The Roux Institute at Northeastern University, Portland, Maine
Rendering by Cambridge Seven
Sustainability Consulting Role: Led the development of a custom sustainability campus charter that was submitted to the City of Portland and established sustainability benchmarks for the campus development, coordinated building-scale and district-scale systems integration. Performed detailed energy and embodied carbon analysis that led to an innovative structural system and ultra low carbon concrete. (Work performed while at Thornton Tomasetti)
Climate-Positive Solutions:
All-electric building powered by 82 geothermal wells (no on-site fossil fuels)
Partial mass timber construction and ultra-low carbon concrete for reduced embodied carbon
Rooftop solar-ready design for net-zero energy operations
Parametrically optimized façade to reduce solar heat gain and glare
80% site re-naturalization with indigenous coastal habitat restoration
Flood resilience design above projected sea level rise
Performance Targeted:
Energy performance designed to be 30% better than ASHRAE 90.1 2019
15% reduction embodied carbon of structural systems
Red list free finishes in classrooms and offices
Community resilience hub with emergency preparedness capabilities
Model for sustainable innovation district development
The Roux Institute by Cambridge Seven serves as the anchor for Portland's innovation district, establishing sustainability benchmarks for urban campus development while demonstrating regenerative design principles at the district scale.
