Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Control Tower

Design/Build Construction of a 136-ft Tall Air Traffic Control Tower.

Design/build construction of a 136-ft tall Air Traffic Control Tower. Design work includes coordination with Navy SPAWAR for government installation of sensitive computer controls equipment. Mechanical HVAC work includes design of fully redundant AHU systems serving electronics rooms and the tower cab which house specialized and sensitive computer equipment. The AHU systems include humidification, odor/contaminant filter control and sound attenuation. Special effort was required to locate units in confined spaces while maintaining adequate access clearance. Detailed coordination was also needed to route ductwork up into the tower cab with limited clearance due to structure and mission critical communications wiring. A 20-ton air cooled chiller and piping system was designed to provide chilled water to the tower. Other mechanical design includes plumbing for the upper level break room and toilet room and a house vacuum system. Fire protection and alarm design includes a combination wet-standpipe/riser and sprinkler system with control valves and special electrical shunt-trips installed at the elevator machine room, tower cab and each electronic equipment room. Tower is located at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Oak Harbor, WA.