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Momentum Continues for Maugel’s Expanding Healthcare Practice

Finegold Alexander to Design New Trial Court

Integrated Breaks Ground

PROCON Partners With Rand-Whitney

MPA to Revitalize Two Properties

Acentech Collaborates with BDG on TripAdvisor HQ

CTA to Build Public Safety Complex

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Focuses: 2015 Year In ReviewAward Winners

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He expects to deliver the schedule for groundbreaking to completion by mid winter. The casino only covers about 10% of the footprint of the hotel, and total project includes retail shops, restaurants, clubs and business venues that will all open simultaneously.

HP will keep you informed with regular updates as the project progresses.SFNE’s Fall Meeting

The Steel Fabricators of New England (SFNE) held its fall dinner recently at the Plainridge Park Casino, Plainville, Mass.

During the networking sessions, ca-sino staff took groups of attendees on a quick tour and provided instruction on the operation of the new gambling machines.

SFNE nominations, for a first two year term to its new board, included Scott Coulombe, Lori Chasse, and Rick Coughlin. To serve an additional two year term are James McBrady and John Roy.

Nominated officers include President Rens Hayes, Vice President Bret Miller, Secretary Darin Gillies, and Treasurer Peter Fushini. Continuing service are Mike Feder and David Orlando. Retiring from the board this year are Steve Chasse, Mark Torriani and Tim Gendron.

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It was a pleasure to meet HIGHprofile at ABX, not to be confused with our publication, High-Profile Monthly (HP), HIGHprofile products and systems provides a variety of possibilities to create interesting ceilings with tiles of different materials, designs, and assembly systems. “Ceilings provide a ‘high’ profile,” explained Robert Ouwerkerk, president, “thus the name.”

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HP has enjoyed meeting both new and old industry leaders while networking at ArchitectureBoston Expo (ABX) for 18 years. Formerly Build Boston, the name change was a necessity as it left the Sea-port’s World Trade Center and moved to its current venue at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Led by leaders from nationally recognized industry partners such as NESEA, NEEP, MIT, and the In-stitute for Human Centered Design, ABX boasts the most comprehensive conference

program in the country for the A/E/C pro-fessional with 95% of its attendance from New England.MBC Breakfast

Chris Gordon, president, Dirigo Group and development director, Wynn Resorts in Everett, spoke to members and attend-ees of the recent Massachusetts Building Congress (MBC) breakfast about the Wynn Casino project in Everett. Chris Gordon serves as an advisor and manager on complex capital projects worldwide. He works in a hands-on capacity to establish the project strategies, project team, and management process, and then often

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Up-FrontPoirier Joins ACEC-NH Board

Concord, NH – Matt R. Poirier, P.E., has joined the American Council of Engineering ACEC-NH Board of Directors.

As Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc.’s executive vice

president, Poirier has spent the better part of his career tackling solid waste, geo-technical, and environmental engineering projects in New England.

With more than two decades of engineering design experience, as well as starting and growing Sanborn Head’s Vermont office, he is in a position to make a difference as a member of the ACEC-NH Board of Directors.Matt Poirier

Arden Purchases RaycoPawtucket, RI – Arden Engineering Constructor, LLC recently announced the purchase of Rayco Electrical Contractors of Providence. This new division of Arden will operate under the new name of Rayco-Arden.

Rayco Electrical has been serving the growing specialized electrical construction market in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It specializes in historical, governmental, medical, and data center electrical design and installations and will continue

its business at the present location in Providence.

This acquisition emphasizes Arden Engineering’s commitment to provide complete electrical design and construc-tion services to the highly specialized medical, data center, and high-tech cus-tomer market. Rayco-Arden will enhance Arden’s ability to offer complete solutions to specialized environments such as computer and server rooms, sensitive and specialized medical equipment environ-ments, and government installations.

ASM Elects New OfficersBoston – Associated Subcontrac-tors of Massachusetts (ASM), the commonwealth’s leading trade association for the subcontract-ing industry, recently elected a new slate of officers and board members.

Taking the helm as president of ASM is Joseph H. Bodio, president and CEO of LAN-TEL Communications, of Norwood.

In addition to serving on ASM’s board of directors, he is the outgoing president of the Greater Boston Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association, and is a trustee of the Joint Apprentice and Training Committee of Local 103 of the International Brotherhood

of Electrical Workers. He brings 40 years of industrial experience to the position, including a variety of senior management roles for electrical and telecommunications firms.

Bodio is joined by a team of officers that includes President-Elect Susan M. Mailman of Coghlin Electrical Contractors, Inc.; Vice President Steven P.

Kenney of N.B. Kenney Company; Vice President Scott H. Packard of Chapman Waterproofing Company; Treasurer Russell J. Anderson of Southeastern Metal Fabricators, Inc.; and Past President Richard M. Fisher of Red Wing Construction.

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DGT Opens Worcester OfficeWorcester, MA – Digital Geographic Technologies, Inc. (DGT) of Boston announced the opening of the Worcester office of DGT Survey Group located at 255 Park Avenue.

The Worcester office will be led by A. John Lloyd, PLS, as regional office

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Guarracino Named MBC TreasurerBoston – J.M. Electrical Company announced the election of Matthew Guarracino as an officer of the Massachusetts Building Congress (MBC) during its annual gala dinner on September 17.

Guarracino was named treasurer of the MBC and serves on the finance committee and the membership committee. As an officer of the MBC, he will also participate in all board meetings.

He is the business develop-ment manager at J.M. Electrical Company, Inc. of Lynnfield, where he has worked for the past eight years.

“Matt has been active in the MBC for the past four years and has worked closely with leadership on a number of committees and has been active in the 20:30 Club, MBC’s

emerging leaders group,” said Jan Breed, executive director of the MBC.

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Gollenberg Appointed to SBPGlastonbury, CT – Glenn Gollenberg, AIA, a principal at The S/L/A/M Collaborative (SLAM), was recently appointed to the School Building Projects Advisory Council. As a gubernatorial appointee, he is now a public official of the executive branch. The School Building Projects Advisory Council is tasked with conducting studies, research, and analysis and making recommendations for improvements to building projects. The council has cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, education, finance, revenue, and bonding.

Gollenberg became a registered architect in 1982 and joined SLAM in 1994. He serves as a member of the board of directors for AIA Connecticut and is a former member for the AIA/CT Building and Performance & Regulations Committee. He is certified under the

Massachusetts Certified Public Purchasing Official (MCPPO) program for School Project Designers and Owner’s Project Managers. “I am very honored by Governor Malloy’s decision to appoint me to the Advisory Council as an architect active in the construction of school facilities in Connecticut.” says Gollenberg.

Gollenberg’s work in the public education arena covers towns and cities across Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. He is currently engaged in the redesign of Weaver High School, which has just reached completion of design development.

In recent years, he has participated in the High Performance Schools Initiative for the Connecticut Green Building Council and contributed to the discussion on school safety through testimony to the Governor’s Commission on Sandy Hook.

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Construction Employment ReboundsArlington, VA – Construction job growth rebounded in October, as 43 states and the District of Columbia recorded em-ployment increases from a year earlier; 35 states added construction jobs in the past month, according to analysis of Labor

Department data released recently by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials cautioned, however, that sustaining such widespread

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“Construction job gains were more widespread than at any time since last February,” said Ken Simonson, chief economist for the association. “Several states that had recently experienced year-over-year job losses began adding workers, while net employment gains accelerated in numerous other states.”

