This project is a new 6-story, 98-apartment, affordable housing building in Cambridge, MA. The site is located on Concord Avenue across from the Fresh Pond Reservoir. The project features 1, 2, and 3-bedroom apartments and residential amenities including a community room, rooftop terrace and outdoor recreation spaces. The building is designed and constructed to meet Passive House through the PHIUS+2015 standard. Finch Cambridge was the second multifamily Passive House building in Massachusetts and is 72% more energy efficient than the 2016 national average for multifamily buildings.
Heating and air conditioning for Finch Cambridge are provided by variable refrigerant flow (VRF) air source heat pump (ASHP) systems that allow for a simultaneous heating and cooling system with no fossil fuels. The ventilation system is comprised of highly efficient central rooftop energy recovery ventilators with tempered supply in the winter and summertime removal of humidity from ventilation air at the source. Domestic hot water is supplied by a central gas-fired plant.
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Final Certification PHIUS+2015
