Watermark Cambridge Receives LEED Gold EB Certification
June 2010
Watermark Cambridge is the first residential rental apartment building in Massachusetts to achieve a LEED Gold rating from the U.S. Green Building Council. The project earned certification in the Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance category, one of very few multifamily properties in the country to achieve this distinction, and the first to achieve it under the most recent version of LEED 2009.
Watermark Cambridge is a 23-story, 321-unit apartment building in the heart of Kendall Square, Cambridge, developed by Twining Properties and designed by CBT. The high standard set by the LEED program ensures that the residents of the Watermark community enjoy superior energy savings and efficiency and better air quality in their environmentally friendly apartment homes.
All materials now used at the Watermark, like flooring and paint, meet the latest LEED standards, continuing the evolution of the building along an ever-greener path. Each apartment has an ENERGY STAR appliance package and residents receive a Guide to Green Living that assists them in making their own lighting and electronics purchases energy efficient. A comprehensive program developed to divert the building’s waste stream from landfills that resulted in almost 70% of waste and over 95% of durable goods being re-used or recycled. Selective plumbing fixture upgrades were added, and a solar sensor was added to the drip irrigation system on Watermark’s outdoor Zen terrace garden to reduce water use. Twining Properties also worked with utility provider NSTAR to upgrade some of the building equipment and track energy consumption on an ongoing basis. New guides to the programmable thermostats and all-in-one washer-dryers were created, and an annual Earth Day event introduces residents to new information and provides them with green cleaning supplies for their personal use.
Watermark Cambridge is the first residential rental apartment building in Massachusetts to achieve a LEED Gold rating from the U.S. Green Building Council. The project earned certification in the Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance category, one of very few multifamily properties in the country to achieve this distinction, and the first to achieve it under the most recent version of LEED 2009.
Watermark Cambridge is a 23-story, 321-unit apartment building in the heart of Kendall Square, Cambridge, developed by Twining Properties and designed by CBT. The high standard set by the LEED program ensures that the residents of the Watermark community enjoy superior energy savings and efficiency and better air quality in their environmentally friendly apartment homes.
All materials now used at the Watermark, like flooring and paint, meet the latest LEED standards, continuing the evolution of the building along an ever-greener path. Each apartment has an ENERGY STAR appliance package and residents receive a Guide to Green Living that assists them in making their own lighting and electronics purchases energy efficient. A comprehensive program developed to divert the building’s waste stream from landfills that resulted in almost 70% of waste and over 95% of durable goods being re-used or recycled. Selective plumbing fixture upgrades were added, and a solar sensor was added to the drip irrigation system on Watermark’s outdoor Zen terrace garden to reduce water use. Twining Properties also worked with utility provider NSTAR to upgrade some of the building equipment and track energy consumption on an ongoing basis. New guides to the programmable thermostats and all-in-one washer-dryers were created, and an annual Earth Day event introduces residents to new information and provides them with green cleaning supplies for their personal use.
