A Garver design-build project that provided the Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) with a state-of-the-art canine training facility
has earned one of its industry’s top awards.
The Design-Build Institute of America awarded the Canine
Training Facility at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, with a
National Award of Merit in the Educational Facilities category at its annual
awards dinner last week in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Garver provided design
project management, design quality control, and architectural, civil,
communications, mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection design services.
Garver was joined on the design-build team with The Ross
Group and HDR for the 25,000 square-foot-facility that includes classrooms,
offices, and large gathering spaces. The LEED Silver facility is equipped to
educate around 230 canine-handler teams per year.
“We were proud and honored to work on a project that is so important
to the TSA’s mission,” said Greg Archer, Director of Architecture at Garver. “The finished product was exactly
what we envisioned – an open design that is as elegant as it is functional and will be of use for a long, long time.”
The DBIA said the academy provides the National Explosives Detection
Training Program with “an optimal educational environment for the critical training
functions of the men, women, and explosives detection canines who protect and
serve our country.”
To learn more about what Garver’s Facilities Design Team can
do for you, visit GarverUSA.com.
