In 2016, Elmira Corning Regional Airport, a county-owned public airport in Chemung County, New York, received a $40 million grant from the State of New York for use in a major redesign and revitalization project. The improvements aimed to increase airport passenger space by 25 percent by adding two new jet bridges, 300 new parking spaces, a new 3,000 SF bar and restaurant, and state-of-the-art passenger amenities. Designed by Fennick McCredie Architecture, the project included the demolition and reconstruction of the existing terminal to introduce new functional areas that are consistent with current airport standards of design. The new building includes ticketing, airline operations areas, baggage screening and handling, gateholds, concourse, and tenant spaces such as restaurants and retail shops.

Code Red Consultants was engaged to provide fire protection and life safety code consulting. The project needed to maintain a balance of functionality during construction such that the airport was able to remain operational throughout the construction process. The project’s scope and size required a complex solution for firewall separations to permit the desired openness between the nonsecure and secure portions of the airport under the roof of a connected singular structure.