A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Dec. 13 at Hanscom Air Force Base to honor the opening of the nation’s first Joint Forces Headquarters building, a 120,000-square-foot office building, Phase I of a two-phase, two-wing, 200,000-square-foot facility to accommodate both the Massachusetts Army and Air National Guard.
Phase I of the project was designed by Kleinfelder/SEA Consultants, Inc. of Cambridge and constructed by CTA Construction Co. Inc. of Waltham. The state-of-the-art building contains highly flexible interior space to accommodate the changing needs of the National Guard divisions. The building will serve as the administrative, war-time and domestic response headquarters for over 8,000 soldiers, airmen and civilians.
The building design includes numerous sustainable features, including optimized energy performance, recycled-content building materials and adherence to an indoor air quality management plan. The site contains water-efficient landscaping. The project is seeking LEED Gold certification.
Gov. Deval Patrick, Lt. Gov. Tim Murray, Sen.-Elect Elizabeth Warren, the Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard Major General L. Scott Rice, and General Frank J. Grass, National Guard Bureau Chief attended the ceremony.
