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HMFH Designed Regional Charter School Breaks Ground
New Kennedy Campus Ctr Opens - Walsh Brothers CM
Congress Companies Breaks Ground on Nursing Home
Recruiting Top Talent for 2011 - by Christina Chatalian
New England Construction Outlook: 2011 - By: Ray Frobosilo
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NHLC and Pro Con Inc. Break Ground
Cutler Renovates Kennedy Health Ctr Clinics
Interstate Electrical Gets University Project
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Sasaki and Hacin Form Partnership
BSA Elects Laura Wernick
Cambridge, MA - HMFH
American Architectural FounArchitects announced that HMFH
dation’s School Design Charsenior principal, Laura Wernick,
rette in 2007. She has organized
AIA, REFP, LEED AP has been
regional conferences on eduelected by the members of the
cational facility design for the
Boston Society of Architects
Council for Educational Facility
(BSA) as its 2011 vice president/
Planners International (CEFPI)
president-elect.
and for the American Institute of
A BSA member since
Architecture’s (AIA) Committee
1984, Wernick most recently
on Architecture for Education.
Laura Wernick
served on the board of directors
“This is an exciting time
as secretary and as commissioner
for the BSA as we plan for movof public policy. She has also served as ing into a new building. It is important that
chairwoman of the BSA Ethics Commit- we take advantage of this opportunity to
tee and the Nominating Committee and has strengthen the BSA’s service to its membeen a member of the BSA Educational Fa- bers and to expand public awareness of the
cilities Committee since 1991.
important role that architects and the BSA
Wernick is a leader in the national play in protecting the natural environment
dialogue on architecture and education and enhancing the built environment,” said
and was one of 10 architects invited to the Wernick.
NH CIBOR 2011 Officers/Directors
Bedford, NH – The New Hampshire
Commercial Investment Board of Realtors
(NH CIBOR) held its annual meeting and
2011 installation of officers in December.
The following persons were installed
as officers: Robert Anderson, president;
Chris Norwood, president-elect; William
Jean, treasurer; Jason Craven, Esq., secretary and Arthur Slattery, immediate past
president.
Directors installed were Beth Chea,
Mark Dickey, Thomas Duffy, Jason Garland, John Jackman, Debra Mullen, Chris
Nadeau, Gerry O’Connell, Ronald Penn
and Andre Tremblay.
Arthur Slattery, 2010 President presented NH CIBOR’s 2010 President’s
Award to the HR Committee: Robert Anderson, Thomas Duffy, and Donald Eaton
for their dedication, leadership and tireless
efforts to improve the organization.
Boston - Sasaki and Hacin + Associates, two well established Boston design
firms, have formed a new strategic partnership.
Based on successful collaborations
on two recent projects, they have decided
to pursue certain projects together in a
more formal capacity.
David Hacin, H+A’s founder and a
well known industry professional, will now
serve as a principal at Sasaki.
Sasaki will be able to work directly
with H+A to provide additional design services to its clients.
Sasaki was founded in 1953 by Hideo
Sasaki, a pioneer inlandscape architecture
and a major figure in 20th century design.
It is now a 230-person, interdisciplinary planning and design firm active nationally and internationally.
Harin + Associates is a boutique design firm specializing in residential, office,
and commercial spaces.
l-r: Dennis Pieprz, president, Sasaki
Associates; David Hacin, president, Hacin
+ Associates; James Sukeforth, CEO,
Sasaki Associates.
Pro Con Finalist for BBB Award
Manchester, NH - Pro Con Inc. was recently
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Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics.
This year marks the 11th year the prestigious
awards have been presented to New Hampshirebased companies committed to developing and
maintaining exceptionally high standards of ethical business practices.
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with 50 or more employees.
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Margulies Chairs Heading Home
Cambridge, MA - Head15 years,” said Tom Lorello,
ing Home, Inc., one of the
executive director of the
Boston area’s largest agenagency.
cies devoted to helping the
MPA staff members
homeless, announced that
have volunteered their time
Marc Margulies, AIA, LEED
and expertise to Heading
AP, founder and principal of
Home, that has been a sigMargulies Perruzzi Architects,
nificant focus of Margulies
(MPA) has assumed the role of
Perruzzi Architects’ philanMarc Margulies
chairman of its board of directhropy.
tors.
MPA’s staff and their
Margulies has been involved with families celebrated the firm’s 20th annithe agency for over 15 years, serving as versary by volunteering to install landboth volunteer and director.
scaping around the renovated building
“Marc has been a steadfast pres- that serves as a 14-bedroom supportive
ence with Heading Home for the past housing facility.
BTE Recognized by BOMA
Stoneham, MA - Building Technology Engineers (BTE), a subsidiary of
EMCOR Group, Inc., has been named
2010 Affiliate Company of the Year by the
Building Owners and Managers Association’s (BOMA’s) Boston Chapter as part of
the organization’s 2010-2011 Boston Toby
& Industry Awards program, that recognizes members for real estate excellence.
BTE has been a provider of operations and maintenance, facilities management, and technical services in the Boston
region for over 60 years.
Additionally, two facilities for which
EMCOR provides operations and mainte-
nance services also received awards: Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research,
located at 250 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston—recognized in the “Laboratory Building” category–and TIAA-CREF, located at
99 High Street, Boston—recognized in the
“Renovated Building” category.
“These awards are truly a significant achievement,” commented Jim Lane,
regional vice president for BTE. “We especially want to thank Jones Lang LaSalle,
which manages both buildings, for its continuing support of our efforts in the Boston
Real Estate community.”
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IFMA Boston hosted its annual Holi- + Gould, Fort Point Project Management,
day Gala in December with huge success. Haworth, J Calnan Construction, KimMore than 350 IFMA Boston members ball, NEMD Architects, Peabody Office,
arrived at the Colonial Theater to enjoy a Professional Electrical Contractors of CT,
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Resilient Kids). Through its members’ out- Wise Construction.
standing support, IFMA Boston was able to
Co-star sponsors were Club T Proraise 20% more in donations than in 2009 ductions, Gale Associates, Inc., and Marto help support this medically specialized, gulies Perruzzi Architects.
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Callahan Construction and
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sponsors for the evening’s festivities. Other sponsors supporting
the gala include 3 Phase Elevator, ABC Moving, BioMed Realty
Trust, Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Massachusetts, Bond Brothers,
Commodore Builders, Cutting
Edge Installations, Donahue &
Associates, Elaine Construction,
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Sandra L. Reynolds, executive vice
president of Associated Industries of Massachusetts, notes in a
recent newsletter that research conducted by AIM
shows “... employers are
reversing two years of
salary freezes, furloughs
and benefit reductions
Michael Barnes and stepping up training
initiatives to address employees who may for the
first time in two years be receiving offers
from competitors.”
This is good news. It’s the kind of
news that will eventually mean more activity in the facility development industry.
It’s good news for owners that construction costs have not risen. Karl F. Almstead, the Turner vice president responsible
for the Turner Building Cost Index, said,
“The fourth quarter forecast reflects increasing commodity and materials prices
being offset by extremely competitive market conditions.”
It’s good news to hear that the 2010
IFMA Boston Holiday Gala raised 20%
more in donations than in 2009.
In last month’s editorial I noted that
there has been an uptick in construction
news stories. There are more rehires and restarts appearing on our news pages. While
bumping shoulders at industry meetings I
have also noticed a new sense of optimism
that we have bottomed out.
In his forecast article on page 13,
Ray Frobosilo sources McGraw-Hill Construction’s annual Construction Outlook
survey, which projects an 8% growth in the
industry.
In the section on economic conditions for the Boston area, The Beige Book
said, “The outlook for 2011 is slightly more
optimistic than last time, with somewhat
less reference to downside possibilities.”
The Federal Reserve publishes the Beige
book eight times a year. Visit www.feder-
alreserve.gov/FOMC/Beigebook.
ASM will host Economic Outlook
2011, “What to Expect in the U.S. & New
England” on Wednesday, February 2, with
one of the country’s foremost economists –
Mark Vitner, managing director and senior
economist at Wells Fargo.
EVENTS 2011
2011 will see Boston’s local IFMA
chapter host the IFMA Facility Fusion,
March 23-25 at the Westin - Boston Waterfront. The Conference Program includes
high-level, FM education and expert advice
leading to better management of facilities,
teams, and projects.
You may join us at our booth #735
for the two-day expo while discovering the
best solutions on the market for enhancing
or improving facility operations, systems,
and programs. Visit http://www.ifmafacilityfusion.org.
Earlier, in March 8-10, some 4,000
renewable energy and green building experts will bring their cutting edge thinking
to Boston for the BuildingEnergy11 Conference and Tradeshow, the annual event
organized by the Northeast Sustainable
Energy Association
(NESEA).
Now in its 36th
year,
BuildingEnergy is the oldest and
largest regional high
performance building and renewable energy event in the country, with participants
coming from across the Northeast – from
Maine to Washington, DC. We hope you
will sign up online atwww.nesea.org/be11
and say hello at High-Profile’s booth #462.
“Hospitals Going Green: Part II” is
the theme for MHA’s fifth Annual Healthcare Construction Conference on Friday,
April 8, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Waltham
Woods Conference Center.
Continued on page 14
Consigli Supports Aid to Haiti
Milford, MA - Consigli Construction Co., Inc. continues its commitment to
helping the people of Haiti in the aftermath
of the recent devastating earthquake with
the donation of a 14-foot box truck which
will be used first as a shipping container for
supplies and then as a permanent addition
to the relief efforts.
Mike Invernizzi, equipment manager
at Consigli, prepared the truck for delivery
to MissionE4, a local humanitarian group
with established long-term ties to Haiti.
The truck will be filled with humanitarian
supplies, including donated lumber, building materials and tools, clothes and shoes.
“Sustained economic and community
development are key in assisting the Haitian people recover,” said Wayne Wiersma,
representative of MissionE4. “Not only will
photo courtesy Consigli Construction Co., Inc.
Consigli’s donated truck for Haiti relief
the truck serve as a means of transporting
needed supplies into the country, but it will
be a valuable tool in ME4’s ongoing community building efforts. We’re extremely
grateful to Consigli; as the truck will provide benefits for years.”
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Cutler Renovates
Health Center
Designed by Steffian
Bradley Architects
Worcester, MA - Cutler Associates
is delivering two medical office facilities for the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center (formerly Great
Brook Valley Health Center) committed
to providing comprehensive primary
and specialty medical services, dental
care, mental and behavioral health services, and health education to underserved communities.
Funded by a $6.4 million federal
grant, the renovation of the Edward M.
Kennedy Community Health Center on
Tacoma Street in Worcester will reorganize and upgrade medical suites, patient
services, offices, and administration areas to more efficiently serve patients.
The phased project will be completed on a five-month schedule while
the building is fully occupied, with no
disruption in services.
The project is designed by Steffian Bradley Architects.
Cutler also recently renovated a
Lincoln Street building in Worcester to
create new offices for the Health Center.
The project included a high-tech conference facility, administrative offices, and
reception and common spaces.
New Spaulding Rehab Breaks Ground
Charlestown, MA - Walsh Brothers,
Incorporated, Mayor Thomas M. Menino,
Governor Deval Patrick, Partners Healthcare, and Spaulding Hospital stakeholders,
staff, patients, and alumni as well as architect Perkins + Will recently celebrated the
groundbreaking of Spaulding’s replacement hospital in Charlestown.
Walsh Brothers was selected to lead
the construction of this new facility that
symbolizes Spaulding’s commitment to
expanding its world-class occupational and
rehabilitative program.
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,
a member of Partners HealthCare, is constructing a cutting-edge research and interdisciplinary patient facility located on
Boston’s waterfront. This eco-friendly hospital features advanced patient amenities
reinforcing the hospital’s full continuum of
Photo credit: Roger Farrington
Representatives of Walsh Brothers, architect Perkins + Will, Partners Healthcare, and
Spaulding Hospital stakeholders, staff, patients, and alumni joined Mayor Menino and Governor Patrick recently to celebrate the groundbreaking of Spaulding’s replacement hospital.
Governor Deval Patrick speaks at the
groundbreaking of the new Spaulding
Rehabilitative Hospital.
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rehabilitation treatment and care for its patients and the incorporation of sustainable
strategies wherever possible.
The 250,000sf hospital provides 132
inpatient beds, including an inpatient pediatric department and specialty units for
stroke/neurology and spinal cord patients,
a conference center, medical library, family resource center, giftshop, café, aquatic
therapy center, physician administration,
outpatient services, radiology, pain management/medical clinic, and speech pathology unit.
The hospital is pursuing a LEED Silver level certification in accordance with
USGBC guidelines. If successful, this
will be the first newly constructed hospital in New England to achieve Silver level
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High-Profile: News
Recruiting Top Talent for 2011
by Christina Chatalian
The Massachusetts construction industry will continue to face challenges in
2011, and while it may seem like a good
short-term solution to cut back on recruiting and training
efforts in a downturned economy, this
can create a larger
shortage of skilled
professionals as the
economy recovers.
