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Boston – Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital recently un-veiled its new 262,000sf, 132-bed patient-centered hospital

to the public. The facility has already been recognized for its LEED Gold status, reflecting its commitment to green design principles. The project was designed by architects Perkins+Will and constructed by Walsh Brothers. J.C. Cannistraro was the mechanical /electrical/plumbing engineer...see page 18.

J. C. Cannistraro team on site during construction of Spaulding Rehab Hospital

Copley Wolff Designs Landscape for Spaulding Rehab...pg. 19.

80 Rosedale Road, Watertown, MA 02471Phone: 617.926.0092 Fax: 617.926.5340

www.cannis t raro.com

Spaulding Rehab interior and exterior lighting designed by AKF

In Praise of Boston’s Hospital Community

by John C. Cannistraro Jr....pg. 6

Interview: Ben Goldfarb

MBC President...pg. 7

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Cannistraro field personnel used Total Station technology during construction to lay out sleeves on each floor as soon as the decks were poured.

High Performance Technology, Passive

Design and Biomimicry by Suzanne Robinson

...pg. 28

An Interview with Anthony Ferrara of

Superior Rail & Iron Works, Inc...pg. 24

Inside this Issue

Don’t Let Your LinkedIn Company Page Collect

Dust! by Lisa Nickerson...Pg. 27

Networks and Com-munities by Stephanie

Goldberg...pg. 32

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Boston - copley wolff Design group (cwDg) announced that in the last year, principal Sean Sanger and controller mau-reen gallagher have been made part own-ers of the firm.

Since joining cwDg in 2000, Sanger has repeatedly demonstrated the highest level of expertise, leadership, ef-ficiency, and creativity in all aspects of his work. his commitment to his projects, cli-ents, and the firm will surely contribute to copley wolff Design group’s accomplish-ments.

gallagher joined cwDg in 1999 as controller and has successfully managed the firm’s finances and administrative func-tions for the last 14 years. She was added to

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Sean Sanger Maureen Gallagherby John C. Cannistraro Jr.

As a resident and business owner in the greater Boston area, I have always known how lucky I am to have some of

the world’s premier hospitals located just minutes from my front door. Through-out my career I have had the privilege of knowing and work-ing with the leaders of many of the first-class hospitals and healthcare networks

that save lives and provide hope on a daily basis. In light of the recent events that put a dark cloud over our city, it was these individuals that helped me see a silver lining.

As many as 170 people were brought to Boston area hospitals during and after the April 15 marathon attack. off-duty doctors and surgeons, as well as selfless other citizens, jumped into action to help complete strangers get to safety. Victims in need of hospital care were ex-pediently disbursed among eight different hospitals within city limits, and the first patient in need of emergency surgery was

on the operating table in less than an hour. Every patient brought to a hospital from the frontlines of Boylston Street survived. Despite all of the horror that occurred throughout that week, the actions and preparedness of the first responders and medical community give us all a reason to be proud.

The conditions that doctors experi-enced on marathon monday were equiva-lent to those found in war-ravaged Af-ghanistan or the streets of port Au-prince, haiti after the 2010 earthquake. Unbeliev-ably, these same traumatic events helped Boston hospitals prepare for an emer-gency event of this scale and magnitude. we’re now hearing stories about how, as a result of past events, hospital personnel underwent extensive emergency response training.

medical workers extended their shifts through all hours of the night; phy-sicians assumed the roles of emergency commanders, and military-style coding systems were used to facilitate easier communication.

Employees were connected to social media outlets, thereby receiving the quick-est updates imaginable. In fact, when

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The massachusetts Building con-gress (mBc) brings together decision-makers from all corners of the design and construction industry in massachusetts. mBc’s 2013 president, Ben goldfarb, sat down with High-Profile to help provide in-

sight into the work-ings of this popular association.

HP: for those less familiar with mBc, can you tell us briefly what is unique about the mBc membership?

