Leading in sustainable construction
Reimagining the building lifecycle
At Suffolk, we’re committed to the holistic integration of sustainable practices within the built environment. Our goal is to partner with our clients, trade partners and others to reimagine the entire building lifecycle and ensure sustainability is incorporated at every stage: from planning, design, and material selection to building operation and energy efficiency after completion. Achieving this ambitious goal requires an all-hands-on-deck approach, consisting of a highly integrative planning and execution process across the entire spectrum of project stakeholders.
We see significant opportunity to go beyond simply improving the efficiency and impact of building methods and operations. We want to adapt, innovate, and disrupt the status quo of what is expected throughout the entire building process.
Solving the puzzle of sustainability in higher education construction
In design, sustainability, and programming, the Boston University Center for Computing & Data Sciences marks the future of construction in higher education. The 19-story, 350,000-square-foot structure is the largest fossil-fuel-free building in Boston, achieved LEED Platinum certification, and incorporates several innovative approaches in design and construction to minimize its environmental impact.
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Advancements in mass timber
The Olver Building is the largest and most technologically advanced academic contemporary wood structure in the U.S. The building is the first of its kind in the U.S. to feature an innovative high-tech steel and wood construction system known as cross-laminated timber, or CLTs, which significantly lowers the embodied carbon emissions of the project.
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A propriety concept to build more sustainable data centers
Data centers across the country have embraced sustainability as integral to their business practices, and Yahoo Ad Tech had developed a propriety concept that could reach one of the lowest power utilization effectiveness (PUE) ratings in the industry. The company turned to Suffolk’s Mission Critical Center of Excellence team to execute the design on its centers in Lockport, N.Y., and Quincy, WA. — and to determine if the concept could scale up to serve larger facilities.
Read the white paperOur featured projects
We’re proud of the more than 150 projects we’ve done that meet rigorous third-party green building certification standards. Here are a few of our most notable green building projects.
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Boston, MAEmerson College Little Building
The LEED Gold-certified, Built Environment Plus award-winng Emerson College Little Building project had a 40% reduction of the project’s embodied carbon through reuse of 66% of the structure and envelope despite 100 years of deterioration.
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Boston, MAWinthrop Center
Destined to be the fourth tallest building in Boston, Winthrop Center is also the largest office building in the world to seek Passive House certification, which requires additional efforts to dramatically reduce the amount of energy the building uses.
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Los Angeles, CA888 Grand Hope Park
888 Grand Hope Park is a 34-story, high-rise, LEED Silver-certified residential tower in downtown Los Angeles that boasts a 42% reduction in water use, a green roof, and 85 trees on site.
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Boston, MA10 World Trade
The first project in Boston to achieve SITES pre-certification from The Sustainable SITES Initiative, this 585,000 square feet of the building will be filled with office and lab space, while an additional 15,000 square feet of adjacent land will be used for the “Triangle Parcel.”
Suffolk Design: Streamlining the workflow between sustainable design and construction
Suffolk’s in-house design management team is staffed with licensed architects who provide sophisticated design management leadership to support and enhance the sustainable design and documentation process, leading to efficient and predictable construction.
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Ranked #9 on Engineering News-Record’s “Top 100 Green Contractors” list, 2023
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InnovationA sustainable future: Boston University building sets a standard for green construction
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Sustainability: What’s new
Our people are dedicated to finding solutions to every challenge. That spirit makes for some great stories.
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