Sustainable Case Studies

All of our contracts with the University of Virginia – College at Wise have LEED Silver goals and we continue to find great success in accomplishing those goals.

LEED certification starts in the design phase with the architect’s leadership of the design team. When we are involved in pre-construction services, designers find our input in the critical design development stage to be invaluable.  One very valuable lesson learned that we have implemented to the success of the environmental conservation is that our project coordinator is a critical participant in the LEED process.  This is due to the fact that this position serves as the final gatekeeper in material submittals and documentation on our projects.  One duty of the project coordinator on this project will be to upload all pertinent LEED data to the USGBC website templates as the project moves forward.

Following are some notable project examples with a description of the features and/or LEED points that are a part of each project:

Chestnut Ridge Maintenance Shops Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Oak Ridge, Tennessee   Commonwealth Hall University of Virginia - Wise campus Wise, Virginia   Hunter J. Smith Dining Commons University of Virginia - Wise campus Wise, Virginia   Smiddy Hall Renovations and Additions University of Virginia - Wise Campus Wise, Virginia   Troop Medical and Dental Facilities at Harmony Church Fort Benning, Georgia   Rams Head Center University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina   Center City Park Greensboro, North Carolina   Duncan Federal Building Knoxville, TN   Howard H. Baker Center for Public Policy University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee   Christ United Methodist Church Plano, Texas   Fayetteville State University Science and Technology Building Fayetteville, North Carolina