Architect: HNTB
General Contractor: JE Dunn Construction and others
1,509,950 rentable sq. ft.
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Awards: LEED Gold Certified
National Nuclear Security Administration
Kansas City, Missouri
The 1,500,000 SF, 5 building mixed-use campus employs nearly 2,500 workers and manufactures non-nuclear mechanical, electronic and engineered materials for a variety of national defense systems.
In direct communication with Centerpoint, GDS served as the Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Engineering designer of record for the 300,000SF Building 1 and 98,000 Building 3 as well as completing MEP design for part of Building 4. The buildings contain data center space, office space, conference centers, food service, a fitness center, training rooms and confidential areas. GDS also provided systems integration throughout the entire campus, coordinating the telecommunications, temperature controls and security for the campus.
An Energy Star compliant operation, the plant will employ numerous sustainable features that reduce annual operating costs by more than $100 Million, reduce energy consumption by 50% and obtain LEED Gold Certification.