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P.O. Box 7, Pembroke, MA 02359 Change Service Requested Inside this Issue Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Tops Off Copley Wolff Takes on Boston Streetscapes RF Walsh Announces Expansion SMMA to Design Quincy High Master Plan A. Prete at Davis Street Arts Magnet School New Energy Lab Leaves No Carbon Footprint Overview of the Engineering/Consulting Industry by Paul Zofnass EPA Toughens Stormwater Runoff Regulations for the Northeast by Larry Nicolai And announcing Awards from IIDA, BSA, ACEC, SMPS, IDID, ABC, AGC and others July 2010 plus Heathcare, Institutions and Schools Facilities News, Commercial, Green News, People, Calendar and more... Award Winners 2010 Annual Focus: with special features: Ann Beha & Associates Architects page 26 page 9 Lee Kennedy Co. Completes Wellesley College Alumnae Hall Lee Kennedy Co. Completes Wellesley College Alumnae Hall

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P.O. Box 7, Pembroke, MA 02359Change Service Requested

Inside this IssueIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum Tops OffCopley Wolff Takes on Boston StreetscapesRF Walsh Announces ExpansionSMMA to Design Quincy High Master PlanA. Prete at Davis Street Arts Magnet SchoolNew Energy Lab Leaves No Carbon FootprintOverview of the Engineering/Consulting Industry by Paul ZofnassEPA Toughens Stormwater Runoff Regulations for the Northeast by Larry NicolaiAnd announcing Awards from IIDA, BSA, ACEC, SMPS, IDID, ABC, AGC and others

July 2010

plus Heathcare, Institutions and Schools Facilities News, Commercial, Green News, People, Calendar and more...

Award Winners 2010Annual Focus: with special features:

Photography by Peter Vanderwarker

Lee Kennedy Co. recently completed an exten-sive renovation and expansion of Wellesley College’s historic Alumnae Hall. Originally

constructed in 1922, Alumnae Hall houses a 1,500-seat auditorium and a large ballroom for school functions. Soil conditions, environmental considerations, a tight site and working on an active college campus all con-tributed to the complexity of this project...see the full story page 29

Ann Beha & Associates Architects

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Lee Kennedy Co. Completes Wellesley College Alumnae Hall Lee Kennedy Co. Completes Wellesley College Alumnae Hall

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Upfront: .................................. 6Facilities ................................ 14Healthcare ............................. 32Multi-Res ............................... 33Green News ............................ 34People ................................... 40Calendar ................................ 42

IIDA N.E. Awards .................... 19BSA Award to Wing Memorial .... 20BSA Awards ........................... 21

ACEC Massachusetts Awards ....... 9Boston Street Scapes ................ 25SMPS Awards ......................... 26Davis St. Arts Magnet School .... 30

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Boston - Boston-based Vanderweil Engineers, one of the nation’s largest mechanical and electrical consulting engineering firms, announced the acquisition of ccR pyramid Inc., a 20-person consulting practice that special-izes in technology infrastructure, audiovisual, ccTV, and security design.

ccR pyramid was estab-lished in 1984 and is based in

waltham. Staff will relocate to the Boston headquarters of Vanderweil.

ccR pyramid’s founder and principal, michael Kerwin, will become a principal with Vanderweil and will lead tech-nology-related services firm-wide. The firm began operating under the Vanderweil name ef-fective June 3, 2010.

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South Weymouth Naval Air StationShawmut Construction – Apple ComputerShawmut Construction – Malkin Center, Cam bridgeSkanska USA Building – Harvard Law School Enabling,

CambridgeSuffolk Construction – Cambridge Residence, Cambridge

Suffolk Construction – Long Island Day Camp, BostonTurner Construction – Harborview, BostonTurner Construction – Harvard Life Science, BostonTurner Construction – Mass General Hospital, BostonTurner Construction – RISD Memorial Hall, Providence RIWalsh Brothers – Johnson and Wales, Providence RIWalsh Brothers – Lahey Clinic, PeabodyWalsh Brothers – Newport Grand Casino, Newport, RIWalsh Brothers – North Shore Medical Center, DanversWalsh Brothers – St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, BrightonWalsh Brothers – Woman & Infant Hospital, Providence, RI

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more than 350 commercial real estate professionals participated in the 22nd Annual NAIop charitable golf Tournament held June 9, benefiting heading home, an organization dedi-cated to ending homelessness in mas-sachusetts.

Together they raised $124,000 for the charity, bringing NAIop’s total donations to the organization to nearly $1.5 million.

heading home provides emer-gency shelter, housing, and supportive services for more than 1,500 homeless and low-income people each year.

NAIop Donations help homeless

l-r: David Begelfer, CEO of NAIOP; Tom Lorello, exec. director of Heading Home; Charitable

Events Committee VP; Tom Collins, Cushman & Wakefield of Mass.; Pauline Rand, NAIOP, and

committee members Garry Holmes, R. W. Holmes Realty, Dorrian Fragola, Boston Business

Journal; and Ken DeCosta, Pare Corp.

gEI Advances 114 places Boston - gEI consultants, Inc., one of the nation’s leading geotechnical, envi-

ronmental, water resources, and ecological science and engineering firms, has again been ranked within the Top 500 design firms by Engineering News-Record (ENR) magazine.

The firm’s new ranking (#156) shows an advancement of 114 positions on the ENR Top 500 Design firms list over the past three years.

“We feel great accomplishment in our firm’s continued growth during the 2009 recession year,” said frank leathers, p.E., president of gEI.

Bedford, Nh –The Nh good Scout Award was presented to Rick and mark charbonneau of continental paving, Inc. for the ethics and community involvement they’ve shown as members of the construc-tion industry. chaired by Tim long of me-ridian construction, whose company won

the award last year, the night produced more donations for the Boy Scouts of America than in any year since 2006.

The good Scout Award recognizes an individual, company or civic group that best exemplifies the values of the Boy Scouts.

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woburn, mA - Tocci Building com-panies announced that John Tocci, cEo, recently received the 2009-2010 Distin-guished Achievement Award from the con-struction Institute, University of hartford.

The Distinguished Achievement Award honors individuals who are recog-nized for their exceptional level of profes-sional achievement in service to the design and construction communities as well as the people of connecticut. Recipients are chosen for unique achievement and for the noteworthy impact they have had on the AEc community in the connecticut region, and for their contributions to the community at large.

Tocci was chosen to receive the award along with Scott Simpson, fAIA,

lEED Ap of KlingStubbins and phil Bern-stein, fAIA, lEED Ap of Autodesk, Inc. for their out-standing lead-ership on the first IPD project in New England and the subsequent work they have done together to help lead the industry toward greater collaboration and more efficiency through IpD, VDc and BIm.

The award was presented at the In-stitute’s 35th Annual membership meet-ing and Awards Dinner in June at the Aqua Turf club in plantsville, conn.

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Needham, mA - NAIop massachusetts announced that Reesa fischer is joining the chap-ter’s staff as senior vice president, reporting to the cEo and provid-ing leadership and oversight in key areas of the chapter’s af-fairs.

fischer brings over 20 years of experience building re-lationships, promoting brand awareness, and providing award-winning creative marketing services for local and national firms. Most recently she

served as vice president at Do-err Associates, a marketing and communications firm special-izing in commercial real estate, where she oversaw new busi-ness development as well as all strategic marketing programs.

She currently serves on the board of directors for Build-ing Impact and also has been an active volunteer and committee member in many industry or-

ganizations, including NAIop, NEwIRE, and the Urban land Institute.

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South hamilton, mA - Rhino public Relations announced that its fifth anniversary party raised more than $3,400 for the child care Resource center (ccRc) in cambridge.

In lieu of a traditional party, Rhino public Relations decided to fo-cus its fifth year anniversary celebra-tion around community support, with a goal of raising funds and awareness of the importance of giving back.

CCRC is a nonprofit organiza-tion that provides access to services and resources for families, training and professional development for early childhood educators and care-givers, and builds community initia-tives that benefit children and their families.

“we are delighted to have the op-

portunity to give back to such a deserv-ing agency,” said Susan Shelby, cpSm, principal of Rhino public Relations.

Rhino Party Benefits CCRC

CCR board members present the $3,400 donation. (l-r) Pam Rodes, Pioneer Invest-ments; Gloria Franqui, (CCRC executive

director); Susan Shelby, Rhino Public Relations; and Laura Wernick, HMFH

Architects (CCRC president). Tish Rodde Photography

Boston, - The Isabella Stewart gardner museum in Boston recently marked a mile-stone in its construction of a new wing designed by architect Ren-zo piano with a ‘Topping off’ ceremony. The event celebrated the placement of the last piece of steel on the new wing.

The new wing is being constructed to offload essential functions that have begun to place pressure on the historic building (1902) and the permanent collec-tion of the gardner.

Representatives from all of the major partners celebrated the Topping off.

on behalf of the construction team were Shawmut Design and construction and the primary subcontractors involved with the buildings structure: canatal, Struc-

tures Derek, and S&f concrete. Representatives from the design

team were Renzo piano Building workshop and the local executive architect Burt hill Architects, and the structural engineers, Buro happold. Also present were the proj-ect manager and owner’s representative, paratus group.

gardner ‘Tops off’ New wingTopping off new Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum wingPhoto by Shawmut Design and Construction/Benjamin Johnson, 2010

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by Michael Barnes, Publisher, High-Profile Monthly

we have narrowed our awards focus to those in the AEc industry in New Eng-land that were not previously included in our monthly Awards Section.

All the awards were announced in 2010 with the exception of BomA’s Toby

awards and the Interna-tional Interior Design Association (IIDA) and SmpS Boston’s Roc awards.

In addition NAIop massachusetts has an-nounced that Boston properties, Inc. will re-ceive NAIop’s 2010 Distinguished Real Es-

tate Award for achievements in real estate, charitable activities, and community better-ment. The award will be presented to Bos-ton properties at NAIop’s Annual Awards gala on Tuesday, Nov. 9 at the westin wa-terfront hotel in Boston.

NAIop will also present a special public Service Award posthumously to Boston properties’ former cEo, Edward h.

linde, in recognition of the impact he had on countless charitable and civic causes throughout the city. In his honor, the award will be renamed the NAIop Edward linde public Service Award.

on wednesday, october 13, 2010, the fourth Annual hall of fame Awards will be presented by The massachusetts Building congress.

potential clients want to know what you have accomplished before they hire you for a job. Being able to distiquish your work with an industry award for an accom-plishment separates you from your com-petition, boosts the spirit of your company and can qualify your company for the short list.

I know from my experience on the judges’ panel for the AcEc mA “Excel-lence in Engineering Awards,” the com-petition for these prizes is acute. So if you are looking for some advice on how to win an award, you might take a look at the ar-ticle by michael J. Reilly of Reilly com-munications from last year. Reilly offers six tips to help win an industry award (see http://issuu.com/highprofile/docs/highpro-file200907/28)

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Boston - Rf walsh collaborative partners has added six new managers to its healthcare and education practices and an-nounced a move to new office space.

New additions Bill mcNally, John Bidgood, and matthew fletcher are experi-enced in healthcare and education projects, having worked with dozens of clients in-cluding caritas christi health care, Beth Israel Deaconess medical center, millen-nium pharmaceuticals, harvard, Yale, and Tufts.

christine Rochon, Jon Bonaccorsi, and Jennifer harmoning have backgrounds in design and construction with clients in-cluding Elliot medical center, the china-town community Education center, Suf-folk University, Umass-lowell, Baystate medical center, and Brigham & women’s hospital.

The expansion has allowed the firm to add to its capabilities in key areas

including healthcare, life sciences, and ed-ucation. The new additions to the collabor-ative partners team share deep experience in project management, construction man-agement, engineering, architecture, and LEED-certified construction and design.

The company completed its expan-sion with a move to the sixth floor of 330 congress Street in the seaport.

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londonderry, Nh - The New hampshire/Vermont chapter of Asso-ciated Builders and contractors recog-nized hampshire fire protection co., Inc. at the 2010 Annual Safety Awards & Employee Recognition Networking Dinner meeting in may.

The company. was presented mul-tiple awards under SIc code 17, over 200,000 man-hours for Zero lost Time cases, most Improved and Second place overall.

The “most Improved” Annual Safety Award is based upon the quan-titative measure of safety performance

evaluation criteria.hampshire fire protection co. also

was recognized by the New hampshire preservation Alliance for the 2010 pres-ervation Achievement Award regarding outstanding rehabilitation and revital-ization of the monadnock mill District located in claremont.

The state-wide advocacy organi-zation presented awards in may for out-standing achievements in restoration and stewardship; rehabilitation and adaptive use; compatible new construction; pub-lic policy; and educational and planning initiatives.

hampshire fire protection Awards

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massachusetts. how did that happen? ACEC: we are a merger of two or-ganizations. one of the organizations was AcEc or what became AcEc. (There was a name change) The other was the American Institute of consult-

ing Engineers (AIcE) which actually goes back to 1909 and is an individual member-ship organization of professional engineers in private practice. when the AIcE merged with AcEc some years ago, it became the modern AcEc.

HP: what is the focus of the AcEc today?

ACEC: The organization is focused essentially on the same items that it was fo-cused on when it started. In 1909 the private practitioners of engineering were concerned about the government taking over our work. what are the terms and conditions of the project? how are we going to be elected for the work? what are going to be the stan-dards? All of these issues have been handed down through the years. Issues such as the level of infrastructure funding, energy, wa-ter and transportation infrastructures were

all issues prevalent at the beginning of the 20th century and are still issues today.

HP: There was an event recently at mIT where scientists were showing their frustration that no matter how much sci-ence they show to prove global warming, it doesn’t seem to be making more of an impact. I think the answers are going to be coming from engineers.

