Ambler Boiler House by Heckendorn Shiles Architects

Ambler Boiler House 200 South Maple Ave, Ambler, PA 2003 - 2013 LEED Platinum Certified

Client: Summit Realty Advisors John Zaharchuk, John Cogan, Brittany Fessler Architects: Heckendorn Shiles Architects R. Mitchell Shiles, AIA, Matthew A. Heckendorn, AIA, LEED AP, Janet S. Colesberry, AIA, Nissa Eisenberg, Karen Kovolski, LEED AP, Matthew Finlay, Greg Mastalerz, Jared Bookhamer, Marissa Hebert, Eric Simon, Vincent DiMaria Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing & Fire Protection Engineers: PHY Engineers Inc. Commissioning Agent: Bala Consulting Engineers Inc. Structural Engineers: Elton & Thompson Site/Civil Engineers: Langan Engineering LEED Consultant: Re:Vision Architecture Construction Manager: Domus Remediation: RT Environmental Services, Inc. Geothermal Consultant: Alderson Engineering Inc. Masonry Restoration Consultant: Joseph B. Callaghan Inc. Signage & Graphics Consultant: Steve Pinkston + Others Professional Photography: Don Pearse Photographers, Inc.

Project Summary The Keasbey & Mattison company built the 48,000 square-foot Boiler House in 1897 as a powergenerating station for the production of asbestos products. After the Great Depression, the company dissolved and the building remained vacant for decades. In the 1980s, the EPA contained the site, protecting and addressing any asbestos materials. Summit Realty Advisors, with John Zaharchuck at the helm, purchased the property in the early 2000s, when the town of Ambler was undergoing a revitalization and emerging as a hot spot. The purchase was in accordance with Ambler Main Street’s commitment to a better utilization of existing real estate. While the property was ripe for a commercial office transit-oriented development, with its close proximity to the SEPTA Regional Rail line, existing roadways, utility services, as well as downtown Ambler, the recession put the project on hold. Then, in 2011, Summit was granted a low-interest loan from EnergyWorks, a comprehensive energy solutions program for building owners that is supported by the US Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Program. Montgomery County also provided the project with a housing and urban development loan. The Boiler House project kicked off with the extensive removal of asbestos material with the help of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) as well as state grants and loans. During this remediation, Heckendorn Shiles Architects developed designs for the adaptive reuse of the building, proposing to restore the existing structure and preserve historic features. Another essential goal of the project has been to obtain LEED Platinum Certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). To achieve this, Heckendorn Shiles has employed several sustainable strategies, such as brownfield redevelopment, a geothermal heat pump system, retention of existing structural systems, a recycled rainwater irrigation system and the use of recycled material content. Construction of the $16 million, 48,000 square-foot core and shell office building was completed in August 2012, with tenants moving in during the fall of the same year, thus fulfilling the joint goals of contributing to Ambler’s local economy and preserving the historical link to its past.

Revolving Loan Fund IDP Grant

HUD 108 Loan

$ ISRP Grant

RT Environmental Services

Summit Realty Advisors

BOS Loan

RE:Vision Architecture

Joseph B. Callaghan

Subcontractors

Energy Works

BOS Grant

Ambler BH Dev Partners

RACP Matching Grant

Langan Engineering

Bala Consulting Engineers

Heckendorn Shiles Architects

Elton & Thompson

Domus

PHY Engineers

Alderson Engineering

Historical Images

1873 Entrepeneur Henry G. Keasbey and Dr. Richard V. Mattison founded Keasbey & Mattison, a pharmaceutical manufacturing comany, in Philadelphia.

1881 Keasby & Mattison moved from Philadelphia to Ambler, which was already a thriving farming and industrial community, and built factory buildings and warehouse facilities there.

1916 After a scientific discovery by Mattison in 1887, the company started manufacturing asbestos buildings materials and industrial supplies. By the 1890s, Mattison had transformed the Borough of Ambler, building a library, offices, shops, a church, and an opera house.

1937 By World War I, the company was the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest manufacturer of asbestos products, but would ultimately not survive the Great Depression.

1960 One of the only remaining Keasbey & Mattison structures, the Boiler House was vacant from the 1980s until 2012, facing the stigma of environmental contamination from asbestos.

Existing Conditions (2003-2011)

Design Process

Leasing Plans

First Floor Leasing Plan

Second Floor Leasing Plan

Third Floor Leasing Plan

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Structural System

The project team retained the exterior brick shell, window openings and steel roof trusses. During construction, new floor slabs; steel columns, beams, and joists; and roofs were installed.

