DC Housing Authority, Wheeler Terrace Apartments, Washington, DC

“Size:
116 Units

Highlights:
MEP engineering design
LEED Gold Certified
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Wheeler Terrace Apartments is a 116 unit affordable housing community in Washington, DC where the energy savings (25% savings) of the buildings are being shared with the residents – a first in the nation.

SETTY services include MEP design, LEED certification administration, and fundamental and enhanced commissioning for this seven building, 116-unit development, completed in 2010.  SETTY's innovative design for the buildings MEP systems was based around geothermal wells and represented the first ever geothermal system used for a DC housing development. 

Additionally, our engineers employed a variety of LEED strategies in this project, including high-performance heat pumps, a geothermal well field, green roofs, occupancy sensors, demand-control bathroom ventilation, recycled materials, a super heater for the domestic hot water, and high-efficiency lighting greater than code minimum.