Northeast
Sacred Heart University, Martire Business & Communication Center
SGH designed the structure and consulted on the enclosure for the building with a 100-year service life.
Brunswick, ME
Bowdoin College, Park Row Apartments
Scope/Solutions
Needing to expand its housing options, Bowdoin College undertook several projects, including constructing the new Park Row Apartments for upperclass students. The eighty-eight-bed development includes four wood-framed buildings, each with apartment-style dorm rooms and a multi-purpose room. SGH provided building enclosure consulting services and served as the project’s Passive House Institute US Verifier (PHIUS+ Verifier).
SGH collaborated with the project team on the design and construction of the building enclosure. As the PHIUS+ Verifier, we also conducted and witnessed performance testing. Highlights of our work include the following:
- Reviewed the building enclosure design and provided recommendations for improving energy efficiency, airtightness, watertightness, and constructability
- Helped detail transitions to reduce thermal bridging and air leakage as required for PHIUS+ certification
- Established PHIUS+ performance requirements, roles and responsibilities, testing protocol, and procedures for documenting progress and issues
- Reviewed enclosure-related submittals and provided recommendations to ensure the building enclosure systems met the overall project design intent and performance requirements
- Observed construction of the building enclosure and mechanical systems, conducted an infrared survey of the exterior walls, and performed whole-building and dwelling unit airtightness testing to compare with the PHIUS+ certification and project requirements
- Witnessed testing and balancing of the mechanical system, verified air flows met PHIUS+ certification requirements, and reported power consumption to the Passive House Design consultant
- Prepared a PHIUS+ on-site verification package for submission to PHIUS
1 of 4
Project Summary
2019
Completion Date
PHIUS+
Certification
10K-14K Per Building
Project Size
Solutions
New Construction
Services
Building Enclosures
Markets
Education
Client(s)
Bowdoin College
Specialized Capabilities
Building Science | Roofing & Waterproofing
Key team members
Additional Projects
West
Richard N. Slawson Southeast Occupational Center
The Slawson Southeast Occupational Center, formerly Bell Adult Education Center, is a new job preparation facility for the Los Angeles Unified School District. SGH performed a condition assessment of the existing warehouse and was the structural engineer of record for the new center.