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US Coast Guard Headquarters
Project Type
Government; New Construction; Design-Build
Date
2013
Location
Dept. of Homeland Security St. Elizabeths Campus, Washington, DC
Project Information
First phase of the Dept. of Homeland Security's St. Elizabeths campus, this 1.18 MSF; 11-story headquarters facility consolidated over 4K personnel previously disbursed throughout the region along a 120-foot terraced hillside towards the Anacostia River.
Certifications
LEED-NC Gold
Awards & Publications
2014 Design-Build Institute of America “Mid-Atlantic Region Project of the Year”
2014 Design-Build Institute of America “Mid-Atlantic Region Civic Buildings Design-Build Award”
2014 Alliant Build America Award “Design-Build Project”
2014 Washington Building Congress Craftsmanship Awards “Doors & Windows & Woods & Plastics”
2013 Associated Builders & Contractors of Metro DC “Excellence in Construction Award, Mega Project”
2013 Associated General Contractors of Metro DC “Washington Contractor Award, Design-Build Project”
2013 Engineering News “Record Mid Atlantic Best Projects - Government/Public Building”
2013 National Association of Industrial & Office Properties (NAIOP) Maryland/D.C. Chapter “Award of Excellence, Best Institutional Facility”
2013 Washington Building Congress Craftsmanship Awards “Cast-in-Place Concrete, Exterior Stone, Green Roof and Landscaping”
2012 Associated Builders & Contractors National Excellence in Construction “Pyramid Award, Sitework/Landscaping”
2012 Engineering News “Record Mid Atlantic Best Projects - Specialty Contracting Award of Merit”
2012 Washington Building Congress Craftsmanship Awards “Cast-in-Place Concrete”
2011 Associated Builders & Contractors of Metro Washington “Excellence in Construction Award, Excavation/Sitework”
The Dept. of Homeland Security’s (DHS) architect and program design manager responsible for gathering (Program of Requirements), documentation (Construction Documentation review), and implementation (Construction Administration) of all users’ multi-disciplinary requirements. Initiated flexible project space and performance standards, level-set the organizational chart, and was the single point of contact (internal & external) for all DHS’ design and planning queries. Daily conduit between the General Services Administration’s (GSA) design team and DHS’ user groups. Routinely prepared schematic options to facilitate discussions with leadership, users and/or design team, thus reducing meeting quantities/durations. Provided technical advice and assistance DHS-wide with respect to real property policies, programs and procedures. Initiated and managed the branding and artifact integration effort and was a key member of the art-in-architecture, sustainability, and outfitting/procurement teams.
