Most office buildings dotting the D.C. skyline work against the weather. When summer rolls in, the air conditioners click on and start blasting. As the sun starts shining through their windows, thermostat settings creep lower.
The American Geophysical Union’s newly renovated headquarters, located at 2000 Florida Avenue NW near Dupont Circle, offers a different approach. Instead of fighting nature, the AGU goes with the flow.
The trade association’s building is designed to be “net-zero energy,”…



