Millennium Partners is in the process of building Winthrop Center, a $1.35 billion mixed-use tower in Boston's Financial District that, when completed in 2022, will have more than 1.8 million sf of residential, office, and retail space that will pursue LEED Platinum certification. Its 20 floors of office space—which Handel Architects designed in collaboration with MIT's Metabolic Design Office— are being taken one step further to meet the Passive House Institute's rigorous standards for energy efficiency. "We have no hesitation applying Passive House standards to other building types," says Deborah Moelis, Principal and Passive House designer with Handel Architects.
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