In the past 12 months, construction spending rose 14%, the fastest clip since 2006, Simonson noted. He said the spend-ing data suggest contractors will continue to expand hiring if they can find qualified workers. But he cautioned that may be difficult in many states because the num-ber of unemployed job seekers in October who last worked in construction was at the lowest October level since 2006.


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Emerson Green Breaks Ground

Devens, MA – Emerson Green, a new residential neighborhood located in Devens, broke ground in mid-October 2015. The project features 18 homes, and future construction will bring the total to 124. The first residents are expected to move into their new homes in spring 2016.

Emerson Green has been designed to reflect the principles of smart, connected community living through pedestrian-friendly streets, ample green space, and proximity to hiking trails, ponds, and other recreational amenities, with a mixture of single-family homes ranging from approximately 1,500sf to 1,930sf, and duplexes just under 1,400sf.

The development team includes Union Studio Architecture & Community Design of Providence, R.I., and NOW Communities LLC of Concord, Mass.

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economic hub. School-aged children living in Emerson Green can attend the town of Harvard’s highly rated public school system or the Parker Charter School in Devens.

Emerson Green is located two miles north of Route 2 and offers easy access to Route 495. Residents can be in downtown Boston within an hour.

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Integrated Breaks Ground

Rockland, MA – Integrated Builders recently announced that it has begun construction on a Prime Hyundai dealership on behalf of Westwood-based Prime Motor Group. Located at 1022 Hingham Street in Rockland, the new 30,000sf facility will replace the former Blue Cross Blue Shield office/manufacturing warehouse that is currently located on the project site.

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PROCON Partners With Rand-Whitney

Dover, NH – PROCON of Manchester, Rand-Whitney of Portsmouth, neighbors, and local officials recently celebrated groundbreaking on a new 118,600sf Rand-Whitney container facility at Stonewall Industrial Park in Dover. Rand-Whitney is known for pioneering innovative and environmentally friendly corrugated packaging for nearly 80 years. PROCON is the designer and construction manager celebrating 80 years, and Summit Land Development of Dover is the developer.

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Rockridge Breaks Ground

Northampton, MA – DMS design, llc of Beverly recently participated in a ground-breaking ceremony at Rockridge Retire-ment Community, a Deaconess Abundant Life Community in Northampton. Rockridge’s expansion includes Violette’s Crossing, with 25 independent rental apartments for those of moderate income, as well as a new Gardens Neighborhood for Memory Support on the first floor of the building.

DMS design, llc’s senior project manager Sid Silveira joined Beth Vettori, executive director at Rockridge; Joseph Haavisto from Hutter Construction; Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz; Christopher Sintros, president and CEO of Deaconess Abundant Life Communities; and John Young, chair of Rockridge Board of Overseers, Deaconess Board Member, and the son of the founders of Rockridge for this event.

Violette’s Crossing will allow residents to live independently in their own apartment while eliminating the chores often associated with home ownership. It will also give the residents an opportunity to become part of a supportive community.

The Gardens Neighborhood for Memory Support will be updated and expanded to include 24 suites on the first floor as well as a private, resident-accessible, secure courtyard. By adding on the additional apartments in Violette’s Crossing and additional suites in the Gardens, Rockridge will be able to provide quality housing for seniors for years to come. DMS design, llc’s senior project manager, Sid Silveira, said, “We have been working with a great team to get us to this point, and we are excited for Rockridge to incorporate this unique component to unite their campus.”

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NEIT Breaks Ground on First Hall

East Greenwich, RI – New England Insti-tute of Technology (NEIT) recently began construction of a new 416-bed residence hall on the East Greenwich campus. The facility will be the first residence hall built in the college’s 75-year history.

The four-story residence hall is located to the south of the main building on the East Greenwich campus, forming the southern end of an academic and residential quad which will continue to develop over subsequent campus projects. The building will feature a façade of brick and metal paneling, with ample windows in student rooms and on the ground floor.

NEIT President Richard Gouse stated, “Through a rigorous and competitive RFP, New England Tech selected the team of Cranshaw Construction and Elkus Manfredi Architects to plan and construct the college’s first residence hall.” Brailsford & Dunlavey, Inc (B&D),

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Fitchburg , MA – WinnDevelopment, the development arm of WinnCompanies, recently celebrated the ceremonial groundbreaking for $24.2 million in construction to transform the 110-year-old Fitchburg Yarn Mill into 96 units of mixed-income housing.

Located on 7.4 acres along the Nashua River, the three-story 190,000sf brick mill building will be transformed into 57 market-rate units and 39 affordable units, of which 29 will be reserved for

residents earning 60% or below of the area median income (AMI) and 10 units will be reserved for residents earning 30% or below.

The Architectural Team, of Chelsea, serves as architect on the project, and Colantonio, Inc., of Holliston, is the general contractor.

“The rebirth of Fitchburg Yarn will become an outstanding example of the public-private cooperation required to transform a once-proud historic property

like this into modern community asset,” said Larry Curtis, president and managing partner of WinnDevelopment.

In conjunction with the groundbreaking ceremony, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker toured the mill property and announced that the city of Fitchburg will receive a $3 million MassWorks award to improve infrastructure in the area with a special focus on the reconstruction of Main and River streets.

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(l-r) Clark Ziegler, Mass. Housing Partnership; Dori Conlon, Bank of America; Robert Charest, Boston Financial Investment Mgmt.; Gilbert Winn, WinnCompanies; Steve DiNatale, state

representative; Lisa Wong, Fitchburg mayor; Chrystal Kornegay, Mass. undersecretary of housing and community development; Fran Colantonio, Colantonio Construction; Thomas Gleason,

MassHousing; and Michael Putziger, WinnCompaniesGovernor Charlie Baker (left) tours interior of Fitchburg Yarn Mill with (l-r) Fran Colantonio, CEO

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in Gateway cities such as Fitchburg, and to work with the mayor and a highly experienced developer — WinnCompanies — to bring these historic mills back into service as mixed-income housing,” said Massachusetts undersecretary of housing and community development Chrystal Kornegay.

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Burlington, MA – Northbridge Compa-nies and real estate partner, Sandy River Company of Portland, Maine, celebrated breaking ground on three new communi-ties in Brunswick, Wells, and Westbrook. On November 11 and 12, company executives were joined by town commu-nity leaders at three ceremonies for the forthcoming Avita of Brunswick, Avita of Wells, and Stroudwater Lodge resi-dences. Two of the new communities are fully dedicated to memory care utilizing Northbridge Companies’ industry-lead-ing Avita memory care program.

Slated to open in fall 2016, the three new communities reflect a $65 million commitment by Northbridge Compa-nies to offer Maine seniors access to an unparalleled lifestyle in beautiful new buildings featuring hospitality-inspired amenities including spa and salon ser-vices, an upscale dining experience, community rooms, engaging activities, and educational programs supported by professionals 24×7.

