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300 St. Paul Place

300 St. Paul Place Owner: PMC Property Group Client: PMC Property Group Certification Level: NGBS Bronze 300 St. Paul Place is a residential conversion of an existing office building in the heart of downtown Baltimore by developer PMC Property Group. The building was constructed in 1957 by Commercial Credit Corporation and has served as office…

The Woodberry

The Woodberry Owner: Klein Enterprises and Manekin Client: J Davis Architects Certification Level: NGBS Bronze 2001 West Cold Spring Lane, also known as The Woodberry, is a mixed-use development project by Klein Enterprises and Manekin located in north Baltimore, at the juncture of Cold Spring Lane and Interstate 83. It will include significant residential…

LEED Certification and Registration Fees Increase

On December 1, 2016, GBCI adjusted the LEED registration and certification fees for the first time since 2010. LEED registration provides your team with access to LEED Online and now access to the fully integrated arc platform. LEED Online allows you to track LEED credits and strategies and facilitate LEED certification from start to finish.…

Engineering Green 2016: The Greener the Better

Lorax employees were excited to attend Engineering Green 2016 at Johns Hopkins University last week. The morning started with a presentation from the JHU Office of Sustainability. They detailed their efforts to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions among all campuses and facilities. As a leading research university with extensive laboratory space, they’ve been…

LEED v2009 Registration to Close

As the green building and sustainability industry evolves, so too does the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. October 31, 2016 marks the final day to register any LEED project in the v2009 rating system before LEED v4 takes full effect. Additionally, projects currently registered within the LEED…

Breaking Down Barriers to Community Solar

For Marylanders, there are several barriers to entry for renewable energy usage through solar panel installation. For example, renters might not be allowed to install solar on their homes, some buildings might have too much shading for solar to be feasible, others might not be able to front the installation cost. Luckily, Maryland is testing…

Watkins Elementary School

Watkins Elementary School Owner: District of Columbia Public Schools Client: MCN Build Anticipated LEED BD+C: Schools v4 Gold Watkins Elementary is part of the Capital Hill Cluster, a unique PK-8 that is…

Lorax Goes Undercover at the Spy Museum Groundbreaking

The International Spy Museum is about to embark on the second phase of their LEED certification: Construction. Please see the mission critical and confidential document below for the assignment. On September 14th two of Lorax’s project managers, agents known as Katie 1 and Katie 2, embarked on a mission to the nation’s capital. While previously…

If These Walls Could Talk: Building 60

Congratulations to our client, Wexford Science and Technology! Wexford recently won The Talking Walls award from the North Carolina chapter of USGBC at the Green Gala and Sustainable Business Awards for Building 60 in Winston-Salem, NC. This award recognizes a successful integration of sustainability standards in the category of existing building renovations. Building 60 is…

PACE 101: How It Works

At Lorax, we find, the largest barrier to adopting renewable energy systems for private property owners is the lack of financing options. Slowly but surely, counties in Maryland are adopting the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing method to make renewable energy a more feasible option. Here’s how Tim explains the program: The PACE program…