American University

The 70,000 square-foot building is designed to be eco-friendly and is LEED gold rated. Opened September 2010.

Utilizing natural light with skylights in the atrium and a focus on natural light in the design. LED lighting was used to further reduce the power consumption.

3,230 square-feet of photo-voltaic solar panels are installed on the roof as well as three solar water heating systems.

“F.B. Harding’s commitment to the project’s success was evident from the day you were asked to attend a pre-construction value engineering meeting. Without the diligent efforts of Art’s and your estimating team during the value engineering phase, I believe the project would have been delayed indefinitely.”

Patrick F. Duffy (Vice President, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company)