Metropolis Magazine Features Lubber Run Community Center
08.16.21Arlington County's Lubber Run Community Center is featured in the July/August 2021 issue of Metropolis Magazine.
"Design Should Educate and Uplift": Rob Winstead in ArchDaily on Social Justice and Building Sustainable Futures
07.09.20Shaping the future begins with education. For VMDO Principal Rob Winstead, learning spaces go hand in hand with sustainability. As a nationally-recognized expert in education, Winstead is an advocate for blending thoughtful design with high performance goals. In an exclusive interview with ArchDaily, Winstead talks about his personal background and experiences, as well as his role in shaping how VMDO approaches sustainability, education and social justice.
Expanding Our Practice: VMDO Opens DC Metro Office
08.28.19VMDO’s expansion into the DC Metro region allows us to better support our clients, lead the net-zero energy revolution, and make a difference through design.
Discovery Elementary School Becomes First School and Third Project to Receive LEED Zero Energy Certification
07.18.19Discovery Elementary School is the first school and third project ever to receive the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Zero Energy certification. Discovery is also the first recipient of the USGBC National Capital Region’s (NCR) Net Zero Award and is the only building in the NCR to date to demonstrate a net-positive energy balance
Discovery Elementary School Certified as Largest Zero Energy Building to Date
05.02.18Arlington Public Schools' Discovery Elementary School is the largest building of any kind, anywhere in the world to receive Zero Energy certification from the International Living Future Institute.