diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 64e698a6db..636d00b6f7 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ jobs:
     docker:
       - image: eaadtbs/ib-ci-build:1.4
         <<: *dockerhub_auth
-    resource_class: medium+
     working_directory: "~/InfoBase"
     steps:
       - checkout:
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ jobs:
             - prod-build-{{ .Branch }}-{{ .Revision }}
       - run:
           command: |
-            [ -f "client/$BUILD_DIR/InfoBase/app/app-a11y-en.min.js" ] || (cd client && ./deploy_scripts/build_all.sh -m 4096 -c "none")
+            [ -f "client/$BUILD_DIR/InfoBase/app/app-a11y-en.min.js" ] || (cd client && ./deploy_scripts/build_all.sh -m 900 -c "none")
       - save_cache:
           paths:
             - client/build
diff --git a/client/deploy_scripts/build_all.sh b/client/deploy_scripts/build_all.sh
index 111ac42ec2..23eb7f40d2 100755
--- a/client/deploy_scripts/build_all.sh
+++ b/client/deploy_scripts/build_all.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 set -e # will exit if any command has non-zero exit value 
 
 concurrency="full"
-max_old_space_size=1024
-
+max_old_space_size=2048
 while getopts "c:m:" opt; do
   case ${opt} in
     c) concurrency=$OPTARG;;
@@ -16,89 +15,75 @@ if [[ ! $concurrency =~ ^(full|half|none)$ ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+# the prod no-watch scripts in client/package.json will use MAX_OLD_SPACE_SIZE if it exists
+export MAX_OLD_SPACE_SIZE=$max_old_space_size
+
 [ -e $BUILD_DIR/InfoBase ] && rm -r $BUILD_DIR/InfoBase # clean up build dir
 
 npm run IB_base
 
-# When exiting, either from finishing, being killed, or throwing an error, kill the spinner and dump the captured build process output to terminal
-function print_captured_output {
-  kill -9 $spinner_pid
-
-  [ -f $scratch/ib_prod_en_build_out ] && cat $scratch/ib_prod_en_build_out
-  [ -f $scratch/ib_prod_en_build_err ] && cat $scratch/ib_prod_en_build_err
-
-  [ -f $scratch/ib_prod_fr_build_out ] && cat $scratch/ib_prod_fr_build_out
-  [ -f $scratch/ib_prod_fr_build_err ] && cat $scratch/ib_prod_fr_build_err
-
-  [ -f $scratch/a11y_prod_en_build_out ] && cat $scratch/a11y_prod_en_build_out
-  [ -f $scratch/a11y_prod_en_build_err ] && cat $scratch/a11y_prod_en_build_err
-
-  [ -f $scratch/a11y_prod_fr_build_out ] && cat $scratch/a11y_prod_fr_build_out
-  [ -f $scratch/a11y_prod_fr_build_err ] && cat $scratch/a11y_prod_fr_build_err
-}
-
+if [ $concurrency == "none" ]; then
+  # Just running all builds one at a time, no backgrounding or output redirection
+  npm run IB_prod_no_watch_en  
+  
+  npm run IB_prod_no_watch_fr  
+  
+  npm run a11y_prod_no_watch_en  
 
-scratch=$(mktemp -d -t captured_build_output.XXXXXXXXXX)
-if [ $concurrency == "full" ]; then
+  npm run a11y_prod_no_watch_fr 
+else
   # Run standard and a11y builds in parallel as background processes, store thieir stdout and stderr in temp files and hold on to their pids, 
   # clean up and dump output on exit
-  trap print_captured_output EXIT
 
   echo ""
-  echo "Running prod builds in background, full concurrency..."
+  echo "Running prod builds in background, $concurrency concurrency..."
   spinner_pid=$(sh ../scripts/spinner.sh)
 
-  npm run IB_prod_no_watch_en -- --max_old_space_size=$max_old_space_size > $scratch/ib_prod_en_build_out 2> $scratch/ib_prod_en_build_err &
-  ib_prod_en_pid=$!
+  # When exiting, either from finishing, being killed, or throwing an error, kill the spinner and dump the captured build process output to terminal
+  scratch=$(mktemp -d -t captured_build_output.XXXXXXXXXX)
+  function print_captured_output {
+    kill -9 $spinner_pid
   
