DC Department of Transportation, Car Barn Training Center, Washington, DC

“Size:
30,400 SF

Highlights:
LEED gold
MEP design
Commissioning
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District Department of Transportation’s CBTC has received the following awards:

  • Washington, DC Urban Land Institute’s Excellence in Institutional Development

  • Engineering News-Record Award of Merit

  • American Council of Engineering Companies Engineering Excellence

 

The new Car Barn Training Center is a contemporary civic building that celebrates and showcases DC’s investment in sustainability and public transportation. The system links neighborhoods with a modern and convenient transportation alternative, increasing transit options for District residents, and encouraging economic development along its corridor.

SETTY services include MEP design and commissioning in developing design as a bridging set for DC Car Barn Training Center of approximately 30,400 sf to house District Department of Transportation operations, to provide a maintenance facility for the city’s streetcar fleet, and to establish a center for workforce training where students and residents can learn the technical skills for new transit jobs.

The facility includes a control center, three maintenance bays and a wash track, administrative office and support space, a staff lounge and locker rooms, as well as two flexible training rooms that double as community meeting space.

 
Washington DCSuraj MallikMEP/FP, aviation&transportation, aviationandtransportation, Commissioning