kbe launches “50 ways”
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Farmington, CT - Konover Construction Corporation, one of the nation’s leading firms providing preconstruction, construction management, design-build and gen-eral contracting services, is now KBE Building Corporation. The firm announced
its new corporate name and identity at its 50th Anniversary celebration on January 8. The name change reflects the acquisition of the firm through a management buyout in early 2007. See story page 30.
KBE launched a new community outreach initiative to lend a helping hand to people and organizations. This dynamic philanthropic endeavor, called “50 Ways to Make a Difference,” is a yearlong community support program in celebration of the com-
pany’s 50th year in business. See story page 32.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:SG&A, J. Calnan and AHA Complete PUMA Corporate HQA.P. Construction Completes Darien Library Salemhaven Completed by Channel BuildingBWK Construction at Phillips AcademyCube 3 Designs Elliot at River’s Edge - Suffolk & Eckman to BuildCadbury Renovation Breaks Ground - Lavallee Brensinger Architects Payette Opens CBLS at URI - Lerner, Ladds & Bartels, Assoc. ArchitectSuffolk to Build Airport Terminal - Designed by AECOM|Earth Tech Rashi School Begins Construction - Designed by HMFH ArchitectsLee Kennedy Awarded Wheelock ProjectShawmut Design Midway on Tufts Addition Designed by ARC Plus - Green & Sustainable, Healthcare and Educational Facilities Developments, People, Calendar, and more...
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KBE Launches “50 Ways”Celebrates 50 years as Konover Construction
Focus: Renovation/Restoration
Featuring:
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford, CT- shown in these photos - is the first recipient of KBE’s 50 Ways philanthropy campaign, receiving a finan-cial donation in January. The camp was founded more than 20 years ago by actor/philanthropist Paul Newman for children with life-threatening illnesses. KBE built many of the camp’s facilities, and has supported the camp since its inception through the donation of services and financial contributions.
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford, CT
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GOES GREEN!
American Plumbing & Heating Corporation is
proud to announce their membership to the U.S.
Green Building Council.
American Plumbing and Heating recognizes the important role educated Contractors play in the
design and construction of sustainable, high performance green buildings. APH is pleased to
announce Project Manager Jonathan Kearley has recently joined the ranks of LEED Accredited
Professionals.
American Plumbing and Heating has integrated multiple green building strategies in their recent
acquisition and subsequent renovation of their new corporate headquarters located at 1000
Cordwainer Drive in Norwell, MA.
This impressive building includes:
100% of their 34,000 sq/ft. warehouse lighting has been replaced with high-efficiency occupancy
sensor fixtures saving 45,200 kWh annually.
Daylighting in 75% of all occupied spaces equipped with photo-responsive controls to maintain
consistent light levels.
Manual override capabilities that enable all non-emergency interior lighting to be turned off during
non-business hours.
75% of roofing materials are constructed of high emissivity and highly reflective materials to
minimize cooling loads.
High-efficiency irrigation system equipped with rain shut-off sensors.
90% of all regularly used plumbing fixtures are electronically controlled, low flow fixtures assisting
in wastewater reduction.
American Plumbing & Heating Corporationis honored to complete the Plumbing and Fire Protection work
at another signature project in Boston.
Featuring inhouse fabrication for plumbing and fire protection in our new corporate HQ.
American Plumbing & Heating is proud to be part of the Walsh Brothers’ TEAM atthe new Northeastern University Dorms
Northeastern University Parcel 18 West, located at 1153-1159 Tremont Street is the latest addition to the Huskies Campus. The project was designed by Kyu Sung WooArchitects, Engineered by R. W. Sullivan and built by Walsh Brothers. This project consists of four buildings including a twenty-two story, nineteen story and nine storyDormitory Style Residences as well as a five story Administration Building. The four buildings surround a beautifully landscaped courtyard.This impressive project includes:
• 6 miles of sanitary waste and storm piping• 11 miles of water piping
• ¼ mile of natural gas piping• Over 1800 plumbing fixtures
• 15 miles of fire protection piping• 5700 fire sprinkler heads
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AMERICAN
PLUMBING
GOES GREEN!
American Plumbing & Heating Corporation is
proud to announce their membership to the U.S.
Green Building Council.
American Plumbing and Heating recognizes the important role educated Contractors play in the
design and construction of sustainable, high performance green buildings. APH is pleased to
announce Project Manager Jonathan Kearley has recently joined the ranks of LEED Accredited
Professionals.
American Plumbing and Heating has integrated multiple green building strategies in their recent
acquisition and subsequent renovation of their new corporate headquarters located at 1000
Cordwainer Drive in Norwell, MA.
This impressive building includes:
100% of their 34,000 sq/ft. warehouse lighting has been replaced with high-efficiency occupancy
sensor fixtures saving 45,200 kWh annually.
Daylighting in 75% of all occupied spaces equipped with photo-responsive controls to maintain
consistent light levels.
Manual override capabilities that enable all non-emergency interior lighting to be turned off during
non-business hours.
75% of roofing materials are constructed of high emissivity and highly reflective materials to
minimize cooling loads.
High-efficiency irrigation system equipped with rain shut-off sensors.
90% of all regularly used plumbing fixtures are electronically controlled, low flow fixtures assisting
in wastewater reduction.
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American Plumbing and Heating recognizes the important role educated Contractors play in thedesign and construction of sustainable, high performance green buildings. APH is pleased toannounce Project Manager Jonathan Kearley has recently joined the ranks of LEED AccreditedProfessionals.
American Plumbing and Heating has integrated multiple green building strategies in their recentacquisition and subsequent renovation of their new corporate headquarters located at 1000Cordwainer Drive in Norwell, MA.This impressive building includes:
100% of their 34,000 sq/ft. warehouse lighting has been replaced with high-efficiency occupancy sensor fixtures saving 45,200 kWh annually. Daylighting in 75% of all occupied spaces equipped with photo-responsive controls to maintain consistent light levels. Manual override capabilities that enable all non-emergency interior lighting to be turned off during non-business hours. 75% of roofing materials are constructed of high emissivity and highly reflective materials to minimize cooling loads. High-efficiency irrigation system equipped with rain shut-off sensors. 90% of all regularly used plumbing fixtures are electronically controlled, low flow fixtures assisting in wastewater reduction.
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Taunton, mA - florence Electric llc, of Taunton was presented with the “Above and Beyond Award” given by the Department of Defense for Em-ployer Support of the guard and Reserve (ESgR). This award is presented on behalf of the men and women of the National guard and Reserve forces for outstanding service and continu-ing employer support to our na-tional defense.
Darrin fernald, purchasing agent for florence Electric and Senior Chief Petty Officer for the U.S. Navy Reserves (Naval mobile con-struction Battalion 27 of the U.S. Navy Seabees) and christopher Thornton, fore-
man for florence Electric and first class Petty Officer with the same Battalion, pro-vide responsive military construction for various forces, construct and maintain base facilities, and conduct defensive opera-tions. Each is currently serving his second tour of duty in Iraq.
Eli florence, president of florence Electric, said, “we are proud to stand be-hind our employees who are dedicated to serving our country. we do what we can on our end to make their transition just a bit easier when they deploy or return from duty.”
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concord, Nh - Dan messier of Auburn was recently honored as the outgoing president of the Associated gen-eral contractors of New hampshire. messier is a long-standing member of the Agc of Nh and has served as the organization’s senior vice president and a member of the board of directors.
messier is a senior vice president of pro con Inc., a full-service design and construction management firm located in manchester. he received the Agc president’s plaque for the “outstanding leadership Award for the 2008 chapter president” and a special clock as a gift.
The Agc of Nh serves as a liaison between its mem-bership and government bodies, provides informational sup-port services, safety training, construction documents and planroom facilities for the construction industry.
Agc of Nh honors messierFlorence Electric Employees Chris Thornton (l) and Darrin Fernald (r)
Above and Beyond Award received by Florence Electric
(l-r): Dan Messier, senior vice president of Pro Con Inc and past president of AGC of NH and Gary Ab-bott, executive vice presi-
dent of AGC of NH.
The massachusetts Building con-gress (mBc) in cooperation with the As-sociated Subcontractors of massachusetts (ASm) will present an Educational Break-fast program – public construction focus Thursday, february 26, entitled, “where the work Is.”
on July 28, 2004, legislation was signed creating the massachusetts School Building Authority (“mSBA”) as a new independent public authority. The work of this Authority is to implement the 2004 school construction grant reform legisla-tion, including reforming the management of the distribution of state school building grant funds, as well as creating a framework for a new, financially sustainable school building grant program to begin on July 1,
2007. The passage of this legislation and the creation of the mSBA provide a solution that
keeps the state’s commitment to cities and towns, provides an ongoing revenue source for new school construction for our chil-dren, and presents a significant opportunity for new economic development.
Speakers include David perini, commissioner, Division of capital Asset management, Edward Adelman, Execu-tive Director, mass. State college Building Authority, Katherine craven, Executive Director, massachusetts School Building Authority, and Stephan chait, Director of capital projects, University of massachu-setts Building Authority.
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mayor Thomas m. menino an-nounced that two projects totaling $543 million in private investment received ap-provals from the Boston Redevelopment Authority’s Board of Directors. The proj-ects represent 1,350 construction jobs and approximately 200 new permanent jobs.
Suffolk University received approv-al for a new $68 million academic build-ing, located at 20 Somerset Street, which will primarily house Suffolk’s New Eng-land School of Art and Design (NESAD). The 10-story building will include approx-imately 450 classroom seats for use of the NESAD and approximately 400 classroom seats for general classroom use.
The project, designed by the cam-bridge-based architectural firm of Chan Krieger Sieniewicz, will create 150 con-struction jobs. Suffolk hopes to begin construction by fall 2009 and open the building in 2011.
The BRA Board granted approval for the $475 million one Kenmore proj-ect, which will significantly transform turnpike air-rights, unused railroad tracks,
and surface parking lots into an active mix of new housing, office, retail, and green space.
The LEED-certified project will add 94,000sf of new retail and restaurant space as well as two new city blocks, new pedestrian connections and approximately 1.6 acres of new green and open space, in-cluding a pedestrian park adjacent to Bea-con Street and Yawkey Station.
The transit-oriented, mixed-use project includes the creation of 1.09 mil-lion sf within five main structures to be constructed in air rights over the mass. Turnpike between the Brookline Ave. and Beacon St. overpasses that span the Ken-more Square, fenway and Audubon circle neighborhoods. The project also includes the creation of a new Yawkey Station (mBTA commuter rail.)
The development team includes meredith Kenmore parcel 7 Development, llc as the developer, led by John Rosen-thal. project architect is carlos Zapata of carlos Zapata Studio.
construction Jobs get go-Aheadwatertown, mA – A worcester land-
mark, the American Sanitary plumbing Museum, has officially reopened in its new home along the charles River in water-town.
carefully presented inside the con-fines of a 150-year-old ice house, the plumbing museum combines the crafts-manship of past industry with the luxuries of modern, everyday life. The museum’s collection is comprised of claw-foot bath-tubs, ornate water closets, and antique sinks.
It also features a large library of turn-of-the-century trade magazines and news-papers, and a circa 1910 plumbing shop with original tools and equipment.
while the museum is entrusted to plumbing, heating, cooling contractors of greater Boston (phcc), it lies on the
property of the watertown-based mechani-cal contracting firm J.C. Cannistraro, LLC. John c. cannistraro, Jr., the company pres-ident, has worked closely with the collec-tion to create its new look.
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N e e d h a m , mA - Two NAIop massachusetts staff members, Diana Chaban Griffith and pauline Rand, took on new titles this month in recogni-tion of their chang-ing roles within the organization and their commitment to the chapter’s mission to serve the commercial real estate industry.
Chaban Griffith was promoted to di-rector of marketing and communications, having previously served as marketing &
communications coordinator. She joined NAIop massachusetts in September 2006 and has been instrumen-tal in several key initiatives.
Rand was named the chap-ter’s director of
programs & chapter administration. She has been with the chapter for 10 years and has assumed increasing responsibil-ity for the chapter’s operations and pro-gram planning.
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John Cannistraro Jr., alongside PHCC Executive Director Hugh Kelleher, and original curators Russ and BJ Manoog,
officially reopened the museum.
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By Michael Barnes, Publisher, High-Profile Monthly
Remember your marketing lessons about the need to advertise in hard times? Rich friedman of friedman & partners, a management consulting firm serving envi-ronmental industries, reminded us of this axiom in an SmpS e-newsletter article sub-mitted to High Profile.
friedman pointed out that the old business development truism that “If you don’t ask, you won’t get” holds true under all economic conditions. he also reminded us that marketing and business development are best conducted on a daily basis rather than as if cramming for a test.
You may have been get-ting by without advertising because times were good, but not anymore. If you’ve already cut back drastically or practically eliminated your advertising budget as a re-sult of the current economic downturn, you may want to think twice about how this lack of visibility will affect your position in the business community and your ability to position your firm for future strength in a recovering economy.
on making a second point, “mak-
ing time for business development, in spite of other deadlines,” friedman says, “...it’s a very difficult thing to do, but it can be done. It requires actually blocking out time, in advance, to complete specific tasks such as calling a past client, meeting with a prospective client, writing an abstract to give a talk, researching a prospective client
on the Internet, or any of a hun-dred other things aimed at mak-ing something happen. Equally important, it requires your com-pany to recognize that this is time well spent and factor that into development of utilization targets.”
we can use these same principles to apply, now, in your advertising, pR marketing plans
with High-Profile Monthly. Rich friedman will be presenting a
workshop titled “how Technology is Rev-olutionizing marketing, Business Devel-opment, and Recruiting” as part of AcEc massachusetts’s Business practice forum. for more information on this program, which will be held on April 9, 2009 at the copley marriott in Boston, call The Engi-neering center at 617-227-5551.
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Boston, mA - mayor Thomas m. menino announced that changes were approved to a key waterfront project to ensure that it gets built. The $500 million, 854,000sf mixed use project at Russia wharf will greatly transform the underutilized historic buildings. The project is located along the Rose Kennedy greenway and the fort point channel.
The project, to be completed in 2011 by Boston properties, received ap-proval from the Boston Redevelopment Authority for programmatic changes to the first and second floor and the con-version of residential use to commer-cial office use on floors three through seven.
construction of the project has been underway since early 2008. cBT Architects is overseeing the design for the historic rehabilitation of the 19th century buildings. The Tufts/graphic Arts building has been demolished, re-taining their façades; the foundation has been poured, and the construction of the new building is underway.
The developer has pre-leased nearly all of the commercial office space to wellington management. Due to the change in the national economy and the fact that the lower levels of the Tufts/graphic Arts building proved to be unsuitable for residential space, the residential use in this building is no
longer viable. Thus, the space will be converted to provide for an additional 190,000sf of commercial office uses.
This unique mixed use project will now include 5,000sf of artist work space alongside Class A office, residential and retail space. Recognizing the need for additional artist space in the neighbor-hood, Boston properties expects that the 5,000sf of work space will provide for 10 to 15 artist work studios. The project still includes 65 units of housing in the Russia Building. The area will also be enlivened by the approximately 700,000 total sf of office space and the approximately 60,000sf of retail/res-taurant/civic space. Among the many public benefits, the project includes the creation of an attractive 1/3 acre public plaza and promenade that connects to the new water transportation facilities at 500 Atlantic Avenue and the Boston harborwalk trail system.
In light of the changes to the proj-ect, the developer will make an afford-able housing contribution payment of more than $650,000 and an increase in their housing and jobs linkage payments. Additionally, they will make a more than $5 million voluntary contribution to be used for the city’s Affordable housing program, of which approximately $2 million is being set aside for an Afford-able housing fund for artist spaces in the fort point channel.