Stroudwater Lodge will be located ad-jacent to the existing Avita of Stroudwater that opened in Westbrook in 2013 and will be a multilevel community featuring 95 studio, one-, and two-bedroom units, with a theater, art studio, salon and barber shop, café, pub, outdoor patio, brain gym with touch screen technology, sunroom, and beautifully landscaped courtyard in approximately 90,848sf. Stroudwater Lodge will offer both independent living and assisted living options in addition to the Avita memory care program adjacent to the community.

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Partners HealthCare Breaks GroundDesigned by GenslerSomerville, MA

State Senator Patricia Jehlen; Mark Ehrlich, N. E. Council of Carpenters; Brian Doherty, Building and Trades Council of Somerville;

Alderman Bill White, of Somerville; Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone; Dr. Gary Gottlieb,

president & CEO, Partners HealthCare; Congressman Michael Capuano; Don Briggs,

president, Federal Realty Boston; and Somerville Alderman Mark Niedergang

Tocci Building Companies has broken ground on Station Landing Apartments, an upscale residential development located at 431 River Street in Waltham.

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First Phase of Walden Pond ProjectAwarded to Ostrow Concord, MA

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AIA National Honors CBT ArchitectsBoston, Mass

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Construction Started for Goffe MillPROCON Architect and CMBedford, NH

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Victory Packaging Breaks Ground Developed by Seefried Industrial PropertiesBellingham, MA

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Mount Wachusett CC Breaks GroundShawmut GCGardner, MA

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St. Clare-Newport Breaks GroundNewport, RI

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The New England Conservatory of Music Breaks GroundBoston, MA

View from Gainsborough Street / all images © Ann Beha Architects/Gensler

June

Boston Landing Breaks GroundBoston, MA

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Arup Celebrates Groundbreaking Center for Integrated Life Science & EngineeringBoston, MA

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Mayor Martin Walsh, and Robert Knox / ©Arup/Julian Astbury

Jordan’s Furniture Breaks GroundKBE and BL Team UpNew Haven, CT

Jordan’s Furniture in New Haven will undergo a $17 million renovation led by construction manager KBE Building Corp.

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Boylston Properties Breaks Ground Stantec ArchitectWatertown, MA

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St. Mary’s Center Breaks GroundDorchester, MA

(l-r) Representative Russell Holmes, Representative Evandro C. Carvalho, City

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Blue Sphere Breaks GroundJohnston, RI

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Salem Woods Holds GroundbreakingSalem, NH

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Ground Breaks on Putnam HighPutnam, CT

(l-r) Mayor Anthony Falzarano; State Rep Danny Rovero; from the Putnam High building committee: Peter Benoit, Paul Cotnoir, chair,

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Landry/French Breaks GroundDesigned by SMRT Norway, ME

(l-r) Denis Landry, president of Landry French; Kevin French,vice president of Landry French; Mason Rowell, project manager; Leslie Gammon, director of engineering at Stephens Memorial Hospital; Dr. Brian Nolan, medical staff president; Dr. William Medd of Oxford

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Berlin, MA – Opened earlier this spring, Cabela’s retail location in Berlin is the first Massachusetts location for the Ne-braska-based hunting, fishing, camping, and outdoor gear retailer. The 100,000sf facility is one of 70 stores across North America, providing an outdoor-like expe-rience for shoppers.

The store’s exterior was fitted with log construction, stonework, wood siding, metal roofing, and a large glass storefront to reflect Cabela’s popular store model, while the interior features a mountain replica, aquarium, and museum-like wildlife displays. In addition, an indoor archery range, gun library, bargain cave, deli, and fudge shop are highlights of the retail location.

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When it comes to sustainability, there is no mission more critical than the world’s most precious resource, water.

Xylem, a company dedicated to developing drinking and wastewater systems to improve water quality and accessibility in more than 150 countries around the world, felt it imperative that its new corporate headquarters express its values through design.

The result is a 70,000sf facility that has earned the USGBC’s LEED Gold certification. Located in Westchester County about 30 miles north of Manhattan, Amenta Emma architects worked with the client on many strategies to achieve this outcome.

First and foremost was site. The team evaluated 17 different locations before

settling on a location in Rye Brook, allowing the company to adapt a 1986-era building. The location, according to the project design architect Charles Cannizzaro, “had the right proximity to high density housing, public transporta-tion and all the things that you need to achieve a higher level of LEED certifica-tion that you can’t necessarily design in or buy.”

For the interior design, the design team searched high and low for locally sourced materials for the many unique details in the building, all of which portray the company mission and are sustainable. Almost 30% of building materials and products were extracted or manufactured within 500 miles

of the project, and 17% of total building ma-terials used were recycled. Of wood-based building materials, 50% were certified in accordance with the principles and criteria of the Forest Stewardship Council.

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illustrates the hydrologic cycle with an unfolding display of graphic imagery and words that tell the company story along the wall panels. For example, the floor of the reception area has mirrored chips in it, so it shimmers like the surface of the water. The reception area features sheet

acrylic with tiny bubbles, suggesting water, while carpet designs and textures are abstract renderings of cascading waterfalls.

Careful attention was paid to reducing water use and optimal energy perfor-mance, including a commitment to buy some power, 8 kwh/sf, from renewable energy sources. But Xylem wasn’t sat-isfied just with inspiring interiors. The company insisted on design solutions that would help sustain its employees, for ex-ample, sit-stand desks, and bike storage to encourage cycling. Company leadership also wanted the design to invite employ-ees to leave their desks throughout the day to mingle with colleagues. There is an assortment of open spaces to encourage this interaction, including a popular ping-pong zone, says Cannizzaro.

Xylem, which is named for a tissue in plants that conducts water and nutrients upward from the root, has inspired a cultural shift that gets people up and moving, motivating them to solve some of the world’s most pressing resource issues.

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J.M. Electrical replaced the electric heating system with central boiler plants, rewired and installed new thermostats, and completely revamped the community

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Working under the management of mechanical contractor EM Duggan, J.M. Electrical electricians updated the build-ing’s heating system for 928 of the housing units, installing central boiler plants and a variable refrigerant monitoring system for the building’s community center.

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Boston residents with affordable housing options equipped with energy-efficient technology in what was the largest afford-able housing development preservation project in the commonwealth’s history,” said Stephen Guarracino, operations offi-cer at J.M. Electrical. “We were excited to integrate these innovative energy systems into the structure while also reducing the building’s energy costs.”

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Revere – CTA Construction Co. Inc. joined with Revere Public School officials and the community in celebrating the opening of the new Staff Sgt. James J. Hill Elementary School.

The new school, for students in early childhood education programs through the fifth grade, opened on time at the start of the academic year.

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Shawmut Design Begins Fairfield U

Fairfield, CT – Shawmut Design and Construction recently announced the beginning of construction on Fairfield University’s Leslie C. Quick, Jr. Recreation Complex (RecPlex). Shawmut’s work on the three-story recreational facility is a long-awaited update for the university’s community, encompassing an additional 12,000sf space to make fitness more accessible for students and staff.

Shawmut’s work on the 73,000sf space includes a two-story expansion with a new lounge and improved fitness and multipurpose spaces featuring a new up-per-level mezzanine for cardio equipment.

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team will create a main two-story entry hall connecting all three levels with an open staircase.

