Project
Squantum School
Education K-12
Quincy, MA | 2027
- 81K GSF
- 3 Companies
- 9 Professionals
About
Squantum School is a net zero carbon elementary school and community resource that will serve as a Resilience Hub for the Squantum neighborhood.
It is a passive building utilizing Phius as the passive house certification body. It will be the first Phius certified public school. Passive buildings employ design strategies such as an air-tight and thermally enhanced envelope, optimized orientation and control of solar gains/losses, as well as energy recovery ventilation, in order to result in a low energy building. Benefits include healthy indoor air quality, resilience, and low operational costs. Arrowstreet incorporates passive building strategies in all of its projects. This combined with heat pump systems and renewables are the key to reaching net zero.
Project Owner
City of Quincy
Is the project Net Zero Energy or Net Zero Energy Ready?
Net Zero (Targeting)
Project Size in GSF
81K
Category of height
Low-Rise
How is the building all-electric for heating?
Ground-source Heat Pump
What other systems are used for heating?
Air-source Heat Pump
Is the service hot water all-electric?
Yes
What is the primary system type for domestic hot water?
Ground-source heat pump
What other systems are used for hot water?
Electric resistance instantaneous
On-site renewable energy
100%
Is the owner purchasing off-site renewable energy to offset all electricity consumption?
Yes
The construction cost difference from "conventional" to being net zero "ready" (including incentives) for this building is
We didn't calculate the cost premium
Certifications related to Energy / Carbon
LEED, PHIUS
Site EUI Energy Use Intensity is the amount of energy a project uses per square foot over the course of a year. Site EUI = Annual Energy Use (kBtus) / Building(s) Area (ft²) / One Year (yr)
25.0 kBtu/sf/year
Net Site EUI
0.0 kBtu/sf/year
The EUI is
Modeled
Carbon Emissions Intensity (CEI)
1.30kg/CO2e/sf
What is the climate zone for this project?
5A Cool Humid