ACEC: The irony is that the answers to our challenges in energy and other areas already exist. The question is the political will to implement these. I would argue that virtually all of the science has been done. Now there’s a question of whether we are going to invest in the practical application of the science. Are we going to restructure our economy in a way that will allow for practi-cal application of science?

we have a country that has been hooked on oil, because it’s cheap and will continue to be cheap. There is a big expense associated with a natural or man-made di-saster such as the oil spill in the gulf. may-be that will get people thinking that oil isn’t as cheap as we think it is. we have money in natural gas and in nuclear energy. we need political will to undertake the construction of nuclear power plants. AcEc promotes all forms of energy. we’re very strong ad-vocates for all the alternatives. If this coun-try wants to become un-hooked from oil,

100 Years of Advocacy for EngineersAn Interview with David Raymond, National president and cEo of AcEc

David Raymond

Continued on page 17

Boston - founded in 1960 and head-quartered in Boston, the American council of Engineering companies

of massachusetts (AcEc/mA) is the busi-ness association of the massachusetts and Rhode Island engineering industry, repre-senting over 110 independent engineering companies engaged in the development of transportation, environmental, industrial, and other infrastructure.

The AcEc, a national federation of 51 state and regional organizations, is based in washington, Dc. The massachu-setts chapter is located at The Engineering center, one walnut Street, Boston.

AcEc/mA's 50th Anniversary was celebrated recently at the westin waltham.

opening remarks came from the cur-rent president, including recognition of past-presidents and fellows.

AcEc National president David Raymond provided an overview on na-tional issues. A presentation of the AcEc/MA Qualifications Based Selection (QBS)

award was made to the massDoT highway Division, which was accepted by Tom Di-paolo, assistant chief engineer of mass-DoT. A citation from governor Deval pat-

rick commemorating AcEc/mA’s 50th Anniversary was presented. Scholarship Awards from the AcEc/mA Education corporation were presented to Sarah casey (Northeastern University) and Eilish corey (Northeastern University).

paul Zofnass, president of The En-vironmental financial consulting group (Efcg), was the keynote speaker, offering his perspective on the future.

outgoing AcEc mA president Da-vid f. Young, pE, Vp of cDm accepted a plaque and gavel in appreciation for his ser-vice from the new president, lisa A. Broth-ers, pE, Vp and coo, Nitsch Engineering.

AcEc/mA celebrates 50 Years

David Young accepts plaque from Lisa Brothers

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HP: what activities of AcEc do you see as being most suc-cessful since you have been director?AG: If I can list them, I would say outstanding edu-cational programs meeting the needs of the engineering busi-ness community, in-

cluding our Emerging leaders program, our odyssey leaders program, and our monthly programs; strong partnering relationships with public agencies and other a/e/c indus-try associations; successfully advocating for the passage of legislation supported by our member firms; and launching a new Web site at www.acecma.org.HP: what would you say about AcEc for new people in the industry?AG: for anyone getting out of school to-day, face-to-face networking is absolutely crucial. whether it is a trade association, such as Acc massachusetts, or a profes-sional society like the Boston Society for of civil Engineers, the education program-ming, the networking opportunities, and the chance to meet public leaders is incred-ibly valuable, not just for recent graduates

but anyone moving along in their careers. HP: And for those who represent the well established firms?AG: Those who have been in leadership roles in well-established firms will benefit greatly from the opportunity to network with peers to learn what experiences oth-er firms are having. They can team up on projects, and above all, the association is here to advocate for the business interests of firms in general.HP: when things got rough as we entered the recession did you add or lose members?AG: I think it was a mixture. There were some people who came to us saying, “we need your help now more than ever,” which is extremely gratifying for the work that we do. And there were firms that merged or were struggling financially and had to make some tough decisions.HP: AcEcmA is a sponsor for the SmpS National conference here in Boston. why did you select this group to support?AG: most of AcEc/mA members are en-gineering and land surveying firms. Many have in-house marketing departments with key staff that are SmpS members. The two organizations have some common inter-ests, and it just made sense to support the SmpS National conference here in Boston this summer.

High-Profile Focus: ACEC Massachusetts 50th Anniversary

HP: what is the current economic status of engineer-ing companies?Zofnass: In terms of performance, the 28 firms that primarily work in the North-east have the high-est combined inter-nal growth rate plus profitability, which I

nicknamed “the hap-piness quotient.”

The midwest is next in line and then the Atlantic. It drops down to about 10% for california and the Southwest, which is lowest at about 8% - half the happiness quotient of the North-east. canada was very strong in these last few years, 30%.

The 23 global companies that do most of their busi-ness overseas were even stronger than the Northeast. There are

49 US national firms which would not fit into any of the top 2-4-6 geographic sec-tors because the top geographic sectors by definition have 50% or more of their work in their respective geography. The 49 firms are far more geographically diversified within the US and therefore would not be referred to as regional firms. None of their business comes significantly from any one sector. HP: Employee owned service corporations

Engineering Industry overview

Paul Zofnass

Abbie Goodman

Abbie goodman on AcEc

Nitsch Engineering

celebrates

186 Lincoln Street, Suite 200, Boston, MA 02111617-338-0063; www.nitscheng.com

American Council of Engineering Companies/Massachusetts

50th Anniversary

Lisa A.Brothers, PE, LEED APVice President/COO of Nitsch Engineering

as incoming

2010-2011 President

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Abbie Goodman is the executive director of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA), the Massachusetts Association of Land Survey-ors and Civil Engineers (MALSCE), and CEO of The Engineering Center in Boston, an as-sociation management company owned by ACEC/MA, MALSCE and the Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section/ASCE (BSCES). For 14 years she has worked closely with the Board Presidents to carry out the President’s initiatives and the association’s strategic plan.

Here is a synopsis of High-Profile’s recent chat with Abbie Goodman:

Editor’s note: The keynote speaker for the ACEC 50th Anniversary event was Paul J. Zofnass, founder and president of The Environmental Financial Consulting Group, Inc. His presentation was a detailed profile of the engineering industry today. High-Profile spoke to Zofnass about issues affecting our region.

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High-Profile Focus: ACEC Massachusetts 50th Anniversary

cambridge, mA - The “Academy Awards” of the Engineering Industry were celebrated at the Boston marriott cam-bridge recently, touting the outstanding engineering achievements for 2009. The AcEc/mA 2010 Engineering Excellence Awards winners are:Grand Conceptor:Maguire Group Inc.Iway project: Relocation of Interstate

195 and New providence River Bridge (also won an AcEc National honor Award in may 2010 in washington, Dc)

Gold Awards:Fay, Spofford & ThorndikeIntegrated water Treatment plant Improve-

mentsSTV Incorporatedgreenbush line Rail RestorationTetra Tech

US Forces – Iraq Operations Facility Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc./HKT

Architects, Inc.New public Services facility Judges’ Award:Nitsch Engineering, Inc.Sustainable Stormwater: first flush Treat-

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need to buy back stock from their retiring owners. what should these companies do to prevent this from becoming a problem? Zofnass: The first thing they should do is focus on increasing profitability, be-cause that is the single largest source of capital for a firm. If they need capital to buy back their shareholders when they re-tire, one way to do it is to maximize the retained profit that they keep in the com-pany each year. That’s maximizing the profitability on prebonus earnings as well as post-bonus earnings. They also need to minimize their investment and work-ing capital. They should be collecting their receivables faster, and they should be stretching their payables more. It doesn’t matter which they do, get their billing out faster, collect their payables faster or ask their customers for a retainer, the net result is the same. The result is that the engi-

neering firms don’t have to provide all of the working capital. HP: what is the “good news” for the AEc industry right now?Zofnass: I think the best news right now is that we have just come through the worst recession that the world has had in a centu-ry and how little our industry been affect-ed. our median revenues during this horri-ble recession period was down 2%. That’s nothing! Our profitability level (our mar-gin) is at the same level as it was last year and the year before. If fact, it’s about the third highest it’s been in the last 25 years. That is very good news. The outlook for our industry is outstanding. There is going to be so much need for infrastructure, that for the first time we’re running out of the natural resources/energy to build it. who is going to be called upon to solve that? I’ve got to believe that it’s going to be the environmental consulting and engineering industry

Boston - Nitsch Engineering received the first-ever ACEC/MA Judges Award for Innovation in Sustainability. The special award recognized Nitsch Engineering’s accomplishment in designing the rainwater harvesting system that was recently constructed at Kroon hall at Yale University.

Nitsch Engineering de-signed a system that uses a pre-treatment sump to remove settle-able solids from the stormwater before it enters a diversion struc-ture that sends this first flush di-rectly to a water feature for biofiltration.

Nitsch Receives AcEc/mA Award

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Taunton, mA - myles Standish Asso-ciates has selected A. Autiello construction co. of cranston, R.I. to construct its new 33,000sf medical office building on Bay Street in Taunton. The three-story facility is designed around 12 rentable suites with individual utility control.

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farmington, cT - KBE Build-ing corporation has won the coveted Safety, Training and Evaluation process (STEp) platinum level Safety Award, the highest-level safety awards given by the Associated Builders and contractors (ABc). This marks the eighth consecu-tive year KBE has been awarded the distinction, which recognizes compa-nies that exhibit an allegiance to keep-ing their workforce highly trained and

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Boston, mA - The Associated gener-al contractors (Agc) of America recently honored walsh Brothers, Incorporated with the prestigious 2010 AoN Build America Award. This national award was given in recognition of walsh Brothers’ Building 10 Dome Restoration project at the massachu-setts Institute of Technology (mIT).

The project brought life to the origi-nal details of the 1913 grand Dome by replacing the original dome stones while simultaneously waterproofing the dome to prevent future leaks.

working alongside engineer Simp-son gumpertz and heger, walsh Brothers was able to capitalize on the project team’s

combined 80 years of experience and apply original 1913 construction techniques with cuttingedge construction materials and technology to yield a successful comple-tion.

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The original stones were replaced while simultaneously waterproofing the dome.

hartford, cT - At ABc’s annual Ex-cellence in construction awards ceremony in January, Electrical contractors, Inc. (EcI) garnered six Excellence in con-struction awards. They are as follows:

1 STEP Award – Best of Best Safety Award. with 352,000 man hours work EcI incurred zero lost time injury days, zero lost time incidents to hours worked, zero oShA reportable incidents and zero oShA reportable incidents to hours worked.

2 30 Year Milestone Recognition3 “Good Corporate Citizens” (AQC)

Award: Those members who have achieved an AQc designation from National ABc have a proven record of outstanding dedi-cation to quality, their workforce and the community.

4 The Merit Cup: ABc’s most presti-gious award is based on a point system that tracks a company’s impact to the construc-tion industry through leadership, training and support to the association that is the voice of the merit philosophy, Associated

Builders and contractors of connecticut.5 Excellence in Construction Award:

Electrical Commercial over $5M: middle-town high school project - The new school represents the largest construction project in the history of the city of middletown. Electrical contractors, Inc. completed this unique and complex project on time and within budget.

6 Excellence in Construction Award: Best in Show: The Best in Show award was presented for the hartford financial Services building project. EcI completed the four story, 450,000sf facility with over 75,000 labor hours expended on the proj-ect as well as over 600 hours of estimating time. The building is EcI’s largest single project to date.

At the Annual Agc 2010 Build cT Awards banquet held in February, ECI was awarded first place in the Specialty Con-tracting category for Electrical for The hartford financial services building.

EcI Receives ABc and Agc Awards

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Allsteel, Inc. won a gold Award and Best in Show for its expansion of the Stride product line.

Allsteel also won a Silver Award for its height adjustable surface that is panel-

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Boston - The Boston Society of land-scape Architects announced the recipients of the 2010 Annual Design and planning Awards. Eighteen projects received Design awards, and three projects received awards in the planning category.

winning the prestigious Award of Excellence was “Beatrix farrand at gar-land farm: cultural landscape Report,” Bar harbor, maine by pressley Associates.

other presentations were: honor Award in communications -

Art in the public Sphere, Amherst, mass. by the University of massachusetts Am-herst.

merit Award in landscape Analysis and planning - lincoln’s Roadsides, lin-coln, mass. by Kenneth E. Bassett.

In the Design category: honor Award in Residential and gar-

den Design - pamet Valley, Truro, mass. by Keith leBlanc landscape Architecture.

honor Award in parks and Recre-ation facilities - Albion park, Somerville, mass. by weston & Sampson.

honor Award in commercial and Institutional Design - NewBridge on the charles: A Sustainable Intergenerational community, Dedham, mass. by Stantec planning & landscape Architecture, pc.

honor Award in commercial and Institutional Design - The Aldrich contem-porary Art Museum, Ridgefield, Conn. by Richard Burck Associates.

honor Award in Urban Design - Kenmore Square Surface Improvements, Boston by pressley Associates.

merit Awards in Residential and garden Design were given to Subur-ban Renewal Brookline, mass. by Keith leBlanc landscape Architecture; chatham

Residence, chatham, mass. by Stephen Stimson Associates landscape Architects; front Ridge Residence, penobscot, maine by matthew cunningham landscape De-sign; North cove Residence, Shelburne, Vt. by h. Keith wagner partnership and maple hill, westwood, mass. by Stephen Stimson Associates landscape Architects

merit Award in parks and Recre-ation facilities went to wharf District park (central Artery/Tunnel), Boston by copley wolff Design group and coleman park, west palm Beach, fl, by ground Inc.

merit Award in commercial and In-stitutional Design - Buckingham, Browne & Nichols Upper School cambridge, mass. by Stephen Stimson Associates landscape Architects.

merit Award in historic preserva-tion, Restoration, or Rehabilitation - Stone Barns center for food and Agriculture, pocantico hills, NY by Richard Burck As-sociates, Inc. and merit Award Radcliffe Sunken garden, cambridge, mass. by Ste-phen Stimson Associates landscape Archi-tects.

merit Award in memorial Design - f.E. Dixon, Jr. memorial, grindstone Neck, winter harbor, maine by Richard-son & Associates landscape Architect

merit Award in Urban Design - Northeastern University International Vil-lage, Boston by Stephen Stimson Associ-ates landscape Architects

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Burlington, mA - The leonard florence center for liv-ing, built by Erland construc-tion, Inc. has won the project of the Year award from construc-tion manager’s Association of America (cmAA) New England chapter.

