The Discovery Communications World Headquarters has been recognized by the Washington Business Journal, the National Electrical Contractors Association, and the Electrical Alliance for being the only building in the Washington metro area to receive LEED® Platinum certification for projects exceeding 100,000 square feet.

Read more about the Discovery Communications World Headquarters project.

In the summer of 2009, VarcoMac teamed up with marketing specialist Frost Miller Group to begin work on a brand new website. Brian Snyder, a VarcoMac Project Engineer, maintained the old website and he made many contributions towards the design and functionality of the new website. Some features of the new site include:

• Completely new look with a contemporary layout, polished graphics, and eye-catching colors
• Site map for easy navigation
• New project profiles
• Image galleries and slide shows
• RSS Feed for our News & Info page
• Application form with resume uploading capabilities
• Developed with Joomla!®, a "Web 2.0" Content Management System

VarcoMac has also become a member of the popular social networking site Twitter. Be sure to follow our Twitter page to keep up with the latest news and announcements.

Thanks to David and Evan at Frost Miller Group for their help with our new website.

This fast paced project includes the renovation of an existing area in the hospital to accommodate a new blood processing laboratory. VarcoMac will be responsible for electrical demolition, as well as the installation of new lighting, a transformer, and two new panels. VarcoMac will also be upgrading the fire alarm and security systems to support the new space. Check the Healthcare section of our website soon for updates and photos of this new project! 

Children's National Medical Center has plans to convert existing administrative support space to a new treatment area in their Emergency Department. The new space will feature six patient treatment areas, each with special overhead exam lighting and access to critical power systems. Adjacent to the treatment areas will be an administrative support office. Visit our Healthcare section for more information about our work in Children's National Medical Center.

Before a single piece of wire arrived at the project site, VarcoMac began working on the coordination and design of electrical systems for Kaiser Permanente's new medical office building in downtown Washington, D.C. All trades are involved in the coordination process, which involves the use BIM (Building Information Modeling) and clash detection. By working together, the project team has virtually eliminated all potential conflicts which has saved time, money, and has helped to accelerate the project schedule.

Pictured right, Bryan from VarcoMac listens to team members about upcoming changes to the project space.