Pearl Place Apartments

Location

Portland, Maine

Overview

LEED Standing

Gold

Project Team

• LEED Consultants: Fore Solutions, Danuta Drozdowicz
• Landscape Architect: Carroll Associates
• Commissioning Services: Investment Engineering
• Construction Management:CMCS, Ron Norton LEED Standing: LEED Gold
• Architect: Winton Scott Architects
• Builder: Ledgewood Construction
• Engineer: Gorrill Palmer Engineering

Avesta Housing’s Pearl Place Development in Portland received two LEED for Homes-Gold certifications in 2008. Pearl Place, owned by Avesta and built by Ledgewood Construction, is an affordable housing development consisting of 60 units, 65,000 square feet and two buildings. The project holds the distinction of being the first LEED for Homes affordable housing project in Maine, the first multifamily LEED for Homes project in Maine and the very first mid-rise building in the country to be certified under the LEED for HOMES Mid-Rise Pilot Guidelines. The project also received a Green Communities grant (first in Maine) from Enterprise Foundation and met Maine State Housing Authority’s Green Building Standards. It is part of a larger revitalization effort by the Bayside Neighborhood Association and the City of Portland to redevelop the residential neighborhood that once thrived in Bayside.

Green Building features include:

• single stream recycling
• urban setting with residents’ average commute being 2.94 miles, compared to their previous average commute of 9.57 miles
• 43% of residents can walk to their jobs
• Pervious pavers and water-efficient toilets and fixtures
• Durable materials with high recycled content and low maintenance requirements
• Energy Star appliances and lighting
• ‘Cool’ roofing and reflective attic insulation
• Maximized envelope r-values, minimum envelop infiltration and operable windows
• All contractors were required to follow a construction waste management plan
• Avesta’s management staff will institute a preventative maintenance program and educate tenants about green design elements of the project

Developer/Owner — Avesta Housing
LEED Consultants — Fore Solutions, Danuta Drozdowicz
Landscape Architect — Carroll Associates
Commissioning Services — Investment Engineering
Construction Management — CMCS, Ron Norton LEED Standing: LEED Gold

Architect: Winton Scott Architects

Builder: Ledgewood Construction

Engineer: Gorrill Palmer Engineering