Job Posting: Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing Engineer

12.15.2011

MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL/PLUMBING ENGINEER

Hands-on, self-motivated, technically adept leader to form new MEP Engineering section of a well-respected, mid-sized, Washington DC-based Architecture firm with significant focus on Mixed-Use/Multifamily Urban projects.   Executive Staff potential.


MUST FIT FIRM PROFILE OF -

- High-touch, quality service
- Strong communications skills
- Team oriented
- Direct project involvement
- Proactive in identifying and resolving challenges
- Open and positive attitude
- Success of Project and project partners
- Mentoring and skill sharing
- Interactive, helpful - non-adversarial

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Plumbing Engineering
- Minimum 7 years experience working for MEP firms, A/E firm, or HVAC/Electrical/Plumbing contractor
- High level of technical/professional knowledge in multifamily MEP design
- Professional engineering registration a plus
- Multidisciplinary capabilities a plus
- High-level knowledge of codes, standards, and industry best practices
- LEED Accreditation preferred
- Demonstrated skill managing scope
- Self-motivated problem solver
- Broad-ranging portfolio of project experience (must include extensive new and renovated mixed-
  use/multifamily)
- Mentor less experienced staff
- Knowledge of energy modeling and sustainable design programs a plus
- Cover letter must address qualifications above on point-by-point basis with specific examples

Please forward all resumes/portfolios to Andrea Spriggs at aspriggs@wiencek-associates.com.  Position open until filled.

W+A celebrates the groundbreaking of Colonial Village

10.26.2011

W+A joined Wesley Housing, Hamel Builders, Capital One, VHDA, Hudson Housing Capital, and Arlington County, VA to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Colonial Village Apartments.  Colonial Village will undergo a phased renovation to provide 130 units of affordable housing for residents in Arlington, VA.

Buckingham Village III wins 2011 Virginia Housing Award

10.26.2011

The Arlington County - CPHD Housing Division has won a 2011 Virginia Housing Award for the Best Housing Preservation/Revitalization Effort for Buckingham Village 3!  The award will be presented at the Governor's Housing Conference in Hampton Roads on November 17.

Celebrating innovation in green with the opening of the Stoneybrook Apartments

10.20.2011

The Stoneybrook Apartments (formerly known as the Buckman Road Apartments) in Alexandria, VA celebrated its grand opening and transformation into a sustainable living community.  In addition to the unit upgrades that the 204 units received, a new community center with a green undulated roof and sustainable site features, such as rain barrels and a bioretention area, were added to the development.

St. Dennis featured in The Epoch Times

10.13.2011

Great article on the recent reopening of the St. Dennis Apartments: The Epoch Times

The St. Dennis Apartments celebrates its grand opening!

10.12.2011

 OnOctober 6, 2011, city officials, community leaders, and members of the design and development team joined to celebrate the grand opening of the St. Dennis Apartments in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, DC.  Led by the unwavering perseverance of the Martinez sisters and their strategic partnership with NHT/Enterprise, the development team worked diligently to renovate and preserve this historic building which now provides 32 apartment units to low- and moderate-income individuals and families. 

W+A featured in WaPo for CANstruction 2011

09.19.2011

Check out the write-up on the 2011 CANstruction competition - and the great mention about W+A: WaPo: Edible construction projects benefit Capital Area Food Bank

KIPP DC: WILL Academy achieves LEED Silver!

09.06.2011

W+A is pleased to announce the KIPP DC: WILL Academy achieved LEED Silver Certification from the US Green Building Council.  KIPP DC: WILL Academy is a public charter school in Washington, DC serving nearly 350 students in grades 5-8.  W+A completed the design for a new, 15,000 sqf addition to the existing facility.  Click here to learn more about this project.

CANstruction 2011 - W+A obtains an Honorable Mention

09.06.2011

The winners were announced on Monday, September 5, 2011 at the National Building Museum, and W+A is happy to announce that we received an Honorable Mention for our sculpture "Fighting Hunger: There's an App for That".  Thanks again to all of our generous supporters, as well as the W+A build-out team!