Goldfarb: The one thing that I be-lieve sets the mBc

apart from other organizations is our wel-coming culture. I am frequently told by new members and guests that they find the people to be very approachable and that the overall chemistry of our events is inviting. So, when you combine this network-friend-ly environment with our industry-rich membership, coupled with well-planned events, relationships are more naturally formed and new business opportunities are developed. Also the diversity of our mem-bers has flourished not only in terms of firm type, i.e. subcontractors, bonding agents, vendors/suppliers, construction managers, architects, engineers etc., but a balanced mix of up-and-coming professionals who are rubbing elbows and enjoying a beer with seasoned principals and presidents.

HP: what’s new with mBc?Goldfarb: I am very excited and

proud of three new initiatives that were re-cently rolled out, which include the wom-en’s Network: Building leaders, the 20:30 club, and the mBc Scholarship fund.

The women’s Network’s mission is to connect women to women for business development, to mentor and promote wom-en in construction, and to grow women’s membership within the mBc.

The 20:30 club seeks to provide emerging A/E/c leaders and their peers with casual, educational, and fun events for building professional relationships.

The mBc Scholarship fund is the mBc’s own scholarship designed to sup-port the future leaders of the A/E/c indus-try.

HP: how do you select the speakers for your breakfast meetings?

Goldfarb: The mBc program com-mittee is charged with identifying relevant topics and interesting speakers. Both are developed through a standardized process, vetted by the committee and voted on for approval before being formally announced as future mBc programs. our program committee members volunteer their pre-cious time to conceive of industry signifi-cant topics while leveraging their network to secure guest speakers who are generally leading experts in their field of work.

HP: we’ve noticed frequently changing venues for congress Unplugged events; will this continue?

Goldfarb: congress Unplugged events are designed for pure networking.

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Needham, mA - The massachusetts chapter of construction financial man-agement Association (cfmA) recently held its annual schol-arship and leadership break-fast at the Sheraton in Need-ham. Receiving the cfmA of massachusetts Scholar-ships this year were Katherine Dougherty, Northeastern Uni-versity; Brian fannon, Boston college; Tyler hoffman, Uni-versity of San Diego; miller huffman, also at Northeastern University, and gina conti, University of Rhode Island.

These deserving stu-dents are all enrolled in either accounting, engineering, or construction management programs and are the children of members or whose parents work at member firms or are themselves employed by member firms. This has been an annual event at the mas-sachusetts chapter for well over a decade.

The keynote presenter was former United States congressman Barney frank.

while in congress, frank worked to

adjust America’s spending priorities by providing aid to local communities and build-ing affordable rental hous-ing for low-income people. He also led the fight against discrimination, and cham-pioned the interests of the poor, the underprivileged, and the vulnerable. prior to his retirement congressman frank won re-election to 12 terms by consistently wide margins.

frank’s remarks were centered on the theme that the United States is “over committed” in the rest of the

world and as such, too much is asked of our military, thus leading to the requisite overspending by the federal government in supporting our presence around the world.

In presenting his thoughts regarding the current challenges confronting both federal and state governments, and also ad-dressing questions for the attendees, frank demonstrated his ability to simplify the is-sues in an entertaining and witty way.

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Now it seems the words on the pages are more than words from my computer, but carry a message of what is important to us all.

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my message to our readers is simple: “Now is the time to build.”

whether it’s educational, commercial, retail, multi-residential, or healthcare facili-ties, your articles on why now is the time to build are welcome.

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BisNow on Life SciencesNext month will feature High-Pro-

file’s annual focus on life sciences facilities.Excerpts from the recent follow-up to

its lifeSciences Summit sent from BisNow:The Beal companies president Rob-

ert Beal said that cambridge has a new at-titude: “how can I help you?” The event moderator was Jacobs KlingStubbins prin-cipal chris leary, who’s designing the new 260ksf lab/office building for Millennium pharmaceuticals and interior for founda-tion medicine, both in cambridge. Joining him were Beal president Robert Beal; for-est city science technology group president frank wuest; King properties principal Tom Ragno; Suffolk construction coo for the northeast Shawn Seaman and Biomed Re-alty’s Bill Kane.

