Lockheed Martin’s fourth Missile Assembly Building (MAB 4) on its Courtland, Alabama campus expands its presence in the Northern Alabama region.

This pre-engineered metal building (PEMB) comprises a 40,000 SF, 40’ tall high-bay assembly space and an 18,000 SF 14’ tall low-bay space. In addition to the low and high-bays, MAB 4 also includes an 8,000 SF airlock/loading dock area, a 12,000 SF paint booth annex, a 400 SF air compressor PEMB building, a standalone 100-person capacity tornado shelter, a parking lot and miscellaneous civil and site work.

The low-bay houses roughly 20-50 employees and comprises offices, conference space, restrooms, locker space, and additional assembly space for ground support equipment and payload vehicle assembly. The high bay consists of two bridge cranes spanning the south bay with 5-ton and 25-ton capacities, with the opportunity to install future cranes in the north bay. These cranes, in conjunction with the super-flat concrete slab tolerances, allow air pallets to glide across the conductive epoxy flooring installed throughout the high bay assembly area.

Due to the sensitive nature of the assembly material, the entire facility is heavily grounded to prevent any static electricity or energy within the high bay. The epoxy system that covers the floor is conductive epoxy, which has upwards of a 500,000 Ohms resistance, and the entire structure is surrounded by a catenary lightning protection system made up of roughly twenty, 75’ tall poles.

27������ constructed the base building of the MAB4 from contract award to substantial completion in an aggressive nine-month schedule. This enabled Lockheed Martin to take ownership of the facility to meet its program’s needs.

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27������ delivered the $55 million Santa Cruz Facility (SCF) Transition project on Lockheed Martin’s secure campus in Courtland, Alabama. The job replaces the aging SCF with a modern, high-performance facility designed to support Lockheed Martin’s evolving operational needs in the Northern Alabama region.

The scope of work included the renovation of an existing 23,000 SF structure and the construction of a new 50,000 SF multi-purpose addition, housed within a pre-engineered metal building (PEMB) shell. The structural system incorporated robust concrete elements, including foundations, slab-on-grade, slab-on-metal-deck and cast-in-place blast walls, all designed to meet stringent safety and performance standards required by the facility’s secure nature.

A key component of the project involved installing blast-rated ammunition magazine structures, which required specialized procurement, installation and grounding protocols. The demolition scope was extensive, encompassing the removal of the existing catenary mast system, outdated site utilities and structural components.

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Located on Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, the design-build Aircraft Maintenance Hangar consists of a new 76,983-square-foot Type II aircraft maintenance hangar with high-bays, crew and equipment areas, administrative space and a Secure-A area to support the United States Marine Corps Aviation on the base.

The facility consists of three distinct areas: the hangar bay, a two-story maintenance and administration building, and the Secure-A area. Both the hangar and the maintenance/administrative building are constructed to Risk Category III standards. The Secure-A space is designed to meet Risk Category II requirements and is classified as Closed Storage in accordance with the Intelligence Community Directive, Department of Defense Special Access Program, Information Security Program and TEMPEST guidelines. In addition, the Secure-A room, built to Risk Category II criteria, occupies a one-story, 2,478-square-foot structure that is structurally independent from the hangar bay and the two-story building.

Building electrical systems include power, emergency power, lighting, telecommunications, grounding, lightning protection and electronic security systems. Building mechanical systems include fire suppression system, plumbing, heating and air conditioning and compressed air. Site development included airfield pavements, storm drainage structures, domestic water service line, fire water service line, sanitary sewer gravity main, and an industrial waste pipe connected to the hangar trench drain system. The project also includes one 7.5-ton overhead bridge crane with a hoist. The structural frame of the maintenance hangar was designed to accommodate 125% of loading from the overhead bridge crane.

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The Base Administrative Building is located at Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz (MCBCB) in Finegayan, Guam and supports the administrative functions at the base. The facility is a three-story, 65,304-square-foot administrative building, which includes a single-story legal annex and a separate 6,178-square-foot U.S. Post Office. The administrative building was built for Category Risk IV, and the legal annex and post office were built for Category Risk II.  

