The Distillery North

Metrics

Pressurized Test Result

Heating load

Cooling load

0.60 ACH50

3.36 BTU/(ft²hr)

2.68 BTU/(ft²hr)

The Distillery North is a Passive House-certified residential development in South Boston, Massachusetts with 28 rental units, a street-level commercial space, and a locally-owned diner. It adjoins a converted 1860s rum distillery that, since the 1980s, has been one of the city’s main artist live/work communities.

Developer: Second Street Associates https://www.distillerynorth.com

Architect: ICON Architecture https://www.iconarch.com

General contractor: Commodore Builders https://commodorebuilders.com

Civil Engineer: Vanasse Hangen Brustlin https://www.vhb.com

Mechanical & plumbing engineer: Petersen Engineering https://www.petersenengineering.com

Electrical engineer: Vincent A. Dilorio https://vadeng.com

Structural engineer: Souza, True, and Partners https://souzatrue.com

Landscape architect: Copley Wolff Design Group https://copley-wolff.com

Passive House Consultant: Adam Cohen https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/people/adam-cohen

Clerk of the Works: Mark Anstey