“The Beal co began developing life science space in East cambridge back in the ’70’s. Since then, life science has made cambridge much more cozy with business,” said Beal. As they grow, some large ten-ants move out, but smaller companies are still setting up shop. The challenges ahead: preserving $2 billion per year in federal funding and creating affordable housing for young workers.

The life science cluster in cambridge and Boston—as well as some ‘burbs like lexington—is growing faster than any other in the U.S., wuest said. we have an entire life-science ecosystem: universities such as mIT and harvard; a workforce of scientists and technologists; and plenty of venture capital and entrepreneurs. The clus-ter also includes pharma and tech firms from Pfizer to Google. Smaller companies won’t be squeezed out, though, because the new wave of development will leave 1.3 million sf of older space to fill.

Vacant space in cambridge will most likely be filled by large companies trolling

for talent and small ones that want to be near mIT, that spawns many of them, Rag-no said. growing, mid-size businesses will come to suburban locations, such as King Street’s property on hartwell Avenue in lexington—offering lower operating costs, bigger loading docks, and rent half that of cambridge. These also include companies developing diagnostic or medical devices.

Architects, contractors, and owners are now working together from the get-go, said Seaman. To accelerate the construction schedule, Suffolk may start working before design is complete, while a contractor may even work with an architect on some as-pects of the design process. Translation: It’s essential to be flexible. For instance, while building the Broad Institute’s new building in Kendall Square with a $175 million con-struction cost, his team has hardly any lay-down space. Tight quarters call for collabo-ration with the client and the city to control traffic and ensure safety.

MHA on Constructionhealthcare construction projects are

back in the works, but things have changed. With financing challenges, there is a trend toward Integrated project Delivery (IpD), which seeks to align the interests, objec-tives, and practices between the owner, architect, and construction manager of a construction project.

IpD is fea-tured in High-Pro-file’s article pg. 22, “Embracing a True collaborative Team Approach with IpD.” Next month, we look forward to an article from SmRT Architects to feature the new 617,740sf Alfond center for health in Augusta, maine, another IpD project.

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High-Profile: Facilities Development News

Boston - RoDE Architects and Ka-plan construction have been selected to design and build the Bornstein & pearl food production Small Business cen-ter, a redevelopment project in Boston’s Dorchester grove hall neighborhood. led by Dorchester Bay Economic Develop-ment corporation (DBEDc), the project will revitalize the vacant former pearl meats manufacturing facility and adjacent land into a 35,000sf multi-tenant, light industrial business center with a focus on small-scale food production.

The project has an $8.6 million bud-get, and close to 15% of the space is pre-leased.

The master lease will be held by cropcircle Kitchen, which operates a similar facility in Jamaica plain and is the City of Boston’s only nonprofit shared commercial kitchen and business incuba-tor. The company will operate a shared-use kitchen and commissary on-site and will be responsible for property management services and technical assistance for 40 to 60 small food producers. projected tenants include a salsa maker, sushi provider, and dessert wholesaler. Additionally, the com-missary will provide service to five food trucks.

“There is a huge demand in Boston for small food production spaces, and this will be a big job center,” said Jeanne Du-Bois, executive director of DBEDc. “By colocating multiple food producers, we will

be able to create opportunities for cross-marketing, bulk purchasing, and sharing of office, staff, and expensive equipment like blast freezers, and maximize efficiency across multiple tenant spaces.”

RoDE’s design for the new center will create energy and an environment of interaction for the many small businesses within. Based on a rugged aesthetic that complements the existing industrial struc-ture, RoDE will use wood siding to create warmth in the interior, install and specify skylights to introduce natural light into the space, and use specialty fixtures to bring even more brightness into the core of the

building.Kaplan’s renovations to the existing

single-story masonry building will include a new roof, structural repairs, extensive sitework, the addition of a parking lot, and new utilities. communal specialty equip-ment will be rehabilitated or installed, and all of the spaces will provide heating, ventilation, easy-to-clean surfaces, floor drains, grease traps, and shared loading docks. Vehicular circulation around the site has already been modified to mini-mize traffic coming through the residential neighborhood.

