ISTUDIO Principal Rick Schneider testified before the Washington DC City Council in the days before Coronavirus became the news.
Rick lauded the DC Department of General Services (DGS) for their commitment to “build, maintain, and sustain” green in testimony before the DC City Council. Each year the agency responsible for building green schools, rec centers - and a host of others - goes before the council for a performance review.
Our studio has been planning and designing public projects in Washington DC for 20 years, and we’ve seen incredible progress. In that time ISTUDIO has worked with DGS to build the first resilient hub (Marvin Gaye Rec in Ward 7), the first infrastructure academy (DCIA in Ward 8), and the first public school with solar chimneys (Powell ES in Ward 1). We’ve made great progress but there is still a lot to do…
The last time Rick addressed the DC City Council was to advocate for the Green Building Ordinance in 2006. This year he advocated for a Waterfront Resilience Plan. We face our greatest challenge in climate change with intensive storm events, increased flooding, and rising sea levels. Now is the time to develop a vision for resilience, equity, and sustainability along the waterfronts of the National Capitol Region. For more on this topic check out our past efforts with the Third Century Mall and the City of the Future.