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Renovation of the four-story brick and brownstone City
Hall Annex at 57 Inman Street began in October 2002. Beals and Thomas,
Inc. was contracted to provide survey services and utility design for
the facility. Plans called for the utilization of best practices in environmental
design, resulting in the City's first "Green Building." In fact,
it is expected to achieve a Silver rating from the U.S. Green Building
Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating
and certification system.
The building renovation provides a complete new system of offices and
an array of energy efficiency measures including: new insulated windows
and walls; high efficiency integrated indirect lighting systems; a ground-source
heat pump system to supply all heating and cooling needs; demand control
ventilation strategies; and photovoltaic solar panels on the roof to supply
a portion of the building's energy needs. The City applied for and received
a Construction Assistance Grant from the Renewable Energy Trust Fund of
the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative for the renewable energy efficiency
features mentioned above. The new elements are expected to reduce energy
consumption by almost 56% compared to a conventionally constructed building.
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