Standing out as the most deserving in the New construc-tion Under $30 million category, this project was honored for its exemplary innovation, teamwork, and dedication to excellence.

The project team included mem-bers from the owner, the chelsea Jewish foundation; Development/financial con-sultants, Affirmative Investments; Owner’s Representative, cS2/NE; Architect Di-mella Shaffer Associates; and Erland con-struction.

The new 91,000sf, 100-unit leon-ard florence center for living in chelsea is the first skilled nursing facility built in Massachusetts in 13 years; the first urban green house built in the United States; and the first facility of its kind for ALS and MS patients. Erland finished the project in 19 months.

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Boston - Environments at work has been recognized as one of the re-gion’s fastest-growing private compa-nies by the Boston Business Journal’s annual pacesetters awards. The honor recognizes the company’s skill in creat-ing business strategies that led to suc-cess in a competitive business environ-ment, while managing rapid growth and showing robust revenues.

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MIT Media Lab Expansion - Bond BrothersMcCormack Building Greenroof - Suffolk Construction

Franklin Hill Housing - CWC BuildersMuseum of Fine Arts - John Moriarty and Associates

Harvard Law School - SkanskaLahey Clinic North - Walsh Brothers Construction

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we’re going to have to build about 150 new nuclear plants in the next 30 to 40 years. Do we have the will to do that? will we have the environmental approval to allow utilities to move ahead with it, or are we going to get caught up in a self delusion that we can just continue with the status quo which is, more oil. HP: why should young college graduates pursue a career in engineering? ACEC: Engineering offers young people a great way to meet the challenges of our society and world. A young person who’s seeking to better the lives of people around the world or take on environmental chal-lenges or even try to solve the energy crisis can try to achieve these things through engi-neering. Engineering offers an avenue for young people to realize their dreams. Young people have a streak of wanting to solve the world’s problems. Engineering offers them those tools. HP: What about engineering firms? Should

they look into AcEc for networking bene-fits? ACEC: AcEc, today, represents some 5,500 companies of all sizes throughout the country, including 3/4 of the largest firms in the country. we’re always looking to rep-resent more firms. That gives us greater voice, greater political strength and greater opportunity. HP: Has the stimulus package benefitted engineers?ACEC: In the stimulus package, engineers had a major role because there were billions of dollars devoted to the infrastructure. But many of the projects that the stimulus called for were so called ‘shovel ready’ projects, and the engineering role in most of those projects had largely been deleted. I think the stimulus, had it been designed better, could have resulted in a more lasting contribution of modern infrastructure to our nation, rather than a patchwork quilt of remedial jobs.

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An Interview David Raymond, AcEc

South hamilton, mA - Rhino pub-lic Relations, a specialty public relations agency, announced that its national media relations campaign for gEI consultants Inc. has been honored with a marketing Excellence Award from Zweigwhite’s marketing Now awards program.

The results of this program included 71 media related initiatives and 251 instanc-es of coverage that resulted in increased

media visibility throughout 2009. These media results far exceeded the goal set at the beginning of the campaign, providing GEI with tangible business benefits within two years of implementing the pR plan.

Zweigwhite’s marketing Excellence Awards recognize the exceptional market-ing efforts of architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firms in the United States and Canada.

Rhino campaign Receives Award

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Amherst, MA - ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge announced the dedication of four new residence halls designed by the fi rm for the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Dimeo Construction Co. of Providence, R.I. was the construction manager for the $93 million project.

UMass offi cials held a dedication ceremony in August for the opening of the 864-bed project known as the North Residential Area.

ARC completed the design of the four new apartment-style residence halls in September of 2005 and construction started in June 2005. Totaling 325,000 sf, the fi ve-story buildings were designed to relate to the earlier residence halls that incorporate brick exteriors, pitched roofs and dormers. A brick banding pattern

along with glass bay windows help to dif-ferentiate the new buildings from existing building s on campus.

Each unit includes four bedrooms with cable and Ethernet connections, two full baths, a common living room/kitchen area, a pantry, fl oor-to-ceiling windows, and air-conditioning.

“Seeing this building open is the realization of much hard work and creativ-ity on behalf of a great project team that included our staff, Dimeo Construction

and UMass personnel,” said Mark Dolny of ARC. “Working together, we exceeded the University’s goal of providing a com-munity for students who want the con-venience of on-campus housing with the advantages of a more autonomous living situation. These residences represent a new

housing prototype for UMass, one that will allow the University to stay competitive with other top universities from around the country.”

Situated on a 19-acre site, the build-ings are organized around two quadrangles to encourage a sense of community and collegiate competition among the houses. The complex is located near outdoor spaces to encourage use of nearby fi elds for intra-mural teams.

The project marked the fi rst new on-campus housing construction at

UMass Amherst since the early 1970s. The University now has 45 residence halls, however none are designed in the apartment-style layout of the new complex. The last residence halls built at UMass Amherst, the Sylvan complex, includes Brown, Cashin and McNamara halls, was completed in 1971. The oldest residence hall is Thatcher, built in 1935. With the addition of the New Student Residences, UMass now provides on-campus living space for approximately 12,200 students.

New UMass Student Apartment Complex DedicatedDesigned by ARC, Built by Dimeo

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Pro Con Inc. is the Architect and Construction Manager for The Woodland Club at the Neighborhoods at Woodland Pond in Manchester, NH

Manchester, NH – Pro Con Inc is the architect and construction manager for the `Woodland Club at the Neighborhoods at Woodland Pond. The 6,358 sf facility is a planned amenity for the new development of 487 condominiums in North Manchester, which will be comprised of five distinct neighborhoods.

Waterford Development of Needham, MA is the developer of the planned community, which will include The Highland Homes of 75 single-family residences; Woodview Cottages at Woodland Pond, which will consist of 158 town homes; Overlook at Woodland Pond, which will include 40 town homes; The Carriage Homes, which will total 64 units in eight buildings; and the Residences at Woodland Pond, which will consist of two 75-unit luxury buildings with underground parking. Each neighborhood will be its own condominium and participate in a master association which will own the Woodland Club.

The Neighborhoods at Woodland Pond is an environmentally-sensitive development of distinctive homes adjacent to a 600 acre conservation preserve and the giant rhododendron forests of north Manchester. The community will offer the benefits of a country lifestyle and still have easy access to the city’s extensive shopping, dining and entertainment.

The two-story Woodland Club will serve as the social and recreational center

of the community and is designed to be an extension of their personal living space. The lower level of clubhouse will offer cardiovascular and aerobic workout rooms with women’s and men’s locker rooms, and a high-definition theater with stadium seating.

There will also be an outdoor pool, hot tub and cabana facility as well as two tennis courts that will serve the community. The first floor will offer residents many options for entertaining, socializing and relaxing.

The clubhouse’s great room will feature a cathedral ceiling, hardwood flooring, an oversized stone fireplace, comfortable seating options and two sets of French style doors that open up to a screened porch.

The library will provide a quiet respite with custom cabinetry, access to WIFI and a flat screen TV. The dining room will offer formal seating for up to 16 persons, crown moldings, and a built-in buffet area. The gourmet kitchen has been designed to enable guests or caterers to prepare full meals with easy access to the dining room.

Pro Con Inc. has designed the clubhouse to complement the classic New England style community. Plans call for the clubhouse’s exterior to have a stone façade on the ground floor level and clapboard on the first floor. Construction of the clubhouse began in June 2006 and Pro Con has scheduled a December 2006 completion date.

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High-Profile Focus: Award Winners 2010

Westfield, MA - Tighe & Bond, with offices in Mass. and conn., was presented the 2010 water Resources Award by The connecticut Society of civil En-gineers (cScE) for an innovative engineering achievement that has significantly reduced flood-ing in the neighborhood located downstream of olmstead pond in Norwalk, conn.

As part of a citywide drainage studies to address chronic flood-ing problems in Norwalk, Tighe & Bond recommended modifications to convert an existing manmade pond into a dry basin to increase its stormwater detention ca-pacity. This solution was the most viable and cost-effective alternative to reduce the magnitude and frequency of flooding in the neighborhood.

According to michael m. Yeosock, p.E., senior engineer for the Norwalk De-partment of public works, “This project appears to have worked well and has cer-tainly helped to reduce flooding in the area.

It was a difficult project to undertake, espe-cially due to its impact on so many residen-tial properties.”

Tighe & Bond engineering techniques included excavating the pond’s accumu-lated sediments, raising the embankment crest elevation, and providing a multi-level outlet control structure to regulate water discharges from the basin.

Tighe & Bond also used bioengineer-ing restoration methods within the basin to establish a natural regime including the in-stallation of the pilot stream channel with a sediment forebay at the headwaters, and a stilling basin at the outlet structure.

Tighe & Bond wins cScE Award

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haverhill, mA - The hamel mill lofts project has been selected as the winner of the 2010 preserva-tion Award by the massachusetts historical commission for the cat-egory of Restoration and Adaptive Reuse.

construction manager for the project was callahan, Inc. of Bridgewater.

hamel mill lofts is the largest redevelopment project in the history of the city of haverhill, featuring 305 new units of housing, retail, and resident community amenities. lo-cated in downtown haverhill and just steps from the commuter rail, the project is creat-ed from three former shoe mills and an old power plant. construction of the project is nearly 100% complete and already the buildings are almost 60% occupied, with well over 165 leases in place.

The 23-month project schedule in-cluded restoration of the historic building’s exteriors and interior construction that

maintained the look of the original build-ings. The apartment units are available in either one or two bedrooms and range in size from approximately 900sf to 1,100sf. In addition, 20% of all units at hamel mill lofts will be rented as “affordable.” Along with apartments, the project also includes a cyber café, pool table room, bicycle stor-age area, gym, media center, conference area, and ample parking, all for tenant use.

The project was nominated for the state historic preservation award by mayor James J. fiorentini.

“hamel mills has transformed what was once an abandoned series of old, dilapidated shoe mills and tanneries into an award-winning up-scale urban village that has beautified downtown haverhill while preserv-ing its industrial past,” noted mayor fiorentini.

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Interior view of Hamel Mill Lofts apartment

Exterior view of restored mills.

hartford, cT - . The hartford Busi-ness Journal recently announced the list of the 25 Best places to work in connecticut.

for the fourth consecutive year, Stan-dard Builders of Newington ranked among the top companies that demonstrated com-mon characteristics that bring out the best in their employees and leaders and help

them succeed even in a difficult economy. companies were evaluated by the

Best companies group on workplace poli-cies, practices, philosophies, systems and demographics in addition to the results of an employee survey that measured the em-ployee experience.

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High-Profile Focus: IIDA NE Awards

International Interior Design Associ-ation (IIDA) New England has announced the winners of the fourth Annual Interior Design Awards held recently at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. The results reflected New England interior designers who were invited to nominate their best projects and the team involved in making each one a reality.

This year’s submitted projects were judged by representatives from the IIDA Northlands chapter of minnesota.

Projects were required to outline pro-grammatic requirements, specific project goals, comprehensive plan drawings, and photos, which were used to judge how well each project met their specific goals. In ad-dition to aesthetics, several criteria, such as environmental and energy performance, were used to weigh each project.

The IIDA New England chapter is an association of members committed to the interior design profession and the New England region. The chapter is governed by elected officers serving on the execu-tive board and the council of directors. It has active “city centers” located in Bos-ton, providence, R.I. hartford, conn.; and Stamford, conn.2010 WinnersBest in Show

One Post Office Square/Equity Office PropertiescBT ArchitectsEquity Office PropertiesShawmut Design & construction

Schweppe lighting Design, Inc.Kenneth castellucci & Associates, Inc.Euromarble

EducationTufts University of Dental medicineARc/cambridgeShawmut Design & constructionBR+A consulting Engineers, llcworkplace Resourcescoco Raynes and AssociatesCreative Office Pavilion

HealthcareEastern maine medical center - lafayette family cancer centerSmRTBarr & Barr Builders, Inc.paul white Tile

Creative Office Pavilionholden cabinet & millwork, Inc.freshwater Stone

Hospitality/RetailEquinoxcBT ArchitectsEquinoxS3DesignShawmut Design & constructioncosentini Associates

Honorable Mention: Ames hotel - Normandy Real Estate partnersADD Inc.Rockwell groupmorgans hotel groupTishman construction company

Tillet lightingThe cardy groupNitsch Engineering

Reasearch/LabUmass BostonVenture Development centerSasakiJoslin lesserRDK EngineersccR pyramidSimpson gempertz hegerfaithful + gould

Residential - Privatemarlborough Street penthousehacin + AssociatesSEA-DAR Enterprisesgregory lombardi Design

Residential – MultiUnitThe Element Tower/forest cityDimella ShafferBeeler guest owens Architectshensel phelps construction companyNElcomesa Design groupDaturn Engineers

Office Under 30,000sfOne Post Office Square/Equity Office PropertiescBT ArchitectsEquity Office PropertiesShawmut Design & constructionSchweppe lighting Design, Inc.Kenneth castellucci & Associates, Inc.Euromarble

IIDA NE’s fourth Annual Interior Design Awards

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IIDA NE Best in Show Winner: One Post Office Square / Equity Office Properties

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Boston - payette recently received a BSA Award for Design Excel-lence for a clinical addition to the

Umass wing memorial hospital and med-ical centers in palmer. Dacon corporata-

tion of Natick served as construction man-ager.

wing memorial is a community-based hospital serving residents of the Quaboag hills and pioneer Valley and is a

member of University of massachusetts memorial health care, a nationally rec-ognized academic healthcare system.

