Placetailor Pro Tour
United States
Join NESEA for a Boston-area Pro Tour hosted by Placetailor. This Pro Tour will showcase two different projects, including the Hawthorne Youth Community Center (HYCC) and the Lamartine Lofts, located on the cusp of Jamaica Plain and Roxbury, MA. Placetailor tour guides will talk about high performance structures, community engagement and education, and the realities of working in tight urban spaces.
Space is limited | 2.5 AIA LUHSW
Member registration: $25 | Non-member registration: $35
| 1:00 - 1:30 PM | Gather and register at HYCC (free parking, address in confirmation email) |
| 1:30 - 2:30 PM | Tour of HYCC |
| 2:30 - 3:00 PM | Walk to Lamartine Lofts (pass two other projects by Placetailor en route), ~.6 mile walk |
| 3:00 - 4:00 PM | Tour of Lamartine Lofts |
| 4:00 - 5:00 PM | Reception and Q&A Session |
| 5:00 - 5:30 PM | Event concludes, attendees walk back to HYCC (if parked) or hop on the Orange Line (Jackson Square stop) |
Lamartine Lofts - High Performance Multifamily Urban Lofts
Jamaica Plain, MA (Exact address will be provided in confirmation email)
Built on spec for rental units
High performance (near Passive House) triple decker
Double studded walls, on ICF foundation
Transit oriented contemporary design
Architect: ZeroEnergy Design
Developer: Placetailor
Tour guides: Declan Keefe (Placetailor Strategic Director) and Travis Anderson (Placetailor Project Manager)
Hawthorne Youth and Community Center - Deep Energy Retrofit on Urban Community Center
Roxbury, MA (Exact address will be provided in confirmation email)
High Performance (near Passive House) renovation & addition
Neighborhood collaboration for design and construction
Using the renovation to teach the Youth about building energy
Renovation of a steel Butler building
Tour guides: Declan Keefe (Placetailor Strategic Director) and Travis Anderson (Placetailor Project Manager)