In fact, a recent FMI study
predicted that the
Christina Chatalian
construction industry will be short 1.5
million workers by 2014, and the Construction Labor Research Council estimated that
the industry will need to recruit and train
185,000 workers each year for the next decade to meet this need.
As Mary Vogel, executive director of The Construction Institute (TCI),
explained, “Up until the economic crash,
it was hard to pick up a newspaper or industry trade journal without reading a
headline about the skilled labor shortage in
construction. The decline in young people
entering the industry, combined with the
aging workforce, is placing the industry in
serious need for attracting new talent.”
Recruitment and training efforts will
continue to be a priority for union construction through a number of traditional
and nontraditional programs. Targeting
18-year-old males is no longer the only
pool of potential workers; recruiting women, minorities, and veterans aids local communities, at the same time benefiting the
industry with highly motivated and skilled
workers.
For example, TCI has been instrumental in establishing pre-apprenticeship
training programs in Springfield and Boston and a Summer Young Adult Program
in the Metro South/West region to provide
a pipeline for youth, people of color, and
women to enter a career in the building
trades. These programs are designed to provide a foundation of knowledge and handson experience that will ensure a successful
transition into a building trades apprenticeship program. Participants receive training
in basic occupational skills, employability
and interpersonal skills, workplace safety,
and construction-related math.
Several graduates from these programs are now well on their way to a career
in the building trades after being accepted
into union apprentice programs.
As one African-American participant
in the Summer Young Adult Program said
about his experience: “I never would have
known about the career opportunities in the
building trades if it were not for this program.”
The Building Trades have also partnered with ABCD in Boston to offer a preappenticeship program targeted at women.
The program is funded through the Women
in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional OcContinued on page 24
Lee Kennedy Breaks Ground
Team Members - Shepley Bulfinch and DCAM
Salem, MA — Lee Kennedy
Co. recently joined team members
from Salem State University, the Division of Capital Asset Management
(DCAM), and design firm Shepley
Bulfinch to celebrate the official
groundbreaking of the university’s
new $60 million Library and Learning Commons.
Rendering of the new Salem State University
Building information modeling
Library and Learning Commons
(BIM) factors heavily in this project.
The team’s use of the latest BIM
features include geothermal heating and
software has streamlined the preconstruc- cooling; rainwater harvesting; and lowtion process to set up a seamless transition flow plumbing fixtures.
into construction.
Designed to achieve LEED Silver
Lee Kennedy Co.’s team will demol- certification, the complex will include arish the existing library before moving on to chival space, circulation and reference
construct the new 122,000sf state-of-the- areas, collections, reading spaces, study
art facility.
rooms, instruction labs, and a dean’s suite.
The four-story library will include
The library’s location on a tight site
instructional labs, group study rooms, and in the midst of the active college campus
a testing center, and will have the capacity creates intricate logistics that the team will
to house over 500,000 books, with study tightly manage to ensure both safety and
space for 1,000 students. Its sustainable uninterrupted campus operations through-
Local and state reps join Salem State
president Patricia Maguire Meservey at the
groundbreaking of the new building.
out construction.
“I am pleased to work with Lee Kennedy Company again. I have great confidence that this will be a wonderful process
as we move forward in construction,” said
Patricia Maguire Meservey, president, Salem State University.
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THE CONSTRUCTION INSTITUTE
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2010 PRIDE IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARDS
RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE IN UNION CONSTRUCTION
n Public Construction – Federal – Haystack Ultra-Wideband Satellite
Imaging Radar Antenna
Construction Manager: Bond Brothers, Inc.
Subcontractors: Keystone Construction and Maintenance Services, Inc., and Hallamore Corp.
Owner: United States Air Force
Design and Construction Management: Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Lincoln Laboratories
The Haystack Antenna project, located in Westford, MA, was an engineering and construction
marvel requiring careful planning and execution to maintain the schedule and provide a top quality
end product, with the primary focus on safety and an incident free worksite.
n Public Construction – State – Fall River Justice Center
Construction Manager: Dimeo Construction, Inc.
Owner: Commonwealth of Massachusetts with oversight provided by the Division of Capital Asset
Management
Design: Finegold Alexander & Associates Inc.
The $85 million Fall River Justice Center serves as the new Superior and District Court in Fall River,
Massachusetts. Located on historic South Main Street, this secure, modern facility replaces two
older court buildings with an environmentally sustainable and high-tech centralization of services.
DCAM employed a Project Labor Agreement due to the complex nature of the project and the
importance that DCAM placed on bringing in quality union contractors as an integral part of the
timely project build-out.
n Private Construction – The Carpenters Center
Construction Manager: Suffolk Construction
Owner: New England Council of Carpenters
Design: ADD, Inc.
Located in Dorchester, The Carpenters Center was an adaptive re-use of the property by renovating
and converting the existing building, which was in a state of disrepair and an eyesore for the
community, into new regional headquarters and training facility for the New England Regional
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High-Profile: Forecast
Forecast 2011: New Design Thinking on Campus
by Steve Allen
On today’s college campuses, sustainable design is normative. Higher ed institutions have long stood at the forefront of the
sustainable design
movement, and at
many schools LEED
certification of new
facilities has evolved
from design option
to expectation.
Heading into
2011, this shift is inspiring new thinking
Steve Allen
about campus facilities projects. LEED
certification typically remains a goal, but
colleges and universities increasingly measure project success by more than a LEED
scorecard, and teams are adopting different
design approaches as a result.
Healthy Buildings for Healthful Living
Just a few years ago, green buildings
were known more for energy performance
than creature comforts: The dorm had the
LEED rating, but the neighboring fitness
center was the campus hotspot. That gap
is closing. With many New England institutions now pursuing a campuswide vision
for healthy living and sustainability, facilities are growing more supportive of both
community and environmental wellness.
Lifestyle amenities are increasingly incorporated into green building programs, enhanced by “traditional” sustainable design
approaches like natural materials, better
ventilation, and maximum daylighting. As
a result, students are increasingly gravitating to
these buildings not only
because they’re green,
but because they’re welcoming and attractive.
The change is visible on campuses across
Massachusetts. At Northeastern University’s new
International Village Dining Hall, fresh, nourishing global cuisine and a
welcoming interior environment go hand in hand
with LEED Gold sustainable design. At Worcester
Photograph by Bruce T. Martin
State University, the new
The new Dowden Hall at Worcester State University
Dowden Hall incorporates retail space, a wellstanding of renewable power systems. The
ness center, and new student activity areas result is a more integrated design attitude:
within a LEED Gold level building pow- the ability to efficiently achieve LEED cerered by renewable energy systems. Two tification in the short term and to address
very different institutions, both embody prescriptive efficiency requirements and
the trend of sustainable design promoting new codes while maximizing performance
a healthy campus identity.
over the long haul.
Integrated Design/Engineering
The Massachusetts State College
Approaches
Building Authority (MSCBA) is a case in
As sustainable design visions have point. In 2006, this agency selected my
heightened, so have the expectations for firm, PCA Inc., to design a sustainable exdesigners. In the past, architects routinely pansion to campus housing at the Massahired outside consultants to sift through chusetts Maritime Academy. LEED certifiLEED administration and advise on emerg- cation wasn’t an initial goal but was added
ing technologies. Now, design firms in- to the program, and PCA subsequently
creasingly handle LEED administration in- hired an outside consultant to ensure cerhouse, and top teams combine sustainable tification. Just two years later, MSCBA
architectural knowledge with deep under- partnered with us again on a residence hall
expansion, but their expectations had become markedly more sophisticated. LEED
Silver level design was a project prerequisite, and the Authority requested both
LEED administration services and recommendations for renewable energy systems.
An integrated design approach was crucial
to meeting the challenge.
“Provable” Energy-Savings
MSCBA’s evolution reflects another
growing reality: The balance sheet matters
more than the LEED scoresheet. Top sustainable facilities translate LEED “points”
into measurable dollar savings. To do this,
designers must harness a wide range of expertise, identifying not only best fit renewable energy systems and sustainable design
approaches, but also new incentives such as
utility rebates for efficient electric lighting,
motors, and mechanical plants. The combination will differ on every building project,
but the trend is clear. Tangible returns on
green investment are no longer aspirations,
they are becoming requirements, and project teams must be prepared to deliver.
Taken collectively, these trends are
great news. As the economy stalled, sustainable design thinking and technology
only continued to proliferate. As we leave
the recession behind and university building projects increase, campuses stand to
reap the benefits: beautiful facilities that
provide not only better energy savings, but
a better quality of life.
Steve Allen, AIA, LEED AP, is a principal at Prellwitz Chilinski Associates Inc.
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NE Construction Outlook: 2011
by Ray Frobosilo
Like many industries in 2010, construction has seen another tough year. The
effects of the recession will continue to be
felt for at least another year, while some
analysts assert it has
come to an end. The
US Department of
Labor estimated that
122,000 construction
jobs have been lost
in 2010, though that
figure is significantly
lower than its 2009
Ray Frobosilo
counterpart.
This
new
year does, however, contain some hope.
McGraw-Hill Construction released its annual Construction Outlook survey, which
projects an 8% growth in the industry. The
report mentioned increased residential construction as the main reason for the optimistic forecast, with minor contributions from
commercial and manufacturing projects.
So what does all of this mean for the
New England construction sector? Like
most of the country, New England construction has bottomed out and will recover, albeit in a very long and slow process.
However, there are a few types of building
projects that are showing signs of life: universities and the healthcare industry. These
two industries alone are providing some of
the biggest construction projects for 2011
across the country. In fact, New England
will see a few significant projects in both of
these fields.
One noteworthy healthcare project
will break ground in Maine. The Maine
General Medical Center (MGMC) will begin construction on a brand new regional
hospital in Augusta. Another significant
project from the MGMC is a renovation
to the Thayer Campus in Waterville. These
projects are estimated to cost a combined
$322 million and will create more than 350
jobs. Construction on the new hospital facility is scheduled to end sometime in the
fourth quarter of 2014, and the renovations
to the Thayer Campus should be completed
in the first half of 2015.
Yale University’s two new residential colleges are another significant project
in New England. The project has been in
discussions for a few years, with the initial
proposal from the university estimating the
new colleges would open sometime in 2013.
However, Yale is still working to reach its financial campaign goals. Bidding for the Yale
project is slated for spring of 2011. The new
buildings could be open as soon as 2014 (it
is estimated that the entire project will take
at least 30 months to complete).
Upon completion, the new colleges
will allow the university to increase its undergraduate admission by nearly 15%.
In addition to healthcare and universities, there are also major construction projects for private businesses in New England.
United Illuminating has begun construction
of two new buildings in Orange, Connecticut. The electric utility company will build
a 249,000sf operations center, as well as a
127,000sf office building. Both structures
are slated for completion in early 2012,
costing nearly $90 million and creating 400
construction jobs.
So while the economy and construction industry are still slow to recover, projects like these are a beacon to the future.
The new developments will create jobs for
New Englanders and help sustain the local
economies as the national economy works
to regain its footing. Recovery is taking longer than most Americans would like, but it is
finally starting to look a little optimistic.
Ray Frobosilo is the president of
Edison, N.J.-based Super Stud Building
Products.
Three Decades and Four Partners
OLD&D Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Photo by Terri Unger Photography.
The four partners: Arthur L. Dioli, Jr., AIA; Randy Lewis, Christopher Doktor, AIA
LEED AP; and founder John Olson, AIA.
Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA - Olson
Lewis Dioli & Doktor Architects (OLD&D)
recently announced its 30th anniversary as
an architecture and design firm.
Founded in 1980 by partners John Olson and Randy Lewis, the firm, headquartered in the coastal setting of Manchesterby-the-Sea, has opened another office on
the river in historic Ipswich.
John Olson started the firm on the
strength of his relationship with Sonesta
Hotels. Since then, the firm has designed
intimate hospitality and club spaces in New
England and luxury destinations in places
as diverse as the Caribbean, Egypt, and
Florida. For now, most of their hospitality
work is closer to home.
The practice quickly expanded to
include residential, educational, and commercial projects. Along with his partners
and staff Olson works for clients in several
market sectors.
Founding partner Randy Lewis notes
that some of the firm’s earliest contracts
were renovations of labs at Harvard University. OLD&D remains one of New England’s busiest practices in the area of biotechnology and pharmaceutical clients.
Architect Art Dioli, who has been a
partner since 1995, says that collaboration
is critical to their design approach. Whether working with homeowners or business
owners, the design process starts by listening to the client.
