LexHAB FarmView Lowell Street Modular
Additional Info
Award Winner : Triumph Modular
Architectural Excellence : Project is 2 residential multi-family homes each with 3 apartments. First floor each dwelling is ADA accessible. Units are situated on land sourced by Lexington Housing Authority on a community farm overlooking Arlington reservoir. All 6 units are affordable housing. First and second floors are modular boxes. Basement apartment was framed on-site.
Cost Energy Effectiveness : The use of modular enabled speed to occupancy. Significant site work was required to be performed concurrent to work being done at the factory. As a result, the schedule of completion was reduced, enabling occupancy within 180 days. Simultaneous off-site production of units while site work was being conducted is estimated to have saved project 2 months.
Design Firm Name : Colin Smith Architecture
Engineering Firm Name : NOONAN & MCDOWELL
Green Building Description : Windows are high efficient Marvin units. Double hung windows in bedrooms and living rooms allowed for maximizing daylight.
Installer Firm Name : Triumph Modular
Occupied Date : 4/30/2020
Owner Firm Name : LexHAB
Production Start Date : 10/1/2019
Project Location City : Lexington
Project Location State Name : MA
Technical Innovation : Houses are extremely energy efficient. Bottom level is closed cell spray foam achieving minimum R-21 value in the basement walls. First and second floor modular buildings are double wall construction which allowed for 3 layers of thermos fiber insulation resulting in a R-45 in the exterior walls. Ceilings have 21 inches blown-in insulation in each attic. The HERS (Home Energy Rating System) was low. Each unit received HERC (Home Energy Rating Certificate) ranging from 47-52 with an average of 49 across the 6 units. HVAC is ducted heat pump style mechanicals. Each unit has its own system. Hot water heater is a hybrid model and again each unit has its own heater.
Total Square Feet : 4872
Category : Permanent: Multifamily: under 10,000 sq. ft.