<p>1/14/2011 - U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The 10th Air Base Wing continues to improve the Academy’s image – and its infrastructure – through $143.3 million of construction projects on base.</p>
<p>Among the ongoing projects are:</p>
<p>VANDENBERG HALL: Two phases of renovation are currently underway, with estimated completion dates of June and December. The total cost for both phases of renovation is $35.1 million.</p>
<p>HOLADAY ATHLETIC CENTER: The USAFA Endowment raised $15.4 million in donations, including a $5-million donation from 1965 graduate Bart Holaday and his late wife, Lynn, to build a new indoor training facility for the Academy’s cadet athletes. Construction is scheduled to finish in June.</p>
<p>GUARD BOOTHS: New booths for sentries at the Academy’s north and south gates will offer 10th Security Forces Squadron and Chenega Security personnel some shelter from Colorado’s sometimes-brutal elements. Construction is projected to finish in January for the North Gate and in February for the South Gate, at a total cost of $2.2 million.</p>
<p>FAIRCHILD HALL: Repairs to the roof of Fairchild Hall, including the McDermott Library, will cost $4.3 million and should be complete in October.</p>
<p>SOLAR ARRAY: The 6-MW solar array, under construction along Interstate 25 between the Academy Boulevard and Interquest Parkway exits, will save the Academy $1 million per year in electricity costs once construction is finished in July. The $18.3 million required to build the array came from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The array is designed with a 25-year lifetime.</p>