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Green 2016 N E W E N G L A N D FA C I L I T I E S D E V E L O P M E N T N E W S

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The Rise of a Green Community:

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INDUSTRY EXPERT ARTICLES

Susan Pranger

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Paul Lukez

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Ryan Collier

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Nate Peck

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Emily Keys Innes

Suzanne Abbott

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Publisher’s Message rigorous, relevant, and rooted in wholesystems thinking.

The BuildingEnergy conference is the flagship program of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA). NESEA members drive the content from the questions, challenges, and solutions they encounter in their professional work.

Founded in 1974, with a mission to advance the adoption of sustainable energy practices in the built environment, NESEA is today the region’s leading membership organization promoting sustainable energy practices in the built environment.

by Anastasia Barnes HP has received significantly more news about new LEED Platinum facilities and projects than ever before. Sustainability, as part of Lean Construction techniques, is by far the accepted construction norm because organizations like the Association of Energy Engineer (AEE) and locally, Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) have led the way.

So let me point out just two events in the northeast that HP helps sponsor that can keep us ahead of the curve on how we energize the buildings where we work and learn.

BE-16

The BuildingEnergy Conference & Trade Show, BE-16, is the Northeast’s premier gathering for sustainable design, green building, and renewable energy

Audience participation during last year’s BE-16 event

professionals. Produced by NESEA, the annual event attracts more than 3,500 practitioners working together to advance the adoption of sustainable energy practices in the built environment.

Pre-conference workshops and networking start March 8, 2016 at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. Come and visit me and the HP staff, Booth 326, at the Trade Show Wednesday and Thursday, March 9-10, 2016.

Attendees span all sectors of the building industry, ensuring that the people

you meet and the knowledge you gain will expand your network and strengthen your business. Conference sessions are

NESEA conference

Globalcon

The Globalcon Conference & Expo on March 9-10, 2016 at the Hynes Convention Center Auditorium & Hall C in Boston represents a national event hosted by the local chapter of AEE. Check out the story on page 9, “Strategies & Trends in the Energy Industry” by Bill Kent for more on Globalcon. Visit me and the HP staff at our booth.

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What Will it Mean to be Green in the 21st Century?

by Susan Pranger For 50 years, the green building movement has focused on reducing the use of limited resources and the negative impacts on global health. A LEED-certified building will “save money and resources and have a positive impact on the health of occupants, while promoting renewable, clean energy”[1]. Smart Growth[2] and New Urbanism[3] encourage communities to use fewer resources by being more dense, transit-oriented, and providing integrated services.

Unfortunately, these efforts have not stopped global warming.[4] Buildings must become more resilient, able to resist and recover from climate changes that are irreversible, escalating, and unpredictable.

Resiliency strategies focus on minimizing the impact of predictable changes (increases in temperature, humidity, or sea level) and increasing the ability to recover from extreme events, such as Hurricane Sandy or Boston’s 2015 winter.

For some, a resilient building is one that is self-sufficient — super-insulated, selfpowered, off the grid. However, isolating every building is not possible nor is it the best use of resources. Resiliency and sufficiency must occur on a larger scale, which requires creativity, collaboration, and courage.

Resiliency starts with preventive action: Well-maintained, durable buildings can better withstand chronic problems, such as local flooding, deterioration of wood and plastics from increased UVB and temperature, increased insect damage as habitats expand, and increased freeze thaw damage in masonry from prolonged precipitation combined with rapid temperature swings.

Preparing for the impacts of sea level rise, severe drought and extreme storms will force us to look to regional solutions.

The threat of flooding has prompted regional planning from neighborhoods as diverse as lower Manhattan[5] and Cedar Rapids, Iowa[6]. These plans are based on technical solutions but shaped by the values of the community.

Strong communities are ecosystems that must be diverse and connected. During The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s session “preservationURBAN,” the panel

discussed the dangers of monocultures as our cities grow. Protecting established connections to people and businesses while building new ones is as important to building a resilient community as are the buildings.[7] Resiliency requires identifying vulnerabilities (Will your elderly neighbor need help in a power outage?)

