In 2007, the Putney School initiated the design of a new field house that met the growing needs for high quality sports, wellness and social spaces. The school desired a state of the art athletic and wellness center to double as a tool for learning about the school's core values of environmental based learning, sustainability and social consciousness. The school also asked the design team to provide a building integrating well within the existing campus and character of the local Putney community.

From the offset of the project Maclay Architects brought together an integrated design team which included the School Faculty, Board Members, Students, Community Members, LEED Associated Professionals, Project Architects, Energy Design Consultant, Civil Engineers and Construction Managers to evaluate and determine the energy and environmental goals for the project.

We offered choices of five levels of building performance: code compliant, high performing, green micro load, carbon neutral and net-zero. We updated construction, operating costs, and energy modeling at each phase of design. We also provided assistance with funding support materials and grant applications. Building and site construction budgets for the five facility design options evaluated ranged from 3.5 million to 5 million dollars. Projected first year energy costs for the five facility design options ranged from $22,500/ year to $ 1,200/ year. Estimated total C02 emissions for the five facility design options ranged from 130,000 LBs/yr to 0 LBS/ yr.