Boston, MA – ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge, a nationally recognized architectural,
planning and interior design firm announced that the ARC-designed Tufts University School of Dental Medicine’s Vertical Expansion has received LEED Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
The building, located at One Kneeland Street, officially opened late last year after an ambitious 22-month vertical expansion development in one of Boston’s most densely-populated neighborhoods. The five-story, 95,000sf vertical addition was added on top of the existing 10-story Tufts University School of Dental Medicine building in Boston’s Chinatown.
“We are very pleased that the new addition exceeded our original goal of achieving LEED Certification,” said Rob Quigley, AIA, a principal at ARC who led the design team for the project. “The Silver Certification is a tribute to the ongoing efforts of the entire project team and to Tufts University’s commitment to sustainable design.”
The Vertical Expansion project incorporates cost-effective sustainable strategies such as a high performance building envelope with aggressive daylighting design to maximize lighting efficiency and reduce solar heat gain. Coupled with state-of-the-art mechanical and plumbing systems that are finely tuned and integrated into the building this project has been designed to achieve a 20-30% energy cost savings and a 30-45% reduction in water use.
The original building, built in 1972, was designed to be a 16-story structure; however, the building plan was revised and only 10 floors were constructed at that time. The top five floors recently added include two new clinical patient floors, an expanded simulation laboratory, teaching facilities, a continuing education conference center and administrative offices