Chevron Corp.’s Midland Campus Project Almost Complete

Construction of Chevron Corp.’s new office campus in Midland, Texas, is almost complete, but the final months of the job are some of the busiest, says Jason Chappell, project manager for Swinerton Builders.

Plans call for 500 Chevron workers to start occupying the new complex in first quarter of 2016. In the meantime, furniture and other supplies will be moved into the facility and a lengthy commissioning process must be completed. “There’s a lot of sophisticated HVAC and electrical systems to test,” Chappell says. “It has to do with comfort for the occupants.”

Construction broke ground in summer of 2013 on the 25-acre campus, which features two four-story buildings totaling 330,000 square feet. The buildings are designed to accommodate 800 employees, giving Chevron Corp. room for anticipated growth over the next few years.

The campus features a pre-cast parking structure for 700 cars, a complete central plant and cooling tower yard, back-of-house operations and security. Both buildings feature several huddle rooms designed to enhance collaborative efforts.

The concrete and reinforced steel buildings are enclosed by a unitized, high-performance curtainwall system. “It saves you time on installation,” Chappell explains. But the factory-assembled panels required more time for engineering, fabrication and detailing, he says. The project is slated to achieve a LEED Gold designation from the U.S. Green Building Council.

The 34,000-square-foot conference center is one of the highlights of the complex. The central focus of the first level and it is designed to accommodate corporate events, or the space can be partitioned for meetings, workshops and presentations.

The new facility also offers a variety of employee amenities including a fitness center, full-service kitchen and outdoor walking path. Chevron decided to build the new campus because it needed more space for its Midland workforce. The campus also is designed to support Chevron’s goal of providing a world-class facility for its west Texas Permian Basin operations, allowing them to attract new employees and support future growth in Midland.

The complex was designed by HOK.