Leed Platinum
Oct 13, 2005
| Total Project Cost: | $4,300,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Cost / sq. ft.: | $183.00 / sq. ft |
| Annual Energy Usage: | 602 MMBtu |
- Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
- NSTAR
- 2005 Environmental Design & Construction Magazine Excellence in Design
- 2005 Sustainable Buildings Industry Council's Exemplary Sustainable Building Awards: Second place
- 2005 Boston Society of Architects and AIA New York Chapter Honor Award for Design Excellence
- 2007 AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects
- 2008 "Boston's Greenest"
- Solar cooling loads
- Daylighting
- Lighting control
- Photovoltaics
- Efficient fixtures and appliances
- Insulation levels
- Glazing
- Airtightness
- Salvaged, recycled, and local materials
- Ventilation effectiveness
Artists For Humanity EpiCenter 
The Artists For Humanity EpiCenter
AFH was founded in 1991 to provide underserved youth with the keys to self-sufficiency through paid employment in the arts. Its new headquarters, the EpiCenter, provides fine and commercial art studios and a gallery space used to show student art.
The decision to build green came from the youth of AFH. The building uses energy and water efficiently, incorporates recycled materials, makes full use of natural daylight, and promotes the health of its occupants.
The project includes several notable green design aspects: a 49-kilowatt roof mounted, grid-connected photovoltaic array, currently the largest PV array in Boston, which provides renewable energy for the building, and a super-efficient envelope, including low-emissivity, high-performance windows, which reduces heating and cooling loads;
Natural ventilation is used instead of air-conditioning. The open interior spaces allow for effective daylighting. Energy-efficient lighting is coupled with daylight dimming and automated controls. Many building materials were salvaged and reused. Rainwater is harvested and stored for landscape irrigation
