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Richmond living/learning complex targets LEED Silver

Richmond living/learning complex targets LEED Silver


September 13, 2010
This article first appeared in the September 2010 issue of BD+C.

Whiting-Turner Contracting, nbj Architecture, and WDG Architecture are the design-build team members on the West Grace Street Student Housing and Laurel Parking Deck projects at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. The 162,000-sf living/learning complex includes a residence hall with 122 units for 459 students with a study center on the ground level and communal and study spaces on each of the residential levels. The project is targeting LEED Silver. An accompanying parking structure will have 212 spots and 6,360-sf of retail space.

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