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The Calexico West Land Port of Entry (LPOE), originally built in 1974, underwent a major modernization to meet current traffic demands and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) security standards. Led by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) since 2015, the project transformed the 12.85-acre site into a state-of-the-art inspection facility, significantly improving CBP’s operational efficiency.

Serving approximately 20,000 vehicles and 12,500 pedestrians daily, the LPOE is a critical connection between Baja California and the Imperial Valley’s agricultural economy. Phase 2A included a new administration building, six southbound non-commercial inspection lanes, six northbound primary inspection lanes, expanded secondary inspection areas, pre-primary shade canopies, and a 260-space secure employee parking lot with an underground pedestrian tunnel to the Head House.

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The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Administrative Office Building at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a multi-story facility designed to support the mission-critical operations of DTRA and other government organizations. The building accommodates 250 personnel and includes open office areas, private offices, hoteling spaces for temporary staff, collaboration zones, shared conference rooms and two large meeting rooms. Specialized spaces such as machine rooms, a seismic lab, a secure analysis area and storage areas are also integrated into the design.

A key architectural feature—a large overhang with trellis-style openings—spans the length of the building, highlighting the main entrance while providing year-round shading for the lobby and upper-level offices. The facility includes a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) to support secure operations. Prior to vertical construction, the project involved extensive demolition, hazardous materials abatement, utility infrastructure upgrades and site improvements. Advanced building systems were incorporated, including Energy Monitoring and Control Systems (EMCS), cybersecurity infrastructure and other mission-supporting technologies.

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The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Back on Campus project consists of 82,000 SF of tenant renovations in a 960,000 SF building. The end-user, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, was previously spread across four buildings. Therefore, the General Services Administration (GSA) created the “Back on Campus” project to consolidate the group into one building.

This project consolidates growing office and workstation vacancies on the main campus allowing programs from leased space to move back on campus and to provide upgrades to important campus amenities. Spaces renovated among the operational building include the 13,500 SF north building office level one (N1) consisting of a data center to office conversion, the 48,000 SF north building office level two (N2) consisting of office space renovations and six restrooms throughout the facility and the central building lower level (CLL) consisting of a cafeteria dining room renovation.

The project is constructed throughout a fully operational office space inhabited by CMS and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). 27������ took special care to limit impact to the tenants. Measures taken include sticky mats to collect dust from shoes outside of the renovated areas, night work for specific scopes of work and weekly meetings with the tenants and owner.

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The South Airfield Complex included the construction of five buildings, an advanced warfare apron and an extensive site and civil package to replace structures damaged by an earthquake in 2019. 27������ self-performed structural concrete, including a tilt-up operation of 260 panels. The following project components showcase the level of complexity of this project:

P-1900: Hangar 3 Replacement

The Hangar 3 Replacement (P1900) is a high-bay aircraft hangar with maintenance, laboratories and administrative spaces. The building footprint is 186,500 SF.

P-1901: Integration Laboratory

The Integration Laboratory (P1901) is more than 75,000 SF of space for research, development and testing.

P-1902: Integrated Air Operations and Tower Facility

The Air Operations and Tower Facility (P1902) included a 158’-7” Air Traffic Control Tower housing an eight-sided cab. The administrative footprint nears 17,000 SF for simulations and equipment repair spaces.

P-1907: Advanced Warfare Apron

The Warfare Apron (P1907) is part of 1.4 million SF of airfield paving that supports parking for the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Multi-Level Security Hangar.

P-1908: Hangar 2 Replacement

The Hangar 2 Replacement (P1908) supports the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) operation and research development. The project includes above-ground magazines for the future handling of explosives. The entire 58,000 SF of space within the hangar is high security, requiring additional badging.

P-1914: Structural / Aircraft Fire and Rescue Station

The Aircraft Fire and Rescue Station (P-1914) is a complete fire station with a taxiway and airfield access. The 20,000 SF space includes a kitchen, parking bays and dormitories. The existing fire station was demolished after the successful move to the new building.

