| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
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| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Debra Shepard |
| Submission Date | March 6, 2020 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Wentworth Institute of Technology
OP-4: Building Design and Construction
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Reporter |
Debra
Shepard Sustainability Consultant N/A |
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space (include projects completed within the previous five years) :
224,417
Square feet
Certified Projects
0
Square feet
Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space certified at each level under a rating system for design and construction used by an Established Green Building Council (GBC) :
| Certified Floor Area | |
| LEED BD+C Platinum or at the highest achievable level under another rating system | 0 Square feet |
| LEED BD+C Gold or at the 2nd highest level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system | 0 Square feet |
| Certified at mid-level under a 3- or 5-tier GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g. BREEAM, CASBEE, DGNB, Green Star) | 0 Square feet |
| LEED BD+C Silver or at a step above minimum level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system | 0 Square feet |
| LEED BD+C Certified or certified at minimum level under another GBC rating system | 0 Square feet |
Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a non-GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g. Green Globes NC, Certified Passive House):
0
Square feet
Percentage of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a green building rating system for design and construction:
0
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Uncertified Projects
224,417
Square feet
If reporting published green building guidelines or policies, provide the following:
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The green building guidelines or policies:
The City of Boston's Article 37 / Green Building Standard can be found here:
http://www.bostonplans.org/planning/planning-initiatives/article-37-green-building-guidelines
Do the green building guidelines or policies cover the following?:
| Yes or No | |
| Impacts on the surrounding site (e.g. guidelines to reuse previously developed land, protect environmentally sensitive areas, and otherwise minimize site impacts) | Yes |
| Energy consumption (e.g. policies requiring a minimum level of energy efficiency for buildings and their systems) | Yes |
| Building-level energy metering | Yes |
| Use of environmentally preferable materials (e.g. guidelines to minimize the life cycle impacts associated with building materials) | Yes |
| Indoor environmental quality (i.e. guidelines to protect the health and comfort of building occupants) | Yes |
| Water consumption (e.g. requiring minimum standards of efficiency for indoor and outdoor water use) | Yes |
| Building-level water metering | Yes |
A brief description of the green building guidelines or policies and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
Within the five year time frame for this report, Wentworth has completed three major renovation and/or new construction projects which were built according to Article 37, the City of Boston’s Green Building Code:
1. Student Apartments at 525 Huntington Avenue (2014)
2. Schumann Library & Learning Commons (2016)
3. Center for Engineering, Innovation, & Sciences (2018)
Article 37 requires green building practices equivalent to the USGBC LEED rating system, and Wentworth has pursued LEED Silver certifiable construction on these projects. In addition, two smaller renovation projects also followed campus green building guidelines but were not required to submit under Article 37.
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A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:
Compliance for green building design and construction is mandatory on Article 37 projects. Projects must also demonstrate climate resiliency strategies in project design. To ensure compliance with Article 37, Wentworth's project teams include a LEED AP to guide the green building design / construction process. They also provide the LEED Scorecard and supporting documentation to demonstrate LEED certifiable practices to Boston Planning & Development Agency for review and approval.
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