Our work reaches every continent.
Woodwell's work spans the globe from the Arctic to the tropics and everywhere in between, and is headquartered in Falmouth, Massachusetts.
photo by Manoela Machado
WHERE WE WORK
Woodwell’s headquarters are located in Falmouth, Massachusetts, originally known as Suckanessett. This is the traditional and sacred land of the Wampanoag people, who still occupy this land, and whose history, language, traditional way of life, and culture continue to influence our vibrant community. Using renewable energy, conserving resources, and preserving much of the surrounding landscape, our eight-acre campus was designed to live up to the values behind our work.
When continued growth led to the need for a centralized office and lab space, we explicitly sought to create a facility attuned to the local natural and built environment. We wanted to maximize the use of recycled and recyclable materials and renewable energy, and minimize energy waste and the use of and exposure to toxic substances. It was critical to us that our new workplace be a model of renewable energy and conservation, and aligned with our values—to “walk the walk” of sustainability.
As a result, we don’t burn any gas, coal, or oil to heat and cool our campus. Both of our office buildings—the George M. Woodwell Building and the Carriage House next door—maximize indoor natural light to reduce the need for additional lighting, and use air source heat pumps for heating, cooling, and ventilation along with tight building envelopes to limit energy consumption and waste.
We also installed over 130 solar photovoltaic panels on our rooftops and on our grounds, as well as a 100kW Northern Power wind turbine to generate renewable energy. Much of our 8 acres of land remain forested, while the area in front of the George M. Woodwell building is maintained as a wildflower meadow.
Our main building has won awards for sustainable design:
- One of the American Institute of Architects’ 2004 Top Ten Green Projects
- First prize in the 2004 Northeast Green Building Awards (Places of Work: Small Buildings)
- Honorable Mention in Environmental Design & Construction Magazine’s Excellence in Design Awards in 2004
In addition to the Gilman Ordway main campus in Falmouth, Woodwell operates a satellite office in Washington DC, and over half of our employees work fully remote either in the US or abroad. Woodwell employees can also be found around the world performing field-related science research as well as adaptation, mitigation, and policy work.
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