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Takeda and architect defend rooftop energy‑recovery units at 3 23rd Street; planning board reluctant to require bulky screening
Summary
Tenant Takeda and architect Payette told the Planning Board that large energy‑recovery units needed for lab fume exhaust are essential to meet aggressive sustainability goals; the board generally favored exposing the equipment with subdued finishes rather than adding a bulky screen that would be more visible from long views such as the Longfellow Bridge.
Kelly Flynn, head of real estate and facilities for Takeda Pharmaceuticals’ U.S. region, told the Cambridge Planning Board that the tenant fit‑out at 3 23rd Street will include energy‑recovery units and rooftop equipment central to the company’s sustainability goals, and that the tenant expects significant energy and embodied‑carbon reductions from those systems.
Charles Klee of Payette presented a visibility and screening study showing where base‑building stacks and the…
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