Epstein was recently contracted to provide architectural and engineering services to the Washington, D.C.-based Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) in its plans to build an approximately 123,000 square foot regional food storage and distribution facility. This center would be capable of distributing over 40,000,000 pounds of food each year through more than 700 agencies in the District of Columbia, Virginia and Suburban Maryland. The new facility, which will pursue LEED certification, will also serve as the office and headquarters for the CAFB and will include space for receiving, salvage and repack operations, agency distribution and store and welfare areas for the staff and volunteers as well as function as a community center. The features that contribute to the anticipated LEED certification include the redevelopment of a brownfield site, the re-use of the existing office, and the proximity to local mass transit. PURSUING LEED-NC™ CERTIFIED STATUS