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170 Rhode Island Avenue, Washington, DC

1701 Rhode Island Ave LEED Platinum

May 28, 2019

Designed by Hickok Cole Architects and developed by Akridge and Alcion Ventures, 1701 Rhode Island Avenue NW is SDC’s 20th LEED Platinum certification!  The original downtown DC structure was transformed into a boutique office building, with a naturally-lit fitness center, penthouse conference facility and landscaped roof terraces. 

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Powell Elementary School, Washington, DC

Powell Elementary Earns Two AIAIDC Design Awards

May 15, 2019

SDC was thrilled that the renovation of and addition to Powell Elementary School won both this year's AIA|DC Design Awards for Architecture AND Sustainable Design! Congratulations to DC Public Schools, iSTUDIO and the entire team on such wonderful accolades for such a wonderful green building project.

morePowell Elementary Earns Two AIAIDC Design Awards
VCU Walter L Rice Education Building

VCU Walter L Rice Education Building Earns Two USGBC-VA Awards

May 2, 2019

VCU’s Walter L. Rice Education Building was honored with both the Green Building Legacy Award and the People’s Choice Award at the USGBC Virginia Leadership Awards Celebration!  This unique project was the first in Virginia to achieve LEED Platinum-level certification and has continued to exemplify regional green building for the past ten years.

moreVCU Walter L Rice Education Building Earns Two USGBC-VA Awards
Viridian Visionary Award

SDC Honored with Viridiant Visionary Award

April 25, 2019

SDC as a firm was honored by Viridiant as the recipient of its 2019 Visionary Award!  Given only to those showing “outstanding leadership in sustainable buildings/ communities,” the award recognizes excellence in Energy Efficiency, Integrated Design, Resource Efficiency/Conservation, Resiliency, Innovation

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SDC Regional Office, Washington, DC

SDC Washington Walks the Talk

December 18, 2018

When SDC moved its Washington office, we wanted a green and healthy workplace for ourselves too.  Combining existing materials and furniture reuse, low-VOC and recycled-content new finishes, operable windows, occupant control of HVAC units and energy efficient lighting, appliances and equipment, our office has now achieved LEED-CI Silver!

moreSDC Washington Walks the Talk
Avneet Gujral

Avneet Gujral on USGBC-NCR’s Market Leadership Advisory Board

February 9, 2018

Avneet Gujral has begun a two-year term of service on USGBC National Capital Region’s (NCR)’s Market Leadership Advisory Board!  Working closely with local USGBC staff, this DC-area group directs strategic programs, provides market analysis, advises on annual planning, and fosters the development and implementation of volunteer initiatives.

moreAvneet Gujral on USGBC-NCR’s Market Leadership Advisory Board
Sandra Leibowitz

Sandra Leibowitz Wins Women in Sustainability Leadership Award

November 7, 2017

SDC’s Founder, Owner and Managing Principal, Sandra Leibowitz, has been honored with Green Building & Design Magazine’s 2017 Women in Sustainability Leadership Award!  This prestigious program, now in its fourth year, included presentation of the awards to the 2017 recipients at a celebratory dinner held in Boston in conjunction with Greenbuild.

moreSandra Leibowitz Wins Women in Sustainability Leadership Award
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SDC 15-Year Anniversary

October 2, 2017

SDC proudly celebrates 15 amazing years in business! To commemorate the occasion, we bring you our first ever team anniversary video, filled with our thanks to YOU – our clients, our project teams, our service providers, our fellow green building advocates and more – for your part in our exciting 15-year history. Watch it now!

moreSDC 15-Year Anniversary
International Living Future Institute Just label 2017

SDC is JUST-Labeled

July 31, 2017

The International Living Future Institute launched JUST as a social justice transparency platform in 2013 to provide socially just and equitable organizations with voluntary disclosure tool, resulting in a two-year certification and ‘nutrition’ label.  SDC recently attained JUST labeling to both disclose and optimize its policies that improve social equity and

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Susan Piguet SAME Post Liason

May 1, 2017

In order to focus on the sustainability and energy aspects of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Mid-Maryland Post‘s mission, Susan Piguet has now assumed the newly created role of Energy & Sustainability Director, through which she will be the Post liaison for the SAME’s National Energy & Sustainability Committee.

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UDC Student Center Washington DC

UDC Student Center LEED-NC Platinum

March 16, 2017

The University of the District of Columbia’s new Student Center has now attained LEED-NC Platinum-level certification! The new 96,000 sf building houses numerous amenities for UDC’s 5,000+ students. SDC provided LEED Advisory Services to Forrester Construction and its joint venture partner, Parkinson Construction.  Read about it here.

moreUDC Student Center LEED-NC Platinum
600 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC

600 Mass Ave LEED-CS Platinum Certified

February 23, 2017

600 Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, DC is now LEED-CS Platinum-level certified! This 400,000 sf speculative office building, designed by CORE, features a daylit atrium and rooftop garden.  SDC had provided LEED process management services for this project since 2008.  Read more about the project’s sustainable strategies.

more600 Mass Ave LEED-CS Platinum Certified
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HDR’s Regional Office LEED Platinum-certified

