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Print Edition StoriesWednesday, March 11, 2009
Two state buildings aim for “zero net energy”
By Mass High Tech staff
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The Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) has announced plans to make two of its buildings meet “zero net energy” specifications. The new buildings using this treatment include the Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, called MassWildLife, in Westborough, as well as the North Shore Community College’s Health and Student Services Building in Danvers.
The EEA convened a panel, prompted by Governor Deval Patrick at the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association annual meeting last year, to review more than 80 state project candidates. The Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM) will manage the “zero net energy” projects, which the task force of industry experts said would still be helpful to learn even if the entire “zero net energy” goal is not reached.
The MassWildLife building will be designed this spring and will start construction in fiscal year 2011, while design of the North Shore Community College has already begun, with plans for construction to start this summer.
Gov. Patrick has outlined to Ian Bowles, secretary of the EEA, the goal of providing one demonstration project of a net zero energy project for this year; developing state government building standards; and create net zero energy standard recommendations to implement for all residential and commercial buildings by 2030.
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