Partner Christopher Doktor, a LEEDaccredited professional, built the firm’s
presence among independent schools and
institutions, and often returns to familiar
Real Estate Outlook for 2011
From Jones Lang LaSalle
Boston - Over the next 12 months,
Jones Lang LaSalle expects to see a much
greater divergence in real estate activity
and performance, according to the 2010
Jones Lang LaSalle Global Market Perspective. The top 10 trends for 2011 are:
• Global direct commercial real
estate investment volumes will rise by
25% to 35% on 2010 levels. A significant weight of equity capital will target
real estate and fresh capital-raising will
further enliven the market.
• Banks and servicers will adopt a
more aggressive approach to the disposal
of nonperforming assets, leading to the
release of more secondary product.
• The CMBS market in the US will
continue to gather pace but will remain
well below pre-crisis levels.
• Leasing volumes will be at their
highest level since the global financial
crisis, with corporate occupiers displaying greater confidence to do deals - but
they will continue to push for the best
possible terms.
• Asia Pacific will lead the upswing
in leasing markets, ahead of Europe and
North America.
• Prime property will continue to
outperform secondary. Expect doubledigit capital value growth for trophy assets in many of the world’s high-order
business hubs.
• Shortages of prime product in
Tier 1 cities will encourage investors to
widen their search to Tier 2.
• LatinAmerica will continue to build
momentum, attracting strong corporate
occupier and investor interest.
• A lack of available Grade A stock
in many markets will start to limit relocation options for corporate occupiers.
• The domestic corporate sector
will come to the fore in Asia Pacific, particularly in India and China.
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2011 Outlook and Events
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While large-scale construction projects have slowed down, hospitals continue
to improve their facilities in many ways.
The “green” movement is sweeping industries across America and healthcare is no
exception. Aside from simply needing to
comply with new legal and regulatory requirements, hospitals are taking the lead in
innovation in areas such as energy, waste
reduction, materials, and food. Environmental issues are requirements of the Joint
Commission, but for patient-centered care
reasons, hospitals are creating more aesthetically-pleasing environments of care.
This year’s annual conference will look
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patients and the bottom line and will also
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and 16 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.
Platinum Sponsor, IFMA - Boston
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The new Suffolk University building, slated to open in 2013, will house
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Dinner Meeting Market Forecast with
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Seminar Public Bidding 101: A Guide
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High-Profile: Educational Facilities Development News
New Kennedy Campus Ctr. Opens
Walsh Brothers CM - Design Miller Dyer Spears
New Kennedy Campus Center
Boston - Walsh Brothers, Inc., a
Boston-based construction management
firm, in conjunction with longtime design
partner Miller Dyer Spears, as well as the
Massachusetts College Building Authority
(MSCBA), Massachusetts College of Art
and Design (MassArt) faculty, alumni, and
current students, recently celebrated the
successful renovation of MassArt’s new
Kennedy Campus Center.
The new student center provides an
array of expanded services for the increased
volume of on-campus MassArt students.
The complex construction renovation and expansion project on Huntington
Avenue represents a material step by the
MSCBA in the college’s $140 million plan
to redefine MassArt’s urban campus.
The redesigned and modernized building includes offices for student services,
100 new seats in the dining commons, student galleries, an art supply and bookstore,
a Peet’s Coffee & Tea, and centralized student services.
This project was the result of a successful collaboration between the MSCBA,
Photo credit: Krystal Layton
Mass. College of Art, Miller Dyer Spears,
Walsh Brothers, Inc., and MassArt’s collegiate neighbor, the Mass. College of Pharmacy, which aided in funding this project.
Walsh Brothers, Inc. was selected to
manage the renovation of three floors of the
Mass. College of Art and Design and the
construction of a two-story building addition called the Kennedy Campus Center.
The new all-glass two-story addition
spills prominently onto Longwood Avenue,
effectively redefining MassArt’s visual
presence within the bustling LMA. The execution of a detailed logistics plan allowed
for the seamless relocation of the college’s
bookstore from first floor to the basement.
The relocation was necessitated by a
1,500sf expansion of the servery and dining area and the addition of an art store and
coffee shop and was completed while the
surrounding areas were occupied.
The second floor addition serves as
home to the college president, dean of students, student counseling, and other administrative offices.
Diggs Celebrates School Opening
Hartford, CT - Diggs Construction recently was joined by students,
faculty, project participants, and distinguished guests to officially introduce the newly improved Mary M.
Hooker Environmental Sciences Magnet School to the community on Nov.
18, 2010.
The school will be the first LEED
Gold project in the Hartford School
program.
The unique PK-8 school, located
on 17 acres of land close to downtown
Hartford, contains six acres dedicated
to an outdoor nature center and trail Student Miranda Curry joined Hartford Mayor
system. The construction consists of
Pedro E. Segarra and Steven J. Adamowski,
the complete renovation of the exist- Ph.D., superintendent of schools, in cutting the
ing facility and construction of two
ribbon to introduce the renovated school.
new wings.
Other educational features include a lab, a butterfly vivarium and beautiful ecogreenhouse, weather station, an aquatics logical displays in the main lobby.
Merkert-Tracy Hall Opens
SG&A Architect, Auburn Construction GC
Easton, MA - Spagnolo Gisness
& Associates, Inc. (SG&A) and Auburn
Construction celebrated the opening of the
newly renovated Merkert-Tracy Hall on
the campus of Stonehill College in Easton.
SG&A is the architect and interior designer
for the renovation of 40,000sf project. Auburn Construction of Whitman is the general contractor.
In 2009, Stonehill built a new stateof-the-art science building on its lower
campus and made plans to renovate the old
facility into an administrative office building for two divisions, Advancement and
Finance as well as the Human Resources
Department.
The $6 million project was completed in October 2010 and the staff moved in
on November 11, 2010.
Newly renovated Merkert-Tracy Hall
Freeman French Freeman Design Wins
Saint Michael’s College New Student Ctr
Burlington, VT – Saint Michael’s College selected a Vermont architectural firm to design
a new $20-million Student Center to unify their existing student
housing.
Freeman French Freeman
of Burlington was one of three
firms to submit design proposals
and was unanimously selected
in November by a five-member
panel.
“The design competition
Rendering by Steve Mosman, AIA
allowed us to visualize the goals
Solarium at new student housing for St. Michael’s College
of Saint Michael’s College and its
students,” said Jesse Beck, presibe unified through connectors to facilitate
dent of Freeman French Freeman, “and it improved access to each other and to the
helped us show how a unifying concept new student center.
could drastically improve the students’ ex“As a residential college with our
perience and enhance the campus for the students calling Saint Michael’s home
next 50 years.”
seven days a week, nine months of the
Along with conference and study year, we want to provide them with livlounges, the three-story student center ing space which will also support group
will include a solarium, fitness centers, study sessions, a fitness center, expanded
social lounges, and a sound room for mu- dining space, extracurricular club meeting
sic recording and practice. Encompassing spaces, and more,” said Saint Michael’s
a total of 82,000sf, the project includes a president John J. Neuhauser. “We are
new four-story student housing building pleased with the plans of the project that
joined to the student center by a bridge. are evolving thus far.”
Four existing “quad dormitories” will also
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Columbia Completes Stonehill Project
Connor Architect
CRLS Phase 2 Completed
HMFH Architects, Consigli Construction
HMFH Architects, Inc. and Consigli Construction Co., Inc. recently
completed Phase 2 construction at the
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
(CRLS) in Cambridge. Over the course
of two years, this $85 million multiphase
renovation will revitalize 400,000sf of
the high school’s academic space, originally constructed in 1933 and expanded
in 1978.
Final renovations will be completed in time for the 2011 school year.
At the Rindge Building, the team
renovated classroom spaces with new
Brother Mike’s is the “Cheers” of Stonehill College
Easton, MA - Columbia Construction
provided construction management services to Stonehill College for the 7,800sf
renovation of The Hill, located in the
Roche Dining Commons.
Serving as a multi-purpose social
entertainment space on campus, The Hill
includes the college’s main retail dining, as
well as social and performance activities.
Connor Architecture, LLC was the
architect, and Fellenzer Engineering, LLP The stage area for events and performances.
was the MEP engineer.
Brother Mike’s is the “Cheers” of Stonehill
The new dining facility and café College.
features a 360-degree food service platThe Hill also boasts an expanded
form, a new kitchen, and a new and im- stage and back-of-the-house function area
proved Brother Mike’s Coffeehouse. A for events and performances.
social gathering space for 40 years now,
walls and floors, and installed new light
fixtures, plumbing systems, ceilings,
windows, sprinklers, and high-efficiency HVACsystems. In the Arts Building,
improvements include a new roof and
roof-mounted HVACunits. The stone
façade was restored to preserve the exterior surfaces of limestone and concrete.Throughout the project, the team
incorporated sustainable materials, such
as Forest Stewardship Council-certified
timber, low VOC paints, and flooring
containing recycled materials.
Interstate Electrical at UNH
Bedford, NH - Interstate Electrical
Services Corporation was recently awarded
a lighting retrofit project by the University
System of New Hampshire.
Out of $71 million in stimulus money
appropriated to New Hampshire’s Office of
Energy and Planning for energy projects,
$10.7 million was directed to reducing
energy consumption in New Hampshire
state-owned buildings, and an additional
$1.3 million targeted USNH energy efficiency projects.
The University System chose to use
its portion of the money for lighting retrofits for buildings on the Keene, Plymouth,
and Durham campuses. Interstate Electrical Services Corporation was chosen in a
competitive bid to perform the lighting retrofit.
Not in the original project is the yetto-be completed LED lighting upgrade at
the Keene Campus, as well as lighting and
fixture upgrades for both the gym on the
Plymouth State campus and a similar upgrades to the Dimond Library located on
the Durham campus.
“Installing energy efficient lighting
and motion sensor switches in the Dimond
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the university system,” commented Don
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Cutler Delivers School Projects
Regional Charter School Breaks Grnd.
Designed by HMFH Architects
Worcester, MA - Cutler Associates,
headquartered in Worcester, recently delivered two large school projects in Florida, a
$49 million new high school for the School
District of Pasco County and a $13.5 million new LEED Gold-certified Student
Services Building for Hillsborough Community College.
Designed by Harvard Jolly Architects, Fivay High School in Port Richey,
Fivay High School in Port Richey
Hillsborough Community College
Florida is a 256,000sf complex built to
serve 1,910 students. The project is pending LEED certification.
Considered to be the new “jewel”
of Hillsborough Community College’s
Ybor Campus, the new 67,000sf Student
Services Building in Tampa is designed by
Hunton Brady Architects.
Institution Recycling Network
Spring Surplus Projects
Most schools know by now if they’re
going to have any big spring and summer
cleanouts and furniture replacements.
Mark Berry of the surplus property
management department requests, “We
hope that you’ll let us know as soon as you
can. There’s no commitment, obviously, but
the sooner we get projects into our tracking
system the better we’re able to plan the resources we’ll need to be responsive.
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“If you’re not a school but know you
will have a project this spring or summer,
we also ask that you give us as much advance notice as possible, so we can be sure
you don’t get lost in the flood of dorm and
other school projects.”
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Participating in the ground-breaking for the Foxborough Regional Charter School are:
l-r: Mark Logan, executive director, FRCS; Jeffrey Wetton, PMA Consultants; Philip
Lewis, AIA LEED AP, principal, HMFH Architects, Inc.; George Agostini, Agostini
Bacon Construction; Linda Morse, history teacher, FRCS; Marquis White, 11th grade
student, FRCS.
Foxborough, MA - HMFH Architects clude the transformation of the current auannounced the December 1 groundbreak- ditorium into a new media center and the
ing for the 74,000sf expansion and renova- cafeteria/gym into a new state-of-the-art
tion of the Foxborough Regional Charter cafeteria with a separate music/stage/perSchool (FRCS) in Foxborough.
formance area.
Located at 131 Central Street on a 10+
“We are very excited to begin conacre site, the school’s expansion includes struction on our upgraded, expanded facilthe addition of 21 new full-sized class- ity that will create an extraordinary envirooms, three science labs, and a computer ronment to support student learning,” said
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well as a new administration and programThe construction team included
ming area and a new double gymnasium. HMFH, architects; PMA, project manager;
The new classrooms will allow the removal and Agostini Bacon Corp., contractor.
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High-Profile: Healthcare Facilities Development News
Suffolk’s Berry Celebrates
Providence VA Dedicates Medical Ctr.
Designed by EYP
All Care HQ Groundbreaking
All Care VNA & Hospice Headquarters
Lynn, MA - Suffolk Construction’s
Berry Division recently celebrated the official groundbreaking of the All Care VNA
& Hospice Corporate Headquarters project
in Lynn, along with All Care president and
CEO Shawn Potter, Lynn elected officials
and community leaders, and donors.
The new 40,000sf, $8 million All
Care Corporate Headquarters facility will
allow the staff to develop new strategies
and utilize modern technologies to serve its
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The building will combine three
North Shore offices and will house the
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Providence, RI - The Providence VA
Medical Center recently celebrated its new
home for the Center for Restorative and
Regenerative Medicine with a dedication
ceremony.
