The Yards is pushing boundaries through its redevelopment of 42-acres on the Capitol Riverfront. An adaptive reuse of land formerly belonging to the United States Navy for shipbuilding and ordinance production, its geography—and architecture—plays a central role in branding. The Yards’s identity as a trend setting development is created and reinforced by its location on the northern bank of the Anacostia River. Industrial-inspired residential and office buildings are anchored by vibrant retail and dining, including fitness centers, boutique shops and local restaurants. A large public park on the waterfront is a green community hub and the result of a successful public-private partnership. It features a riverfront boardwalk, dog-friendly open areas and civic art. The pre-certified LEED-Gold Neighborhood encourages sustainability through proximity to Metro, three Capital Bikeshare stations, and well-programed landscapes. The Yards is a new mixed-use redevelopment in Washington’s Capitol Riverfront, and is transforming a disused industrial center into an urban destination. Situated on 42-acres in a designated historic zone, contextually-sensitive new construction finds authenticity amidst preserved and reused historic structures. Totaling 5.5 million-sf, residential, office and retail uses will provide the infrastructure for a burgeoning waterfront live-work-play environment on the threshold of DC’s redevelopment boundaries. At The Yards, architecture is an expression of a hip, branded lifestyle. A self-professed home to trendsetters and a young urbanites thirsty for unique experiences, the development is anchored by the requisite components—a live-music venue, restaurants, an artsy public park, and boutique shopping. Parcel O-2 provides more than 6,000-sf of retail space along the bases of its two 10-story residential towers. A public courtyard and indoor private amenity spaces link the towers at ground-level. The courtyard creates a hidden urban oasis while allowing views from the adjacent Parcel O-1. At the rooftop level, green roofs and an amenity terrace provide 360° city views.

Scope of Work

As energy resources decrease, energy costs increase, and the detrimental environmental effects of combustion emissions become more pronounced and better understood, optimizing building energy performance becomes essential to building owners, the global community and the planet itself. That why the experts at Cameron Building Envelope Specialist are more aware than ever of the effects of the building enclosure on energy use, particularly with the increasing prominence of “green” building rating systems. That’s why our team Cameron Building Envelope Specialist experts used a fluid applied air barrier throughout the entire project