VSAG : news » CORE http://www.vsag.com/news Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:31:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Potomac’s Founding Farmers in the Washington Post http://www.vsag.com/news/index.php/2011/potomacs-founding-farmers-in-the-washington-post http://www.vsag.com/news/index.php/2011/potomacs-founding-farmers-in-the-washington-post#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:15:24 +0000 admin http://www.vsag.com/news/?p=751 Washington Post food writer Tim Carman recently chatted with Dan Simons about his latest project, a second location for Founding Farmers that’s set to open in Potomac, Md., in late October.

]]> http://www.vsag.com/news/index.php/2011/potomacs-founding-farmers-in-the-washington-post/feed 0 VSAG Client Recognized for Award-Winning Design http://www.vsag.com/news/index.php/2009/vsag-client-recognized-for-award-winning-design http://www.vsag.com/news/index.php/2009/vsag-client-recognized-for-award-winning-design#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:46:58 +0000 admin http://www.vsag.com/news/?p=462 VSAG is proud to share that DC’s Greenest Restaurant Founding Farmers has been featured in Hotel Magazine’s annual Gold Key Hospitality Awards as a finalist for the 2009 Casual Dining Restaurant Awards, as one of 3 international projects (and the only one in the U.S.!) that were nominated in this category.

The Gold Key Hospitality Awards are hosted by Hotel Magazine and Interior Design Magazine and recognizes design firms who have done the most innovative work on hospitality renovations or new builds from around the globe, for hotels, restaurants and spas. Congratulations to CORE and the whole restaurant team for Founding Farmers for a great showing and for garnering international attention.

Magazine Coverage for Founding Farmers

]]> http://www.vsag.com/news/index.php/2009/vsag-client-recognized-for-award-winning-design/feed 0 Founding Farmers is GreenSource Case Study for LEED Restaurants http://www.vsag.com/news/index.php/2009/founding-farmers-is-greensource-case-study http://www.vsag.com/news/index.php/2009/founding-farmers-is-greensource-case-study#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:06:28 +0000 admin http://vsag.com/news/?p=165 greensourcemagVSAG award-winning LEED Gold restaurant Founding Farmers was recently featured as an in-depth case study by GreenSource magazine, the green building industry’s leading trade journal.    The multi-page article in the September issue highlights the green / LEED requirements through the various design elements and the design process, as executed by Washington, DC based CORE architecture + design.    Included are ‘behind the scenes’ insight from CORE Principal Peter F. Hapstak, AIA, IIDA and his team of consultants, which included structural, electrical, HVAC, lighting and LEED specialists to meet the certification requirements.   Greensource covers the sustainable design of commercial buildings and green homes, environmental building and new projects that highlight the development of materials for sustainable building solutions.   This article brings the number of published stories on Founding Farmers restaurant to more than 300 to date, since opening in September 2008.

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