The Air Force Research Laboratory has attained LEED Gold sustainable design certification for the 53,000-sf Advanced Power and Thermal Research Laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The $21 million project included a complete renovation of the existing Static Test Laboratory, built in 1934, to provide areas for materials processing, data acquisition, cleanrooms, and fabrication facilities. It also contains explosion-proof research chambers for the development of advanced batteries as well as labs with radio frequency shielding for research in electromagnetic interference. Sustainable design features of the three-story project include advanced building systems, locally sourced materials, and recycled construction waste. The project team included Messer Construction and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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