Sustainable
Robinson Nature Center
Columbia, MD
Description:
This project involves the construction of a new Modern Nature Center with customary indoor exhibits and displays, along with outdoor interpretive trails. In addition to the main exhibit room, the Center will have a large Discovery Room specifically designed for children’s activities with many “hands-on” exhibits and activities to educate them about their natural environment.
Architect: GWWO Architects
Size: 30,000 SF
Schedule: 12 Months
LEED™ Platinum
Awards:
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Metro Washington
Excellence in Construction Award
Engineering News Record Regional Best Project Award
AGC (Associated General Contractors)Washington Contractor Award
Sustainable building practices. Energy efficient solutions. Recycling programs. Projects we can be proud of.
- Forrester and EYP honored with a Design-Build Institute of America Award.January 24, 2012
Naval Consolidated Operations Center wins a 2011 DBIA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Merit Award. - Robinson Nature Center wins a Green Project Award from USGBC Maryland. December 14, 2011
The project is on track to becoming one of only three LEED Certified Platinum buildings in the State of Maryland. - Presidents Obama And Clinton Tour Forrester's 815 Connecticut Avenue Project.December 02, 2011
The project is located just one block from the White House and is a 45-year-old B+ Class office building currently in the process of being converted to a trophy green facility.
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