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and coordinating resources (Who has an emergency generator?). The response of the Red Hook Initiative to Hurricane Sandy showed that a neighborhood with strong social ties can recover more readily. However, it also “highlighted a lack of coordinated disaster planning and response.” [8] Building a resilient community is key

to our survival and will require an unprecedented level of global communication and cooperation. The Department of Defense is now “integrating climate-related impacts into their planning” because climate change, by increasing droughts and water shortages, can “threaten the stability” of fragile countries, posing “a threat to national security”.[9] Dutch companies that normally compete are also collaborating through “a research consortium that is testing new flood-protection solutions in the Netherlands.”[10] In Boston, the Council General of the Netherlands is collaborating with the Boston Architectural College, Boston Harbor Association, and A Better City to share lessons learned.

At first blush, the challenges seem overwhelming, but I am encouraged by the increasing level of collaboration among architects, engineers, planners, builders, and others who are exploring innovative ways to create a more flexible, resilient future for people and for the planet.

For references indicated above, please go to http://tinyurl.com/osj2fje Susan Pranger, AIA, LEED BD+C is a member of the Boston Landmark Commission and Adjunct Faculty at the Boston Architectural College.

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New Swiss Sustainable Concepts – Imagining a Greener Future

by Paul Lukez Switzerland is world-renowned for its watchmaking, banking, and pharmaceutical industries (think Rolex, UBS, and Novartis). So it is no accident that a culture valuing education, research, thrift, and precision has triumphed in these sectors.

The green industry is Switzerland’s

next source of market innovation, having made significant strides in making the country’s design, construction and development sectors greener—in both the sustainable and profitable senses of the word. What can we learn from the Swiss?

As a participant in a recent US– Switzerland delegation visiting Zürich, I witnessed firsthand the focus Swiss designers, builders, and developers were bringing to the green market. Buttressed by bold university-driven research initiatives (ETH Zurich, EFL Lausanne, etc.) executed in collaboration with wellfunded government-subsidized research centers, the Swiss are the beneficiaries of new green technologies and concepts that save energy, resources and money while improving an already high quality of life.

Here are some of the green developments I observed: EMPA

Nest, Dübendorf, Research Building and Guesthouse Hanes EMPA

Imagine if Massachusetts (pop. 6 million) had its own fully funded sustainable research lab as Switzerland (pop. 8 million) has. EMPA, the federal institute for materials science research supported by corporate partnership, has an expansive campus of PhDs making cutting-edge discoveries. Especially visible is EMPA’s NEST project, a four-story concrete slab structure in which researchers can

attractive application well suited for residential and commercial buildings.

Lucido has been used in 100 Swiss projects so far, and is scheduled to enter the US market within 1-2 years. Nelson Solar holds the exclusive US patent and markets the product in the U.S. under its trade name SAF (Solar Activated Façade).

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“plug-in” new apartment units and use each unit as a “living lab” for testing new technologies and concepts. When individual projects run their course, they yield to new units and research efforts. Occupancy by residents and staff 24x7 generates valuable scientific and market data in parallel. (See: http://nest. empa.ch/en/) NEST’s innovative spirit is also evident in more modest research and development efforts initiated by architects and engineers. For instance, in a small town northeast of Zürich, architect Giuseppe Fend developed a new building envelope system called Lucido from local wood species and glass. This façade system can achieve remarkable r-values in excess of 150 (depending on the building’s orientation to the sun).

Besides being super-green, it is a visually

Given Switzerland’s penchant for its intelligent use of resources and production

Les Chalets de Nax, Valais, Switzerland

methods, the country is focusing attention on hyper-efficient BIPV (Building Integrated Photo Voltaic) products. An continued to page 6

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Renewable Energy: Cleaner Power for Our Next Generation

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Globalcon 2016, presented by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) and hosted by National Grid, is the one place where decision-makers from business, industry, and government can get up-to-speed on integrated energy solutions. Globalcon is designed to facilitate those seeking to expand their knowledge of fast-moving developments in the energy management field, explore promising new technologies, compare energy supply options, and learn about innovative and cost-conscious project implementation strategies.

