Chris Schaffner, P.E.,
LEED, is principal of The Green Engineer, LLP, a sustainable design
consulting firm specializing in energy efficiency for the built
environment. Chris has 18+ years of experience in the design of
building systems with a focus on energy efficiency and
sustainability. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from M.I.T.
Representative LEED Certified projects include:
Doyle Conservation Center, Trustees of Reservations,
Leominster, Massachusetts
Project Manager and Sustainable Design Consultant for the design
of a new 15,000 sq ft office and teaching center. Features
building integrated PV, ground coupled heat pumps and composting
toilets. LEED Gold Certified Project.
Cambridge City Hall Annex, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Mechanical engineer for the renovation of a 40,000 sq ft
municipal office building. Design features include ground-source
heat pumps and a building integrated photovoltaic array. LEED
Gold Certified project.
St. Pauls School, Concord, NH
As an assistant to the architect, the Green Engineer came in to
review, complete and submit the school’s LEED certification
efforts which had been abandoned by a previous project manager.
LEED Certified project.
Ongoing Sustainable Design Projects:
Brain and Cognitive Science Center, MIT, Cambridge,
Massachusetts
Sustainable Design Consultant for the design of a new
neuroscience laboratory building. Design goals include a LEED
Silver rating.
Weld Hill Facility, Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University,
Boston, Massachusetts
Sustainable design consulting, HVAC conceptual advice, and
energy modeling for the design of a new 40,000 sq ft research
facility, including greenhouses, growth chambers, wet labs,
research gardens and office space. Design goals include a LEED
Silver rating.
Stata Center, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Lead mechanical engineer for the new computer science complex, a
400,000 sq ft, high-rise office, classroom and laboratory
building. Building also features 700-car underground parking
garage and new athletic facility. LEED pilot project designed to
achieve a Silver rating.
Searle Building, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Sustainable design advice and LEED project management for the
renovations of the principal chemistry laboratory building on
campus.
Sidney Frank Hall, Brown University, Providence Rhode Island
Sustainable Design Consultant for the design of a new, 60,000 sq
ft cognitive sciences laboratory building at the university.
Design goals include a LEED Silver rating.
Utility Master Plan, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
Energy Analysis and project manager for campus utility master
plan and replacement of a coal burning steam central plant.
Scope included a study of plant options for both economic and
environmental performance, as well as assistance in the
selection of contractors
Blackstone Campus, Harvard University, Cambridge,
Massachusetts
Lead mechanical engineer for the renovation of 80,000 sq ft of
industrial buildings into green office space for the
university’s Utilities Operations. Design goals include a LEED
Gold rating.
School of Pharmacy, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Sustainable Design Charrette Facilitation for 60,000 sf
renovation project creating a new home for the UB School of
Pharmacy
Women and Infant’s Hospital, Providence, RI
Acted as sustainable design expert for the new addition to the
hospital, an expansion to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
The Green Engineer also provided LEED documentation services and
incorporated the hospital’s Green Guide for Health Care.
Ellipse Dormitory, Princeton University, Princeton, New
Jersey
Lead mechanical engineer for the design and construction of a
new 225-bed undergraduate dormitory, including music practice
rooms and the campus radio station. Project built to meet
university sustainable design goals and includes use of a
“valance” radiant heating and cooling system.
Washington Mills, Lawrence, Massachusetts
In collaboration with Utile, Inc., performed sustainable design
consulting services for the Architectural Heritage Foundation on
the Washington Mills Renovation Project in Lawrence. This
historic mill will be renovated into loft style housing near a
new multi-modal transportation facility. Our work included
charrette facilitation, sustainable goal setting, LEED analysis,
and analysis of third-party funding options.
Massachusetts Port Authority
Sustainable Design Consultant for MassPort on developer projects
built on MassPort properties. Projects include the Core Block
Retail Entertainment Complex, the Renaissance Hotel and the LEED
Certified Manulife Office Building.
Macallen Building, Boston, Massachusetts
The Green Engineer performed sustainable design
consulting services for Pappas Enterprises on the Macallen
Building. This project seeks to be the first developer
residential project in Boston to achieve LEED Certification. Our
work included charrette facilitation, sustainable goal setting,
LEED analysis, and coaching in the LEED documentation process.
Jose M. Lazaro Library, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan,
Puerto Rico
Mechanical engineer and Sustainable Design Consultant for an
80,000 sq ft addition to existing library. Designed to be the
first LEED registered building in Puerto Rico, seeking a Gold
rating.
