PROJECT LIST

The following is a list of the projects that NEI is currently providing technical assistance to:

Project Name: Olmsted Green
Location: Boston, MA
Description: 500 units of housing, including 153 affordable rental apartments, 80 units of supportive housing for seniors, and a 123-bed skilled nursing facility, on 38.5 acres of the site of the former Boston State Hospital.
Developer: Lena Park CDC/New Boston Development
Dates: August 2004 to present
New Ecology Role: Primary sustainability consultant for project and member of the project team. Develop green design guidelines, raise project funds, help manage integrated design process, advise on selecting project team, coordinate utility and energy star involvement, assist in permitting, research technologies, review specifications, coordinate with contractors, and pilot erosion management plan.

Project Name: Project Hope
Location: Lawrence, MA
Description: 20 units of supportive and mostly transitional housing for homeless or very-low income individuals and families
Developer: Lazarus House Ministries
Dates: August 2005 to present
New Ecology Role: Primary sustainability consultant for project and member of the project team. Manage integrated design process, develop sustainability goals, raise project funds, coordinate utility involvement, research technologies, and review specifications.

Project Name: Welcome Home Veterans Housing
Location: New Bedford, MA
Description: Rehabilitation of a commercial mill building into 19 units of affordable housing for disabled veterans.
Developer: South Shore Housing Development Corporation
Dates: March 2005 to present
New Ecology Role: Primary sustainability consultant for project. Help manage integrated design process, develop project standards, raise project funds, coordinate utility involvement, research technologies, review specs and coordinate with architect, and coordinate energy star process.

Project Name: Visiting Nurses Association Assisted Living
Location: Somerville, MA
Description: New development of 95-unit assisted living facility for low income seniors.
Developer: Visiting Nurse Foundation
Dates: March 2005 to present
New Ecology Role: Primary sustainability consultant for project. Manage integrated design process, develop project standards, raise project funds, coordinate utility involvement, research technologies, review specs and coordinate with architect. Raise dedicated funds for and oversee energy modeling. Investigate alternative energy strategies.

Project Name: St. Polycarps Site Redevelopment
Location: Somerville, MA
Description: Development of 75 units of housing; 50 condominiums and 25 tax credit rentals.
Developer: Somerville Community Corporation
Dates: January 2006 to present
New Ecology Role: Green Screen Assessment-early stage collaboration with developer to assemble design team and scope out options for greening project.

Project Name: Neponset Field
Location: Mattapan, MA
Description: Development of industrial site into 48 homeownership units and 51 senior rental units.
Developer: ETC Development/Mattapan Community Development Corp.
Dates: February 2005 to present
New Ecology Role: Primary sustainability consultant for project. Manage integrated design process, develop project standards, raise project funds, coordinate utility involvement, research technologies, review specs and coordinate with architects. Specific attention paid to energy efficiency, low impact development techniques, and integration of greening with adaptive environment for seniors.

Project Name: Callaghan Gardens
Location: Pawtucket, RI
Description: Redevelopment of urban site into 14 homeownership units.
Developer: Pawtucket Citizens Development Corporation
Dates: September 2005 to present
New Ecology Role: Work with developer and architects to green project, focusing on energy and water efficiency, indoor air quality and durability. Seek to make project less costly to occupy for first-time homebuyers. Coordinate with utilities and energy star. Raise project funds.

Project Name: ZUMIX Music Education Facility
Location: East Boston, MA
Description: Renovation of fire station into performance and practice space for music education program.
Developer: ZuMix/East Boston CDC
Dates: November 2005 to present
New Ecology Role: Sustainability consultant to project. Develop project goals, participate in integrated design process, and incorporate greening and program goals with the acoustical requirements of space. Raise project funds, coordinate with utilities.

Project Name: Homeowner's Rehab Energy Management Plan
Location: Cambridge, MA
Description: Energy management assessment for part of 800-unit portfolio of affordable rental housing.
Developer: Homeowner's Rebab
Dates: July 2005 to present
New Ecology Role: Provide technical assistance to project team in developing energy management plan, project scope of work, review and analysis of energy consumption, recommendations/options for retrofits and financing strategies.

Project Name: Jackson Square Redevelopment
Location: Jamaica Plain/Roxbury, MA
Description: Major redevelopment of 6-acre transit oriented site, including 430 new home ownership units, 65,000 sq ft. retail, 30,000 sq ft office space, and community recreation space
Developer: Urban Edge/Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corp
Dates: July 2005 to present
New Ecology Role: Provide technical assistance on development of guidelines for sustainable redevelopment of site; coordinate utility involvement.

Project Name: 2451 Washington Street-Fort Hill Place
Location: Roxbury, MA
Description: Development of 40-unit mixed income residence on undeveloped urban parcel.
Developer: Madison Park Community Development Corp
Dates: July 2005 to present
New Ecology Role: Provide technical assistance to project team in areas including scope and priorities for greening, energy modeling and utility involvement

Project Name: Parcel 24
Location: Boston, MA
Description: Development of 315 units of mixed income housing on Big Dig Parcel 24 in Chinatown.
Developer: Asian Community Development Corp/New Boston Development
Dates: July 2005 to present
New Ecology Role: Provide technical assistance to project team in areas including scope and priorities for greening, energy modeling and utility involvement

Project Name: Green Street Redevelopment
Location: Lynn, MA
Description: Renovation of existing building (5 units) and construction of new structure (6 units) of affordable housing and artists live/work space.
Developer: Lynn Investing in Neighborhood Corp
Dates: July 2005 to present
New Ecology Role: Green Screen Assessment-early stage collaboration with developer to assemble design team, and scope out options for greening project.

Project Name: 1460 Dorchester Avenue
Location: Dorchester, MA
Description: 37 units of new housing on urban site.
Developer: Viet Aid, Inc.
Dates: October 2005 to present
New Ecology Role: Green Screen Assessment-early stage collaboration with developer to assemble design team, and scope out options for greening project.

Project Name: Rockport Lodge
Location: Rockport, MA
Description: 15 units of housing in new and rehabbed building.
Developer: Wellspring House
Dates: October 2005 to present
New Ecology Role: Green Screen Assessment-early stage collaboration with developer to assemble design team, and scope out options for greening project.

Project Name: Loomworks
Location: Worcester, MA
Description: Redevelopment/renovation of mill complex into housing and artist's live/work space.
Developer: Green-Haus Development
Dates: December 2005 to present
New Ecology Role: Assist developer in early stage scoping and prioritizing potential green features. Raise project funds.

Project Name: Urban Edge Green Development and Initiative
Location: Jamaica Plain/Roxbury, MA
Description: Development and dissemination of green development and management guide for CDCs.
Developer: Urban Edge, Inc.
Dates: December 2005 to present
New Ecology Role: Assist developer in early stage scoping and prioritizing potential green features.

Project Name: 319-325 Cabot Street
Location: Beverly, MA
Description: Redevelopment of a three building, 34-unit Single Room
occupancy (SRO) project located in downtown Beverly.
Developer: The Beverly Affordable Housing Coalition.
Dates: July 2006 to present
New Ecology Role: Work with developer and architects to green project, focusing on energy and water efficiency, indoor air quality and durability. Coordinate with utilities and energy star. Raise project funds.

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