The Globalcon conference is a twoday event composed of strategies and trends shaping the energy industry; topics include innovative lighting solutions, commissioning, energy-efficiency for new construction projects, performance contracting and energy-savings programs, building energy retrofits, new technologies, CHP, and energy-efficiency solutions

for industrial and commercial customers.

Globalcon also features a comprehensive exhibition of the world’s most efficient and advanced technologies and a full line-up of training seminars.

New England is undergoing a rapid transformation in the electricity industry, where electric prices are increasingly tied to natural gas prices, environmental policies are being discussed and implemented, and technological advances are at the forefront. Challenges still exist in bringing gas and electricity to the region, as well as expanding its renewable energy capabilities. Bill Kent, C.E.M., program director, Association of Energy Engineers England, is serving as a model for the rest of nation on how to adapt to the future of the energy efficiency and sustainability goals.

The Northeast, specifically Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island, are pushing to rapidly expand renewable energy production to meet their goals for a clean-energy economy. The Globalcon conference will discuss opportunities for savings, incentives, and programs to reduce electric and gas demand and provide case studies and examples of energy efficiency and distributed energy resources projects.

Bill Kent, C.E.M., is program director at the Association of Energy Engineers.

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The Swiss marketplace is actively adopting new technologies and concepts, driven in part by improved building standards and the search for market differentiation among developers. The 1,000,000sf “SuurStoffi” transit-oriented development project, located on the site of a former “Oxygen Factory” in the town of Zug, demonstrates how large-scale multi-use projects—particularly buildings

from four to 10 stories high—can achieve zero-energy standards.

Zero-energy ratings were achieved through a state-of-the-art geothermal system with more than 230 boreholes going some 450 feet into the earth. PV systems supplement energy and power heat-pumps. This project demonstrates that zero-energy projects need not be limited in scale or building type. (See: http://www.suurstoffi.ch/en/1-Development/1-1-Introduction.html) Summary

A kind of synergy between Switzerland and Massachusetts exists: both are committed to education, technology, healthcare, and our strong financial institutions. Given Switzerland’s high cost of living, Massachusetts offers the Swiss a beachhead into the US marketplace.

This can create new manufacturing opportunities while opening up new venues for collaborative research and business ventures that protect the environment.

Paul Lukez FAIA LEED AP is the principal of Paul Lukez Architecture, an award-winning design firm in Somerville.

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EASTERN NEW ENGLAND SETS ITS SITES ON QUALITY AND SAFETY IN ELECTRICAL AND TELECOM CONSTRUCTION. NECA and IBEW set the standard for excellence in electrical, telecom, and renewable energy projects throughout Eastern New England.

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In the world of construction, quality and safety are critical to every project. Which is why leading architects, general contractors, building owners, and facility managers throughout Eastern New England rely on the skilled union electricians of Local 103 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the professional electrical contractors of the Greater Boston Chapter of the National

Electrical Contractors Association (NECA).

For more than a century, IBEW and NECA have literally helped build our region. From our most cherished historical sites and renowned educational institutions, to major transportation projects, leading technology companies, community schools, and libraries, our landmarks shed light on a century of electrical construction unsurpassed in quality.

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Integrated Solutions Net Greater Sustainable Benefits

by Ryan Collier Sustainable design has evolved over the past few decades from a simple notion of doing better for the environment to a movement toward a more ecologically minded future. Groups like USGBC, ASHRAE, and Green Globes have codified various strategies in an effort to make sustainable design more appealing and to perpetuate a dialogue surrounding green design. Yet, sustainable design as a strategy is not a buffet-style checklist that can be applied to projects independent of design, as is often perceived with rating systems. Good sustainable design permeates all facets of a project, improving overall building performance through integration across systems, reducing capex and/or opex expenses, and reinforcing the overall aesthetics.

