The vision for the FBI to expand its presence at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama is closer to
fruition with Hensel Phelps achieving final completion of the Health, Wellness and Resiliency Center
(HWRC) and Technology 1 Building.

This is the second completed project by Hensel Phelps for the FBI on the North Campus, and the first of two technology buildings, constructed to support the Bureau’s extensive expansion and is expected to bring several jobs to the North Alabama community.

The FBI has had a presence at Redstone Arsenal for more than 50 years and was offered the opportunity
by the US Army to build its capabilities, create new partnerships and ultimately further its mission. The
agency has secured funding to increase its footprint in the area, with a focus on technology, innovation
and bringing several additional FBI employees to the area.

“The decision to relocate programs and jobs to Redstone Arsenal is part of an integrated strategy to organize and structure the FBI for the future,” said FBI Deputy Assistant Director Kathleen Mills. “With the opening of the Technology 1 Building the FBI is able to apply its expansion strategy with a broad range of technology by focusing our investments on enterprise and applied technology and advanced and specialized training throughout the next decade and beyond.”

The project consists of the Health, Wellness and Resiliency Center (HWRC) and the new Technology 1
Building. The HWRC complex is a 23,000 square foot total, single-story facility, that serves as a service
point for the campus and contains outdoor gathering spaces, a retail location for the FBI Recreation
Association, a grab and go café that offers made to order sandwiches and salads, an office for the
Employee Assistance Program, and a credit union automated teller machine.

The Technology 1 Building is a four-story, 87,000 square foot building that houses administrative and
technical space. The Type IIA construction consists of structural steel framing with open web steel joists,
architectural precast panels and standing seam metal roofing. Its unique features include raised access
flooring, security enhancements, as well as heavy IT/communications.

To support the building’s groups and their missions, the project includes a state-of-the-art telecommunication system. The Technology 1 Building is the first of several new buildings that will house different divisions of the FBI. This building serves as office space for multiple groups and will house several employees.

The design merges the technology sector aesthetic with practical functionality. The design
communicates the FBI’s commitment to providing a modern work environment that balances the
space’s mission with the workforce’s wellbeing. The design team accomplished this vision by providing
ample collaboration space to allow cross-functional or interdepartmental teams the opportunity to
effectively work together. The project also features an interior communal break area and outdoor
spaces to emphasize a campus-style environment.

Hensel Phelps completed several delegated design items, including raised access flooring, two site retaining walls, aggregate geopiers and the furniture, fixtures and equipment package. The Technology 1 Building is designed and constructed to LEED Silver standards.

Images provided by Hensel Phelps.