• Specialty

  Air Quality
  

• SECTOR

  Commercial
  

• TYPE

  Environmental Study
  Permitting / Compliance
  

• CLIENTELE

  Private Sector
  

• TIMESPAN

  2008

• LOCATION

  Quincy, MA

Lowe's of Quincy Redevelopment Project

SERVICE:

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Study

DESCRIPTION:

Located near the Quincy Adams transit station, the Lowe's of Quincy project is a transit-oriented redevelopment of a 16-acre site in Quincy, Massachusetts. The project includes a 124,200 square foot Lowe's Home Improvement Store and a 30,000 square foot Garden Center.

As part of the MEPA review for this development, Tech performed a GHG emissions study to satisfy the MEPA GHG Emissions Policy and Protocol. This work involved energy modeling for the project, development of a CO2 emission inventory for on-site fuel use, off-site electric generation and associated transportation to the site, and analysis of mitigation measures to reduce CO2 emissions. Energy modeling was done using the Tech Energy model, using data and algorithms from the US Department Of Energy and ASHRAE.

The code-compliant base case and initial project design would consume 1,765 MWhr/yr of electricity from the regional grid and 2.7 MMcf/yr of natural gas producing total CO2 emissions (direct and indirect sources) of 1.295 tons/year. The mitigation and final project design reduces energy use to 1,516 MWhr/yr from the grid and natural gas consumption to 2.1 MMcf/yr. Total CO2 emissions would be reduced 15% to 1,100 tons/year.

 

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Key Points

• A transit-oriented urban redevelopment project required a GHG emissions study and mitigation analysis.
• Tech performed the GHG analysis, taking into account direct and indirect (traffic-related) emissions using the Tech Energy Model; mitigation measures will reduce the project's GHG impacts 15%.