Shawmut will also complete renova-tions on the field house by replacing the flooring, adding an elevated indoor track, creating additional multipurpose rooms, and updating the pool locker rooms. The team will also perform lighting and acoustical improvements throughout the building.

Scheduled for completion in August 2016, the extensive renovation to the building will greatly expand fitness and athletic training space for the university’s community.

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Kaplan Renovates Northeastern LabBoston – Kaplan Construction, a WBE general contractor and construction management firm, has been selected by Northeastern University to renovate a laboratory for the College of Engineering.

In its first project on Northeastern’s Boston campus, Kaplan will renovate an existing interior laboratory at the Egan Engineering/Science Research Center and install new mechanicals, lighting, fire alarm, finishes, and millwork to create a new experimental laboratory.

The research facility includes a grouping of labs that currently serve

multiple professors and students. The new lab will contain a 1,300-gallon acrylic water tank for experiments and an adjacent space with workstations where graduate students can plan and review experiments.

In order to minimize disruptions, the lab space has soundproofing features in the walls, ceiling, and doors. During construction, the neighboring labs will be operational so Kaplan and its subcon-tractors will coordinate work closely with Northeastern faculty and staff to reduce interruptions to ongoing experiments.

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Glastonbury, CT – The S/L/A/M Collabo-rative (SLAM) jumped 23 spots reaching No. 46 on the rankings of the top 100 green design firms as ranked by Engi-neering News-Record (ENR). SLAM also ranked as the top green design firm in Connecticut.

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O&G Named a Top Family BusinessTorrington, CT – O&G Industries was recently named as one of Connecticut’s Top Family Businesses by the Hartford Business Journal.

“The O&G family extends beyond the Oneglia family,” said Gregory Oneglia, vice chairman, who has been with the company for 45 years. “Two hundred of our 1,000 employees are related to other members of the O&G family in some way. This includes direct relatives and second-generation O&G households working for the company. That’s really a testament to sound family values. You wouldn’t ask your son or daughter to work for a company that you didn’t truly believe in.”

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BSC Group Celebrates 50 YearsBoston – BSC Group recently announced the move of its headquarters to 803 Summer Street.

The layout includes a state-of-the-art designed conference and training area to host infor-mal educational activities as well as formal presentations. In addition, the new headquarters provides work stations to ac-commodate future growth.

Celebrating its 50th year as a commit-ted member of the city of Boston business community, BSC provides professional services for clients in the transportation, energy, and land development markets

while its sister firm, Geonetics, located at the same address, develops custom software for the same client base.

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Boston – Margulies Perruzzi Architects (MPA) has been selected to revitalize and reposition two office building properties for The Davis Companies, an integrated real estate investment, development, and management firm. MPA was engaged to upgrade the main entrance, lobby, and common areas for One Cabot Road in Medford and One Burlington Business Center in Burlington.

One Cabot Road is a five-story, +/-400,000sf office building located adjacent to the Wellington Circle MBTA Station in Medford. MPA is designing a dramatic revitalization of the property. Constructed in 1989, One Cabot features a full-service cafeteria, fitness facility, abundant power and emergency systems, and a generous parking ratio including 170 executive spaces inside the building.

MPA’s design includes renovations to the entrance, lobby, and common spaces. To enhance the modern and urban feel of the building, the redesigned exterior main entrance will include a new glass curtainwall, canopy, and paving. Inside, MPA is transforming the lobby with bold backlit glass draped behind a wood-and-metal-trim reception desk, creating a high-end hospitality reception desk for the building’s 24×7 manned concierge/

security services. Additional lounge and café-style seating within the lobby will create exciting spaces for working and socializing while enjoying an espresso or watching TV on the large flat screen monitor.

MPA was selected to update and trans-form the four-story, One Burlington Cen-ter, a 176,000sf office building’s exterior, east and west lobbies and common areas, as well as improve the building’s signage and identity from nearby Route 128.

MPA is designing new paving, landscaping, and lighting around the building’s east and west entrances to emphasize those entry points.

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One Cabot interior rendering / Margulies Perruzzi Architects

identity. Updated interior finishes and seating will make the lobbies and elevator landings feel more current and inviting. A new conference center will be moved to a location adjacent to the main lobby, allowing tenants and visitors better access, flexibility, and use of the new outdoor patio and seating space.

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Needham, MA – Acentech of Cambridge has completed architectural acoustics consulting for a global headquarters project designed by Baker Design Group.

The new 282,000sf global headquar-ters of TripAdvisor in Needham, incorpo-rating LEED best practices and featuring excellent acoustics throughout its spaces.

Acentech collaborated with Baker to provide acoustical design for the office fitout, with a primary focus on the atrium, open and closed offices, and various conference and meeting rooms.

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modates 1,100, so the proposed mixed use of the space required extensive acoustical analysis and computer modeling.

Acentech and the design team estab-lished suitable goals for sound isolation, background noise, and room acoustics.

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Sanger Presents at ASLA MeetingBoston – Copley Wolff Design Group, Inc. (CWDG), a land-scape architecture and planning firm, was recently represented by Sean Sanger, ASLA, LEED AP, principal, in a panel discussion at the 2015 ASLA Annual Meeting in Chicago in November. Sanger joined the discussion titled “Ac-cessible Design as Good Design: A Conversation from the Field,” where he presented an overview of design projects that are welcoming and inclusive to all users.

Specifically, Sanger spoke to CWDG’s Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital project in Charlestown, Mass., which implemented numerous accessibility features including a therapy trail, a public “Harbor Walk,” oversized curb ramps, and grading relative to rising sea levels. Sanger was joined by Josh Safdie, Assoc, AIA, Kessler McGuinness & Associates;

Stuart Seaborn, Esq., Disability Rights Advocates; and Barbara Knecht, RA, Strategies for Cities.

“At CWDG, it is very important to our team that all people can interact with, and enjoy, the environments that we create,” says Sanger. “We have been involved in a number of accessible design projects, and

the quality has never suffered through this type of work. It was crucial at this panel that we conveyed that accessible design is feasible and hope that our success stories will serve as a leading example for other firms.”

The 2015 ASLA Annual Meeting was a four-day educational experience and exposition highlighting new products, services, technology applications, and design solutions in the architecture and design industry.

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Apollo Safety New DivisionFall River, MA – Apollo Safety, Inc. recently announced the formation of a special division to serve correctional facilities. The new division will feature extensive offerings for these organizations and their facilities as it pertains to gas detection equipment,

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This is How Much it Costs to Recruit New Talent!

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Here’s an important statistic to know if you are charged with hiring talent for your construction firm. In this booming market, a happily employed construction candidate, not actively seeking a new job, being directly recruited to join a new firm, typically expects a 10% to 15% bump in base salary to move.

It’s frustrating how difficult it is to reach anybody these days, either candi-dates or clients. Construction is booming, people are stressed, super busy, and con-stantly inundated with communications. Our jobs as recruiters are becoming tougher by the day. There are fewer viable candidates available to be recruited and an ever-increasing pool of clients seeking new hires for their teams. The national unemployment rate in construction is

6.2%, which means fewer people are proactively looking for work and salaries are skyrocketing. Candidates are being swamped by LinkedIn, text, Twitter, email, voicemail, Snapchat, Instagram, Skype, and Facetime just to name just a few.

