Tetra Tech Architects & Engineers : Portfolio : US Navy

US Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District
Schofield Barracks

Development of a new Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing (UEPH) complex for two hundred single soldiers each in two buildings; demolition of several existing buildings currently on the site; construction of bicycle and motorcycle shelters and a central plant building; and all associated site work. Each UEPH is a five-story,100-unit building, and the project is designed to receive a Gold LEED rating.

Sustainable practices were included in the design including:

Erosion and sediment control plan minimizes the impact of construction activities on the project site and surrounding area
Appropriate abatement and disposal of identified hazardous building materials as part of the demolition process
A covered bicycle storage area is provided for each of the two buildings; each bicycle storage area has capacity to lock up 30 bicycles.
The design features designated carpool drop-offs for each of the two buildings. Five-percent of the parking stalls will be reserved for vanpool/carpool parking.
The design arranged the site such that vegetated landscaped areas are double the building footprints.
The standing seam metal roof has a finish that will control local high tem¬perature gradients and reduce building energy use for cooling loads.
Water use for irrigation is reduced by half in comparison to a typical com¬parable development by specifying water efficient irrigation elements, irrigating only critical portions of the landscape, and implementing a moisture sensor system that manages the irrigation based on moisture levels in the soil.
A recycling storage room was included on the first floor to support stor¬age and collection of recyclables.
An Indoor Air-Quality Management Plan is being implemented during the construction phase to protect permanent building components from air pollutants and maintaining a clean job site.
Lighting controls are provided for each bedroom and each office
All units have windows with exterior views accounting for 97% of the regularly-occupied spaces.
The building energy model demonstrates an energy cost reduction rate of 46.7% as compared to the ASHRAE 90.1-2004 baseline.