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Dorchester, mA – Studio g Architects joined Boston mayor Thomas menino, mass. Afford-able housing Alliance (mAhA) Executive Director Tom calla-han, Savings Bank life Insurance president & cEo Bob Sheridan, contractor lee Kennedy co., city council members and neighbors to celebrate the ribbon cutting of mAhA’s new Robert and Jean Sheridan homeownership Build-ing.
The new 9,500sf build-ing enables MAHA to fulfill its mission to increase advocacy for public and private investment in affordable housing, while provid-ing dedicated space for its award-winning homeownership Univer-sity programs, which educate and equip aspiring homebuyers and homeowners.
With MAHA’s offices housed above-ground-floor retail space, the new building introduc-es mixed-use development to the neighborhood.
At a time when the nation’s housing and financial crises are coupled with rising concerns about the environment, Studio g Architects developed a “green” design that strengthens homeownership University’s courses. A unique feature of the building is the demonstration kitchen.
The first floor retail spaces will en-
courage a vibrant streetscape, while the up-stairs meeting rooms are available to other community organizations. mAhA’s new headquarters will play a key role in attract-ing homeowners to their innovative pro-grams and providing the infrastructure to intensify support for affordable housing.
The contractor on the project was lee Kennedy co.
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Mass. Affordable Housing Alliance’s new Robert and Jean Sheridan Homeownership Building.photo credit © Charles Mayer Photography
Barnstable, mA - Suffolk construc-tion company, Inc. announced that it was selected by the Barnstable municipal Air-port commission to provide preconstruc-tion and construction management at risk services for the new $17 million terminal facility at Barnstable municipal Airport.
The new 35,000sf terminal will be built adjacent to the existing terminal, which will be demolished as part of the project. The new terminal will accommo-date ticketing facilities, baggage claim, airport management offices, airline offices, passenger and baggage screening areas, a restaurant and a gift shop, Transportation
Security Administration offices, and se-cure/nonsecure holding rooms.
The project scope also includes a general reconfiguration of the existing parking lots, the construction of two new parking lots and a new airport circulation roadway.
Designed by AEcom|Earth Tech, the new terminal will be built to achieve LEED Silver certification from the U.S. green Building council.
construction is scheduled to begin in September 2009 and be completed by oc-tober 2010.
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Rendering of new terminal facility at Barnstable Municipal Airport
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Boston, mA - Jones lang laSalle completed construction of a far-reaching capital improvements program at 99 high, a 730,000sf premier first class office and retail tower overlooking the Rose Kennedy greenway in Boston.
Jones lang laSalle acted as con-struction manager on behalf of building owner TIAA-cREf.
highlights of the exterior changes include: façade upgrades of the first two floors featuring new Colonial Gold granite faced columns imported from India replac-ing existing Travertine marble dating back to construction of the building; new brass window storefront finishes for ground-lev-el retail and the second floor; new awnings with logos highlighted by down lighting fixtures; replacement of sidewalks along high Street; installation of up lighting around the second floor perimeter of the building; newly branded mirrored glass
canopy; and iconic entrance featuring mir-rored glass highlighting the building ad-dress and unique positioning within the market. Interior upgrades include dramatic lobby lighting, elevator modernization, and complete system updates.
Jones lang laSalle’s construction team was led by project Executive harry Dangora and construction manager Bar-rie ferraro. The project superintendent was John Kirk and Karl ginand served as the head estimator. Elkus manfredi and Bone levine both served as the project architects and R.w. Sullivan Engineering as the en-gineer.
According to ferraro: “The improve-ments at 99 high make it virtually a new building inside and out. TIAA-cREf’s vision has repositioned the asset, adding significant value and enhancing the tenant experience.”
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Amherst, MA - ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge announced the dedication of four new residence halls designed by the fi rm for the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Dimeo Construction Co. of Providence, R.I. was the construction manager for the $93 million project.
UMass offi cials held a dedication ceremony in August for the opening of the 864-bed project known as the North Residential Area.
ARC completed the design of the four new apartment-style residence halls in September of 2005 and construction started in June 2005. Totaling 325,000 sf, the fi ve-story buildings were designed to relate to the earlier residence halls that incorporate brick exteriors, pitched roofs and dormers. A brick banding pattern
along with glass bay windows help to dif-ferentiate the new buildings from existing building s on campus.
Each unit includes four bedrooms with cable and Ethernet connections, two full baths, a common living room/kitchen area, a pantry, fl oor-to-ceiling windows, and air-conditioning.
“Seeing this building open is the realization of much hard work and creativ-ity on behalf of a great project team that included our staff, Dimeo Construction
and UMass personnel,” said Mark Dolny of ARC. “Working together, we exceeded the University’s goal of providing a com-munity for students who want the con-venience of on-campus housing with the advantages of a more autonomous living situation. These residences represent a new
housing prototype for UMass, one that will allow the University to stay competitive with other top universities from around the country.”
Situated on a 19-acre site, the build-ings are organized around two quadrangles to encourage a sense of community and collegiate competition among the houses. The complex is located near outdoor spaces to encourage use of nearby fi elds for intra-mural teams.
The project marked the fi rst new on-campus housing construction at
UMass Amherst since the early 1970s. The University now has 45 residence halls, however none are designed in the apartment-style layout of the new complex. The last residence halls built at UMass Amherst, the Sylvan complex, includes Brown, Cashin and McNamara halls, was completed in 1971. The oldest residence hall is Thatcher, built in 1935. With the addition of the New Student Residences, UMass now provides on-campus living space for approximately 12,200 students.
New UMass Student Apartment Complex DedicatedDesigned by ARC, Built by Dimeo
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Pro Con Inc. is the Architect and Construction Manager for The Woodland Club at the Neighborhoods at Woodland Pond in Manchester, NH
Manchester, NH – Pro Con Inc is the architect and construction manager for the `Woodland Club at the Neighborhoods at Woodland Pond. The 6,358 sf facility is a planned amenity for the new development of 487 condominiums in North Manchester, which will be comprised of five distinct neighborhoods.
Waterford Development of Needham, MA is the developer of the planned community, which will include The Highland Homes of 75 single-family residences; Woodview Cottages at Woodland Pond, which will consist of 158 town homes; Overlook at Woodland Pond, which will include 40 town homes; The Carriage Homes, which will total 64 units in eight buildings; and the Residences at Woodland Pond, which will consist of two 75-unit luxury buildings with underground parking. Each neighborhood will be its own condominium and participate in a master association which will own the Woodland Club.
The Neighborhoods at Woodland Pond is an environmentally-sensitive development of distinctive homes adjacent to a 600 acre conservation preserve and the giant rhododendron forests of north Manchester. The community will offer the benefits of a country lifestyle and still have easy access to the city’s extensive shopping, dining and entertainment.
The two-story Woodland Club will serve as the social and recreational center
of the community and is designed to be an extension of their personal living space. The lower level of clubhouse will offer cardiovascular and aerobic workout rooms with women’s and men’s locker rooms, and a high-definition theater with stadium seating.
There will also be an outdoor pool, hot tub and cabana facility as well as two tennis courts that will serve the community. The first floor will offer residents many options for entertaining, socializing and relaxing.
The clubhouse’s great room will feature a cathedral ceiling, hardwood flooring, an oversized stone fireplace, comfortable seating options and two sets of French style doors that open up to a screened porch.
The library will provide a quiet respite with custom cabinetry, access to WIFI and a flat screen TV. The dining room will offer formal seating for up to 16 persons, crown moldings, and a built-in buffet area. The gourmet kitchen has been designed to enable guests or caterers to prepare full meals with easy access to the dining room.
Pro Con Inc. has designed the clubhouse to complement the classic New England style community. Plans call for the clubhouse’s exterior to have a stone façade on the ground floor level and clapboard on the first floor. Construction of the clubhouse began in June 2006 and Pro Con has scheduled a December 2006 completion date.
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Building cos. has been named one of “The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2008” by Engineering News-Record.
Tocci is also the chairman of the Associated general contractors BIm fo-rum. he started the forum, which meets three times a year, about three years ago. he had been inspired to do something related to BIM beyond his own firm by a presentation on a BIm-enabled project for Lucasfilm in San Francisco. It was given by Tom Brady, Lucasfilm’s in-house construction manager.
“The presentation was so compel-ling it sucked the air out of the room,” says Tocci.
The intent of the BIm forum is to increase collaboration among all parties to a building project and to break down traditional silos between designers and constructors.
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The museum of fine Arts, Boston has a new look and a new addition taking form. The mfA’s Building project, de-signed in collaboration by architects foster
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watch hill, RI - for more than 135 years, The ocean house resort hotel in watch hill, of-fered one of New England’s most spectacular ocean views. Serious structural issues forced its closure in 2003, but in 2010, a new ocean house will open on the original site as the centerpiece of a mixed-use development. The $135 mil-lion project broke ground in au-tumn 2007.
ocean house’s developer, Bluff Avenue llc, seeks to re-store the romance and historic elegance of the grand Victorian hotel with its gabled tower, man-sard roof, and sweeping porches. A new North wing will be added to take advantage of the sloping site to step down the hill toward the ocean.
The development team in-cludes The peregrine group, a Rhode Island-based real estate development and advisory firm, as development manager; pinnacle Advisory group, a Boston-based bou-tique hospitality consulting firm; Centerbrook Architects, a Connecticut architecture and planning firm; and Dimeo construction, a construction management and building company based in providence, R.I.
To ensure proper performance, h. carr & Sons construction of Rhode Island is installing a total of 530 Kolbe K-force windows and 123 doors on ocean house. These include a combination of aluminum-clad Ultra Se-ries and all-wood heritage Series products.
Among the first identified challenges, despite the hope that the core of the historic hotel could be rehabili-tated, Centerbrook found overwhelming deficiencies that made this goal unrealistic. Instead, the decision was made
to replicate the original building using salvaged historic elements and to reconstruct capitals, balustrades, and oth-er features and integrate them into the new building.
centerbrook Architects has taken precise measure-ments and molds of all interior and exterior architectural elements to enable the most accurate reproduction of these details possible. The original reception desk and the old stone fireplace were carefully removed and are being meticulously restored. All salvageable, architectural ele-ments from the “captain’s Room” were dismantled and preserved for re-installation. And, a historic balcony and palladian window are being restored and will be installed into the building.
when complete, the new ocean house will have 120,495sf of finished, conditioned interior space.
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The Ocean House resort hotel undergoing restoration
Braintree, mA - Acella construction corporation of Norwell recently complet-ed renovations to the classrooms and me-chanical systems at the middle School of Thayer Academy.
founded in 1877, Thayer Academy is an independent, college preparatory day school for boys and girls in grades 6 through 12, and is located on a 34-acre campus of eight buildings and 54 class-rooms in Braintree.
“The classroom renovations includ-ed the alteration of the art studio complete with new millwork and finishes,” said An-thony Dirubbo, project manager at Acella construction. “we created a new learning center in a previously unused space. In addition to the cosmetic upgrades, we lay-ered the ceilings to increase the acoustical separation between floors.”
Acella construction also completed renovations to the middle School mechani-cal systems. Acella removed the existing steam/hot water system and replaced it with a new hot water boiler system. All of the existing steam systems were removed from the building and replaced with new unit ventilators with provisions for air con-ditioning that can be added at a later date.
Steve ceglarski of the wyatt group served as the project manager and own-er’s representative. Boston-based Eck macNeely Architects, Inc. was the project architect.
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hanover, Nh - Residents and staff of Kendal at hanover recently participated in a ground-breaking ceremony for the reno-vation of the cadbury community center project. The 32,000sf renovation and addi-tion includes a new kitchen facility as well as upgrades and improvements to the exist-ing dining and community areas.
This renovation project is the first of several planned initiatives, following the completion of a campus master plan by lavallee Brensinger Architects.
The updated and expanded Dining Services and cadbury community center, designed by lavallee Brensinger Architects and built by Engelberth construction, will
feature several new amenities for residents, including a casual dining setting, a coffee bar for late-night desserts and gatherings, as well as sitting areas to meet neighbors prior to dinner. New seating arrangements and dining options offer a choice of waited service, cafe, or interactive dining with an exhibition finishing kitchen where food preparation is more integrated with the din-ing room.
folding doors to the café can open to provide added flexibility for the Com-munity center space, able to accommodate special events such as concerts and cel-ebrations.
cadbury Renovation Breaks groundlavallee Brensinger Architects
Seacoast School RenovatedDesigned by Banwell Architects
Exeter, Nh - Eckman construction recently completed $7.3 million of reno-vations to the Seacoast School of Tech-nology in Exeter. The regional career and technical center serves seven area high schools, and offers a dozen programs of study.
The entire school was renovated, and now has a new main entrance, and a sunny, cheerful space for the on-site teaching preschool. In addition to interior architectural upgrades, the building’s me-chanical and electrical systems were up-dated, and air conditioning was added.
A new building was also construct-ed for the Automotive Service Technology program, containing two classrooms and a 12-bay auto repair facility. As each phase of the 15-month project was completed, the renovated area was occupied and work proceeded to the newly-vacated areas.
The designer was Banwell Archi-tects of lebanon. Cheerful preschool interior.
Brookstone to Renovate Nh capitol concord, Nh - Brookstone Builders,
Inc., of manchester was awarded a reno-vation project by the State of New hamp-shire.
The scope-of-work will involve the updating of a section of the third floor at the Nh capitol building on main Street in concord, which was originally constructed in 1814. It is the oldest State house in the
nation in which the legislature still occu-pies its original chambers.
Renovations will include the removal and replacement of various walls, counter-tops and fixtures in the building’s third floor washroom area. The surrounding sections of the facility will remain fully-operational during construction, which will require en-hanced safety, noise and dust abatement.
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portland, mE - America’s downtowns have seen some of the most beautiful build-ings remain idle through the years. That is not the case for Seventy-five State Street.
Established in 1854, Seventy-five State Street offers independent and assisted living opportunities in historic buildings in downtown portland.
To help keep their properties market-able, Seventy-five State Street decided to make an investment in their existing build-ings to restore them to their original el-egance, and to keep up with the demands of today’s senior population. Seniors are more and more independent, needing less Assist-ed living services.
“Today’s residents want the full kitch-ens, walk-in showers, and they want wash-ers and dryers in their apartments,” said lori maxwell, marketing director at Seventy-
five State Street. “we wanted to capture the beautiful features of the historic buildings, while offering residents what they really want.”
As a result, gawron Turgeon Archi-tects worked with Seventy-five State Street to create larger apartments to meet the mar-ket’s needs, simultaneously preserving ar-chitectural features and details of the exist-ing buildings.
one of the projects was cutter house – their historic federal style brick building built in 1820. The cutter house is histori-cally significant in Portland as the home of its fourth mayor, a retired sea captain, the hon. levi cutter.
gawron Turgeon Architects designed the renovation to create 11 functional and private independent living apartments, and wright-Ryan construction was the con-
struction manager. John Ryan, president of
wright-Ryan construction, said, “As part of the portland commu-
nity, we appreciate the historic significance of the cutter house. It is gratifying to work with an owner who is willing to go the extra mile to maintain the historic integrity of the building while completing a comprehensive upgrade of all the systems.”
The renovation – which received the 2008 honor Award for Excellence in Reha-bilitation from maine preservation – includ-ed faithfully restoring the Danforth Street entrance stairway, portico and entry doors; replacing the carriage barn doors, repointing the exterior brick, and refreshing the land-scaping to be historically correct.
on the interior, the design allowed for full-kitchens with modern appliances, and all new finishes. This previously un-insulated building was fully insulated with high density spray foam; all the windows were replaced with new historically accu-rate yet energy efficient ones; new heating and electrical systems including air condi-
tioning were added; and all energy efficient light fixtures were used. All these improvements have reduced the fuel consumption by 58 %.
