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Fire Station 8 Earns LEED Gold Sustainability CertificationArlington County’s new Fire Station 8 facility has earned LEED Gold certification, a nationally recognized mark of excellence for sustainable building design, construction and performance as awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the world’s most widely used green building rating system, evaluating buildings based on factors like energy performance, water efficiency, indoor environmental quality and overall sustainability. Fire Station 8 achieved the LEED v4 Building Design and Construction (BD+C): New Construction Gold certification just as the County prepares for Earth Day on April 22. Sustainability considerations were integrated throughout the station’s design, the first such Arlington facility of its kind to incorporate features reflecting many County policy goals. The fire station has an underground stormwater vault, a green vegetated roof, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and 57 solar panels on the roof to help reduce demands on the local energy grid. Construction of the three-story, state-of-the-art fire station was completed in 2025. The facility stands as both a working firehouse and living monument to what began as Halls Hill Volunteer Fire Department, the only station in Arlington staffed by an all-Black, volunteer unit for decades during segregation. On the historic footprint, modern public safety features include a wide four-door apparatus bay, a decontamination zone, a pharmacy room, and adaptable living areas. As a community, Arlington aims to end its greenhouse gas creation by 2050. In 2023, two years ahead of schedule, the County achieved use of 100% renewable electricity at all its facilities. For more information, visit the Fire Station No. 8 Replacement project page. Media ContactAlyson Jordan Tomaszewski Image
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