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ISO New England

New Corporate Headquarters and Data Center

SIZE OWNER
150,000 square feet ISO New England
CONTRACT TYPE ARCHITECT
Construction Manager-at-Risk Spagnolo Gisness & Associates

PROJECT DETAILS
Th is project included the construction of a 90,000-square-foot corporate • A high standard of sustainability was met
headquarters including a new state-of-the-art data center. Th e complete through the use of 97% construction and
renovation and repurposing of the existing corporate headquarters and demolition waste recycled, locally extracted
60,000-square-foot datacenter was turned into administration offi ces, and manufactured materials (within 500 miles),
low-VOC building products, bike racks, the
cafeteria, fi tness, conference rooms and an integrated training center.
purchase of renewable energy credits, drought
We met ISO New England’s need for more space and eliminated the
tolerant landscaping and energy effi cient
ineffi ciencies of outdated equipment and two separate campuses.
insulation, windows, lighting, heating/air
conditioning systems and water heating (38%
annual energy cost savings).
• First commercial corporate headquarters in
New England to be certifi ed LEED Gold.
• Team-oriented value management reviews
conducted during each design phase identifi ed
lower-cost design alternatives that maintained
both quality and the schedule.

• Operations continued to mission critical
facility without interruption 24/7/365 thanks
to intense coordination.