Kingstown, RI – The wood framing is nearly complete for the new “green” TownePlace Suites by Marriott in the Quonset Business Park. The 103-key extended stay hotel is being developed as part of the Gateway Parcel Master Development by New Boston Fund Inc of Boston, MA and Waterford Development of Needham. Pro Con, Inc of Manchester, NH is the architect and construction manager for the $7.5M sustainable design build hotel.
The developer is intending to make the TownePlace Suites one of the first environmentally friendly hotels in Rhode Island and has registered the four-story hotel with the US Green Building Council (USGBC) with the intention to pursue certification under the USGBC’s LEED program.
Pro Con Inc’s design incorporates many sustainable features. A geothermal system will heat and cool the
55,453sf building. Excavation material was crushed and reused for structural fill, the landscape plantings will be low water tolerant plants and the lawns will be watered using water collected from storm runoff.
The project schedule remains on target for March 2011 completion date.