EYP Architecture & Engineering
designed the adaptive reuse and dramatic
transformation of this building.
Open and in operation since January
2010, the facility currently serves as a rehabilitation center for veterans who lost limbs
in combat, primarily in recent conflicts in
Afghanistan and Iraq.
Housed within the Providence VA
Medical Center campus is the Center for
Restorative and Regenerative Medicine, a
collaborative, multidisciplinary effort between the Providence VA Medical Center,
Brown University, and MIT that looks at
creating bio-hybrid limbs that have a greater range of motion and function than currently available prostheses.
Showcasing EYP’s expertise in
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clients, the firm created the new $6.1 million research building from a former high
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space, separate waiting areas, and space for
treating post-traumatic stress disorder. The
existing 11,482sf building (gymnasium
only) was combined with 10,782sf of new
construction, for a total of 22,244sf.
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High-Profile: News
EPA Recommends Testing
PCB Levels
by Dan Simonse
Following is a reprint of an article that appeared in the fall edition of
the CCI Newsletter.
A health threat has been brought
to the forefront by the
Environmental Protection
Agency’s recent announcement regarding
PCBs.
The US
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announced
that they “now recommend testing
for PCBs in peeling, brittle, cracking
or deteriorating caulk, in buildings,
especially school environments, constructed or renovated between 1950
and 1978.”
According to the EPA, “Building owners and facility managers
should also consider testing to determine if PCB levels in the air exceed
EPA’s suggested public health levels.”
Production and use of PCBs
(polychlorinated biphenyls) has been
NHLC and Pro Con Inc. Break Ground
Nashua, NH – A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held to celebrate the
start of construction of New Hampshire
Liquor & Wine Outlet store in Nashua,
which will offer a widely expanded selection and reach a new eco-friendly green
standard.
Pro Con Inc. of Manchester is the architect and general contractor for the $3.3
million design-build project. The new outlet will be located behind an existing state
liquor store at 27 Coliseum Avenue, which
will be demolished after the new store is
built.
“From concept to design, our goal is
to create an energy efficient store that deliv-
Rendering of new NHLC
ers an innovative shopping experience for
our customers,” explained New Hampshire
Liquor Commissioner
Joseph Mollica.
At 20,000sf, this
significantly expanded
retail floor space and
contemporary
open
concept design will allow for a greater selection of products and a
more engaging experience for shoppers.
In an effort to
further NHLC’s green
efforts, the designParticipating in the groundbreaking festivities were l-r: Pro build project incornumerous
Con Project Executive Dan Messier, NHLC Director of Divi- porates
ecologically
friendly
sion of Administration Craig Bulkley, Nashua Mayor Donnalee.
features,
including
Lozeau, NHLC Commissioner Joseph Mollica, NHLC Director
of Store Operations Peter Engel, NHLC Real Estate & Planning solar panels, energyefficient LED lightProject Manager Andy Davis.
ing, and geo-thermal heating and cooling
systems. Local building materials and low
volatile organic compound products will
also be applied and installed. The Liquor
& Wine Outlet’s landscaping will be comprised of local plants and grasses that require no irrigation. An information display
will educate customers on the building’s
numerous energy savings and sustainable
design features.
“The goal is to recycle 95% of construction waste from the new building and
95% of demolition material from the old
building,” stated Commissioner Mollica.
Recycled materials will also be used to
build new store features including a wine
tasting display counter that will be made
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High-Profile: Awards
Maguire Project Cited For Award
Foxborough, MA - Maguire Group
announced its Ferry Terminal expansion/
reconstruction project on Martha’s Vineyard for the Steamship Authority (SSA)
was cited with a Silver ACEC/MA excellence award.
The Oak Bluffs project, completed
in the spring of 2010, was undertaken by
the SSA in phases over three off-seasons in
order to keep service disruptions to a minimum.
The new facility includes a reoriented ferry berth for enhanced protection from
wind/wave forces, a longer transfer bridge,
new berthing dolphins/fenders, new vehicle-staging area, handicapped-accessible
pedestrian walkway, and Terminal Building improvements including restrooms.
Completed Terminal Building
The pavilion and 240-ft-long walkway were constructed using sustainable
heavy timber truss framing composed of
Port Orford Cedar (POC). The wooden terminal structure was designed to withstand
hurricane force winds. All marine structures are supported by SPIN FIN® piles,
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As part of their program called Scan- and the Old South Meetinghouse. For
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The new “gateway” to Oak
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$18.5 million terminal in May 2010.
Maguire served as project manager and lead engineer and directed activities of the project team that included the
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McGuire AFB Reno Gets Award
PCA Wins Award for Legacy Place
Designed By Maguire Group
McGuire Air Force Base Theater Building
Foxborough, MA - Maguire Group
announced that its renovation project for
the McGuire Air Force Base (AFB) Theater
Building 2909 was selected as a recipient of
the Headquarters Air Mobility Command
2011 Award for Design Excellence.
The goal for this $2.1 million renovation project was to create a welcoming, thermally efficient, and comfortable theater environment fully accessible to disabled users.
Maguire utilized creative design and
engineering to achieve this goal. For example, Maguire introduced new façade materials, a sloped roof, a vestibule entrance, and
lighting to enhance the building’s architectural image on the McGuire campus.
Enhanced architectural interiors were
also incorporated by replacing interior finishes, updating theater seating, and utilizing
acoustic panels and lighting to create a clean
and comfortable environment and provide
new color and texture variations. Fabric
walls with cherry wood wainscot bases,
Auditorium seating was reorganized to provide handicap seating throughout the theater.
concession cabinets, and a refinished stage
complete the interior renovations.
To achieve maximum accessibility,
Maguire reorganized auditorium seating
and the aisles to provide a 1:12 sloped route
and handicap seating throughout the theater.
Accessible toilets and dressing rooms were
also part of the design.
Another achievement was improving
the thermal efficiency of the theater. To accomplish this, Maguire faced concrete masonry unit (CMU) façades with rigid wall
insulation and added roof insulation, thermally efficient fenestrations, and mechanical/electrical and plumbing upgrades. Exterior renovations include new walkways,
ramps, underground drainage, a standingseam metal roof, and parking.
Legacy Place
Cambridge, MA —The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
awarded Legacy Place a Gold Medal for
Innovative Design and Development of a
New Project and a Silver Medal for Sustainability at the 2010 U.S. Design and Development Awards.
Architect Prellwitz Chilinski Associates (PCA Inc.) and developer WS Development accepted the honors at ICSC’s
national retailing conference in Phoenix on
December 2. Having earned the organization’s top US prize, the team becomes eligible for the ICSC global “best of the best”
competition this spring.
Now in its 33rd year, the U.S. Design
and Development Awards Program recognizes premier shopping center and retail
achievements in the United States. A multidisciplinary jury pulled from across the
country evaluates projects based on design
innovation, market success and community
impact, and sustainability/quality.
Legacy Place has exceeded sales
forecasts since opening in June 2008. The
675,000sf lifestyle center transformed an
underused blacktop along Route 1 in Dedham into a day-evening destination featuring 80 local and national retailers, eight restaurants, and a Showcase Cinema de Lux,
all framed around two pedestrian-friendly,
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Erland Honored with Two Awards
Photos by Dave Desroches
Richard B. Flynn Campus Union, Springfield College
SMMA Wins AIA Design Award
Providence, RI - Symmes Maini &
McKee Associates/SMMA was honored by
the Rhode Island Chapter of the American
Institute of Architects (AIA) with a Merit
Award for design of the Blue Cross & Blue
Shield of Rhode Island headquarters in
downtown Providence.
The awards jury cited the successful
integration of the new 13-story tower design with its adjacent neighborhood, which
includes public parks along the city’s rejuvenated riverfront, an adjacent high-rise
residential and mixed-use development,
and the historic McKim Mead & Whitedesigned state capitol building.
“The AIA Design Award recognizes
the accomplishment of our team in providing a building design that meets the needs
of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and advances the vision of the City for
downtown architecture designed in context
with Providence’s diverse urban setting,”
said Mark Spaulding, AIA, LEED AP,
principal and director of architecture for
SMMA.
A distinctive addition to the Providence skyline, the 327,000sf tower incorporates a series of setbacks to maintain
view corridors for adjacent buildings. The
curved form of north and south glass cur-
Burlington, MA – Two of Erland
Construction’s projects were honored
with Associated Builders and Contractors
(ABC) of Massachusetts Excellence in
Construction Awards at the organization’s
annual awards ceremony in November.
The new Leonard Florence Center
for Living won the Eagle Award in the
Healthcare over $10 million category, and
the new Richard B. Flynn Campus Union
at Springfield College was honored with
both a Merit Award and Spirit Award in the
Commercial/Institutional/Industrial over
$5 million category.
Boston - The Construction Institute
(TCI) recently conferred three Pride in Construction Project of the Year Awards recognizing the Fall River Justice Center (state
public sector project), the Haystack UltraWideband Satellite Imaging Radar Antenna
(federal public sector project), and The Carpenters Center (private sector project).
Fall River Justice Center – State Public Sector Project, which serves as the new
Superior and District Court in Fall River,
was designed for LEED Silver certification
by Finegold Alexander & Associates Inc.
Haystack Ultra-Wideband Satellite
Imaging Radar (HUSIR) Antenna – Federal
Public Sector is clearly an engineering and
construction marvel. The MIT Lincoln Laboratories managed the project for the United
States Air Force. Bond Brothers, Inc., Keystone Construction and Hallamore Corporation were the construction team.
The Carpenters Center – Private Sector Project, located in Boston, began in
February 2009. The project was designed by
ADD. Inc., with Suffolk Construction as the
construction manager.
The Volpe-Eagan Construction Safety
Awards were presented to Jamie Merloni,
training director for the New England Laborers’ Training Trust Fund, and George
Allen, principal and treasurer of the Archer
Corporation.
cupations (WANTO) grant program, which
is designed to increase the number of
women entering and remaining in apprenticeships associated with nontraditional occupations.
But tapping candidates early in their
career choices is still an important way to
fill the future need for quality workers in
the industry. A Massachusetts Construction Career Day is held every year to provide hands-on experience to students from
vocational schools throughout Massachusetts. Hosted by the New England Laborers
Training Center in Hopkinton, with additional vendors representing several other
union trades, this event attracts hundreds
of students each year.
In August this year, the state announced a new Articulation Agreement
between the Massachusetts Division of Apprenticeship Training, the Massachusetts
Association of Vocational Administrators,
and union apprenticeship programs, to promote a seamless transition between registered apprenticeship programs and eligible
graduates of state-approved vocational high
schools. This agreement will permit any
graduating student who meets the admission requirements to readily advance into
a first year apprenticeship. The Carpenters,
Laborers, and Sheet Metal Workers have so
far signed the Agreement.
The Laborer’s Union also sponsors
a Construction Craft Laborer’s Program
at the Medford Vocational Technical High
school which provides students who gradu-
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Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island
headquarters
facades animate the building with
IA Rhode Island Design Award for Blue Cross & Blue Shield of RItainwall
Headquarters
variable
light and sky reflection and work
to reduce the apparent massing of the tower
when viewed against adjacent buildings.
Recruiting
Talent
2011
– Symmes Maini & McKee Associates/SMMA was honored
by theTop
Rhode
Islandfor
Chapter
ate from the program an opportunity to enter the Laborers’ apprentice program. This
commences a lifelong career pathway into
the construction technology industry.
Another attractive benefit to potential candidates offered by most union training programs is the ability to earn college
credits for completion of an apprenticeship.
For example, tthe Arioch Center at Wentworth offers an associates degree in Applied Science Technology to IBEW Local
103 graduates from their Inside Wireman
apprenticeship program. The New England Regional Council of Carpenters also
has a program with Wentworth that gives
members credit for completing a four-year
apprenticeship.
In addition, recruiting veterans to
the building trades continues through the
Helmets to Hardhats program which places
quality men and women from the armed
forces into promising building and construction careers. The program is a way
to help men and women who have served
our country but at the same time provides
union employers with highly skilled, disciplined workers with strong work ethics.
And while recruiting for 2011 is
an important focus, the union construction industry is dedicated to having the
best trained and most highly qualified
craftspeople in the industry. Training is a
full-time commitment by our unions and
contractors, funded to the tune of over $28
million annually.
Christina Chatalian is communications coordinator for The Construction
Institute.
tute of Architects (AIA) with a Merit Award for design of the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of
arters in downtown Providence. The awards jury cited the successful integration of the
design with its adjacent neighborhood, which includes public parks along city’s
nt, an adjacent high-rise residential and mixed-use development, and the historic
e-designed state capitol building.
ign Award recognizes the accomplishment of our team in providing a building design
s of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and advances the vision of the City for
ure designed in context with Providence’s diverse urban setting,” said Mark Spaulding,
al and Director of Architecture for SMMA.
addition to the Providence skyline, the 327,000 square tower incorporates a series of
view corridors for adjacent buildings. The curved form of north and south glass
nimate the building with variable light and sky reflection, and works to reduce the
the tower
when viewed against adjacent buildings.
ollows other recent honors and awards for the project, including a 2010 Excellence in
January, 2011
25
LNR New Residential Development
Bruss CM for Historic Bldg. Reno.