The next phase was South har-bor Side, which was originally built in 1968. The project will be completed floor by floor starting at the top.
As a first step, Gawron Turgeon Architects determined the feasibility of renovating the existing fourth floor
from 14 small assisted living units into sev-en larger independent living apartments.
This is a complicated renovation be-cause the original building was built out of precast, pre-tensioned concrete plank floor, supported on 8-inch thick concrete masonry unit-bearing walls. gawron Turgeon Archi-tects worked closely with wright-Ryan con-struction to ensure that the existing structure is not compromised and to maintain safety of the tenants on lower floors. To date the fourth floor is completed.
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Opechee Begins New HQ for Axis
Opechee Breaks Ground on Redlon and Johnson Facility
Artist Rendering of Redlon and Johnson facility ©2006 Opechee Construction Corporation
Manchester, NH– Opechee Construction Corporation of Belmont has broken ground on a 38,280 sf warehouse, office and wholesale facility at 293 Abby Road in the Manchester Airpark.
The facility is developed and owned by Opechee’s real estate affiliate, Astoria Properties, and will be occupied under a
long-term lease by Redlon and Johnson, a major wholesale distributor of plumbing and heating supplies.
Opechee is providing all design, permitting and construction services to deliver the facility for expected occupancy in early 2007.
Danvers, MA – Opechee Construction Corporation of Belmont, NH has been awarded the contract to design and construct an approximately 19,657 sf, single-story office/lab on a parcel of land at Cherry Hill Drive in Danvers for Axis New England. Construction has begun on the building with steel erection complete despite over 16 inches of rainfall in the month of May. The building is scheduled for completion in the late fall-early winter.
Founded in 1994, Axis New England specializes in the engineering, distribution and service of motion control equipment. The corporate headquarters is located in Woburn, MA. Other New England locations include sales offices in NH and CT.
The Danvers facility will replace the Woburn corporate headquarters. The Class A office building will include offices, training facilities, demo labs, and an assembly area for the systems engineering group.
Artist Rendering of New Axis Headquarters © 2006 Opechee Construction Corporation
The library will provide a quiet respite with custom cabinetry, access to WIFI and a flat screen TV. The dining room will offer formal seating for up to 16 persons, crown moldings, and a built-in buffet area. The gourmet kitchen has been designed to enable guests or caterers to prepare full meals with easy access to the dining room.
Pro Con Inc. has designed the clubhouse to complement the classic New England style community. Plans call for the clubhouse’s exterior to have a stone façade on the ground floor level and clapboard on the first floor. Construction of the clubhouse began in June 2006 and Pro Con has scheduled a December 2006
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Wellesley, MA – Erland Construc-tion recently completed a 55,000 sf under-graduate dormitory at Babson College with architect Perkins + Will of Boston.
The fi ve-story, all brick residence hall at Babson, which was built into a hillside, has an elegant curved façade and was designed to mirror the architectural style of the rest of the buildings on campus.
Built to satisfy the college’s growing need for on-campus, undergraduate housing, the dorm accommodates 124 student beds in 31 apartment-style units, each containing four bedrooms as well as a shared bathroom, living room, and kitchenette.
Seven of the units are ADA-compli-ant with full handicap accessibility. The residence hall also features student lounges,
a lobby, and an offi ce/two-bedroom resi-dence for the Resident Director.
Set deep into the college grounds, the site of the new building is a high traffi c area for students. To ensure safety, Erland rerouted all pedestrians away from the site by creating a new sidewalk around the perimeter of construction.
The location of the site also required that utilities be brought in from a nearby street and a chiller line be laid from one of the school’s central plants, all without closing the street to vehicular traffi c.
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Babson College Undergraduate Dormitory
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Brookfi eld, CT - Current major construc-tion of Brookfi eld High School will be on-going throughout the school year. The new science wing is beginning to take shape and the stadium fi eld is in the fi nal phases of work with the turf being installed now. As students arrived for school on August 30th, there were areas that are different than they were in June. The following is a brief list of the changes
The old library area will receive a complete renovation and expansion. This should be completed by the end of Octo-ber. For the fi rst two months of the year a temporary library has been set up in one half of the old gymnasium.
Many ceiling tiles are and gradu-ally will be replaced as work continues.The fl oors will not be retiled until the end of major construction. Temporary locker room facilities are now in place with an addition to the girls’ area scheduled to come online in the near future.
Work will continue behind the scenes to install two new boilers and a new sprin-kler system throughout the building. The eventual outcome will be a state-of-the-art building that the community can be proud of and that will meet our needs for many years to come.
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milford, mA - consigli construction co., Inc. completed renovations to Baystate medical center’s existing Ep lab, installing upgraded finishes and equipment in a busy occupied environment.
The project consisted of up-grading mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems and installing new Siemens monitoring equip-ment, as well as new lighting fix-tures and finishes. Close coordi-nation among the project team and hospital staff helped ensure seamless integration of the new equipment to existing utilities.
Additionally, the team maintained high standards for disease control, wearing full scrub suits and medical booties in the corridors adjacent to the active Ep-2 lab and conducting all shutdowns in close co-ordination with hospital staff.
consigli’s self-perform craftswork-ers handled multiple components of the project, including demolition, drywall, installation of doors/frames/hardware and installation of millwork.
The team operated on an aggres-sive schedule, working after-hours and on weekends due to the occupied nature of the hospital and surrounding spaces.
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Boston, mA –lee Kennedy co. has been awarded a $10 million residence hall renovation at wheelock college.
The fast-track project will begin in early february after a short preconstruction period. working with Dimella Shaffer in a design-build capacity, lee Kennedy co. will complete the project on an aggressive 29-week schedule to accommodate student move-in for the fall 2009 semester.
lee Kennedy co. will perform a full gut rehab and expansion of the existing four-floor residence hall to increase student capacity to 128 beds over 31,000sf. The team will complete extensive structural upgrades, infill the rear of the building and install new mEp systems, finishes and an eleva-tor. Exterior work will include selective masonry repairs and the installation of all new win-dows in addition to utility up-grades and the creation of new
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marks Lee Kennedy Co.’s first partnership with wheelock college and the continu-ation of a long relationship with Dimella Shaffer. The two firms are currently work-ing together on another full-scale renova-tion at Boston college
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Norwell, mA - Acella construc-tion corporation recently completed its seventh laboratory renovation at North-eastern University in the last 12 months.
“The Nanoscale characterization lab (Engineering) and heterogeneous materials & muiltiscale mechanics lab (Engineering) in forsyth hall are two of the most complex and recently com-pleted projects located at Northeastern University’s main campus in Boston,” said Saul Schrader, project manager at
Acella construction. “These renovations consisted of completely demolishing two existing laboratory spaces on the second floor and refinishing the spaces with an extensive upgrade to the buildings me-chanical system to support the new labo-ratory equipment. This required careful coordination of work in other occupied areas of the building that was completed around busy class schedules, all while trying to maintain the original construc-tion schedule.”
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Danvers, mA - BwK construction served as the construction manager and constructor for the addition / renovation at the Xaverian house in Danvers.
The primary focus for the design team was on qual-ity of life issues. The 6,000sf addition enhanced the conva-lescent and administrative ca-pacities of the residence with a new medical office / physical therapy suite, automated entry systems, a Community Office for the Su-perior, as well as a great Room suitable for lounging and entertaining.
Renovations to the existing 20,000sf building included a complete renovation
of the HVAC system, new interior finishes throughout, a commercial kitchen, the con-version of an interior stairwell into a shaft-way for the new hcp accessible elevator and ADA compliant modifications to the existing bathrooms.
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manchester, Nh - After several years of renovations and expansions, catholic medical center in manchester is embarking on two projects.
Renovations to the first floor will include a new endoscopy suite, an ex-panded cardiac catheterization lab, a new space for the medical laboratory and a new chapel.
These spaces will be housed in the same rooms previously occupied by op-erating rooms. Ten new surgical suites
opened last October on the fourth floor.Also on the fourth floor will be
renovated medical/surgical inpatient rooms.
“That project is less than $200,000, and just requires some minor equipment changes,” said gail winslow-pine, mar-keting director for the 330-bed hospital.
project principals include Dignard Architectural Services of New Boston, architect; and harvey construction of Bedford, construction managers.
catholic med ctr Renovations harvey construction cm - Dignard Architect
weston, mA – hDS Architecture is converting the historic hagar house, locat-ed at 158 Boston post Road, into a 6,000sf combined medical clinic and residence for cosmetic surgeon, Dr. James Alex. The ex-isting house was built in 1904 and is one of a few authentic American Shingle-Style examples in weston. The building will become the “weston center for cosmetic Surgery” and Dr. Alex’s residence.
The project required and received ap-provals from the weston historical com-mission and the Zoning Board of Appeals. In addition to renovating the historic struc-ture, hDS designed alterations and modi-fications to the existing structure incorpo-rating historically compatible architectural elements while maintaining the character and authenticity.
“There were many technical chal-
lenges in order to bring this building up to modern standards while maintaining its his-toric integrity,” says Keith B. gross, project architect. The building now complies with the requirements of the Architectural Ac-cess Board and incorporates state-of-the-art new mechanical and electrical systems servicing the specialty needs of the clinic and operating rooms.
In order to reduce long-term mainte-nance and operational costs, durable mate-rials were utilized, including cement board shingles with woven corners and tight cours-ing replicating the original shingles as well as closed cell foam insulation in the walls and attic for thermal and moisture control.
The new entrance to the clinic was strategically positioned to connect the house to the existing barn for future expan-sion.
Newly renovated Xaverian House
Historic Hagar House – recently converted into medical clinic and residence.
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plymouth, Nh - mary lyon hall, one of the oldest buildings on the plymouth State University campus, has been com-prehensively renovated to address aging infrastructure and increasing student ex-pectations. The five-story, 74,000sf student residence hall houses 252 undergraduate student beds and three academic depart-ment programs.
Named for mary mason lyon, a pioneer in women’s education in Ameri-ca, the building has served the University since the turn of the century. faced with increased energy costs, deferred mainte-nance, and the growing expectations of the modern university student, mary lyon hall required extensive renovations. Anti-quated mechanical systems, inadequate life safety systems, non-compliant emergency egress stairways, along with balancing contemporary student amenities against bed count were all challenges needing to be addressed.
The biggest design challenge was distributing new hVAc and power/data in-frastructure invisibly throughout the build-
ing. working closely with the engineers, new distribution systems were devised that limited duct size while maintaining appro-priate air exchange rates. Strategies were devised for vertical and horizontal system distribution to minimize intrusions into oc-cupied spaces. previously underutilized at-tic areas were upgraded into new mechani-cal penthouses, enabling distribution, ease of maintenance, and increased equipment life.
“The lavallee Brensinger team is terrific,” said Bill Crangle, the University’s
special assistant to the president. “They offered us a lot of ideas and wonderful designs for rehabbing mary lyon hall. Their expertise and creative ideas result-ed in a facility that we were able to suc-cessfully open on time and on budget. They were a pleasure to work with.”
committed to sustainable design, the lavallee Brensinger design team directed the careful removal and inspec-
tion of the ex-isting slate roof. This process produced many slates suitable for reuse on oth-er campus reno-vation projects, forgoing the need to quarry any new slates for those projects. The original historic weathervane, atop the cupola, could not be saved but was carefully removed and me-ticulously replicated at a local forge.
Another major concern of the old building was life safety and emergency ac-cess. A comprehensive strategy was devel-oped, adding two new emergency egress stairways. Additional life safety features, including new fire protection, alarm, and security systems, were also installed.
The construction manager for the project was pizzagalli construction com-pany.
plymouth State University Renovates historic hallDesigned by lavallee Brensinger, cm pizzagalli construction
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Above: The Mary Lyon Hall has served the University since the turn of the century. Right: New courtyard entrance.
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Brown hallsprovidence, RI - Suffolk
Education recently announced that it was selected to manage interior renovations at two Brown Univer-sity residence halls—caswell hall and Slater hall. Residence hall im-provements will include the reloca-tion of kitchens, changing of floor plans and renovations to the kitch-en, lounges and restroom facilities. The project scope will also include mEp and utility relocations.
The caswell hall and Slater hall renovations will present logis-tical challenges to the Suffolk Edu-cation project team. The residence halls are located in the bustling center of the Brown University campus and are adjacent to numer-ous academic and administrative buildings and student/pedestrian passageways, which will compli-cate construction material deliver-ies and storage. Another significant challenge on this project will be the complex mEp and utility re-location work, which will require careful pre-planning before the project team can begin the renova-tion process.
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lincoln, mA - The mall at lincoln Station, a cornerstone of commerce for lin-coln, has received a major makeover. After more than a year of construction, Burling-ton-based Erland con-struction – teaming with cresset Develop-ment, william Jackson Associates, and o’Neil pennoyer Architects – has completed reno-vations and upgrades to this retail center owned by the Rural land foundation.
The project included redeveloping the 33,400sf of existing buildings onsite. In addition, two new buildings were added – a new 12,000sf, two-story structure to house the post office and other offices and a building with a new bistro restaurant. The core and shell of the existing supermarket was expanded and the entire site was land-scaped.
Several green elements were incor-porated into the project. The crew installed a solar hot water heating system for domes-tic hot water use in the new café and the hVAc systems were designed to be more energy efficient.
“This is an important project for the
town of lincoln and we’re honored to have been part of it,” says Erland commercial group manager, Rick Jensen. “we’re proud that this renovation project was able to strike great balance between upgrading the site while and maintaining local charm.”
Erland construction, based in Bur-lington, massachusetts, is a leading open shop construction management, program management, design/build, and general contracting firm. The 32-year-old compa-ny has the specialized proficiency for new construction, additions, and renovations in major market sectors including residential, academic, commercial, healthcare, and life sciences. for more information please visit www.erland.com.
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Brighton, mA – Nauset construc-tion, Inc, a Needham-based construction management company, announced the chestnut park at cleveland circle assist-ed living facility project located in Brigh-ton is progressing according to schedule and will be completed in early spring of 2009.
Nauset partnered with owner Benchmark Assisted living, of wellesley and architect JSA Architects from ports-mouth, Nh on the $1.5 million renovation and upgrade to the existing facility.
The facility is currently undergoing a 23,000sf renovation, which includes 28 as-sisted living residential units and common areas, as well as the addition of several new
amenities. four units have a two bedroom design, while the remaining units are one
bedroom. fourteen units are designated as Alzheimer’s assisted living units.
As part of the project scope of work, Nauset is also constructing a new activities room, two new beauty salons, common areas, a new spa, din-ing room, kitchen and serving area, and administrative office space. Other planned facility enhancements include major upgrades to the fire protection and lighting systems.
A revitalized tranquil courtyard surrounded by lush gardens and walk-ways will be constructed for residents to enjoy.
chestnut park on ScheduleJSA Architects
Renovations to the mall at Lincoln Station included two new buildings.
Chestnut Park assisted living facility-exterior
Chestnut Park renovated kitchen area
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By Thomas RC Hartman, AIAon December 13, 2007 Richard
moe, the president of the National Trust for historic preservation, delivered a speech in washington, D.c. advocating the value of the existing building stock. he spoke out for preservation over de-molition, and for retaining the energy embodied in the existing structure. The bottom line, he says, is that “the greenest building is the one that already exists.” he said that “recent research indicates that, even if 40% of the materials are re-cycled, it takes approximately 65 years for a green energy-efficient new office building to recover the energy lost in demolishing an existing building.” he does not provide a source for his “recent research” and, unfortunately, in events that our firm attends and in conversa-tions with colleagues, we are noticing this proposition being accepted unchal-lenged as a conventional wisdom. fur-thermore, isn’t the greenest building the one that you have and fix?
