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San Diego, CA 92121

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Luis Alvarez has been in the facilities management and engineering field for over 20 years with expertise in multiple real estate markets including commercial, industrial, retail, hospitality, and residential. He began his career in facilities maintenance and operations when he started as a janitor at a 16-story high rise in San Diego. During this time, his realized his passion to move forward in the field of engineering. Eventually he worked his way up to Util-ity Engineer. When he joined Paragon Services Engineering in 2000, as a roving engineer, the company and his clients were quick to find that he had a tenacious drive and worked hard to achieve growth in his career. He was continually promoted and achieved the Portfolio Chief Level position where he oversaw large tenant improvement projects while managing two ma-jor portfolios covering over 6 million square feet.

In his current role as Vice President of Operations, Luis is responsible for the com-panywide engineering operations and helps build relationships with our current family of cli-ents. He has taken an active role in helping to open new markets in an effort to deliver engi-neering services to potential clients that are up to his standards. He combines his years in the engineering field with his leadership, management, and work ethic to bring his clients and engineers the best support possible. He holds several certificates in HVAC, control systems, and mechanical design criteria. He is an active member in: San Diego Building Engineers Association, BOMA San Diego, BOMA Orange County, and IREM San Diego IYP. He plays a key role in the fundamental delivery of providing excellent service to each client while sup-porting and helping grow the careers for every Paragon engineer.

L U I S A L V A R E Z P R O M O T E D T O V I C E P R E S I D E N T O F O P E R A T I O N S

corrosion spots from rebar deterioration. Both result

in serious damage to your parking structure’s aes-

thetic value.

Corrosion can show up on the inside too, but usually

you see it on the outside where it’s exposed to sun-

light and weather, Check out the bad area and patch

it with a concrete mixture. You don’t want to leave it

unchecked so it gets worse on the exterior.

It can be easy to ignore parking facilities in favor of

maintenance on other buildings. But deferring work on

the garage can lead to deposits, deterioration, and un-

sightly stains.

Luckily, maintenance for most parking structures is fairly

limited—concrete, by far the most popular construction

material for parking garages,

should be cleaned with a high-

pressure water blast every one

or two years. Follow these tips

to protect your parking garage

from structural and aesthetic

damage.

BACK TO BASICS

Concrete is generally easy to clean if you keep up with

annual or biannual cleanings. Concrete panels with brick

or tile inlay require even less work because they don’t

show dirt as readily as concrete, but despite the relative

ease of maintenance, cleanings for parking garages are

frequently overlooked. Some stains become more difficult

to clean the longer you wait, such as those caused by

near constant water runoff. Before calling in a consultant,

try a couple of tricks to ease the task, such as increasing

the temperature or pressure of your water blast.

If you elevate the temperature of your water to 120 de-

grees F., it will help reduce the surface tension of the dirt

on the precast concrete. It cleans up much better and

easier, your maintenance crew should also play around

with how heavy your water blaster is. Is 2,000 psi enough

pressure? That’s barely enough to clean the deck behind

your house, so you might want to go to 3,000 psi.

WEATHER AND WEAR

Many parking decks are weatherproofed with an elas-

tomeric or acrylic coating that requires reapplication

every three to five years, and the top level needs

vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic coatings to seal

cracks and protect against wear and tear. You’ll also

need to periodically hire someone

to replace the caulking and pre-

molded expansion joints.

Put off these tasks at your own risk,

Water can enter through the joints

and freeze on ramp decks and

other pedestrian areas, presenting

a safety hazard.

It’s a maintenance issue that needs to be addressed.

A lot of building owners fail to realize it and end up

having water infiltration problems in their parking

structure, When water gets inside the areas it should-

n’t, it can cause corrosion to the steel. That’s when

you start having concrete problems, and it just esca-

lates from there.

Salt can badly damage the structure as well. You can

avoid considerable damage by shunning salt-based

deicers around and inside the garage. The corrosive

salt can lead to extensive, costly repairs, a parking

consultancy, engineering, and architectural firm.

In many cases, we need to move the top concrete out,

put in new concrete, and then protect it from spalling

and penetration.

Spalling can appear on the exterior, as can brown

A W E S O M E J O B ! !

We love sharing “kudos” that we receive about our engineering team. Here’s one from a tenant that was forwarded to us from our client….

“I know most of the time we correspond it is to request service and is usually “all business”. I would like to take the time to relay how much I appreciate Bill. He is one of the most knowl-edgeable and hardworking people I have ever met. Whenever we have an issue Bill has a solu-tion and does it with a smile on his face. I know it’s not easy working with us at times but I do mean it, Bill is someone everyone should wish to have on their team. I just wanted to take the time out of my day before it gets hectic to acknowledge and show gratitude about the hard work that Bill and your team provide us.”

Thank you, Bill for your hard work and dedication to your team!

P A R K I N G S T R U C T U R E M A I N T E N A N C E

October Events 10/4 - 10/6 - La Mesa Oktoberfest

10/5 - 10/6 - Oktoberfest in Julian

10/5 - Carlsbad Oktoberfest

10/12 - 10/13 - La Jolla Art & Wine Festival

10/10 - Taste of Coronado

10/11 - 10/13 - Annual Polish Festival

10/19 - Witches of Westgate Tea

10/20 - Escondido Grand Ave Festival

10/25 - San Diego Halloween Pub Crawl

10/25 - 10/26 - Lions Tigers & Bears Spooky Camp

10/26 - 5th Annual San Diego Mac N’ Cheese Fest

10/31 - Halloween!!

October 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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10/3 - Joe Busalacchi

10/4 - Daniel Boyce

10/11 - Tony Arreguin

10/13 - Hilton Goo

10/14 - Richard Ovete

10/15 - Ron Linden

10/17 - Mario Ryes

10/17 - Paul Hart

10/19 - Rafael Quinones

10/21 - Ric Maldonado

10/22 - Chris Cowman

10/23 - Alex Esqueda

10/23 - Thomas Luthe

10/24 - Angela Delgado

10/28 - Troy Taylor

Pretzels

Bugles chips

Honeycomb cereal

Candy Corn

Candy Corn Pumpkins

Chex Muddy Buddy- any fla- vor

M&M’s or round Chocolate Candy

Other options (nuts, marshmallows, popcorn, goldfish,

cheerios, chocolate chips, craisins, reeces pieces) Mix Together and serve. Quantities of each item can vary based on your preference and the total quantity needed. The key to a delicious looking snack is a variety of textures and shapes.

Harvest Hash – Halloween Trail Mix

WARRIOR FOUNDATION

FOOD & SUPPLY DRIVE

SDBEA (San Diego Building Engineers Association) is running a food and supply drive for the Warrior Foundation.

How to Donate:

Please deliver your donations by Friday, October 25th to our corporate office (5415 Oberlin Drive, SD 92121) and I will coor-dinate the rest! You may also drop off your donation directly to the Bill Howe Family of Companies office.

What to Donate:

Food: Pringles, protein bars, Nature Valley Bars, Goldfish crackers, licorice, pretzels, oatmel cups, easy mac bowls, wa-ter, small first aid travel kits

Other: Soaps, shampoo, conditioner, lotions, razors, deodor-ant, white long sleeve shirts.