Making room for Millennial families
January 30, 2018
DC POLICY CENTER — Will Millennials stay in the District when they start a family? D.C. policymakers have been fighting for decades to get young people…
Former Dupont Circle YMCA breaks down walls, plans for glassy office building
January 26, 2018
CURBED Washington DC — Progress continues on the conversion of a former YMCA building at 1711 Rhode Island Avenue NW (now known as 1701 Rhode…
Sustainability-Minded Non-Profits Work to Upgrade Their Buildings to Net-Zero Energy
January 25, 2018
The concept of net-zero energy building is ambitious. It also represents the very essence of sustainability. To truly live sustainably is to operate within the…
Gather brings coworking trend to Short Pump
January 23, 2018
Gather opened Jan. 15 at 2400 Old Brick Road in West Broad Village. It’s the company’s third location, joining spots downtown and in Scott’s Addition…
Exploring the Advanced Sustainable Building Features at American Geophysical Union
January 18, 2018
Construction is now fully underway on The American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) headquarters renovation in Dupont Circle. As part of its mission of “science for the…
An urban game plan after Discovery’s departure
January 16, 2018
THE WASHINGTON POST — With the storm brewing over the departure of Discovery Communications from Silver Spring, it’s time for the region to take action…
Waste not, want not: A look inside DC’s first municipal heat exchange system
January 8, 2018
Construction at the net zero renovation of American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) headquarters is getting really exciting – assuming, like us, you now find work on…
DC Water Tries to Lower Customers’ Bills by Marketing Inventions
December 29, 2017
What do an average looking water fountain, a giant hole in the ground, and a truck full of what used to be poop all have…
At Kingman Island, Plans For A Nature Center, Floating Lab
December 27, 2017
Since 2016, the Department of Energy and Environment has studied possibilities for expanding environmental education at Washington, D.C.’s Kingman and Heritage Islands, also known as…
Celebrating the career of Annie McCall
December 15, 2017
Today marks the retirement of Hickok Cole legend, Annie McCall, who is leaving the profession after 30 years. There are few people with deeper roots…