Posts tagged Building Types
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How difficult will it be to make buildings in DC more energy efficient? It depends on the building.
In December of 2018, the DC Council passed a bill setting a challenge for large buildings across the District to meet new energy code standards by 2026. The law prescribes two different paths: one for new construction and existing buildings performing at or above a median level of energy efficiency scores according to the federal government’s program; another for buildings below that median. Keep reading…
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Not every obsolete office building is cut out to become apartments
Despite the glut of unused office space, office conversion has been comparatively limited in the region. These are the considerations that factor in to whether an obsolete office building might be a candidate for another use. Keep reading…
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DC’s countless thirtysomething office buildings stare down mid-life crises
When it comes to ribbon windows, aluminum facade panels, pink marble and brass lobbies, beige carpet, and fluorescent tube lights, we’re number one! What should the region do with their glut of 80s and 90s-style office buildings? Keep reading…
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How difficult will it be to make buildings in DC more energy efficient? It depends on the building.
In December of 2018, the DC Council passed a bill setting a challenge for large buildings across the District to meet new energy code standards by 2026. The law prescribes two different paths: one for new construction and existing buildings performing at or above a median level of energy efficiency scores according to the federal government’s program; another for buildings below that median. Keep reading…
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Building of the Week: Wheat Row
This week’s Building of the Week is Wheat Row – a Southwest DC series of row houses that are the oldest structures of this type in the District. Southwest Washington DC is dominated by the legacy of mid-20th Century urban renewal projects and new developments such as the Wharf. Keep reading…
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Five examples of Art Deco architecture in the District
DC’s wave of Art Deco architecture was short lived, but its influence is still all over the city today. The five structures below show the extent to which Washingtonians embraced the modern architectural style. Keep reading…
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Building of the Week: Washington Union Station
At its peak, nearly 200,000 people traveled through Union Station daily. Then it was so ill-used that railroad executives considered razing it. Here's everything you wanted to know about the storied history of Union Station. Keep reading…
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Not every obsolete office building is cut out to become apartments
Despite the glut of unused office space, office conversion has been comparatively limited in the region. These are the considerations that factor in to whether an obsolete office building might be a candidate for another use. Keep reading…
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DC’s countless thirtysomething office buildings stare down mid-life crises
When it comes to ribbon windows, aluminum facade panels, pink marble and brass lobbies, beige carpet, and fluorescent tube lights, we're number one! What should the region do with their glut of 80s and 90s-style office buildings? Keep reading…
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“Instant neighborhoods” don’t make for great cities, but DC insists on them
The best approach to development accepts that all neighborhoods – like the world around them and the people within them – are always going to change. Just as biodiversity boosts ecosystems, so embracing diverse and evolving buildings can help cities be more resilient. Keep reading…