-  npm run IB_prod_no_watch_fr -- --max_old_space_size=$max_old_space_size > $scratch/ib_prod_fr_build_out 2> $scratch/ib_prod_fr_build_err &
-  ib_prod_fr_pid=$!
+    [ -f $scratch/ib_prod_en_build_out ] && cat $scratch/ib_prod_en_build_out3
+    [ -f $scratch/ib_prod_en_build_err ] && cat $scratch/ib_prod_en_build_err
   
-  npm run a11y_prod_no_watch_en -- --max_old_space_size=$max_old_space_size > $scratch/a11y_prod_en_build_out 2> $scratch/a11y_prod_en_build_err &
-  a11y_prod_en_pid=$!
+    [ -f $scratch/ib_prod_fr_build_out ] && cat $scratch/ib_prod_fr_build_out
+    [ -f $scratch/ib_prod_fr_build_err ] && cat $scratch/ib_prod_fr_build_err
   
-  npm run a11y_prod_no_watch_fr -- --max_old_space_size=$max_old_space_size > $scratch/a11y_prod_fr_build_out 2> $scratch/a11y_prod_fr_build_err &
-  a11y_prod_fr_pid=$!
-
-  wait $ib_prod_en_pid
-  wait $ib_prod_fr_pid
-  wait $a11y_prod_en_pid
-  wait $a11y_prod_fr_pid
-elif [ $concurrency == "half" ]; then
-  # Same as "full" concurrency, but only run two builds at a time 
+    [ -f $scratch/a11y_prod_en_build_out ] && cat $scratch/a11y_prod_en_build_out
+    [ -f $scratch/a11y_prod_en_build_err ] && cat $scratch/a11y_prod_en_build_err
+  
+    [ -f $scratch/a11y_prod_fr_build_out ] && cat $scratch/a11y_prod_fr_build_out
+    [ -f $scratch/a11y_prod_fr_build_err ] && cat $scratch/a11y_prod_fr_build_err
+  }
   trap print_captured_output EXIT
 
-  echo ""
-  echo "Running prod builds in background, half concurrency..."
-  spinner_pid=$(sh ../scripts/spinner.sh)
-
-  npm run IB_prod_no_watch_en -- --max_old_space_size=$max_old_space_size > $scratch/ib_prod_en_build_out 2> $scratch/ib_prod_en_build_err &
+  npm run IB_prod_no_watch_en > $scratch/ib_prod_en_build_out 2> $scratch/ib_prod_en_build_err &
   ib_prod_en_pid=$!
   
-  npm run IB_prod_no_watch_fr -- --max_old_space_size=$max_old_space_size > $scratch/ib_prod_fr_build_out 2> $scratch/ib_prod_fr_build_err &
+  npm run IB_prod_no_watch_fr > $scratch/ib_prod_fr_build_out 2> $scratch/ib_prod_fr_build_err &
   ib_prod_fr_pid=$!
-
-  wait $ib_prod_en_pid
-  wait $ib_prod_fr_pid
   
-  npm run a11y_prod_no_watch_en -- --max_old_space_size=$max_old_space_size > $scratch/a11y_prod_en_build_out 2> $scratch/a11y_prod_en_build_err &
+  if [ $concurrency == "half" ]; then
+    wait $ib_prod_en_pid
+    wait $ib_prod_fr_pid
+  fi
+
+  npm run a11y_prod_no_watch_en > $scratch/a11y_prod_en_build_out 2> $scratch/a11y_prod_en_build_err &
   a11y_prod_en_pid=$!
   
