For this week’s Guest Post Friday we welcome Tara Chadbourn. Tara is a Principal of PooleMahoney, PC, where she concentrates her practice in construction law, litigation and commercial litigation. Tara counsels contractors, subcontractors, owners and materials suppliers in various construction disputes. Tara has her LEED Green Associate credential and has worked over the past few years to incorporate sustainability issues into her construction law practice.
I was fortunate to have the opportunity to attend a hard hat tour of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Brock Environmental Center (“Brock Center”) two weeks ago as a guest of the Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation Foundation (“VBPRF”). The tour offered the City of Virginia Beach and VBPRF an opportunity to view progress at the site. The Brock Center construction site is located at the Pleasure House Point Natural Area, the last major undeveloped plot along the Lynnhaven River. Pleasure House Point was once slated for an 1,100 unit waterfront condominium development. Now, with the help of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (“CBF”), the City of Virginia Beach, The Trust for Public Land, VBPRF and many others, the site will host the most sustainable building in Virginia, if not the whole country. Upon completion this Fall, the Brock Center will serve as CBF’s regional headquarters and house an educational facility and community meeting spaces.
The Brock Center is targeting LEED Platinum and Living Building Challenge Certification. This stimulating tour left me with some thoughts and questions for which I thank Musings for the opportunity to express.
