About
Phase I is apart of Utile's Walnut Street Joint Venture on an affordable housing project for seniors in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The project consists of three buildings, with 200 affordable units and integrated amenities, including a generous community room and network of open spaces. The design minimizes disruption to the site, a wooded lot at the intersection of Rt-140 and I-95, through its compact site design. This preserves a vegetated buffer between the development and the adjacent single-family residential neighborhood. The approach for site design prioritizes community by creating a continuous landscape between the three buildings and keeping vehicular traffic and parking along the periphery of the development. Three buildings are sited to give shape to outdoor spaces and walking paths.
Project Owner
Walnut Street Joint Venture
Is the project Net Zero Energy or Net Zero Energy Ready?
Net Zero Ready
Project Size in GSF
146.9K
Category of height
Low-Rise
Number of residential units
141
How is the building all-electric for heating?
Air-source Heat Pump
Is the service hot water all-electric?
No
What is the primary system type for domestic hot water?
Fossil-fuel fired
On-site renewable energy
35%
Is the owner purchasing off-site renewable energy to offset all electricity consumption?
Unknown
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
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)
21.0 kBtu/sf/year
Net Site EUI
13.7 kBtu/sf/year
The EUI is
Modeled
What is the climate zone for this project?
5A Cool Humid