A number of researchers in the U.S., canada, U.K. and Switzerland, in particular, in not so recent years, scoured the industrial and construction databases to reveal the embodied energy in an av-erage building. In 1978, Richard Stein, in his book, “Architecture & Energy,” noted, “An average building requires about 1,142,000 BTU/square foot (3,604 kwh /square meter) of energy to build, with substantial variations above and below this figure according to building type.” Stein’s figure is based on 1967 U.S. census data. more recently in 1997,
Ray cole and his colleagues at the Univer-sity of Vancou-ver established 4.82 gigaJoules / square meter (1,340 kwh / square meter) for a typical com-mercial building. I will take this as
a current, reliable data point for com-mercial buildings in North America.
So let’s test moe’s assertion. As-sume a well-designed, well-maintained high performance building has an an-nual total energy demand of 100 kwh / square meter / annum. Assuming that the existing building to which our new building is to be compared is 30 or more years old, its total annual energy demand will be between 200 kw and 400 kw / square meter / annum (or perhaps even more if it is a product of the 1960s and has survived without substantial reno-vation). That being the case, there is an annual 100 kw-300 kw / square meter energy advantage in the new building over the old, which, if divided into the 1,340 kWh / sm embodied energy figure, indicates that our new high performance building recovers the energy invested in its demolished sibling within 4.5 to 13.5 years – and that’s assuming that 100% of the existing structure is lost. If, as moe allows, 40% of the embodied en-ergy is recovered, then the deficit is re-dressed in slightly more than half that
time – 2.5 to seven years. At the upcoming Building Energy
2009 conference in Boston this march sponsored by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association, my partner Bruce coldham and I will be participating in a session with patrice frey, the director of Sustainability Research for the National Trust for historic preservation, and we will seek to better understand the as-sumptions, assertions, and relevance of this topic to how we address our exist-ing built environment.
As a reference point, a project that we are working on for an amazing client, lawrence community works in
lawrence, mass., is Union crossing and is a redevelopment of a 114,000sf existing mill building into family hous-ing and commercial space. The build-ing is in very good condition, but the design and operational strategies that we are developing do not assume that the existing conditions are adequate. To date, we have calculated the embodied energy of the materials to remain in ser-vice, and will be able to better under-stand and challenge Richard’s moe’s assertion at the conference in march. please join us in the discussion.
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Calculation of Embodied Energy of a Mill Building in Lawrence, MA
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Boton mA - Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Ian Bowles announced grants supporting nine new re-newable energy projects awarded by the massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust.
• The Aquacultural Research Corpo-ration (ARC), a 39.7 acre shellfish culti-vator and wholesaler situated adjacent to cape cod Bay in Dennis.
ARc intends to install a utility scale wind turbine, approximately 600 kw, to help offset electricity demand and rising energy costs, and for environmental ben-efit. A utility scale wind turbine, using the abundant free wind resources that can pro-vide for future energy needs, will ensure cost competitive shellfish production.
Building type: Shellfish culture and processing
Technology: 600 kw wind turbineD&c grant: $400,000• Berkshire East Ski Resort (BESR)
is working with Sustainable Energy Devel-opments, Inc. to design and construct a 600 kw wind turbine on its property located in charlemont.
Because of the energy intensive na-ture of snow production, BESR uses a sub-stantial amount of electricity. construction is expected to be completed in late 2009.
Building Type: Ski resortTechnology: 600 kw wind turbineD&c grant: $400,000• The L.P. Athol Corporation in Athol
provides warehousing and facility rentals to non-profit organizations, light manufac-turers, and industry service providers.
The company will work to increase the efficiency of the hydroelectric power onsite by installing new polyethylene trash racks, new trash-raking machines, and new automated electrical controls.
These system additions will result in 107 kw of incremental hydroelectric pow-er generation at the facility.
Building type: Industrial and com-mercial facility
Technology: Incremental hydroelec-tric – 107 kw
D&c grant: $250,000• The Massachusetts Bay Transpor-
tation Authority (mBTA) is working to in-stall a 100kw wind turbine at the Kingston commuter rail layover facility in Kings-ton.
A program of revenue enhancement and operating expense reduction through reliance on wind Turbine generating fa-cilities on mBTA property will serve as an important component in future stabilized operating budgets for the mBTA.
Building Type: commuter rail lay-over facility
Technology: 100 kw wind turbineD&c grant: $225,000• The City of Pittsfield intends to in-
stall a biogas chp system at its wastewater treatment plant. The project will use skid-mounted microturbines for a total rating of 195 kW. Pittsfield’s wastewater treatment
plant already has an anaerobic digester and the biogas is currently being flared. The biogas will be used to generate electricity and heat to meet baseload demands at the site and reduce the environmental impact associated with flaring of the biogas. All the electricity produced will be used onsite and the waste heat will be recovered to heat the sludge being treated in the digester.
Building type: wastewater treatment plant
Technology: Anaerobic digestion/microturbine (195 kw)
D&c grant: $400,000• The new Shaw’s Star Market, lo-
cated in chestnut hill will be a full service supermarket primarily powered by the purecell model 400 fuel cell. The fuel cell will convert reformed natural gas into hy-drogen for a clean, efficient, and reliable power supply. The system will provide electricity for in-store use to displace pur-chases from the local utility and thermal energy in the form of chilled water and hot water.
Building type: SupermarketTechnology: 400 kw fuel cellD&c grant: $400,000• The Southworth Company plans
to redevelop a 576 kw hydroelectric sys-tem at its Turners falls mill located along the connecticut River. The hydroelectric power generation will assist the company in manufacturing its custom specialty pa-pers and custom converted envelopes, which can be found in office products su-perstores, mass merchant chain stores, and commercial catalog distributors.
Building type: Industrial facilityTechnology: hydroelectric - 576 kwD&c grant: $400,000• Upper Cape Regional Technical
high School is developing a 2 mw wind turbine at its 70-acre campus located in Bourne. The installation of a large-scale wind turbine will be used to offset the school’s electricity use of approximately 1,000 mwh. The project includes collabo-ration with several public entities, includ-ing the Bourne Recreation Department, the massachusetts maritime Academy and the U. S. Army corp of Engineers, which seek to reduce their electrical costs.
Building type: public schoolTechnology: 2,000 kw wind turbineD&c grant: $400,000• A new Whole Foods Market under
development in Dedham plans to have the store powered by a purecell model 400 kw fuel cell. The fuel cell will convert reformed natural gas into hydrogen for a clean, efficient, and reliable power supply. The fuel cell system is designed to provide electricity for in-store use to displace pur-chases from the local utility and thermal energy in the form of chilled water and hot water.
Building type: SupermarketTechnology: 400 kw fuel cellD&c grant: $400,000
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weston, mA - The garthwaite cen-ter for Science and Art at The cambridge School of weston. has been recognized with a 2008 “Beyond green” award from the Sustainable Buildings Industry coun-cil, acknowledging the school’s commit-ment to high-performance sustainable con-struction.
The garthwaite center, an award-winning, 21,000sf green facility designed by Architerra Inc. of Boston, and built by
consigli construction co., Inc. of milford meets lEED platinum standards, as out-lined by the United States green Building council.
with multiple sustainable compo-nents, including a wood-pellet boiler, com-posting toilets and green roof system, the building’s recognition as a winner in the 2008 “Beyond green” campaign compli-ments the school’s commitment to environ-mentally-friendly design and construction.
The garthwaite center wins AwardBuilt by consigli, Designed by Architerra
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The Garthwaite Center for Science and Art at The Cambridge School of Weston
providence, RI - providence mayor David cicilline says major renovations will transform the designated new home base for moran Shipping Agencies, Inc. at 106 francis Street into “a true showcase facil-ity” in the capitol city.
The three-story former Rhode Island
medical Society building, built in 1912, had lain idle since its former tenant moved out in 2003. But, since its basic architectural beauty had placed it on the National Regis-try of historic places in 1984, it caught the eye of moran Executive Vice-president Ja-son E. Kelly as he sought a site to relocate
from his then-occupied warwick location. purchasing the prop-erty for $3.6 million and now adding an equal amount for the major renovations, Kelly stands by his interest in the rebirth of downtown providence and the preservation and utilization of its historic buildings.
The transformation of this building will create one of the state’s greenest office buildings, including a geothermal heat-ing and cooling system which will utilize two 1,500-foot deep wells to supply a steady stream of ground water for the heating and cooling requirements, with a small basement unit handling the 46-50 degree water as it is pumped up at a rate of 78 gallons per minute to a heat exchanger, and then recycled back into the ground. Individual mechanical units scattered around the office areas will allow customized con-trol of the outflow temperatures, thereby reducing the costs of heating and cooling drastically.
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NE leads U.S. in green Building hingham, mA – green building
is gaining in popularity nationwide, and regionally, New England states are lead-ing the way.
In the 2008 study, “State-level Office Building Energy Efficiency Rank-ings,” by Jerry Jackson, ph.D., of Texas A&M University, Jackson identifies the top 10 of the contiguous 48 states with the most energy-efficient office build-ings, and the majority are in New Eng-land. In descending order, the top 10 are maine, massachusetts, New hampshire, Vermont, Nevada, New York, califor-nia, connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Jersey.
“The New England area has taken a proactive stance in the green building movement,” said leo A. Reed, execu-tive vice president of the New England mechanical contractors Association (NEmcA). “To help meet the growing need for green building in New England, NEmcA is providing member mechani-
cal contractors with the sustainable tech-nology guidance they need to advance the green building movement.”
The buildings examined in the study by Jerry Jackson all received ener-gy efficiency improvements that reduced their energy costs and carbon emissions while increasing cash flow. The study states, “These investments also increase the capital value of the building.”
According to the National Build-ing Institute, buildings certified by the lEED rating system are, on average, 25% to 30% percent more energy-effi-cient than buildings that are not lEED-certified. The LEED rating system, which was developed by the U.S. green Building council, sets green standards for new construction and renovation and maintenance of existing buildings.
NEmcA is providing free green building webinars for contractor mem-bers at www.nemca.org.
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Boston, mA - winncompanies has completed solar power installations at seven locations in massachusetts and connecticut. The scope of these installa-tions on affordable housing units, deliver-ing nearly one megawatt of solar power, is one of the largest initiatives put forward in the United States.
The two featured massachusetts properties are whaler’s place, 75 units of senior housing in New Bedford; and Stony Brook Village, 98 units of family housing in Boston.
whaler’s place was once a part of the historic waterfront whitman mill. origi-nally built in 1894, the property has housed a garment and textile factory, a wholesale store, and is now home to 75 one- and two-bedroom apartments and townhouses for residents age 55 and older.
Stony Brook Village offers 98 units of affordable rental housing consisting of 69 one-bedroom and 29 two-bedroom apartment homes. located in hyde park, Stony Brook Village is easily accessible to major routes and convenient to forest hills, Readville and mattapan Square.
locations in connecticut include mill pond, a 360–unit affordable housing apartment community set on 47 acres of open fields surrounded by rich farmland in
Broad Brook; Schoolhouse Apartments, a senior apartment community located near downtown waterbury (wilby and webster buildings); Sunset Ridge, a 312–unit af-fordable rental community located in New haven; and Rolling Ridge Apartments, a 180–unit affordable apartment community located in the heart of west haven.
The solar panel systems combined will generate almost a million kilowatt hours of clean renewable electricity annu-ally. This electricity would otherwise have to be purchased directly from the utility companies.
“By installing solar energy at these locations, we are preserving the long term affordability of the developments, and also allowing residents to reduce their carbon footprint,” said winncompanies Director of green Building heather clark.
As managers of 70,000 units of hous-ing, most of which is affordable, winn has a strong interest in developing and oper-ating the properties as efficiently as pos-sible. The solar installations are a small part of an aggressive greening effort put in place by winncompanies. other efforts have included lEED in new construction and energy retrofits in existing buildings including air sealing and insulation, light-ing improvements, and water efficiency.
winn completes Solar InstallationsSolar power installations at Whaler’s Place
gallagher gains greenStar Status cambridge, mA – Thomas g. gallagher, Inc. has received the greenStar desig-
nation by the mechanical Service contractors of America (mScA). greenStar status is awarded only to those hVAc contractors who have developed the knowledge and skills to deliver energy-efficient, cost-effective indoor environmental solutions to their custom-ers.
“we’re very proud of our greenStar designation,” says Brian potter, cEo of Thom-as g. gallagher. “It’s one more indicator of our commitment to green building.” potter and Senior Project Manager Mike Betts have earned certification as LEED Accredited professionals, one of the requirements for the greenStar award.
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North Andover, mA - Rcg llc, de-veloper of East mill, and tenant Nexamp, Inc., a veteran-owned energy and carbon solutions company, recently completed ex-tensive onsite renewable energy and ener-gy efficiency improvements. These green energy upgrades make Nexamp’s corporate office a “beyond zero net-energy” work-place: a rare facility that produces more en-ergy than it consumes. The improvements at East mill—a commercial complex of renovated 1850s mill buildings—include a 67-kilowatt (kw) solar photovoltaic sys-tem, Hallowell Acadia efficient heating and cooling system, an lED lighting pilot, and other efficiency measures.
“Rcg’s goal is to develop sustain-able mixed-use communities and attract like-minded tenants. fortunately, sustain-ability and profit can go hand in hand,” said David Steinbergh of Rcg llc. “By part-nering with Nexamp to identify and imple-ment energy solutions at East mill, Rcg is realizing 15% to 20% rates of return on our clean energy investments, and East mill’s efficiency upgrades insulate RCG and our tenants from rising energy prices.”
“Nexamp installed over 750 kw of clean energy projects in 2008 and has grown to 26 employees, many of whom are veterans,” said Daniel leary, president of Nexamp. “As growth increases our energy costs and carbon footprint, it is important for Nexamp to practice what we preach and achieve the highest standard. I am pleased to have teamed with Rcg to make Nex-amp’s corporate office a model for how to profitably go beyond zero net-energy, even for older buildings such as East mill.”
Nexamp, Inc. designed and installed the solar photovoltaic and Acadia efficient heating and cooling systems at East mill. Supported in part by a rebate from the com-monwealth Solar program launched by the patrick Administration in January, the 67-kw solar photovoltaic system generates about 200% of the power required to run
the heating and cooling equipment, light-ing, computers, servers, and appliances at Nexamp’s 4,500sf corporate office. The Acadia™ system heats and cools the office at twice the efficiency of a modern com-mercial fuel furnace or boiler. The lED lighting pilot illuminates the conference room using 1/3 the electricity as compact florescent lights. The solar photovoltaic system feeds power directly into the build-ing, offsetting the amount of power that must otherwise be purchased from the util-ity, and through a process called net me-tering, sells surplus generation back to the utility at the full retail rate. only a handful of businesses in massachusetts generate enough of their own energy to fully offset their consumption.
“This is a great example of what can be achieved by combining renewable en-ergy with energy efficiency to make build-ings that produce as much energy as they consume, as governor Deval patrick has called on the design and construction indus-try to achieve through his Zero Net Energy Buildings Task force,” Secretary of Ener-
gy and Environmental Affairs Ian Bowles said. “Nationwide, buildings account for 40 percent of all energy consumption and a third of all greenhouse gas emissions. Zero net energy buildings are vitally important to our clean energy future, and I congratu-late the Rcg and Nexamp team for taking this building even farther.”
The solar photovoltaic system is en-gineered by Nexamp to last 30-plus years. All of the major components are from massachusetts companies, including solar
panels from Evergreen Solar, an inverter from Solectria Renewables, and a mount-ing system from panelclaw.
other requirements include a green training program for employees, a con-sistent record of recommending sustain-able services and green equipment to its customers, an internal “green policy” and participation in at least one LEED-certified project in the last three years.
