Engineering firm Wight & Company announced Tuesday that the 9^th District Police Station in Chicago, a new facility located along S. Halsted St. from W. 31^st St. south to just past W. 32^nd St., achieved LEED Gold certification. The facility includes a 250-car parking structure, up-to-date holding cells, a secure viewing and line-up area, community room for group functions and a fitness room for officers and staff. One of the unique aspects of the project is its water management design that Wight & Company’s civil engineering group devised. A rain garden was constructed at the north end of the building to help implement this aggressive approach. Building on the city’s green initiatives, another notable achievement for the project was the diversion of over 97% of construction debris from landfills. This number surpassed the city’s requirement of 50% and was able to earn an Innovation point under LEED for going above and beyond.

“It’s gratifying to be recognized for our stellar work in environmentally responsible design,” said Mark Wight, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in the company’s press release. “Each of these projects posed a different challenge, all of which were met through a team effort with our clients and partners.”