Designed by Sheskey Architects
Eventide - South Elevation
Renderings by Shesley Architects
SouthField,. MA - LNR Property 300 and 500 construction jobs. And as with
Corporation announced the latest in a string previous deals, the Eventide closing will
of residential development deals at South- generate more than $1 million in new host
The building will become the new statewide office for Breathe New Hampshire.
Field, New England’s newest community community payments from the developer
Manchester, NH - The Amoskeag Lo- on to produce the first steam-powered fire
and a national model of smartgrowth and LNR to Weymouth and Abington under the comotive Works building will become a new engines.
transit-oriented development.
host community agreements signed recent- LEED Certified Statewide Office with Bruss
In keeping with the mission of Breathe
Formerly the South Weymouth Naval ly by the two communities.
Construction, Inc. of Bradford providing the New Hampshire, the integrated design team
Air Station, SouthField will feature 2,850
LNR previously announced that two construction management services.
is focused on delivering superior indoor air
units of housing and two million sf of com- of the South Shore’s most popular custom
The 8,345sf building renovation will quality and proper energy conservation for
mercial and retail space.
homebuilders, Whitman Homes and Inter- become the new statewide office for Breathe this exciting, historic restoration.
Quincy’s William B. Rice Even- active Building Group, will construct doz- New Hampshire, a nonprofit organization
Bruss Construction will be seeking
tide Home will expand to a new facility at ens of new homes in SouthField Highlands.
committed to eliminating lung disease and LEED Silver certification in the CommerSouthField, which will include 192 units
At SouthField, Rice Eventide, whose improving the quality of life for those living cial Interiors category. The new high performance interior shell will provide a sigof senior independent living and a 46-bed Quincy facility was named one of U.S. with lung disease in New Hampshire.
This historic Manchester building was nificant air barrier with many green features
skilled nursing facility on 9.4 acres in News & World Report’s 2010 “America’s
SouthField Highlands.
Best Nursing Homes,” will expand into constructed in the late 1830s as a foundry such as low flow fixtures and toilets, low to
The project will produce between independent senior living and provide a for the mill industry. During the Civil War, no VOC emitting materials, as well as lobroad spectrum of services the foundry produced over 27,000 muskets cally sourced materials containing as much
recycled content as possible and the use of
across a continuum of care. and 6,982 carbines for the Union troops.
With
the
decline
of
the
mill
industry,
sustainably harvested wood.
The spacious new senior comthe
foundry
became
the
Amoskeag
LocoConstruction started in late November
munity is being developed by
motive
Works,
producing
over
1,800
steam
with
a
fast track scheduled completion date
Rogerson Communities, a leadlocomotives, some still in use by the Cog of late February 2011.
ing provider of senior housing
Railway on Mt. Washington, and then went
and services in Greater Boston,
designed by Sheskey Architects in Quincy, and projected
to begin construction in 2012.
Hartford, CT – Diggs Construction,
The total development value is LLC announced three new projects in
SouthField, New England’s newest community, is a model estimated between $45 million Connecticut.
The Town of Hamden awarded Diggs
and $50 million.
of smartgrowth and transit-oriented development.
Construction to serve as the owner’s construction consultant (OCC).
Diggs Construction will provide
OCC and CPA services over a period of 18
months for the construction of the MemoNorth Walpole, NH – Woodstone,
The outside sales force is comrial Town Hall and Police Headquarters
a manufacturer of custom fenestration posed of two industry veterans: Hank
project.
and architectural millwork for historic Bishop and Bill Ringwall.
Memorial Town Hall and Police Headrestoration and properties of distinction,
The inside sales team includes
quarters in Hamden, Conn.
is enlarging its sales and customer ser- two of Woodstone’s most experienced
A new 6,000sf facility for American
vice departments.
estimators. Sandy Furlong has been with
Renal Dialysis is located in a medical park
The sales and customer service de- Woodstone for 23 years and Anne Hill
off I-691 in Meriden. The 2,700sf treatpartment will fall under the management for 20.
ment
room has 12 treatment stations, and
of COO and co-owner, Tony Elliott.
one isolation room to treat patients with
contagious diseases.
There are medication prep, lab, soiled
utility and home training rooms supporting
the patient treatment room. The heart of the
Rendering of the new residential
dialysis center is the 300sf water treatment
community in New Haven
room that includes a sophisticated reverse
information.
Jennifer Frank has been selected for osmosis system that delivers high quality
Lewis notes that the firm avoids an the OCC position and Joseph DeSanti as pure water for each patient station on the
egotistical approach to design. Their prac- executive support. The total project cost is treatment floor along with several loops
campuses to help plan new growth.
that distribute medications.
The firm also works closely with tice is collaborative, because they get to $37.5 million.
The facility has a new fire protection
know
the
client
quite
well.
As part of the West Rock developschools that are just starting to consider
sprinkler system, an electrical service, a fire
Doktor
adds
that
their
team
often
ment
program
for
the
Housing
Authority
campus planning or new construction.
alarm system and an emergency generator
Tried-and-true approaches to design includes construction professionals and of the City of New Haven, a new residen- system to power the entire space.
have not changed in 30 years. Often the consultants early in the design process that tial community, both rental and homeownpartners start by sketching ideas on tracing identifies project challenges and develops ership, will be created consisting of 433
paper with a pencil. Another aspect of de- a timely, affordable, and practical response newly constructed dwelling units.
Kyma Harrison is serving as consign that hasn’t changed: they put the client to them.
struction monitor for the Brookside
Dioli
observes
that
such
teamwork
first.
Homeownership and Brookside Rental
Founder John Olson describes the results is a sensitive design solution. It
Phase 1 portions of the program with budgrows
out
of
knowing
the
client’s
needs
firm’s typical design process: their role
gets
of $30 million and $4.8 million reis to listen. The designer lets the client and aspirations, while also being respon- spectively. Joseph DeSanti will be serving
talk and asks questions to draw out more sive to real-world considerations.
Meriden Dialysis Center
as executive support.
Diggs Awarded Three New Projects
Woodstone Expands
Three Decades and Four Partners
OLD&D Celebrates 30th Anniversary
January, 2011
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High-Profile Cover Story: Holy Family Hospital in Methuen
Holy Family Hospital Tops Off New Emergency Center
RF Walsh, S/L/A/M, and Suffolk Construction Team Up
M
ethuen, MA - Collaborative
Partners, project manager, the
architectural firm The S/L/A/M
Collaborative, and Suffolk Construction
Company recently joined with officials of
Holy Family Hospital in Methuen to celebrate the hospital’s 60th anniversary by
topping off the new $21 million Emergency Center.
“For 60 years, our Family has been
dedicated to caring for the families of
the Merrimack Valley and Southern New
Hampshire,” said Lester P. Schindel,
president, Holy Family Hospital. “This
institution would be nothing without the
employees, physicians, volunteers, Board
members, leaders and community members who have played a significant role in
the success and accomplishments of Holy
Family over the past 60 years.”
Sister Nancy Glynn, CBS and Sister
Anne Maureen Doherty, CBS, two of the
founding sisters of Bon Secours who were
called to staff this hospital at its inception,
were among the many staff, physicians and
community members who signed the beam
before the ceremony.
Judge John E. Fenton Jr., board of
trustee member at Holy Family Hospital,
was also an honored guest and speaker at
the event. His father, Judge John E. Fenton Sr., raised more than $1 million in the
1940s to build the hospital’s first building,
which was named in his honor.
The 21,000sf facility nearly doubles
the hospital’s capacity to care for emergency patients while extending advanced
Rendering of the entrance to the new emergency center
emergency medicine to a greater number
of patients and families from southern New
Hampshire and the Merrimack Valley.
Holy Family Hospital is owned by
Steward Health Care System LLC.
When the expanded Emergency Center is completed later this year, the hospital
will be able to accommodate 54,000 emergency visits annually. Currently, emergency
visits number around 30,000 each year. The
new, uniquely designed emergency center will be equipped with 34 private treatment bays including six fast-track rooms;
an on-site, state-of-the-art CT scanner; and
a double trauma room. The mechanical
equipment and space has been designed to
facilitate future vertical expansion.
According to Jack Hobbs, Collaborative Partners President and CEO, the Holy
Family project is on track with the project
charter for meeting budget and schedule
parameters and is approximately halfway to completion. From a strategic planning perspective, the key was to locate the
emergency department in the most costeffective location on campus and reinforce
the proper adjacencies with other diagnostic and clinical departments providing support. By coupling this Holy Family project
with four other campuses, Steward was
able to streamline the planning and project delivery process thereby achieving cost
saving, added value, and faster and more
efficient project delivery.
The building is currently weathertight and the design/construction team is
now focusing on the interior fit-up of the
project.
“Unique to this project is the exterior
façade. The current campus houses many
different exteriors and unique colors. This
presented a challenge for the design team
to come up with a color palette that fit.”
said Chris Conway, project manager of Suffolk Construction. “ In the end they chose
to take pieces of each, combining brick,
precast concrete, composite metal panels,
curtain wall and a cantilevered glass portecochere. The brick type and pattern chosen
was a discontinued Notre Dame blend. The
recipe had to be found and placed back
into production. The end product ties in
all of the colors of the surrounding campus, creating the feeling that the building
has always belonged, yet has a modern and
inviting entrance.”
The A/E Team is currently working
with the facility in coordinating the Medical Equipment and IT/Tel Com as Holy
Family Hospital begins to procure the
equipment and end-devices.
Continued on next page
Trauma center
Project Team for Holy Family Hospital
Project Manager - RFWalsh Collaborative Partners
Architect - The S/L/A/M Collaborative
General Contractor - Suffolk Construction Company
Civil Engineer - Woodard & Curran
MEP Engineer - Thompson Consultants, Inc.
Lobby of the emergency center.
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High-Profile Cover Story: Holy Family Hospital in Methuen
“To align end-user expectations, the design and construction
team just recently completed an Exam Room mock-up room simulating an exact replica of the final condition to be certain that all
medical staff understand what they are ultimately to inherit upon
occupancy of the new building. This also gives them the chance to
fine-tune final location of any headwall devices, medical gasses, and
power requirements for all 32 of the treatment bays.”
Rick Polvino, AIA (SLAM’s project manager)
Continued from previous page
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“To align end-user expectations, the
design and construction team just recently
completed an exam room mock-up simulating an exact replica of the final condition to
be certain that all medical staff understand
what they are ultimately to inherit upon occupancy of the new building,” said Rick
Polvino, AIA, SLAM’s project manager.
“This also gives them the chance to finetune final location of any headwall devices,
medical gasses, and power requirements
for all 32 of the treatment bays.”
According to Suffolk Construction’s
project manager Chris Conway, “The most
challenging aspect of the project was that
we were building a new emergency room
addition in a densely populated and active
hospital campus. Having to work around
patients, personnel and staff, without causing disruption, was difficult at times.
“In addition the new structure was
located next to an active Med Flight helicopter pad. On average, we received twothree flights per week. Given the close
proximity of construction we had to be
diligent not to increase the risk of helicop-
ter landings and take offs.”
He noted, “The Holy Family Hospital
campus is surrounded by residential neighborhoods. During construction we had to
be cognizant to not disrupt the community.
We achieved this by providing a construction management plan that was reviewed
and approved by the hospital and local authorities. Included in this plan were proactive measures to avoid traffic, disturbances
during hours, avoidance of deliveries and
trucking on residential streets and the rerouting of an existing traffic plan. We were
able to achieve this by constantly communicating with both the hospital staff and the
surrounding neighbors.”
The goal of the Holy Family Hospital
is to become the leading healthcare facility north of Boston. To achieve this goal
it made the investment not only to build
a new emergency department but also to
upgrade the majority of the existing campus and surrounding facilities providing
the public with a beautiful, functional and
technologically advanced health care facility with plans for future expansion.
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Waxy O’Connors Irish Pub Opens
TownePlace Suites Under Way
Designed by John Kay and BKA/Noble Ventures GC
Pro Con Architect and CM
All the millwork for Waxy’s Irish Pub was custom-designed in Ireland and shipped to the
construction site for installation.
Lexington, MA - BKA Architects of
Brockton and Noble Ventures of Raynham,
working with the project designer John Kay
Design of Dublin, Ireland, have completed
the renovation of an existing restaurant and
bar in Lexington into a Waxy O’Connors
Irish Pub, the sixth pub location in the
United States.