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The following is an abbreviated list of events for the month of february offered through the green Roundtable. for full details on any listing, visit: http://www.nexusboston.com/space/events.html/2008/9.
2/14/2009 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
• The Green Roundta-ble--NEXUS Second Satur-days: green home mainte-nance
2/19/2009 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm• The Green Roundtable--Engi-
neering for Architects: Energy model-ing Seminar
2/24/2009 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm• The Forum--Boston LEED Us-
ers group (BlUg): cost of lEED2/26/2009 - 3/1/2009
• The Green Roundta-ble @ the 2009 New England home Show
March:3/3/2009 12:30 pm -
1:30 pm• The Green Round-
table--Brown Bag lunch & lEED
for more information, visit http://www.nexusboston.com/space/events.html/2009/1.
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East Mill: 67 kW solar photovoltaic system and Acadia™ heating and cooling system
• Solar Photovoltaic and Thermal • Wind • Geothermal Heat Pumps • Energy Efficiency
Nexamp is New England’sleading turnkey clean energy
solutions integrator. Nexamp designs, builds and
operates clean energy projects from solar to geothermal for
developers, businesses, organizations, and governments.
We make clean energy simple and profitable for our clients.
“Working in the property management business for over 22 years, I would have to say that this project was by far the smoothest and most well run of the many that I have been involved with. Nexamp can be very proud of their employees and of a job well done.” – Gary Spence, Arlington Center Garage (105 kW solar project customer) and Service Corp.
Contact us for a clean energy assessment of your project or buildingNexamp, Inc., 21 High Street, Suite 209, North Andover, MA
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Westford, MA - PUMA, the global athletic brand known for both sport and fashion, has opened its new
corporate headquarters at 10 Lyberty Way in
Westford. PUMA North America collaborat-ed with architects Spagnolo Gisness & Asso-ciates; construction management firm, J. Cal-nan & Associates; and mechanical/electrical/
plumbing engineers, AHA Consulting En-gineers to design and build the new head-quarters.
M e a s u r i n g 129,000sf on 19 acres, PUMA North America is a two-story building holding 140 offices and 20 meeting spaces in-cluding a Brand Center for sales and merchan-dising meetings as well as brand events, and four café areas and a fully equipped catering kitchen.
A modern 1,500sf gymnasium including locker rooms and showers was built exclusively for the em-ployees, to encourage a healthy and active life-style. Multiple product displays were designed to uniquely showcase PUMA’s footwear, ap-parel and accessories, including a catwalk in the front lobby as
well as a gallery display of historical PUMA products such as the Mostro and PUMA Clyde.
In line with the brand’s playful demeanor, the signature PUMA Red, quirky PUMA icons as well as the PUMA Cat are featured throughout the building. Interior highlights in-clude a visually striking 60-foot-long skylight as well as a lobby boasting an open atrium with 23-foot-high ceil-ings and glass rails.
The entire team worked to-gether to ensure the new offices went above and beyond the demands of to-day’s environmental standards, reduc-ing energy, using recyclable/reusable materials, producing minimal waste and utilizing sustainable construction methods.
In an effort to harness the sun’s natural energy, photovoltaic solar pan-els were installed to convert sunlight into renewable electrical energy. To increase the use of natural light and reduce the need for electrical lights, 16 solar tubes were installed as well as the addition of 60 new windows in the renovated existing building. Windows are tinted to reduce heat-ing and cooling requirements and rooms are affixed with energy efficient lights and motion sensors.
Many building materials, such as bricks and drywall, were reused, recycled and repro-cessed onsite during the construction process. The roof was made of 135,000sf of environ-
mentally friendly white TPO (Thermoplastic Polyolefin), rather than rubber. Several inte-rior materials kept the environment in mind including recycled, renewable and biodegrad-able linoleum floors, eco solution carpet tiles and partially recycled content ceiling tiles.
Blackwater Design was responsible for landscape design. Odeh Consultants, Inc. served as the structural engineer. Meisner Brem engineers conducted the land survey and assisted with the town approval process. CB Richard Ellis was the project manager.
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Westford, MA - PUMA, the global athletic brand known for both sport and fashion, has opened its new
corporate headquarters at 10 Lyberty Way in
Westford. PUMA North America collaborat-ed with architects Spagnolo Gisness & Asso-ciates; construction management firm, J. Cal-nan & Associates; and mechanical/electrical/
plumbing engineers, AHA Consulting En-gineers to design and build the new head-quarters.
M e a s u r i n g 129,000sf on 19 acres, PUMA North America is a two-story building holding 140 offices and 20 meeting spaces in-cluding a Brand Center for sales and merchan-dising meetings as well as brand events, and four café areas and a fully equipped catering kitchen.
A modern 1,500sf gymnasium including locker rooms and showers was built exclusively for the em-ployees, to encourage a healthy and active life-style. Multiple product displays were designed to uniquely showcase PUMA’s footwear, ap-parel and accessories, including a catwalk in the front lobby as
well as a gallery display of historical PUMA products such as the Mostro and PUMA Clyde.
In line with the brand’s playful demeanor, the signature PUMA Red, quirky PUMA icons as well as the PUMA Cat are featured throughout the building. Interior highlights in-clude a visually striking 60-foot-long skylight as well as a lobby boasting an open atrium with 23-foot-high ceil-ings and glass rails.
The entire team worked to-gether to ensure the new offices went above and beyond the demands of to-day’s environmental standards, reduc-ing energy, using recyclable/reusable materials, producing minimal waste and utilizing sustainable construction methods.
In an effort to harness the sun’s natural energy, photovoltaic solar pan-els were installed to convert sunlight into renewable electrical energy. To increase the use of natural light and reduce the need for electrical lights, 16 solar tubes were installed as well as the addition of 60 new windows in the renovated existing building. Windows are tinted to reduce heat-ing and cooling requirements and rooms are affixed with energy efficient lights and motion sensors.
Many building materials, such as bricks and drywall, were reused, recycled and repro-cessed onsite during the construction process. The roof was made of 135,000sf of environ-
mentally friendly white TPO (Thermoplastic Polyolefin), rather than rubber. Several inte-rior materials kept the environment in mind including recycled, renewable and biodegrad-able linoleum floors, eco solution carpet tiles and partially recycled content ceiling tiles.
Blackwater Design was responsible for landscape design. Odeh Consultants, Inc. served as the structural engineer. Meisner Brem engineers conducted the land survey and assisted with the town approval process. CB Richard Ellis was the project manager.
Roofing Contractor
44 Pond Street
Leominster, MA 01453
978-537-7825 p
978-537-3867 f
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Proud team member of the PUMA Headquarters
with J. Calnan & Associates.
Rockwell Roofing, Inc.
Members of:
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Curtainwall & Glazing Contractor
Rainscreen Metal Panels Building Technology Infrastructure Services
Infrared and Power Quality TestingEnergy Conservation Audits
Electrical EngineeringElectrical Infrastructure
Service and MaintenanceAnnual Life Safety System Testing
Photovoltaic and Wind Energy Systems
Security SystemsSurveillance SystemsCard Access Systems
CCTV SystemsTele/Data Cabling
Fire Alarm SystemsAudio/Visual Systems
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High-Profile: Educational Facilities Development News
Dedham, MA - The Rashi School, the Boston area Reform Jewish Day School, currently located in Newton, announced that construction has begun on its new fa-cility on the Hebrew SeniorLife Campus, NewBridge on the Charles, in Dedham.
With this project, the Rashi School, home to 300 students in grades K-8, will secure a permanent home after moving numerous times in its 22-year history. The new facility will be specifically designed to accommodate Rashi’s rigorous and unique academic program, which caters to stu-dents’ individual learning styles, and will include state-of-the-art academic and ath-letic facilities.
The new Rashi will be built on 17 acres along the banks of the Charles River, adjacent to Hebrew SeniorLife’s New-Bridge on the Charles continuing care se-nior facility currently under construction, completing a multi-generational campus for Greater Boston’s Jewish community.
Rashi secured $23 million in tax-ex-
empt bond financing issued by MassDevel-opment and purchased from Century Bank and has selected Suffolk Construction to complete the work. The school hired Zions Bank to structure the tax-exempt bond is-sue on its behalf.
Slated to open in fall 2010, the new privately funded 82,000sf building, de-signed by HMFH Architects Inc., will be LEED certified, meeting the standards of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leader-ship in Energy and Environmental Design, and will feature modern classrooms with “smart boards,” wireless Internet through-out the building, a fully-equipped science lab, a 10,000-volume library, a bright art studio and dedicated music room, commu-nity spaces for prayer and holiday celebra-tions, a spacious auditorium for performing arts, a regulation sized gymnasium, sports fields and two playgrounds, a dedicated room for before- and after-school pro-grams, a modern kitchen and cafeteria and outdoor classroom and assembly space.
Designed by HMFH ArchitectsSuffolk Begins Rashi School
Boston, MA - Officials from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge and Shawmut Design and Construction re-cently recognized the mid-point construc-tion of a five-story, 95,000sf vertical ad-dition above the Dental School’s existing 10-story building in Boston’s Chinatown.
“This is a significant milestone for both the project and for Tufts Dental School,” said Joe Castellana, executive as-sociate dean at the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. “When the glass fa-çade installation is completed next month, we will really start to see the realization of this expansion. We’re thrilled that our project is moving full steam ahead and that we’re getting closer to completion.”
The project is scheduled for occupan-cy at the end of 2009.
The $64 million addition at One Knee-land Street is designed by ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge. Shawmut Design and Construction, a con-struction management firm, serves as gen-eral contractors for the project.
The original building for Tufts was envisioned in 1972 to
be a 16-story structure; however, due to budget restraints, the building plan was re-vised to construct only 10 floors at the time. ARC’s design, which will now add five ad-ditional floors, includes two new clinical patient floors, an expanded simulation lab and teaching facilities for students, as well as a continuing education conference cen-ter and administrative offices.
The new vertical addition adheres to the modular order of the original build-ing’s façade while introducing new materi-als and forms that complement the precast concrete materials of the existing building.
As part of Boston’s mandate that all new construction be sustainable, ARC is designing the addition and renovation with the goal of LEED certification.
Tufts Addition Reaches Mid-Point Designed by ARC Shawmut Design GC
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Providence, RI - Payette, an archi-tectural design firm, announced the recent opening of the Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences (CBLS) building at the University of Rhode Island.
Payette designed both the CBLS and the College of Pharmacy, which is sched-uled to begin construction in spring, 2009. These two buildings are the first and sec-ond phases of a larger North District Mas-ter Plan, creating two new quads for the life sciences on the URI Kingston Campus. They are part of the University’s sweeping plans to create a science and technology hub on the north campus. The goal of both projects is to prepare students for careers in the life sciences industry, and foster bio-technology development in the Rhode Is-land economy.
The CBLS replaces outdated teach-ing and research facilities in the Biological Sciences Building and the DeWolf Labora-tory and provides relief for oversubscribed classrooms in Ranger Hall, Morrill Hall, and Woodward Hall. It houses approxi-mately 30 faculty members and their re-search groups, as well as teaching labs and classrooms for life science education, en-abling the removal of the existing Biologi-cal Sciences Building and creation of an open space campus quad in its place.
The 140,000sf building is organized by a four-story atrium that connects a re-search wing and a teaching wing. Teaching and research labs are linked by informal
spaces that encourage student and faculty interaction. The facility also includes a 300-seat auditorium, a genomics lab with DNA sequencing equipment, a bio-safety Level 3 lab and an aquaria lab.
Sustainable design and construction measures were employed throughout the building, which is expected to be certified LEED Silver later this year.
Payette worked with Lerner, Ladds & Bartels, associate architect, and the
construction manager Gil-bane Building Company, both based in Providence. Vanderweil Engineers of Boston provided mechani-cal, electrical and plumb-ing services. The structural engineer was Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) of Waltham, Mass. for the CBLS building and Odeh Engineering of North Prov-idence, for the College of Pharmacy building. Pare Corporation of Lincoln, Rhode Island served as the civil and geotechnical engi-neer and Carol R. Johnson Associates of Boston de-signed the landscaping.
Payette Opens Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences at URI Lerner, Ladds & Bartels, Associate Architect
Above: Recently opened CBLS build-
ing at the Univer-sity of Rhode Island.
Right: New Center for Biotechnology and
Life Sciences at URI. Renderings courtesy of
Payette.
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Epping, NH - Scott Knightly of En-viroVantage was recently appointed as the 2nd Vice Chair of the Associated Builders and Contractors NH/VT chapter.
Knightly, who is Owner and Presi-dent of EnviroVantage, is already a mem-ber the organizations Board of Directors. In his newly appointed position, he will be responsible for supporting the efforts of the organization through his work with the President and the 1st Vice Chair.
Knightly, a graduate of The Uni-versity of New Hampshire’s Whittemore School of Business and Economics, is a pi-oneer in the abatement industry. The pro-cesses and practices he developed as New Hampshire’s first Private Lead Contractor were adopted as state regulations in New
Hampshire, Maine and Massachu-setts.
I n addition to his latest
honor, Knightly is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the National Demoli-tion Association, the Asbestos Ad-visory Board for the State of NH as well as the Lead Advisory Board for the State of NH.
EnviroVantage, Inc. is a regional leader in environmental cleanup and the removal of hazardous materials, including lead paint, asbestos, and mold for building projects requiring renovation, demolition, or historic reconstruction. EnviroVantage created the standard procedures for lead paint removal and staffs experts on every major contaminant found in buildings. More information about EnviroVantage can be found at www.envirovantage.com.
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COR Services Northeast, Inc., has received accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as a LEED professional.
EMCOR Services Northeast, a provider of mobile facilities services in New England, is a subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc.
Stefanick’s accreditation is part of a company-wide EMCOR program where-by all key personnel, coast-to-coast, will become accredited under the guidelines of USGBC’s LEED program.
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U.S. President Obama pledges ‘new era’ of energy, environmental policy built on foundation of energy efficiency
India’s National Action Plan on Cli-mate Change calls for enhanced EE, yielding a savings of 10,000 MW by 2012
With energy ef-ficiency being named a cornerstone of energy and climate policies worldwide, there has never been a greater need to share best practices, policies and strategies for global implementation. On April 27 – 29 in Paris, France over 800 of the world’s preeminent minds in energy efficiency will convene to develop strategic alliances and
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European Union Adopts ‘20-20-20’20% Reduction in Energy Consumption by 2020
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High-Profile Feature: Salemhaven Nursing Home
Salem, NH - Channel Building re-cently completed all three phases of the Salemhaven Nursing Home
& Rehabilitation Center renovation and improvement project at its 110-bed skilled nursing facility. Channel worked with Sa-lemhaven’s Mike Collins as owner’s rep-resentative and Trident Project Advantage Group’s Gino Baroni as the owner’s proj-ect manager.
In a recent Interview Jon Krygeris, project manager for Channel Building, told High-Profile, “We were brought in during February of 2006 to provide a proposal for a demolition of an existing entryway and the construction of a new canopy for the main entry to their building. The project grew in scope from there. We were asked to provide a proposal for the renovation of the interior of the main existing building that was built in 1978 and in need of some updating.
“Channel was provided with plans and specifications from Carol Hoffman of Hastings & Hoffman Interiors, of North Andover, on their interior design for what became Phases I and III. Phase I work be-gan in January 2007 starting with the third
floor.” Krygeris explained, “Phase I was the renovation of the third floor covering the entire footprint of the building with residence space. Phase II was the design and construction of a new canopy and rear egress to a new exterior physical therapy space and Phase III was the first and sec-ond floor renovations including residence space, business offices, lobby and tran-sitional space. Work also included nurse stations, residence activitiy rooms, private bathrooms, common quarters, med rooms, clean and soiled utility rooms, nurse man-agers offices and beauty salon.”
