By Chris McEntee, AGU Executive Director and CEO As the leader of an innovative, forward looking organization, I am proud to share that AGU received the very first Clean Energy
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In this case study, explore the design and sustainability strategies of the newly renovated AGU headquarters in Washington, D.C. AGU’s headquarters project is transforming what might be a typical renovation
When AGU decided to renovate our headquarters to meet net zero energy goals, we wanted to make sure sustainability was incorporated across the project. For us, this meant ensuring not
We discussed in a previous post how we chose a municipal sewer heat exchange as one of our energy reduction strategies for the AGU building renovation. Now, our partners from
Each year on April 22, Americans celebrate Earth Day and take time to think about how they can protect the environment beyond the usual, “reduce, reuse, and recycle.” As an
by Gail Young and Theresa Backhus, Sustainable Building Partners As an organization dedicated to advancing science and ensuring a sustainable future, AGU set lofty environmental goals for the renovation of
By Janice Lachance, AGU’s Chief Operating Officer It is our pleasure to share with you some of the progress being made on AGU Headquarters’ renovation. As you may know, demolition
Considered to be cutting-edge in the United States, AGU’s sustainable building will feature a radiant cooling system that uses less energy than a traditional forced-air system. The system circulates
By Kodi Coe, Director of Interiors/SPG at Skanska USA Building Inc. Unique to AGU’s headquarters building design are hundreds of strategies—small to large—meant to recover energy that a typical building does
Guilherme Almeida, project designer at Hickok Cole Architects, discusses the challenges that come with retrofitting an existing building to reach net zero energy goals. Almeida shares the importance of bringing