McHenry County Conservation District / Richmond, Illinois
A LEED® Gold Certified conversion and extensive renovation of an existing 28,450 sq. ft. motel into a new public visitor center. Complete with administration offices, exhibit viewing areas, environmental education classrooms, conference center and multipurpose rooms for community use. The project included the sustainable redevelopment to support a permeable paved parking lot, native plantings, bioswales and wetlands.
McHenry County Conservation
18410 U.S. Highway 14
Woodstock, IL 60098
Elizabeth Kessler
Executive Director
815.338.6223
LEED® Gold Certified
2011 Outstanding Facilities Award
Category: Total Building Renovation
Budget: $6,750,000
From the very beginning, Featherstone and their staffing team accepted ownership for all facets of the project, including budget estimating, value engineering, permitting, bidding, construction
management and assisting with LEED® certification.
– Elizabeth Kessler
McHenry County
Conservation District
