Sidwell Friends Middle School Washington, District of Columbia LocationWashington, DC ClientSidwell Friends Middle School Contract Value$24,000,000 Square Feet75,000 Year Completed2007 Schedule16 months Key PartnersKieranTimberlake Project TypesHigher EducationBase BuildingRenovation Awards & CertificationsLEED PlatinumMid-Atlantic Construction Project of the Year, Environmental Category Award of Merit, School Pre-K–12 Category, Best of 2006WBC Craftsmanship AwardABC Excellence in Construction LocationWashington, DC ClientSidwell Friends Middle School Contract Value$24,000,000 Square Feet75,000 Year Completed2007 Schedule16 months Key PartnersKieranTimberlake Project TypesHigher EducationBase BuildingRenovation Awards & CertificationsLEED PlatinumMid-Atlantic Construction Project of the Year, Environmental Category Award of Merit, School Pre-K–12 Category, Best of 2006WBC Craftsmanship AwardABC Excellence in Construction LocationWashington, DC ClientSidwell Friends Middle School Contract Value$24,000,000 Square Feet75,000 Year Completed2007 Schedule16 months Key PartnersKieranTimberlake Project TypesHigher EducationBase BuildingRenovation Awards & CertificationsLEED PlatinumMid-Atlantic Construction Project of the Year, Environmental Category Award of Merit, School Pre-K–12 Category, Best of 2006WBC Craftsmanship AwardABC Excellence in Construction LocationWashington, DC ClientSidwell Friends Middle School Contract Value$24,000,000 Square Feet75,000 Year Completed2007 Schedule16 months Key PartnersKieranTimberlake Project TypesHigher EducationBase BuildingRenovation Awards & CertificationsLEED PlatinumMid-Atlantic Construction Project of the Year, Environmental Category Award of Merit, School Pre-K–12 Category, Best of 2006WBC Craftsmanship AwardABC Excellence in Construction LocationWashington, DC ClientSidwell Friends Middle School Contract Value$24,000,000 Square Feet75,000 Year Completed2007 Schedule16 months Key PartnersKieranTimberlake Project TypesHigher EducationBase BuildingRenovation Awards & CertificationsLEED PlatinumMid-Atlantic Construction Project of the Year, Environmental Category Award of Merit, School Pre-K–12 Category, Best of 2006WBC Craftsmanship AwardABC Excellence in Construction Overview The first K-12 school in the world to earn LEED Platinum certification, Sidwell Friends Middle School in Washington, DC showcases an array of sustainable construction practices. Consisting of a 45,000-sf addition and 30,000-sf renovation, the building incorporates a semi-intensive green roof used as a hands-on, interactive classroom space. Additional features include solar chimneys used to promote national ventilation, a photovoltaic system servicing 5 percent of the middle school's energy demand, and an on-site wastewater treatment system using constructed wetlands to recycle water for use in waterclosets and for makeup chiller water. Reclaimed materials were sourced for many components of the project, accounting for 11 percent of all materials used. Additional construction materials were sourced locally, with 78 percent of them originating within 500 miles of DC. An incredibly efficient building, it uses 93 percent less water than if it were hooked up to the municipal water utility alone; the passive solar design also cuts energy use by 60%.