February 2, 2017

HDR's Regional Office in Arlington, VA recently achieved LEED-CI Platinum-level certification, and SDC was pleased to help! Check out HDR Managing Principal Steve Manlove's BLiNK blog on the sustainable transformation of their DC Architecture Practice, to which their green office interior significantly contributed.

moreHDR’s Regional Office LEED Platinum-certified
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Sandra Leibowitz Serves on AIA WLS Collaborators’ Committee

January 17, 2017

Sandra Leibowitz serves on the AIA Women’s Leadership Summit 2017 Collaborators’ Committee, joining Mid-Atlantic women architects in planning for the national event to take place in Washington, DC this September, including coordination of its 'Women Shaping Space in the Mid-Atlantic' slideshow exhibit.

moreSandra Leibowitz Serves on AIA WLS Collaborators’ Committee
Celeste VanLandingham

Celeste VanLandingham now SMPS-VA Vice President

September 1, 2016

Celeste VanLandingham now serves as Vice President, and President-Elect, for the Virginia Chapter of the Society of Marketing Professional Services (SMPS)!  SMPS Virginia is the definitive resource for marketing and sales of professional services for the built and natural environment in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

moreCeleste VanLandingham now SMPS-VA Vice President
SDC Sustainability Plan

SDC Sustainability Plan Published

August 4, 2016

After nearly 14 years of practicing what we preach, SDC has formalized and documented its own sustainable business practices in the first edition of the SDC Sustainability Plan! We welcome our existing and new clients to contact us so that we may help you in development of your own sustainability plan, guideline or report.

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Greenbuild President’s Volunteer Service Award

Greenbuild Host Committee President Volunteer Service Award

July 22, 2016

The 2015 Greenbuild Host Committee, on which SDC's Steven Piguet served, has earned the President’s Volunteer Service Award! This national award “recognizes, celebrates and holds up as role models Americans making a positive impact as engaged and deeply committed volunteers.” Host Committee members were presented this award at last night's USGBC

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moreGreenbuild Host Committee President Volunteer Service Award
Sara Zoumbaris

Sara Co-chairs GVGBC Market Leadership Advisory Board

February 26, 2016

Sara Zoumbaris now serves as the local Co-chair for USGBC Greater Virginia Chapter’s (USGBC-GV) Market Leadership Advisory Board!  Now part of USGBC National, USGBC-GV has three "branches" in Richmond, Roanoke and Charlottesville, Virginia. Its mission is to advocate and educate for sustainable buildings and communities.

moreSara Co-chairs GVGBC Market Leadership Advisory Board
US Builders Review Greenbuild Special Edition

US Builders Special Edition Features SDC

November 10, 2015

As a Greenbuild Editor’s Choice honoree, SDC has been featured by TrueLine Publishing in US Builders Review Greenbuild Special Edition!  See here for the online article, and here for the digital brochure format.  US Builders Review is a nationally recognized trade publication that is read by a targeted audience of general contractors, developers and other leaders in the construction industry.

moreUS Builders Special Edition Features SDC
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6 SDC Projects on 7 Greenbuild Tours

July 22, 2015

Six SDC Washington, DC-area projects will be featured on seven Greenbuild Tours: National Zoo Park Seals and Sea Lion Exhibit on TM02 AND on TF02, The Wharf at Southwest Waterfront on TM03, The Nature Conservancy Headquarters on TM08, Stoddert Elementary School on TS02, Dunbar Senior High School on TS03, McKinley Technical Middle School on TS03. 

more6 SDC Projects on 7 Greenbuild Tours
Edificio Celabra

Edificio Celebra Achieves LEED-CS Gold

June 8, 2015

SDC's first international project, Edificio Celebra in Montevideo, Uruguay is LEED-CS v2009 Gold-level certified! With daylight-harvesting design, a photovoltaic array and innovative on-site water treatment and reuse, this flagship new addition crowns the green building and campus strategies at the Zonamerica Business and Technology Park.

moreEdificio Celebra Achieves LEED-CS Gold
Dunbar High School, Washington, DC

Dunbar High School Achieves LEED Platinum

February 17, 2015

We're thrilled that Dunbar Senior High School in Washington, DC has recently attained LEED for Schools v2009 Platinum certification -- with no less than 91 points earned (a world record)! Congratulations to DCPS, Perkins Eastman, Moody Nolan Architects and the rest of the team for this exceptional accomplishment!

moreDunbar High School Achieves LEED Platinum
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SDC Recognized as LEED Proven Provider

September 3, 2014

SDC has been recognized by GBCI as a LEED® Proven Provider™ for the Building Design and Construction rating system family. This designation was developed to streamline the LEED project review process for experienced organizations that demonstrate consistent excellence in administering LEED projects.

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1812 N Moore Street, Arlington, VA

1812 N Moore Street Earns LEED Platinum

August 27, 2014

SDC is thrilled about the LEED for Core & Shell Platinum-level certification of 1812 North Moore Street in downtown Arlington, VA! Congratulations to Monday Properties, Davis Carter Scott, Clark Construction and the rest of our project team on this milestone achievement! 

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