The designs for this ‘design-build’ project were produced by Greg Wiech, de-sign manager at Channel. It included the canopy, rear egress and an exterior eleva-tor lift.
Located in Wilmington, Mass., Channel Building Company was founded in 1964. Clients include the Boys & Girls Club of America, Bank of New England, Land Rover Metro West, Staples, PUMA International, Chunky’s, Flagship Press. Paul Kneeland is the president of Channel Building Company.
Channel Building Company Completes SalemhavenTrident Project Advantage Group Project Manager, Hastings & Hoffman Interiors Architects
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High-Profile Cover Story: KBE Celebrates 50 Years
Farmington, CT - Konover Construc-tion Corporation, one of the nation’s leading firms providing preconstruc-
tion, construction management, design-build and general contracting services, is now KBE Building Corporation.
The firm announced its new corporate name and identity at its 50th Anniversary celebration on January 8. The name change reflects the acquisition of the firm through a management buy-out in early 2007.
“This is the same company that has
delivered quality construction projects to its clients for the past 50 years,” said KBE Building Corporation partner, president and CEO Mike Kolakowski. “Only our name has changed. The same leadership team continues to lead the firm. We continue to offer clients our exceptional work ethic and commitment to safety, customer service, and quality construction. We are proud of what we accomplished in 50 years as Kon-over Construction Corporation. Today is day one of the next 50 years, and we will
continue to provide that same level of ex-cellence as KBE Building Corporation.”
“What has made Konover Construc-tion a great organization thus far has been our people and that is precisely what will ensure our ongoing success with our new name, KBE Building Corporation,” said Eric Brown, partner and senior vice presi-dent of operations for the firm. “The pro-
cesses and procedures we have in place are sound business practices, and they’re enhanced by our staff’s expertise and atten-tion to detail.”
“This is an exciting year for our firm as we simultaneously celebrate our new name and our 50th anniversary in busi-ness,” said Simon Etzel, partner and senior
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Corporation, launched a new com-munity outreach initiative to lend a helping hand to people and organiza-tions in the communities where the firm works or its staff lives. This dy-namic philanthropic endeavor, called “50 Ways to Make a Difference,”is a yearlong community support pro-gram in celebration of the company’s 50th year in business.
“‘50 Ways to Make a Differ-ence’ exemplifies KBE Building Corporation’s commitment to pro-vide support to our communities,” said Simon Etzel, KBE senior vice president and 50 Ways chairman. “Giving back to our communities is a fitting way to celebrate our 50th year in business – and is entirely keeping with our firm’s long legacy of charitable giving. The ‘50 Ways’ program will focus on 50 community outreach projects that KBE will sup-port through monetary donations and / or volunteer efforts. These projects will center on community improve-ment initiatives as well as services and support for children, education and seniors.”
Etzel says in the states where KBE does business – New England and the Mid-Atlantic – individuals and firms can apply for a “50 Ways to Make a Difference” project. He says a selection committee will determine which projects are chosen for execu-tion, and certain rules do apply.
Since its early days, KBE has contributed millions of dollars in fi-nancial and in-kind support to chari-table causes and civic organizations in local communities. The founder of Konover Construction, Simon Konover, started the tradition. The
company and its employees actively participate in grassroots level com-munity support efforts and work with other organizations to support causes that enhance the quality of life in our communities.
The firm’s first “50 Ways” proj-ect is a financial contribution to the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ash-ford, Connecticut. The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, founded by Paul Newman in 1988, is a nonprofit resi-dential summer camp – an ingenious-ly designed and dazzlingly equipped Wild West hideout in northeastern CT – for children with cancer or other life-threatening diseases. Over 1,000 children aged 7 to 15 come each year, free of charge, from across the U.S. and abroad. KBE Building Corpora-tion began working with Newman more than 20 years ago, construct-ing the original $10 million camp with its 30 buildings and develop-ment of 50 acres in just nine months. KBE has continued to build many new facilities and additions over the years. . The camp provides campers’ cabins, director’s housing, dining fa-cility, a state-of-the-art kitchen, and subsequent additions, pool and gym center, and a Performing Arts Cen-ter. Most recently, KBE completed Lulu’s Lodge, which provides hous-ing for visiting families of campers. KBE’s support over the years has ranged from donation of construction management fees and staff time to fi-nancial donations.
This year, at KBE’s 50th an-niversary celebration, the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp was chosen as the first recipient of a “50 Ways” dona-tion. This was very fitting kick-off project for the program in light of the long standing relationship between the two organizations.
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Simon Etzel, Michael Kolakowski, and Eric Brown at the 50th Anniversary and Unveiling Celebration.
vice president of procurement. “We look forward to forging new business relation-ships with clients who will only know us as KBE Building Corporation, while at the same time continuing to deliver excellence for our clients who have consistently se-lected Konover Construction in the past for their construction needs over the years.”
The firm is launching a year-long campaign to inform clients, vendors, and
associates of the new name. “We have 50 years of client relationships and history built into our old name. We want people to know that we are still the same outstanding company, with the same strong leadership – just a new name,” says Kolakowski.
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From its regional offices in Farm-ington, Conn. and Columbia, Md., KBE Building Corporation serves the entire East Coast, with experience in all commercial
construction project types. KBE’s focus markets include: Higher and K-12 education, retail, senior living & health care, corporate, and hospital-ity & entertainment. Its staff of 150+ experienced construction profession-als and support staff provide precon-struction, construction management at risk, construction management as advisor, design/build and general con-tracting services. The firm has an in-house Sustainable Design Group, with LEED Accredited Professionals and in-house estimating and preconstruc-tion services, including mechanical, electrical, and site specialists
An outstanding commitment to job site safety
KBE’s safety record and award-winning safety program are nationally recognized, and the firm places safety as its top priority for those working on its project sites and those living, working or visiting its project sites. In February 2008, the federal and State of Connecticut Occupational Safety
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An award-winning companyThe firm’s work is also recognized
in the design and construction industry for both construction quality and exemplary teamwork. Each year, KBE garners numer-ous industry awards for its work, including recognition from the Construction Manage-ment Association of America, the National Association of General Contractors, the Connecticut Association of Builders and Contractors, New York Construction News, and others.
An owner’s contractorKBE Building Corporation was
founded in 1959 and incorporated in 1966 as the construction arm of a major Northeast developer. Entrepreneur and philanthropist Simon Konover established the construc-tion business when he began developing and building hotels and shopping centers throughout the Northeast and along the East Coast. Functioning as a developer’s contrac-tor, the firm’s staff learned – first hand – the importance of time, budget, and quality.
In the early 1980s, the firm began to take on more and more third-party clients, and by the turn of the century, was perform-ing nearly 80% of its work for third-party clients. Today, 100% of KBE’s work is for third-party clients. Kolakowski credits the firm’s ongoing success in part to the train-ing and philosophy gained in those early years.
“We still view each project as if it were our own, and work hard to ensure that every project lives up to and exceeds the owner’s expectations. This owner’s philos-ophy is the most important reason for our great success and growth over the past 20 years from $20 million in annual volume to $350 million today,” says Kolakowski.
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KBE has completed more than 75 projects for K-12 and higher education institutions. The award-winning Child & Family Resource Center at Eastern Connecticut State Uni-
versity offers both a “teaching” day care center and academic space for the Univer-sity’s Early Childhood Development program.
KBE renovated and expanded the exist-ing Town Center mall in Stamford, Conn., creating a vibrant retail center that has
helped revitalize the downtown area.
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High-Profile: Facilities Development News
Wellfleet, MA - Bufftree Building Com-pany of New Bedford has been recognized by the Massachusetts Chapter of the Associated Build-ers and Contractors, Inc. (ABC) as a national Safety Training and Evaluation Program (STEP) Gold Award winner. STEP awards are presented to member companies rec-ognized as having an out-standing commitment to jobsite safety.
Sperian Protection based in Paris, France has selected the site of the new Wellfleet Fire and Rescue Station being constructed by Bufftree as the preferred location to host the company’s strategic photo shoot for their diverse line of safety products.
“The Wellfleet Fire Department project is a perfect example of a local com-pany doing world-class construction work. The team was easy to work with, provided great insight for our photographers and were consummate professionals.,” stated John Montigny, vice president of market-ing at Sperian Protection Americas.
Scott Costa, co-owner of Bufftree Building Company, said, “We are honored to be able to provide a high quality, local venue with local employees that will be featured in branding campaigns throughout the construction industry.”
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By Cheryl Killam A new law requiring that accessible
parking spaces be kept clear of obstruc-tions became effective in New Hampshire on January 1, 2009. It is now a violation for a property owner to allow snow or ice to accumulate in parking spaces reserved for people with walking disabilities. The law does provide a window of 24 hours to remove obstructions that are a result of “adverse weather,” such as snow and ice. For the removal of debris or large objects, this law is less forgiving, requiring immediate response to a complaint.
Access aisles – the striped no-parking zones adjacent to ac-cessible parking spaces – are also included in this law. Access aisles provide the space necessary for a person to fully open the car door and safely maneuver with crutch-es, a walker, or wheelchair. For vans, these areas provide the space needed for a person who uses a wheelchair to de-ploy a ramp or lift and safely enter/exit the van.
Without an access aisle, a parking space reserved for people with walking disabilities is not useable and not compli-ant with accessibility standards. Unfortu-nately, it is all too common a practice to plow snow into the access aisle or to allow shopping carts to accumulate in the ac-
cess aisle, rendering the accessible parking spaces useless.
What does this mean for your busi-ness? Property owners are ultimately re-sponsible for the condition of parking lots. Agreements with snow removal contrac-tors should be reviewed for timeliness of service and maintenance clauses. Training of staff to be aware of the conditions of the parking spaces for your business should ensure that accessible parking spaces are
kept free and clear at all times. Violation of this law
carries a fine of up to $250 for the property owner.
More importantly, by not properly clearing or main-taining accessible parking spaces and their access aisles, you will lose customers. It is estimated that more than 20% of the national population has a disability, and, in 2006 the
estimated discretionary spending power of these individuals was $175 billion. If a per-son with a walking disability is unable to access your business because of obstructed parking spaces or access aisles, you will lose that person as a customer, and possibly that individual’s personal network as well.
Cheryl Killam, is a code and compli-ance specialist at SFC Engineering Part-nership, Inc.
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COLM’S COLUMN
By Brian Roberts
Recruiting, hiring and retaining top-quality employees in the highly com-petitive construction industry can present
challenges to residen-tial, commercial or industrial builders.
While the Internet has helped to speed the process of recruitment, old-fash-ioned print media advertising can generate a fi eld of skillful candidates. Word of mouth or “networking” is another recruitment av-enue. But for company owners who prefer to concentrate on business, working with a professional recruitment fi rm might be more time and cost effective.
Established recruiting fi rms have a constantly evolving database of candidates, plus a recruiting fi rm advertises 365 days a year in all media venues. And while tech-nology has made it easier for a recruiter to manage information, 90 % of searches are still filled through networking and cold calling – mechanisms an established recruitment fi rm staff has the resources and skills to accomplish.
Regardless of whether you retain a recruitment fi rm or secure a potential hire yourself, get a realistic view before you
offer the job. Do not hire someone who will be taking a step back in salary. The fi rst three months of employment typically tells the tale. If you’ve taken on someone who will see a diminished paycheck and/or role while in your employment, you may be saying “so long” to each other before those 90 days are out – leaving that posi-tion vacant again, costing you additional time and money to refi ll it.
The good news is most new hires work out well, setting the scene for efforts to retain these valued employees. Usually, salary is number one on the professional agenda, but varying forms of compensa-tion must be considered on an individual basis.
To some, health benefits may be of primary importance, while to others a career development program is huge. By offering continuing education benefi ts, or reimbursement of costs for advanced professional certifi cations, you set a tone of support and motivation. You will also have an in-house fi eld of candidates should a higher level position open up. Other “ex-tras” such as cellular phones, lap top com-puters, or tool and truck allowances may help retain a quality employee. But don’t promise something you can’t deliver.
And remember, needs change. What may have been an important benefi t
to someone a year ago might be replaced by a more urgent need now. A good boss checks in with employees regularly and performs professional evaluations, either formally or informally. Know your employees and they will let you know how their job is working out for both of you.
Brian Roberts is Vice President of Client Services of Construction Recruiters, a boutique executive search and consulting fi rm headquartered in Boston and specializ-ing in providing top talent to the construction industry. He can be reached at 617-422-0888 or visit the Construction Recruiter’s website at www.construction-recruiters.com.
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that are both readily available and afford-able for all. The producers are also seek-ing an on-screen host for the pilot. If you are interested in either opportunity, write Michelle Ferullo at [email protected].
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High-Profile Feature: River’s Edge
Manchester, NH - CUBE 3 Studio, along with AKF Engineers and Veitas & Veitas Structural En-
gineers, is currently developing plans for the Elliot at River’s Edge in Manchester. Phase 1 is a 236,000sf ambulatory care center for Elliot Hospital with associated 950 car parking garage, located on the for-mer site of Jac Pac Foods.
Working closely with the joint ven-ture pre-construction team from Suffolk Construction of Boston, and Eckman Con-
struction of Bedford, N.H., the team is carefully navigating the challenges of this brownfield site.
In 2007, the City of Manchester is-sued an RFP for the development of the site calling for a minimum of 300,000sf of business use as well as a retail and resi-dential component. Anagnost Investments of Manchester was awarded the develop-ment rights based on their proposal of al-most 460,000sf of ambulatory medical and medical office space as well as a 13,200sf
retail pad and 24-unit residential building. Anagnost Investments then formed
River’s Edge LLC in conjunction with El-liot Health System to develop the ambu-latory care center as the first phase of the project. “When we created a new master plan about two-and-a-half years ago, we needed to address the access of the deliv-ery of care. The parking at the [hospital] campus was becoming congested, more patients were seeking outpatient services and we needed to address the growing in-
patient population,” said Doug Dean, CEO of Elliot Health System.
Expansion of the Manchester hos-pital campus was first studied, but found to be inadequate according to Elliot CFO, Richard Elwell. “We looked at available property a quarter-mile and a half-mile out, but found negotiations with neighbors would be too costly and time-consuming.“ When the former Jac Pac Site along the
Anagnost Investments, CUBE 3 Plan Elliot at River’s EdgeTeam : A. W. Rose, Suffolk/Eckman,Veitas & Veitas, CLD Consulting and Thibeault Corp.
Rendering of Elliot at River’s Edge...view from the water.
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Merrimack River in Manchester became available, Elliot found the property “per-fect,” for its needs, according to Dean.
Miller Engineering & Testing, Inc. performed an extensive series of test bor-ings and other engineering and design ser-vices both prior and subsequent to site plan approval for the project.
Now that demolition of the former Jac Pac Facility is nearing completion, and Thibeault Corp. is gearing up to start the earthwork to reshape the landscape in accordance with the design plans, Miller’s role will shift to Geotechnical Field Engi-neering support, Environmental Monitor-ing of the Brownfields Site, and field and laboratory Construction Materials Testing of the soils, concrete, masonry, structural steel and asphalt.
Elliot is planning to relocate and expand many services to the new site, in-cluding ambulatory surgery, endoscopy, di-agnostic imaging, women’s health, cardiac and pulmonary rehab and testing as well as develop a new urgent care planned to han-dle upwards of 44,000 visits per year.
Above: Rendering of Elliot at River’s Edge...view from the bridge.
Right: A building on the site of the old Jac Pac Foods plant was imploded, and an
excavator made short work of a structure next to it, as Elliot Health System kicked
off its groundbreaking.
