It was necessary for the Navy to retain part of the building with adequate access for the communication installation. No remodeling of the building was done. The center room holds only 30 people. There is no air-conditioning and only one restroom that is not handicapped accessible. The only storage space available is in what once was a security vault.
Electrical connections are inadequate, as are telephone connections.
Video cameras cannot be installed. There is only one room that can be used as an office and four volunteers and one staff now share it. The building cannot be expanded at its present location. Building 226 could function in the future as the maintenance structure for the Interpretive Center. It will be a unique human outdoor habitat that, while it borders the Refuge, will not impact it adversely.