Recognized by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Design Excellence
PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Jacobs
Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today that it was
honored by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers with its highest award – the 2014 Chief of
Engineers Award of Excellence in Design – for the design of the Mission
Training Complex at Fort Bragg located in North Carolina.
Jacobs provided full-service architecture and engineering, including
construction administration, for the new 137,000-square-foot Mission
Training Complex.
The $28 million facility also received a Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold Certification for New
Construction, the 2013 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Northern
Virginia Chapter Award of Excellence for Institutional Architecture, and
a 2013 AIA DC Chapter Award of Merit.
This combat training complex is a highly functional facility that allows
for flexibility and future expansion. It includes modernized classrooms,
tactical operations center areas that simulate a combat environment, and
work cells with clerestory windows to optimize natural lighting, reduce
electricity use and allow natural light to circulate throughout the
interior spaces.
In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Tom McDuffie
stated, “We are honored to be recognized by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers for our work at Fort Bragg and pleased to have the opportunity
to contribute to our client’s mission and goals by providing them this
facility.”
Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers of
technical professional and construction services.
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Factors, 3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We do not
undertake to update any forward-looking statements made herein.
Source: Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.