Community Center

Project

Community Center

Education: Higher Ed

Cambridge , MA | 2024

  • 23.6K GSF
  • 1 Company

About

The project consists of gut renovation and 2,500 sf addition to the 19,500 sf Rosovsky Hall Hillel Center in Cambridge, MA.  Renovations include conversion of the outdoor courtyard into an enclosed multi-function space (the addition), new expanded kosher kitchen, server and dining areas, rejuvenated collaboration areas, improved wayfinding and circulation, and full building MEP/FP system replacement. The building is three stories in height and approximately 23,000 square feet.

Project Owner

Hillel Organization

Is the project achieving or targeting net zero energy?

Not Targeting or Achieving

Is the project Net Zero or Net Zero Ready?

Net Zero Ready

Project Size in GSF

23.6K

Category of height

Low-Rise

Number of residential units

0

How is the building all-electric for heating?

Air-source Heat Pump

What other systems are used for heating?

Air-source Heat Pump

Is the service hot water all-electric?

Yes

What is the primary system type for domestic hot water?

Electric resistance storage

What other systems are used for hot water?

Electric resistance storage

On-site renewable energy

0%

Is the owner purchasing off-site renewable energy to offset all electricity consumption?

Unknown

The construction cost difference from "conventional" to being net zero "ready" (including incentives) for this building is

We didn't calculate the cost premium

Site EUI

66.3 kBtu/sf/year

Net Site EUI

66.3 kBtu/sf/year

The EUI is

Modeled

Carbon Emissions Intensity (CEI)

3.50kg/CO2e/sf

What is the climate zone for this project?

5A Cool Humid

Project Team

Energy Engineering