Mills Group designed the new Preston County 911/Office of Emergency Management Center to be a secure location to provide county residents with consistent and exemplary service and response.

Planned with an eye towards both security and environmentally sound construction, the resulting structure balances tested methods with an interesting and aesthetically pleasing design. The 6,200 square foot, single story structure will make abundant use of precast concrete sandwich panels. Such implementation will provide savings to the client in the form of reduced construction costs and energy bills. Designs call for a mix of fixed and operable windows that will benefit occupants with natural ventilation and sufficient day lighting to all parts of the facility. State of the art technologies will finish the building’s interior with a professional look that also avoids ‘sick’ building syndrome due to conscious interior décor selections combined with natural light and ventilation.

This is the first project slated for completion on the Preston County Farm redevelopment. It will act as an example of design and as a catalyst for further development of Preston County. Additionally, this is the first new building that the county has constructed since the courthouse in 1934.

Being greenfield development, the building is designed to meet LEED Silver standards, with careful consideration for siting, material selection, and construction waste management.  Pre-cast concrete panels allow for expedient construction that will provide a new accommodation building for Preston County 911/OEM.