“I would like to congratulate our entire design, construction and project team for achieving this distinction,” says Brian J. Hanlon, DGS Director. “This certification showcases the agency’s dedication to build high quality, sustainable buildings for our sister agencies, residents, and visitors of the District of Columbia.”
The Consolidated Forensic Laboratory (CFL) is a cutting-edge, award winning science facility designed to provide the District of Columbia with critical public safety and health science infrastructure. Co-locating the Department of Forensic Sciences and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the CFL provides advanced laboratory and work facilities designed for the safety of the analysts and the public.
“We are particularly pleased that a lab, one of the most energy-intensive building types, was able to achieve the highest level of LEED certification available,” says Bill Hellmuth, HOK’s president and director of design. “It is a testament to the commitment of the District as well as the design and construction team to execute a high performance, high design project that not only exceeds the requirements of the DC Green Building Act, but blows them away.”