This 16,500 square foot, 150-seat theatre is housed in an existing three-story building that was built around 1930. The theatre houses rehearsal space, costume shop, scene shop, conference room, and office spaces for the staff.
Special lighting considerations were given to two lobby areas that wrap around the theatre area at the main floor. Stage lighting, sound system production, as well as recording and video systems were part of the design scope.

Casne Engineering was selected as electrical engineer on a project to rebuild an existing Marina in Meydenbauer Bay that was damaged by heavy snows. The Marina consisted of two piers: one was covered and one was open with a whaling house. The electrical design consisted of lighting for the piers, power at two slips, general power for bilge pumps, and the whaling building. The power at each slip was provided with electronic metering to allow the owner to monitor power usage.

Casne Engineering provided electrical engineering services for this new design-build, three-story hotel and casino. The hotel rooms were modular, prefabricated, and shipped to the site fully assembled with lighting and receptacles as specified by Casne Engineering.

Casne Engineering furnished design drawings and specifications for the new 4000A main service and building electrical distribution system including transformers and panelboards. The building also featured a new 500kW diesel generator and automatic transfer switches to provide emergency power for the required life safety systems and auxiliary power to the casino areas during extended power outages. The fire alarm system was designed to meet all local, state, and national fire codes and involved smoke detectors, sprinkler flow monitoring, manual pull stations, horn/strobe voice evacuation amplifiers, and speakers.

The Condominium at 1200 Alki Avenue is a 32,000 square foot, five-floor, luxury building with subterranean garage. The building features a 15kW emergency generator for life safety egress lighting and stair pressurization. A video surveillance and keyless entry system provides high security to the lobby, and garage areas. A custom lighting system was designed for the building exterior, lobby, and each tenant space using specification grade down lighting, track and under cabinet lighting. Special consideration was made to the area switching and dimming of lighting fixtures for tenant flexibility. Multiple television and data/ telephone wall jacks were provided in each room to provide flexibility for the tenants’ computer terminals. The large open living rooms featured flush-mounted floor receptacles for furniture arrangement flexibility.

Casne Engineering designed the power, lighting, and special systems for the Muckleshoot Casino in Auburn, Washington. The project involved a 65,000 square foot building and a 1,811 space parking area with provisions for a 21,000 square foot Bingo area expansion. The 6,800 square foot restaurant serves 250 people. The Casino includes two snack bars, sports bar, race book, employee lounge, keno lounge, gift shop, display areas, and support areas. The total project cost was $7,200,000. The cost for the electrical systems was $1,100,000. The power distribution system consisted of switchboards, transformers, panel boards, central inverters, emergency generators, transfer switches, receptacles, and lighting fixtures. The lighting system was designed specifically for gaming areas with high light intensity levels and for ample security lighting. The surveillance system was state-of-the-art.

Casne Engineering, Inc. provided electrical engineering services on the project, which replaced an entire existing cafeteria at Plant II with a new theater / cafeteria / fitness center facility. Existing utilities were de-energized and disconnected. The existing single-story cafeteria was demolished and the site was cleared for the new facility.


The new three-story, 65,000 square foot structure includes a cafeteria and serves Boeing Plant II employees from a number of surrounding buildings. The executive dining area serves the company's top executives from the neighboring 2-25 building. Boeing uses the facility to host world-wide executives for meals and for presentations of their products. The 1993 annual Boeing stockholders meeting was held in the facility, with a video of the theater stage shown in the cafeteria to allow for additional seating. The facility is also used for computer fairs and special events.

The power distribution system includes 13.8kV feeder, double-ended 1500kVA unit substation, automatic transfer switch, emergency power system, distribution panel boards, and transformers.

The fire alarm system consists of smoke detectors, heat detectors, sprinkler flow monitoring, pull stations, horn/strobes, tamper switch, voice evacuation amplifiers, and speakers. The system is microprocessor-based and is designed to meet Seattle, State of Washington, and National Fire Codes.

The lighting system features six 72-feet long linear pendant-mounted lighting systems in the theater seating area. Fluorescent uplighting is mounted on the top of the fixtures and incandescent dimmable downlighting is mounted on the bottom of the rows. Emergency lighting fixtures are also built into the rows. The cafeteria is lit by indirect metal halide lighting that is both efficient and functional. The fitness center features indirect fluorescent lighting. The energy management control system (EMCS) allows the lighting to be remotely controlled from a central location at Plant II.

The theatrical lighting system utilizes stage lighting instruments and a microprocessor-based dimming system, which allows for remote control of the system. The system has 96 dimming channels for the stage area and 24 dimming and switching channels for the theater seating area. Control stations are located at the stage area, projection booth, and in two separate areas in the theater seating area.

The theater sound system is a state-of-the-art system that functions as a sound reinforcement system and public address system. The system spans the theater, cafeteria, and circulation areas. Interfaces to the system allow the media to record sound for Boeing news conferences and stockholder meetings.

The fitness center includes a stand-alone public address system including amplifier, microphone, tape deck, compact disc player, tuner, and speakers. An interface to the theater sound system allows paging in both areas.

The card access system consists of magnetically coded cards, magnetic encoder, card readers, electric door locks, and microprocessor-based control system. The system limits access to the fitness center and records time, date, access door, and persons entering the facility.

Casne Engineering provided electrical engineering consulting services to the Indian Rigde Youth Camp. This 1500 square feet expansion and complete remodel to the existing kitchen and dining room incorporated a new HVAC system, kitchen equipment, refrigerator and freezer, a new loading dock area, toilet rooms, and an upgrade to the fire alarm system. A security system upgrade was also included. The expansion of the kitchen required the relocation of the utility transformer and the subsequent redistribution of the primary and secondary feeders to the facility. Additional load was added to the emergency generator system. The phasing of the electrical work and coordination of the public utility required special designing to minimize “down time” to this critical portion of the facility.

Casne Engineering coordinated the electrical design with all other consultants including all contractors and utility provider representatives during a compressed construction schedule. Casne Engineering also developed a lighting design for the parking lot using metal halide pulse start technology ballasts and lamps to provide a low cost, long lasting, and energy efficient system.

A lighting control panel with astronomical clock capabilities provided control for these lights with space for possible future expansion. Underground utility coordination drawings were developed to allow Seattle City Lights distribution system to transition from overhead to an underground system. Other utility conduits were provided in the same trench to allow for their circuit continuities. To allow grading of the project site, an existing cell tower service feed and existing lighted billboard service was relocated by providing new temporary services from adjacent structures. A permanent power feed design to the cell towers is presently in progress, and requires coordination with Seattle City Light’s present work in relocating all existing above ground distribution system components to an underground installation. The permanent billboard sign power feed will utilize the new parking facility office panel board.