GLENDALE REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING CENTER (GRPSTC)

Architect: Lawrence Enyart, FAIA, LEED Fellow
LEA - Architects, LLC

The Glendale Regional Public Safety Training Center (GRPSTC) located at Glendale and 115th Avenue is a 77-acre state-of-the-art regional public safety training campus that instills a sense of permanence and pride in the general public with numerous types of industrial facilities including academic buildings, training areas, first responder, police/fire training props, firing ranges, and emergency vehicle training areas. GRPSTC is one of the nations’ newest and largest Fire and Police training facilities that serves several Arizona cities (Glendale, Avondale, Surprise, Peoria), MCC College District and numerous federal and state agencies. This large training campus is in direct synchronization with environmental quality and has already been awarded the 2008 Maricopa Association of Governments top award for regional excellence and partnership. Although the project can boast many accomplishments for design excellence and accelerated construction delivery, the ability of the team of Architects, Owner, Stakeholders, and CMAR to program, design and construct this facility in a very short period of time is very impressive. More impressive is the fact that the infrastructure and critical buildings such as the EOC went from a blank sheet of paper to the ribbon cutting in only 11 months. This large sustainable industrial campus project was fast tracked to have emergency operational elements completed before the Fiesta and BCS Championship Bowl and Super Bowl XLII.

INTEGRATION WITH SURROUNDING COMMUNITY & UNIQUE PROJECT FEATURES

The design of the entire GRPSTC campus located at a blighted rock quarry next to a city landfill which contains methane gas for near future utilities tap in, incorporates several sustainable green design principles and environmental considerations. The use of dense xeriscape desert landscape serves to reinforce the context of the building while also providing low maintenance, reduces water, and force protection. Continuous perforated metal awnings and canopies are used above all glass areas in the classrooms and administration buildings to avoid direct solar gain in the summer but allow passive solar gain in the winter. Tinted glass elements do much to conserve energy for the entire project. White reflective roof surfaces are used to avoid thermal heat gain and “heat island effects” of the larger structures. Rain water harvesting is used to collect water and recharge the aquifers and ground water tables. Added building (roof/wall) insulation contributes to energy conservation and noise mitigation from outside active training areas. Powerful west sun avoidance (north and south facing glass) was used in the buildings north-south major axis of the curving Administration and Classroom Building that overlooks the entire campus with north facing glass. The 21,000 s.f. EOC on raised flooring, is completely buried below ground which provides stable low temperatures helping energy conservation. Gray-Water hook ups are installed at GRPSTC for future tie-ins for the proposed out year affluent water line to harness xeriscape irrigation. The Central Plant for the large structure is located for future tie in to the Methane Gas fields of the large developing Glendale landfill next to the east property line. Propane and Natural Gas environmental friendly but realistic fire props were selected for the firefighter training. Computerized gas props were selected over the more traditional combustible fuel props to be more environmental conscious. The burn props achieve discharge reduction by removing the combustion wastes rather than discharging them into the ground surface. Classrooms’ feature the latest educational software packages as well as incorporates energy and management systems. The Glendale Regional Public Safety Training Center respectfully integrates into its contextual surroundings, utilizing energy efficient materials and sustainable design principles. GRPSTC promotes environmentally conscious design while providing essential emergency services and training to the region.

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Lance Enyart, AIA, LEED AP

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Lawrence Enyart, FAIA, FSAME, LEED Fellow

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GRPSTC - Regional Training Center

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