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