Challenge The Hawaii Air National Guard outlined its criteria for a new hanger/paint booth and support building facility to maintain and repair its contingent of F-22 Raptor jets. The facility would need to meet complex, exacting temperature and humidity requirements in order to ensure process quality, and due to the nature of the operation, it must be explosion proof. In alignment with its environmental process objectives, the Air National Guard emphasized the need for energy efficiency in the facility design. Equipment reliability and redundancy were also required to ensure the building’s continuous operation. With F-22s waiting on the pad, a compressed design and construction schedule was developed. Solution Based on a ten-year relationship with the Air National Guard and its success on

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