Saturday, March 12, 2011

Courthouse Bay Enlisted Dining Facility at Camp LeJeune

Dining Facility at Camp LeJeune Dining Facility at Camp LeJeune Marc Lamkin Photography

Project Information

  • Owner: NAVFAC Mid Atlantic
  • Location: MCB, Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, North Carolina
  • Architect/s: Clark Nexsen Architecture & Engineering
  • Project Team: Porter Consulting Worldwide, Inc. (Food Service) Stewart Engineering, Inc. (Civil Engineering) Stroud, Pence & Associates (Structural Engineering) Harnett Partnering Consultants (CDW Facilitator and Partnering Consultant)
  • GC/CM: The Whiting Turner Contracting Company
  • Square Footage: 20,600
  • Certification Date: December 2010
  • Certification Level: Certified
  • LEED Rating System: LEED NC 2.1
  • Project Type: Military Base

Project Description

The P-1130 Enlisted Personnel Dining Facility at Courthouse Bay is a modern, state-ofthe-art, 20,600 SF cafeteria-style dining facility for regular meals, short-order meals, and fast food service to support approximately 2,200 permanent party and student Marines at Courthouse Bay, Camp Lejeune, MCB, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

Sustainable Features

This facility was designed and constructed following the U.S. Green Building Council’s guidelines for LEED Certifications, and was self-certified by NAVFAC personnel.  The buildings were oriented to reduce solar heat gain and maximize cross breezes. An erosion and sedimentation control plan was designed and implemented during construction.  A stormwater management plan was implemented to decrease the rate and quantity of stormwater runoff.  The exterior and interior materials are good sustainable design materials for the brick, metal soffits, roofing, CMU, and concrete are all recyclable and local and regional material sources.  Interior material selections were specified with low volatile organic compound (VOC) content, in colors chosen to maximize daylighting effectiveness.  Low emitting materials were specified for adhesives and sealants, paints, carpet, and composite wood and agrifiber products.  The building design provided a high level of thermal, ventilation, and lighting system control by individual occupants in perimeter and non-perimeter spaces.