Us Coast Guard Headquarters Green Roof

The site of the uscg headquarters is situated along a steep embankment just west of the historic center building.

Us coast guard headquarters green roof.

The uscg hq green roof is the second largest in the us and the third largest in the world. Contractor construction manager. Munro coast guard headquarters building in washington d c absorbs rainfall while managing its release into the city s sewer system. Like a 550 000 square foot sponge the vegetative roof assembly vra atop the douglas a.

Each green roof reflects local eco region. Coast guard headquarters in washington dc which is almost as large as ten football fields. Gordon contractors has an extensive portfolio of green roofing installations across the greater metropolitan dc area. Construction of the 500 000 square foot vegetative roof on the new headquarters of the u s.

Gsa has over 80 buildings equipped with green roofs spanning approximately 2 2 million square feet. Coast guard in washington d c required coordinating 400 000 individual plants 2 acres of sedum sod 3 miles of paver paths and 10 000 cubic yards of soil. Perkins will hok wdg. Elizabeth s west campus washington dc.

Us coast guard headquarters. Coast guard goes green with vegetative roof. Highlighting the project s leed gold certification are the sprawling 450 000 square feet of green roof installed on top of the headquarters and garage. A massive retention pond at the lowest level of the headquarters collects runoff from the entire st.

Elizabeths west campus and feeds the roof and courtyard irrigation system. We have installed more high quality green roofing systems than any other roofing contractor. Over 400 000 square feet of green roof above grade used for stormwater management and energy efficiency the remainder covers over structure courtyards which altogether will form the second largest green roof system in the nation. Clark construction tishman aecom.

Munro coast guard headquarters boasts one of world s largest green roofs. The 1 2 million square foot united states coast guard uscg headquarters is located on the st. Elizabeths national historic landmark campus which resides along the eastern rim of the green typographic bowl that encompasses washington d c. This includes what is believed to be the second largest planted roof in the world.