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| Lafayette Tower to achieve Platinum certification from USGBC  Lafayette Tower recently became the first commercial office building in Washington, D.C. to achieve Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Clark Construction Group, LLC, completed construction of the $48 million, 327,500 square-foot building for owner Louis Dreyfus Property Group earlier this year. Located on the site of the former Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Headquarters at 801 17th Street, NW, Lafayette Tower is adjacent to the White House and Lafayette Park. The building's urban site and re-use of existing materials was integral to earning 48 credits in the USGBC's LEED for Core and Shell rating system. Lafayette Tower exceeded exemplary performance thresholds in Site Development: Maximizing Open Space, Alternative Transportation: Public Transportation Access, and Heat Island Reduction: Non-Roof. The project earned an additional Innovation & Design credit for instituting a green housekeeping program.According to the USGBC, only three other projects in Washington, D.C. have achieved Platinum certification. Two interior spaces reached the milestone under the LEED for Commercial Interiors rating system and a school earned Platinum certification under LEED for New Construction rating system. Lafayette Tower is the first project certified under the LEED for Core and Shell rating system. write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Construction News :: home page |