Each strategy should promote multiple systems to the project. To simply state that you want to save water is too broad.

However, if you want to develop a water

strategy which utilizes water reuse from one system to serve another, then you’re heading in the right direction. Recently, Integrated Design Group implemented a water concept for a client that uses constant temperature water from within the earth to provide all the cooling to the people spaces and pre-cooling to production areas, reducing the mechanical demand. After being used for cooling, it was then reused for irrigation and toilet water supply. Additionally, part of the irrigation served a vegetated roof, further reducing the mechanical load while providing camouflage from the street and aerial photography. Even with regional landscaping and low-flow water fixtures, the concept reduced water consumption on the project by almost over 24,000 gallons per year.

A more visible trend is the move toward photovoltaic panels as a source of onsite renewable energy. Recently, a client requested 100 kW PV array for a facility.

Because of site constraints, the array could not go on the roof as is traditionally done, but would be placed in the front of the building near the entry. Therefore, we distributed the array throughout the landscape mosaic, reinforcing the overall design while providing a series of shading canopies for people and cars — a

much-needed respite from Texas’s 100+ degree heat. By working the PVs into the landscape, they not only reinforce the design, but function as a communication tool branding the facility.

Sustainable design shouldn’t stop at the exterior of the building, however.

Some of the greatest improvements can be realized in the workplace. According to ASHRAE, salaries of building users dwarf building energy costs by a factor

Sustainable design has evolved over the past few decades from a simple notion of doing better for the environment to a movement toward a more ecologically-minded future. of 50 to 100, making indoor quality central to the sustainable design narrative.

Improved indoor environmental quality means healthier, happier users through improved air quality, access to the outdoors, indoor lighting, acoustics, and ergonomics. The end goal increases productivity while reducing sick days and staff turnover. Like all sustainable design, sustainable strategies must achieve multiple goals. Consider LED lighting:

While having competitive pricing with traditional lighting, LED lighting has lower operating costs and generates less heat (requiring lower cooling loads).

Additionally, LED lighting provides granular control over lighting color, intensity, and glare at each fixture through LED drivers and intelligent control systems, giving owners immense control over lighting within their building. Have a user that is working with small text?

No problem — up the lighting levels above their desk. Receiving complaints about glaring lighting? Simply reduce the lighting output or light color. Finally, the lighting can be modified to accommodate any new use, future-proofing the lighting install against replacement.

Sustainable design is a mindset.

While the industry continues to progress the sustainable movement, realize that sustainable design is a sophisticated, interdependent relationship between architectural and MEP systems that is accomplished throughout the design process. Teams looking for these winwin opportunities will better serve the buildings they design and, ultimately, their inhabitants.

Ryan Collier, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, is an Architect at Integrated Design Group.

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Wilson Butler Honored for Design

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Boston – A waterfront bistro and event ballroom designed by Wilson Butler Architects of Boston for the Broward Center for the Performing Arts was awarded Most Outstanding New LEED Public Building of the Year by the U.S. Green Building Council’s South Florida Chapter. The Chapter’s annual Gala Verde awards recognize outstanding achievements in sustainability.

The Huizenga Pavilion is a twostory modern structure built along Fort Lauderdale’s Riverwalk Arts and Entertainment District. Opened in 2014, the Pavilion and its popular hospitality spaces are part of a $54 million expansion, renovation, and rebranding of

the Broward Center completed by Wilson Butler Architects. The building integrates several sustainable design features including high-performance mechanical and electrical systems, water conservation technology, sustainable and recycled materials, and floor-to-ceiling windows providing abundant natural light.

The New River Bistro on the Pavilion’s first floor features casual dining close to the Broward Center’s theater venues, and the 3,500sf Porter Riverview Ballroom on the second floor hosts social and business events. Outside the Pavilion, the Wendt Terraces offer al fresco dining and an outdoor stage on the hillside between the Broward Center and the New River.