The pendulum has swung back to a seller’s market, with candidates exhibiting a cockiness not seen since before the recession. On a daily basis, we hear of compensation demands that

are outrageous. The problem is that after being incessantly bombarded to “connect,” candidates have come to view their value/importance in an extremely inflated way. It is not unusual to hear a mid-career estimator who is currently earning $90,000 ask for $120,000 to even consider making a move. And that’s before discussing the benefits package!

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recruiters to attract talent, how much more difficult must it be for contractors who try to recruit for themselves? Thankfully, we have relationships with great candidates who are also bird dogs for Construction Recruiters and frequently provide us with a portal to their network.

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of three people — these are the people who kept their jobs during the recession and were reminded they were the “lucky ones.” They did more for less and now they want payback. This is where we see the inflated salary requests come into play. If a candidate’s No. 1 reason for joining your company is money, it won’t be long before they leave you for even more money. No matter how desperate you are to make that

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Failure is an unacceptable or unsus-tainable deviation from an operating con-dition. For example, losing a critical pres-sure relationship in a lab; having a breach of containment due to occupant error; or losing millions of dollars in research due to inadequate temperature control.

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Harvard, MA – It’s been a stellar year for Maugel Architects’ healthcare practice. The firm attributes its growth to the move from centralized services, based at large academic medical centers, to a distributed model where healthcare is being delivered at the neighborhood level.

“Hospitals are expanding into the primary-care market by setting up urgent care facilities and/or primary care facilities that are feeders to hospital services,” said Jonathan Cocker, the head of Maugel’s health care practice. “With the Affordable Care Act, hospitals are starting to own, or are being closely affiliated with, primary-care practices and

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Maugel’s recent project for Lowell General Hospital’s Circle Heath Westford is one such example. Maugel designed five medical office suites for Circle Health’s new medical building at Cornerstone Square in Westford. The new facility provides the community with a Circle Health Urgent Care Center, a Lowell General Hospital Patient Service Center, and physician suites for Obstetrics & Gynecology, Primary Care, and Pediatric

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At Acton Medical Associates, located in Acton, the use of electronic medical records eliminated the need for onsite paper file storage —freeing up valuable square footage for expanded services. Maugel renovated the practice’s patient services facilities, which included a redesign and upgrade to the existing processing laboratory, phlebotomy and ultrasound facilities, and a new reception and waiting room area.

The migration of diagnostic and life sci-ences labs to the suburbs along Route 495 is also contributing to Maugel’s growth. With the relocation of GE Healthcare, Quest Diagnostics, Genzyme, and Bristol- Myers Squibb to the area, momentum is gaining. Earlier this summer, Maugel renovated 30,000sf of office and lab space for New England Cryogenic Center (NECC), one of the world’s largest full-service cryogenics labs. NECC had recently relocated from Newton to Southborough.

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“Maugel has been designing a wide range of healthcare facilities in the Boston suburbs for over 25 years,” said Cocker. “Fortunately, our expertise in the medical field has enabled us to meet the changing dynamics of the healthcare community with responsive, innovative designs. We have every expectation for continued growth in our healthcare practice in 2016. ”

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The Price Center celebrated its official ribbon-cutting ceremony in October, and the event was attended by Mayor Setti Warren, as well as other local city officials, and members of the Newton/Needham Chamber of Commerce.

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JMC Completes MW Hospital Work

Maynard, MA – Maynard-based con-struction manager, design-builder, and general contractor JM Coull has com-pleted renovations at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. The scope of work called for the renovation of the Patient Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) consisting of nine open PACU bays, one isolation PACU, support areas, and construction of a new storage room. The renovation comprises new flooring, wall and ceiling finishes, a nurses’ station, casework, and new head-wall/bumper units.

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South Sandwich, MA – Acella Construction Corporation has been selected as the construction manager for a new dining hall for the South Shore YMCA Camp Hayward for Girls.

Through a partnership with the SSYMCA and Sheskey Architects, Acella will construct a new space for Camp

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Acella to Build YMCA Dining HallHayward for Girls that will foster a sense of community and a healthy spirit, mind, and body.

The $2.5 million project is ground-up construction of a 10,000sf dining hall. It is scheduled to be completed by May 2016.

Funds are being raised as part of Camp Burgess & Hayward’s Capital Campaign, which recently kicked off with “The Wahlberg Experience,” a fundraising event hosted at the camp to raise awareness of the Capital Campaign and the impact of the summer-camp experience on children.

The dining hall is designed for 600 campers and staff and ensures that Camp Hayward will be able to meet a growing need for quality summer camp programs and experiences for girls.

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Scituate – CTA Construction Co. Inc. has been selected as the general contractor on the new Scituate Public Safety Complex. The $15.2 million project will provide a new headquarters for the Scituate police and fire departments.

The project architect is Dore & Whittier Architects, Inc.

The 19,770sf complex will include a joint dispatch center and an emergency operations center to coordinate response for large-scale events and natural disasters. The facility will include three bays for fire apparatus and a sally port for the police to safely transfer prisoners between police vehicles and the building.

The building will be divided into

separate police and fire areas, with administrative offices, public records storage, prisoner processing and detention, lockers and a fitness room, and a training and community meeting room. In addition to constructing the facility, the project will include clearing the site, a six-acre parcel on the northeast corner of Mann Lott Road and Chief Justice Cushing Highway (Route 3A), as well as installing new site paving and plantings.

The project is expected to improve response times in the northern and western parts of Scituate, and bring police, fire, and emergency managed facilities into compliance with standards.

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Gloucester to Seek ProposalsGloucester, MA – The city of Gloucester is moving forward with plans to create new jobs and tax revenues through the redevelopment of the 10.6-acre former Fuller School site.

The city issued a request for proposals (RFP) from potential bidders just two weeks after the Gloucester City Council approved the sale of the Fuller School property. That RFP opens the door for Gloucester to reap revenues from the sale of the unused site and to weigh different

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Potential developers will have 60 days to respond to the RFP. Bids will be made public so that the community and elected officials will have the opportunity to weigh in prior to any decision. The city has the right to reject bids if they do not meet requirements. The Fuller School stopped serving as a Gloucester school in 2008.


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AwardsABC Massachusetts 2015 Excellence in Construction Award WinnersThe Massachusetts Chapter of ABC recently announced the winners of its 2015 Excellence in Construction Awards (EICA). The awards recognize the very best construction projects that ABC members in Massachusetts have been a part of over the past year. An expert panel of diverse judges looks at each submission from the membership and bases their decisions on quality, complexity, and effective utilization of resources, among other criteria. Awards are based on quality and craftsmanship and help ABC in promoting the outstanding construction work performed by the merit shop contractors.

