New Police Station LEED Certified

Boston – On July 30, Mayor Menino celebrated the opening of the new area B-2 police station in Roxbury’s Dudley Square. Covering 34,500sf, the three-story steel frame building with a masonry exterior cost approximately $15 million to build.
“This new building will complement the City’s attempt to promote energy efficiency, green technology, and alternative energy solutions,” Mayor Menino said.
The new station incorporates energy-efficient building systems as well as brand new site utility systems and achievesLEED Silver Certification.
The station is the City’s first public safety building to attain the prominent LEED Silver Certification.
Some of the green features within the building include day-lighting; energy efficiency; reduced water use; promoting alternative transportation methods, green education and maintenance initiatives; expansion of landscaped areas; a reflective roof; the City’s first vegetated roof and a comprehensive construction waste recycling.
The site of construction for the new police station was formerly the Modern Electroplating plant, which was considered one of the most contaminated pieces of land in the state. An exhaustive remediation process cleaned the site.
The project team included J&J Contractors, Inc. as the general contractor, and Leers Weinzapfel Associates as the design firm.