RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES CENTER
The Renewable Natural Resources Center is an office complex and environmental center for RNRF's member organizations, I.R.C. §501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, and government and quasi-governmental entities. The Center is located on a 35-acre site in Bethesda, Maryland.
Approximately 52,500 square feet of office space have been constructed. The site plan approved by the Montgomery County government authorizes the construction of seven additional buildings totaling 238,000 square feet. Future buildings will be LEED certified. Organizations occupy office space under leases and condominium ownership.Buildings
have been designed to create a harmony of style and form with the use
of wood,
fieldstone and slate. Studies were undertaken
to
determine how many and what kinds of buildings the site could support
while
protecting its superb natural environment.
The Center is conveniently located at the intersection of Interstate 270, Capital Beltway (I-495), Metro rapid transit, and Rockville Pike (Route 355, Wisconsin Avenue extended). Nearby neighbors include the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda Naval Medical Center, and Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.
The drive to Washington, D.C. is approximately 25 minutes. Metro's Grosvenor-Strathmore Station (Red Line) provides trains every seven minutes for the 20-minute ride to Dupont Circle, and the 40-minute ride to the Capitol Building (Union Station or Capitol South Metro stations). Metro can be taken to Washington's National Airport—a 40-minute ride. Two other airports serving the Washington metropolitan area—Dulles and Baltimore-Washington International—are approximately 35 minutes distant.
The Center also is served by Montgomery County's Ride-On bus service, and a Metro bus stop is one block from the entrance. The Center provides abundant free parking to employees and visitors. This close-in, smart-growth property is tied into the regionally developing network of bike trails. Montgomery County has constructed bridges for cyclists at both ends of Fleming Avenue that span I-495 and I-270. The bike trail now connects Rockville, Md. to downtown Washington, D.C. Several fine hotels, restaurants and shopping centers are located close by.
Institutional Cooperation
Proximity
of
organizations
at the Center enhances opportunities for communication and cooperation.
Residents are able to exchange information about renewable natural
resources
issues and share experiences related to successful association
management.
Development
Team
Development
and
management
of the Center are proceeding under direction of the RNRF Title Holding
Corporation.
Serving on the corporation's board are: Chairman Larry
E. Walker, J.D.
(The Walker Group, Inc.), Vice-Chairman Enos
K. Fry (Provident Bank of Maryland),
Treasurer John
Marvin Jones II (JM
Jones & Associates, LLC), At-Large
Officer Robert
H. Metz, LL.B. (Linowes
and
Blocher - retired), and Director
Robert D. Day, J.D.
(RNRF).
Prospective Building 5 / 5420 Grosvenor Lane
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and here
for Building "Test Fit"
Glascock
Building
Sullivan Building
Gifford Pinchot Forestry Building
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