Located at 636 Eye St. NW, American Society of Landscape Architects’ headquarters totaling 12,600 square feet, was built in 1995 and completely renovated in 2016 with a focus on maximizing energy efficiency, occupant health and comfort and sustainable design. Architecture firm Gensler and landscape architecture firm Oehme, van Sweden & Associates partnered to build a new center that offers a green roof designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates. Water flowing off the roof is captured in a ground-floor, 700-gallon cistern and used to irrigate the outdoor patio space filled with native plants and green walls.
Additionally, ASLA’s office asset includes a rooftop skylight, which distributes natural light and reduces the use of artificial lighting. The property received LEED 2009 Commercial Interiors Platinum certification in April 2019 with 83 points on the scorecard and has been Energy Star certified for many years.
