Development of a Remote Station Architecture
McMurdo Station,
Antarctica
8. HOLMES & NARVER 10 YEAR MASTER PLAN
In 1977, Holmes & Narver, the civilian support contractor for USARP, was contracted by the NSF to prepare a long-range plan for the orderly maintenance and replacement of U.S. Antarctic facilities. The final document, completed in 1979, was authorized for use by support organizations in planning annual increments of facilities repair, maintenance, and construction at McMurdo Station over the subsequent twelve-year period, The scope of work scheduled for upgrading McMurdo Station included:
- A land use plan
- Master facilities development plans
- Master utility system plans
- Master grading plans
- Preliminary concepts for specific buildings
- Review of construction and engineering support equipment
- Cost estimates
The station’s needs were prioritized so that a phasing plan could be implemented. The existing power and water processing plants were the heart of the support operations but were inadequate to serve the demands of the expanding station. New plants were planned that would offer reliable power with backup capacity and use waste heat recovery systems to desalinate sea water to potable standards. Personnel housing was the most critical building need identified. Most of the facilities in use lacked the bare necessities of privacy and utility connections. A cluster of new dormitory buildings was planned to serve the facilities required to produce scientific work were either lacking or in hazardous condition. To address this need and to attract desired researchers, a new science facility with a marine aquarium annex was master planned.
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Table of Contents
1. Abstract
2.
Preface
3. Location
4. Historic Background
5. The International Geophysical Year
6. The United States Antarctic Research Program
7. The Engineering Manual for McMurdo Station
8. The Holmes & Narver Ten Year Master Plan
9. The Replacement Science Facility
10. Final Design of the Replacement Science Facility
11. Bibliography
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