California Military Department (CMD), Consolidated Headquarters Complex (CHQC), Rancho Cordova, California

Federal/State/Municipal

Aug 19

Written By Sondra Matara

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

Market Sector — Federal/State/Municipal

Project Dates — 2016-Ongoing

NAICS — 541330

Client — California Military Department Facilities & Infrastructure

Contract Value — $265k

Services
✓ Commissioning/Decommissioning/Retro-Commissioning

The new $135M CHQC houses the command and staff of the CMD, comprised of the California Air & Army National Guard, the State Military Reserve, and State Youth and Community Programs. The 285,000-square-foot, multi-building campus sits on a 31-acre site adjacent to Mather Airport and will host a headquarters office building, warehouse, emergency operations center, utilities building, badging center, and access control point. The compound is secured by fences and designed to comply with federal Anti-Terrorism Force Protection guidelines. The CHQC was one of the first large scale new Zero Net Energy (ZNE) projects implemented by the State to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency in California.

The project is targeting LEED Gold certification and was constructed to achieve a variety of sustainable goals to reduce environmental impact, optimize performance, lower energy and operating costs, conserve resources, and increase occupant satisfaction and productivity. On-site renewable energy is generated by a photovoltaic array that will serve a dual purpose as parking shade structures. The design of each of the facades is specific to the building orientation and aids with the daylight harvesting and Net Zero Energy goals. The facility opened in 2023.

Since 2016, MacDonald-Bedford has been part of a third-party team responsible for commissioning and sustainability engineering. M-B validated and documented the design, installation, start-up, and testing of all building systems prior to owner acceptance and occupation. M-B led the multi-party commissioning team made up of owners, users, designers, builders, vendors, and authorities having jurisdiction.