Parker School Building Committee Selects Full Geothermal System for New Middle School
Parker School Building Committee unanimously approves full ground-source geothermal HVAC system for new middle school. The 13-0 vote adopts Alternative 2, which adds approximately $6 million to the current project budget but qualifies for an estimated $5.4 million federal tax credit and state Mass
School Building Committee · Meeting of August 20, 2026
CHELMSFORD — Parker School Building Committee unanimously approves full ground-source geothermal HVAC system for new middle school. The 13-0 vote adopts Alternative 2, which adds approximately $6 million to the current project budget but qualifies for an estimated $5.4 million federal tax credit and state Mass Save incentives, producing the lowest estimated 20-year lifecycle cost of $21.3 million and best energy performance with a Site Energy Use Intensity of 20.2. The committee also unanimously approved the monthly invoice package totaling $89,353.66, bringing total expended funds to approximately $1.16 million of the $1.8 million feasibility-phase budget.
The Select Board voted August 10 to schedule the Special Town Meeting for January 11, 2027, and the debt-exclusion vote for February 9, 2027.
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Source: the School Building Committee meeting of August 20, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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