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27������ was the design-builder for the 71,423 SF Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Testing and Evaluation (BAMSTE) Hangar Facility project. This facility was designed in collaboration with Giuliani Associates Architects for NAVFAC Washington, and supports the BAMS Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program. The BAMS UAS program delivers real-time intelligence information to operational and tactical users such as the Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and the Joint Forces Maritime Component Commander (JFMCC).

The design and construction of the facility was in strict compliance with the UFC 4-010-01 and UFC 4-211-01N, DoD Minimum Anti-Terrorism Standards for Buildings. The two-story, high-bay hangar accommodates three BAMS UAS platforms and a second-story equipped with operations, maintenance, storage, equipment testing, office and administrative spaces situated at the rear of the hangar. The scope of work included design and construction of an aircraft parking apron, taxiway access, line vehicle parking spaces, a 1,000 SF fiber distribution node (FDN) and shelter, roadways, on-site parking for 205 vehicles and other site improvements.

The support areas include three evaluation labs: mechanical testing (800 SF), avionics testing (800 SF) and instrumentation testing (600 SF). A mission control suite contains two 500 SF training/operations rooms with a central 500 SF instructor observation room supported by a secure 1,000 SF server room. Aircraft performance data is evaluated by engineers and analysts housed in a 1,600 SF secure suite supported by a dedicated server room. The testing and evaluation functions are supported by an 11,000 SF open office area, 1,200 SF private office space, two 600 SF conference rooms and two 400 SF secure briefing rooms.

Additional features of the facility include a three-coat fuel resistive resinous flooring system on the hangar bay floor; a five-ton, under-running overhead crane that covers the entire hangar bay; an aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) fire suppression system; and a 1,500 SF SCIF area on the second floor of the administrative space that was constructed in complete accordance with ICD 705.

The BAMS testing and evaluation hangar was designed and constructed to LEED Silver standards for certification through the USGBC. Sustainable features included a low-impact development (LID) stormwater design; a high-efficiency HVAC system that provides over 60% energy savings compared to ASHRAE 90.1; a solar domestic hot water system; a thermally improved exterior envelope; translucent wall panels above the hangar doors that increase daylighting into the hangar bay; improved lighting with high output fixtures in the Hangar Bays and office/administrative areas; and an overall direct digital control (DDC) building management system.

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In 2020, Jacobs, contracted by Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast, awarded 27������ a hard-bid contract under a best value scenario to work collaboratively for NAVFAC. 27������ provided design-assist preconstruction and construction services on the renovation of Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Building 633.

The historic brick building with white columns is the heart of the Naval Aviation Schools Command where generations of naval aviators have trained since 1941. The two-story facility consists of administrative spaces, classrooms, and an auditorium. Renovations included a large-scale mechanical renovation, interior aesthetic upgrades, hazardous materials abatement, a new fire alarm and mass notification system, demolition of interior walls, terrazzo floor refurbishment, two new handicapped restrooms, door security infrastructure. The mechanical upgrades included the removal and replacement of the existing HVAC system, removal and replacement of two cooling towers, two chillers, and three boilers.

All renovations were required to be approved by the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and the Navy to ensure the renovation preserved the building’s historic integrity. Additionally, the team was tasked with protecting existing historic elements in the facility such as various 1930’s era paintings and murals. With Building 633 residing on an active military base, the project required several highly secure components and heavy coordination to maintain daily operations. Cybersecurity requirements included third-party computer scanning and inactive USBs such as on the fire alarm controls.

Perhaps the most special part of this renovation project was the opportunity to help give due honor and remembrance to three fallen soldiers by building out a memorial room. The commemorative sitting room features a red wall with a painted white NAS Pensacola heart illustrative of heart patches that were provided for service members, first responders, and the local community. The design was made by local community member, Robbie Harvey, and the painting was produced by Bradley Deal.

With dedicated teamwork and collaboration, the team was able to deliver to NAVFAC a refreshed and upgraded facility for future aviation students in the Navy, Marine Crops, and Coast Guard.

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