Pro Tour: 124 Units of Passive, Affordable Housing, Built for Coastal Flood Resilience
AIA (pending), Phius (4 credit hours)
On June 5, NESEA will bring attendees behind-the-scenes for a Pro Tour of Beacon Communities' new, 124 unit affordable passive housing development in Salem, MA. This project has been built for Passive House certification, and includes flood-resistant features to help protect occupants from coastal climate events. In addition to the housing, the development includes amenity spaces and a newly created publicly accessible coastal open space.
Our event will begin with an opening workshop where the project team, led by developer/owner and hosting company Beacon Communities, architect ICON Architecture and GC Callahan Construction Managers, will discuss the big picture aspects of this all-electric project, including low-embodied carbon materials, envelope, systems, and the solar panels that reduce operational energy significantly. Attendees will then break into small groups to tour the building while hearing more from the interdisciplinary team of experts who made it possible. After the tour, we’ll regroup for a reception and Q&A, giving attendees the opportunity to chat with the day’s speakers and each other. We hope to see you there!
More About the Project
- Flood resilience: All living units and essential utilities will be above the 100-year floodplain. Complementing the resilient and sustainable building design are landscaping features that enhance the natural landscape, ecological health of the neighborhood, and help mitigate and address localized flooding events.
- About the envelope: R-40 average continuous insulation roof, R-30 walls including R-9 ci, R-10 slab on grade, R-30 podium, Windows triple glazed 0.19.
Tentative Schedule
| 12:30 PM | Doors open, registration, networking and coffee |
| 1:00 PM | Welcome by NESEA |
| 1:10 PM | Overview of the project by the host |
| 2:00 PM | Tour of project begins; attendees rotate through content-specific stations |
| 3:45 PM | Group reconvenes and travels back to initial meeting point |
| 4:00 PM | Reception with light refreshments |
| 4:15 PM | Q&A panel with members of project team |
| 5:00 PM | Event concludes |
If you have questions about this event, you can contact us via protours@nesea.org. Interested in sponsoring this event? Learn more here.