“This expansion is part of our commitment to investing in the long-term health of our community,” said charles E. cavagnaro III, m.D., presi-dent and cEo of wing memorial hos-pital. “our growing need for inpatient services has nearly doubled over the past decade. payette has given us much-needed space to continue to provide the

highest quality health care and state-of-the-art treatment technologies for the communities we serve.”

The first floor in-cludes three operating suites for general sur-gery, two endoscopy/minor procedure rooms and a 16-bay peri-operative unit.

For staff and operational efficiency, inpatient care beds are consolidated on the second floor. There is a six bed Spe-cial care Unit and a 40-bed medical/Sur-gical unit with half private rooms and the remaining semi-private. A splayed corridor

system creates smaller and more intimate groupings of patient rooms.

Umass memorial health care was named one of the country’s “Top 10” academic health centers by the Univer-sity healthSystem consortium (Uhc) in 2007.

payette wins BSA Award for Umass wing memorial hospital and medical centersDacon corp. construction manager

BSA Jurors’ comments“The program for this community hos-

pital’s inpatient surgical center is diverse. It is well massed, emerging from the ground with an undulating geometry of planar, patterned brick. good materials are used throughout, and very thoughtful design was conceived and executed on a tight budget that could have resulted in something substandard.”

The Design-Build TeamDesigned by payette, Boston

construction manager - Dacon, NatickEngineer - Richard D. Kimball Engineers m/E/p, Andover

Structural Engineer - lim consultants, cambridgecivil Engineer - Sherman & frydryk Engineers, palmer

landscape Architect - landworks Studio, Boston.

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High-Profile Focus: Awards

Boston – Each year the BSA spon-sors awards programs to honor design ex-cellence in massachusetts, throughout New England and elsewhere.

following are the winners in non residential categories.Healthcare Facilities Design Awards Honor Awards for Design Excellence • Vertical Expansion Initiative - Tufts Uni-

versity School of Dental medicine, Boston, designed by ARc/Architec-tural Resources cambridge; general contractor Shawmut Design and con-struction, Boston.

Awards for Design Excellence• Wing Memorial Hospital and Medi-

cal centers Surgical center and Bed Tower, palmer, for wing memorial hospital, Umass memorial hospital System,worcester.Designed by pay-ette, Boston; construction manager Da-con, Natick.

• The Pennsylvania State University Her-shey medical center cancer Institute, hershey pa. for The pennsylvania State University medical center, hershey, pA designed by payette,Boston; associate architect Array, King of prussia pa.

• Central Harlem STD Clinic, New York for New York city designed by Ste-phen Yablon Architect, New York

Interior Architecture / Interior Design Awards

Honor Award for Design Excellence • Fin’s Sushi and Grill, Boston; designed

by Studio luz, Boston college library/fine Arts library/Digital Image and Slide collection, cambridge for har-vard University, Allston Development group

Awards for Design Excellence • New England Island Retreat Chilmark de-

signed by peter Rose.New York city. • Bingham Headquarters Boston, for

Bingham llc; Designed by leh-man Smith mcleish, washington Dc. project manager, leggat mccall properties,Boston.

• W Boston Hotel Boston for Sawyer Enter-prises; designed by william Rawn As-sociates, Architects, Boston with TRo | Jung Brannen, Boston and Bentel & Bentel locust, Valley NY; contractor.

• New Cambridge Public Library Cam-

bridge for the city of cambridge, de-signed by william Rawn Associates, Architects, Boston and Ann Beha Ar-chitects, Boston, with lab [3.2], Bos-ton; contractor Joint Venture consigli/Jf white construction, milford.

• Bina Osteria/Bina Alimentari designed by Office dA, Boston; acoustics Acentech, cambridge; lighting design light This!, Boston; structural engineer Simpson gempertz & heger, waltham.

Merit Awards • New England Research and Development

center,cambridge mA for microsoft designed by TRo Jung | Brannen, Bos-ton

• The Center for Human Modeling & Simulation,philadelphia for University of pennsylvania, designed by KVA Ken-nedy & Violich Architecture, Boston

• Bradley & Diegel Salon Boston for Peter Bradley and Dirk Diegel designed by Studio luz Architects, BostonSmall Firms / Small Projects

Design AwardsHonor Award for Design Excellence • Riverside Park Pavilion, Cambridge for

city of cambridge, design architect Touloukian, Boston; architect of record Baker wohl Architects, Boston

Award for Design Excellence • 29 Robinson Street, Cambridge, design

architect Julian Bonder + Associates, cambridge; associated architect wierd-erspahn Architecture, Somerville

2010 BSA Design Awards honoring Design Excellence

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IIDA NE’s Interior Design Awards

In April, the BSA Award of Honor was presented to Jon D. McKee AIA for his outstanding contribu-

tions to the profession of architecture through

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High-Profile: Facilities Development News

merrimack, Nh - The state of New hampshire is set to dedicate its newest courthouse in merrimack. The new facil-ity will house the district and family courts for this area. Keith p. hemingway, an ar-chitect from Bristol who has designed three other new court facilities for the state, was charged with designing a modern, techno-logically up-to-date court facility that fit in with merrimack’s existing historic town buildings.

The new 24,000sf, three story court-house was constructed by TlT construc-tion Corporation of Wakefield, Mass.

The new building has four court-

rooms, with associated judge’s chambers, clerk’s office area, secure entry lobby, sal-lyport, cells, and storage areas.

New courthouse DedicatedKeith p. hemingway Architect - TlT gc

Burlington, mA - Erland construc-tion, Inc. has been awarded a renovation and consolidation project for cobham plc at 1001 pawtucket Boulevard in lowell. Erland is familiar with the building – hav-ing performed several renovation projects for the previous tenant, Tyco Electronics. Teaming with architecture firm Design Sci-ence, Erland will complete the project in November 2010.

1001 pawtucket Boulevard was pre-viously a single-tenant building – occupied solely by Tyco. The building now must be divided into a multi-tenant space. for cobham, Erland will renovate 125,000sf of space. This work will consist of consoli-dating a machine shop, an antenna range, and labs; decommissioning certain areas

into office space; performing light manu-facturing and egress build out; building a new R&D lab; data center work; and new office space. All work will be done while the building remains occupied.

Erland gets cobham Renovation Design Science Architects

Aerial view of 1001 Pawtucket Blvd.

cambridge, mA - cambridge-based Tsoi/Kobus & Associates (TK&A) an-nounced four new commissions.

TK&A has been selected by Bos-ton college to design its new Stokes hall,

intended to be a “home base” for the humanities on the chestnut hill campus. In addition to housing humani-ties departments—including English, philosophy, history, theology, and clas-

sics—the 160,000sf building will contain 36 classrooms and gathering space for for-mal and informal activities. The project is part of Bc’s institutional master plan and will extend the English collegiate gothic style that characterizes the school’s middle campus.

for Suffolk University in Boston, TK&A is designing a student café and lounge. Set to open in the fall, the space is intended to become a social hub for stu-dents on the urban campus.

TK&A also is designing a new four-story, 46,000sf corporate headquarters for All care VNA & hospice in lynn.

TK&A New commissions

Merrimack Courthouse

manchester, Nh - hampshire fire protection co., Inc. is installing an auto-matic fire sprinkler system with approxi-mately 3,200 fire sprinkler heads at the new Elliot at River’s Edge in downtown manchester.

Known as the largest development project in manchester in over 30 years, The Elliot at River’s Edge is getting closer to completion as hampshire fire protec-tion installs the fire sprinkler system in the 236,000sf ambulatory care center as well as the 700 car parking garage.

This fast paced project, under con-tractor Suffolk/Eckman Joint Venture, will replace the old Jac pac foods meat packing

plant with a healthcare campus consisting of medical, office, residential, and retail spaces.

hampshire fire protection co., Inc. is utilizing Building Information modeling (BIM) software to install the fire protection piping, which reduces waste and inefficien-cy in the building design and construction.

BIm provides all subcontractors with shared up-to-date project information and detailed locations of all building compo-nents, assuring a smooth design and instal-lation of the fire sprinkler system.

The development is scheduled to be completed in march 2011.

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Boston - copley wolff De-sign group’s has expanded its streetscape work in downtown

Boston with two recent urban streetscape projects: Tufts Dental School in Boston’s Theatre District and The clarendon luxury residences in Boston’s Back Bay.

located at one Kneeland Street in the Theatre district of Downtown Boston, The Tufts Dental School looked to high-light the beautiful new building addition and expansion with a revitalization plan for sidewalk abutting washington Street.

working with ARc and Tufts, copley wolff Design group proposed a widening of the washington Street sidewalk to intro-duce a more pedestrian-friendly circula-tion pattern as a way to activate the newly- installed building skin with lED illumi-nated concrete seatwalls. These new areas significantly ease the flow of the busy en-trance and “dress up” the building, giving the facility a more tailored, contemporary, and welcoming street presence.

New hardscape elements provided the necessary planting depth to allow healthy growth for the selected columnar maple trees and an array of native and salt-tolerant shrubs and perennials, which also contributed to the lEED Silver designa-tion of the building. mature trees for the site were selected to provide maximum visual impact and to provide an “urban oa-sis” atmosphere for the building surround-ings. The result is a distinct visual soft-ening of the entrance. Building occupants and passersby now have a spot to sit and

enjoy lunch outdoors or to relax within the building boundaries.

copley wolff also provided a boost to the streetscape at The clar-endon, a new luxury high-rise build-ing on the corner of clarendon and Stuart Streets in Boston’s Back Bay. The building is in a highly visible site located across from the John hancock

Tower and near Trinity church. An upscale, yet practical solution for designing streetscape improve-ments and pedestrian amenities was desired.

Using a blend of low-rise, native granite curbing, sculpted boxwoods, and colorful “front-and-center” flowering annuals, CWDG was able to successfully disguise street-level ventilation intakes ser-vicing the building’s underground garage.

Serviceberry trees flanking the entrance to the building’s rental access provide a pop of color and welcoming entry. Seven majestic elm trees, the same species present on the grounds of the white house,

were selected to line the street – offering a classic beauty and traditional elegance to this new property.

Suspended granite paver grates sur-round the trees providing a flush presenta-tion with the sidewalk, visually extending the sidewalk and allowing for a smooth, continuous line from the edge of the prop-erty to the street curb. CWDG defined vari-ous entries including store fronts, restau-rants, and residential entrances.

To further differentiate the entries of this mixed-use development, cwDg pro-vided identifying paver treatment around each of the three distinct building entranc-es: the condominium entrance, the retail entrance, and the rental entrance, giving each destination a sense of place and pur-pose.

High-Profile Feature: Boston Streetscapes

copley wolff Takes on Boston Streetscapes

Streetscape project at Tufts Dental School

Streetscape at The Clarendon high-rise

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(above) Katie Schultz of RDK Engineers views an award-winning Special Events Category piece submitted by

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gala Recognizes outstanding communicationsBoston - Building on the success of the

inaugural Recognizing outstanding communi-cations (Roc) Awards in 2009, the Society for marketing professional Services (SmpS) held its annual awards gala on Thursday, June 3 at the Seaport hotel in Boston. The night celebrat-ed the A/E/c industry’s marketing and commu-nication successes, particularly impressive after the rocky economic conditions of the past year.

SmpS honored companies and individu-als for their outstanding achievements in sev-eral categories. first place honors went to wil-son Butler Architects for public Relations and outreach program and Best in Show, carol R. Johnson Associates for corporate Identity, Suf-folk construction for corporate Brochure, VhB for holiday piece, gEI consultants for Target market; Berry, a division of Suffolk construc-tion for Special Event piece; and Durkee Brown Viveiros & werenfels Architects for web site.

In addition, honorable mention went to: cDm for public Relations and outreach; Bond for corporate Identity and web site; Kleinfelder/S E A consultants, Inc. for cor-porate Brochure; Tsoi/Kobus & Associates for holiday piece and Special Event piece; and cBT Architects for Target market. ARc/Archi-tectural Resources cambridge won the people’s choice Award.

Individual accomplishments for outstand-ing contributions to the marketing and com-munications profession were also recognized. mike Reilly of Reilly communications was awarded the marketing Executive of the Year, Beth Dudek of parsons Brinckerhoff was given the New member of the Year honors and mark guarino of guarino Design group was awarded presidents choice Award.

(above left) Best of Show honors at the 2010 SMPS ROC Awards went to Wilson Butler Architects with Reilly Commu-nications for earning highest jury scores for their Public

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SMPS Boston Chapter Profile what have You Done for me lately? SmpS Boston - The Year in Review

what a year to serve as president of SmpS Boston! – the worst economy since the Great Depression, firms and market-ing departments downsizing, companies closing their doors, friends and colleagues suddenly among the unemployed. And for those of us fortunate enough to maintain gainful employment through these unprec-edented days, we’ve put in more hours and dealt with more stress and anxiety than I can ever recall in my 25 years in this busi-ness.