Newton North High School, Newton, Massachusetts
Sustainable Design Consultant and Energy Modeler for the design
of a new $86 million High School for the City of Newton. Acted
as facilitator between design team and public on issues related
to sustainable design.
Centre-Wise-Lamartine Affordable Housing Project, Jamaica
Plain, Massachusetts
Sustainable Design Consultant and Energy modeling for the design
of a new 30-unit mixed-use urban affordable housing project.
Koch Center, Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, Massachusetts
Project Manager for the design of a new 80,000 sq ft science
building. Program features classrooms for math and science, wet
lab areas, central atrium, auditorium and Planetarium. LEED
Registered Project seeking a Gold rating.
Sloan School, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Mechanical engineer for the design of a 400,000 sq ft academic
building for MIT's business school. Project includes office,
library and classroom spaces. Design goals include LEED Silver
rating.
Leggatt McCall Prototype Office Building, Littleton,
Massachusetts
Sustainable Design Consultant and underfloor air expert for
low-rise 120,000 sq ft prototype, environmentally friendly
speculative office building.
Telfair Museum, Savannah, Georgia
Mechanical engineer for the newest building of the Telfair
Museum, the oldest art museum in the South. Project
responsibilities, in collaboration with Moshe Safdie Architects,
included construction administration.
Smack Mellon Studios, Brooklyn, New York
Pro-bono consulting engineer for the renovation of historic
power plant on East River, transforming a brick shell into
studios and gallery space for leading non-profit arts
association.
Liberty Mutual, Dover, New Hampshire
LEED coaching for project team on new 300,000 sq ft office
building.
Fall River District Court, Fall River, Massachusetts
Sustainable Design Consultant for a new 300,000 sq ft urban
courthouse, serving the Massachusetts State Court system.
Project is seeking to be LEED “Certifiable”.
University of Vermont Commons, Burlington, Vermont
Mechanical engineer for university’s new student center.
Department of Architecture, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts
LEED mechanical engineer for renovation of departmental office
and studio space. Project featured first use of displacement
ventilation at MIT.
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, California
Member of the mechanical engineering team for home of the LA
Philharmonic.
Charlestown Armory Renovation, Charlestown, MA
Adaptive re-use project, converting existing armory to 30
loft-style apartments; provided sustainable design consulting to
architect/developer team seeking Boston Redevelopment Authority
(BRA) approval.
Terrace Street Lofts, Boston, MA
Developer seeking Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) approval
to build this 175-unit artist loft complex required sustainable
design consulting to pursue LEED certification on this new
145,000 s.f. project in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.
Durham County Human Services Complex, Durham, NC
With the Rocky Mountain Institute, a member of the charrette
team for this new 200,00 s.f. county capital office building
seeking LEED silver rating. The Green Engineer also provided MEP
concept design advice so the facility could incorporate a raised
floor system and provided energy modelling services to ensure
the project attained projected efficiencies.
Atrium School, Watertown, MA
Provided sustainable design advice and energy modelling for
renovation of K-6 school facility, originally a book storage
warehouse. This renovation incorporated sustainable design
principles on a limited budget.
First Parish Church, Cohasset, MA
Proformed pro-bono forensic work to solve problems with a
malfunctioning gas condensing boiler system.
New Graduate Student Residence, MIT, Cambridge, MA
Provided sustainable design consulting and energy modelling
services for a new 520-bed graduate student residence, in
collaboration with William Rawn Architects. The project is
scheduled for completion in fall, 2008.
Sasaki Associates Energy Master Plan, Watertown, MA
Pursuing LEED EB for their existing complex of historic mill
facility where 300 are employees, participated in company
charrette looking at their existing system, and how to upgrade
and improve it. As energy master planning consultant also
contributed to developing the firm’s in-house ‘green lab’ new
alternatives in sustainable practice are tested and explored.
MIT Sailing Pavilion, MIT, Cambridge, MA
Provided sustainable design consulting for the renovation of
this historic and repeatedly modified structure on the Charles
River.
Eaglebrook School, Deerfield, MA,
Performed an energy master plan for this private 6th-9th grade
boarding school in western Massachusetts seeking to upgrade its
facility, improve efficiencies and contemplate incorporating
wind energy and biomass fuel in the future.
Creekside Commons, Chelsea, MA
Performed photovoltaic study to enable housing developer to
pursue Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC) funding to
defray the cost of solar panels for the large multi-unit
complex.
Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA
Project Engineer for the replacement of an existing boiler
system with new heat recovery boilers used for museum humidity
control. Southern California Edison demonstration project.
Fraser Terrace Pavillion, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Project Engineer for the design and construction of a new dining
facility in a existing museum courtyard.
