W.E. Welch & Associates Inc.

About W.E. Welch
W. E. Welch & Associates provides their clients with a solid Management Team bringing collectively over 150 years experience in the mechanical and construction business. Our field operations are supervised by our Project Managers, General Superintendents and Foremen, the majority of whom have a minimum of 20 years of mechanical experience.

This experience is evident through our ability to perform well, integrity, growth, and dedication to quality. We foster a “WE” spirit that recognizes the need to help and to be helped in molding diverse talents together to meet client and company requirements. We look forward to working with you on these or any of our other projects.

Completed Projects in the Spotlight View a complete list of Various Projects
Loudon Medical Office Building W.E. Welch & Associates was awarded the mechanical portion for the Loudon Medical Office Building & Ambulatory Care Center. The 5-story, 110,500 square foot building is located in Leesburg, VA and connects to the hospital’s existing emergency room. Construction included a steam line tie-in and substantial utility service tie-ins to the existing hospital while the facility remained in use. Completed in 2005, General Contractor – Foulger Pratt Contracting, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD More Photos
Blackwell Office Building W.E. Welch & Associates was awarded the mechanical portion of the Blackwell Office Building 1 & Office Building 2 projects. Located in Rockville, MD, Blackwell 1 is a 5-story 130,000 square foot building (completed in 2000); Blackwell 2 is a 5-story 110,000 square foot building (completed in 2001). General Contractor for this project was Foulger-Pratt Contracting, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD
Covenant Life Church and School W.E. Welch & Associates was awarded the mechanical portion of the Covenant Life Church in Gaithersburg, MD on a design build basis. The church, with a seating capacity of 3,200 is unique in that it includes mechanical bleacher seats transforming the gym area into additional seating for the congregation, its own recording studio, school and features an auditorium used for concerts and conferences. General Contractor, HITT Contracting, Inc., Fairfax, VA Photo 2 \| Photo 3
White Flint Plaza W. E. Welch & Associates was awarded the mechanical portion of the White Flint Plaza project. Located at the White Flint Metro Station, this project encompasses two 16-story towers comprised of 453 residential units including penthouses. The towers also include club level units, a fitness center, community room, pool, billiards room, tot lot, concierge and business center. General Contractor, Donohoe Construction Company, Washington, DC
Lansdowne Clubhouse at Lansdowne Resort Located at Lansdowne Resort in Lansdowne, VA this 45,000-square-foot clubhouse offers a comfortable luxury county estate atmosphere for hosting a special event, social gathering or relaxing after a round of golf. Clubhouse includes a restaurant & bar, golf shop, locker facilities and 4,200 square foot ballroom. General Contractor, HITT Contracting, Inc., Fairfax, VA
777 6th Street W.E. Welch & Associates was awarded the Plumbing & HVAC contract for the 777 6th Street project. Located in N.W. Washington, DC, this project is an 11-story, 200,000 square foot office building with 75,000 square foot 4-level underground parking garage. General Contractor: Harvey-Cleary Builders, Gaithersburg, MD
Villages at Shirlington Awarded the mechanical portion for the new construction of condominiums located in Arlington, VA. Construction of the new community features condominiums, retail stores, theaters and restaurants in a Village setting. General Contractor: Harvey-Cleary Builders, Gaithersburg, MD
Rollins Ridge, Rockville, MD This project encompasses a five story building with retail on the lower level and 99 upscale residential apartments and a detached three-level parking garage. General Contractor: Harkins Builders, Inc., Marriottsville, MD
Vantage at Merrifield This project encompasses two 9-story buildings with 270 condominium units, parking garage, retail, office and mixed use space. Located in Fairfax, VA General Contractor: Uniwest Construction
Bethesda Marriott Hotel This project encompasses a 10 story, 220 room addition to the exsiting hotel and conference center. General Contractor: HITT Contracting, Inc., Fairfax, VA
Fort Belvior, VA This design build Office Building for the Corps of Engineers encoumpassing 100,000 square feet will be occupied by the Missle Defense Agency. General Contractor: Foulger-:Pratt Contracting, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD.
Liberty Loan - GSA Building Renovation 14th Street Washington, DC This work included upgrades to mechanical equipment rooms from the basement to the 5th floor while the building remained occupied. Construction included heavy demolition/rigging, through an exterior louver, of six modular air handling units, ductwork, chilled/heating water piping, central return fans and controls. New work consisted of installation/rigging of new modular air handling units, ductwork, chilled/heating water piping and specialties, central return fans and upgraded system controls. General Contractor: Cain Contracting Inc. Columbia, MD Mechanical Engineer: Setty & Associates Fairfax, VA
Henry Jackson Foundation (1st &5th-8th Floors) & HIV Research (4th Floor) 6720 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD This interior alteration included installing HVAC, Mechanical and Plumbing. Design elements included in the construction of this project include variable flow refrigerant systems, building ATC upgrade, dry coolers & pump packages serving computer room CRAC units, new medium and low pressure duct system serving single duct VAV terminal units. General Contractor: Coakley Williams Construction Gaithersburg, MD Mechanical Engineer: Greenman-Petersen, Inc Rockville, MD	$C:\Users\ju\Desktop\Henry Jackson Foundation.jpg$
