- Jennifer Wellman-Andryuk
USGBC National Capital Region Announces 2021 Community Leader Project Award Finalists
Updated: Jun 17, 2021
USGBC National Capital Region (USGBC NCR) is pleased to announce our 2021 Project Award finalists. Our Community Leader Awards promote and recognize excellence in sustainable design, environmental stewardship, and community impact and highlight the green building initiatives and achievements of local projects, businesses, and individual leaders. Given in several categories, our Project Awards honor innovative, high-performance projects that are leading the way to a greener tomorrow for all in the DC metro region.
Winners will be announced alongside honorees from USGBC Maryland and Virginia during a special virtual awards ceremony at the annual A Midsummer Night's Green celebration on July 22. Event attendees will have the opportunity to vote during the ceremony to decide the winner of our 2021 People's Choice Award.
We hope you can join us as we raise a glass to our winners, and all our finalists! You can learn more about the event and register here.
2021 Project Award Finalists
Note: Project teams are listed below as submitted by the company that nominated the project. Nominating company is indicated with an asterisk.
650 Massachusetts Avenue, LEED Gold (view project profile)

Project Team:
Consultant - Sustainable Building Partners
Owner/Property Manager - Brookfield Properties*
Alice West Fleet Elementary School, LEED Gold (view project profile)

Photo credit Alan Karchmer
Project Team:
Architect - VMDO*
MEP Engineers - CMTA
American Geophysical Union, LEED Platinum (view project profile)

Project Team:
Owner - American Geophysical Union
LEED Consultant & CxA - Sustainable Building Partners*
MEP - Interface Engineers
Architect - Hickock Cole
Project Management - MGAC
City Ridge, LEED Gold (view project profile)

Project Team:
Owner Developer - Roadside Development
Consultant - Sustainable Building Partners*
General Contractor - Whiting Turner
Architect - Shalom Baranes
City View, LEED Gold (view project profile)

Project Team:
Owner/Developer - WC Smith
Architect - SK+I
Civil & Landscape - Bowman
MEP - Summit Engineers
Sustainability Consultant - Sustainable Building Partners*
DC Water Headquarters, LEED Platinum (view project profile)

Project Team:
Architecture, Lighting Design, MEP & Fire Protection Engineering - SmithGroup*
Client - DC Water and Sewer Authority
Design-Build Contractor - Skanska USA Building Inc.
Landscape Architecture - OEHME van Sweden | OvS
Structural Engineering - The SK&A Group
Associate Architects/Associate Structural Designers - Leuterio Thomas, LLC
Civil Engineering - Wiles Mensch Corporation
Commissioning - SETTY & Associates
Traffic Consultants - Gorove/Slade Associates, Inc.
Program Managers - Samaha Associates, PC
Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment Consultants - Studio of Sandra Ragan
Owner's Representative - Constance Schwartz
The Universities at Shady Grove Biomedical Sciences & Engineering Building (BSE), LEED Platinum (view project profile)

Project Team:
Owner - Universities at Shady Grove
Architecture Team - Cooper Carry + Lake|Flato
Construction Manager - Gilbane Building Company
Lab Planning - Research Facilities Design
Landscape Architect - Mahan Rykiel Associates
Mechanical/Electrical Engineer - Affiliated Engineers Inc.
Plumbing Engineer - Global Engineering Solutions
Structural Engineer - Cagley & Associates
Civil Engineers - Site Resources, Inc.
AV/IT/Security Consultant - Convergent Technologies Design Group
Geotechnical Engineer - Schnabel Engineering
Code/Fire Protection/Site Electrical Engineer - WFT Engineering
Elevator Consultant - Atlantic Consulting
Traffic Consultant - Wells + Associates
Signage Consultant - Mimar Architects
Waterproofing Consultant - Curtain Wall Design Consulting
Water Use/Wetlands Consultant - Biohabitats
Materials Consultant - Building Green
Wind Engineer/Air Quality Consultant - CPP Energy Modeling
Surveyor - Accurate Infrastructure Data
Commissioning Agent - ONIX
Cost Consultant - M.A. + Associates
FF&EL - NIKA Solutions
Expediter - NMP Engineering Consultants