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DiPrete Teams Up with Deepwater Block Island, RI – Three miles south of Block Island, R.I., the winds of change are in the air.

A 400-ton wind turbine frame has been set into place — the first of five for Deepwater Wind LLC’s wind farm project. The wind farm will export 90% of the island’s power back to the mainland grid through a new undersea transmission cable, the Block Island Transmission System.

“We’re incredibly proud to be at the forefront of a new American clean-tech industry,” said Deepwater Wind CEO Jeffrey Grybowski. “The official start of the project has been years in the making and the start of something bigger like larger offshore wind farms in other states such as Connecticut and New Jersey.”

Deepwater Wind teamed up with DiPrete Engineering to assist with land surveying, site engineering, and land use permitting.

DiPrete Engineering worked handin-hand with Deepwater’s design team to support the on-land regulatory approval efforts. Engineering design and application packages were submitted to the Department of Transportation, Coastal Resources Management Council, and local municipalities.

“From a permitting standpoint, the

project required some thinking outside the box — it’s pretty progressive,” said Nicole Reilly, senior project manager at DiPrete. “We have been working on this project for over six years. After pulling together zoning and planning board applications, working with municipalities and neighbors, and providing engineering solutions for multiple locations, it is rewarding to watch as construction begins.”

DiPrete Engineering worked through the site engineering components associated with installing the onland cable through municipal right of ways, alongside regulated coastal and wetland resource areas, and stormwater management for switchyards and substations. The engineering design required an extensive amount of land surveying and over 13 miles of roadway in multiple municipalities were studied.

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AHA’s Role in The Rise of a Green Community: Ink Block

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by Karen Rice Boston – The Ink Block project taking place at 300 Harrison Ave. in Boston’s South End was formerly home to the Boston Herald newspaper printing facilities — hence the name Ink Block.

When completed, this green living community will include five residential buildings and some mixed-use including a Whole Foods Market. A hotel is also scheduled to be constructed as part of this community at some point.

National Development has created a community that encourages the use of green transportation. Located walking distance from several public transportation

stops, including the Red, Orange and Silver lines, this community can also be found within proximity of several public bus routes. In addition, there are Zipcars located onsite in the parking garage, there is a Hubway bike-sharing station located adjacent to the site, and bike racks and bike storage are provided. For green drivers, Ink Block also offers parking spaces and charging stations for lowemitting and fuel-efficient vehicles.

It’s probably no surprise that this is a “no smoking” community, but what may be a surprise are the details the sustainability team, AHA Consulting Engineers, took to make this a high-quality indoor environment for its occupants,

Open seating/working area of Ink Block / Flagship Photo/Gustav Hoiland

collaborating with the architectural team to make sure that the selected materials for flooring, paint, and interior furnishings are low-emitting materials.

The design team also paid special attention to thermal comfort and placement of windows for ideal aesthetic views, capturing maximum natural light.

The MEP/FP engineering team from AHA Consulting Engineers selected high-efficiency heating, air conditioning, and ventilation systems to reduce energy consumption while providing thermal comfort for occupants.

A central energy recovery unit was installed for corridor and toilet exhaust ventilation, and high-efficiency water source heat pumps have been installed in

all residential units and common areas.

It is estimated that, on average, buildings will use 30% less energy compared with AHSRAE 90.1-2007 baseline.

Low-flush and low-flow plumbing fixtures have been installed in all of the properties, leading to potable water use reduction of 35% or more; but perhaps one of the best energy-efficient solutions for this project came from a combined effort between one of AHA’s senior partners, Dan Campia, Whole Foods’ sustainability team, and National Development.

They engineered a shared condenser water loop between the residential heat pumps in order to capture the waste heat from the supermarket refrigeration system. The heat generated from the refrigeration system will heat up the circulating condenser water. Preliminary energy analysis showed that this heat is significant enough that the residential hot water boilers will barely be used. Ink Block is truly a team collaboration of passion and commitment to pursue the LEED certification in every stage of this sustainable community project.

All buildings are either under the final review for or targeting for LEED v2009 Gold certification.

