ET207 – Innovation on the Anacostia: D.C. Water Headquarters
Additional fee, registration required.
The new LEED Platinum D.C. Water Headquarters is the District's latest landmark on the Anacostia Riverfront. The project demonstrates that modern civic architecture can be both beautiful and functional in its pursuit of sustainability. It also reimagines an entirely paved, urban location and an operational water and sewage treatment facility while returning the landscape to a functioning ecosystem.
On this tour, you'll experience the building's state-of-the-art technology, including the first wastewater thermal recovery system installed in the United States, parametric modeling to develop the curved building form and layered curtain wall, and bioretention plantings and a green roof that absorb and filter stormwater.
This is a bus tour.
Alan Karchmer / Otto
The new LEED Platinum D.C. Water Headquarters is the District's latest landmark on the Anacostia Riverfront. The project demonstrates that modern civic architecture can be both beautiful and functional in its pursuit of sustainability. It also reimagines an entirely paved, urban location and an operational water and sewage treatment facility while returning the landscape to a functioning ecosystem.
On this tour, you'll experience the building's state-of-the-art technology, including the first wastewater thermal recovery system installed in the United States, parametric modeling to develop the curved building form and layered curtain wall, and bioretention plantings and a green roof that absorb and filter stormwater.
This is a bus tour.
Alan Karchmer / Otto
Learning Objectives
- Explore the building's sustainable design and green infrastructure features, including rainwater harvesting systems, green roofs, solar panels, and energy-efficient technologies.
- Learn about the project's research and implementation of a cutting-edge wastewater thermal recovery system, and hear how it provides wastewater treatment, nutrient recovery, and water purification.
- Observe the building's modern workplace design for the utility, which provides flexible work and meeting areas that focus on well-being along with amenities that promote productivity and employee engagement.
- Witness D.C. Water's commitment to public education and engagement through the headquarters building's exhibits and interactive displays.
- Sven Shockey, AIA
Vice President, Design Director - SmithGroup - Dayton Schroeder, AIA, NOMA
- - Stacilyn Feldman, ASLA,PLA, LEED AP
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