Cianbro, CorporationWHITE COMPRESSOR STATION Engineer: Williams CompaniesClient: Williams Field Services Company, LLCCategory: Commercial/Institutional/Industrial over $5M

C.E. Floyd Company, Inc.PINGREE SCHOOL ATHLETIC CENTER Owner: Pingree SchoolArchitect: OLSON LEWIS + ArchitectsCategory: Pre-Engineered Building $2M-$10M

EnviroVantageWATERBURY STATE OFFICE COMPLEX Engineer: Crothers EnvironmentalClient State of VermontCategory: Other Specialty Construction

Florence Electric, LLCSOUTHWICK SOLAR ARRAYOwner: Kearsarge Southwick LLCArchitect: Shepherd EngineeringCategory: Electrical Commercial/Industrial over $1M

Methuen Construction Company, Inc.SPINCRAFT NEW EQUIPMENT FOUNDATION Client: Spincraft, an unincorporated division of StandexEngineer: TerraconCategory: Infrastructure Heavy

The RELCO CompaniesN.E. RUFFNECKS BASEBALL COMPLEX Client: New England Baseball Enterprises, LLCOwner: Waterman Design AssociatesCategory: Electrical Commercial/Industrial $500K-$1M

Bowdoin Construction CorporationMONTROSE SCHOOL ARTS & ATHLETICS CENTEROwner: Montrose SchoolArchitect: Robert Olson ArchitectsCategory: Commercial/Institutional/Industrial over $5M

Cianbro, CorporationBATES BRIDGE REPLACEMENT Engineer: HNTB CorporationOwner: Mass. Department of TransportationCategory: Infrastructure/Heavy

Zampell Refractories, Inc.SCAFFOLD U.S.S. CONSTITUTIONClient: Naval History and Heritage Command Detachment Boston – U.S.S. ConstitutionCategory: Other Specialty Construction

JM Coull, Inc.PERSONALIZED HEALTH INNOVATION CENTER OF EXCELLENCEArchitect: Gorman Richardson Lewis ArchitectsOwner: PerkinElmerCategory: Commercial/Industrial/Industrial over $5M

Kaplan ConstructionBOSTON PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY & INSTITUTE Architect: Schwartz/Silver Architects, Inc.Client Boston Psychoanalytic Society & InstituteCategory: Historical Restoration over $1M

EAGLE Award

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MERIT & SAFETY Award MERIT & SAFETY Award MERIT & SAFETY Award

MERIT & SAFETY AwardMERIT & SAFETY & GREEN Award

MERIT Award MERIT Award MERIT Award

EAGLE Award EAGLE Award

Windover Construction, Inc.BROOKWOOD SCHOOL: LOWER SCHOOL AND DINING ADDITIONClient: Brookwood SchoolArchitect: Siemasko + VerbridgeCategory: Commercial/Institutional/Industrial over $5M



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Cianbro, CorporationWHITE COMPRESSOR STATION Engineer: Williams CompaniesClient: Williams Field Services Company, LLCCategory: Commercial/Institutional/Industrial over $5M

JM Coull, Inc.PERSONALIZED HEALTH INNOVATION CENTER OF EXCELLENCEArchitect: Gorman Richardson Lewis ArchitectsOwner: PerkinElmerCategory: Commercial/Industrial/Industrial over $5M

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ABC NH/VT 2015 Excellence in Construction Award WinnersConcord, NH – The ABC NH/VT chapter held their 2015 Excellence in Business Development and Awards on October 22. The event was held at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, NH. The following is the list of winners and winning projects. More information can be found at http://abcnhvt.org.

PROCONBRIGHTVIEW SENIOR LIVING, ARLINGTONDesigner: PROCONOwner: Brightview Senior Living

Design-Build EXCELLENCE

PROCONPROCON ARCHITECTURE/ ENGINEERING OFFICE EXPANSIONDesigner: PROCON Owner: PROCON

Design-Build MERIT

Methuen ConstructionCOMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW (CSO) SCREENING AND DISINFECTION FACILITYDesigner: Hazen and Sawyer Owner: City of Nashua

Industrial/Heavy EXCELLENCE

North Branch Construction, Inc.FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH UCC WOLFEBORODesigner: Guillot-Vivian-ViehmannOwner: First Congregational Church UCC Wolfeboro

Institutional/Public $5M - $10M EXCELLENCE

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Interstate Electrical Services CorporationSMUTTYNOSE BREWERYDesigner: McHenry ArchitectureOwner: Smuttynose Brewing Company

Electrical MERIT

Cobb Hill Construction, Inc.HAVENWOOD HERITAGE-HEIGHTS NORTH END REDEVELOPMENTDesigner: Lavallee BrensingerOwner: Havenwood Heritage-Heights

Commercial Over $10M MERIT

Turnstone CorporationSNOW PUMPING STATION RENOVATIONDesigner: The H.L. Turner GroupOwner: Pennichuck Water Works

Commercial Under $2M EXCELLENCE

North Branch Construction, Inc.UNH - MCCONNELL HALL RENOVATIONDesigner: North Branch/JSAOwner: University System of NH

Design-Build MERIT

Eckman Construction Company, IncTHE LIVING LEARNING COMMONS AT ST. ANSELMDesigner: Lavallee BrensingerOwner: St. Anselm College

Institutional/Public $5M - $10M MERIT

MSI Mechanical Systems Inc.TUSCAN KITCHENDesigner: Design DayOwner: Tuscan Kitchen

Mechanical MERIT

EnviroVantageTHE GABLES - BUILDINGS A, B & CDesigner: J.M. CoullOwner: University System of NH

Institutional/Public Under $2M MERIT

Martineau Electric, Inc.HIGH LINER FOODS CORPORATE OFFICEDesigner: Packard DesignsOwner: Summit Development

Electrical EXCELLENCE

Turnstone CorporationOPPORTUNITY NETWORK, BUILDING ON HOPE 2014Designer: Warren Street ArchitectsOwner: Opportunity Networks

CHAIRMAN’S AWARD and DESIGN-BUILD EXCELLENCE

Hampshire Fire Protection Co., Inc.RECTRIX AVIATIONDesigner: UDA ArchitectsOwner: Rectrix Aviation Aerodome Centers

Mechanical EXCELLENCE


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TFMoran Named Best of BusinessConcord, NH – TFMoran staff and their families celebrated the New Hampshire Business Review’s (NHBR) BOB Awards event earlier this year at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord.

TFMoran was named “Best of Business” in the Engineering category for a third consecutive year. NHBR’s BOB Awards readers’ survey honors the best of business in New Hampshire in over 90 categories. “With 2,700 ballots cast for the 2015 Awards,

the BOBs continue to be considered a standard of excellence in New Hampshire,” said Jeff Feingold, editor of NHBR.

“It is a great honor that we have won three years in a row,” says Robert Duval, president of

TFMoran. “And, with our recent acquisition of MSC Civil Engineers & Land Surveyors in Portsmouth, we can offer award-winning professional services to the seacoast region.”

Rockland, MA – Integrated Builders was recently recog-nized as a Best General Con-tractor as part of the Banker & Tradesman’s Best of 2015 awards program.

Receiving the Bronze award for outstanding achievement in the overall Design and Con-struction category, Integrated Builders was honored due in part to its excellent building practices, in-dustry-leading team, noteworthy projects, and client-first business model.

Jay Dacey, the firm’s president, ex-

Integrated Named 2015 Best GCpressed appreciation at being recognized as a top contractor in the region. He said, “ Inte-grated Builders consistently demonstrates the ability to pro-vide its clients with unparalleled contracting and construction management services.”

Since 1992, Integrated Builders has provided expert services to a wide range

of market sectors including office, manufacturing, health science/biotech/R&D, retail, data centers, recreational, residential, and institutional buildings.