Karen Rice is the marketing manager for AHA Engineers.

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Engaging Teens, Improving a Community:

Brookline Teen Center a Model for Sustainability environment. The BTC features many environmentally responsible elements including the use of sustainable building materials, water-efficient practices, and a green mechanical and electrical system within a more energy-efficient exterior envelope. The project has been certified LEED Silver by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

Having the input of the teens was an unexpected benefit, particularly with the use and distribution of recycled materials.

Kaplan used corrugated metal siding, hardi-panels, and highway guard rails repurposed from a nearby road project for the “skin” of the new elevator tower and

by Nate Peck Introducing teens to the design, preconstruction, and construction processes helps improve our industry and hopefully will encourage them to pursue an education and career in architecture, engineering, or construction.

Providing teens with an actual project, in this case the Brookline Teen Center, adds more relevance and interest in the construction process. The fact that the end product would result in an amazing center for the use and benefit of their peers played a major role in their participation, connection, and overall excitement about the project.

Founded by Paul Epstein, a Brookline High School social worker and graduate, the Brookline Teen Center is the only dedicated facility providing out-of-school activities for teens in grades seven through 12 who attend school or live in Brookline.

Warming kitchen and reception / Shelly Harrison Photography

Located in a former garage, the 12,000sf space underwent extensive renovations to be transformed into a vibrant and modern environment suitable for teens. The BTC features a bowling alley, gym, recording studio, lounge, outdoor patio, café, aerobics dance studio, game rooms, and study hall. Kaplan Construction began

working with the BTC in 2008, and many meetings were held at the Kaplan office with the team, consisting of architects, engineers, consultants, and the teens themselves.

Epstein’s mandate required that the teens were to be the client. During the four years it took to conceive, design,

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and construct the BTC, almost all project meetings were attended by teen representatives who offered input on desired facilities and design.

“Kaplan Construction was truly our partner in realizing the vision for the Brookline Teen Center,” said Matthew Cooney, executive director for the Brookline Teen Center. “Kaplan’s deep roots in Brookline and their dedication to our community, combined with the company’s tremendous construction expertise, have helped this neighborhood come together to create a place for local youth to learn, grow, and have fun.”

From the earliest stages of the conceptual design process, the BTC organization was committed to sustainability as a core value. The building will serve as a community resource for youth, who are aware of and committed to the future of their

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canopy additions. Not only did this result in savings, it helped define the edgy look requested by the teens.

“Many building projects that are youth- or education-focused use strategies to solicit ideas and involvement from teenagers. But what Kaplan did on this project went above and beyond,” said Epstein, founder of the BTC. “Their attention to detail and commitment to collaboration with myself and the architects was unwavering. This has all translated into a building of outstanding quality and usability.”

Kaplan’s renovation of the BTC won a National Excellence in Construction Award (EICA) from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). Kaplan received a Pyramid Award in the Community/Public Service category from ABC National and an Eagle Award from ABC Massachusetts for this project. Other accolades include the Boston Society of Architect’s Award for Design Excellence, Brookline Preservation Commission’s Preservation Award for Adaptive Reuse, and AIA New England’s People’s Choice Award.

Architectural design for the BTC was provided by studio MLA Architects of Brookline and GMI Architects of Boston. Additional project team members included GLC Development Resources, Stantec, RSE Associates, Acentech, and WSP Flack & Kurtz.

Nate Peck, LEED AP, is the president of Kaplan Construction, a WBE general contractor and construction management firm.

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Building with Coastal Resiliency in Mind

by Emily Keys Innes The effects of climate change and sea-level rise are changing how we plan for and build in coastal areas. It affects development at all scales, including individual buildings and lots and neighborhood, municipal, and regional projects. The development concerns are two-fold — storm surges and rising tides — and both are the focus of professional services firms serving coastal cities and towns.

