Civic & Cultural
Boston Conservatory Hemenway Renovation/Addition Boston, MA
Renovation and new construction totaling almost 42,000 square foot, consisting of performance and studio space and associated program and mechanical space. GRT served as sustainable design consultant during the design stage, focusing on energy and mechanical strategies.
Boston Children’s Museum Expansion Boston, MA LEED-NC Gold Certification
A 30,000 square foot expansion and renovation of an existing 150,000 square foot Boston icon. Project strategy highlights included rainwater harvesting/greywater system, stormwater pretreatment, and high-performance envelope. Analyses conducted for the project include water profile opportunities; exterior shading/shading device design; and an energy model. GRT’s role was to serve as the sustainability & LEED consultant to the owner.
Charlestown Police Station Charlestown, MA
This 15,000 square foot facility located in a tight brownfield site is utilizing solar exposure and the abundance of water on site to assist in conservation strategies. The Charlestown police station was the first LEED-NC “certifiable”-required project to begin the process of moving through the Boston Green Initiative requirements. GRT’s role was to provide sustainable process facilitation and technical assistance. Project strategy highlights include daylighting strategies, high-performance envelope, solar air heating and solar exposure analysis, and water profile analysis. This project was a part of GRT’s Green Assistance Program (GAP).
Project Hope Community Center Roxbury, MA LEED-NC Silver Certification
Project Hope has just completed construction of their latest four-story community center, which will provide educational and job training programs for the Dorchester and Roxbury neighborhoods, as well as provide community resources for employment and housing opportunities. Project Hope provides an example of the ability of projects with limited budgets to easily integrate green building practices. GRT role was to serve as sustainability & LEED consultant to the owner. This project was part of GRT’s Green Assistance Program (GAP).
Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Center Wellfleet, MA LEED-NC Platinum Certification
The Wellfleet facility of Mass Audubon Society built a Platinum certified addition to their existing facility. GRT and Natural Logic provided process and charrette facilitation, sustainable design research, and consulting. GRT provided guidance and review for LEED submittals. Metric highlights include a >50% energy savings, a >50% water use savings, >85% of waste diverted from landfill; and 46% of materials used were manufactured within 500 miles of the project site.
Squamscott Community Commons Exeter, NH
The new 80,000 square foot multi-tenant non-profit community center is home to a full-facility YMCA and agencies that provide health, wellness, arts, culture, nutrition, childcare and recreation to the region. GRT’s role is to provide sustainable process facilitation and LEED services on this project pursuing LEED-NC certification.
United Teen Equality Center Lowell, MA
The UTEC project is unique, combining both the renovation and addition to a historic church to create a center for Lowell area youth. The project has incorporated a variety of passive strategies to achieve transformative reductions in energy consumption. Using the steeple and attic as a solar chimney, as well as the crawlspace and a heat recovery ventilator to pre-condition incoming air, the project has nearly eliminated all mechanical cooling systems. In addition, super-insulated walls, high-performance glazing, and the use of high-efficiency wood pellet boilers ensure that the carbon footprint of this building will be dramatically lower than that of comparable buildings