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United Steel Wins Family Awards

East Hartford, CT – In recognition of operating a successful family-owned business in Connecticut for more than 40 years, United Steel, Inc., was named winner of the Hartford Business Journal’s 2015 Family Business Award for the “76-199 full-time employees” category,

presented to United Steel at a dinner in October.

The company was started in a small garage in 1974 by Ken Corneau, and has grown to become New England’s largest fabricator and erector of structural steel and miscellaneous metals. Today, United Steel has 183 employees working in a 165,000sf manufacturing facility in East Hartford, building massive structures for Lego, Mohegan Sun, University of New Haven, and countless other private and public organizations.

During the event, United Steel was credited for having longevity in a highly competitive field, for showing dedication to the community, and for creating a remarkable work environment in Connecticut. Corneau credits this to having a strong mission, a clear vision, and an extremely hard-working team.

United Steel’s president, Ken Corneau (holding plaque), joined by members of the Hartford Business Journal as well as members of his

family who work at the company, accepts the 2015 Family Business Award.

South Shore Millwork WinsBoston – MassEcon, the state’s private sector partner in promoting business growth in Massachusetts, announced its Twelfth Annual Team Massachusetts Economic Impact Award winners.

South Shore Millwork of Norton received the Bronze award in the Southeast sector for investing $7 million

in a 47,000sf expansion in Norton while adding 17 jobs which included craftsmen, engineers, project managers, installers, and office staff.

Seventeen companies were selected on the basis of job growth, facility expansion, investment, and community involvement since Jan. 1, 2014.


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Child and Family Services, Easter Seals, Manchester YMCA, Manchester Boys and Girls Club, among others.

PROCON Receives NHBR Award

Manchester, NH – PROCON was honored with the 2015 Business Excellence Award for a large company in Real Estate and Construction at the 13th annual gala at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester held by N.H. Business.

“It is an honor to receive this award that I accept on behalf of all my employees who have worked hard to make PROCON the company it is today,” stated PROCON chairman and CEO, Mark Stebbins.

A native of Manchester, Stebbins believes in having a positive impact on the community by generously donating to charities including Granite United Way,

(l-r) Sharron McCarthy, McLean Communications publisher; Mark Stebbins, PROCON chairman and CEO; and Jeff Feingold, McLean communications editor / Andruskevich Photography

Mark Stebbins at podium / Andruskevich Photography

Vision 3 Wins Design Award

The new Joseph & Blanche Coutu Theater at Saint Raphael Academy

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these consequences come with a cost (not counting reputation, perception, etc.) that can be reduced based on the probability of that consequence occurring. Ultimate-ly this can be weighed against the costs of any mitigating strategies (extra generator tank capacity, enhanced facility structure, etc.), and a cost-benefit analysis can be conducted.

As we consider solutions, it’s important to note that there are engineered solutions (building controls, widgets, interlocks, etc.) and there are SOP solutions. Engi-neered solutions are seen as repeatable, and thus reliable, but can come at signifi-

cant costs and complexity. SOP solutions carry the risk of noncompliance, but leave room for adaptive decision-making, which has its benefits. The type of solution and its specifics need to be carefully weighed against the risks that you’re trying to mitigate. Typically a combined strategy provides the necessary protection, along with a degree of flexibility that can be advantageous. It all starts with a design that suits the risk assessment. So, when it comes to risk, don’t be too risky.

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Making it Work: Avoiding Failures in Designcontinued from page 31

Providence, RI – Vision 3 Architects was recently recognized in RI Monthly’s Annual Design Competition, earning the Bronze level award in the category of Interior Design, Commercial/Corporate for the renovation of a circa-1925 gymnasium facility, repurposed exclusively for a new state-of-the-art space for the Fine Arts for Saint Raphael Academy.

The new Joseph & Blanche Coutu Theater is located in one of the seven historic campus buildings and is a part

of the Quality Hill neighborhood in Pawtucket.

The design boasts an intimate setting of a stadium-style 300-seat performance space, 1,600sf art gallery, ticket room, restrooms, and improved storage and set-design space. Leading from the lobby into the theater, the hallway walls feature alumni artwork and a gallery.

The award-winning team also included E. Turgeon Construction, C.A. Pretzer Associates Inc., Creative Environment Corp., and Acentech.

Boston – The Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM) recently

Podgurski Earns ELM Green Starpresented its 2015 Green Star Award to Lisa Podgurski, business development manager of IBEW Local 103 and the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Boston Chapter, “recognizing her tireless advocacy on behalf of expanding solar energy development in the Commonwealth.”

The award was presented by Josh Craft, ELM’s program director and coordinator of the Global Warming Solutions Project, at ELM’s recent fall reception.

Lisa Podgurski and Josh Craft

Landry/French Fastest GrowingScarborough, ME – Landry/French Construction Company has been named as the 2015 Fastest Growing Company in Maine in the medium company category by MaineBiz.

Landry/French was one of three finalists selected in the midsized category with 26 to 74 employees. At a special reception held on November 10 at MaineBiz’s Momentum Convention held at the Augusta Civic Center, Landry/French was announced as the winner. The finalists were ranked according to organic revenue growth over a three-year span as well as making significant contributions to Maine’s economy.

“Landry/French’s success is a result of

having the right people on our team,” said vice president Kevin French. “Our people are high achievers, who are motivated and driven to do their best at everything they do.”

Landry/French also was named one of the 2015 Best Places to Work in Maine in October.

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Last year, JC&A and Team IMPACT were recognized by the Boston Business Journal as Partners of the Year for their continued work to improve the quality of

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Scholar Athletes Ribbon Cutting

Boston – Rebekah Salwasser, executive director at Scholar Athletes, was joined by John Fish, chairman and CEO of Suffolk Construction, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, and Boston School Superintendent Tommy Chang for a ribbon-cutting cere-mony for the new headquarters of Scholar Athletes at 57 Magazine Street in Roxbury.

Launched in 2009, Scholar Athletes was cofounded through a public private partnership. The new headquarters will serve as a home for central office staff, provide space for training staff and tutors, and a safe space for high school Zone

members to participate in workshops and college counseling.

The organization has experienced tremendous growth and refined its model by expanding to Springfield and increased impact to over 4,000 high school students in its short six-year history. “This is a great opportunity to not only highlight the success of the organization but also to celebrate the new home of Scholar Athletes that will support the growth of services to our students in Boston and Springfield,” said Salwasser.

(l-r) John Fish; Mayor Walsh; Rebekah Salwasser; Tommy Chang; and current Scholar Athlete Zone member Vanessa Nedd cut the ribbon on the new headquarters.Shawmut, Make-A-Wish Grant Wish

Shrewsbury, MA – Shawmut Design and Construction partnered with Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island re-cently to grant 5-year-old Shrewsbury res-ident Maxwel Mitchell’s wish for a Swiss Family Robinson-themed treehouse.

The Shawmut team designed and built the treehouse, which included a wrap-around deck, porthole window, and look-out tower. The 20-person volunteer team constructed the treehouse in Shawmut’s workshop, reconstructed it in Maxwell’s backyard, and unveiled the final product in front of friends and family.