W+A competes at CANstruction 2011

08.30.2011

On Saturday, August 27, Wiencek + Associates joined 19 design and engineering firms at the National Building Museum for the 2011 CANstruction Buildout.  Led by Project Architect Matt Lee and with the theme of "Fighting Hunger: There's An App for That", the W+A team a constructed 3,239 can, 7.5' tall sculpture of a hand holding the iconic IPhone - apps and all. 

All of the canned goods that make up the sculptures will go to the Capital Area Food Bank to feed families throughout the DC Metro area.

Thanks to all of the clients, contractors, and consultants who sponsored our design this year!  You can continue to support us and vote our sculpture as your favorite by either 1) donating canned goods (can be deposited at the National Building Museum in the Food Bank box near our sculpture) or 2) making a financial contribution online ($1 = 1 can): http://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/canstruction-2011/

Wheeler Terrace achieves LEED GOLD!

07.29.2011

Once one of Washington, DC's "crime hot spots," Wheeler Terrace can now claim it is one of the most sustainable affordable housing communities in the Nation. Wheeler Terrace Apartments has received confirmation from the USGBC that we have achieved LEED-NC v2.2 GOLD Certification in addition to the Green Communities Certification that was confirmed last fall. The completed project is 30% more energy efficient than the national code, 30% more water efficient, and one of two national indoor air quality case studies for the National Center for Healthy Housing.

This is a huge victory for affordable housing as it makes Wheeler the first in the region and one of the first Section 8 affordable housing developments in the country to achieve that honor. 

The Avenue - Making big Progress!

06.22.2011

Wiencek + Associates and Landex Development's The Avenue Apartments blocks away from the Petworth Metro station along Georgia Avenue, NW is well underway and making bog progress this summer. Plans for the 83 unit building were originally featured in DCMud almost one year ago. "It is exciting to see the project start to come out of the ground," said Joe Lai, with W+A. The project was a collaborative effort from a very large team at W+A, incorporating innovative sustainable design strategies and a green roof to comply with Green Communities as well as graphic design services for the logo and property signage.

Hear us at Design DC - June 21 & 22

05.24.2011

Wiencek + Associates' employees will present not one, but two educational sessions at this year's AIA|DC sponsored Design DC Conference on June 21st and 22nd!

Neighborhood Transformation through Transit-Oriented Developments will be presented on June 21st from 8:30-10:00 by Scott Knudson and Michelle Cohn. They will discuss design of our recent masterplanning work, here in DC, in Montgomery County and in Winston-Salem, NC and how thoughtful transit oriented development can improve communities.

Also, Walter Ploskon and Emer O'Donovan will present Quality Control: Achieving Solid Projects through Collaboration on June 22nd from 2:00-3:30. This presentation details how thorough document production and quality control comes from all levels, and everyone contributes to the project’s success!

For more information visit the AIA|DC Design DC Website.

Williston Apartments wins 1st Place!

05.10.2011

We were honored to receive the 1st Place Award for a Renovation project for Williston Apartments from the Affordable Housing Conference of Montgomery County yesterday!

After 7 years of problems with funding sources and a fire that destroyed the interior of the structures after the existing tenants had vacated and design had begun, this project was finally completed last summer and is a quiet beacon of light and hope for the community.

Located just two blocks southeast of Howard University, the site consists of two three-and-a-half-story apartment buildings with a total of 35 apartment units constructed in the late 1940s. The addition of pitched roofs cost-effectively brought dignity and poise to the street and the courtyard between the two buildings was reconfigured with new landscaping, and a formal central garden.

Historic St. Dennis Apartments featured in DCMud!

05.09.2011

Wiencek + Associates is once again proud to play a part in preserving the character of our community with the renovation of Historic St. Dennis Apartments in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood in Washington, DC.

"The big idea is that we’re saving this building that would otherwise have gone to relatively high-end condos and displaced a lot of affordable housing tenants,” Wiencek said. “Through a lot of hard work by the owners and contractor, Hamel Builders, we’re getting to build an amazing new building within the historic shell so that the residents can afford to come back and live there. It gives residents a much broader and more positive outlook and really changes people’s lives,” he said, noting construction should be completed this summer.

