AT A GLANCE
200 American Metro Blvd., Suite 1200
Hamilton, NJ 08619
Year founded: 1989
Number of engineers or environmental consultants involved in commercial real estate in New Jersey: 188
Areas of expertise in real estate: MEP/FP Engineering, 3D Scanning, Building Controls, Code Consulting, Commissioning, Energy + Performance, Fire & Life Safety, Lighting Design, Master Planning, Smart Building, Technology Design
OUR CLIENTS
AKF provides MEP/FP and Integrated Services for clients in Arts & Culture, Critical Space, Education, Government, Health care, Industrial, Mixed-use, Multifamily, Retail & Hospitality, Science & Technology, Transportation and Workplace environments.
OUR ADVANTAGE
AKF’s engineering, design and technology expertise powers human potential in buildings so occupants can live, heal, learn, work and explore to the best of their abilities. We build flexible and high-performance spaces to achieve the highest quality of convenience and comfort to motivate people and communities. Our experienced professionals are dedicated to innovating new ways to design for the built environment amidst the evolving landscape and trends of the AEC industry.
In addition to MEP/FP engineering, AKF offers a Suite of Integrated Services to reduce project friction and overall project cost by limiting sub-consultants and providing a single point of contact. The scope of our Integrated Services enables us to remain committed to projects from inception to ongoing operations and optimization. AKF has joined Carbon Leadership Forum’s MEP 2040 Challenge to benefit the environment and the communities where we live and work. By committing to the initiative, we pledge to advocate for and achieve net zero carbon in our projects: operational carbon by 2030 and embodied carbon by 2040.
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
As part of L’Oréal USA’s strategic growth initiative, the international cosmetics giant is building a new Research & Innovation (R&I) Center in Clark, NJ. AKF provided MEP/FP engineering for the $140 million state-of-the-art development that encompasses 158,000 square feet of new construction and a gut renovation of approximately 93,500 square feet. The campus replaces existing facilities L’Oréal has occupied for over 60 years and will serve as the R&I epicenter for L’Oréal’s North American scientific teams, bringing together over 550 employees across product innovation, development and testing divisions.
To help reinforce the company’s “L’Oréal for the Future” sustainability commitment, the R&I Center was designed to focus on lowering energy consumption, resource utilization and waste production. New laboratory spaces were carefully designed to support a variety of flexible R&I tasks, enabling diverse research efforts and accommodating multiple teams. The facility marks a significant step forward for L’Oréal, advancing innovations through pioneering work in fields like Green Sciences and Beauty Tech. Furthermore, it positions L’Oréal at the forefront of beauty and cosmetics research and development and allows them to continue providing the highest standard of quality, efficacy, and safety for consumers.