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Sustainable Strategies

Ambler Crossing LEED 2009 201 South Maple Ave Ambler PA 19002 Yes

Gold

- Target Certification Level

This project is projected for LEED Platinum Certification

90 13

Project Totals

90%

13%

Certified 40-49 points Silver 50-59 points Gold 60-79 points Platinum 80+ points

Yes

Y 1 5 1 6 2 3 2

Prereq 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Yes

Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ? Y Y Y ? Y N Y

Credit 8 Credit 9

28 Points

Note : Most projects lose between two to four points during submission process.

89%

Construction Activity Pollution Prevention Site Selection Development Density and Community Connectivity Brownfield Redevelopment Alternative Transportation - Public Transportation Access Alternative Transportation - Bicycle Storage and Changing Rooms Alternative Transportation - Low-Emitting and Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Alternative Transportation - Parking Capacity Site Development - Protect or Restore Habitat Site Development - Maximize Open Space Stormwater Design - Quantity Control Stormwater Design - Quality Control Heat Island Effect - Non-roof Heat Island Effect - Roof Light Pollution Reduction Tenant Design and Construction Guidelines

Pts

Type

Req'd 1 5 1 6 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

C D D D D D D D D D D D C D D D

9 9 9 9

Champion

Jason Theresa Theresa John John Nissa Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Nissa

Collaborator(s)

Strategy Notes

Brian F

ReVision

Show pedestrian access to the amenities. Find residential density Phase II report or letter from official body (municipality etc) Likely innovation point! Covered bike storage? Signage for 8 spots distributed nearest to entrances Do not exceed local zoning and show 5 car pool spaces Submit in design...check the math: if we limit the LEED boundary, 20%? May meet based on lack of local requirement We have a lot of stuff in here so lets check. Will require additional cost add for concrete paving for parking lot area. Roof is metal and white EPDM Automatic interior shut off controls. Look at cut-offs for public lighting.

Nissa

Water Efficiency

Y 4 4

Prereq 1

Credit 1

10 Points

80%

Water Use Reduction - 20% Reduction Water Efficient Landscaping - Reduce Potable Water Use

Pts

Type

Req'd 4

Champion

D D

Scott Jason

D D

Scott

Collaborator(s)

Strategy Notes

Look to elminate as much turf grass as possible. Use rainwater.

Yes No Potable Water Use or Irrigation - 4pts Maybe None

2 4 4

N Credit 2 Y Credit 3

Innovative Wastewater Technologies - 50% Reduction/Treament Water Use Reduction

2 4

http://www.allianceforwaterefficiency.org/Maximum_Performance_(MaP)_Te sting.aspx

Yes 40% Reduction - 4pts Maybe None

Yes

Y Y Y 15 15 5

Sustainable Sites

110 Points

Energy & Atmosphere

78%

Pts

Type

Req'd

C D D D

Req'd Req'd 21

Champion

Collaborator(s)

Strategy Notes

Dan Scott Scott Scott

Scott

Scott, start OPR with John, then BOD. Send to RVA with dates.

John Dan Scott Dan Dan ReVision

ReVision Scott

To be installed on shading roofs, likely to hit 1% See EAp1

John

Only if needed for LEED purposes. Not neccesarily "best practice"

Start the energy model now!

Improve by 36% (New) or 32% (Exisitng) - 15pts Improve by 48%+ (New) or 44%+ (Exisitng) - 21pts

21 2 1 4 2 2 3 3

37 Points

Fundamental Commissioning of Building Energy Systems Minimum Energy Performance Fundamental Refrigerant Management Optimize Energy Efficiency Performance

Y Y Y Y Y ?

LEED--CS v200 L 20 200 2 009 00

On-Site Renewable Energy Enhanced Commissioning Enhanced Refrigerant Management Measurement and Verification - Base Building Measurement and Verification - Tenant Submetering Green Powerr - 35%

4 2 2 3 3 2

C C D D D C

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The Core & Shell building received a LEED Platinum rating from the USGBC in February 2013

Kalwall Translucent Panels

Reclaimed Antique Chestnut Wood Zinc Wall Panels Recycled Glass Terrazzo Flooring

Geothermal Well Field Site Plan - 51 geothermal wells - Located 500 feet below grade

Architectural Drawings: Floor Plans

Architectural Drawings: Building Sections

Architectural Drawings: Building Elevation

Architectural Drawings: Details

Construction

Project Photographs

Tenant Fit-Outs

Summit Realty Advisors

Preliminary Floor Plan

Summit Realty Advisors - Project Photographs

Core States Group

Third Floor Plan

Core States Group - Project Photographs

DiD Agency

Early Design Sketch

Second Floor Plan

Third Floor Plan

DiD Agency - Project Photographs