One of only two such facilities in the U.S., the Delaware City refinery project represents the first decommissioning of a frozen earth storage (FES) facility in the country.
Upon completion of the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in August 2011, the project team not only delivered a significant health care facility, it also tested a new procurement method for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Built as part of the Dept. of Defense's Base Relocation and Closure program, the new $50-million headquarters consolidates the Army Test and Evaluation Command and the Army Evaluation Center sub-command into a single, flexible facility that supports the mission to provide developmental/operational testing and evaluation of new weaponry.
Moving precious artwork can be a delicate business, but construction of the new 93,000-sq-ft Barnes Foundation building in Philadelphia was an even more sensitive process.
The goal for 815 Connecticut Ave. was to reposition an aging 1964 building, which is located on a prime site overlooking the White House, into a trophy property.
The $435-million, 1.2-million-sq-ft U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters project is the first phase of the Dept. of Homeland Security's planned consolidation and relocation effort in southeast Washington, D.C.