Mother Mary Lange Catholic School
Just two years ago, 200 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. was a long-vacant infill lot nestled in downtown Baltimore City. Today, it is the proud new site of the first Catholic elementary school built in Baltimore in over six decades. The new school is aptly named for the intrepid Mary Elizabeth Lange, an African…
Read MoreMerriweather District Area 3
Building on James Rouse’s 1967 neighborhood plan, the Merriweather District & Lakefront Development are transforming Columbia into an urban core district where residents can live, work, and play. Over the next several years, the neighborhoods will become home to a variety of new mixed-use residential, office, and retail buildings, along with new streets, infrastructure, and…
Read MoreSparrows Point Recreation Center
Maritime visitors to the Baltimore Harbor were once greeted by the sight of behemoth steel plants and bustling shipyards along the Sparrows Point waterfront. When the factories closed, they left a complicated heritage in their wake – a rich history and civic pride, combined with an economic vacuum and an environmentally exhausted landscape. The public-private…
Read MoreGraceland-Holabird Elementary Middle Schools
In order to create sustainable high performance schools, a variety of initiatives have been included in the design of the buildings. Strategies to achieve Net Zero Energy (NZE) include the installation of an 1,800 solar panel rooftop array system that will generate approximately 695 Mwh of electricity per year, along with the use of ground…
Read MoreThe International Spy Museum
The new LEED-Silver, 141,000 gsf, 8 story, $135 million project is the new home for the International Spy Museum, its exhibits and supporting staff. The Museum outgrew its original location and needed a new home to effectively continue their mission of educating the public and showcasing the history of espionage. Spy Museum struck a deal…
Read MoreHorseshoe Casino
In the Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, over 30% of the materials used were extracted and manufactured within 500 miles of the building. Some examples of building materials extracted and manufactured regionally are Rebar; Concrete and Carpeting. The Horseshoe Casino Baltimore has used Low-VOC products throughout the construction of the building including flooring, adhesives, wall paints and…
Read MoreMcCormick & Co. Headquarters
McCormick Headquarters, located at 24 Schilling Road, is a major renovation of an existing office building in Hunt Valley, Maryland, and will serve as the new global headquarters for McCormick & Co. Over 900 employees will occupy the building, which is pursuing LEED Gold and will feature significant water and energy saving measures, electric vehicle…
Read More850 PBC
Wexford Science + Technology is a development company exclusively focused on partnering with universities, academic medical centers, and research institutions to create vibrant, mixed-use communities built on a foundation of discovery, innovation and entrepreneurial activity. Lorax has partnered with Wexford Science + Technology since 2008 to develop 16 research and development-focused office and lab spaces…
Read MoreWake Forest Innovation Quarter
Wake Forest Biotech Place As the first project for Wexford in the Innovation Quarter, Wake Forest Biotech Place set the precedent of exceeding its initial certification goals for buildings to come. Initially hoping to achieve LEED Silver, the team rose to the challenges faced when addressing the historical elements of the building to create a high…
Read MoreRoyal Farms
In 2005, Royal Farms decided to evaluate their design and construction processes to ensure they were building the most efficiently operating buildings possible. This led to an understanding that their design and construction practices were closely aligned with the LEED rating system. Since 2007, Royal Farms has certified over 20 stores under various LEED rating…
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