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Aug 19 2020
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"More buildings in Washington are attaining retrofits even before these regulations take effect because operators are realizing the benefits of energy efficiency. This year, I visited the headquarters of the American Geophysical Union, one of the city’s remarkable sites for transformative energy management. It is the first to attain the net-zero standard as a retrofit building in the city." _______________________________________ GreenBiz  

https://www.greenbiz.com/article/why-district-columbia-leader-energy-efficiency
Jan 17 2020
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"In general, net-zero energy buildings 'combine energy efficiency and renewable energy generation to consume only as much energy as can be produced onsite,' according to the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The American Geophysical Union building, located in Dupont Circle, is currently in the process of becoming a net-zero energy building. The new building will include stormwater collection and reuse, a solar photovoltaic array, and a dedicated outdoor air system, among other renovations." _______________________________________ Greater Greater Washington 

https://ggwash.org/view/75547/how-much-goes-into-making-buildings-in-dc-more-energy-efficient-it-depends-on-the-building
Jan 16 2020
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"There are several significant changes in Hickok Cole’s design process due to the experience of working on the American Geophysical Union headquarters renovation to Net Zero Energy. First, we now insist that the full engineering team start concurrently with the design team. This early participation is furthered by staging a conceptual design charrette that lays out the potential strategies to achieve net-zero energy." _______________________________________ The Architect's Newspaper 

https://archpaper.com/2020/01/hickok-cole-facades-spotlight-dc-architectural-design-and-technology/
Dec 19 2019
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"As the District endeavors to eliminate all carbon emissions by 2050, net-zero energy (NZE) construction is on the horizon to become the city standard. The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) and the DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU) are currently administering a pilot program to speed the way for builders who are seeking to achieve net-zero energy (NZE) residential development." _______________________________________ Urban Turf 

https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/dcra-and-dcseu-pilot-program-for-net-zero-energy-early-adopters/16215?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=keep_reading_link&utm_campaign=Friday+December+13th%2C+2019&omhide=true
Jun 08 2018
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"[AGU] a nonprofit professional scientific organization whose members come from different fields of Earth and space sciences, has a guiding philosophy grounded in a single notion: “science for the benefit of humanity.” So when the systems inside its aging Washington, D.C. headquarters began to crumble, AGU officials had a decision to make. They could fix the failing systems in the nearly 25-year-old building — and leave the rest of the structure intact — or take the whole thing down to its studs and start over. Seeing the opportunity to design an entirely new “green” workplace, they opted for the latter." _______________________________________ Nexus Media

https://nexusmedianews.com/american-geophysical-union-goes-net-zero-388401392c67
Mar 16 2018
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"Another recurring theme in how solar power is increasingly being incorporated into design is a sense of social and environmental responsibility—a perspective available to only a relatively privileged few—rather than an overarching concern for the bottom line. This ethos is prevalent in the homes in and around Aspen designed by CCY as well as larger-scale structures like the 62,000-square-foot home of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Washington, D.C. This circa-1994 building is currently being renovated by Hickok Cole Architects—with the goal of transforming it into a net-zero structure, one of only a few dozen in the country—by the spring of 2018."
Architect Magazine

http://www.architectmagazine.com/aia-architect/aiafeature/commodity-solar-power-and-delight_o
Mar 16 2018
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"To achieve net zero, the AGU design and construction team used four key engineering principles: reduction, reclamation, absorption, and generation. From these four principles came 24 major energy efficiency and energy generation strategies, working together to get the buildings’ energy consumption to a level that could be offset with on-site renewable energy sources."
Urban Land Online

https://urbanland.uli.org/sustainability/residential-office-developers-preparing-realities-net-zero/
Mar 16 2018
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"If net-zero new construction is a lofty goal, net-zero retrofits are in the stratosphere. Taking an existing building and incorporating enough efficiency and energy production to get to zero is extremely difficult. But that doesn’t stop people from doing it. Two non-profit organizations in different parts of the country are currently undergoing transformations to their facilities with the idea of achieving net-zero. The organizations, situations and approaches to net-zero are different, but their goals are the same—to serve as an example and make the world a better, healthier place."
Retrofit Magazine

https://retrofitmagazine.com/sustainability-minded-non-profits-work-upgrade-buildings-net-zero-energy/
Mar 16 2018
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"The utility is also hoping to eventually sell access to its sewer system, so buildings can reroute air flow to use the sewer's natural heat and lower heating and cooling costs. Crews are already installing a test system during a renovation of the American Geophysical Union building on Florida Avenue in Northwest. It's part of the design to create the first net zero energy building in the District."
NBC Washington

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Water-Tries-to-Lower-Customers-Bills-by-Marketing-Inventions-466865913.html