Occupying 8,075sf of an existing,
free-standing two-story building that formerly housed several restaurants, the Waxy
O’Connors pub exudes an authentic Irish
décor and atmosphere. This effect was
achieved by having all the millwork cus-
tom designed by John Kaye Design and
built by Truwood Joinery Millworkers in
County Monaghan, Ireland. The millwork
was then crated and shipped to the construction site for installation.
A 100-foot long bar that seats 40
people exemplifies the fine wood craftsmanship and Irish authenticity visible
throughout the restaurant. Four separate
dining areas and an operational fieldstone
fireplace surround the bar.
An outdoor stone patio is planned to
be added in the spring.
Kingstown, RI – In anticipation
of inclement weather conditions, the
new TownePlace Suites by Marriott in
the Quonset Business Park is weather
tight and construction is proceeding
on schedule.
Pro Con, Inc. of Manchester,
N.H. is the architect and construction
manager for the $7.5 million sustainable design-build hotel, which is being
developed as part of the Gateway Parcel Master Development by New Boston Fund Inc of Boston and Waterford
Development of Needham, Mass.
New TownePlace Suites under construction.
The TownePlace Suites by Marriott is being built on a 4.6-acre site
tion under the USGBC’s LEED program.
conveniently located across from The
PCI’s design incorporates many susShops at Quonset Point at the intersection
tainable features, including a geothermal
of Gate Road and Route 403.
The developer is intending to make system for heating and cooling the 55,453sf
the 103-key, four-story extended stay hotel, building; excavation material was crushed
one of the first environmentally friendly and reused for structural fill, the landscape
hotels in Rhode Island and has registered it plantings will be low water tolerant plants,
with the US Green Building Council (US- and the lawns will be watered using water
GBC) with the intention to pursue certifica- collected from storm runoff.
Indian Woods Phase 1 Completed
MPA Completes Weiss Office
Photo by Warren Patterson
The new office provides an open layout on one floor of the building.
Boston - Margulies Perruzzi Architects (MPA) has completed the design of
11,400sf of new office space for Weiss Asset Management. Margulies Perruzzi Architects provided interior architecture and
design services for the project, which is located at 222 Berkeley Street in Boston.
Previously located on Commonwealth Avenue, Weiss Asset’s new office
provides increased space for the firm’s
70 employees, in an open layout on one
floor of the building. The space features a
technology-intensive trading floor for 48
traders, five offices, conference rooms, and
collaborative meeting areas with videoconferencing capabilities. Amenities include
a catering kitchen with dining area and an
exercise room with showers.
With an eye toward sustainable design, Margulies Perruzzi Architects saved
50% of the existing building, reusing light
fixtures, millwork, carpet, conference room
and office furniture, and the stone floor in
the lobby.
Commodore Builders was the general contractor for the project. WSP Flack &
Kurtz provided mechanical, electrical and
plumbing engineering and telecommunications consulting, and Fort Point Project
Management provided project management services.
Stoughton, MA – Pro Con, Inc has
completed the first of three buildings for
Alta at Indian Woods, a new Energy Star
apartment community in Stoughton. The
completed building also houses the community’s administrative offices and the community’s clubhouse and fitness room.
Wood Partners of Concord, Mass. is
the developer, and Pro Con, Inc of Manchester, N.H. is the architect and general
contractor for the $13.5 million design build
project.
Alta at Indians Woods will be comprised of three four-story garden-style
buildings. The 154-apartment community
will offer one and two-bedroom units and
one-bedroom units with dens, ranging from
710sf to1,041sf. The apartments feature
ample kitchens, full size washers and dryers, walk-in closets, upgraded flooring, and
high-speed Internet and cable ready access.
The community’s common areas have
been professionally landscaped and offer
amenities including covered parking, a putting green, outdoor seating, and gas grills.
The clubhouse features a greatroom
with a kitchen for entertaining and a fitness
room with high-end exercise equipment and
machines. The community’s administrative
and leasing offices are located on-site.
Alta at Indian Woods is participating
in the Massachusetts New Homes with Energy Star program, developed and administered by the United States Department of
Energy, that focuses on a high efficiency
building envelope and optimal HVAC distribution performance. The buildings will be
tested to ensure energy star compliance for
the HVAC systems and the insulation installation.
Conservation Services Group of Westborough, Mass. is collaborating with Wood
Partners as HERS rater on the project.
Pro Con Inc. has scheduled a phased
completion of the project; the first building
is complete and ready for occupancy, the
second building will be completed by late
December, and the third building will be
completed in January 2011.
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Brookstone Completes Terminal
Nashua, NH - Brookstone
Builders, Inc., construction managers and general contractors
headquartered in Manchester,
recently announced that they
have completed a construction
project for the State of New
Hampshire Dept. of Transportation.
This project was funded
as part of an ongoing effort to
promote the use of public transportation. The scope-of-work
involved the construction of
a new 1,600sf bus terminal at
the NH Park & Ride located on
Route 3 at Exit 8 off the Everett Turnpike
in Nashua.
The conventional structured-steel
facility was outfitted with a brick and antigraffiti tile exterior and energy-efficient
rubber roof, along with marbleized-styled
Congress Companies Breaks Ground
Bel Air Health Center
Milwaukee, WI – The Congress Con- wing, and all new furnishings and equipstruction Co., a Boston-based healthcare ment throughout.
New bus terminal
service provider, has started the construcWorking closely with Elite Senior
tion and renovation project of the $18 mil- Living, the facility’s nursing home operarubber flooring for lasting wear.
The interior consists of a ticketing lion Bel Air Health Center, a state-of-the- tor, Congress developed a custom tailored,
counter and staff office, mechanical and art long-term care and rehabilitation center cost-effective solution covering the project
in its entirety, from acquisition, acquisition
storage rooms, restrooms, and a passenger located in Milwaukee.
The plans include a facility of 185 financing, complete design and engineerwaiting area.
An official ribbon-cutting ceremony beds, a 50-bed dedicated rehabilitation ing, including interior finishes and furnishwing designed using the latest scientific and ings, construction, and HUD construction
has been scheduled for later this month.
medical principles, a new, fully-equipped, financing.
3,500sf rehabilitation and gym facility, all
Congress has completed over 30
private, single-bedded rooms in the rehab HUD projects in the country.
Cutler Foundation Gifts
Worcester, MA -- The Melvin S. Cutler Charitable Foundation, a philanthropic
organization established by design-build
entrepreneur Mel Cutler, has announced a
number of recent gifts.
The Foundation focuses on providing financial support to organizations that
assist at-risk members of the community.
The donations include: $15,000 to
the Mass. Veterans Shelter to help provide
emergency shelter and transitional housing
for men and women veterans; $10,000 to
Abby’s House, a multiservice organization
in Worcester that serves homeless and battered women and children; $10,000 to the
United Way to support its critical role in
the community of helping those in need;
$7,500 to the Worcester County Food Bank
to support its mission of providing relief
from hunger; and $2,500 to the Worcester
Youth Center, an educational, recreational,
and social facility for youth between the
ages of 14 and 24.
Canal District Electric on Schedule
Managed by Cruz Electric
Lowell, MA – Cruz Electric of
Woburn is on schedule for an April 2011
completion of the electrical construction
of a Lowell Hamilton Canal District revitalization project.
When complete, the structures in
the project will include a 260,000sf court-
house, 725 housing units, 350,000sf of
office space and R&D, 50,000sf of retail
and restaurants, 900,000sf parking garage, and three open space parks.
Cruz is managing a field crew of 18
electricians.
January, 2011
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High-Profile: Green Facilities Development News
MPA’S Design Earns Green Accolades
Bioengineering
Group Honored
Salem, MA - Green For All and
SJF Institute recently announced the
first-ever Green Jobs Award honorees.
The Green Jobs Award honors businesses that contribute to the economy
and the environment.
Bioengineering Group, a womanowned science and engineering firm
headquartered in Salem, was one of 10
firms honored by Green For All and SJF
Institute.
“Each of the companies chosen
this year does its part in building the
green economy through innovation and
job creation here in the United States,”
says Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, CEO of
Green For All.
“We are honored to have been
chosen as one of 10 recipients of The
Green Jobs Award,” stated Kathy Santoro, director of human resources for
Bioengineering Group. “We see our
firm as a place to put what we know
into practice. Being green isn’t just given lip service, its woven into the fabric
of the company culture until it quite
literally changes how people see the
world. Giving employees the opportunity to contribute to positive social and
environmental outcomes is a powerful
motivator. ”
Waltham, MA - Margulies Perruzzi
Architects (MPA) and Hobbs Brook Management announced that the 175-185 Wyman Street office project in Waltham has
been awarded two sustainability awards:
the grand prize in the green facilities category of the 2010 BUILDINGS Project Innovations Awards and the 2010 Award of
Excellence for Best Practice – Sustainability from CoreNet Global New England.
Owned and operated by Hobbs Brook
Management, designed by Margulies Perruzzi Architects and built by Columbia
Construction Company, these Class A office buildings also earned LEED Gold certification and Innovation in Design credits
in all five categories.
The 175-185 Wyman Street complex
is 335,000sf of new construction built with
the highest level of design, construction,
materials, and finishes. The property features two L-shaped buildings with large
PAV E R S B Y I D E A L
Award winning Wyman Street office project
footprints and a courtyard between that create a campus setting. The project includes
underground and surface parking and a
5,424sf, food-court style corporate dining
facility in the 175 Wyman Street building
with an outdoor patio, as well as a café and
satellite location for the shoulder periods in
the 185 Wyman Street building next door.
Sustainable aspects of the 175-185
Wyman Street complex include an integrated green cleaning program, mature
landscaping, high-reflection roofing, preferred parking for hybrid vehicles and car
poolers, and shower facilities for bicycle
commuters.
The project recycled over 95% of the
former building on the site as structural fill,
incorporating an equivalent of $7 million
worth of recycled materials. An additional
2,000 tons of steel were sent off-site with
the equivalent purchased for use at the new
site.
photo © Warren Patterson
The stormwater treatment system
utilizes a pond that doubles as a landscape
feature to clean water before it heads to
the Cambridge Reservoir, while additional stormwater runoff collected on site is
used for irrigation of the site’s native and
drought-resistant plantings.
John G. Crowe Associates, Inc. provided landscape architecture, site planning,
environmental permitting, and civil engineering
The project featured a 40% water-use
reduction and a 22% optimized energy performance during the design, engineering,
and construction phases, with the intention
of reducing energy costs to future tenants.
Additionally, the exterior materials of the
building provide practical solar protection
through the use of solar shading that minimizes heat gain while also drawing natural
light deep into the office space.
Golf Club Installs Wind Turbine
Following is an excerpt of an article
sent by Jim Cavan, of Green Alliance of
Portsmouth, N. H.
Typically, the windswept fairways at
North Hampton’s Sagamore Hampton Golf
Club are more a source of competitive frus
tration than admiration. Nestled high above
the surrounding terrain and within earshot
of 1-95, a round at the 18-hole course can,
on a particularly gusty day, feel like New
Hampshire’s version of the British Open.
Now, thanks to a green ambition over
two years in the making, the near 50 year
old Sagamore is making the most of na
ture’s hand. The golf course, located at 101
North Road in North Hampton, success
fully installed and put online a 3.7 kilowatt
wind turbine.
The roughly 50 foot structure – situ
ated about a sand wedge shot from the
clubhouse and in between the first and tenth
fairways – is expected to supply a portion
amount of the course clubhouse’s energy
needs in the coming years.
According to Luff, Sagamore had
for years explored the possibility of wind
technology on the course grounds. Unfor
tunately, until 2005 small businesses in
New Hampshire were not permitted to “net
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EPA Recommends Testing PCB Levels
banned since the late 1970s in the United
States, when certain types were identified as
carcinogenic, but prior to then it was used
in some electronics and building materials,
including as an additive in some caulks to
make them more flexible.
In 2000, while investigating above
average rates of breast cancer cases among
employees at the University of Rhode Island, investigators inadvertently found correlations between the high levels of PCBs
found in the building and in the employees’
blood serum, prompting further testing and
discovery of the tainted caulking.
According to the EPA, tests performed
on laboratory animals indicate that the type
of PCBs released by this type of caulk have
been shown to cause cancer and numerous other serious health effects in animals.
These include issues with the immune system, reproductive system, nervous system,
endocrine system, and other negative health
effects. Let it be known that PCBs have
been found in the blood of students tested
in buildings where PCBs have been discovered in caulking.
PCB-laden caulk can come in different colors: brown, black, tan, white, etc. This
caulking can be found around windows,
doors, vents and possibly on sidewalks.
It can also leach and contaminate the
indoor air, soil, and masonry. Evidence indicates that PCBs can be absorbed into masonry materials to the extent that removal
and replacement of these masonry units becomes necessary.
This means that even though properties may have newer replacement doors and
windows, the masonry
openings at these locations
can still be contaminated.
