We are very excited to announce that Payette has been selected to lead the study, design and construction of a phased renovation of the Tower Building, also known as the William A. Hinton State Laboratory Institute at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Jamaica Plain Campus. A primary goal of this project is to ensure that the Tower Building will continue to support the essential work of the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences and the Bureau of Environmental Health in the short and long term, recognizing that it is the only facility in the state that performs tests for rabies, arboviruses, botulism, pandemic strains of influenza and that can adequately test for chemical and biological agents of terrorism.
We are excited to build upon our earlier study of this building to help the Department of Public Health revitalize and breathe new life into the Tower Building.
This Earth Week, we’ll be covering five landmark buildings exemplifying new approaches to building performance and sustainability.
The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Klarman Building is the first hospital in the northeast to implement chilled beams in an inpatient setting. Early energy analysis demonstrated that the use of chilled beams would be the best way to reduce building energy use.
For this strategy to work, however, the peak thermal loads of the façades could not exceed the capacity of the chilled beams. An integrated design approach and in-house modeling allowed for constant tuning of the façade to optimize glazing, solar exposure and massing. The building orients glazing to face true north and south to minimize heat gain and maximize occupant comfort, resulting in a 15% reduction in peak solar load.
Beyond performance, the distinctive serrated terracotta façade reflects the scale and cadence of individual patient rooms, providing a delicate scale and texture to the façade.
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