Sustainability | VDC | BIM

Owners, developers, and designers face the challenge of rising to ever-changing demands for healthy, accessible, secure, and productive facilities — AND ones that minimize negative effects on the environment, economy, and society. Shockey has risen to the green challenge time and again.

Named a Top 100 Green Contractor by ENR, Shockey has LEED® Accredited Professionals and ENERGY STAR experts who tailor sustainable building technologies to your project’s goals, whether a new build or a renovation. Even more, our experienced in-house Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) team provides faster project delivery schedules and added value.

Because it helps increase communication and productivity, VDC’s advanced technology is best used early in the planning phase. Our digital tools create virtual models of buildings and the VCD team collaborates with our operations team, designers, clients, and subcontractors, facilitating all the practical applications of Building Information Modeling (BIM).

Our VDC team thoroughly evaluates digital models before ground is even broken, allowing us to optimize the way a project is built and improve processes throughout the project’s lifespan. We can discuss construction challenges, find solutions, and get real-time feedback that’s integral in prepping a project for success, often resulting in lower costs for our clients.

Durability is perhaps one of the greatest contributions to our structures’ sustainability. When Shockey builds for continued adaptation — in lieu of replacement or demolition — we effectively conserve countless energy expense and material resources.

Two Shockey-built projects for Loudoun County Public Schools were recently nationally recognized by the EPA for leadership in environmental design, achieving ENERGY STAR certification — and adopting higher energy-efficient decarbonization strategies to move the next generation of buildings to zero carbon.