GGD is a leader in the design of MEP high performance systems of school facilities, libraries and public safety buildings. The firm has been involved in the design of several CHPS, LEED and MTC certified projects.

Green building design is the process by which all opportunities to conserve energy, improve the interior environment, utilize environmentally friendly building materials and fuels, and provide for an easily maintained and operated facility. The approach involves the entire design team, owner, and building maintenance and operational personnel. Although the process known as "Green Building Design" is certainly not new to the design industry, the expanded areas of sustainable buildings and systems has opened new opportunities to be creative in the overall presentation of the building and its use. The building codes and design guides, which for so many years set the ground work for prudent, safe engineering and design, continue to remain instrumental in producing energy efficient and occupiably safe buildings. The 21st century task of improving a presently efficient building by today's standards is a challenge forcing all design professionals to depart from the conventional engineering wisdom represented by the "standard box" approach to the 21st century of "thinking out of the box".

Many opportunities exist for saving energy as well as utilizing renewable energy sources, recycled materials, and alternative energy sources which include:

ENERGY USE	WATER USE	BUILDING
Cogeneration Thermal storage Ground source heat pumps Geothermal Infrared switching sensors Photovoltaics Passive heating and cooling Heat recovery Daylighting Biomass heating plants High "Delta T" pumping Low temperature air	Low flow fixtures Flow limiting Water recharge Storm water management Domestic water preheat	Superinsulation Reflective surfaces Shading elements Burming Building siting Building color High performance glass High transmittance glass

Partial List of G-G-D Green Design and Engineering Projects.

	CHPS
Woburn High School Woburn, MA	Dedham Middle School Dedham, MA	Manchester-Essex High School Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA
Wachusett Regional High School Holden, MA	Beverly High School Beverly, MA	Lincoln Elementary School New Bedford, MA
Perkins School for the Blind Watertown, MA	Hanover High School Hanover MA	Wayland High School Wayland, MA
	LEED
41º North Hotel Newport, RI	New England Wild Life Weymouth, MA	Brighton Branch Library LEED Silver Brighton, MA
Mashpee Library LEED Gold Mashpee, MA	Pearle L. Crawford Memorial Library LEED Silver Dudley, MA	Claire T. Carney Library UMass Dartmouth
	Rockland Middle & High School LEED Silver Rockland, MA
	MTC
Dedham Middle School 30Kw PV System Design Dedham, MA	New England Wildlife Center 12Kw PV System Design Weymouth, MA	Lincoln Elementary School 30 Kw PV System Design New Bedford, MA
New Watertown Police Station 30Kw PV System Watertown, MA	Nantucket Public Safety Building 30Kw PV System Nantucket, MA	Mashpee Public Library 20Kw PV System Design Mashpee, MA
Pearle L. Crawford Memorial Library 11Kw PV System Design Dudley, MA	Hanover High School 30KW PV System Design Hanover, MA	Manchester-Essex High School 40Kw PV System Design Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA
Freeman - Centennial School 88 Kw PV System Design Norfolk, MA	Sharon Middle School 30 Kw PV System Design Sharon, MA
	HIGH PERFORMANCE
Matthew James Kuss Middle School Fall River, MA	Slade Elementary School Fall River, MA	A.S. Letourneau Elementary School Fall River, MA
Ralph M. Small Elementary School Fall River, MA	Elizabeth Pole Elementary School Taunton, MA	East Fairhaven Elementary School Fairhaven, MA
Manchester-Essex High School Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA	Beverly High School Beverly, MA	New Watertown Police Station Watertown, MA
Nantucket Public Safety Building Nantucket, MA	Bolton Public Library Bolton, MA	Woburn High School Woburn, MA
Townsend Public Library & Senior Center Townsend, MA	Dedham Middle School Dedham, MA	Bourne Elementary School Bourne, MA
	Boston Renaissance Charter School Hyde Park, MA

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