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| Hines project in Washington, D.C. achieves Energy Star Hines, the international real estate firm, announced that 1200 Nineteenth Street, the firm's redevelopment project in Washington, D.C., has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as "Designed to Earn the Energy Star " for excellence in pre-occupancy design and construction. Using Energy Star's Target Finder tool, the design achieved an Energy Star rating of 99, which means that if it performs as intended, the building will be in the nation's top two percent in terms of energy performance. Acquired by the Hines US Core Office Fund in 2003, 1200 Nineteenth Street is an eight-story office building originally constructed in 1964 and renovated in 1987. Asset, leasing and property manager, Hines, identified an opportunity to add leasable space and enhance its marketability by upgrading the building to current sustainable standards. The property was pre-certified Silver in the LEED for Core & Shell rating system in December of 2008, though Hines anticipates a higher certification level when the building reaches substantial completion in late May or early June of this year. The renovation effort is being managed by Hines in collaboration with architecture and engineering firm SmithGroup. Clark Construction Group is serving as the general contractor with MEP firm TOLK, structural engineer Thornton Tomasetti, civil engineering firm Delon Hampton & Associates and landscape designer Lee+ Papa and Associates contributing to the project. write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Construction News :: home page |