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General Contractor - Eckman / Suffolk joint venture Architect - Cube 3 Studios
Consulting Engineers - CLD Consulting Engineers, Inc. Consultant - Acentech
Engineer - AKF Group LLC Structural Engineer - Veitas & Veitas Engineers, Inc.
Geotechnical Engineer - Miller Engineering & Testing, Inc. Landscape - Knowles Design
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High-Profile: Healthcare Facilities Development News
Littleton, MA - The newly complet-ed office for Acton Medical Associates, PC located in Littleton is a 4,000sf medical fa-cility with state-of-the-art equipment
The new facility has the capacity for four doctors, doubling the amount of adult and pediatric medical service the practice can offer to the community.
Acton Medical began in the1950s and focused on the town of Acton. As the need in surrounding areas grew, the pri-vate practice expanded to reach to more patients.
The construction manager on the project is J.M. Coull of Maynard and the architect is Maugel of Harvard.
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Lawrence, MA - Pentucket Medical Associates announced the relocation of its North Andover of-fices to RiverWalk, the renovated mill complex in Lawrence. The 35,000sf, modern medical office facility at RiverWalk, designed by Lavallee Brensinger Architects, is a showcase of patient-centered ameni-ties, comfort and convenience.
On one side of the renovated building, a walk-in clinic with its own entrance is open seven days a week. The other side of the medical
facility houses doc-tors’ offices for specialists and diagnostic clinics. The well-designed c i r c u l a t i o n in this multi-practice en-v i r o n m e n t demonstrates a focus on the patient experi-ence.
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tom designed millwork, bright, welcoming colors, and greenery were used throughout the interior to promote a comfortable atmo-sphere for patients and staff.
The existing shell of the building of-fered many features that were preserved and incorporated into the final design. These in-cluded the exterior brick walls used as final finishes in the offices, and the three-foot di-ameter columns in the lower level that once supported manufacturing equipment long since removed. The natural light from large, existing exterior windows was transferred to interior corridors by the use of transom windows. In an effort to improve the overall energy management of the building, energy-saving light fixtures were incorporated.
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“The metro New York area has one of the highest concentrations of criti-cal data centers and telecom sites in the country. We understand that as our client base continues to grow, we will need to expand our presence into key markets, to ensure our support and customer services remain first-class,” said Electronic Envi-ronments’ President Mike Kingsley.
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High-Profile: Healthcare Facilities Development News
New London, CT - New London Hospital has completed the first phase of a $21 million expansion/renovation project encompassing some 60,000sf.
This first portion of the project con-sists of 46,000sf of new construction. Ren-ovation of some 14,000sf of existing space is ongoing and is expected to be completed by May 2009.
Bruce King, president of the hospi-tal, said the project has four main goals: converting semi-private inpatient rooms to private rooms; tearing down an adjacent free-standing medical office building and constructing a new, attached medical office facility; expanding areas for specialty ser-
vices; and reuniting departments currently located in leased spaces back to the cam-pus.
A new chapel, an interior connec-tion for a mobile MRI unit, a new patient entrance, and additional parking will also be added.
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Other principals on the project in-clude Lavallee Brensinger Architects of Manchester, and engineers Clough, Har-bour & Associates of Keene.
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The 23,000sf Surgical Services Unit, completed in December 2008, achieved the goals of a new identity for out-patient surgery, more efficient patient flow for both out-patients and in-patients, and reorganization of op-erating rooms. The design incorporates improved patient privacy and the use of materials and finishes that encourage a calming and less stressful healing envi-ronment. Phase I of the project includes six renovated and new Operating Rooms, 14 Pre-Op patient rooms, and a Level 2 Recovery area. The new Post Anesthesia Care Unit consists of 11 beds. A complex, multi-phase construction schedule was de-veloped to maintain unit operations with-out disruption.
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High-Profile: News
Current Landscaping Projects Include:
Natick Mall Expansion - Dimeo ConstructionWest End Residences - Turner Construction
Boston University NEIDL - Turner ConstructionCharles Street Jail Hotel - Suffolk Construction
MGM Foxwoods - Perini ConstructionHarvard University @ 10 Akron St. - Bond Brothers
Tufts Dame School - Shawmut ConstructionNorthpoint Residential - Jones Lang LaSalle
CA/T North End Park - McCourt ConstructionFrog Pond Park - Turner Construction
Long Island Day Camp - AJ WelchShea Memorial Drive - AJ Welch
Slatersville Mill - John Moriarty and AssociatesPaige Farley Hackle Memorial Park - The Salvation Army
CA/T Wharf District Park - Cashman ConstructionBoston Children's Museum - Shawmut Construction
Bogarta Casino Expansion - Yates/TishmanLiberty Mutual, NH - William A. Berry
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Pittsburgh, PA - Nicholson Con-struction Company announced it has ac-quired the capital stock of Terra Drilling Company Inc., a geotechnical contractor headquartered in Hudson, Mass.
The acquisition strengthens Nichol-son’s position in the New England market, where Terra Drilling has completed hun-dreds of piling, earth retention, and grout-ing projects since it was founded in 1984.
“This acquisition, of a company with a fine reputation in the New England market for delivering micropile foundations and all types of support of excavation, will provide
a tremendous increase in our capabilities in a key market for our company. Terra brings to Nicholson a fleet of high performance drill rigs and grouting equipment, a fully-operational yard and maintenance facility,
and a veteran workforce,” said Nicholson President Andrew Walker.
Terra has worked extensively throughout New England, as well as New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Colo-rado, including many of the Central Artery (“Big Dig”) projects and several large mi-cropile projects at the Logan Airport 2000 expansion.
Nicholson Acquires Terra Drilling
One of the key goals of the Mas-sachusetts Chapter of NAIOP is to pro-vide members with timely programs on cutting edge topics. Events provide an excellent opportunity to network with industry colleagues while staying current on issues of importance to the commer-cial real estate industry.
March 19, 5:50-7:30 pmDeveloping Leaders CocktailInformation and Registeration at
www.naiopma.orgDEP’s Draft
Stormwater Regula-tions: A Primer on Costly Changes Expected to Af-fect Most Existing and New Commercial and Institutional Prop-erties in Massachusetts
Wednesday, February 11, 7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., Foley Hoag (155 Seaport Blvd.)
MassDEP recently issued draft stormwater regulations that are expected to affect property owners all over the Commonwealth including colleges, hos-pitals, office, multifamily, retail, and in-dustrial users. The regulations, as current-ly written, will cost affected businesses a minimum of nearly half a million dollars and for large properties, potentially sev-eral millions of dollars. Don’t miss this in-depth event on the proposed regula-tions and the impact it will have on doing business in the Commonwealth. Space is very limited so register today!
NAIOP at Night - Cocktail Recep-tion for Industry Professionals
February 24, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Join us at NAIOP at Night, a fun
cocktail reception that offers industry professionals a relaxed evening of net-working with peers and an opportunity to develop valuable business relationships. Watch your email for more information, or visit www.naiopma.org.
Opportunities for Distressed Real Estate & Debt
March 4, 2009, 7:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Distressed as-sets may prove to be a silver lining in today’s
economic climate – find out how you can take advantage of this possible op-portunity at NAIOP’s March breakfast program. How can owners, developers, investors, and other real estate profes-sionals find opportunities in distressed assets? What can you do to prepare for when these assets go on the market? How will the government and special servicers fit into the process? Featuring a mix of professionals with local and national experience, including Dave Iannarone, Managing Director of CWCapital Asset Management, Pam McKinney, Principal at Byrne, McKinney & Associates, and Paul O’Donnell, Partner at Hinckley, Allen & Snyder . Registration available soon at www.naiopma.org.
NAIOP ProgramValley Regional Hosp Renovations Lavallee/Brensinger Architects - Harvey CM
Claremont, NH - Renovations are well underway at the Valley Regional Hos-pital in Claremont.
The two-year project will include 54,000sf of new construction and renova-tion that that will increase the size of the emergency care department by 50 percent.
The project calls for a new entrance-way and the emergency department will be moved to a lower floor. The 25-bed criti-cal access hospital, a member of the Dart-mouth-Hitchcock Alliance of hospitals, will convert its inpatient rooms to a private configuration.
Work on a new helipad has already been completed, as well as renovations to the building’s heat and electrical utilities, making the hospital more energy efficient.
Administration offices will be torn down and moved to the east side of the hospital, and significant changes are also planned for the same-day surgery unit.
Project principals are Lavallee/Brensinger Architects, Manchester and construction manager, Harvey Construc-tion, Bedford.
Terra brings to Nicholson a fleet of high performance drill rigs and grouting equipment, a fully-operational yard and maintenance facility, and a veteran workforce.” –Nicholson President Andrew Walker
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High-Profile: Awards
New Haven, CT - Svigals + Part-ners received a 2008 New England Region Golden Trowel Award for excellence in masonry design and construction and was named a finalist in the British Brick De-velopment Association’s Worldwide Brick category, one of only six projects so hon-ored.
Both honors were bestowed for the firm’s highly expressive use of brickwork in designing the John S. Martinez Elemen-tary School, located in the city’s Fair Ha-ven neighborhood.
Completed in August 2004, the John S. Martinez School is a 100,000sf pre-K-8 brick facility sized to serve 600 students.
The school is sited adjacent to New Haven Harbor, which is populated with single-masted sailboats known as “sharpies.” To incorporate the area’s nauti-cal influence into the school’s architecture, Svigals + Partners developed its outer classroom walls as a series of undulating sail-like curves reminiscent of a fleet of sharpies. The scale of the classrooms also breaks down the massing of the el-ementary school, allowing it to relate to its surrounding con-text of houses and apartment buildings.
The Martinez School boasts a number of original pieces of art. More than 50 fiberglass bricks designed col-laboratively by the community and the firm are randomly set into the brick coursing of the building’s exterior. Further, 15 clay-like fiberglass “gar-goyles” created by Svigals camouflage roof overflow drains.
Svigals + Partners Honored
Baltimore, MD - Copley Wolff De-sign Group (CWDG), along with EDAW, Inc., is the recipient of an Honor Award for Group Landscape Architecture for their work on the Wharf District Park on Bos-ton’s Rose Kennedy Greenway.
The Maryland and Potomac Chap-ters of the American Society of Landscape Architects presented this prestigious award at their 2008 design awards/banquet De-cember 9, 2008 at the Baltimore Hilton Convention Hotel. The awards were se-lected by a jury of peers. This year’s panel included members of the New York ASLA Chapter. There were 65 entries, a record number for the chapter.
The Wharf District Park is a $16 million, four-acre parcel of land extending from Christopher Columbus Park to Rowes Wharf in downtown Boston. EDAW and CWDG’s Wharf District Park design is meant to serve as a common ground for both Boston residents and visitors, with the central feature being a grand fountain lo-cated in an area dubbed the “Great Room.” The design takes into account eye-level views as well as views from the surround-ing buildings. Components of the design include a Mother’s Walk promenade, his-toric interpretation, lawns, decorative four season plantings, and the accommodation of possible small park buildings.
CWDG Honored
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* Children’s Hospital Ambulatory Care Ctr., Peabody, MA. Renovation + new building.
* Carpenters Union Headquarters, Dorchester, MA. New overbuild and bldg. re-use.
* National Grid, Northboro, MA. Remove columns for new transmission control rooms.
* Wonderland Station, Revere, MA. Busway relocation
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High-Profile: Completed Facilities Development News
Auburn, ME – Construction on the new 100-room, Residence Inn by Mar-riott hotel located at 670 Turner Street is 75% complete. Pro Con Inc of Manchester, NH is the architect and construction man-ager for the $7.8 million design build hotel, which is being developed by Auburncourt, LLC.
“The exterior of the hotel is com-plete with the final painting and final pav-ing scheduled for the spring. The interior finishes are on-going with the mechanical, electrical, fire protection and plumbing sys-tems in the finish stages of installation,” ac-cording to the Pro Con Inc project manager. “We’re scheduled to be placing furniture in the rooms by the end of February.”
The four-story, 75,256sf hotel re-
flects a new generation of Residence Inn by Marriott with exterior stone veneer, gable windows and cathedral ceilings in the Gatehouse and pool areas. The hotel, which is located six miles from I-95 and diagonally across from the Auburn Mall, will offer studios, one- and two- bedroom suites with complete kitchens and separate sleeping and living room areas.
The Gatehouse will feature a large hearth room including a fireplace, breakfast buffet area, guest market, meeting room and study area. Plans call for a connected pool house with an indoor pool, spa, fitness room and guest laundry.
Pro Con Inc. began the hotel’s site work in March 2008 and has scheduled a spring 2009 completion date.
Residence Inn Nears Completion Pro Con Architect and CM
Boston, MA - Hamilton Construc-tion Management Corp is nearing comple-tion of The Riverside in Boston’s historic Back Bay, for Beacon Development, LLC. Featured in High Profile’s February 2008 edition, this landmark building is located at 134 Beacon street on the corner of Bea-con and Berkeley Streets, with panoramic views of the Charles River, Beacon Hill, and the rest of the Back Bay.
The 24,000 sf building has been redeveloped into five luxury condomini-ums with a new indoor parking garage at a cost of $7.5 million. The project took approximately 14 months, not including extra work for individual buyers.
The project scope included a com-plete restoration of the building’s exterior architectural elements, including brown-stone, masonry, slate, copper, ornamental iron, and windows. The existing marble portico facing Berkeley Street was re-placed with an exact replica produced in
Italy and shipped to the United States. The deteriorated carriage house and gardens at the rear of the property were replaced with a new six-car garage and garden walls within the original footprints.
Each of the floor structures of the six-story building were rebuilt to address structural deficiencies and accommodate new floor plans, stairways, and an elevator. Four of the five units were presold and un-derwent design changes to suit the desires of the buyers. The remaining unsold unit includes imported stone bathrooms with Water Works fixtures and heated floors.
Kitchen and wet bars have custom cabinetry and Viking appliances. Millwork packages in all units include multi-piece crown moldings, panel moldings, window and door casings, and ornate mantels. They have been fully wired throughout for voice / data, security, sound, entertainment systems, and other amenities
The Riverside Nears Completion Hamilton CM Payne Collins Architect
MPM Opens Braintree OfficeBraintree, MA - MPM Property Management LLC has opened an office at 65 Bay
State Drive to better serve clients as it expands in the Boston and southeastern Massachu-setts area.
The company is a multi-faceted commercial real estate services firm primarily serv-ing the southeastern New England area. It currently manages several Class A office build-ings as well as other commercial and retail facilities in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts for local and non-New England owners.
In addition to comprehensive property management services, the company provides construction services, parking facility management and real estate development
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High-Profile: News
Providence, RI - After 30 years on the East Side, United Way of Rhode Island recently moved its offices to the historic Calender Mills in the Olneyville neighbor-hood of Providence. Designed by Vision 3 Architects, the new office involved the careful adaptive reuse and renovation of the historic mill building into a dynamic office facility for Rhode Island’s leading non-profit organization. The general contractor was Struever Bros. Eccles & Rousse.
Calender Mills, built in 1845, is the former home of the Providence Bleaching, Dyeing, and Calendering Company, which was established in 1814. Calender Mills was chosen strategically by United Way as part of a revitalization effort for the once thriving mill.
Vision 3 took several challenges posed by the historical building require-ments and cleverly turned them into design features. An efficient layout embraces every available square foot of space, while incorporat-ing every structural wall and column in the building. A series of open spaces and private offices creates a cir-cular flow around the office with conferencing space lined up between reception
and office. A portion of United Way’s
conferencing facilities is available for use by the community, with ac-cess from the reception area, and secured access to the remainder of United Way’s office.
