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What is that T-shaped thingy at the top for, window washing or something?!!
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It's a giant squeegee!What is that T-shaped thingy at the top for, window washing or something?!!
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I saw a small blurb on NECN Boston yesterday about Winthrop Center meeting a milestone in energy efficiency. Some cool drone video of the exterior.
A critique to Millennium partners and NECN of the video. The outdoor deck could have had a couple of more people, even if they were just extras! They should not show a raw space, it was just sad in my opinion. That shot of the front street entry, they should have shown a couple of people standing out front, maybe stage a valet and car or something. They should have shown people in the connector lobby! I can't believe there wasn't one shot of the connector lobby! And then showing a waitress standing in an empty restaurant?? Is there even a restaurant in the building?
Regarding the energy efficiency; knocking on the "triple pane windows". What is this a window commercial!? What a joke. They should have toured the mechanical penthouse with all the new technology of a modern boiler room! Explain how modern boilers have new computer technology and work in "swing season" efficiently! Maybe explain how the heating system recirculates air indoor and outdoor air in exchangers! How light fixtures are programmed to turn off and on in stairwells. They didn't even explain what the passive requirements were. They missed a big opportunity.
‘Truly innovative': Boston's Winthrop Center becomes world's largest passive office building
Also a link to the Millennium Partners site
Millennium Partners Announces Winthrop Center as Boston's First Internationally Certified Passive House Office Building
A critique to Millennium partners and NECN of the video. The outdoor deck could have had a couple of more people, even if they were just extras! They should not show a raw space, it was just sad in my opinion. That shot of the front street entry, they should have shown a couple of people standing out front, maybe stage a valet and car or something. They should have shown people in the connector lobby! I can't believe there wasn't one shot of the connector lobby! And then showing a waitress standing in an empty restaurant?? Is there even a restaurant in the building?
Regarding the energy efficiency; knocking on the "triple pane windows". What is this a window commercial!? What a joke. They should have toured the mechanical penthouse with all the new technology of a modern boiler room! Explain how modern boilers have new computer technology and work in "swing season" efficiently! Maybe explain how the heating system recirculates air indoor and outdoor air in exchangers! How light fixtures are programmed to turn off and on in stairwells. They didn't even explain what the passive requirements were. They missed a big opportunity.
‘Truly innovative': Boston's Winthrop Center becomes world's largest passive office building
Also a link to the Millennium Partners site
Millennium Partners Announces Winthrop Center as Boston's First Internationally Certified Passive House Office Building
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Satellite view on google maps 3d appears to have been updated. What's going on with the green roof on the lower portion?
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That’s the roof over the pool area, which sits atop the highest office floor. Note the area closest to the tower isn’t green, that’s private terrace space for a small number of units on the lowest residential floor. I believe the only private outdoor space in the building. The green isn’t accessible, it’s more of a space filler and makes for a softer view for units on that side.
Source: I’ve been in a unit oriented in that direction and asked the same thing.
Source: I’ve been in a unit oriented in that direction and asked the same thing.
I'd still love to know what, specifically, was the problem with that "decorative column" at the main entrance that caused it to be removed (the "decorative" part, anyway) *and* what the hold-up is re: replacement.
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Article on Winthrop's Passive House designation:
www.bostonglobe.com
Worldâs largest energy-efficient âpassive houseâ office building opens in Boston - The Boston Globe
The new building uses curtains of glass, thickly insulated walls, and specially designed ventilation systems to lower its carbon emissions. But it's already something of an anachronism with its use of natural gas.
www.bostonglobe.com
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I will have to experience this myself, but that photo of the Interior Connector seems cold and uninviting. It's not a space that I would want to hang out for long periods of time. The BOA glass lobby a block away with the large screens and Blue Bottle coffee is so much better in my opinion.
But, duuuuude - it’s the GRAND connector, man! For all to enjoy! It really is for everyone and truly ties the urban fabric together. Total success