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GREEN BUILDING CONSULTING AND LEED CERTIFICATION EXPERIENCE AND PROJECTS


SDK's Green Building Consulting (GBC) and LEED Certification services scope of work takes on responsibility for:

  • Discovering and setting LEED goals (score target) with the owner and design team, and establishing design strategies with the design team (path to compliance) for each target LEED prerequisite and point

  • Providing close technical support to each design team consultant in getting required elements into the construction documents to achieve the path to compliance

  • Providing close technical support to the owner in getting their required actions to occur to support and achieve the paths to compliance for owner issues

  • Compiling all documentation, calculations, submittals required for LEED certification, draft and submit the LEED certification application (write-up and documentation descriptions) to the USGBC

  • Manage the USGBC review process to closure and certification

SDK has developed a custom, clear, and concise sustainable design and construction project management and process suite of tools to assist project owners and design teams achieve LEED NC, CS, and CI LEED certification. The SDK process has proven to be consistently successful in getting the required sustainable design elements in construction documents, managing the construction process to achieve contractor dependant LEED points, and facilitate and streamline the LEED certification application development, submission, and approval process.

Our experience with these services on our LEED certified projects has demonstrated that having a single entity be responsible for the entire LEED process as well as commissioning brings value to the costs associated with the parallel tasks, supports the potential for a very successful and streamlined effort towards LEED goals, and that close proximity to the site and owner is a critical success factor.

SDK CURRENT GBC-LEED SCOPE PROJECTS

World Trade Center One-Freedom
New York, NY
Port Authority of New York
4.4million sf of Office/Retail
Certification Target: LEED CS Gold

World Trade Center One-Freedom

World Trade Centers 2-3-4
New York, NY
Silverstein Properties
6.9million sf combined Office/Retail
LEED CS
Certification Target: LEED CS Gold

World Trade Centers 2-3-4

John Jay College
New York, NY
City University of New York (CUNY)
650 ksf higher education/lab LEED NC project

John Jay College

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY
Mt. Sinai
Project Size: 440ksf
LEED Certification Target: LEED NC v2.2 Silver

Mt. Sinai

99 Church Street
New York, NY
Silverstein Properties
Project Size: 700ksf
LEED Certification Target: LEED CS GOLD

99 Church St

20 Times Square
New York , NY
Port Authority of NY
Project Size: 1.3msf
LEED Certification Target: LEED CS GOLD

1000 Connecticut

Pelham Hall Dormitory
Washington, DC
George Washington University
Project Size: 137ksf including 4 floors and 2 sub-grade levels
LEED Certification Target: LEED NC Silver

Pelman Hall

Gettysburg Museum
Gettysburg, PA
Gettysburg National Battlefield Foundation/US Park Service
90 ksf of Museum
Certification Target: LEED NC Silver

Gettysburg Museum

1999 K Street
Washington, DC
Vornado/Charles E. Smith
247ksf of Office
Certification Target: LEED CS Silver

1999 K Street Building

Marriot Marquis Convention Center
Washington DC
Marriot
Services: Green Building Consulting /Fundamental and Enhanced Commissioning
Project Size: 100ksf
LEED certification target: NCv2.2 SILVER

Fallsgrove Rockville

1111 New Jersey Avenue
Washington DC
Donohoe Development Company
Services: Green Building Consulting/ Fundamental and Enhanced Commissioning
Project Size: 220ksf
LEED NC certification target: CSv2.0 SILVER

Fallsgrove Rockville

Oakland Hall
College Park, MD
University of Maryland
Services: Green Building Consulting and Enhanced Commissioning and Energy Modeling Services
Project Size: 225 ksf
LEED Certification Target: NCv2.2 GOLD

Fallsgrove Rockville

Fallsgrove
Rockville, MD
Lerner Corporation
93ksf of Office
Certification Target: LEED CS Silver

Fallsgrove Rockville

Missile Defense HQ
Fort Belvoir,VA
Folger Pratt
Services: Green Building Consulting and Fundamental & Enhanced Commissioning
Project Size: 99ksf
LEED Certification Target: LEED NC Silver

Missile Defense HQ

Potomac Yard-Marriott
Arlington, VA
Marriott
44ksf of Hotel
Certification Target: LEED NC Silver

Potomac Yard-Marriott

River Creek
Leesburg, VA
The Tower Companies
55ksf of Office
Certification Target: LEED CS Silver

River Creek

Tysons Building H
Tysons Corner, VA
Lerner Enterprises
464 ksf of Office/Retail
Certification Target: LEED CS Silver

Tysons Building H

1200 Irving Street
Arlington, VA
ZOM
224ksf of Multifamily Residentail
Certification Target: LEED NC Silver

1200 Irving Street

The Crescent (Easton)
Arlington, VA
Hanover Company
466ksf of Multifamily Residential
Certification Target: LEED NC Silver

The Crescent (Easton)

Founder's Square
Arlington, VA
The Shooshan Company, LLC
1,000,000 ksf of Office/Residential/RetailLEED
Certification Target: LEED CS/NC Silver

Founder's Square

SDK LEED CERTIFIED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
S.D. Keppler and Associates, located in Rockville, Maryland, is one of the most experienced and successful LEED Green Building Consulting practices in the United States with 9 LEED certified projects where we have been the prime party responsible for LEED certification of the projects. Of those 9 projects, SDK acted as the commissioning authority on 2 projects.

Click here to see SDK Commissioning (Cx) and Energy Modeling projects.

