Open AccessGeothermal Mill Redevelopment Project in Massachusetts
Author(s) -
A.Q. Vale
Publication year - 2009
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/949752
Subject(s) - redevelopment , mill , geothermal gradient , engineering , affordable housing , civil engineering , architectural engineering , environmental science , business , geology , mechanical engineering , geophysics
Anwelt Heritage Apartments, LLC redeveloped a 120-year old mill complex into a mixed-use development in a lower-income neighborhood in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Construction included 84 residential apartments rented as affordable housing to persons aged 62 and older. The Department of Energy (“DOE”) award was used as an essential component of financing the project to include the design and installation of a 200 ton geothermal system for space heating and cooling