Scientists around the world agree that seas are rising now, and that climate change will affect the number and intensity of storms. No agreement has been reached on the rate or level, but recent reports in the New York Times suggest that a faster-melting Greenland ice sheet may negatively alter earlier estimates. Planning for higher daily tides requires a different set of strategies than planning for more intensive storm surges.

If sea levels rise at a faster rate, then mitigation strategies will require major

infrastructure investments or moving development away from coastal areas.

The social, political, and financial implications of coastal resiliency strategies are only now beginning to be assessed, but in the meantime, design and building professionals should become aware of the probable impacts and the range of strategies available to best serve their clients.

Local and state governments and utility companies must be involved in planning for resiliency at the neighborhood,

property owners who found that their insurance premiums soared as a result.

Proposals to not allow certain areas of New Orleans to be rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina created serious controversy.

The Boston/New England chapter of the Urban Land Institute has created a public discussion on the implications of sea-level rise, and communities throughout New England, including Boston and Quincy, are planning now for future impacts.

How can you protect your development interests now? In the short term, strategies

If sea levels rise at a faster rate, then mitigation strategies will require major infrastructure investments or moving development away from coastal areas. municipal, and regional levels. Infrastructure improvements such as coastal roads, sea walls, levees, jetties and piers, and regional utility systems will need to be reengineered to meet new requirements.

Resiliency strategies will require cooperation from local and regional governments, insurance companies, financial institutions and investors, and property owners and developers. Recent updates to FEMA maps have caused pushback from

will focus on the individual building or site.

Existing buildings in danger of flooding can be retrofitted to protect materials and systems from floodwaters, mold, and the corrosive effects of saltwater. Aqua fence flood protection barrier system is one example of a short-term strategy that can be installed in advance of a storm event.

Other solutions include design strategies in new development that mitigate the effect of higher tide levels

and storm surges. Site plans that include landscape treatments and hardscapes that allow the tide and/or floodwaters to interact with the site will likely be more effective over time than those that seek to exclude water.

Building designs should locate mechanical systems and utility connections, including the electrical vault, to higher floors. Ground floors in areas subject to frequent flooding should have uses that can be temporarily interrupted and materials that are resistant to damage from floodwaters. Parking levels at ground level or below should be designed to allow water to flow in and out. These are examples of working with water rather than excluding it.

The amount and cause of sea-level rise varies in each region — in some areas, the land itself is subsiding because of the structure of existing soils or because of groundwater being removed to support development. The bigger question is, just how high will the water rise? The answer is a function of time, planetary temperature, location, and the rate at which the glaciers and the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets melt.

Emily Keys Innes, LEED AP ND, is an urban planner at The Cecil Group in Boston.

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December 2015

What is the Envision Sustainable Infrastructure Rating System?

by Suzanne Abbott Envision is an emerging sustainability infrastructure rating system and planning tool co-founded by the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) and Harvard University’s Zofnass Program.

Launched in 2012 and created for Sustainable Infrastructure, it has been gaining popularity in infrastructure projects nationwide. ISI is an independent nonprofit organization co-founded by ASCE, the American Public Works Association (APWA), and the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). According to the ISI website, Envision is “a holistic framework for evaluating and rating the community, environmental, and economic benefits of infrastructure projects.”

It can be applied to civil infrastructure other than buildings and can rate the sustainability of the project at any point in its life cycle. Envision also lets project teams

evaluate, grade, and recognize these infrastructure projects that are using transformational/collaborative approaches. Much like the LEED rating system, Envision has a list of criteria for sustainability ratings.

The Envision rating system is composed of five main categories: Quality of Life, Leadership, Resource Allocation, Natural World, and Climate and Risk. These categories are composed of 60 criteria that address issues like biodiversity, emissions, energy, materials, resilience, sites, and water. It can be applied to the following types of projects: • Airports and hangars • Bridges and interchanges • Fiber optic communication installations • Mining, cement, chemical and manufacturing • Power plants • Rail facilities • Roads and highways • Sanitary sewer systems • Underground utilities •W ater transmission and distribution lines • Water treatment plants • Water treatment projects In the past, these types of projects have been hard to certify in typical building rating systems due to their complex nature and lack of indoor occupant space.

