This D.C. apartment complex heats residents’ showers with waste heat from a brewery downstairs

When someone takes a shower at a new apartment complex in Washington, D.C., the water is heated in part by a brewery downstairs.

The mixed-use development—part of a larger new neighborhood called the Bridge District—is designed to be as sustainable as possible. That includes using waste heat from commercial tenants like the brewery to save energy in the apartments.

[Image: courtesy Redbrick LMD]

Atlas Brew Works, a solar-powered brewery that serves craft beers, moved into the building in November.