Green flex building opens in Sterling

January 7, 2009

Hughes and Smith Inc. delivered a green flex building in Sterling— a unique type of building for the Northern Virginia area. “We believe that over the course of time tenants will realize significant savings from being located in a green facility,” said John Hughes, chief executive of the Fairfax-based contracting firm, in a statement. “So ultimately, we feel going green is good business for everybody.”

The building is under architectural review to see which Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification to apply for. The 85,570-square-foot flex facility at 22570 Shaw Rd. already has an anchor tenant committed to more than half the space. Dulles Electric pre-leased 49,670 square feet in the building.

McLean-based Appian Realty Advisors is marketing the remaining 35,837 square feet, which contains 27,888 square feet of warehouse space, 9,264 square feet of office, and 1,715 square feet of retail.

The Class A building contains green roofing materials that yield projected energy savings
of 58 percent; bio-filters to process site water run off; refrigerants with zero-ozonedepleting
potential; low wattage lighting and signage systems; and energy-saving air quality monitoring systems with each HVAC unit, among other features. Roof space is being reserved for future solar panel installation. Dulles Electric has set up a motion sensing and time clock management system to cut down on light used by employees.

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