-  npm run a11y_prod_no_watch_fr -- --max_old_space_size=$max_old_space_size > $scratch/a11y_prod_fr_build_out 2> $scratch/a11y_prod_fr_build_err &
+  npm run a11y_prod_no_watch_fr > $scratch/a11y_prod_fr_build_out 2> $scratch/a11y_prod_fr_build_err &
   a11y_prod_fr_pid=$!
-  
-  wait $a11y_prod_en_pid
-  wait $a11y_prod_fr_pid
-elif [ $concurrency == "none" ]; then
-  # Just running all builds one at a time, no backgrounding or output redirection
-
-  npm run IB_prod_no_watch_en -- --max_old_space_size=$max_old_space_size 
-  
-  npm run IB_prod_no_watch_fr -- --max_old_space_size=$max_old_space_size 
-  
-  npm run a11y_prod_no_watch_en -- --max_old_space_size=$max_old_space_size 
 
-  npm run a11y_prod_no_watch_fr -- --max_old_space_size=$max_old_space_size
+  if [ $concurrency == "half" ]; then
+    wait $a11y_prod_en_pid
+    wait $a11y_prod_fr_pid
+  else 
+    wait $ib_prod_en_pid
+    wait $ib_prod_fr_pid
+    wait $a11y_prod_en_pid
+    wait $a11y_prod_fr_pid
+  fi
 fi
 
 exit
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index 37188abe11..79a48b4889 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
     "IB_dev": "node build_code/webpack_starter.js EN FR TARGET-IE11 main_client",
     "IB_prod": "node build_code/webpack_starter.js EN FR TARGET-IE11 PROD main_client",
     "IB_prod_no_watch": "node build_code/webpack_starter.js EN FR TARGET-IE11 PROD NO-WATCH main_client",
-    "IB_prod_no_watch_en": "node build_code/webpack_starter.js EN TARGET-IE11 PROD NO-WATCH main_client",
-    "IB_prod_no_watch_fr": "node build_code/webpack_starter.js FR TARGET-IE11 PROD NO-WATCH main_client",
+    "IB_prod_no_watch_en": "node --max-old-space-size=${MAX_OLD_SPACE_SIZE:-2048} build_code/webpack_starter.js EN TARGET-IE11 PROD NO-WATCH main_client",
+    "IB_prod_no_watch_fr": "node --max-old-space-size=${MAX_OLD_SPACE_SIZE:-2048} build_code/webpack_starter.js FR TARGET-IE11 PROD NO-WATCH main_client",
     "IB_prod_stats": "node build_code/webpack_starter.js EN TARGET-IE11 PROD STATS main_client",
     "IB_prod_stats_save_baseline": "node build_code/webpack_starter.js EN TARGET-IE11 PROD STATS STATS-BASELINE main_client",
     "IB_prod_stats_no_compare": "node build_code/webpack_starter.js EN TARGET-IE11 PROD STATS NO-COMPARE main_client",
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
     "a11y_dev": "node build_code/webpack_starter.js EN FR TARGET-IE11 a11y_client",
     "a11y_prod": "node build_code/webpack_starter.js EN FR TARGET-IE11 PROD a11y_client",
     "a11y_prod_no_watch": "node build_code/webpack_starter.js EN FR TARGET-IE11 PROD NO-WATCH a11y_client",
-    "a11y_prod_no_watch_en": "node build_code/webpack_starter.js EN TARGET-IE11 PROD NO-WATCH a11y_client",
-    "a11y_prod_no_watch_fr": "node build_code/webpack_starter.js FR TARGET-IE11 PROD NO-WATCH a11y_client",
+    "a11y_prod_no_watch_en": "node --max-old-space-size=${MAX_OLD_SPACE_SIZE:-2048} build_code/webpack_starter.js EN TARGET-IE11 PROD NO-WATCH a11y_client",
+    "a11y_prod_no_watch_fr": "node --max-old-space-size=${MAX_OLD_SPACE_SIZE:-2048} build_code/webpack_starter.js FR TARGET-IE11 PROD NO-WATCH a11y_client",
     "route_load_tests": "node browser-tests/route-load-tests.js --browser chrome",
     "ci_route_load_tests": "node browser-tests/route-load-tests.js --browser chromium --sandbox false --concurrency 8",
     "ci_serve": "http-server -s -a 127.0.0.1",