So it must sound odd when I say the past year has been among the most reward-ing of my professional career. for in spite of the challenges facing the A/E/c industry, SmpS Boston has enjoyed a stellar year of strongly attended programs, educational workshops led by our brightest industry leaders, and special events and networking opportunities for our entire membership and the 1,500+ “friends of SmpS” in the greater Boston area (all those nonmembers who know a good thing when they see it and attend our events).

The chapter’s board of directors and I had one overarching goal when we began the 2009-2010 program year back in Sep-tember – provide increased value to our members. Many firms have slashed mar-keting and business development budgets, so we recognized that SmpS Boston must provide more for less. more educational and business opportunities. less reliance

on the registration fees of our members. And how we have succeeded! As of this date more than 25 programs and events have been provided to our members and the A/E/c commu-nity at large. And almost across the board, registration rates for our members have been reduced from a year ago.

we succeeded in this goal by offset-ting lower member fees with higher non-member registration fees (membership DoES have its advantages!) and through the creation of a new sponsorship com-mittee to better coordinate and market our sponsorship opportunities. we are on track to bring in approximately $40,000 in firm sponsorships this year – a testament to our sponsors getting unbeatable exposure to the potential business partners and decision makers that make up almost one-half of our membership.

In addition to the success of our new sponsorship committee, each of the chap-ter’s standing committees enjoyed major accomplishments this year:

For the complete remarks from Dave Easterbooks visit http://blog.high-profile.com/2010/06/29/easterbrooks

2009-2010 SMPS Boston Board of Directorspresident – Dave Easterbrooks, cpSm, pare corporation

Vice president/president-Elect – matt hawk, fay Spofford & ThorndikeImmediate past-president – Jennifer Bentley of pSmJ Resources

Secretary – Nicola migliacci, hNTB corporationTreasurer – Jessica laskaris, cpSm, gilbane Building company

Awards Director – Tara graves, Berry, a division of Suffolkcommunications Director – Karen Euler, carol R. Johnson Associates

community outreach – Joe Barry, gEI consultantsEducation Director – crystale Dion, cpSm, parsons Brinkerhoff

membership Director – Rebecca maloney, cpSm, Arupprofessional Development – Bryn olean, gilbane Building company

programs Director – Sarah cotter, walsh Brothers construction

with nearly 300 members and more than 175 member firms, SMPS Boston is proud to be one of the largest and most ac-tive chapters in the Society for marketing Professional Services. Local firm leaders began meeting informally in the late 1970s, and SMPS Boston officially came into ex-istence in 1981. Next year is our 30th An-niversary!

The national organization was creat-ed in 1973 by a small group of professional services firm leaders who recognized the need to sharpen skills, pool resources, and work together to build their businesses. To-day, SmpS represents a dynamic network of 6,000+ marketing and business devel-opment professionals from architectural, engineering, planning, interior design, con-struction, and specialty consulting firms located throughout the United States and

canada. The Society and its chapters ben-efit from the support of 3,700 design and building firms, encompassing 80% of the Engineering News-Record Top 500 Design firms and Top 400 contractors.

SmpS’ mission is to advocate for, educate, and connect leaders working in the built environment. SmpS is the only organization dedicated to creating business opportunities in the A/E/c industry.

How SMPS Boston is OrganizedSmpS Boston is led by a 13-mem-

ber board of directors. five of these mem-bers—president, vice president, immediate past president, secretary, and treasurer—also serve on the executive committee. The remaining directors guide the activities of eight standing committees, providing di-

Dave Easterbooks

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rection and oversight to committee mem-bers and acting as the committee’s liaison to the board of directors. committee chair-men manage the critical day-to-day activi-ties of the committees and coordinate the efforts of more than a dozen committee members for some of the larger commit-tees. There is no better way to expand your network, make industry friends, and get the most from your membership than joining a committee! please visit our web site at www. smpsboston.org for information on how to join a committee.

Committees• Awards Committee• Communications Committee• Community Outreach Committee• Education Committee• Membership Committee• Professional Development

Committee• Programs Committee• Sponsorship Committee• Regional Conference Committee

Details on http://www.smpsboston.org/ about/index.php?docid=17

make Your work a marketing ToolYour best billboard is your work; where should you plant it?

2010-2011 SMPS Boston Board of Directorspresident – matt hawk, fay Spofford & Thorndike

Vice president/president-Elect – Jessica laskaris, cpSm, gilbane Building co.Immediate past-president – Dave Easterbrooks, cpSm, pare corporation

Secretary – Nicola migliacci, hNTB corporationTreasurer – Ben Sawa, gEI consultants

Awards Director – Sarah cotter, walsh Brothers constructioncommunications Director – Karen Euler, carol R. Johnson Associates

community outreach – Joe Barry, gEI consultantsEducation Director – Renee Driscoll, Rolf Jensen & Associates

membership Director – Kristi Sprinkel, cBT Architectsprofessional Development – Jessica hill, BSc groupprograms Director – Rebecca maloney, cpSm, Arup

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SMPS Boston Chapter ProfileContinued from page 27

by John SoterAll things considered, an

A/E firm thrives or dies based on its ability to satisfy client needs and solve problems effi-ciently. Your work portfolio is your billboard. marketing’s job is to figure out what message to plaster on the sign and where to place it to capture the highest percentage of the right eyes.

from the 1930s to the 1960s, Burma Shave built its brushless shaving cream brand into the second-high-est seller in the industry. They did this by very creatively rethinking billboard adver-tising. Burma Shave spread the marketing message over hundreds of miles of high-ways, including the legendary Route 66, with readers looking forward to the next message as their beards relentlessly grew. A couple of my favorites are:

oUR foRTUNE IS YoURShAVEN fAcEIT’S oUR BESTADVERTISINg SpAcEBURmA ShAVEpAST SchoolhoUSESTAKE IT SlowlET ThE lITTlEShAVERS gRowBURmA ShAVEThere are two key marketing concepts

at work here:Satisfied customers are the best advertising, and indoctrinate your future customers with your brand early and often.

fast forward to today, and we have a Tower of Babel-esque mosh pit of chan-nels for your marketing message. As we

see with our 2010 marketing Ex-cellence winners covered in this issue, creativity lives on! Be it on web sites, social media, print media, direct mail, or with adver-tisements, eye-catching and well-conceived campaigns are generat-ing buzz and garnering attention.

The rate at which A/E firms’ prospective clients’ figurative “beards” are growing has slowed significantly in the past couple

of years. It will be a while before demand returns to prerecession levels, if it ever does in this “new normal” era. That means two things for marketers: first, pragmatic, proven providers will be sought out; and second, the number of competitors’ hooks in the fishing pond of potential clients will increase, so differentiation is critical. The challenge: Your “bait” needs to attract more fish than your competition.

A firm’s work portfolio is the best demonstration of proven capability. The spaces, solutions, and built environment you create are your best billboard message. what message does your work transmit? Is it aesthetics, functionality, green and environmental stewardship, industry and technical leadership, cost management, operational efficiency, or market segment focus?

John Soter is a principal at Zweig White Consulting with 25 years experience as a consultant. John received a BA from Tufts University in Massachusetts. For the complete article online: http://blog.high-profile.com/2010/06/29/sorter/

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High-Profile Cover Story: Wellesley College Alumnae Hall

wellesley, mA - lee Kennedy co. recently completed an extensive renovation and expansion of

wellesley college’s historic Alumnae hall. originally constructed in 1922, Alumnae hall houses a 1,500-seat auditorium and a large ballroom for school functions.

Soil conditions, environmental con-siderations, a tight site and working on an active college campus all contributed to the complexity of this project, which was com-pleted over 14 months with architect Ann Beha & Associates architects.

As part of this $14 million project, lee Kennedy co. revitalized the existing multi-purpose center, expanded the build-ing’s footprint to house all new mechanical space, installed an elevator, and brought in all new plumbing, electrical, hVAc, me-chanical, telecommunication and security systems.

Throughout the ex-terior, lee Kennedy co.’s team performed masonry repointing and cleaning.

To update the facility for modern use, the main theater was completely renovated – the stage was extended eight feet and all new seating was installed along with new audio/visual equipment. The team also constructed a new black box theater within the building.

lee Kennedy co. and

Ann Beha & Associates collaborated with wellesley college during a thorough pre-construction process to incorporate lEED elements into the refurbished building and to ensure the work could meet the college’s budget by completing detailed value de-sign and constructability analyses.

“we are very proud to count welles-ley college among our valued partners,” said lee michael Kennedy, president & cEo of lee Kennedy co. “This project, with its mix of historic renovation and new construction — all taking place on an occupied campus — fit perfectly with our expertise. Wellesley is a first class in-

stitution with a long-standing tradition of excellence; working together with Ann Beha & Assoc. to revitalize one of its most high-profile facilities was a very exciting process for our entire team.”

The wellesley Alumnae hall project is just the latest in lee Kennedy co.’s aca-demic portfolio to reach completion; the firm is currently under way on The Boston conservatory hemenway project, Boston college weston Jesuit community hous-ing, John f. Kennedy presidential library & museum and the harvard University Bright hockey Arena, to name a few.

lee Kennedy co. completes Reno of wellesley college Alumnae hallAnn Beha & Associates Architects

Quote from the Architect“The Auditorium has a new

warmth and elegance, accomplished through the re-creation of the origi-nal ceiling and wall murals as well as a new color scheme combining the original cream palette with a gold and red scheme for the carpets, chair coverings, and stage curtain. The floor was re-raked and new seating installed, configured to improve cir-culation, sightlines, and accessibility. onstage, new rigging, theatre lighting, and audio-visual systems support both lectures and theatrical productions.”

- Scott Aquilina, senior associateAnn Beha Architects

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New haven, cT - Now that it’s sum-mer, it seems a no-brainer that the construction of Davis Street Arts

magnet School in New haven should be on schedule. But this status did not happen by chance.

A. prete construction company began working on the 77,000sf, new con-struction preK-8 school during precon-struction. careful planning and scheduling – and then exacting implementation of the plan – has resulted in its fortuitous position now.

The project is on schedule as a result of meticulous performance of its winter conditions best practices procedures by the

on-site management team. concrete foot-ings and foundations were poured during the winter of 2009-2010, which had ad-verse conditions including extreme cold and numerous winter storms.

The team adhered American concrete Institute guidelines for concrete in winter conditions: 1) forms were constructed and rebar installed; 2) rebar was heated in the forms; 3) concrete was prepared with warm water at the plant; 4) additional heat was applied to maintain proper placement/curing of concrete as required, depending on the high/low temperatures expected; and 5) testing during the pour and of the cured foundations was conducted daily.

Now, the structural steel is done, the building envelop is being finished, and the project is on schedule. This is good news for the A. prete construction company, the

designer Bl companies, and the owner. Davis Street Arts magnet School was

designed to Energy Star standards and with residential-scale elements that will comple-ment the surrounding neighborhood. The project involved demolition of the existing three-story school and extensive site reme-diation. The new school will feature a per-formance theater, dance studio, art rooms, music suite for vocal, band, and orchestra, a state-of-the-art media center and class-rooms, plus gymnasium and cafeteria.

A. prete construction company, Inc. is a construction management firm, special-izing in renovation, restoration, and new construction of schools, office buildings, senior housing, nursing homes, hospitals, and churches. Davis Street Arts magnet School is the tenth public school project for the city of New haven.

High-Profile Feature: Davis Street Arts Magnet School

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Specializing in integrated life-cycle solutions for high-tech production plants and infrastructure complexes, m+w group knows its way around the sensitive con-struction requirements for this type of man-ufacturing. According to Alan Asadoorian, Vp & director of construction manager at m+w group, this 325,000sf semi-conduc-tor facility will “operate at manufacturing precisions not yet seen anywhere in the world.” That being said, precast concrete was chosen to ensure building stability and vibration free manufacturing in the nano-meter range (that’s one billionth of a me-ter), where any vibration would destroy the product.

Quality control is paramount in a precision-built structure of this nature. Unistress, the project’s precast producer, was in charge of 1,843 concrete columns, panels, and beams produced in its envi-ronmentally controlled indoor facility. The controlled environment allowed for production to continue uninterrupted in an area where climate is at best unpredictable, assuring that schedules and finances stay on track, which is critical in a project of this magnitude.

The building uses 924 waffle floor-ing precast concrete panels, each contain-ing a 350-piece rebar cage. These particu-lar flooring panels are quite literally full of holes, 27,000 according to Asadoorian. In this case holey floors are a good thing, as they allow for pipe and wire chases. Eric lillie, lead project engineer for Unistress, says the design of the waffle panel forms had to be “...extremely efficient... and flex-ible enough to easily remove the product from the form.” Asadoorian adds that “a cast in place waffle deck would have added time and expense... and place a severe bur-den on the available workforce,” thus mak-ing precast concrete the solution of choice. This $4.2 billion project, of which $800 million is slated for the manufacturing fa-cility itself, is scheduled to be finished and manufacturing semi-conductors by 2012. This facility showcases the incredible flex-ibility of precast concrete and its ability to meet the high standards and complex re-quirements necessary in the manufacture of the smallest of electronic components.

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Boston - walsh Brothers, Incorporated, a Boston-based construc-tion management firm, with Dana-farber cancer Institute (DfcI) represen-tatives, staff, researchers, and designer, miller Dyer Spears recently took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the unveiling of DfcI’s 4th floor chemis-try and Biology Research fit-out.

The 10,200sf research fit-out represents the final step in the multi-phased gut renovation of the 1930s building, located in Boston’s marine In-dustrial park on Drydock Avenue in South Boston.

The relocation of Dana-farber can-cer Institute’s critical research activities out of the congested lmA to the BmIp has been under way since 2005. The entire 45,000sf complex renovation has been overseen by walsh Brothers.

