Stead Park Recreation Center: DC’s First Net-Zero Energy Community Center

Stead Park Recreation Center: DC’s First Net-Zero Energy Community Center 

Stead Park is a modest but mighty intervention, implementing best practices and a responsive approach to yield big results for the city’s ambitions for sustainability. Located a short walk to the heart of the Dupont Circle neighborhood, participants will receive a site and building tour of Stead Park, set to become the first net-zero energy community center in Washington, DC. The modernization is an addition to, and renovation of, an existing, historic community center that enhances access to an array of multigenerational programming. In addition to highlighting the District’s ongoing commitment to sustainable practices, Stead Park is also one of the first projects completed under DC’s new Ready2Play Parks Master Plan, which seeks to use data-driven design and operational standards to address public health gaps across the city’s eight wards. The project is emblematic of the Plan’s vision: site-level interventions can mean bigger impacts at the city scale, helping to build a more resilient urban environment.

Presented by:

Rob Winstead, AIA, ALEP, LEED Fellow 
Principal, VMDO DC

Brian Gruetzmacher, AIA 
Senior Associate, VMDO DC

Teresa Hamm-Modley, AIA, LEED AP, CPHC 
Associate, VMDO DC