Defense agency HQ delivered $7M under budget
by Samantha Ashenhurst | April 16, 2018 2:27 pm
[1]Photos courtesy Burns McDonnell
The Global Operational Headquarters for Defense Information Systems Agency[2] (DISA), the agency that plans, develops, delivers, and operates the military’s command-and-control capabilities, was honored by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Illinois Chapter[3] during its 2018 Engineering Excellence Awards, winning a special achievement award in the category of Building/Technology Systems.
[4]Designed by Burns & McDonnell[5], the headquarters, which is located at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois, was delivered for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District[6] ahead of schedule and $7 million under the original budget.
The 15,329-m2 (165,000-sf) facility features administrative areas and a data center, as well as a 1858-m2 (20,000-sf) operations center. The operations center is located within a 3809-m2 (41,000-sf) area designed to meet Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) standards. The operations center also employs a gigabit passive optical network (GPON) and is equipped with secure monitors that are able to run on the same feed or independently of one another. The area is fortified as a severe-weather shelter, capable of withstanding winds of more than 322 km/h (200 mph).
The headquarters previously received a design Merit Award from the U.S. Air Force and was also honored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers[7] as the Top Executed Project. Additionally, the building is certified as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design[8] (LEED) Silver for new construction under the U.S. Green Building Council[9].
To read more, click here[10].
- [Image]: https://www.constructionspecifier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1edit_DISA-Global-Operation.jpg
- Defense Information Systems Agency: https://www.disa.mil/
- American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Illinois Chapter: http://acecil.org/
- [Image]: https://www.constructionspecifier.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2edit_DISA-Global-Operation.jpg
- Burns & McDonnell: https://www.burnsmcd.com/
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District: http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: http://www.usace.army.mil/
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design: https://new.usgbc.org/leed
- U.S. Green Building Council: https://new.usgbc.org/
- here: https://www.burnsmcd.com/projects/disa-global-operations-command-facility?utm_campaign=BMCD_PR_2018&utm_source=AF_IllinoisACEC-DISA_PD-DisaGlobalOperationsCommandFacility_04884&utm_medium=Press%20Release
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