CityCenterDC was recognized in July for its sustainability features, winning the U.S. Green Building Council National Capital Region’s (USGBC-NCR) Award for Project of the Year: Neighborhood Development Award, presented to Clark/Smoot, A Joint Venture.
The 10-acre mixed-use project, located in DowntownDC (825 10th Street NW), was honored as one of six LEED projects in the region that exemplify green building practices and principles. All of CityCenterDC’s buildings were designed to achieve LEED certification, and the entire project received LEED for Neighborhood Development Gold certification in 2014.
CityCenterDC was recognized for its significant impact upon the surrounding community, where its mix of new retail and restaurants and outdoor amenities have created a new destination in DowntownDC. Additionally, its residential components have attracted new interest in downtown living. CityCenterDC’s sense of community was achieved by building multiple sustainability elements, including green roofs on every building, a comprehensive resident recycling program, an LID stormwater management system, rain water cisterns, bamboo apartment flooring, cumaru wood terraces and the incorporation of native and adaptive plants.
Winners of the 2015 USGBC-NCR awards were announced at the organization’s 13th annual A Midsummer Night’s Green event on July 16. There, two BID stakeholders also received USGBC-NCR awards for Members of the Year: Marissa Mitzner of BOMA International and co-chair of the Emerging Professionals Committee; and Lida Lewis of OTJ Architects, co-chair of the Greenbuild Tours Committee.
The Midsummer Night’s Green event also promoted the upcoming Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, which will be hosted Nov. 18-20 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (801 Mount Vernon Place NW) in the DowntownDC ecoDistrict. The entire 138-block area of the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) in 2011 was designated by the BID as an ecoDistrict as part of an effort to enhance living, working and visiting Downtown and offer a boost to business and property owners.