By Ritchie Lafaille, Office Fellow
Built by Chapter Sponsoring Partner, Columbia Construction Company, this facility was designed by an integrated design team of passionate green builders.
The LEED Platinum Net-Zero Energy Building, one of the Commonwealth's first, forecasts exceptional energy reduction of 50%. The building is oriented to optimize energy production from the 290 kW rooftop photovoltaic array and minimize heating and cooling energy use. The envelope includes structural insulated panels and triple-glazed windows. The high performance mechanical system includes radiant heating and cooling, direct outside air system, mechanically assisted natural ventilation, energy recovery units, LED lighting and a closed-loop geothermal ground source heat pump system, all of which is tracked with real-time building energy management system.
The three-story 45,000 SF Net-Zero headquarters houses over 120 Mass Wildlife biologists and environmental reviewers, and is shared by the information and education program staff as well. It is a showcase for the conservation mission of the agency. The Office of Fishing and Boating Access maintain over 275 fishing and boating public access facilities statewide. Flexible by design, program areas include offices, classrooms, meeting rooms, a library, GIS laboratory, and a wet lab for research. This Net Zero Energy Building is open to the public year-round and is a venue for environmental education.
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Vice President, AEW’s Architecture & Engineering group
Interior Designer, Jacobs, Boston
Senior Vice President, Market Transformation and Development U.S. Green Building Council
AIA LEED AP BD+C | Senior Associate, Gensler Boston 
LEED Fellow, WELL AP | Founder and Principal, Ecoworks Studio
LEED AP BD+C | Environmental Sustainability Manager, Armstrong World Industries
Sustainability Director, Steven Winter Associates
Assistant Professor of Exposure Science | Director of the Healthy Buildings program
Managing Director, Harvard University Office for Sustainability
Principal & Director of Certifications and Consulting, Epsten Group, Inc.
Vice President of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, Jamestown
Founder and Principal, Linnean Solutions | LEED AP, O+M; EcoDistrict AP
Associate Principal, BuroHappold Engineering
Senior Vice President, Sustainability at Kilroy Realty Corporation
Co-Founder, Facilitator at The Laurentia Project | LEED AP BD+C, LFA
Founder and President, Board of the Healthy Building Network
Building Technology Director, Kingspan North America
LEED® AP ID+C, BD+C, USGBC Faculty, WELL® AP, WELL Faculty and Fitwel Ambassador
Workplace Strategy Expert and Researcher, EYP
Principal, Integrated Ecostrategy
Senior Vice President, International WELL Building Institute
AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP
Principal, Bruner/Cott
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FAIA, LEED Fellow, Long Green Specs
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Director of Acquisitions and Development
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