45,000 sq ft TV studio and corporate office — with cellular backup and in-house data center protection.

Fire AlarmPre-Action SystemCellular BackupSmoke Dampers

45k

Sq Ft

$261k

FA System

Pre-Act

Data Center

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firecommunications

Redwood City, CA · 2022

Winslow Mid-Rise

Redwood City, CA · 2022

Class A Office

Winslow Mid-Rise

74,019 sq ft five-floor Class A office featuring full fire alarm design-build, DAS, fire pump monitoring, and two-way firefighter communication in Downtown Redwood City.

Fire AlarmDASFire Pump MonitoringElevator Recall

74k

Sq Ft

Floors

$219k

FA System

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firecommunications

Sunnyvale, CA · 2020

Yahoo Campus

Sunnyvale, CA · 2020

Corporate Campus

Yahoo Campus

Six-week design-to-acceptance upgrade of four 80,000 sq ft mid-rise buildings — Siemens MXL to XLS with integrated voice evacuation, running dual shifts to meet Fire Department deadline.

Fire Alarm UpgradeVoice EvacuationFiber NetworkSmoke Dampers

320k

Sq Ft

Buildings

$1.1M

FA System

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security

Scotts Valley, CA

1440 Multiversity

Scotts Valley, CA

Campus Security

1440 Multiversity

A holistically inspired 15-building learning center on a 75-acre redwood-forest campus — full video surveillance system engineered by Howell Electric.

Video Surveillance43 Cameras20TB NVR

Acres

Buildings

Cameras

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security

San Jose, CA

Complete Genomics, Inc.

San Jose, CA

Corporate Security

Complete Genomics, Inc.

Whole-genome-sequencing leader's HQ protected for 7+ years with integrated AMAG access control, HID iClass readers, and Bosch security alarm across 30 access points.

Access ControlCCTVSecurity Alarm

Access Pts

Years

AMAG

Platform

// 11 — Project Showcase

Engineering Deep Dives

Two signature deployments, dissected. Hover to reveal the full technical specification.

Palo Alto, CA · 2023Commercial High-Rise

385 Sherman Avenue

Full life-safety retrofit across a 12-story commercial tower — integrated fire alarm, access control, CCTV, and an in-building ERRCS boosting public-safety radio coverage on every floor.

Page-by-floor voice evacuationSmoke control integrationElevator recall & shunt trip24/7 central-station supervision

// Technical Specification

System: Addressable Fire Alarm + Voice Evac
Square Footage: 320,000 sq ft
Floors: 12 Stories
ERRCS: Tri-Band BDA · Full Coverage
Access Control: Integrated Card + Badge
CCTV: IP Surveillance · Central Station
Code Compliance: NFPA 72 · IFC · Local AHJ
Monitoring: UL-Listed Central Station

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San Jose, CA · 2022Gaming / Hospitality

Casino M8trix

High-rise fire alarm, voice evacuation, and smoke control for the premiere 24/7 gaming destination in Silicon Valley — an Edwards Vigilant VM-1 system across an 8-story tower and 40,000 sq ft casino floor.

Firefighters high-rise smoke controlPage-by-floor voice evacuationFirefighters phone systemEmergency breathing apparatus monitoring

// Technical Specification

System: Edwards Vigilant VM-1
Construction Value: $29,900,000
Fire Alarm System: $423,000
Casino Floor: 40,000 sq ft · 28' Ceilings
Tower: 8 Stories · High-Limit Suites
Engineer: Howell Electric
Architect: ArcTec
Code Compliance: NFPA 72 · High-Rise Smoke Control

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