
Project
Details
Design Focused Charge
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Renovate and Expand Skating Rink
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Remove White Field House
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Make new rink as sustainable as possible
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Fields remain functional after building is complete
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Consider Implication of Fields - Conceptual Design
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Consider Implication of Parking - Conceptual Design

Skip Viglirolo Skating Rink
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Built in 1969
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Completed in 1971
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Thousands of young people participate in Youth Hockey programs
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High School Varsity and JV Hockey programs Middlesex League titles
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Appearances at MIAA Division I state tournaments
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Champions 2020


Concept &
Overview

Energy Reducing Features
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Schematic Design: The Green Engineer
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Renovate / re-use / recycle
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Use of modular cubes to make ice
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Use waste heat to prevent ground from freezing
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Thermally super-insulated building envelope: floor, walls, and roof
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Natural daylight being brought into rink for lighting and views
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Capturing embodied energy of existing building components
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Fossil fuel free building and systems
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All electric building and site
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Photovoltaic panels on roof
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Closed loop geothermal wells for heating and cooling
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Demand control ventilation via CO2 monitoring
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Use of heat pumps even without geothermal
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Desiccant based dehumidifiers
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Minimize impact on green space development









