Sustainable Design

Sustainability, green design and smart building technology are at the forefront of Lessard Group’s integrated design approach. A broad-based perspective from which we design projects, sustainability is a valued part of all our work. Lessard’s LEED-accredited architects and planners specify green technologies and materials every day to craft designs that balance high performance, low environmental impact and occupant health with practical financial and operational considerations. The firm’s LEED AP’s routinely assist clients with site planning, water management, energy management, material selection, indoor environmental air quality and innovative green technologies. Whether a client requests a design for a Platinum LEED-certified building, an Energy Star-rated building or some other category of certification, Lessard has an outstanding success rate in green residential, mixed-use and commercial structures of all rises.

As part of Lessard’s commitment to sustainability, we are proud to employ LEED accredited professionals who provide green design expertise for residential, commercial and mixed-use structures of low to high rises. Lessard LEED APs support projects in a number of capacities from design direction to material selection, administration of LEED processes and other efficient performance solutions.

Lessard Group designed the Hope VI Capitol Quarter at Arthur Capper/Carrollsburg residential community in Washington, DC which consists of new market-rate townhomes, affordable workforce homes and public rental apartments in the Capitol Riverfront Neighborhood. The townhomes achieved Silver LEED for Homes certification and together make up the nation’s largest “LEED for Homes” community. Each home has Energy Star appliances and other green amenities, such as high-efficiency cooling units and low flow plumbing fixtures.

Our vision for eco-friendly communities is demonstrated in Washington, DC’s One Planet Hill East – a mixed-use development designed to organize commercial, civic and residential uses on the east side of Capitol Hill around the green, open spaces of the Anacostia River. Building element efficiencies exceed code by 60% and sustainable features such as an on-site bio-mass power plant, wind turbines and rainwater collection system populate every aspect of the project.

Lessard’s redevelopment of Tellus won recognition as the first residential building in Arlington, VA to anticipate a LEED Gold certification. A 16-story structure that combines 254 rental units with ground floor retail and office space, the structure has won bonus density awards and will provide affordable housing and $75,000 in public art contribution to the community. The building will use storm water retention for irrigation, low flow plumbing fixtures, include a recycling room, bike racks and shower facilities for its tenants and obtain 35% of its power from a green source grid.

New York’s Hudson Harbor is a 27-acre, LEED Platinum designed mixed-use development that includes residential, retail and recreational uses with green spaces and a river walk. All townhomes, condominiums and apartments are LEED certified and Energy Star registered, reducing energy consumption and bills by up to 50%. Innovative green elements include geothermal HVAC systems, sustainable materials and efficient construction techniques. This important project was recently featured on the cover of The New York Times Homes magazine.

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