The harbor campus location affords researchers cutting edge research space, equipment, and technology coupled with a quiet environment that has sweeping views of the Boston harbor and skyline. Addi-tionally, the harbor campus frees up space in the congested lmA for critical patient care.

In 2006, walsh Brothers began the

renovation of the fourth floor of the Harbor campus, which housed medical records, cancer registration offices, cryogenic tissue repository, and a materials management center.

After completing the lurie fam-ily Imaging Center on the first floor of the harbor campus in 2009, walsh Brothers turned its attention back to the fourth floor to begin cancer research wet and dry labo-ratories, which will serve as home to some of the brightest minds of cancer research.

The laboratory features over 30 flex-ible lab benches, liquid nitrogen freezers, cancer bioscope, bottle washing station, DNA sequencing machines, robotics, moTT fume hoods, autoclave, closed his-tology lab, Bl-2 tissue lab, and a chemical waste room.

Lebanon, NH - Officials of Dart-mouth-hitchcock medical center cut the ribbon on a new Shepley Bulfinch- designed outpatient Surgery center (oSc) on June 17. The ribbon-cutting was part of a public open house for the oSc, which officially opened to patients on June 22. The open house included tours of the facil-ity and demonstrations of operating room technologies.

The 41,000sf center is expected to accommodate 4,100 outpatient surgeries annually. with eight operating rooms that will open in two phases, the center makes simple “same day” surgical procedures convenient and accessible for patients while freeing up significant space in the main hospital’s operating rooms.

located near the entrance to Dart-mouth-hitchcock’s lebanon campus, the

facility is convenient and accessible for pa-tients and efficient for the medical center’s staff. The center includes dedicated park-ing and a glass canopied entry that takes visitors into a waiting area filled with natu-ral light. Designed and built with an em-phasis on value and energy efficiency, the building envelope is tailored to the temper-ature extremes of northern New England, making it a model for outpatient centers in cold-weather climates.

Shepley Bulfinch has been working with Dartmouth-hitchcock medical center to develop and expand its facilities since the mid-1980s, when it prepared the origi-nal master plan for a new hospital campus in lebanon and pioneered the concept of the “medical mall” within the hospital. piz-zagalli construction was the construction manager for the oSc project.

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walsh Brothers completes DfcI lab

New Dana-Farber Cancer Institute research fit-out.

New outpatient Surgery centerDesigned by Shepley Bulfinch

Dartmouth-Hitchcock co-president Nancy Formella (c) cuts the ribbon on D-H’s new Outpatient Surgery Center. Formella is flanked by D-H Trustee Alan C. Keiller (l) and

OSC Medical Director Douglas Merrill MD (r). photo by mark washburn/Dhmc

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Burlington, mA - Erland construc-tion, Inc. was recently awarded The Retreat at Union pond for The gatehouse group of Mansfield – a national developer of apart-ment communities. Teaming with architect VmY Vitols Associates of Newton, Erland is scheduled to complete phase 1 of this new apartment complex in wareham in february of 2011.

This affordable housing develop-ment features 104 apartment units in four buildings. The three- and four-story, wood-framed buildings have a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments. construc-tion also includes a new clubhouse, main-tenance building, and a garage.

Erland Awarded Retreat at Union pondVmY Vitols ArchitectNeedham, MA - Officials from the

Northbridge companies and Needham Bank recently launched a $14.5 million construction project.

The project, located at 880 glen-dale Avenue in Needham, will eventually house a 62-unit assisted living community specifically designed to care for individu-als with memory loss. The project will be Avita-branded, and completion is slated for early 2011.

Needham Bank has played a pivotal role in this project, funding $9.5 million of the construction costs. “This is a key de-velopment for our community,” said Jack mcgeorge, president of Needham Bank, who added, “we welcome the Northbridge companies and Avita to Needham and know they will be of tremendous service and value.”

Avita of Needham will serve seniors with Alzheimer’s disease, as well as those with mild to moderate cognitive impair-ment and other related dementias. The

community is designed to create four dis-tinct “neighborhoods,” each with its own living areas, dining facilities, and private courtyard to minimize confusion and maxi-mize the residents’ freedom of movement in a safe environment.

The Northbridge cos. of Burling-ton, mass., and Sandy River II of portland, maine, are in a $100 million joint-venture with the Chicago-based private equity firm harrison Street Real Estate capital. The joint venture will focus on developing and operating dedicated memory-care and as-sisted living facilities in New England. The JV could develop up to 10 projects of about 54 to 62 units each.

According to Northbridge, there is significant unmet demand for memory care within its primary markets, where it’s dif-ficult to develop such properties. North-bridge owns and/or operates eight senior housing communities in massachusetts consisting of independent, assisted living and memory care.

Needham Bank funds constructionmemory care/Assisted living facility one of 10

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Avita of Needham will serve seniors with cognitive impairment and other related dementias.

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High-Profile: Green Facilities Development News

providence, RI – RgB Architects was once again a proud participant of “canstruction,” an annual design-build competition to benefit the Rhode Island community food Bank. local architects, engineers, contractors, and students col-laborated to construct giant sculptures using canned food, and on April 22 were given awards in the following categories: Juror’s favorite, Best Use of labels, Best meal, and Structural Ingenuity, as well as a people’s choice award for their designs.

Team RgB won awards for Best Use of labels and the people’s choice Award with their design of “It IS easy be-ing green” – Kermit the frog with a solar powered miniature windmill. At 6 to 8 feet tall the structure was constructed of 5,180 cans, boxes of pasta, and water bottles. RgB raised approximately $6,500, all re-ceived through fundraising efforts.

RgB wins Awards for Being green

“Juror’s Favorite” - A Mini Cooper car constructed by Saccoccio & Associates

Architects, DiPrete Engineering, and the Young Constructors Forum of the RIAGC.

Kermit won the “Best Use of Labels” cat-egory and “People’s Choice” award in the

Canstruction RI competition.

Dinner is Surfed, the most ambitious un-dertaking of a canned goods sculpture in Canstruction Rhode Island’s history, won

the “Structural Ingenuity” award.

by Larry NicolaiThe EpA has toughened its

stormwater regulations as it iden-tifies runoff from parking lots and driveways as a significant source of water pollution. Some New England states and municipali-ties are following suit by enact-ing stricter regulations to reduce stormwater runoff.

Stormwater collects pollut-ants off of pavements. Vehicles drip oil, gas, and antifreeze and emit hydro-carbons from exhaust pipes onto the pave-ment. fertilizer, pesticides, and pet waste can also be present. To date, the conven-tional approach has been “end-of-pipe” practices, such as detention ponds or struc-tural systems that convey water into sew-ers or culverts. Unfortunately, storm drains do not lead to water treatment plants, and the stormwater, with its collected contami-nants, ends up in streams, ponds, lakes, riv-ers, and oceans.

New regulations are being enacted that stipulate runoff be managed on-site through more natural approaches. lID practices such as infiltration, capture and reuse of water, evapotranspiration, as well as limiting the amount of impervious sur-faces are strongly being encouraged. The goal is to utilize the features across the site to minimize runoff to achieve pre-develop-ment hydrology.

Because pavement constitutes the

largest structure on developed property, it promises to hold the key to meeting the new objec-tives. By simply changing the composition of the surface to a porous pavement, rainwater is allowed to infiltrate into the ground below. As the water passes through, an open-graded stone base beneath the surface captures some of the impurities, particularly those found in the

“first flush,” resulting in cleaner water en-tering the soil.

porous pavement is a broad term that encompasses pervious concrete, porous as-phalt and permeable concrete pavers. Un-like porous asphalt and pervious concrete that achieve their infiltration properties by eliminating fines in the mix design, pavers themselves are not porous. They have the same composition and physical character-istics as high strength interlocking concrete pavers – 8,500 psi plus! permeable pav-ers are molded with indentations that form a series of openings across the pavement. The openings and joints in the surface fun-nel water into the base where it is filtered as it drains slowly into the soil. permeable interlocking concrete pavements provide a safe, dependable walking and driving sur-face and, properly installed, are snow-plow safe! permeable pavers are available in a choice of colors and shapes, and they can

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And while low impact development techniques may be viewed as more ex-pensive, in the case of porous pavements,

studies have shown that they are no more costly than conventional pavements using structural systems that collect and convey stormwater but do little to improve water quality.

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High-Profile: Green Facilities Development News

Keene, Nh – The signage is on the building, the exterior landscaping is under way, and the furniture is being delivered at the courtyard by marriott, Keene’s first environmentally friendly green hotel.

pro con Inc of manchester is the design builder.

The five-story hotel, which is located one block from Keene’s down-town business district, will offer 100 guestrooms, including four suites. The hotel will have a bistro and lounge area, 2,100sf of flexible meeting space, a business center, guest market, and an indoor pool and fitness room. In keep-ing with the historic nature of Railway Square, the hotel has a brick façade.

pro con Inc and the owners are in-tending and pursuing to make the 65,795sf Courtyard hotel LEED certified. This pro-vides verification that the Keene Courtyard is designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across building

metrics including energy savings, water efficiency, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources.

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architects, engineers, and contractors to cross-search, compare, and document prod-ucts for LEED and green commercial construction, has quickly emerged as the top online search tool for finding green products and researching their attributes for lEED point contributions.

greenwizard is currently being accessed by green professionals responsible for more than 86 building projects valued at (combined) $300 million.

Hanover, NH — Winners of the fifth Integrated Design/Integrated Development (IDID) Excellence in Sustainable Design and Development Awards program were announced recently at the sixth IDID con-ference.

Awards were given for outstanding architecture, landscape architecture, plan-ning, or historic preservation projects that demonstrate excellence in design, a sub-stantive engagement of sustainable design principles, and that highlight the beneficial synthesis of an integrated approach to site planning, site and building design, and construction.

An honor Award was given to wil-liam Rawn Associates, Architects and Ann Beha Architects of Boston, for the cam-bridge public library, cambridge, mass.

The cambridge public library is a restoration and addition to the original main library, designed in 1889 by Van Brunt & howe, that triples the area of the original building. Saving the structure both con-served material resources and preserved an important cultural treasure.

flansburgh Architects of Boston,

received an honor Award for the hawaii preparatory Academy Energy lab in Ka-muela, hawaii.

merit Awards were given to Next phase Studios, Inc., Boston for the han-naford Brothers grocery Store in Augusta, maine; coldham & hartman Architects, Amherst, mass., for the Kathryn w. Davis Student Village, college of the Atlantic, Bar harbor, maine and payette of Bos-ton for the gary c. comer geochemistry Building at the lamont Doherty Earth ob-servatory campus, columbia University, palisades, New York.

The hannaford Brothers grocery Store in Augusta, maine is a prototype green retail store. The project started with a box type supermarket and was transformed by design to an open, daylit, and human friendly space.

The Kathryn w. Davis Student Vil-lage, college of the Atlantic, Bar harbor, maine was built to accommodate 51 stu-dents in six “houses of eight” and three residential advisor rooms. The college has declared a goal to achieve campus-wide in-dependence from fossil fuel by 2015.

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High-Profile: Green Facilities Development News

concord, Nh - weston Solutions, Inc. celebrated the dedication of its new regional headquarters at 45 Constitution Avenue, in the horseshoe pond Redevel-opment corridor. The facility is the first LEED-Gold certified professional office building in concord.

weston’s building was designed and constructed with an integrated approach to permit using highly effi-cient, durable, and region-ally available technolo-gies and systems without incurring significant cost. The building systems are automated to allow regu-lar adjustments and long-term performance moni-toring.

Tours of the build-ing highlighted sustainable and educational features, including a touchscreen display and user interface

that monitors the building’s mechanical systems and energy consumption. guides discussed weston’s integrated approach to low impact development; the lifecycle val-ue of the geothermal heating and cooling system; protocols for green deconstruction and salvage; and the many benefits of the greengrid vegetated roof system.

weston Building Earns gold

Boston - New England masonry con-tractors participated in the nation’s first sustainability certification program for the masonry industry in June.

Developed by the International ma-sonry Institute in 2009, the Sustainable Masonry Certification Program educates union masonry contractors on the nuts and bolts of sustainability practices and their role in the LEED certification pro-cess, making contractors a valuable part of lEED project teams. It covers all masonry trades: brick, tile, stone, terrazzo, cement, plaster, and restoration.

The course addresses subcontractor responsibilities from estimating and proj-ect scope to project management and docu-

mentation. It covers the lEED credits ev-ery masonry contractor should know, plus green strategies like site use and construc-tion waste management. contractors are tested to verify their ability to fulfill LEED responsibilities.

“when masonry contractors under-stand how they contribute to successful lEED projects, everybody wins,” says ImI president Joan calambokidis. “green proj-ects can be profitable, once contractors un-derstand how to bid and manage them.”

More than 100 contractor firms across North America have been certified this year, and upcoming sessions will edu-cate hundreds more.

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Boston - The use of sustainably har-vested forest biomass to replace oil heat would likely begin to yield benefits in greenhouse gas emissions reduction in as little as five years, but electricity from biomass compares unfavorably with fossil fuels, including coal, according to a study commissioned by the Department of Energy Resources (DoER).

The six-month study of issues associ-ated with biomass sustainability and carbon policy conducted by a team of scientists and policy experts led by the manomet center for conservation Sciences shows that the use of biomass for heating and combined heat and power (chp) facilities would result in a 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in 2050 relative to oil, but biomass-fired electricity would result in a 3% increase in emissions over coal-fired electricity in 2050.

coal has the highest greenhouse gas emis-sions per kilowatt-hour of energy produced of any fossil fuel.

Under the global warming Solutions Act, Massachusetts is required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the econ-omy 80% by 2050.

