UAS Extended Range/Multi-Purpose Facility

Location: Sierra Vista, AZ

Owner: US Army Corp of Engineers

Completion Date: February 2012

Jaynes Corporation announced that design is underway for a new Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) facility at Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista, AZ. Jaynes Corporation was recently awarded the US Army Corps of Engineers project to design and construct the 30,000 square foot hangar facility to achieve LEED® Gold certification. The project is scheduled to be completed in early 2012.

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The $8.6 million high bay UAS facility is a design/build project that will house six Predator aircraft and provide administrative, common and utility support areas. The building’s service bays will require special design features including high ceilings, large coiling doors, an overhead bridge crane and translucent clerestory windows.

In order to achieve LEED® Gold certification, the design includes a solar hot water heating system, underground rainwater storage tanks and water efficient plumbing fixtures. The landscape design includes drought-tolerant and native landscaping, as well as bike racks and parking for low-emission vehicles and carpools.

The Jaynes design/build team includes KMA Architecture, Wright Engineers, Jordan & Skala Engineers, Chavez-Grieves Engineers, Weidlinger Associates, Schirmer Engineering, Western Technologies, Studio West Interiors, SCL Consulting and Testmarc Commissioning Solutions.

Design/build subcontractors include Berg Electric, American Comfort Systems, Aero Fire Protection and Desert View Landscaping.