Rivermark: Occupied Rehab and Facade Replacement for Climate Resilient Communities

This session will showcase the implementation of a high-performance façade assembly on an existing high rise concrete multi-family housing building complex, and the resulting measured data of operational energy and water consumption. In addition to addressing climate resilience, we will discuss how the project addresses community resilience by allowing the tenants to remain in their homes through construction and improving the quality of their spaces through design.

Session Chair(s): 

Event Time: 

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 - 2:30pm to 3:30pm

Room / Location:
Harbor 1

CEU Information: 

AIA: 1 LU|HSW
BOC: 1 credit hour
BPI: 1 credit hour
GBCI: 1 credit hour (BD+C, WELL)
MA CSL: 1 credit hour (Energy)
NAHB: 1 credit hour
NARI: 1 credit hour
PHI: Credit offered for full conference attendance
Phius: Credit offered for each full conference day
RESNET: Credit offered for each full conference day

Learning Objectives:

  • Discover a feasible solution to renovating existing 70’s era high rise concrete structures that are prominent throughout the US.
  • Measure how an occupied renovation impacts building performance improvements, indoor air quality, embodied carbon, and community resiliency.
  • Recognize the benefits of a high performance, unitized facade system through energy modeling results and post-construction utility data analysis.
  • Explore the funding opportunities for affordable housing and how they affect design decisions.

Session ID: 

BOS24-233

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