Envision has been developed to help public and private sector planners, engineers, contractors, and public administrators produce infrastructure that is both costeffective and sustainable.

Projects can earn one of four achievement levels: bronze, silver, gold or platinum much like the LEED system.

Unlike LEED, it doesn’t address the buildings themselves, but rather the protection of the natural environment and its restoration over the course of the project’s life cycle. The program centers in the collaboration of owners, design teams, contractors, policy makers, community organizers, regulators, and environmental organizations on the long-term needs of the community for infrastructure tempered by the environmental risk and resilience of the environment it’s built in.

Envision departs from LEED not only on project type but also the rating itself, which is not prescriptive, has no minimum requirements, has no mandatory design elements, and can be started at any point in the project’s life cycle.

There is no cost to self-assess through the Envision program, which can be done through a simple, web-based checklist.

Alternatively, a project can be verified and awarded an achievement level through an Envision Sustainability Professional

(ENV SP) who has been certified by ISI. The ENV SP will help the team to achieve higher levels of sustainability, then document sustainability accomplishments and submit the project for recognition. An independent, third-party Envision verifier then works with the ENV SP to validate the project assessment.

This new system has transpired due to the LEED certification system’s enormous success in transitioning the built environment to a more sustainably aware market. The Envision system builds upon the LEED system’s fundamental building blocks to address a broader range of projects and locations. It takes green rating systems beyond sustainably constructed buildings and extends triple bottom line principles to infrastructure projects. This has the potential to greatly increase infrastructure’s role in contributing to a more sustainable future.

Envision seeks to prove the point that “doing the right thing” can often be the most cost-effective thing for a community with a return on investment. Today there are over 3,500 ENV SPs worldwide in 20 countries and over 400 projects utilizing the Envision system.

Suzanne Abbott, LEED AP BD+C, is the business development manager of Gilbane Interiors in Boston.

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Landry/French Completes Maine Net-Positive Academic Facility The Moody School is a contributing structure to the Hinckley Good Will Home Historic District. Today, the building houses the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences (MeANS), the state’s first charter school. The expansion added 7,200sf to

the existing 16,150sf building. The project will allow MeANS to expand its current enrollment from 125 to 200 students.

The state-of-the-art features support the school’s focus on science, sustainability education, and hands-on learning.

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Maine’s first fully solar-powered academic facility

Hinckley, ME – The Historic Good WillHinckley campus recently celebrated the opening of Maine’s first fully solarpowered, net-positive academic facility, the Charles E. Moody School.

Landry/French Construction completed the renovations and additions to the 110-year-old building, creating a highly energy-efficient and sustainable environment while at the same time retaining its character and defining features.

Two hundred and sixty-seven photovoltaic panels installed on the building are expected to deliver 91,000 kWh of power.

The Moody School will use approximately 77,000 kWh annually, leaving a “net positive” of 14,000 kWh of clean, renewable

power. This will offset the energy needs of adjacent greenhouses and other facilities on campus. The energy cost savings is estimated at $1.3 million over 25 years.

Efficiency Maine, a statewide program to promote more efficient use of electricity and reduce energy costs, awarded nearly $30,000 in incentives to install the energyefficient HVAC system and LED lighting.

The energy usage level is approximately 30% less than a conventional building.

“The level of excitement from students has been fun to see,” said Interim President Rob Moody. “Our students are now in the unique position of learning about natural sciences and renewable energy while sitting in classrooms powered by the sun.”

The Bristol Community College solar canopy

Fall River, MA – When students returned this fall to the campus of Bristol Community College (BCC) they were met with a dazzling sight—New England’s largest solar parking canopy. The 3.2 megawatt solar array, which can produce enough power to meet half of the campus’s energy needs, covers 800 parking spaces on the Fall River campus. Over the next 20 years, the solar canopy will save Bristol Community College more than $1.75 million in energy costs, and will

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