Combatting Carbon Emissions by Design at BU
Photo by Janice Checchio/Boston University Photography
The new carbon-emission free building on Boston University’s campus is meant to not only aid in the city’s 2050 carbon neutrality goal but also increase engagement and collaboration between students and faculty.
Every detail, from the triple-glazed windows to the wide staircases, pertains to the building’s sustainability goals. The unique structure also allows sunlight to reach deep inside the building, while the Center’s core creates a “neighborhood” feel for each academic discipline.
Excerpted from “New building accentuates Boston University’s commitment to data sciences and sustainability” (Building Design + Construction, 12/12/22) by John Caulfield:
"The GC and construction management firm Suffolk, which is headquartered in Boston, delivered this 19-story 345,000-sf building, which is 100 percent fossil-fuel free as a result of the installation of a geothermal system with 31 bores, each about 1,500 ft deep into the earth, that harness thermal resources for heating and cooling the building [...].”