NOAA Regional Facility Tour
October 27, 2016
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Our Hawaii Aloha Chapter will visit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Daniel K. Inouye Regional
Center on Ford Island on 27 October. We are scheduled to arrive at 1030 at which time we will receive our badges so we may proceed to a historical overview in the
auditorium. We will then hear about the ship program and visit the bio-logical lab. Finally, we will get to visit the Tsunami Center and exhibit displays. We will then
proceed to the cafeteria for our lunch. This will be individual payment from the menu. We should conclude about 1300.
This special tour is being ar-ranged by member Matthew Sutton , pictured below, who needs a final tally of names and the last four digits of each visitor’s SSN for the badging process and to determine the group size no later than one week prior to our tour. If we are over 30 members, we will need to break down into two or more groups. Accordingly, if you would like to join us in this friendly get together on this informative tour, you must submit your name and the last four digits of your SSN and likewise for any of your guests to Mark Webster at Markster96816@gmail.com or 734-5994 NLT Monday, 17 October, so he can submit a spreadsheet to Matthew. If anyone needs assistance in accessing Ford Island, please advise. Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam (JBPHH) is responsible for maintaining security and access onto Ford Island. All NOAA guests are allowed to park in open marked spaces in the front and rear of the NOAA facility at no charge. Spaces have been reserved for handicapped individuals. Located on a national historic landmark site on Oahu’s Ford Island, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Inouye Regional Center features the adaptive reuse of two World War II-era airplane hangars linked by a new steel and glass building. The original aircraft hangars, designed in 1939 by Albert Kahn, inspired beautifully simple solutions for how the new center uses air, water and light. The team worked closely with local preservationists to keep the hangars close to their original condition. The complex accommodates 800 people in a high-performance research and office campus that integrates NOAA’s mission of "science, service and stewardship" with the region’s cultural tradition and the island’s ecology. It houses a diverse range of critical programs, functions and federal departments, including the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. The biological influences of the region guided the design of this building. A skylight diffuser system virtually eliminates the need for artificial light during the day. Hawaii’s first hydronic passive cooling unit (PCU) uses chilled water from a nearby building and natural ventilation to condition the space through an under-ground air distribution system. A gray water capturing system is used to irrigate the native landscaping. |
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