Green Building
Hamilton Canal
This project was an exercise in completing a project development utilizing the LEED Neighborhood Development criteria to guide our design. We began with a site in Lowell, MA, a town in northern Massachusetts that was devastated during the period of deindustrialization. The site was well positioned in the town, but contained many dilapidated structures, including a shelled out mill that was destroyed in a fire.
Our mixed-use project was an inventive use of an odd shaped peninsula parcel with many unique elements. The design incorporated a hotel with restaurant, commercial space, artist live/work space, residential lofts and family style housing. Utilizing the LEED ND criteria helped inform a well thought out and sustainable design.
Our mixed-use project was an inventive use of an odd shaped peninsula parcel with many unique elements. The design incorporated a hotel with restaurant, commercial space, artist live/work space, residential lofts and family style housing. Utilizing the LEED ND criteria helped inform a well thought out and sustainable design.
Existing Conditions Photos of Hamilton Canal
Core Elements of Sustainable Development
As part of our understanding of green building, we were asked to analyze the core elements within the LEED ND criteria and examine their relationship to the concept of sustainable development. The task was to choose the components we thought were the most significant in relation to sustainable development, and consider if these items would be successful in promoting the goals of sustainable design. For this analysis, I chose to examine the requirements of Compact Development, Walkable Streets and Beneficial Street Networks, and Adaptive Re-Use of Existing Buildings.
