Jappatowne Elementary School

  Jappatowne Elementary School Owner: Harford County Public Schools Client: Banta Campbell Architects Certification Level: LEED NCv2.2 Certified The much anticipated project provided a complete school make-over and added an additional 30,000 square feet to the existing building.  The original construction of the Jappatowne Elementary School was completed in 1965.  With the updates, the school…

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St Paul’s Upper School Building

  St Paul’s Upper School Building Owner: St Paul’s School Client: St Paul’s School Certification Level: LEED Schools v2009 Gold The decision to pursue LEED for the St. Paul’s Upper School Building project was made early in the schematic design phase.  While moving into the construction phase, it was determined that a LEED Gold certification…

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Frostburg State University Lane Center

  Frostburg State University Lane Center Owner: Frostburg State University Client: Hord | Coplan | Macht Certification Level: LEED NCv2009 Gold This design project for Frostburg State University Lane Center consists of a new 8,000 square-foot bookstore addition to an existing 64,000 square-foot student center which supports student activities for the college, including food service,…

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CCBC Randallstown

  CCBC Randallstown Owner: Baltimore County Client: Notari & AssociatesLEED BD+C: New Construction v2009  Silver CCBC Randalsstown Job Training/Work Force Development Center provides educational re-training for career changes and skillset building for students inexperience in the metropolitan work-force.  The Center promotes practices that enhance understanding of acquiring green, sustainable tax incentives for businesses and Baltimore County…

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Mid Atlantic Distribution Center B & C

  Mid Atlantic Distribution Center B & C Owner: Ryan Commercial Client: AMK Partners Certification Level: LEED NCv2009 Silver In 2013, Mid Atlantic Distribution Center Building B became the first warehouse and distribution center in Maryland to achieve LEED certification.  Each of the two distribution centers are single story office/warehouse shells that sit on approximately…

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Dover Air Force Base Chapel Center

  Dover Air Force Base Chapel Center Owner: United State Department of Defense Client: Bignell Watkins Hasser Architects Certification Level: LEED NCv2009 Silver This new 19,000 square foot Chapel Center constructed on the Dover Air Force Base is the new environment for religious, social, and humanitarian functions for the Dover Air Force Base populace.  The…

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VA Perry Point Community Living Center

  VA Perry Point Community Living Center Owner: Veteran’s Association Client: BKM Engineering Certification Level: Anticipated 2 Guiding Principles The VA Perry Point Community Living Center will be the first project of the Veteran’s Association portfolio to use and achieve the Guiding Principles Standard.  The VA is using this standard as a pilot rating system…

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Creekside Village Apartments

  Creekside Village Apartments Owner: ATAPCO Properties Client: ATAPCO Properties Certification Level: NGBS Bronze  ATAPCO decided in the early stages of the Design Documentation phase that they would pursue National Green Building Standard certification for the Creekside Apartments because of the scope of the project as well as the applicability of the NGBS rating system.…

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521 St Paul

  521 St Paul Street Owner: PMC Properties Client: PMC Properties Baltimore City Green Building Standards 2 Green Stars 521 St. Paul Street was a major renovation of a building originally constructed in 1890, one of the first modern building in Baltimore City.  The building was renovated to include 76 apartment units, more than 120…

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The Single Most Significant Change in LEED

By Jacqueline Lusk and Stuart Kaplow The newest version of LEED, with the designation LEED v4 is not simply another step in the continuous improvement of the third party verified green building rating system, and while not paradigm shift equal to a Neil Armstrong “giant leap for mankind,” LEED v4 is an all but an…

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