John Lewis Elementary
District of Columbia Public Schools | Washington, DC
Project At A Glance
- Size: 88,588 Square Feet
- Cost: $65,000,000
- Completed: 2021
- Baseline Energy Use: 45 EUI
- Modeled Energy Use: 24 EUI
- Performed Energy Use: 16 EUI
- Carbon Reduction: 1,500 MTCO2e Annually
- Renewable Energy: 650 kw
- Geothermal Piping: 15.15 Miles
- LEED: Platinum Certified
- WELL: Platinum Certified
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Awards
- ENR Mid-Atlantic - K12 Award of Merit 2022
- ASHRAE International Technology Award
"These high-performance designs require incorporating new philosophies, a higher level of detail, and collaboration between disciplines.... CMTA has helped DCPS achieve unprecedented results while maintaining schedules and budgets and ensuring ease of operations and maintenance."
Stephen Kitterman
Project Manager, Department of General Services
The First Zero Energy, WELL Certified School
In January 2019, Washington, DC, passed one of the most ambitious clean energy laws in the United States. In the interest of modernizing their approach to educational facility design and performance, the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), in conjunction with the Department of General Services (DGS), also began implementing new energy standards for their facilities. These requirements include ambitious energy and carbon reduction rates and enhanced sustainability features in their new and existing building modernization projects.
As DCPS’s first ground-up elementary school, John Lewis Elementary School sets a new bar for sustainable projects within the district. This project is the district’s first triple-certified building, achieving LEED Platinum, Zero Energy, and WELL Platinum certifications. Named after John Lewis, the Georgian Congressman and civil rights activist, the new 88,588 SF school establishes best practices for educational spaces while pushing the boundaries of improved indoor environmental quality and high-performance design.
The Challenges
- Design a zero energy school on budget and on schedule
- Prioritize occupant health and wellness
- Create a built learning environment that provides access to building operational information within the classroom
- Pursue ambitious sustainability goals