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Michael DiNapoli
Vice President & General Manager
Steve Skinner
Senior Vice President, Commercial
Glenn Little,
Vice President, Healthcare
AWARDS & PRESS
- Suffolk Construction Company's Commonwealth II Project Receives LEED Platinum® certfication...
- Army awards Suffolk $30 million Design-Build project...
- Suffolk acquires Dietze Construction of Washington, D.C./VA...
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Commonwealth II is the first office building in Northern Virginia to achieve this top level of LEED certification, the fifth in the state of Virginia
FALLS CHURCH, VA, February 15, 2011 - Suffolk Construction Company’s recently completed Commonwealth II project has received LEED Platinum certification. Commonwealth II is a five-story, 162,000 square-foot office building and neighboring 262-space parking garage at Commonwealth Centre at Westfield’s, located in Chantilly, Virginia. The $24 million building was designed by Hickok Cole Architects for BPG Development Company, L.P.
The project team exceeded the original goal of LEED Silver to earn 45 points, and was subsequently awarded the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) CS 2.0 Platinum level certification. Upon earning Platinum certification, the highest recognition possible for energy and environmental design excellence, Commonwealth II is now recognized as the first office building in Northern Virginia to achieve this level of LEED certification, the fifth in the entire state of Virginia.
Based on the willingness of the client and the dedication of the project team, the following strategies helped to achieve LEED Platinum level certification:
•Site-wide storm water management that captures a great portion of the storm water in BMP swales, ponds, and rain garden
•White (high albedo) roof
•Low-flow irrigation funded by non-potable sources
•Preferred parking for low-emitting vehicles and car/van-pools
•Highly-efficient plumbing fixtures including 1.28gpf toilets and waterless urinals
•Intelligent building system with Measurement & Verification capability and policy
•100 percent of house panel power offset with green-e RECs
•Low-emitting materials throughout
•Views for 90 percent of regularly occupied spaces (based on test fit)
•Reduced materials use (IT)
•Suffolk contributed with 80.5 percent waste diversion, 25.3 percent recycled material, 39.1 percent regional materials, and 77 percent of all wood products FSC certified
“At Suffolk, we understand that sustainable building practices can have a positive effect on our natural environment, regional economy, and the health and productivity of building occupants,” stated Michael DiNapoli, Vice President and General Manager of Suffolk’s Mid-Atlantic Office in Falls Church, Virginia. “I am proud of the entire team’s efforts to exceed the project’s expectations for a sustainable LEED Platinum facility.”
Suffolk Construction employs over 200 LEED Accredited Professionals (APs) and was recently ranked #30 in the nation’s Top Green Contractors listing in ENR magazine. Over the past few years, Suffolk has delivered over 50 LEED projects including 5 LEED Platinum and 16 LEED Gold projects.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District has awarded Suffolk’s Mid-Atlantic office the BRAC 132 Army Administration Facility design-build project at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. This highly-visible project is valued in excess of $30 million and will start immediately.
National construction management firm strengthens foothold in Mid-Atlantic region; expands resources and capabilities for servicing government, healthcare, education, science and technology and commercial clients nationally
FALLS CHURCH, VA. - Suffolk Construction Company, one of the nation's largest private construction managers, announced today that it has acquired The Dietze Construction Group based in Ashburn, Virginia. The merging of these two prominent organizations combines the resources, strength and national presence of Suffolk with the local client relationships, regional reputation and Washington, D.C./Virginia market knowledge of Dietze.
Suffolk's acquisition of Dietze will strengthen its existing position in the Mid-Atlantic region and expand its ability to service clients in key sectors such as government, healthcare, education, science and technology and commercial. With this acquisition, Suffolk will also leverage Dietze's experience managing construction of secure government facilities, which is one of the nation's high-growth sectors.
"In this economic environment, it is critical that we continue to seek opportunities to expand our business, diversify our work and exceed client expectations. Dietze is a highly-respected firm with a strong reputation in the Mid-Atlantic region. By combining our existing local resources and complementary strengths, we will be able to provide impeccable service to our clients, expand our presence in a regional market that is showing tremendous signs of growth, and diversify our business across high-growth sectors," said John Fish, Chairman and CEO, Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.
"Suffolk shares similar core values and principles with the Dietze team and we are pleased to be working with a company with such an excellent reputation who has continued to grow and expand its presence because of its commitment to client service, quality workmanship and innovative construction management approaches. Our partnership with Suffolk will provide us the resources, investments and proven processes to expand our offerings to our existing clients, strategically create opportunities to work in new market segments, and uncover more opportunities to work with new clients," said Ralph Dietze, President and CEO, The Dietze Construction Group.
For the past 24 years, the Leukemia Ball has reigned as Greater Washington, DC’s single largest, non-political black tie event and has raised more than $40 million since it began in 1988. Tony Giachinta and Megan Murphy from our Mid-Atlantic office serve on the Leukemia Ball Executive Committee benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. In addition to their continued service and Suffolk’s commitment to the cause, Suffolk also participated in a national effort internally to sell raffle tickets to raise additional funds for the Society. In just two days, the Suffolk team was able to raise close to $100,000!