Iowa Air National Guard Building 430

Des Moines, IA

  • $20 million renovation project to convert a 64,900 sf warehouse to an operations, intel, and cyber warfare facility.
  • Mission Critical Facility.
  • LEED Silver design requirements.
  • Geothermal loop field designed to provide the heat sink for condenser water and a cooling tower installed for additional cooling.
  • Energy recovery wheel installed to extract thermal energy from the exhaust air.
  • Stand-alone early warning detection system for rooms with sensitive electronic equipment.
  • While photo voltaic and solar hot water systems were considered, a ground source heat pump provides the best renewable energy.
  • "Red" power provided to the secure perimeter areas through a 480-volt triple faraday shielded isolation transformer.
  • Design included proper spacing for classified and unclassified communication systems.