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General Project Information

Architectural Credit:

Arrowstreet Inc.

Location: Acton, Massachusetts, United States
Project Substantial Completion Date: 8/1/2022
Program type(s): Education - K-12 School
Total Site Area (gross sq. ft): 1374300
Total Building Area (gross sq. ft): 174800
Project substantial completion date: 8/1/2022
Climate zone: 5A
Project site: Previously developed land
Project team: 
Engineer - Civil: Nitsch Engineering
Engineer – M/E: GGD Consulting Engineers
Engineer - Plumbing: AKAL Engineering
Engineer - Structural: Engineers Design Group
Construction Manager: Consigli Construction Company
Landscape Architect: Terraink Landscape Architecture
Net Zero Consultant: Thornton Tomasetti
Owners Project Manager: Skanska

Project Overview:
The first net zero energy and water school in Massachusetts it is a new model for sustainable, healthy, and resilient schools across the country. The building houses two separate elementary schools and a preschool, creating a consolidated campus and providing a more healthy and vibrant learning environment while reducing environmental impact and operational costs. Located by Fort Pond Brook, the school is carefully sited to minimize impact on the site and celebrate the ecosystem of the adjacent wetlands. The first Net Zero school funded by the Massachusetts School Building Authority, it was built within a typical school budget.

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