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WASHINGTON – On Nov. 17, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) awarded a $22,688,000 contract to Johnson Controls Federal Systems for the electrification of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.
Through the Inflation Reduction Act, the facility is one of more than 100 buildings that GSA plans to upgrade with emerging and sustainable technologies in its effort to achieve net-zero emissions of federal buildings by 2045.
The project, which GSA announced earlier this year, will fully electrify the site by installing heat pump technology and, consequently, remove the building from the Washington, D.C., natural gas powered central steam plant loop operated by GSA’s Heating Operation and Transmission Division. Transitioning from fossil-fuel based steam to all-electric heat pump technology – alongside other energy-efficiency upgrades – is expected to cut the amount of energy used per square foot by almost 50% and greenhouse gas emissions by over 50%. The full project is expected to save over $6.2 million annually in utility costs.
“GSA is excited to be making this investment in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center,” said Elliot Doomes, the Public Buildings Service Commissioner for GSA. “This project will not only use clean energy technologies to lower energy costs, but it will also create good-paying local jobs and reduce harmful carbon pollution, making it a win-win for the federal government, local D.C. residents, and taxpayers.”
Construction of the facility began in 1990 as a result of the Federal Triangle Development Act. In 1995, Congress named the building after President Reagan, who had signed the legislation authorizing its construction. With the dedication of the building on May 5, 1998, the last vacant property between the Capitol and the White House was filled and the work of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation was completed. Currently, this building is the largest structure in Washington, D.C., and it is dedicated to both government and private use.
The new project is slated to begin spring 2024 with substantial completion anticipated for spring 2025. The project will include installing new electric heat pumps and supplemental electric boilers for heating hot water systems, installing new heat pump chillers, and replacing domestic hot water heaters using steam with electric heaters, among other updates.
