Perkins School for the Blind - Lower School

Watertown, MA


Type of project: Ground-up, Addition, Renovation
Duration of Project: 24 months
Square footage: 55,000 sf (new construction) / 70,000 sf (renovations)
Partners: Miller Dyer Spears Inc.

Noteworthy: Building a project like this in the heart of campus meant keeping the students, staff, and parents aware of activity on a daily basis. This project incorporated sustainable technology such as daylight harvesting, a green roof, 35kW photovoltaic panels, and targeting a 90% recycling goal of construction and demolition waste.

Recognition: LEED® Gold Certified / Massachusetts Collaborative for High Performance Schools (MA-CHPS) for environmental quality