Electromagnetic Sensor Facility, Naval Station Newport RI

The work includes the construction of a three-tier 54,325 square foot building on Naval Station, Newport, Rhode Island. The new facility will support Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, Rhode Island (NUWCDIVNPT) operations related to submarine sensor research, development, testing, and repair. The facility will include submarine sensor research and development laboratories, warehouse and administration spaces, specialized spaces for in-service repair and testing of various submarine sensors, and a five-story periscope tower. The construction site for the new facility, a paved area formerly used as fleet parking, is adjacent to piers 1 and 2 at Naval Station, Newport, Rhode Island.

The construction site is of varying slope and soils at the site are known to contain naturally occurring arsenic. The new facility will be constructed using a conventional steel framed structure clad on the exterior with insulated metal panels, combined with a wainscot of concrete masonry veneer. Building roofs will be a combination of flat membrane roofing with portions of low sloped standing seam metal roofing. Additional exterior design elements will conform to the Newport Base Installation Appearance design guidelines.