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Announcements
KGO Earns 2023 Great Place to Work Certification™
KGO is proud to share that we have been selected as a Great Place to Work for 2023.
Promotion
KGO is proud to announce Mathew Xavier’s promotion to Director of Innovation and Change.
New Hire
KGO is excited to announce that Michael Lawrence has joined the KGO team as Director of Client Services.
New Hire
KGO is pleased to welcome Reed Stvan, KGO’s Vice President of Workplace Management and Operations.
KGO Awards
NAIOP 2018 Award of Excellence – Best Interiors
KGO’s International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) project was recognized by NAIOP during the 2018 Awards of Excellence for Best Interiors over 75,000 sf
CREW DC Awards 2018 – Best Interiors Award
KGO was awarded CREW DC’s 2018 Best Interiors for International Food Policy Research Institute’s (IFPRI) New Headquarters build-out in partnership with Davis Carter Scott and Clune Construction.
Best Places to Work 2018 – Washington Business Journal
KGO was awarded a Best Place to Work in the Greater Washington area, honoring businesses that score highest among hundreds of employers that completed the Quantum Workplace’s employee engagement survey.
NAIOP Best of the Best Interior & Award of Excellence
KGO was awarded the Best of the Best Interior and the Award of Excellence in 2017 for the project Venable, Washington, DC.
CREBA – Best in Industry – Finalist
KGO was one of three finalists for the 2014 Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Association awards, Best in Industry – Project Management.
Design Excellence Award
The Design Leadership Council bestowed KGO with the Design Excellence Award in 2012.
Project Awards
BBJ Real Estate Awards – Best in Show
Exelon
KGO’s project, Exelon HQ won the Best in Show for the 2017 BBJ real estate awards.
Read More – BBJ Website
CoreNet Mid-Atlantic – Best New Workplace Solution Award
Exelon
The Best New Workplace Solution Award was presented to the Exelon Headquarters in Baltimore for a state-of-the-art business setting that promotes transparency, eliminates physical barriers, makes the most efficient use of square footage, and gives employees more options and more control over their work areas.
Read More – CoreNet Website
Wintergreen Awards for Excellence, 2016 – Large Commercial Project
Exelon
Exelon won the Wintergreen Large Commercial Project award representing excellence in sustainability, leadership, and innovation.
Read More – USGBC Website
NAIOP – Award of Merit – Best Interiors
Nixon Peabody
KGO’s 65,000 sf project with Nixon Peabody garnered an Award of Merit for Best Interiors Professional Service/Institutional Tenant over 25,000 sf at the 2015 NAIOP DC/MD Awards of Excellence!
Read More – NAIOP Website
IIDA Pinnacle Award
Nuclear Energy Institute
KGO’s project, Nuclear Energy Institute, was awarded the International Interior Design Association’s highest honor, the Pinnacle Award, for Commercial Interiors between 20,000 and 100,000 sf.
Read More – NEI Website
NAIOP – Award of Merit – Best Interiors
Nuclear Energy Institute
NEI also won the 2014 NAIOP Award of Merit in Best Interiors for Professional Services over 25,000 sf.
Read More – NAIOP Website
NAIOP – Award of Merit – Tenant Space
Global Impact
Fox Architects won the Award of Merit for Tenant Space 0-14,999SF for Global Impact at NAIOP Northern Virginia Chapter’s Focus on Excellence Awards 2014.
Read More Here – NAIOP Website
Three Green Globes Certificate
American Forest & Paper Association
KGO’s project with AF&PA became the first to be awarded the Three Green Globes Certificate in Washington, DC for their green design.
Read More Here – AF&PA Website
NAIOP – Award of Excellence – Best Interiors
American Forest & Paper Association
AF&PA won NAIOP’s 2014 Award of Excellence for Best Interiors Professional Service/Institutional Tenant Space over 25,000 sf.
Read More – NAIOP Website
Association Real Estate Award
American Forest & Paper Association
AF&PA also garnered ASAE & Savills Studley’s 2014 Association Real Estate Award for large trade associations.
Read More – AF&PA Website
ABA – Excellence in Construction
The Embassy of Vietnam
KGO’s client dedication secured The Embassy of Vietnam both the 2012 American Builders Association’s award for Excellence in Construction.
Read More – ABC Website
WBC – Craftmanship Award
The Embassy of Vietnam
The Embassy of Vietnam was also received the 2012 Washington Building Congress’ Craftmanship Award.
Read More – WBC Website
NAIOP – Award of Excellence – Best Interiors
The Japan Information and Culture Center
KGO’s project with The Japan Information and Culture Center received “Best Interiors” at NAIOP’s 2012 Awards of Excellence event.
Read More – NAIOP Website