Maiden & Associates was founded in 1980 as an architectural/engineering firm specializing in design for renovation, alterations and repairs, historic preservation and environmental design by Willie J. Maiden, AIA during the years as a professor of architecture at Howard University.
The firm is classified by the U.S. Small Business Administration as a Total Small Business and certified as a District of Columbia LSDBE firm.
In 1983 the firm incorporated and received its first contract with the District of Columbia Department of Housing and Community Development. Within the next few years the firm was awarded projects from the U.S. Department of Navy and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. At that time a structural/civil engineer, mechanical engineer and electrical engineer joined the firm and the firm was incorporated and the name changed to Maiden & Associates, Architects/Engineers/Planners.
In February, 2007 Maiden & Associates, Architects/Engineers/Planners was certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration as an 8a Firm and graduated from the program in 2016.
Over the last forty-four (44) years, Maiden & Associates, Architects/Engineers/Planners has received many prime contracts on prestigious projects including SunTrust Bank, EagleBank, Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO), Washington Gas Light Company, HUD, D.C Tax Office, D.C. Office of the Attorney General, D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs(now D.C. Department of Buildings), D.C. Department of the Superintendent of Education, D.C. Department. of Health, Howard University, NSWC Carde Rock Naval, Bethesda Naval, Walter Reed, D.C. General Hospital, Howard University Hospital, Georgetown University Hospital, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, U.S. Department of Army-Fort Belvoir, State of Maryland, City of Mount Rainier, Maryland, Town of Capitol Heights and THE CLIENT
Maiden & Associates, Architects/Engineers/Planners has achieved a high level of competence in providing expedited full design services, full in-house on mid-sized projects in the range of 10,000 to 1,000,000,000 square feet costing in the range of $1.50M to $150M.
Specialized Experience and Technical Competence in the Type of Work
The specialized experience of Maiden & Associates, Architects/Engineers/Planners in the type of work required by the Client.
Through hundreds of renovation projects of all sizes over the years, our firm has gained an in-depth understanding of how to achieve the following:
Perform condition inspections and determine the remaining useful economic life of existing MEP systems and equipment; and evaluate repair versus replacement
Develop design concepts based on Value Engineering with life cycle costing (LCC) analysis in order to provide the Owner with the most cost-beneficial design decision to meet long-range program needs in accordance with LEED renewable resource and energy conservation criteria.
Assess the total design requirements for the building to determine the adequacy of existing systems and equipment to support the program requirements for the completed renovation; perform the same analysis for utilities servicing the building (gas, water, electric power), or in the case of universities, for campus chilled water, high temperature hot water, or steam servicing the building.
Perform renovation design of buildings that are required to remain occupied during both design and construction phases; coordinate renovation design requirements with existing building and MEP systems such that building utilities including fire alarm and life safety can be fully maintained 24/7 during the construction of the renovation.
Perform detailed cost estimate early for the purpose of budget setting early in the design process while time is available to make design modifications in a feasible manner. Design the project construction details in order to achieve easy and simple coordination with all construction disciplines in order to eliminate the possiblilty od construction cost over runs and construction change orders.