Project
Olympia Place
Lodging
Amherst, MA | 2016
- 102.5K GSF
- 1 Company
About
Olympia Place is a privately developed five-story, 98,000 SF wood construction (Type III) residential building composed of 73 apartments of mixed unit types. Located on a site adjacent to the UMass, it has been designed in a transitional zone between the campus and residential neighborhoods. Programmatically, the building is tailored to the college town market, offering study rooms, communal work tables, a café, a fitness center, ample bike storage and parking for a car share vehicles. Holst Architecture was the Design Architect, while DiMella Shaffer was the Architect-of-Record.
Project Owner
Archipelago Investments
Is the project Net Zero Energy or Net Zero Energy Ready?
Net Zero Ready
Project Size in GSF
102.5K
Category of height
Mid-Rise
Number of residential units
73
How is the building all-electric for heating?
Air-source Heat Pump
What other systems are used for heating?
Electric Resistance, Fossil Fuel (Emergency Backup or Lab/Healthcare Only)
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
0%
Is the owner purchasing off-site renewable energy to offset all electricity consumption?
No
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)
31.3 kBtu/sf/year
The EUI is
Modeled
What is the climate zone for this project?
5A Cool Humid