Building mechanical systems are exposed and openly screened with acoustic panels to become a signature design feature of the of-fice. “We really challenged our MEP engineer to work within our design” attests Henry Cugno, vice president at Vision 3 Architects. “Everything is exposed and woven together.”
United Way of RI RelocatesDesigned by Vision 3 Architects
Auburn NH - Gemini recently completed major Emergency Power upgrades at three NH hospitals.
Catholic Medical Center in Manchester upgraded to a 3 mega-watt system. Gemini was the DB GC and EC for the new three story building housing three one MW gen-erators and associated paralleling switchgear. Completion was in 180 days.
Gemini was the GC and EC for the Concord Hospital upgrade of a new 7200sf building housing new 10,000A paralleling switchgear for the genset it installed as part of their contract on the new addition. Com-pletion was in 180 days.
Also, Gemini was the DB GC and EC on an upgrade of Frisbee Me-morial Hospital’s system, designing and building a new area in existing space for two new 800kw gensets and paralleling gear. Construction was completed in 75 days.
All three projects required standby and temporary power fur-nished by Gemini’s generator divi-sion, Power Up Generator Service.
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Above: Reception area of United Way’s new headquarters in
Calender Mills. Left: Open office area – mechanical systems were woven with acoustic
panels to become a key design feature of the new office. Photo by: Warren Jagger Photography, Inc.
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Glastonbury, CT - The Connecti-cut Associated General Contractors named Steve Kononchik, of Gilbane Building Com-pany, Construction Manager of the Year for lifetime achievements and dedication to the construction industry. The award was an-nounced recently at the association’s 2008 Industry Recognition Award ceremony.
Kononchik has been involved in a multitude of projects in the New England and New York areas for clients including University of Connecticut, Fairfield Uni-versity, Southside Institutions Neighbor-hood Alliance (SINA), Lawrence & Memo-rial Hospital, St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Verizon Wireless and the towns of Hamden and Easton, Conn., among others. .
Kononchik is the district manager for Connecticut, serving out of Gilbane Building Company’s Glastonbury Office. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in civil engi-neering from Northeastern University.
Kononchik Const Mgr of the Year
Steve Kononchik is presented with the Construction Manager of the Year award
by Gary Timura, AGC CT President
Manchester, NH - Ni-cole Duquette, a civil engi-neering project manager for TFMoran Inc., recently re-ceived her LEED Accredited Professional certification.
Duquette will be able to assist TFMoran’s clients
to deliver environmentally friendly and sustainable site development projects.
TFMoran engineers have long been in the fore-front of bringing green build-ings and low-impact develop-ment to New Hampshire.
Duquette LEED Certified
Duquette
Providence, RI - Creative Office Pavilion announced the addition of a new employee to its Rhode Island office.
Shawn O’Brien joins the company as a business development manager. He most recently was employed with a major U.S. manufacturer in London managing global accounts throughout Europe.
With over 25 years experience in
the industry, he has developed sustain-able facilities solutions for companies of every size in a variety of industries.
In his new role with COP, O’Brien will serve as a resource to the business and design community finding the prod-uct and service solutions that meet the drivers of today’s economy.
COP Adds Shawn O’Brien
Manchester, NH – Pro Con Inc announced that Brian R. Knox, a senior project manager with the company, has successfully completed the Future Lead-ers in Construction Program through the Associated Builders and Contractors’ New Hampshire and Vermont Chapter (ABC NH/VT).
ABC NH/VT selects professionals to participate in the intensive eight-month program who have the highest potential for advancement in the industry and who have demonstrated outstanding perfor-mance in the construction field.
Knox has over 28 years of ex-perience in the construction industry and is an expert in the construction man-agement field. Since joining the Pro Con team in 2001, Knox has consistently dem-onstrated his ability to manage complex and challenging construction projects in-cluding Capital Commons Office Building
and Municipal Parking Garage, Concord, NH; 30 Braintree Hill Office Park, Brain-tree, Mass.; Milton Fuller Village, Milton, Mass.; Ironwood on the Green, Middleton, Mass.; and The Residence Inn by Marriott in Auburn, Maine.
Brian Knox Completes ABC Program
Q u i n c y , MA - J. Calnan and Associates, a construction m a n a g e m e n t firm, announced that three more employees suc-cessfully passed the LEED Ac-creditation exam.
Ass i s tan t project managers, Mike Ausevich and Gar-rett Zetocha along with project manager, Jon Meier are the latest to earn their LEED AP standing.
JCA strives to implement sustainable
construction methodologies on projects that incorporate energy efficiency, minimal waste and reduce consumption of natural resources whenever possible.
JCA Employees Leed Accredited
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Manchester-By-The-Sea, MA - Windover, LLC of Man-chester-by-the-Sea, builder of custom homes, retail, institu-tional and commercial construc-tion projects, announced that its president, Lee Dellicker has been appointed to serve on two boards: the Beverly-based Endicott Col-lege Van Loan School of Graduate and Professional Studies, Corpo-rate Advisory Committee and the
Leader Advisory Board of Lo-cal Leaders, LLC of Boston.
“I am honored to serve on both of these boards. Each of these organizations is com-mitted to excellence and qual-ity – two hallmarks of the Win-dover brand,” Dellicker said. “Helping to raise the level of both business education and construction service delivery will also benefit consumers.”
Dellicker Appointed to Two Boards
Dellicker
Brian R. Knox, sr. project manager, and Richard Lambert, Executive VP, of Pro Con Inc.
Contracting Specialists Incorporat-ed (CSI) announced that Donal Coomey, Michael Fischer and Chad Thomas have joined CSI’s Northeast Division.
Coomey is assistant projects man-ager. A qualified bricklayer with over 20 years of experience in many aspects of the construction industry, his specialty is masonry and masonry restoration with a strong emphasis on historical and stone restoration. He also is experienced in masonry weatherproofing and pre-cast concrete installation. Coomey joined CSI after successfully running his own masonry restoration business, and is familiar with the intricacies of estimating, contracts, project management and effective commu-nication.
Fischer joined CSI’s northeast divi-sion as estimator. He has more than 13 years of experience as an engineer and as a specialty subcontractor. His experience includes both new construction and the restoration/rehabilitation of existing struc-tures as well as remedial waterproofing of existing buildings. He also has experience estimating/bidding as well as all aspects of project management such as scheduling, field layout, field quality control, subcon-tractor coordination, document review/
control, construc-tability reviews, requisitions, and change manage-ment.
T h o m a s joined CSI’s Northeast Divi-sion as Assistant Projects Manager. His experience includes work-ing with general and specialty contractors, with a focus on concrete repair and restora-tion project services and management. He will serve CSI clients who require concrete restoration, masonry restoration and water-proofing services.
CSI Team Announcements
Coomey Fischer
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Providence RI – Stephen Amoroso, AIA, Stephanie Paolino, AIA, and Andrew Hausmann, of Vision 3 Archi-tects in Providence, have successfully completed the U.S. Green Building Council’s certifica-tion requirements to become LEED Accredited Pro-fessionals. Their achievement brings the number of LEED Ac-credited Professionals on Vision 3’s staff to nine.
Amoroso, a licensed architect, joined Vision 3 Ar-chitects in 1997 as an intern architect. He served as project manager on the University of Rhode Island Hope Commons Dining Hall project, which received LEED Silver certi-fication in July 2008.
Paolino, also a licensed archi-tect, joined Vision 3 Architects in July 1997 as an Intern Architect. She is the project man-ager for the new 60,000sf Provi-dence Community Health Centers headquarters build-
ing. This project is currently in the early stages of design, and is being planned to achieve LEED certification.
Hausmann is the lead designer for the new 39,000sf Child & Family Headquarters building currently under con-struction in Middletown. It is the first building in Rhode
Island to qualify for construction rebates under National Grid’s “Advanced Building Systems” program for new construction.
Three Earn LEED Accreditation
Amoroso Hausmann
Paolino
Boston, MA - Michael Quigley, PE, LEED-AP, has been named a principal of WB Engineers | Consultants, according to Peter Dussault, PE, principal at the firm.
In December 2007, Quigley was promoted from project manager to associate principal. He has been with WB Engineers since graduat-ing from Worcester Polytech-nic Institute in 2001.
Quigley has handled numerous notable projects for the firm, includ-
ing Citibank’s “Green to the Core” campaign, which helped new Citibank branches in the Northeast achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environ-mental Design) certifica-tion from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).
He also served as the project manager for
the firm’s mission-critical work on Ve-rizon FiOS data centers throughout the Northeast.
WB Engineers Promotes Quigley
Quigley
New York, NY - Cannon Design, an internationally ranked architectural, engineering and planning firm, announced that Dale Alan Greenwald has been ap-pointed to the position of associate principal.
With a career that has spanned 25 years, Greenwald has been instrumental in helping Can-non Design enhance and expand its interior design practice. His innovative use of new methods and tech-nologies in response to the complexities
of interior design has created exceptionally effective and stimulating corporate, health-care and educational environ-ments.
An interior design leader on many noteworthy assignments, his client roster includes such leaders in the corporate and institutional workplace, as Chase, Gold-man Sachs, Bank of America,
The U.S.Census Bureau, CIBC World Mar-kets, and the New York Stock Exchange.
Cannon Names Greenwald
Greenwald
Boston, MA - Suffolk Construction Company, Inc. has hired business strategy consultant Yakir Siegal as Head of Strategic Planning. In addition to helping to set the strategic direction of the company, Dr. Siegal will oversee Suffolk’s Human Resources and Learning & Development functions.
Prior to joining Suf-folk, he was a senior partner at Monitor Group where he provided in-depth consult-ing to global clients.
“We are absolutely honored that Yakir has de-cided to join the Suffolk team,” stated John F. Fish, CEO of Suffolk Construc-tion.
Suffolk Hires Yakir Siegal
Siegal
Norwell, MA - The Driscoll Agen-cy, Inc. of Norwell announced the ap-pointment of Jay C. Driscoll as its new-est president. He has over 27 years experience in the insurance industry in both underwriting and new business de-velopment.
Driscoll specializes in marketing and servicing large commercial contractors in the New England region. He is a licensed property and casualty producer and is ac-tive in many trade associations.
The Driscoll Agency also an-nounced the ap-pointment of Wil-liam J. Neville as chief operating of-ficer. He has over 37 years’ experi-ence in the insur-ance industry, and specializes in mar-keting and servic-
ing large commerical accounts in the New England region.
Neville is a licensed property and casualty resident producer and insurance advisor and serves on the Agents Counsel for several national insurers.
Driscoll Appoints Two
Driscoll Neville
North Biller-ica, MA - Interstate Electrical Services Corporation an-nounced that Greg Boehner, PE and Emil Panait, PE, recently passed the United States Green Building Council LEED for New Con-struction exam, earn-ing the designation of LEED Accredited Professional.
Boehner, manager of the Engineering Services group at Interstate’s North Biller-ica office, has been employed by Interstate
Electrical Services since 2006.
Panait, a multi-state certi-fied electrical en-gineer for the Bed-ford, NH office, joined Interstate in 2003.
I n t e r s t a t e Electrical Services Corporation has
been involved in numerous LEED projects, and has been recognized nationally for its efforts in the area of sustainable building.
Two Earn LEED Accreditation
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M i l f o r d , MA - Consigli C o n s t r u c t i o n Co., Inc. an-nounced that 50 members of its project manage-ment department have become LEED Accredit-ed Professionals (AP), building on Consigli’s reputation as the leader in sustainable construction throughout New England.
The most recently-named LEED AP’s include: Margaret Neil, Director of Consigli’s Project Services Group; Dave Curry, Director of Estimating; Jim Hervol, project executive; Todd Mc-Cabe, project executive; and Christopher Dabek, historic preservation specialist and project manager. Consigli now has one of the highest ratios of LEED AP’s in the country, and will continue to grow its
base of accredited employees towards the goal of 100 percent accreditation among members of the project management de-partment.
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NESEA’s Building Energy Conference and Trade Show
Boston’s Seaport World Trade Center March 10-12, 2009 Real Solutions. Real Experts.The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) hosts BuildingEnergy09,
the most prestigious regional conference and trade show for green building and renew-able energy professionals. Learn expert methods to reduce building energy consumption, increase energy-efficiency, and retrofit for higher performance.
For more information visit www.buildingenergy.nesea.org.
NERCANorth/East Roofing Contractors
Association 83rd Convention and Trade ShowMarch 17-19, 2009MGM At Foxwoods Resort Ca-
sinoMashantucket, Conn.NERCA invites you to join us in
Connecticut at Foxwoods Resort Casino and experience the largest regional roof-ing trade show in the country. This year’s show will feature over 220 booths dis-playing products and services designed for you, the roofing professional
Register on-line at www.nerca.org
SMPS Northeast Regional ConferenceSmart Marketing: Planning for the
Rebound Wednesday - FridayMarch 25-27, 2009 Beechwood Hotel, Worcester, Mass.Are you a survivor? Is your firm tak-
ing the strategic steps needed to not only survive the current economy but actually thrive and emerge stronger? Are you plan-ning for the rebound? Join marketing lead-ers, business owners, and the consultants guiding corporate America to learn new strategies for personal and firm success in the difficult economy of 2009. If you want the strategies and tools to make your firm stronger, don’t miss this year’s Northeast Regional Conference.
More info: http://www.smpsboston.org
The Boston Society of Architects’ 29th annual series of monthly design-related lectures is co-sponsored by the Boston Public Library and is held in the library’s Rabb Lecture Hall at Copley Square.
Each presentation begins at 6:00 pm and is free and open to all. Reserva-tions are not required, but we recommend that you arrive 15 minutes before the start time of each presentation.
Mar 18 2009 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Boston Public Library, Copley branch, Rabb Lecture Hall
Smart Growth Now with Andre Le-roux
The director of the Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance assays the ef-fectiveness of current private-sector and public-policy initiatives informed by smart-growth principles
www.architects.org/lectureseries
SFNE Ski Weekend The SFNE Board of Directors invites you to attend
the second annual Ski Weekend to be held at Waterville Valley, NH from March 6 - 8, 2009.
This event is another in a series of programs that SFNE has created to provide members with an opportu-nity to network with colleagues in the steel industry. We hope that you will join us for a great weekend of fun, skiing and socializing with your colleagues and families. To get a registration form go to www.ssfne.org
For further information, contact: Cathy Flaherty, SFNE, 11 Robert Toner Blvd., # 234 • North Attleboro, MA 02763, Phone: (603) 766-7363 • Fax: 508-695-0039 [email protected]
Phoenix, Ariz.April 1 - 4The North American Steel Construction Conference is a premier education event
aimed at providing structural engineers, steel fabricators, erectors, and detailers with practical information and the latest design and construction techniques. In addition, The Steel Conference features products and services ranging from fabrication ma-chinery, galvanizing, and connection products to detailing and engineering software. It’s a once-a-year opportunity to learn the latest techniques, see the most innovative products, and network with your peers and clients.
For information and registration: http://www.aisc.org
BSA Lecture Series
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Farmington, CT - Konover Construction Corporation, one of the nation’s leading firms providing preconstruction, construction management, design-build and gen-eral contracting services, is now KBE Building Corporation. The firm announced
its new corporate name and identity at its 50th Anniversary celebration on January 8. The name change reflects the acquisition of the firm through a management buyout in early 2007. See story page 30.
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KBE Launches “50 Ways”Celebrates 50 years as Konover Construction
Focus: Renovation/Restoration
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The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford, CT- shown in these photos - is the first recipient of KBE’s 50 Ways philanthropy campaign, receiving a finan-cial donation in January. The camp was founded more than 20 years ago by actor/philanthropist Paul Newman for children with life-threatening illnesses. KBE built many of the camp’s facilities, and has supported the camp since its inception through the donation of services and financial contributions.
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford, CT