“These findings have broad implica-tions for clean energy and the environment in massachusetts and beyond,” said Secre-tary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Ian Bowles. “Biomass energy can be renew-able over the long term and it has benefits in independence from imported fossil fuels. But now that we know that electricity from biomass harvested from New England for-ests is not ‘carbon neutral’ in a timeframe that makes sense given our legal mandate to cut greenhouse gas emissions, we need to re-evaluate our incentives for biomass.”

Biomass Sustainability Study Released

Boston - walsh Brothers, Incorporated announced the Interna-tional Village at North-eastern University has been certified Gold by the USgBc. walsh Brothers completed con-struction on schedule and under budget this past summer.

The International Village is comprised of three 22-story tow-ers that total 437,000sf and serves as a residence hall for 1,200 upper-class students and members of the honors first-Year living learn-ing community. The building also offers a classroom and dining facility which serves approximately 4,000 students per day, and is home to an extensive art collection in-cluding photography, sculpture, green roof, and a 240sf mural on the ground floor.

The lEED gold achievement is a re-sult of a true collaborative effort between the construction manager, walsh Broth-ers, the designer, Kyu Sung woo and the Northeastern University project manage-ment leaders, staff, trustees, and sustain-ability committee.

The entire project team worked to-gether throughout the design and construc-tion process to identify every potential lEED opportunity while ensuring that the quality and design were never marginal-ized.

The International Village was recog-nized for incorporating green energy use, low-flow showers and faucets, green roof garden, motion sensor lighting, specialized low-emitting materials, and for a compre-hensive material management and recy-cling program facilitated by walsh Broth-ers during construction.

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Boston - The recently completed hawaii preparatory Academy Energy Re-search Laboratory will be the first K-12 school facility in the world to meet the liv-ing Building challenge.

Designed by Boston-based flans-burgh Architects, the 6,112sf high school science laboratory functions as a zero-net-energy, fully sustainable building, gener-ating all its power from photovoltaic and windmill sources. In addition, the facility captures and filters all of its own drinking and wastewater, and generates hot wa-ter from solar thermal panels. The entire building is naturally ventilated and utilizes an experimental radiant cooling system as an alternative to air conditioning.

The Energy lab self-regulates its interior climate, maintaining temperature, relative humidity, and carbon dioxide levels in all spaces at all times, via input from more than 250 sensors to the custom- designed automation system. It has gener-ated nearly 7,000 kw hours of electricity in its first 60-plus days of use, exceeding the annual performance estimated during the design phase. The Energy lab presently uses only 30% of the energy it produces; the balance is net-metered back into the hpA campus grid.

construction on the Energy lab was completed in January of this year. To meet the living Building challenge (lBc), formaldehyde, PVC, halogenated flame re-tardants, chlorines, and bromides were not

used in the project. In addition, all wood used in the project was forest Steward-ship Council certified or from salvaged sources. furthermore, the lBc established transportation distance requirements for all

building materials. heavy density materi-als had to be transported from a distance no greater than 1,000 miles, medium den-sity materials no greater than 3,000 miles, and light density materials no greater than

5,000 miles. Because of hawaii’s remote location, it was a challenge to achieve these criteria.

The Energy lab was conceived as a high school science building dedicated to the study of alternative energy; students work in teams to research, design, and de-velop new and existing renewable energy technologies. As an educational model for the 21st century, the Energy lab is designed to be a working example of the benefits of sustainable design and global responsibil-ity. To that end, hpA has entered into a partnership with global footprint Network and established relationships with schools abroad as well as associations with Univer-sity of hawaii’s college of Tropical Agri-culture and human Resources, Stanford University, and cornell University.

“we designed the Energy lab to have three zones that mimic the creative process that students experience when working on projects, from brainstorming, to design, to physical construction,” says flansburgh’s David croteau, project architect. The two-story building features include open class-room areas, outdoor courtyards and decks, individual project rooms, the monitoring lab, a video-conference room, and base-ment for storage. The central structure is a collaborative flexible open space. The front section is workshop where all building and testing takes place.

New Energy lab leaves No carbon footprintDesigned by flansburgh Architects

Hawaii Preparatory Academy, New Science Building - a zero-net-energy, fully sustainable building.

Boston - ARc/Architectural Re-sources cambridge, a nationally recog-nized architectural, planning and interior design firm announced that the ARC-de-signed Tufts University School of Dental medicine’s Vertical Expansion has re-ceived LEED Silver Certification from the U.S. green Building council (USgBc).

The building, located at one Knee-land Street, officially opened late last year after an ambitious 22-month vertical ex-pansion development in one of Boston’s most d e n s e l y - p o p u l a t e d neighborhoods. The five-story, 95,000sf vertical addition was added on top of the existing 10-story Tufts University School of Dental medicine building in Boston’s chinatown.

“we are very pleased that the new ad-dition exceeded our original goal of achiev-ing LEED Certification,” said Rob Quigley, AIA, a principal at ARc who led the design team for the project. “The Silver Certifica-tion is a tribute to the ongoing efforts of the entire project team and to Tufts University’s commitment to sustainable design.”

The Vertical Expansion project in-corporates cost-effective sustainable strat-egies such as a high performance build-ing envelope with aggressive daylighting design to maximize lighting efficiency and reduce solar heat gain. coupled with state-of-the-art mechanical and plumbing systems that are finely tuned and integrated into the building this project has been de-

signed to achieve a 20-30% energy cost savings and a 30-45% reduction in water use.

The origi-nal building, built in 1972, was de-signed to be a

16-story structure; however, the building plan was revised and only 10 floors were constructed at that time. The top five floors recently added include two new clini-cal patient floors, an expanded simulation laboratory, teaching facilities, a continuing education conference center and adminis-trative offices.

Shawmut Design and construction served as general contractor for the $68 million, 95,000-square-foot expansion in Boston’s chinatown

ARc project Earns lEED Silver

cambridge, mA - watermark cam-bridge announced that it is the first residen-tial rental apartment building in massachu-setts to achieve a lEED gold rating. The project earned certification in the Existing Buildings: operations and maintenance category, one of very few multifamily properties in the country to achieve this distinction, and the first to achieve it under the most recent version of lEED 2009.

watermark cambridge is a 23-story, 321-unit apartment building in the heart of Kendall Square, Cambridge, developed by Twining properties and designed by cBT Architects.

The high standard set by the lEED program ensures that the residents of the watermark community enjoy superior en-

ergy savings and efficiency and better air quality in their environmentally friendly apartment homes.

green features such as low-e glass and energy efficient lighting were already integrated into cBT’s design for the build-ing.

All materials now used at the water-mark, like flooring and paint, meet the lat-est lEED standards.

Selective plumbing fixture upgrades were added, and a solar sensor was added to the drip irrigation system on water-mark’s outdoor Zen terrace garden to re-duce water use.

New guides to the programmable thermostats and all-in-one washer-dryers were created.

watermark Achieves lEED gold Residents of Watermark enjoy better air quality in their environmentally friendly apartments.

“The Silver Certification is a tribute to the ongoing efforts of the entire project team and to Tufts University’s commitment to sus-tainable design.”

Rob Quigley, AIA, a principal at ARC

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High-Profile: Facilities Development News

cambridge, mA - Acentech Inc., a multi-disciplinary acoustics, audiovisual systems design, and vibration consulting firm, announced that Brian E. Huff, CTS-D, ISf-c, lEED Ap, a supervisory consul-tant in the firm’s Systems Group, served as moderator of the Infocomm Task group that developed the latest ANSI/INfo-comm 2m-2010 Standard guide for Au-diovisual Systems Design and coordination processes, recently approved by the Ameri-can National Standards Institute (ANSI) as Infocomm’s second standard.

The purpose of this standard is to

provide a description of the methods, pro-cedures, tasks, and deliverables typically recommended or applied by professionals in audiovisual systems design and integra-tion projects.

huff has over 25 years of experience designing, specifying, and overseeing the installation of professional audiovisual sys-tems for education, corporate, and govern-ment institutions. he is a member of In-focomm’s ANSI Standards committee and moderator of the ANSI Standard guide for Audiovisual Systems Design and coordina-tion processes workgroup.

huff contributes to New Standard

New haven, cT – Top-to-bottom interior renovations are nearly com-plete at the New haven hotel, which is managed by the Newport hotel group of middletown, R.I. The independent luxury hotel is located in the heart of downtown New haven and is conve-niently located to Yale University, The Yale New haven hospital, and the Yale medical center. pro con Inc is the ar-chitect and construction manager for the design-build hotel renovation project.

The seven-story hotel features 118 guest rooms, a full service restau-rant, fitness center, business center,

guest laundry, and flexible meeting space to accommodate up to 100 guests. As part of the renovation, the guest rooms, corri-dors, and public spaces are being refreshed with new interior finishes, fixtures, and fur-niture. The guest rooms and suites, ranging in size from 300sf to 600sf, will feature a contemporary décor of rich tans and browns with blue accents, feature custom wood furniture and new window treatments. The renovated bathrooms will feature marble and granite vanities, custom cabinetry with satin nickel detailing, and new fixtures and showerheads. The spacious hotel suites, with either king or two queen beds, will have a living area and a full kitchen with cook top, sink, microwave, refrigerator, and freezer.

guest rooms will have numer-ous electronic outlets and Internet connections, both at the bedside tables and at the work desk. “Jack packs” will allow the HD flat screen televi-sions to be used as computer monitors. The rooms have been completely re-wired for wireless Internet and all the rooms will have refrigerators/freezers and electronic safes large enough to hold a laptop computer.

Upon completion, the 2,500sf lobby with its soaring 18-foot ceil-ings will feature custom porcelain

tile flooring, imported wool carpets, and personalized individual seating groups with LCD televisions. A soaring fireplace with a 26-foot tall accent wall treatment will ex-tend up through the second floor restaurant and locally commissioned artwork inspired by New haven’s architectural richness will complement the walls.

In addition to the guestroom and public space refresh, Pro Con Inc in-filled a former swimming pool and whirlpool spa on the hotel’s second floor and is converting the space into 17 additional guest rooms. The hotel’s lower level parking garage, and porte cochere are being refreshed, and im-provements are being made to the restau-rant/buffet area.

New haven hotel Nearly complete pro con Inc Architect and cmArlington, MA - Officials from

Bierbrier Development Inc., a developer and owner of urban shopping centers in Eastern massachusetts, joined represen-tatives from the town of Arlington, local business leaders and tenants to celebrate the grand opening of the 9,000sf addition to the existing Arlington Village Shops shopping center in Arlington.

“we’re very thankful to the of-ficials of the town of Arlington and the town’s planning board for their coopera-tion and professionalism throughout the permitting and construction processes of this project,” said len Bierbrier, presi-dent of Bierbrier Development.

The new addition, which will be one of the first core and shell LEED-certified retail buildings in Massachusetts, has expanded Arlington Village Shops to a total of 25,000sf of rentable retail space.

Brockton-based DmR construction

served as the general contractor for the new addition. prellwitz chillinski Associates of cambridge served as project architect.

Village Shops grand opening

New Haven Hotel - exterior view

Rooms and suites feature a contemporary décor.

l-r: Maureen Gormley and Robert Bowes, members of the executive committee of the Ar-lington Chamber of Commerce, Len Bierbrier,

president of Bierbrier Development, Chris Loreti, chairman of the Arlington Redevelop-ment Board, and Casey Piche, vice president

at Bierbrier Development.

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westbrook, mE – E.S. Boulos company, Inc. (ESB) announced that the company is now providing electrical construction services using a Building Information modeling (BIm) platform on projects that specify its use. Through BIm software and technology consul-tant, microdesk, ESB’s commercial group’s project management and engi-neering management teams have com-pleted software training in Autocad Re-vit mEp 2011 Suite and Navisworks to support the company’s recently awarded portland International Jetport Expansion project, as well as other major projects the company has recently bid.

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manager Joseph Bradley and Site En-gineer Jesse Klimaytis, five project managers and engineers received BIm training at the company’s westbrook headquarters.

According to ESB Director Denis St. pierre, “Building Information mod-eling is a very important technology platform that we will use on the portland International Jetport project with con-struction manager Turner construction.” He added, “The resulting benefits will be a streamlined construction process, and better engineered buildings with high performance systems that meet stringent LEED requirements.”

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cambridge, mA - Trinity announced the completion of harvard Square’s latest neighbor-hood tradition, Russell house Tavern, located at 14 JfK Street, cam-bridge.

Third Street Asso-ciates (owners of grafton Street, Redline, and Tem-ple Bar and the Irish Vil-lage), hired Trinity for a full renovation of an ex-isting restaurant, to trans-form it into a contempo-rary 6,200sf American dining space.

The Trinity team performed carpentry and millwork; installed new doors, windows, and brick. They were also responsible for the painting, plumbing, and electrical within the space. Finally, the team finished off

the interior with new bar tops and a cus-tom screen wall, to give it a contemporary American look.

Trinity completes Tavern

Boston - gEI consultants, Inc., a national geotechnical, environmental, water resources and ecological science and engineering firm, has been selected to provide geotechnical engineering and related services for the United States Army corps of Engineers (USAcE), North Atlantic Division under an In-

definite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract valued at up to $1 million per year with a one-year minimum period and four optional one-year periods.

This contract is a continuation of gEI’s successful relationship with the corps.

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The interior was finished off with new bar tops and a custom screen wall.

Nashua, Nh - hampshire fire pro-tection co. Inc. (hfp) of londonderry has been selected to install the fire sprin-kler system in the new YmcA facility in Nashua.

The architect for the project is Den-nis mires, p.A., The Architects.

