Pentagon Renovation Program
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The Pentagon Renovation Program or PENREN is a long-term project by the United States Department of Defense to perform a complete slab-to-slab renovation of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The program began in the 1990's, and is expected to be completed by 2010.
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[edit] Information Technology
[edit] Metro Entrance Facility
When the Washington Metro's Pentagon station originally opened, access to the Pentagon from the station was gained through a direct underground entrance. An outdoor bus station also existed at the station's street entrance.
As part of the renovation, vehicular traffic was moved further away from the building itself, and the direct entrance from the Metro station was eliminated in order to enhance security. This involved constructing a new dual-level bus station beyond the original bus station, and constructing a new Metro entrance facility. The new entrance facility is accessed from street level, with a covered path leading from the bus station past the Metro station entrance to the Pentagon itself.
In addition, the opening of the bus facility marked the return of bus traffic to the Pentagon, after having been moved to the Pentagon City station due to security changes made following the attack on the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. [1]
[edit] Navy Build-out 2A1
[edit] Pentagon Athletic Center
[edit] Pentagon Library and Conference Center
[edit] Pentagon Memorial
[edit] Phoenix Project
The Phoenix Project was a project to repair the damage to the Pentagon caused when American Airlines Flight 77 was deliberately crashed into the building during the September 11, 2001 attacks. The goal was to reoccupy the outermost ring of the rebuilt section by September 11, 2002. This goal was exceeded by nearly a month, with tenants moving back in on August 15, 2002.
The project entailed the complete demolition and reconstruction of the C, D, and E Rings in the area of the boundary between the recently-renovated Wedge 1 and the unrenovated Wedge 2. Wedge 1 space would be fully rebuilt, while only the building shell would be rebuilt for Wedge 2. A full build-out for the Wedge 2 space would be completed at a later time.
The phrase "Let's roll", as spoken by Todd Beamer on United Airlines Flight 93, was adopted as the project's slogan. A clock counting down the time until 9:37 AM on September 11, 2002 was located on site as well. [2]
[edit] Remote Delivery Facility
[edit] Roads, Grounds, and Security
[edit] Swing Space
[edit] Wedge 1
Wedge 1 was the first above-ground section of the Pentagon to undergo renovation. Demolition of the existing structure and hazardous material abatement began in 1998, and the first move-in of tenants occurred in February 2001. The last tenants moved in on February 6, 2003.
The renovation of Wedge 1 involved the renovation of one million square feet of space. This involved the removal of 83 million pounds of debris (70% of this was able to be recycled), and 28 million pounds of hazardous material. The renovation also saw the installation of eight new passenger elevators, new blast-resistant windows, escalators traversing all five floors, skylights, a new HVAC system, a new communications infrastructure, and a new open-plan office layout. [3] [4]
