SOLAR

34 Projects

Flywheel has built over 34 solar projects in the District of Columbia and nearby Maryland, from some of the District’s largest commercial solar arrays to smaller and innovative efforts such as the region’s first combined solar-green roof on our sustainable townhouse development in Mount Rainier, Maryland.

REAL ESTATE

3 Projects

With 3 projects, totaling 34 units of net zero housing, Flywheel is a leader in high-performance design and construction. Motivated by the existential threat of climate change, all of our projects are designed for net zero energy performance.

Fairfax Village

Ranging across 35 acres in the District’s Ward 7 neighborhood, Fairfax Village is a community of over 900 condos and townhomes. Flywheel is underway on a multi-year deployment of solar in the community, which, when completed, will lower energy bills for hundreds of DC residents. Deployed solar resources include rooftop, garage, and ground mount systems nearing 2 megawatts. Our partnership with the community splits revenues from the District’s thriving solar marketplace and will transfer significant value to the constituent condo associations that make up the community. Flywheel is also working with the community on the installation of voluntary stormwater measures which will mitigate flooding while generating additional revenue for residents through the District’s strormwater retention credit (SRC) program.

Perry Street Townhomes

Completed in 2017, our ambitious four-unit townhome project in Mount Rainier, MD, represented a number of firsts for our company and Prince George’s County. Utilizing modular construction, we achieved net zero energy performance using Passivhaus design principles, which lower energy consumption by 80% — with the remaining energy generated by rooftop solar. With features including triple-pane windows, a robust building envelope, energy recovery ventilation, a combined solar-green roof, and capacity for electric car charging, the project is a model sustainable community. The exterior architectural style is vernacular and fits into the community, while the interiors are modern and comfortable. This project makes clear that high-performance buildings can deliver sustainable features while embracing the timeless appeal of traditional neighborhoods

Stack Eight

Scaling up our work at Perry Street, The Stack Eight project will include 18 townhomes and stacked flats located in the Congress Heights neighborhood in DC. Built in partnership with the District of Columbia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), the project will be 100% affordable. Sized for families, all units will have three or four bedrooms and will achieve bold sustainability targets: net zero energy performance, Passivhaus certification, and Living Building Challenge (ILFI) Petal-certification, a first for the District. The project will include an islandable microgrid, which will enable homes to rely on backup power for critical loads during outage events, improving neighborhood resiliency.

Abrams Hall

One of the largest solar deployments on one rooftop in the District, the Abrams Hall solar project is an example of our approach of co-creating value with stakeholders — including property owners, District agencies, and residents. Located on an historic hospital building at the former US Army Walter Reed base in northwest DC, the Abrams Hall complex now hosts affordable housing, including formerly-homeless US veterans. Power generated by the solar array will cut electricity bills in half for more than 130 District households.

A unique project by the Housing Commission of Talbot County, Maryland, Nicholas Landing is a nine-unit modular infill project located in historic Easton, Maryland. The project is designed for net zero energy performance, and is supported by the State of Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development. Flywheel provided energy consulting services, and also installed the rooftop solar array. Comprised of two buildings with varied roof lines pitched to match neighboring historic homes, the rooftop arrays were divided into 9 unique systems sized to ensure each apartment unit achieves net zero energy performance.