SDK LEED CERTIFIED PROJECTS


30 Hudson St
Jersey City, NJ
1.5 msf LEED NC
Certified: Silver

Goldman Sachs 30 Hudson Street Building
Jersey City, NJ
LEED Certified 2005
40 story, 1.5MSF high rise project

Goldman Sachs 30 Hudson Street Building,

20 M Street
Washington, DC
Services: Green Building Consulting/ Fundamental and Enhanced Commissioning
Project Size: 210 ksf
LEED Certified CSv2.0 GOLD

20 M Street

The American Association for the
Advancement of Science(AAAS)

Washington, DC
LEED EB Gold Certified

The American Association for the Advancement of Science

Tower Oaks II
Rockville, MD
The Tower Company
Services: Green Building Consulting/Fundamental and Enhanced Commissioning
Project Size: 198ksf
LEED Certified: CSv2.0 PLATINUM

Tower Oaks II

NRECA Phase II
Arlington, VA
National Rural Electric Cooperative
LEED NC v2.1 Certified SILVER
260,000 SF Office project

NRECA Phase II

Herman Hipp Hall, Furman University
Greenville, SC
LEED Certified GOLD 2003
3 story, 40,000 SF project

Herman Hipp Hall

QS1 Data System
Spartanburg, SC
LEED Certified SILVER 2005
3 story, 140,000 SF project

QS1 Data System

Kilgo Dormitory Phase II Duke University
Durham, NC
LEED Certified 2004
2 story, 47,000 SF projects

Kilgo Dormitory Phase II

Smith Warehouse, Duke University
Durham, NC
LEED EB Certified 2003
2 story, 42,600 SF multi-services building

Smith Warehouse

Kilgo Dormitory Phase III, Duke University
Durham, NC
LEED Certified 2005
2, 3 story, 47,000 SF projects

Kilgo Dormitory Phase III

71 South Wacker Dr
Chicago, IL
Goldman Sachs
LEED CI Certified
3rd Floor, 131,000 SF Office/Trading Floor project

Wacker Drive

Brengel Technology Center
Milwaukee, WI.
LEED Certified Silver 2001
1 building, 130,000 SF headquarters

Westwood Elementary School
Zimmerman, MN
LEED Certified 2004


LEED EB EXPERIENCE AND PROJECTS
At SDK we are particularly proud of our LEED EB project expertise and experience. We were directly responsible for the detailed client and site work supporting the certification of two of the first three projects ever to be certified under LEED EB.

Steve Keppler, president of SDK was a core member on the LEED Existing Buildings (EB) steering committee, and the prime contributor in the development of the first two LEED EB rating system draft versions. The involvement proved inherent knowledge of the LEED Existing Buildings (EB) rating system into developing our LEED EB project consulting technical expertise and practical working knowledge of LEED EB.

SDK has developed a custom, clear, and concise interactive computer based administrative and decision analysis tool to assist clients with initial and subsequent LEED EB certification process. The tool helps building administrators remain aware of which operations data and inspections results need to be maintained on an ongoing basis for the purpose of maintaining LEED EB certification. In addition, the tool provides a central location to store data/records, track and manage progress, and generate required recertification documents.

SDK LEED EB PROJECTS

1828 L Street
Washington, DC
The Tower Companies
Project Size: 260ksf
Seeking LEED EB O&M Silver Certification

1828 L Street
Ron Blunt

1707 L Street
Washington, DC
The Tower Companies
Project Size: 200ksf
Seeking LEED EB O&M Silver Certification

1707 L Street
Ron Blunt

National Geographic Society
Washington, DC
3 building, 650,000 SF headquarters complex

National Geographic Society

1331 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington DC
Quadrangle Development Company
Project Size: 455ksf of office space

1331 Pennsylvania Ave

Marriott Corporate Headquarters
Bethesda, MD
Marriott
Project Size: 867 ksf
Seeking LEED EB O&M GOLD Certification

Marriott Headquarters

COPT Headquarters
Columbia, MD
Corporate Operating Properties Trust
Project Size: 124ksf office
Seeking LEED EB O&M Certification

COPT HQ

Airport Square 2
Linthicum, MD
Corporate Operating Properties Trust
Project Size: 97ksf office
Seeking LEED EB: O&M Certification

Airport Square 2

NIH Campus
Bethesda, MD
LEED EB

One Dulles
Herndon, VA
Corporate Operating Properties Trust
Project Size: 420ksf office
Seeking LEED EB: O&M Certification

One Dulles

Smith Warehouse, Duke University
Durham, NC
LEED EB Certified 2003
2 storey, 42,600 SF multi-services building

Smith Warehouse

FedEx Express World Headquarters
Memphis TN
FedEx
Project Size: 1.2msf
Seeking LEED EB O&M Silver Certification

National Geographic Society

NEC office complex
Irving, TX
EMG
Project Size: 541ksf combined office space
Seeking LEED EB O&M Certification

NEC office


LEED CI EXPERIENCE AND PROJECTS
SDK participated in the LEED CI pilot program and is currently working with the tenants of several LEED CS (Core and Shell) project we consulted to the owners of, to assist the tenants meet LEED CI requirements for floors they are fitting out. SDK assists LEED CS project owners/developers to develop tenant fit out guidelines tenant negotiations aligned with LEED CI requirements.

SDK LEED CI PROJECTS

71 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL
Goldman Sachs
3 floor, 131ksf office/trading floor LEED CI project
Certification Target: Certified

71 South Wacker Drive

Lerner Office Fitout
Rockville, MD
Lerner Enterprises
7th and 8th floor
Certification Target: LEED CI Silver

71 South Wacker Drive