Be sure to check out the full article as featured in DCMud! http://dcmud.blogspot.com/2011/05/strong-hearts-crumbling-brick.html

Michael appointed as HOC Commissioner

03.18.2011

The Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC) of Montgomery County, MD appointed Michael Wiencek to their Board of Commissioners for a five-year term. HOC's mission is to provide affordable housing and supportive services that enhance the lives of low- and moderate-income families and individuals throughout Montgomery County, Maryland. Michael is excited about the opportunity to expand his service to the greater housing community. Find out more about the HOC at www.hocmc.org.

Cheers to 25 more!

03.15.2011

Over 300 people joined us at Longview Gallery for the  Wiencek + Associates, 25th Anniversary Celebration on March 3rd and we had a wonderful time! Thank you to all of our clients, colleagues, friends, and family who have supported us for the first 25 years and we look forward to spending the next 25 with you.

Wiley Bates Energy Retrofit

01.11.2011

The Arundel Community Development Services and Bates School Limited Partnership will begin construction this month on a broad energy retrofit program for Wiley Bates Senior Apartments in Annapolis, MD. Wiencek + Associates originally renovated the school into an award winning adaptive reuse project in 2004-2005 and was glad to provide design services for a new sustainable energy retrofit. In just 6 months, an energy audit by Avalon Energy Services, architectural design, bidding and negotiations and construction will be complete; improving efficiency about 20%. The scope of work includes comprehensive air sealing, a lighting retrofit package, apartment ceiling fans, operation and maintenance changes, and destratification fans.

Samuel J. Simmons NCBA Estates Groundbreaking

01.09.2011

The Samuel J. Simmons NCBA Estates will celebrate the project launch with a Wall-Breaking Ceremony on Friday, January 21, 2011, at 10:30am. Owned by the National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc., this project involves the revitalization of 175 units of affordable senior housing.

Francis Gregory Neighborhood Library Groundbreaking

12.20.2010

Wiencek + Associates celebrated the groundbreaking of the Francis Gregory Neighborhood Library on December 15, 2010. The event was attended by numerous community members and representatives from the DC Government, including Mayor-Elect Vince Gray, Chairman-Elect Kwame Brown, Councilmember Yvette Alexander, incoming City Administrator Allen Lew, and Chief Librarian Ginnie Cooper. Located in the Ward 7 community in Washington, DC, this new 23,000 sf library will feature state-of-the-art technology, as well as meeting spaces for local community organizations. The library will be pursuing LEED Silver Certification. Completion is anticipated for Summer 2011. This project is being done in collaboration with Adjaye Associates as Design Architect and Hess Construction at General Contractor.

St. Dennis Groundbreaking

11.07.2010

Renovations on the St. Dennis Apartments in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, DC officially broke ground on Wednesday, November 17. In a ceremony on the steps of St. Dennis, several speakers, including Councilmember Jim Graham, Leila Edmonds of DHCD, and David Bowers of Enterprise DC, shared the story of the Martinez family's perseverance to stay in their home and their drive to preserve affordable housing in Mt. Pleasant. The project will include 32 refurbished units. The project team includes the National Housing Trust and Hamel Builders.

Cordell Avenue Transitional Housing Opens!

10.22.2010

Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless opened the doors this week to their mixed-use development in Silver Spring, MD! Wiencek + Associates designed the adaptive reuse of an existing five story office building to accommodate the transitional housing of 32 residents in Personal Living Quarter (PLQ) Units. The mixed-use design also includes ground floor retail and community facilities for residents and on-site support staff.

Oxon Run wins at Potomac Valley AIA

10.15.2010

Overlook At Oxon Run has received a Citation for a Built Residential Multi-Family Project from the Potomac Valley Chapter AIA 2010 Design Awards! Located just off Wheeler Road in Southeast DC, the Overlook (formerly Parkside Terrace Apartments) includes 316 housing units for seniors, working professionals, and families. This $43 million development underwent an extensive gut demolition in order to transform a dilapidating housing project into a new apartment community. In addition to newly renovated apartment units, the development includes community spaces, gardens and play areas, and retail spaces. The development team included Community Preservation and Development Corporation and Harkins Builders.

Potomac Valley AIA Jury Comments: "Not an easy building type to work with; this mega block is truly transformed. The patterns and colors on the facade are playful and help to lighten the mass of the building."