Millig Design Build, an engineering and construction firm, has been selected by the State of Washington as a contractor and engineer to develop a Decarbonization Master Plan for the Washington State Capitol Campus in Olympia.
Washington's Department of Enterprise Services (DES) selected Millig Design Build due to its unique approach to campus building decarbonization planning which includes creating a full digital clone of the campus. The virtual simulation will help Millig's team to perform detailed analysis of individual buildings, as well as district energy balancing across 20 buildings and 3 million square feet for central system optimization.
The method will support a phased approach resulting in the best solutions for today and allowing for analysis of future phases of work over time. The plan is scheduled to be completed by summer 2025.
"We have a crystal-clear vision of how to develop a cost-effective, practical plan for DES,” Millig VIce President Lauren Donley said in a statement. “Our team has been honing our approach through the development of decarbonization master plans at 12 million square feet of complex campus environments, including hospitals, industrial pharmaceutical manufacturing plants, and universities."
The site has been Washington’s capitol since Olympia was named the capitol of Washington territory in the 1850s. The current State Capitol campus was constructed beginning in the first two decades of the 20th century. It is listed on the National Register for Historic Places.
