The energy conservation features incorporated into the design of the City Hall are anticipated to create cost savings in the range of 42 per cent. Those features include a high-efficiency modulating gas boiler, day lighting and motion sensors to reduce artificial lighting, radiant heating panels to save fan power, operable windows and a green roof. The atrium"s four-storey “living wall” acts as a bio-filter for the whole building.
The building is also wired with the latest technology including computer room cooling systems for network operations and over 40 miles of 10GX cable and 2 miles of fibre optic cable for data, voice, security cameras, and wireless access points. There’s even a weather station on the roof that’s tied to computer operations to help regulate operable windows.
“This acknowledgement puts the project on the national environmental stage,” says Cambridge Mayor Doug Craig. “We share this award with our community and the many partners who came together to make this project a success.”
