About ADC

In light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, ADC & ADC-CM hosted their first virtual event, Oktoberfest. Guests received a box filled with craft brews, snacks, photo props & more and an opportunity to do a tasting, have a Q&A with the brewers and just enjoy each other’s company.

October 2019 marked the 35th Anniversary of Advance Design Consultants. In 1984, Lorenzo Rios started a firm  he believed could change the way we think about designing for the built environment, increase building efficiencies and manifest overall sustainability.

On Tuesday, September 10th, the County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors presented Advance Design Consultants with a Commendation for their commitment to environmental practices. 

After completing design work for Golden State Brewery, Advance Design Consultants & ADC Construction Management hosted an Oktoberfest celebration & Cornhole Tournament at the brewery for staff, clients, and partners.

Advance Design Consultants and ADC Construction Management continued their tradition of hosting a golf tournament for clients, partners and staff.

A preliminary study of the plant infrastructure was performed by ADC. ADC then partnered with Biggs Cardosa for structural engineering and DES Architects + Engineers for architecture services, to undertake “Project Granite”. The work is broken into 5 phases of A/E design phases. The 5 phases included a Facilities Condition Assessment, Tenant Improvement Projects, and ultimately the design of a Utility Chiller Plant in which Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Process Piping were required to facilitate the relocation of BD approved systems.

October 2014 marked the 30th Anniversary of Advance Design Consultants. 30 years ago, Lorenzo Rios founded ADC with the hopes of creating a leading engineering firm that would epitomize “Excellence, Passion and Experience.”

Advance Design Consultants conducted a Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) of the 6 Oracle Office Buildings located in Redwood Shores including LEED assessment and certification.  Following the FCA, ADC was awarded additional contracts for controls evaluations, equipment replacement, and additional assessment and consulting services.

Advance Design Consultants designed the expansion of an existing wafer fab for a new product line. Project included 20,000 s.f. of Class 100 fab and 5,000 s.f. of support including a new gowning area which will service new and existing fabrication areas. This project was immediately followed by the Multi Tool Installation project.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) hired Advance Design Consultants to perform a integrated audit of their commercial office building. The goad was to achieve Energy Star rating and the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED-Existing Building Operations & Maintenance certification. ADC performed the audit as well as various other design projects to help FDIC in reducing energy costs and consumption.

Advance Design Consultants provided engineering services for the expansion of Headway’s Building 1 clean room manufacturing area by 12,000 square feet.

Advance Design Consultants has completed a variety of projects for the VA including designs for Outpatient Mental Health Services, Primary Care Services, Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center (PRRC), Emergency Generators, HVAC Replacement, Seismic Deficiency Corrections and Building Expansions among other projects.

ADC hosted a golf tournament for clients, vendors, and partners. It would soon grow to be our most popular event.

ADC began a series of designs for Dimatix including their Building B Cleanroom Expansion, Electrical System Upgrades, Chiller and HVAC Improvements, HF Water Treatment Systems, PipeFlo Analysis and other MEP designs across various buildings.

ADC reached 20 years in business and successfully completed hundreds of client projects.

Advance Design Consultants has had a longstanding relationship with Oracle. From ATS & Generator studies and Facility Condition Assessments to designs for Equipment Replacement, Infrastructure Improvements and a Data Center Expansion, we are proud to help them meet their MEP Design needs.

ADC was responsible for remodeling 36,000 sq. ft. of existing building to accommodate the expansion of a Taurus Manufacturing Facility. This facility was designed as a class M3 clean room with ultra clean floor system. The design was planned so that the execution of the construction work was done in phases with no interruption to the operation of the existing manufacturing units. Advance Design Consultants had a longstanding relationship with IBM Corporation and successfully completed over 1,000 projects for them. The partnership has continued with Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST) and Western Digital through the mergers and acquisitions.

In 1984, Lorenzo Rios, Sr. realized a dream of creating an architectural and engineering firm that would do it better, with more imagination, drive and passion then any other team.