Commitment to Sustainable Construction

HICAPS has embraced sustainable building as part of our corporate culture and committed our resources to the training and accreditation of our associates in support of sustainable design and construction. We feel sustainability is the future of our industry. We recognize that it is important to be good stewards of the environment and HICAPS has worked hard to build a solid base of expertise in support of sustainable construction. HICAPS currently has five LEED AP associates with experience in all aspects of construction and sustainability. We are proud to support green building and be a part of the sustainable future.

HICAPS was proud to be on the Guilford County School team for Northern Middle and Northern High School. The project was a 120 acre site encompassing a 285,000 square foot High School, a 140,637 square foot Middle School, stadium, ball fields, and sustainable design features. This was one of the first sustainable projects of its kind at the time in 2004.

As Construction Manager for the project we were very involved with the sustainable goals and processes implemented in the construction of these schools. The goal of the program for the school was to reduce operating costs, protect the environment, design buildings as an educational tool and optimize facilities for health, safety and comfort. Some features of the schools were:

• A living machine (360,000 gallon tank collects rainwater for use in toilets, after the water is flushed it travels to a plant based cleansing wetland)
• Recycled water is used to water the athletic fields
• Daylighting
• Curved translucent light shelves
• Solar Thermal Panels
• Under floor air distribution

Since this time HICAPS has continued to support and play a role in being proactive in sustainable construction. Follow our blog posts on sustainability as we share information on projects and sustainable innovations as well as ways to be more energy efficient.

Gabriele Medley-Harry, LEED AP BD&C

Director of Sustainable Construction

HICAPS, Inc.

Going for the Gold

HICAPS recently completed two LEED projects at FT Bragg, NC. The first project was the Training Support Center at Ft Bragg, NC.

HICAPS provided LEED management for construction phase and commissioning of building systems for a new 118,700 sf training support facility at Ft. Bragg, NC. Services included the fundamental commissioning of building systems per LEED standard Fundamental Commissioning of the Building Energy Systems to include HVAC, lighting controls and domestic hot water. The project target was LEED Silver; however as the project neared completion we found we were one point away from achieving LEED Gold status. The team analyzed and discussed the point status. Seeing we could attain exemplary performance credits under Materials and Resources for three different credits with no additional cost to the project, in addition to achieving the targeted goals for LEED, the team was able to achieve the points necessary for LEED Gold. The USACE will move forward with certification on this project.

USACE Project

Architect: Dewberry

General Contractor: Osborne Company

The second project was the 4^th BCT 58 man barracks at FT Bragg, NC. HICAPS provided LEED administration and management construction phase services for the construction of a 26,000 sf $10 million 58 soldier barracks located at Ft Bragg, NC. This was a SPiRiT/LEED project with a goal to meet LEED silver standards. The project achieved SPiRiT/LEED Silver goal.

USACE Project

Architect: AECOM

General Contractor: Osborne Company

Gabriele Medley-Harry

Director of Sustainable Construction

HICAPS, Inc.