WASHINGTON, DC -- The Cooper Carry-designed Scott
Building, situated on the Historic Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH)
Campus in Washington, D.C., just recently achieved LEED Platinum status, making
it the first LEED Platinum certified healthcare facility in the mid-Atlantic
area (based on projects listed in the USGBC-LEED database).
This is a big deal for veterans in the D.C. area. Healthcare
facilities rarely reach LEED Platinum certification because their daily
operations generate such high amounts of energy, which makes it hard to qualify
for LEED’s energy saving standards.
In collaboration with the U.S. General Services
Administration (GSA), Cooper Carry retrofitted sustainable features to benefit
the wellness of the veterans and reduce costs. Their design resulted in a 38
percent energy reduction relative to the baseline.
The Scott Building offers a multitude of uses for aging
veterans and their families including 36 skilled care nursing rooms, 24 rooms
for memory support, a commercial kitchen, dining room, health and wellness
center, an artist colony and more.
Designing a building of this class to LEED Platinum
standards sets the example for other healthcare facilities.
For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please
contact:
Liana Moran • The Wilbert Group
1720 Peachtree St., Suite 350 • Atlanta, Ga. 30309
O: 404-748-1367
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