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Marc Fournier Director, Plant Operations & Sustainability Lasell College The Caroline Carpenter House RestorationGreening the Soul of a Tired Old Victorian Our College Located in Newton, MA ~12 miles west of Boston 1600 students 575,000 sf - 55 buildings – 24 medium sized buildings & 31 Victorian homes 40 acres Nestled in the middle of a historic district and residential neighborhood Well known for our Fashion Design programs Lasell Village, a senior housing community & sister institution, with an emphasis on active, intellectually enriched living The House Named for Caroline Carpenter, who worked at Lasell College for 30 years as a teacher and preceptress. Built in 1890 6178 square feet 1.3 acre lot Located in the Auburndale Historic District Restored Summer 2013 Total project cost ~$490,000 Project Partners MetroWest Contracting Corp.GC, demolition, carpentry, plastering, painting A.J. Roberto Mechanical Co.heating & hot water systems, HVAC controls Stained Glass Works by Michael Willard- leaded & stained glass restoration Air Quality Experts, Inc. asbestos abatement & decontamination services Project Partners MacFloors, Inc.- carpet and vinyl flooring Lutron Electronics- lighting controls & LED’s Norman E. Day, Inc.- electrical Anderson Insulation- insulation Mark’s Moving & Storagefurniture moving & storage E. L. Harvey & Sons- construction & demolition debris recycling Plant Operations Staff- bathroom & gas plumbing, HVAC controls, wireless access points, internet access for heating & hot water system Before All interior spaces were worn, tired, and in need of repair Historic features were damaged or covered over Before Antiquated, inefficient heating system ran open all winter longtemperature in rooms was controlled by opening and closing windows Inefficient electrical & plumbing fixtures Asbestos Abatement Vinyl asbestos tile was removed at the beginning of the project Water Service Old- the old, undersized water service was replaced New C&D Recycling All construction debris was either separated and recycled on site, or was sent to E. L. Harvey’s construction & demolition debris recycling facility in Westborough, MA for sorting - an average of 85% of C&D debris is recycled at the facility Insulation New Old Insulation New technology: Exterior walls- R13 cellulose enclosed blown insulation Underside of all roofing systems- R29.6 to R37 Icynene open cell spray foam insulation Old technology: none Leaded Glass Old New Stained Glass New Front Entry Hall Old New Living Room Old New Stairways Old New Student Rooms Old New Woodwork Old New Carpet New: Oldugh! Shaw’s patcraft Socrates II Color- Strauss 00324 Nylon 6 Total recycled content by weight- 19.1% Post-consumer recycled content10.6% Pre-consumer recycled content- 8.5% 100% recyclable Kitchen Old New The Ice Box Old New Ice Box Hardware Old New Laundry New- now on 1st floor adjacent to the kitchen Old- was in the unfinished basement Bathrooms Old New Bathrooms New technology: 1.28 gpf Kohler Cimarron toilets (cost neutral) 1.5 gpm shower heads (cost neutral) .5 gpm sink aerators ($.50 each premium) Old technology: 3.5 & 1.6 gpf gpf toilets 2.5 gpm shower heads 2.2gpm sink aerators Side Porch Old New Boilers & Hot Water Old New HVAC Controls New Old (None) Boilers & Hot Water New technology: Lochinvar Knight gas fired boilers- 151,000 BTU’s each, 96% efficient operation, modulate from 20% capacity to 100% capacity to maintain temperature to keep fuel costs low and efficiency high Indirect hot water provided by the boilers- 67 gallon storage tank Grundfos Magna 40 pumps- modulate water flow throughout the building depending on heating load to reduce the electrical load during the heating operation & help maintain a comfortable building with minimal temperature swings Boilers & Hot Water New technology (continued): Johnson Facility Explorer controls system- monitors 20 heating zones & is capable of remote access monitoring, scheduling, trend data, & alarm outputs The supervisory controller (FX60) speaks to all building automation languages & enables Lasell College's facility staff to monitor & access other building automation systems on the HVAC network Control valves modulate to maintain water flow to each individual zone and maintain precise temperature control to prevent drastic temperature swings. Boilers & Hot Water Old technology: 2 Hydrotherm hot water boilers- 300,000 BTU’s each Zone valves left open during the whole heating season Manual controls- opening & closing window sashes LED’s & Lighting Controls New Old (None) Lighting ControlsLutron Stairwell Family Digital Luminaires Stairwell fixtures are energy saving retrofit solutions that automatically adjusts light output based on occupancy Can save over 80% of lighting energy usage based on high and low end dimming strategy Uses Lutron’s wireless Radio Powr Savr occupancy sensor to assign multiple fixtures to adjust and customize light levels by floor Wireless retrofit solution that does not required additional wiring LED Lutron Stairwell Fixture Description • Stairwell LED fixtures are ENERGY STAR Qualified utilizing LED’s as the light source with lower power usage and less maintenance (lamps) . Benefits • 2’ or 4’, 4000K LED with dimming to 1% • 17.5 watts • Can save over 80% of energy usage Typical Applications Stairwells, corridors, hallways LED’s LED’s “Cree CR22 Trouffers 22 watts per fixture Replace 2’x2’ 64+ watt fluorescent fixtures Amazing light quality and light spread $60 utility rebate Lighting Controls New technology: SensorSwitch WSD SA Set to either Occupancy or vacancy Installed in the kitchen, laundry, living room, and bathrooms Old (None) Energy Savings- Electricity Energy Savings- Natural Gas Carpenter House (Therms) 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 Contact Info Marc Fournier, Director Plant Operations & Sustainability, LEED AP Lasell College 1844 Commonwealth Ave. Newton, MA 02466 (617) 243-2291 (617) 721-0223 (cell) mfournier@lasell.edu Why we do it…
