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The Tufts School of Dental Medicine is undertaking a multi-year, multi-phase master plan to promote sustainability and environmental quality. The implementation of the master plan began in 2008 with a LEED Silver Certified five-story vertical expansion, which now houses the program that was formerly located on the lower floors, and provided the necessary ‘swing space’ that will allow the renovation of the lower floors to occur with minimal disruption to the functioning clinics and classrooms. The Level 2 Renovation project, the second phase of the master plan, was completed in late 2011 and received LEED Gold Certification in February 2012.

Vertical Expansion Project

In April 2008, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine embarked on a major vertical expansion project to add five floors and 95,000 square feet to the existing building. The new space expands patient clinics, classrooms, and offices, as well as Continuing Education and research facilities. The Vertical expansion project has achieved LEED Silver Certification and includes provisions to promote sustainability and environmental quality. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System provides independent, third-party verification that a building project meets the highest green building and performance measures.

  • Architect: ARC/Architectural Resources of Cambridge
  • LEED Consultant: Fore Solutions
  • MEP Engineer: Bard, Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers, LLC
  • Contractor: Shawmut Design & Construction
  • Commissioning Agent: Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc.

The Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Vertical Expansion Project has met LEED standards in the following categories:

Level 2 Renovation

The second floor of the Dental School building has been completely renovated to house part of the pre-doctoral teaching program along with an Emergency Clinic, while leaving the existing building envelope intact. The renovated second floor has been designed to accommodate and separate public and private space. All clinic and patient functions are located off the main patient corridor on the east side of the floor, while all traditional academic function and offices are located around the more private west corridor. This project is the second phase of the Dental School’s multi-year, multi-phase master plan.

The Level 2 Renovation project was designed to meet a set of stringent sustainable goals and achieved LEED Gold Certification in February 2012. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a voluntary, consensus-based rating system for developing high-performance sustainable buildings.

  • Architect: ARC/Architectural Resources of Cambridge
  • LEED Consultant: Fore Solutions
  • MEP Engineer: Bard, Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers, LLC
  • Contractor: Shawmut Design & Construction
  • Commissioning Agent: Applied Energy Engineering & Commissioning

The Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Level 2 Renovation project plans to meet sustainability goals and LEED standards in the following categories:

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