Leonardo Electronics US Inc., which provides defense, security, medical and industrial products, will build a semiconductor laser manufacturing facility on 13 acres at Innovation Park in Oro Valley, six miles north of Tucson, Ariz.

The one-story tilt-up building will include manufacturing, assembly, testing, research and development, administrative and office space.
Sundt Construction, Tempe, expects to begin construction in the first half of 2022 and finish in the first quarter of 2024.

The 120,000-gross-sq-ft building, including steel, metal panels and glass, comprises 90,000 sq ft of buildout and 30,000 sq ft of expansion for cleanroom space over the next five years, says Jeremy Kwapich, preconstruction project manager for Sundt.

Kwapich adds, “Labor shortages and material delays are a real risk to every project in today’s market. Our team will continue to make design decisions that reduce the risk for the overall project.”

自2009年以来，雷先生于2009年以来一直在图森，并从那时起，公司已经更新的原始工厂，总裁兼首席执行官Matt Keegan说，Matt Keegan表示。基于VA的Arlington公司是Leonardo Spa，Rome的美国子公司。

“我们希望在200名员工靠近我们的200名员工，并保持该地区的卓越人才，这是该国领先的光子学技术中心之一，”凯格南说。他估计该地区的投资约为1亿美元。

劳拉·邵氏（Tucson Sun Corridor Inc）高级副总裁Laura Shaw说，总扩展将增加170个职位，主要是在工程，生产，质量控制，IT，人力资源，营销，业务开发，采购和融资中。the region’s economic development group. She expects a local impact of $374 million over the next 10 years.

Mountain Views

At the base of the Catalina Mountains, the master-planned Innovation Park “thoughtfully accommodates existing and future specialized manufacturing operations such as this signature corporate facility for LEI,” says Cathy Thuringer, managing director for developer Trammell Crow Co., in the firm’s Phoenix office.

“The mountain view site in the Sonoran Desert was a key element informing the design,” explains John Tran, a SmithGroup design principal in Phoenix.

“Sensitivity to the environment was a major driver in the design as well as creating an immersive work environment that responds to and takes advantage of this incredible site,” he says.

Other design challenges include providing circulation for vehicles in a parking area with a 10-ft grade change and integrating the technical process flow of product through the facility to showcase the company’s teamwork ethic.

“The design team also strived to achieve a balance of transparency and opacity based on the work completed in different programmatic areas, while being mindful of final construction cost,” Tran says.

Sustainability

根据Leonardo对可持续增长的长期承诺，绿色建筑是设计的核心。例如，预计建筑物的一半包括清洁空间，因此降低功耗是必须的。此外，建筑师正在考虑在停车场屋顶上添加太阳能电池板，以抵消一些能量需求。

“By optimizing system components and capacities and utilizing a low-static recirculation design, we fall well below the ASHRAE standard for energy use,” Tran explains.

Smithgroup还将纳入雨水Bioswales来利用该网站的陡度，这在西部边界的大型清洗中朝向大清洗。该团队正在寻找使用清洁实验室过程中的水用于冷却塔。

“与在Pre-Fab封套内部相比，新的目的内置设施中的效率提升是巨大的，”凯瑞说。“并行，我们真的很想专注于为工作人员感到骄傲的工作，专注于创造欢迎，最先进的环境。”