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The First Platinum Level LEED Certified Building in Boston: The EpiCenterIn spite of the many long-term payoffs, the initial investment in building green can be a prohibitive factor in many cases.
Sure, Ford Motros can hire green-building superhero, William McDonough, to transform its factories, but how many local non-for-profits do you know occupying a LEED certified building?
Breaking that trend, Artists for Humanity, a Boston-based youth arts organization located in the burgeoning Fort Point Channel Arts District, has proved that it's possible for the little guys to build green, too.
The organization, which operates a range of micro-enterprise programs employing inner-city teen artists in paid apprenticeship and entrepreneurial opportuniteies, is the proud occupant of the first Platinum Level LEED certified building in Boston.
The structure, designed by Arrowstreet Architects, also sports the City's largest photovoltaic array on its roof.
A beacon for progressive building practices in the Commonwealth, AFH has aptly named their new home the EpiCenter.
Funded in part by grant support from Boston's Green Building Task Force and the forward-thinking Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, the 23,500 square foot facility boasts many of the usual cost-efficient and sustainable design features.
It has passive solar heating, aggressive insulation, and a greywater recycling syst
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