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Kevin
McNiff, PE, LEED AP
Vice President

Washington, D.C., recently became the world's first

community atop the city's I-395 tunnels, is a significant

LEED® Platinum city, a reflection of its ambitious

example. Not only will the city benefit from a prominent

achievements in sustainability and energy conservation

development in an unconventional setting, improvements

over the past several years. The designation recognizes

will be made to the local transportation infrastructure

Washington, D.C.'s focus on and results in energy

and another energy-efficient and environmentally

conservation; reduction in greenhouse gas emissions;

responsible development will be born. It's a win-win for

and improvement in inclusivity, prosperity, and livability

everyone.

for the city.
We've been fortunate to be a partner with the city

When the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED
program first came along, it validated the energy-

and several forward-thinking real estate developers to

conserving MEP designs we had been performing all

advance the mechanical and electrical engineering design

along. In fact, some of our designs achieve all the LEED

standards for high-end office and mixed-use properties in

points available on the energy optimization scale, a very

the district. Projects like CityCenterDC, Lafayette Tower at

high bar. These results are due in part to our culture here

801 17th Street, NW, and 1101 New York Avenue all offer

of digging deep, researching, analyzing, verifying, and

a number of sustainable innovations in building systems

challenging the conventional wisdom. That due diligence

and design that optimize performance and appeal to

led us to develop high-performing systems and strategies

discerning tenants.

early on that we have continued to refine. Now, with LEED

Washington, D.C., stands out because of the

Platinum often the go-to standard, we work closely with

administration's willingness to work collaboratively with

building owners to reach that milestone with minimal

the private sector to meet environmental goals, not simply

impact to their bottom line. D.C.'s impressive array of

through code requirements and standards, but through

sought-after properties shows that challenging standards

meaningful partnerships that help build better projects.

and public-private teamwork lead to success, time after

The new Capitol Crossing, a breakthrough air rights

time. We are very proud to be one part of that success.

development that will create a trophy-class, mixed-use

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