Sustainable
Gallaudet University- James Lee Sorenson Language and Communication Center
Washington, DC
Description:
Construction of a new three-story academic building with partial basement and mechanical penthouse. The new building houses several academic departments; classrooms; a student media center; collaboration room; faculty lounge and work rooms; student work rooms; video relay service booths; a hearing, speech, and language clinic; and an atrium-amphitheatre. The project included some LEED™ requirements.
Architect: Smith Group
Size: 100,000 SF
Schedule: 16 months
LEED™ Certified
Awards:
Mid-Atlantic Construction Award
National Association of Industrial Office Properties (MD / DC NAIOP) Award of Excellence
Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) National Capital Chapter Project Achievement 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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