IECC 2021 PROJECTS

The project consists of miscellaneous repairs to the building and storage facilities at the Agrilife Research and Extension Center in Vernon, Texas. The facilities were damaged in a severe tornado and thunderstorm that directly hit the center on May 4, 2022. There are two main entities at the Vernon Center, the Research and Extension main Facilities and the Foundation Seed facilities. The main facility is comprised of the main center that houses Research and Extension administrators, laboratories, various offices, and public auditorium. Additionally, there are two buildings that contain major agricultural equipment, a chemical storage facility, plant & soil head house and three greenhouses. The main headquarters facility had at least 60% of its roof membrane and all HVAC equipment blown off the roof and destroyed by the tornado. In total, eleven enclosed structures comprising over 68,000 square feet require some sort of system rework – from complete replacement to simple repairs.