PCB-laden caulk is considered hazardous material and must be properly
abated and properly disposed of.
While the focus has
been largely on schools
and public buildings, what
is not addressed or considered is that hundreds
of these older schools and
manufacturing facilities
from the suspect period
have been converted to
residential and office condominiums. This is especially true in New England.
The Massachusetts
Division of Capitol Asset
Management has initiated
a requirement on public
projects: to test for PCBs
when “window replacements, exterior masonry
repairs or other activities that may involve PCB
laden material” are undertaken. However, that does
not include privately held
property.
Oddly, the only federal guidelines in place at
the present time concerning PCB caulk is that if it
is discovered, in the course
of voluntary testing, it must
be removed. At this time
PCB-contaminated caulk on
brick column in front of the
French Hill Elementary School
in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. (year
2005). Caulk contained 60,000
ppm of PCB (Aroclor 1254 and
1260) Caulk is 6.0% PCB. Wipe
sample of caulk yielded 22,700
ug/100 cm2. PCBs migrated/
leached to the top surface of
caulk. Source; www.pcbinschools.org
there are no federal laws
requiring testing. This
“catch-22” requirement
gives
budget-stripped
schools little incentive to
test voluntarily and risk
subjecting themselves to
this burden.
The EPA has clearly
stated that they are looking at the issue and will
be developing guidelines
and recommendations.
Removal of these contaminants, if necessary,
is certain to be extremely expensive and “PCB
caulk” may become the
environmental buzzword
of the new decade.
Privately held properties are currently under
no such obligation other
than conscience. Despite
the lack of a legal compulsion to test and abate
these substances, there
are clear benefits to testing. If no PCBs are present, you can relax knowing that you have done the
responsible thing. If PCBs
are present, you have the
opportunity to plan and
budget your response before any government mandates take effect. Forewarned is forearmed.
Dan Simonse, is
chief estimator for CCI .
Nexus/Green
Roundtable
Framingham,
MA - Rand Worldwide, a global leader in providing technology solutions to
organizations with
engineering design
and
information
technology require- Ken Flannigan
ments, announced
that a Building Information Modeling (BIM) expert from its IMAGINiT
Technologies division will be speaking
at the upcoming Nexus/Green Roundtable meeting on January 21, 2011.
The industry is looking toward
a change, the promise of Architecture
2030, to reduce our world’s building
energy consumption. Whether it is a
voluntary report, credit system, or simply an exacting client, there is a need
to simulate, respond, and improve a
building’s performance.
Flannigan, building solutions expert at IMAGINiT Technologies, will
focus on the tools available within Revit as well as other software to help organizations evaluate designs for LEED
credits and certification.
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Superior Energy Saving Alternatives to Generic Low-e Glass
by Bruce Lang
Initial revisions to the Department of
Energy’s Energy Star window performance
standards, which debuted January 1, 2010,
should make clear
that generic lowe glass no longer
represents a level
of energy efficiency
required to “transform the market,”
a key charter of the
agency’s
Energy
Star program.
Because geBruce Lang
neric low-e glass
provides insulating
performance of about R-4 in a world in
which R-19 insulated walls are the norm,
there’s a dramatic performance gap between what low-e glass provides and what
green building practices promise in saving
energy and reducing carbon emissions.
Despite heavily insulated walls and
ceilings and the popularity of low-e glass,
25%-35% of the energy used in homes and
buildings is wasted due to inefficient glass.
So, it should come as no surprise that glass
is responsible for >10% of the total carbon
emissions in the US annually and is a major contributor to global warming.
The truth is that low-e glass thermal
performance has reached practical limits. A
low-e coating reflects heat, reducing heat
transfer between panes of glass, and thereby improving insulation performance. The
“e” in low-e, which stands for “emissivity,”
is the ability of a surface to radiate energy.
Low-e coatings are rated for the amount of
heat they radiate – the lower the number,
the less heat is radiated and the better the
insulation performance of the glass.
Coated glass is commonly available
today with emissivity ratings below 0.03,
and lowering emissivity from 0.03 to 0.00
will have a negligible incremental improvement on window performance. Clearly, further improvements in glass thermal
performance will not come from improvements in low-e coatings. Low-e coated
glass has become a minimum performance
baseline and no longer represents a path
to “improved” energy performance. The
incremental performance benefit of using
low-e glass is zero, because it is already assumed as a required product.
Generic low-e insulating glass, consisting of two pieces of coated glass separated by a sealed, gas-filled air space (or
cavity), achieves a maximum thermal insulation value of R-4. With further advances
in glass coating technology expected to
provide minimal performance improvement, the focus has now shifted from coatings to cavities. Just as the introduction
of single-cavity insulated glass provided
a breakthrough in performance beyond
monolithic glass, the introduction of multicavity constructions, consisting of two or
even three insulating cavities, is providing
the next performance breakthrough for insulating glass.
Two alternatives to generic low-e insulating glass are currently available that
Illustrations showing the comparison of one-, two- and three-film panes.
can meet Energy Star’s current and forthcoming window performance standards.
One is triple pane glass, consisting of three
panes of glass and two low-e coatings. The
good news is that by using a third pane of
glass to create a second insulating cavity,
triple pane low-e glass improves generic
low-e insulating glass performance from
R- 4 to R-9. The bad news is that triple
pane glass is 50% heavier than standard insulating glass, requiring stronger window
framing and increasing cost accordingly.
A superior alternative consists of
suspending one or more low emissivity and
solar reflective films inside of an insulating
glass unit. Without the weight disadvantages of a third pane of glass, film can create two, three or even four insulating cavities that maximize light transmission and
provide conservation performance ranging
from R-6 to an amazing R-20 to meet the
unique requirements of both commercial
and residential new construction and renovation projects.
Such internally-mounted film does
not replace low-e glass. It leverages the
benefits of film-based and glass-based
technologies to create a lightweight, multicavity insulating glass that offers a new
level of performance. Most units fabricated today utilize low-e coated glass to
minimize solar heat gain, while using film
to maximize insulation performance, block
UV radiation, reduce noise, and increase
occupant comfort more effectively than
low-e glass alone.
Clearly, film-based, multi-cavity insulating glass is tomorrow’s state-of-the-art
window glass available today. It has been
saving energy in thousands of homes and
in such landmark buildings as the Rotch
Library at MIT, the Boston Museum of
Fine Arts, and the Brigham and Women’s
Hospital.
Bruce Lang is vice president of marketing & business development at Southwall Technologies, Inc., in Palo Alto, CA.
Golf Club Installs Wind Turbine
meter” their energy, meaning they couldn’t
collect money from a power utility if a sys
tem were able to generate more power than
was needed. So any excess energy would
have to be stored on site in a series of ex
pensive, high-tech batteries for later use.
In 2005 that law was changed, paving
the way for small businesses interested in
alternative energy to explore increasingly
viable – and potentially lucrative – sources
of alternative energy.
“When we first learned about net me
tering, we thought to ourselves, ‘gee, may
be now something like wind turbine would
work for us,’” recalls Luff. “We had the
grounds tested over the winter of 2008 and
2009, and it turned out that we had an aver
age of about 12 mile an hour winds, which
was sufficient for a palatable payback.”
In 2009, with approval from the town
in place, net metering a viable option, and
the weather in an uncharacteristically co
operative mood, Luff was finally able to
bring the project full circle.
According to Luff, in the first three
days the Skystream Turbine – installed by
Wind Guys USA, out of nearby Rye – had
produced an average of 15 kilowatt hours
per day of electricity. And, on top of giving
up-to-the-minute calculations of generated
power, the turbine also imparted an even
more telling statistic: it had kept 44 pounds
of CO2 out of the atmosphere.
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installed a wind turbine.
Luff says he wanted the turbine in
stalled during the winter, during the windi
est months, in order to stockpile energy for
the busy summer golfing season.
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First Wind HQ Achieves LEED Gold War Memorial Receives Leed Silver
Newton, MA - Commodore
Builders announced that First Wind
was awarded LEED Gold certification.
First Wind is a leader in wind
power, renewable energy, and wind
farm technologies. In October 2009,
the company moved from its suburban location in Newton, to 179 Lincoln Street in downtown Boston.
In collaboration with Gensler, Millennium Partners, Dowling
Houy, and WB Engineers, ComInterior view of First Wind’s new Boston office
modore completed the 36,000sf inthe 110-year-old building.
terior fit-out for First Wind’s new
Commodore installed new high-end
Boston office, located on the fifth floor of
finishes, flooring, skylights, paint, and allglass office fronts. The space also included
a new 1,000sf high-tech Data Acquisition
Computing Center (DACC) that measures
the international kilowatt/minute output of
energy for the company.
LEED Gold certification of the First
Wind project was based on several green
design and construction features that positively impacted the project and the broader
community, including a more efficient use
of energy and the utilization of regional
and recycled materials.
One hundred percent of the equipment on-site is Energy Star certified; 98%
of the wood products installed are FSC
certified, 78% of materials used during
construction were diverted from landfills,
and 42% of the supplied materials were
manufactured within a 500-mile radius of
the project.
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Design by HMFH Architects
Photo by Anton Grassl/Esto
Pool area with aquatic-inspired tiling at Cambridge War Memorial Recreation Center.
Cambridge, MA - HMFH Architects
announced that its design for the renovation of the City of Cambridge’s War Memorial Recreation Center has been awarded
LEED Silver certification by the US Green
Building Council and verified by the Green
Building Certification Institute (GBCI).
Located at 1640 Cambridge Street,
the renovation of the late 1950s era physical education and recreation facility included improving and updating building systems, providing universal accessibility and
revamping the layout of the locker rooms,
restrooms, classrooms, and administrative
offices.
The 78,000sf building houses three
pools, a gymnasium with basketball and
volleyball courts, a fitness room, a multipurpose room, and separate locker room
facilities for school and public use.
The center achieved LEED Silver
certification for energy use, lighting, water,
and material use as well as incorporating a
variety of other sustainable strategies.
January, 2011
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Harvard Child Care Center Credited With Green Design
Littleton, MA - Anderson Anderson
Architecture of San Francisco and Triumph Modular Corporation of Littleton
announced that their classroom system at
Harvard University recently won an honorable mention at the 2010 Boston Society
of Architects Honor Awards for Design
Excellence and an Energy + Sustainability
Merit Award from the American Institute
of Architects San Francisco Chapter.
Anderson Anderson designed the innovative 5,700sf facility that Triumph built
and installed in just six weeks on the Harvard campus.
For 18 months, this modular school
building will first house the Harvard Yard
Child Care Center, and then the Oxford
Street Daycare Cooperative, while their
Photo by Kent Dayton Photography
The modular school building will first house the Harvard Yard Child Care Center.
Photo by Anderson Anderson Architecture
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a white rubber roof that reflects solar heat.
Coordinated sensors and electronic control
of the lighting system turns lights off when
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Across
1 This company recently completed the construction of a new bus terminal at Nashua, New
Hampshire
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Center for Culinary Excellence at Johnson and
Wales University in Providence
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for Cancer Care
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provide MA statewide geotechnical design review
services for roadway and bridge projects
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recycled materials for the interior walls
and carpet tiles, and an HVAC system that
regulates and brings in air from the outside
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Sarah Bennett-Astesano, assistant
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availability of natural light and operable
windows and the ability to regulate the
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company and leader in renewable energy
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January, 2011
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High-Profile: People
Kimmell Appointed DEP Commissioner
Boston - Energy and
Kimmell has been with
Environmental Affairs (EEA)
EEA since the start of Governor
Secretary-Designate Richard K.
Patrick’s term in 2007.
Sullivan Jr. announced the apFormerly an attorney in
pointment of EEA General Counprivate practice, where he fosel Kenneth Kimmell of Newton
cused on environmental and
as Commissioner of the Departland use law and litigation,
ment of Environmental Protection
Kimmell has been the legal lead
(MassDEP).
on all aspects of EEA’s policy
Kimmell will succeed
and program agenda during a
Kimmell
MassDEP Commissioner Laurie
period of tremendous change,
Burt, who is stepping down after
challenge, and opportunity.
more than three years of service.
He spearheaded state environmental
“The Commonwealth is fortunate permit processes to ensure “regulation at
to have someone with Ken’s experience the speed of business,” and oversaw the
and intellect to lead the agency devoted to state permitting of the nation’s first offsafeguarding our precious environmental shore wind farm – Cape Wind. He also
assets – from clean water and air to tide- drafted and led a broad-based coalition in
lands and wetlands,” Secretary-Designate support of proposed wind energy siting reSullivan said.
form legislation.
CSA Seminar
Jan. 26, Human Resources Seminar and State Construction Projects for
2011 Dinner
Hawthorne Inn, Berlin, Conn. The
construction industry is cautiously optimistic that the economy will improve in
2011.