Gibson Plaza Apartment, HUD Funded-Renovation 7th and O Street NW Washington, DC This work included installing HVAC systems serving this 10 story-217 unit apartment building. HVAC design elements included in this 220,238 sq. ft renovation were through the wall split system heat pump serving efficiencies to three-bedroom apartments and the 2,400 sq.ft apartment addition. Conventional split systems served the expanded community and laundry facility. Mechanical green building sustainable features were implemented for the equipment serving the building air filtration/recycling of the apartments exhaust by means of energy recovery ventilators. General Contractor: Marous Brothers Construction Willoughby, OH Design/Builder: Marous Brothers Construction Willoughby, OH	$C:\Users\ju\Desktop\Gibson-Plaza.jpg$
Porter Street Residence-AWARD Winning ABC Excellence in Construction 2708 Porter Street, NW Washington, DC This work included installing HVAC and Plumbing systems serving this 5 story 60,000 sq. ft. midrise on podium-27 unit luxury apartment building, 30Ft high ceiling recreation room, fitness room, game room, commercial kitchen, meeting facilities and 1 level of underground parking and courtyard pool. HVAC design elements included in the construction of this project include conventional split system heat pumps serving the apartments and common areas. General Contractor: China Construction America New York, NY Mechanical Engineer: Glickman Engineering, PLLC New York, NY	$C:\Users\ju\Desktop\Porter Street.jpg$
Current Projects in the Spotlight View a complete list of Current Projects
Department of Veterans Affairs – Renovations Building 500 Suite 6B Martinsburg, WV This work includes renovation of approximately 11,500 square feet of space. Construction includes cap and make safe for demo medical gas, water lines, waste, vent, controls and ductwork. New work consists of installation of medium pressure duct mains servicing dual duct VAV boxes, updated controls and workstation, addition of a women’s and men’s bathroom. General Contractor: Vets USA Falls Church, VA Mechanical Engineer: Comfort Design, Inc. Winchester, VA	$C:\Users\ju\Desktop\VAMC.jpg$
Winder GSA Federal Office Building-Rennovation 17th Street NW Washington, DC This design build assist office building included sustainable design upgrades while the building remains occupied. Occupied space construction included phased demolition of 2-pipe chilled/steam heating water piping, 2-pipe FCUS and ductwork. Occupied new work consisted of phased installation of ductwork, 4-pipe copper press risers, pex run-outs to new 4-pipe FCUS and integration of DDC of the new FCUS to the campus network. Unoccupied space construction included seasonal demolition of the 2-pipe steam heating/chilled water mains and associated pumps with new 4-pipe victaulic chilled/steam heating water mains and pumps. General Contractor: MNM Corporation Laurel, MD Mechanical Engineer: Wiley\|Wilson Richmond, VA	$C:\Users\ju\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Word\Winder image.jpg$
Park Crest II Apartments-New Construction 8231 Crestwood Heights Drive Mclean, VA This work includes installing Mechanical, HVAC and Plumbing systems serving this 19 story-300 unit luxury apartment building, 4 levels of underground parking and courtyard pool. HVAC design elements included in the construction of this project include two pipe water source heat pumps serving the apartments and common areas. Mechanical green building sustainable features designed to achieve LEED silver certification were implemented in enhanced commissioning of mechanical systems, water efficient fixtures and superior indoor air quality. General Contractor: Clark Builders Group Arlington, VA Mechanical Engineer: Metropolitan Washington, DC	$C:\Users\ju\Desktop\Two Park.jpg$
Northern Exchange-Historic Building Renovation 1401 R Street NW Washington, DC This work includes installing HVAC systems serving 36 loft studios from one bedroom and two bedrooms. HVAC design elements include, conventional split systems serving the studio rooms with ceilings heights ranging between 12-15 feet with exposed oval pipe providing provide the “fine urban living” look PN Hoffman is renowned for. General Contractor: PN Hoffman Construction Washington, DC Mechanical Engineer: Summit Engineers Arlington, VA	$C:\Users\ju\Desktop\northern_exchange.jpg$
Sibley Cancer Center Sibley Hospital 5255 Loughboro Road, NW Washington, DC 20016 This project consists of approximately 20,000 SF of Cancer Center at the first floor and 20,000 SF of mechanical and electrical space in the basement level. There is a connecting corridor to the existing medical office building at the main level. The Cancer Center includes three linear accelerator rooms and one simulator, 17 exam rooms and staff support areas. All exam rooms have a hand sink and medical gas stations; oxygen, nitrogen, vacuum and nitrous oxide. This building is to be certified LEEDS Silver. General Contractor: HITT Contracting, Inc. Falls Church, VA Mechanical Engineer: Leach-Wallace Associates, Inc. Elkridge, MD
Several Small Projects Several design build HVAC and Plumbing renovation projects located at Fort Belvoir & Bolling Air Force Base, the remaining Mid-Atlantic Region and surrounding areas. General Contractor: Varies
International Projects US Embassy – Denmark, Copenhagen US Embassy – Kingston, Jamaica US Embassy – Gaborone, Botswana US Embassy – Prague, Czech Rebublic US Embassy – Guayaquil, Ecuador US Embassy – Singapore
Lorton Arts Foundation – Events Center / Kids Zone / Theater / Administration Office A design build project to convert nine historic prison buildings into an artist colony. This project will include an Art Gallery, Day Care Center, Theater, Restaurant, Prison Museum, Glass Shop, Cafe and an Events Center. The Kids Zone building utilizes split system type units. Individual air handling units are located in the Main Mechanical Mezzanine. The building houses the administration offices, conference room, classrooms, daycare area, locker room and showers, and a theater with stage. On the lower level there is a Maintenance facility. The Events Center building utilizes a central air handling unit that delivers varying quantities of air to the VAV boxes located throughout the facility. The building houses multiple conference and dining rooms, reception areas and a large commercial kitchen. There are multiple gang bathrooms throughout the facility. General Contractor: Foulger- Pratt Contracting, LLC Rockville, MD Design-Build Partner: GHT Limited - Consulting Engineers Arlington, VA 22201