The new 40,000sf building will house a 6,000sf wellness center, a six lane pool, a family aquatic center, an inter-generational activity center, two large studios, a family

adventure center, an interactive youth well-ness center, a kid’s-stop babysitting service and an after school/day camp program.

with the new YmcA lEED certi-fied, the overall facility will decrease util-ity consumption and increase operation efficiency. The general contractor of this project is harvey construction.

The projected completion date is June 2011.

hfp to Install YmcA SprinklersDennis mires, The Architects

New YMCA facility

Augusta, mE - This summer port-land contractor wright-Ryan construction is going to bring the Blaine house into the 21st century through a complete electrical renovation. The renovation will allow the Blaine house to honor the past while stay-ing in touch with the modern need for en-ergy efficiency and sustainability.

An important part of the project will

focus on restoration and preservation of key historic details of the home affected by the renovation, such as original wallpaper, woodwork, and plasterwork. It is expected wright-Ryan’s in-house millwork division will complete the woodwork restoration, with the company self-performing many other facets of the preservation.

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Boston - EYp Architecture & En-gineering’s board of directors announced the promotions of fadi Bark, p.E., Steve Bosland, p.E., cEm, lEED Ap, cxA, and carter Reich, AIA, NcARB, to principal.

Bark, a senior electrical engineer with more than 22 years of experience in the design and project management of complex engineering systems, specializes in higher education academic and labora-tory buildings, corporate laboratories, and federal government facilities.

Bosland has more than 30 years of energy evaluation experience is a member of the firm’s nationally recognized EYP En-ergy group, working primarily with higher education clients. he serves as chairman of the Boston AShRAE governing Board’s committee for continuing education.

Reich, a proj-ect Director with more than 25 years of experience in pro-gramming and design for higher education clients, focuses on academic and student life projects.

EYp Names Three New principals

Bark

Reich

The S/l/A/m collaborative an-nounced that the following individuals have been named associates in the firm:

paul A. Baldinger, AIA is an award-winning design architect, having shaped a new aesthetic for clients such as Stonehill college, The Stanwich School, United Il-luminating, and the State University of New York. Baldinger joined SlAm in 2005 and was previously an architect with Surber Barber choate & hertlein Archi-tects, pieper o’Brien herr Architects, and cooper cary.

mark N. Rhoades, AIA is a design architect with more than 18 years’ expe-rience, most notably designing academic facilities. he is currently lead designer for the implementation of the master plan at the University of hartford, for the cen-ter of Environmental and life Sciences at montclair State University and the Rhodes hall Alumni Engineering learning center at the University of cincinnati. Rhoades joined SlAm in 2008 and was previously affiliated with The Stubbins Associates and cBT/childs Bertman Tseckares, Inc..

catherine J. Ellithorpe, AIA is a proj-ect manager and joined SlAm in 1994. She served as an educator and lecturer, as well as a long-standing volunteer with the various organizations. her recent work in-cludes the award-winning providence ca-reer & Technical high School, renovations at the Kent School and the Ridgefield/East Ridge middle School.

Kemp A. morhardt, Assoc. AIA, EIT is a project manager with over 17 years of

architecture, engineering and design/build construction experience. Since joining SlAm in 2005 he has specialized in man-aging large public school projects such as the metropolitan Business Academy high School, The waterbury career Academy, and the hartford capital preparatory mag-net School.

Stephen martocchio is a project manager with 14 years of experience and has worked on the development of edu-cation projects such as the Behavioral Neuroscience Research facility at SUNY Binghamton and both the Nanotechnology Research Building and new law School at the University of Notre Dame. martocchio has advanced the firm’s mastery of Build-ing Information modeling (BIm) to achieve new levels of collaboration, sustainability, and efficiency. He joined SLAM in 2004, having worked previously with Alderman & macNeish Architects and Engineers and Kise, Straw and Kolodner.

monika Avery, IIDA, lEED Ap joined SlAm in 2008 and has been an ac-tive design professional and industry advo-cate for 12 years. Recent projects include cornell University, University of Notre Dame and the murtha cullina, llp law of-fices. Avery is an active member of the New England chapter of the International Inte-rior Design Association and connecticut Real Estate Exchange where she currently serves as the organization’s president. prior to joining SlAm, she was a senior designer with perkins+will, JcJ Architecture, bkm Total Office and GF Office Furniture, Ltd.

New SlAm Associatesl-r: Paul Baldinger, Mark Rhoades, Catherine Ellithorpe, Kemp Morhardt, Stephen

Martocchio and Monika Avery

Boston - Ann Beha Archi-tects announced that philip chen has been named principal.

chen’s role as principal rec-ognizes his 18 years of innovative design, management, and techni-cal leadership for academic, cul-tural, and civic clients throughout the United States.

he is currently leading proj-ects at the University of chicago, The pennsylvania State Univer-sity, the massachusetts State house, and Rhode Island’s historic fort Adams.

At the University of pennsylvania, he led the award-winning music Building, cre-ating a new center for music Education and performance, and completing the first LEED Silver project on penn’s histor-ic campus.

chen has led planning and design projects for historic Deerfield, the National Wom-en’s hall of fame and museum,

and the city of Boston.

chen Named principal

Chen

North Reading, mA - co-lumbia construction company announced that Stephen p. has-sell, p.E., mBA has joined the company as a vice president.

his primary focus will be developing new business oppor-tunities across the firm’s six mar-ket sectors, which include corpo-rate, academic, healthcare, life sciences, hospitality, and senior living. In his role, he will work

closely with the firm’s principals to help guide columbia’s long-term strategic growth, as well as manage overall sales, marketing and communications initiatives.

hassell has over 35 years of experience in the A/E/c and real estate industry. prior to join-ing columbia construction, he was a principal and co-founder of The collaborative Engineers.

hassell Joins columbia

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manchester, Nh - lavallee Brensinger Architects announced that Richard friedson, AIA, has joined the firm, merging his prac-tice, the friedson Studio, with the 50-person organization.

In his role as design prin-cipal over 35 years of practice, friedson has led a variety of ar-chitecture and urban design proj-ects at all scales of the built envi-ronment spanning 22 states.

“The addition of Dick friedson and

his impressive portfolio of work allows us to expand our design capabilities as we con-tinue a path of steady growth across our market sectors,” says fred Urtz, president of lavallee Brensinger Architects. “Dick’s collaborative style and innova-tive thinking naturally comple-ment our practice philosophy and we are excited about the opportunities that lie ahead.”

Friedson

friedson Joins lavallee Brensinger

David Joins murray Brothers

leominster, mA - murray Brothers construction, Inc. of leominster has hired michael David. David started his career in construction as an intern at murray Brothers, he then went to Shawmut Design and construction for several years and is now back with murray Brothers as estimator and pre-construction manager. David

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Salem, mA - Bioengi-neering group, a woman-owned science and engineering con-sulting and design firm head-quartered in Salem, announced the appointment of Alan hurt as vice president of sustainable en-ergy innovations, located in the firm’s San Diego office. Bioen-gineering group looks forward to expanding its services into california once again, with

Hurt leading the firm’s efforts of sustainable energy practices.

hurt has more than 30 years’ experience in strategic planning, engineering, and environmental program management for Army, Navy (including marine corps), and Air force programs, which also featured pioneering levels of collaboration between federal, state, and local agencies and other key stakeholders.

hurt Joins Bioengineering group

Hurt

Boston – cannon De-sign, an internationally ranked architectural, engineering, and planning firm, announced that Sara Schonour, lc, IESNA, lEED Ap, has earned her full Lighting Certification (LC) from the National council on Qualifications for the Lighting professions (NcQlp).

The NcQlp confers the lc as the leading professional

accreditation for a lighting design-er, earned through career focus on the study and practice of lighting design.

“This is a major accomplish-ment,” said cannon Design Asso-ciate principal James Bones, pE, lEED Ap, cDT. “Sara completed her lc in record time, which re-flects her passion for lighting de-sign, and her extraordinary work ethic.”

Schonour Earns Lighting Certification

c.E. floyd Recognized AQcBedford, mA - The Associated Builders and contractors (ABc) has named

c.E. floyd company an Accredited Quality contractor (AQc) for the fourth year in a row. The AQc program is an accreditation program which publicly recognizes and honors those construction firms which have documented their commitment in four key areas of corporate responsibility: safety, employee benefits, training, and community relations.

president and cEo of c.E. floyd company charles floyd commented, “At c.E. floyd company, people are our greatest asset, and being named an AQc gives credibility to our efforts to provide a nurturing environment for everyone in the company and to create challenging and rewarding opportunities for them.”

Schonour

manchester, Nh - metro walls Inc. announced the promo-tion of Bryan hussey to chief estimator.

hussey previously worked as a project manager/ estimator for metro walls and sister company, Exterior Designs.

he will be responsible for coordinating and overseeing all estimates for the commercial framing and drywall division.

metro walls and Exterior Designs specialize in commercial framing, drywall, EIfS and exterior claddings throughout New England.

metro walls promotes hussey

Hussey

Bedford, Nh - Eckman construction company, Inc. announced that Jonathan Kry-geris has joined the Eckman staff as a project manager. he has eight years of commer-cial construction experience, which includes several auto dealerships, school renova-tions, and office building inte-riors and is a lEED-Accredit-ed professional.

Krygeris’s initial as-signments at Eckman include assisting with the completion of additions and renovations at Edgewood Retirement com-munity in North Andover, mass., and the construction of elderly apartments and a Knights of columbus meeting facility in manchester, N.h. for the manchester housing & Redevelopment Authority.

Eckman Adds Krygeris

Krygeris

Boston - mar-gulies perruzzi Ar-chitects announced the addition of two new design staff. Tim Bailey, AIA, lEED Ap BD+c, joins the firm as an architect, and Rui Ribeiro joins as an architectural de-signer.

having recent-ly rejoined margulies perruzzi Architects as an architect, Bailey is currently working on the interior design of the new corporate headquarters for For-rester Research, as well as technological

and cosmetic up-grades to multiple conference and vid-eoconference rooms for foley hoag’s Boston office.

R i b e i r o ’ s project responsibili-ties include design development and construction docu-mentation using Au-todesk Revit (BIm).

he is currently job captain for a Zurich Bank of America project that involves two floors at 100 High Street.

Two Join margulies perruzzi

Ribeiro photo by margulies perruzzi Architects

Bailey photo by Boston portrait

concord, Nh - five project manag-ers and superintendents from North Branch construction of concord recently earned their healthcare construc-tion Certificate (HCC) from the American Society for health-care Engineering (AShE) of the American hospital Asso-ciation.

James Schwartzkopf, vice president/project manager; Joseph campbell, project manager; chuck Acevedo, superintendent; Darren finch, superintendent; and Tom hanley, su-

perintendent participated in the program.The curriculum for this program includes all aspects of healthcare

construction, from life safety, in-fectious control, electrical, mEp

and medical gas systems, to quality control, patient safety, and onstruction risk assessment. The certification

involves a two-day training seminar and completion of on-

line coursework related to health-care construction and renovation.

Five Earn Certificates

Boston - Shepley Bulfinch announced that healthcare design leader martha Rothman fAIA, lEED Ap, has joined the firm as a consulting principal.

She brings more than 40 years of experience in the plan-ning and design of healthcare and academic science facilities.

Rothman co-founded Rothman partners in 1969. In 2005 the firm became Anshen + Allen + Rothman, where she served as managing principal, then as a principal.

Notable projects completed under her leadership include projects at Beth Israel Deaconess medical center in Boston, harvard School of Dental medicine, the School of Nursing at the University of massachusetts, the South pavilion at women and Infants hospital in providence, and others.

Rothman Joins Shepley Bulfinch

Rothman

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High-Profile: CalendarBSlA

Boston Society of landscape Archi-tects

professional credential Services (pcS) will be holding lARE Section f Ex-ams on July 10, 2010 (Quincy & Spring-field).

If you have questions, visit the PCS web page which covers the landscape Ar-chitect Examinations in massachusetts.

http://www.bslaweb.org/calendar.htm.

NAwIc Summer eventThe National Association of women in construction

Boston Chapter #15 Summer Social “A Green Update” with Special guest Speaker mark Kalin, president and founder of Kalin Associates - Architectural Specifications.

July 22, 2010 from 5:30-8:30pmlocation: holland and Knight, Terrace Rooms, 11th floor, 10 St. James

Avenue, Boston. RSVp by July 16, email to [email protected] or call Siobhan costello (508) 652-8541

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harbor cruiseAugust 19, 2010

5:30 -8 p.m.Join your industry

peers for an evening of ABc networking on the Isle of Shoals Steamship company’s “m/V Thomas laighton.”

Hors d’oeuvres, cash bar. Unique setting for networking with industry peers!

contact: paulette melanson phone: 603-226-4789

www.abcma.org

2010 NAIop Bus TourNAIop massachusetts’s 9th annual bus tour,

being held october 6, will offer a fast-paced look at the latest sales, lease, and development activity in Boston’s Seaport area, as well as cambridge, the North Inner Suburbs, and waltham.

This event is expected to draw more than 300 leading brokers, investors, and other real estate professionals.

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mBcmassachusetts Building congressUpcoming EventsSave the Date!wednesday, october 13, 2010fourth Annual hall of fame Awards

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Agc of massachusettsTuesday, July 27, 20108:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Agc conference center, wellesley200-N1c Subpart R – Steel Erection course

- This is a practical applications-based one day of training. The primary concepts addressed include those hazards encountered on a day-to-day basis that have been identified as the major causes of injuries and fatalities in the steel erection industry. case studies and discussions will be presented, and controlling contractor duties and responsibilities are covered.

for details: contact louise Rullie - [email protected].

ASm Associated Subcontractors of mas-

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ASE Awards DinnerThe 18th Annual Evening with the

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