Stratos, Poplar House, and Alula

The new Stratos, Poplar House, and Alula multifamily construction anchors the transformative Bridge District development in Washington, DC’s Ward 8. The state-of-the-art triple towers feature 757 high-end units, affordable housing units, 42,000-sf of mixed-use space—including a brewery and its facilities—and two levels of below-grade parking. To date, the towers are the largest multifamily project in the world to pursue an ILFI Zero Carbon Certification, and all power for the building comes from zero carbon sources, including a mix of renewable, such as a 200-kW rooftop solar array. Much of the energy efficiencies gained by the building were achieved through a highly efficient use of shed heat loads through consumption by independent building systems, requiring a complex mechanical plant and controls system. This project is targeting LEED Platinum.