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3/2011

AWE has been retained as the geothermal HVAC engineer for a residence
in Ossining, NY.


3/2011

AWE has been retained by Wellesley College as the HVAC engineer for
the Founders Hall class room renovation project.


2/2011

AWE has been retained as the geothermal HVAC consulting engineer for
a residence in Reading, MA.


2/2011

The principal of AWE, George Hu, P.E., LEED AP, gave a seminar to the
Boston Society of Architects (BSA) on geothermal HVAC. The seminar was
entitled "Geothermal HVAC Systems: The Basics, Applications, Benefits &
Issues".


1/2011

The geothermal snow-melting system in Rye, NH engineered by AWE
successfully passed yet another test of bigger (15") snow storm on
1/12/2011.


12/2010

A geothermal snow-melting system engineered by AWE for a 7500+ sq-ft
private driveway in Rye, NH successfully passed the test of the
12/26-27/2010 blizzard. The driveway was clear and dry after the big snow
storm, while the neighbours' driveways had 8 inches of snow.


9/2010

Data has been obtained from dedicated electric meter for the geothermal
heating and cooling system AWE has designed for the Rye, NH private
residence. For the period from June 1 2010 to September 1 2010 (93 days
of cooling), the geothermal system has saved the owner 40% of energy
bill compared to the conventional air-conditioning systems for the same
period of time during year 2008.


8/2010

AWE has been retained by Wellesley College to provide HVAC consulting
for the Green Hall office suite renovation project.

AWE has been retained by Civitects PC to provide mechanical and fire
protection consulting services for the Bridgewater State College Campus
Center entrance renovation study project.


6/2010

AWE has been retained by Boston Symphony Orchestra to design the
domestic water services for its Symphony Hall building in Boston.


4/2010

AWE has been commissioned to design a centralized geothermal heating
and cooling system for a new development of small community consist of
9 houses in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The centralized geothermal
system will be managed by the home owner's association.


3/2010

Data has been obtained from dedicated electric meter for the geothermal
heating and cooling system AWE has designed for the Rye, NH private
residence. For the period from January 2010 to February 2010 (two
months of peaking heating), the geothermal system has saved the owner
60% of energy bill compared to the propane-fired system for the same
period of time during year 2009.


2/2010

AWE has been retained as a peer reviewer for the design of a 22-borehole
closed loop geothermal cooling and heating system for the new Franklin
Regional Transit Center building located in Greenfield, Massachusetts.


12/2009

AWE has been commissioned to design a geothermal snow-melting
system for the driveway of a private residence located in Rye, NH.

A ~140-ton heating, ~62-borehole close loop geothermal heat pump
system will be designed to replace the existing propane-fired boiler
system for driveway snow-melting. Construction is expected to be
completed in Spring 2010.


9/2009

AWE has been commissioned to design a geothermal heating and
cooling system for a private residence located in Rye, NH.

Close loop geothermal heat pump system will be designed for the 15,000
sq-ft house. Construction will be completed by the end of 2009.


6/2009

AWE has been retained by Concord, MA based Dewing & Schmid
Architects, Inc. as the Mechanical Engineer for a 7,000 sq-ft private
residence located in Dartmouth, MA.

A high efficiency mechanical system will be designed for the house.


3/2009

AWE has been retained by Wareham, MA based Civitas Architects &
Planners LLP as the Mechanical, Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineer
for the UMass Dartmouth Division of Marine Fishery building located New
Bedford, MA.

The 2-story, 18,000 sq-ft building will be pre-engineered. A high efficiency
mechanical system is expected when building is completed.


1/2009:

AWE has been retained by Cambridge, MA based architectural firm,
Aamodt Plumb Architects LLC as the Mechanical and Plumbing Engineer
for a new Private Residence in Austin, TX.

A high energy efficiency mechanical system is expected to be designed for
this 8,000 sq-ft house.


10/2008:

AWE will be the Mechanical (HVAC) Engineer and LEED Consultant for the
renovation of existing Claire T. Carney Library at University of
Massachusetts, Dartmouth. AWE will work as consultant of the
Cambridge, MA based architectural firm Austin Architects LLC.  The first
phase of the project will be a certified building study.

The Claire T. Carney Library was designed by the noted architect Paul
Rudolph. It is a five-story plus basement building, 142,000 sq-ft, built
entirely in cast-in-place concrete in 1972.


7/2008:

AWE will be the energy modeling consultant for the 265,000 sq-ft Duke
Medicine Cancer Center Expansion project. AWE will work as consultant of
the Cambridge, MA based architectural firm Tsoi / Kobus & Associates
Architects.

Numerous energy efficient features, as well as other sustainable design
practices, will be incorporated into the building and its systems. When
completed, the building will achieve LEED Silver certification through
USGBC. Energy modeling will be instrumental in assisting the design
team achieving the LEED goals.


5/2008:

AWE will be the MEP Engineer for two apartment building renovation
project located in Hyde Park, Massachusetts. The apartment campus,
Georgetowne Homes, is a group of 57 apartment buildings (967 units).
The renovation is a pilot project for high energy efficiency, which will
ultimately be modeled by all the other buildings on the campus. AWE will
work as consultant of the Somerville, MA based architectural firm Mostue &
Associates Architects, Inc.

When completed, the pilot buildings will realize significant energy cost
savings, which is expected to expand to all the other buildings on the
campus.
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