Sustainability - Washington DC
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Balfour Beatty Lands Capitol Crossing Contract in DC
The general contracting firm was awarded a $196 million contract to build the North Block phase of the $1.3 billion project.
26 August 2016 07:33 -
The WWF Building in DC Receives USGBC Award
Serving as World Wildlife Fund's U.S. headquarters, the seven-story building is LEED Platinum-certified.
25 July 2016 11:43 -
Rick Fedrizzi Named CEO of the International WELL Building Institute
The co-founder of the U.S. Green Building Council will also assume the role of Chairman of International WELL Building Institute’s Board of Directors.
13 July 2016 11:46 -
Skanska to Build New DC Water HQ
The construction giant signed a $60 million contract with the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority for the LEED Platinum-proposed project.
11 July 2016 13:44 -
CFIRE Report Details Energy Project Financing Options
The new report provides recommendations for financing energy-efficiency and renewable-energy projects.
19 January 2016 17:14 -
MITSUBA Corp. Receives Incentive Check
A $97,740 Business Solutions incentive rebate was presented by Michigan’s largest utility, Consumers Energy, to American MITSUBA Corp.
17 December 2015 15:02 -
2014 Renewable Energy Data Book Illustrates an Industry on the Rise
Renewable energy in the U.S. increased in 2014, according to the 2014 Renewable Energy Data Book.
15 December 2015 19:01 -
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Achieves LEED V4 Certification in DC Office Building
The 224,000-square-foot 1800 K St. office building, owned by Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, managed by Transwestern, is the first building in the world to earn certification through the new, more stringent LEED v4 Operations and Maintenance: Existing Building rating system.
26 November 2013 15:33 -
Concord Hospitality to Construct 182-Room Cambria Suites in Nation’s Capital
Choice Hotels International has taken its Cambria Suites in Washington, D.C., project skyward, marking a big step in the $40 million development of the Silver Spring, Md.-based company's first Cambria Suites property in its own backyard.
06 March 2013 15:48 -
Piedmont Acquires 334 KSF Office Building for $176M
Piedmont Office Realty Trust boosted its Washington, D.C., area portfolio this week by acquiring Arlington Gateway, a 12-story, Class A office property and one of the top buildings in the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor, for $176 million.
06 March 2013 14:52 -
Norwegian Pension Fund Charges into U.S. Market via TIAA-CREF
Norges Bank Investment Management, manager of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global, has entered into a $1.2 billion JV with TIAA-CREF and has at one stroke gained substantial interests in five Class A or boutique buildings on the East Coast.
12 February 2013 15:31 -
Brookfield Refinances 355 KSF DC Office Building
Brookfield Real Estate Opportunity Fund I has received a $95.5 million first mortgage loan for 64 New York Avenue NE, a 355,000 square-foot office building in Washington D.C.
08 February 2013 15:54 -
MetLife JV Acquires Constitution Center
Constitution Center, the largest privately owned office building in Washington, D.C., which recently completed a $250 million renovation, has been acquired by a joint venture between MetLife and an unidentified U.S.-based institutional investor.
14 December 2012 15:26