March, 2011
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High-Profile Focus: Institutional and School Facilities Development News
North Shore CC First ZNEB Geothermal Services by GZA
School Begins New Building
Pro Con CM Lavallee Brensinger Architects Manchester, NH - Construction has begun on The Derryfield School’s new Gateway Building, located at 2108 North River Road. Lavallee Brensinger Architects is the architect and Pro Con, Inc. is the construction manager for the $1.2 million project, funded in part through a grant from New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority. The Gateway Building is replacing the Art House, which was formerly located on the site and was razed in early January. The new 8,132sf Gateway Building, which is considered to be the “front door” to The Derryfield School, was designed and is being constructed using energy efficiency specifications to reduce energy con-
sumption. The two-level building will have two classroom/seminar spaces, offices for Breakthrough Manchester at The Derryfield School, administrative support space for the school’s community service and global education programs, an improved admission area, and business office space. Pro Con, Inc. has scheduled a June 2011 completion date for the Gateway Building. New paved pathways will connect it to the other buildings on the campus and new rock retaining walls are planned. The Derryfield School is an independent, co-educational and nonsectarian school serving 380 students in grades 6-12.
Rendering of the Zero Net Energy Building (ZNEB) at North Shore Community College
Danvers, MA - GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. was selected to provide geothermal services for the first state-owned Zero Net Energy Building (ZNEB), a health and student services building at North Shore Community College in Danvers. A building is classified as a ZNEB if over the course of a year the building will produce as much energy on-site as it consumes. Work is nearing completion on the 58,000sf, three-floor building that will provide new classrooms, labs, and offices for the campus. The building’s energy efficiency strategies include geothermal wells for heating and cooling, chilled beams and energy recovery ventilation, roof-mounted photo-
voltaic systems, high-performing HVAC systems, natural day lighting, and controls that adjust lights based on daylight. The architectural firm of Dimella Shaffer designed the building and selected GZA for the geothermal design.The project is expected to be completed by September 2011 and achieve LEED Gold Certification. “The energy efficiency of this building promises to save the Commonwealth roughly $3.5 million in electricity bills over the next 20 years while preventing approximately 4,000 metric tons of carbon emissions over the same time period,” said William R. Beloff, president and CEO of GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.
Courtesy of Lavallee Brensinger
Rendering of the Derryfield School’s new Gateway Building
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