The Connecticut Subcontractors Association seminar is designed
to help subcontractors and ensure that
they have effective practices and policies in place to protect their businesses
and their employees.
The dinner meeting will feature
an update and review on construction
projects from the Connecticut Department of Public Works.
Time will be allotted for questions
and answers related to project schedules, budgets, policies, procedures, and
details on current and upcoming projects.
For more information log on to
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Ng Joins TRO Jung/Brannen
Boston - TRO Jung|Brannen announced that Choy
F. Ng, AIA has joined the firm as principal and technical
director.
Ng has over 20 years of experience as an architectural
designer and technical resource. He has diverse experience
in healthcare, laboratory, academic, retail, and commercial
projects. Additionally he has led firmwide initiatives such as
quality control, mentoring, and revit production protocols.
Prior to joining TRO Jung|Brannen, Ng was a principal
at Tsoi Kobus.
Ng
Metro Walls Hires Two
Manchester
NH - Metro Walls,
Inc. of Manchester
announced the hiring
of two project managers/estimators to
the company.
Carl
Schulz
brings many years of
experience as a projSchulz
ect manager, estimator and field foreman. He is currently working on a 90,000sf
assisted living project in Ossipee, a very
large church expansion south of Boston,
and many other projects throughout New
England.
Bruno Grenier is the most recent ad-
dition to the Metro
Walls team, starting
with the company in
October.
Prior to working at Metro Walls,
Grenier was president of Granite
State Drywall for
17 years. He is curGrenier
rently working on a
five-story medical
office building for Dartmouth Hitchcock in
Nashua and an addition to an assisted living facility in Laconia.
Combined, Schulz and Grenier bring
more than 40 years of experience to the
company.
EYP Staff Announcements
Boston - EYP Architecture & Engineering announced that Melissa Butler
Bennett, AIA, has been named project executive and Toni Loiacano, AIA, NCARB,
LEED AP, has been named project manager. Bennett and Loiacano are based in
EYP’s Boston office.
A specialist in library and higher
education design and programming, Bennett was previously associate principal at
Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott
in Boston. She also helped create and led
the architecture division in the Boston office of STV Inc.
Loiacano is involved in the planning,
programming, and management of dayto-day operational aspects of projects in
EYP’s Undergraduate Science sector.
Butler-Bennett
Loiacano
Prior to joining EYP, she served as
project manager and senior programmer/
planner for URS Corporation in Southfield,
Mich., where she was responsible for the
master planning and programming of several higher education projects.
Photos by Eric Levine
McAllister President of
Piscataqua SAME
Portsmouth, NH - Gary R.
gineer with over 20 years of
McAllister, P.E. of GZA GeoEnviexperience working on a wide
ronmental Inc. has been appointed
range of geotechnical engineerpresident of the Piscataqua Post
ing and construction projects.
of the Society of American MiliHe has provided geotechnical,
tary Engineers (SAME), whose
environmental,
construction
mission is to promote and faand civil consulting for the gencilitate engineering support for
eral building, environmental,
national security by developing
industrial, transportation, manand enhancing relationships and
ufacturing and energy indusMcAllister
competencies among uniformed
tries throughout New England,
services, public and private sector
mid-Atlantic, southeast states,
engineers, and related professionals
and Florida.
McAllister was recently promoted
The Piscataque Post of SAME repto associate principal after four years with resents Maine, New Hampshire and VerGZA. He is a registered professional en- mont.
January, 2011
37
High-Profile: People
Triumph Hires Andrew Collins
Littleton, MA - Triumph
Modular Corporation announced
that Andrew J. Collins has joined
the company as controller/project
accountant for major projects.
Collins will be responsible
for the company’s financial, accounting, and business functions.
As project accountant, he
will provide systems project accounting, support, documentation,
Collins
storage, archiving, and recordkeeping for the firm’s major
projects and also providing direct administrative support to
the firm’s project managers.
Most recently Collins
was responsible for internal
financial reports and analyses, financial forecasting, and
reaching budgetary targets for
all projects.
Jewett Staff Announcements
Raymond, NH - Jewett Construction Co., Inc. recently
announced the addition of Darcy Scott as administrative and
marketing assistant.
Scott has worked statewide in both the profit and nonprofit sectors and brings a broad range of marketing skills to
the position.
Jewett also annouinced the promotion of Katie Russo
to the position of project coordinator.
Russo joined the design-build firm in June 2008 as administrative and marketing assistant, bringing three years of
prior experience as a construction project administrator to the
job.
Scott
Tighe & Bond Staff Announcements
Westfield, MA
- Tighe & Bond announced that Christopher Bone, a mechanical process and
environmental engineer, has been promoted to associate.
Bone
joined
Tighe & Bond in 1999
Bone
and has more than 17
years of project management and engineering experience that
are instrumental in providing municipal
clients with innovative solutions for complicated water and wastewater challenges.
Tighe & Bond also announced that
Michael Schrader, P.E. .recently joined the
company as a new project manager in the
Pocasset and Worcester offices, reinforc-
New Designers for PCA
Cambridge, MA
- Prellwitz Chilinski
Associates (PCA Inc.)
has welcomed three
new designers: Ruth
Parr, LEED AP; Essa
Ahmed, LEED AP; and
Jeff Gannon, LEED
Green Associate.
The firm is
Gannon
busy, with more than
a dozen new projects and nine new staff added since May.
Parr
Ahmed
White Recognized by Alternatives, Inc.
Whitinsville, MA - At the 34th Annual Thank You Reception held at the
Holiday Inn in Boxborough, David White,
president/CEO of R.H. White Construction, received an award for his outstanding
board service from 2004 through 2010.
Alternatives Unlimited, Inc. located
in Whitinsville offers a wide spectrum of
residential and vocational services of the
highest quality to people with developmental and psychiatric disabilities.
Its mission is to provide the necessary skills and support so that each person
may lead a satisfying and successful life in
the setting of his or her choice with maximum use of community networks.
Montpellier Promoted
Boston - The engineering firm WSP Flack + Kurtz of
New York City has promoted
Allan J. Montpellier, PE,
LEED AP, to managing director of its Boston office, effective January 1, 2011. He is
replacing Bob Gracilieri, PE,
who remains an executive vice
president in the firm, focusing
more intensively on client service and engineering.
Montpellier, who was
a senior vice president and
project executive in the Boston office, has been with
WSP Flack + Kurtz for more
than 16years.
In his current role,
he is responsible for client
care, contractual matters,
overall project delivery, and
employee adherence to high
standards and core values.
ing the firm’s continued growth and
expansion in eastern
Massachusetts, Cape
Cod, and the Islands.
Schrader has
20 years of experience working closely
Montpellier
with Massachusetts
and Rhode Island
Schrader
municipalities to develop effective solutions for water, wastewater, and stormwater challenges.
As project manager, he will work
Bedford, MA - C.E. Floyd Company, for three years, where he served as a projclosely with clients to develop long-term
Inc. promoted Mark Beckler to senior es- ect engineer in the Connecticut office besolutions that are appropriate to the unique
timator, Adam Bergevin to estimator, and fore joining the Mass. office as an assistant
needs, budget, and culture of those comNathanael Seiler to project engineer.
estimator.
munities.
Beckler has six years experience in
Seiler interned with C.E. Floyd for
C.E. Floyd Company’s estimating depart- three months before being promoted to
ment and sits on the Membership Commit- project engineer. He served in co-op positee for the Massachusetts Chapter of the tions with Dooling Woodbrier of Newton,
ABC.
Urban Revitalizers of Boston and McKerBergevin
has
been
with
C.E.
Floyd
non Group of Brandon, Vt.
plan involves the transfor-
C.E. Floyd Co. Promotions
CBT Names Varanasi
Boston - CBT Architects
named Kishore Varanasi as dimation of highway infrarector of urban design. Kishore’s
structure into the creation
vision and leadership have been
of a new intermodal transit
instrumental in shaping and exfacility and a major public
panding the firm’s award-winspace serving over 100,000
ning urban design practice both
people in the municipaliinternationally and nationally
ties of Boston, Cambridge,
over the last eight years.
and Brookline.
Varanasi
Varanasi was a key team
Under his leadership,
member on the master plan for
CBT’s urban design practice
NorthPoint, which received the highest will continue to work in North America
national recognition from the American and its recent expansion to South AmerInstitute of Architects with the 2006 ica, the Middle East, and Asia.
Honor Award for Regional and Urban
Varanasi was appointed in 2010 by
Design.
Mayor Thomas M. Menino to Boston’s
At Boston University, his strategic Complete Streets Advisory Committee.
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High-Profile: Calendar
NAIOP Meeting
NESEA
ASM Events
Projects in The Pipeline
Thursday, Jan. 20
8 - 10 a.m.
Westin, Waltham
ASM Safety Roundtable What’s New at OSHA
Tuesday, Feb. 1, 10 a.m. - 12 noon
Eastern Insurance, Natick
ASM Dinner Meeting
Economic Forecast 2011
Wednesday, Feb. 2, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Newton Marriott. For more information
visit www.associatedsubs.com.
AGC of Massachusetts
Friday, January 14
Strategic
Business
Planning-Operating
within the New Normal
Thursday, Feb. 3
Healthcare: What Does the Future Hold?
Visit www.agcmass.org
MBC
Melt Away the Winter Blues at the
Liberty Hotel with Congress Unplugged. Thursday, Jan. 20, 5:30 - 7:30
p.m. Visit www.buildingcongress.org.
Changing of the Guard
New owners
and investors
have recently
taken on some
of the region’s
most prominent development projects. Will
the tenant mix remain the same? How has
the current capital market changed the financials of the deal? Are the new owners
eyeing other Boston-area investments?
Join us, Jan. 20, 7:15 - 9 a.m.
Westin Boston Waterfront, 425 Summer
Street, Boston. Contact: Pauline Rand
Phone: (781) 453-6900 x4
Email: rand@naiopma.org
All registrations received after noon on
Wednesday, Jan. 19 will be processed at the
door and include a $25 fee.
IECC Seminars
The International Energy Conservation
Code will hold the following seminars:
• Jan. 26, 2011- 6 - 9 p.m.
Porter & Chester Institute, 134 Dulong Circle Chicopee, Mass.
• Feb. 9, 2011- 6 - 9 p.m. FW Webb,
50 Everberg Rd., Woburn, Mass.
Effective January 2009, Massachusetts
adopted the International Energy Conservation Code. These changes affect you. Come
and learn how in this class specifically focused on material for HVAC Contractors.
Cost of class: $49 members | $79 non-members. Pizza dinner included, beginning at
5:30.
For information, log onto www.acca.org or
email catherine@accanewengland.org.
BuildingEnergy Conference
and Trade Show
March 8 - 10, 2011, Seaport World Trade
Center, Boston.
BuildingEnergy is an
annual
event
organized by the Northeast
Sustainable
Energy
Association (NESEA). BuildingEnergy
is the nation’s oldest and largest regional
conference for renewable energy and highperformance building professionals, with
participants from across the US and Europe.
Call the registration coordinator at 413-7746051 x10 or email registration @nesea.org.
ACCA
(Air Conditioning Contractor
of America)
• Jan. 19, 2011 dinner meeting.
5:30 - 8 p.m. Doubletree Hotel,
Westborough, Mass.
A panel discussion on the Mass.
Stretch Energy Code and IEEC
2009.
• Feb. 15-17, San Antonio, Texas
43rd Annual Conference
and Indoor Expo
For more information contact
catherine@accanewengland.org.
BAC
The Boston Architectural College announced the Master of Design Studies in Sustainable Design Program that
combines online study and week-long
on-site intensives each semester in Boston in a way that allows enrollment from
wherever you live and work. Students
will have access to:
• Green Building Design
• Sustainable Community Planning
• Green Policy and Advocacy
• Sustainable Construction
Classes will start in August 2011, but the
first cohort is expected to fill up quickly,
so if you’re interested, apply asap.
To learn more (and register) go to www.
the-bac.edu/distance, call 617-585-0137,
or send an email to: paige.manning@
the-bac.edu.
IFMA
January Social Networking
• Tuesday, Jan. 18, 5:30 - 8 p.m. Allsteel
Showroom, 200 State Street, Boston
Network Like Your Job Depends on It!! Join
the Boston Chapter of IFMA for its monthly
networking extravaganza! No speakers, no
education, just a chance to meet new people
and reconnect with acquaintances. Food,
beverage, and great conversation provided
free of charge!
Save the Date
• Thursday, Feb. 17, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Entrepreneurial New Businesses
HubSpot, Inc. | 25 First St | 2nd Floor |
Cambridge, Mass. For more information:
visit us at http://www.ifmaboston.org
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Boston, MA - The Boston Preservation Alliance recently
recognized the Ames Hotel with a 2010 Preservation
Achievement Award. Tishman Construction performed
Construction management, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Inc. (SGH ) provided structural and building envelope
engineering services for the renovations.
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