CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL

"News and Information for Construction Defect and Claims Professionals"

CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL - ISSUE 242749 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2025

Sickened Employees at Kimley-Horn Lead to Multi-million-dollar Rent Dispute

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The air in a Reston, Va. office building seemed to contain volatile organic compounds, prompting Kimley-Horn to temporarily leave the building.

October 27, 2025
Elaine Silver - Engineering News-Record

Last month Kimley-Horn employees returned to their customary desks in a Reston, Va., office building, certain now that the level of indoor air pollutants they believe had sickened about half of them had dropped to safe levels. What's left of the health scare and temporary relocation of more than 200 employees is a multi-million dollar lawsuit in federal court between the engineering firm and its landlord.

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