Make-A-Wish child Maxwell Mitchell and Shawmut chief of construction operations

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Belanger Joins TFMoranBedford, NH – Jeremy Belanger, EIT, recently joined TFMoran to serve as a civil project engineer in the Bedford office. His work experience includes hydrologic and hydropower generation analysis, dam removal feasibility and design, and FEMA flood plain mapping.

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CWDG Adds RupelBoston – Copley Wolff De-sign Group, Inc. (CWDG), a Boston-based landscape architecture and planning firm, recently announced that Becky Rupel has joined the team as a landscape architect.

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MPA Expands Leadership with New PartnersBoston – Margulies Perruzzi Architects (MPA), a Boston-based architectural and interior design firm, recently announced the addition of new partners to the firm’s leadership. The move is the culmination of extensive long-term planning for the firm’s growth and expands MPA’s leadership and management team in all practice areas.

Senior partners Marc Margulies, FAIA, LEED AP, and Daniel Perruzzi, AIA, LEED AP, and partner Janet Morra, AIA, LEED AP, will remain principals as they continue to oversee projects and

manage staff and client relations for the firm. Jason B. Costello, AIA, LEED AP, has been named a partner, having joined MPA in 2015 as an associate principal leading the firm’s healthcare studio.

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complex corporate projects; Derek D’Amico, AIA, LEED AP, senior project manager working on some of the firm’s largest projects in the corporate and real estate markets; Dianne Dunnell, IIDA, NCIDQ, LEED AP, director of interior design who works on a variety of projects in the corporate and professional services markets; Cynthia Gibson Murphy, project manager supervising the project design process and coordinating with consultants on many large-scale projects; Paul McIntire, AIA, senior architect creating high-quality design that supports clients’ business objectives; and Nathan K. Turner, AIA, LEED AP, senior project

manager for a variety of clients.MPA also named two long-time

members of the firm to the role of senior project director: Joseph Flynn, LEED AP, MPA’s workplace strategist, and Daniel Madru, LEED AP, whose focus is on the science and technology and retail banking markets. Both will continue to develop and manage their growing portfolio of clients.

“The expansion of MPA’s leadership team is a strategic move to position the firm for continued growth and success in the future,” said Marc Margulies.

Stevenson Joins JM CoullMaynard, MA – JM Coull, Inc., a 30-year-old Massachusetts construction management firm, recently hired Jeff Stevenson as senior project manager. He previously worked as a project manager and project superintendent for JMC and has more than 20 years of experience. He has managed all phases of construction

for commercial, industrial, high-tech, and infrastructure improvement projects.

Stevenson will be managing several of JMC’s design-build efforts, including dry and wet lab renovations, high-end office/lobby renovations, ISO 5 and ISO 7 cleanroom manufacturing space, and a solvent collection and storage project.

Stevenson

Baylow Olsen

Nitsch Welcomes Two

Boston – Nitsch Engineering recently announced that Denis Seguin, PLS, has joined the firm as director of land surveying, and Jeffrey Parenti, PE, has joined as a transportation project manager.

Seguin has 39 years of experience in land surveying, managing and coordinat-ing survey field crews, processing survey data, and providing mapping for all types and levels of survey. An active member of the Florida Land Survey Council, he is familiar with modern survey methods including GPS, laser scanning, total stations, and data collectors. As the director of land surveying, he is responsi-

ble for coordinating projects and provid-ing QA/QC.

Parenti has 20 years of experience in transportation engineering, including 18 years working in urban municipalities. He was responsible for the planning, design, and operation of more than 200 traffic signals during his 14 years at the City of Cambridge Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department. During this time, he oversaw a rapid growth in land development, working to temper the impact of traffic congestion and improve safety and comfort for nonautomotive modes of transportation.

(l-r) Jeff Parenti and Denis Seguin

EYP Appointments

Boston – EYP Architecture & Engineering announced the appointment of Christopher E. Baylow, AIA, to New England higher education market leader. He has more than 25 years of proven design, business devel-opment, and management experience.

In his new position, Baylow will

partner with EYP’s higher education sector team to build upon its successes.

His extensive career includes projects for a variety of prominent universities. Prior to joining EYP, Baylow served as associate principal at Payette in Boston.

EYP also announced the appointment of Jason Olsen, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, to lead designer in the firm’s Boston office. For more than 15 years he has served prominent clients nationwide in the ed-ucational, institutional, and commercial sectors.

Olsen’s new role involves spearheading firmwide design initiatives and partnering with the firm’s design leadership and sector leaders on business development efforts.




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The ISPE Boston Area Chapter will hold “RE-SHOWING: An Industrial Wireless Network: What It Is and How It’s Done”. Attend a re-showing at the Crowne Plaza Providence in Warwick, R.I. or at the WPI BETC at Gateway Park in Worcester, Mass. Both programs will feature a networking reception including refreshments and appetizers. Kristin Scharf will be available via Skype to answer questions from both The Crowne Plaza and WPI BETC attendees. Registration & Networking Reception: 5:30-6:30pm. Program: 6:30-9:00pm. Members, Non-Members, and student members attend free.

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SMPSJanuary 7

6:00 PM – 9:30 PMBostonia Public House131 State Street Boston

Bring your laughter and holiday spirit to the annual SMPS Boston Holiday Party! We’ll be celebrating a year well done over cocktails and hors d’oeuvres and toasting to an even better 2016. Festivities will take place at the Bostonia Public House in the heart of the Financial District.

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USGBC Massachusetts January 14

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM50 Milk St, 15th Floor, BostonAristotle Conference Room

Join our Advocacy committee as they interpret, suggest updates to, and advocate for advances in laws and policy related to green buildings. All are welcome to join in this high level discussion.

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IFMAJanuary 28

SAVE THE DATE: AthenHealthProfessional Development

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BISNOWJanuary 28

What You Need to Know: Boston Multifamily How we can deliver accessible middle income housing and continued demand for luxury.

7:30 - 8:20 - Breakfast & Networking8:20 - 8:35 - Keynote conversation with Harold Brown and Bruce Percelay8:35 - 10:05 - All Star Panels10:05 - 10:30 - Thank You & Post Panel Networking

Within Boston’s red hot CRE market, Multifamily is what everyone’s talking about. When will the demand for luxury high rise product slow? What do we make of all the development in the pipeline? When can we expect more middle income housing? Where is the capital coming from? Join us as we answer these questions and more.

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AIANHJanuary 22

32nd Annual Awards BanquetLaBelle Winery, Amherst, NH6:00 PM – 9:45PM

Join us for the 32nd AIANH Awards Banquet at on the Bedford border. This is an evening of celebration...of architecture and of Chapter activities. All submissions to the Design Awards program will be on exhibit and will be featured in a running slide show. Join us for what is always an enjoyable, entertaining evening

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BSAJanuary 8

Film screening: Design Is One6:00 PM – 8:00 PMBSA Space, 290 Congress Street, Boston

Explore the creative universe of Lella and Massimo Vignelli, two of the most influential and well-known designers of all times. With interviews from luminaries in the world of design—from architects Richard Meier and Peter Eisenman to graphic designers Milton Glaser, Michael Bierut, and Jessica Helfand—this film takes the viewer into the Vignellis’ world, capturing their intelligence and creativity as well as their humanity, warmth, and humor.

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