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DC Water Headquarters

Location

Washington DC

Principal Use

Office

Design Architect

SmithGroup

Anything about the engineers? Facade consultants?

Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

Gross Floor Area

13,269 m2 Units SI IP

142,821 ft2

Reason(s) for inclusion

Building Name

DC Water Headquarters

Address

1385 Canal Street SE, Washington, DC 20003

Description / Additional Information

Describe the key innovation and technology aspects of the project

Project Narrative

The DC Water Headquarters is a curvilinear curtainwall system which incorporated a number of computational analysis tools during the design process in order to optimize its geometry for solar control, daylight control, and energy efficiency. This was achieved by installing a series of planar module curtain wall panels at varying degrees to simulate a curvilinear path, while utilizing different glazing and tinting strategies. This building is LEED Platinum certified.

General Information

Year completed (or major renovation)

2019

Construction Cost

60M

Climate Zone

Temperate

Building Certifications (check all that apply)

  • LEED

External Links

Link(s) for more information

Other Design Features

Energy Performance

Energy Use Intensity (energy consumption per year)

3 kWh/m2/year

23 kBtu/ft2/year

Construction Type

Construction Type

  • Curtain Wall
  • Modular Facade

Prevalent Glazing Type

  • single glazing

Main Cladding Material

  • Glass
  • Aluminum

Typical U-value Glazed Facade Elements

3 W/(m2⋅K)

0 Btu/(h·ft2⋅F)

Skin Type

Skin Type

  • Double Skin Facade

Solar Shading

Solar Shading Strategy

  • Dynamic Exterior Shading

Exterior shading

  • Exterior Movable Louvers or Blinds

Ventilation

Is there natural ventilation through the facade?

No

Daylight

Is daylight simulation part of the design process?

Yes

Daylight metric(s)

  • DA

Target value(s)

300 lux

Noise

Embodied Carbon

Was a carbon assesment of the facade conducted in the design phase?

No

Energy Generation

Does the facade produce energy?

No

Insulation

Description / Additional Information