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| Walter Reed National Military Medical Center wins USGBC honor  The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center achieved LEED Gold certification in the LEED for New Construction rating system - an impressive feat for a state-of-the-art medical facility that operates around the clock and uses high-energy medical equipment. On July 20, the project was named Project of the Year - New Construction by the U.S. Green Building Council National Capital Region Chapter.Under a design-build contract awarded by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Clark/Balfour Beatty, A Joint Venture, created the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on the campus of the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Design efforts were led by HKS Architects, executive architect; Wingler Sharp, architectural renovation and construction design; and Hartman-Cox Architects, historic preservation. Design-build partners integral to achieving LEED certification include Southland Industries (mechanical) and M.C. Dean (electrical). The $826 million project included new construction as well as expansions and renovations to existing hospital facilities. The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center was created through the Base Realignment and Closure Act of 2005. The new construction work that is LEED Gold certified (the renovation work was not submitted for LEED certification) consists of the following projects that were scored together: • America Building (Building A): 560,000-square-foot, six-story outpatient facility providing services for cancer patients, amputees and other outpatient clinical needs. This is the largest outpatient medical building in the military health system. • Arrowhead Building (Building B): 165,000-square-foot, four-story addition to the existing hospital housing emergency in-patient services. • Patient Parking Garage: 939-space, eight-story parking structure located to the east of Building A. The Navy required LEED Silver for this project, but the design-build team voluntarily went beyond that, earning Gold by achieving 43 points, 30 percent more than required for Silver. write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Construction News :: home page |