Project:
Portsmouth Abbey Girls Dormitory |
Client:
Portsmouth Abbey & School
Portsmouth, Rhode Island |
Architect:
Architectural Resources Cambridge |
Structural Engineers:
Boston Building Consultants |
Mechanical Engineers:
Rist-Frost Shumway Engineering |
Civil Engineer:
American Engineering Inc. |
Delivery Method:
Construction Manager |
Size:
32,000 SF; 24,000 occupied and 8,000 of mechanical/storage |
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| The project consisted
of a new thirty-two bed dormitory building,
containing four townhouse style faculty apartments
and day student common space. The project
was designed and built with a “green”
standard. The building boasts high efficiency
whole building heating systems, solar hot-water
and high efficient insulation. Advanced
Building Concepts acted as the construction
manager to deliver the project within budget
and schedule providing value added upgrades
requested by the owner without exceeding
the overall owner’s budget. The work
was started in the fall and completed eleven
months later meeting the expanded needs
for incoming faculty & student housing.
The three story wood & steel framed
building is clad in cedar shingle with a
natural stone veneer at the ground level
and a copper roof. Due to the “green”
design standard the building has a state
of the art Veissman heating and solar hot
water system, low-use water faucets, showerheads
and toilets, heat recovery exhaust system
and high efficiency spray foam insulation.
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