The Bornstein and pearl food pro-

duction Small Business center project is a key part of a broad community effort that will redevelop more than four acres of blighted land, generate close to 80 jobs in the first three years, and bring more than $70 million of investment in affordable housing, commercial development, job training, and youth arts programming to the area.

The project will also employ a signif-icant number of construction workers from the local neighborhood, in addition to mi-nority- and women-owned sub-consultants from the greater Boston region.

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cambridge, mA - The former fresh pond Seafood site, overlooking fresh pond, will be transformed into a landmark community retail center by the end of the year. A recent groundbreaking with cam-bridge city officials was held at the site at 355 fresh pond parkway.

“we’ve been trying to bring this site in west cambridge back to life for a long time,” said cambridge mayor henrietta Davis. “It’s a cornerstone for the future of this area, with pedestrian walkways and a link to the neighborhoods on both sides.”

Sydney Associates, Inc. of Brookline and Spellman Ventures of Natick are devel-oping the new 12,000sf brick building, that will have architectural accents and metal and glass storefronts. The $2 million proj-ect will replace a dilapidated retail strip, the former fresh pond Seafood, which closed in December 2006 and has been an eyesore in west cambridge. The new building will offer panoramic frontage for retail shops

and an inviting experience for pedestrians, commuters, and cyclists along fresh pond parkway.

There will be five retail tenants in the new center, including the Vitamin Shop-pe and Select comfort. Negotiations are under way with other local and national retailers.

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Fresh Pond Parkway building Rendering by hDSArchitecture

l-r: Kyle Spellman, Spellman Ventures;Mayor Henrietta Davis; Roberta Sydney, Sydney Assoc.; deputy city manager Rich-

ard Rossi; and Lisa Hemmerle, Cambridge economic dev. director.

marlborough, mA - callahan, Inc. began construction of the relocation and expansion of cavium Network in marl-borough in early April. for the past eight months, callahan has provided precon-struction services for the project.

cavium is a provider of highly in-tegrated semiconductor processors that enable intelligent networking, communi-cations, storage, video, and security appli-cations. The company will be moving from their current location at 100 Nickerson Road within the business park into a larger space located at 600 Nickerson Road.

cavium’s data center will be support-ed by a 250 kilowatt (kw) generator with an 80 kw UpS (un-interruptible power supply)

system. Sensitive humidity requirements for the (electronics) lab have been incor-porated into the hVAc and architectural design. columbia construction of North Reading is the construction manager.

“we have worked closely with the brokers representing the tenant and the landlord throughout the site selection pro-cess and lease negotiation,” callahan said.

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Needham, mA - The new 128-room Residence Inn by mar-riott hotel in Needham, located in the New England Business cen-ter office park, is scheduled to be open in August. The hotel proj-ect, which is being developed by waterford Development corpo-ration of Needham, is part of a re-development plan by Normandy Real Estate partners that includes four new office buildings, the ho-tel, and two parking garages to be built in the business park over the next few years.

pro con Inc of manchester is the architect and construction manager for the $13.5 million design-build hotel hospitality project, which is owned by SXc Needham Inn, llc.

“The exterior brick work is 70% complete, and the installation of the exte-rior metal panels and cast stone is under way,” stated the project manager for XSS Hotels LLC. “The interior finishes are cur-rently being installed. we continue to be

on schedule for a late July completion and an August opening.”

pro con Inc has designed the Need-ham Residence Inn to achieve lEED cer-tification. The hotel is being built using regional and recycled materials in con-struction and is incorporating environ-

mentally friendly design elements such as a white roof, over-sized windows, low-flow, water-efficient plumbing fixtures, and lED lighting throughout the develop-ment.

The 89,740sf Residence Inn, which is designed for the extended stay traveler, will offer complimentary continental breakfast, and evening social hours, and each suite will have separate working, lounging, and sleeping areas. Each room will also have a fully equipped kitchen with granite counter tops, microwave, stove, refrigerator, dish-washer, and coffee maker.

The building’s first floor will house the hotel’s lobby and reception, common areas, and conference rooms. floors two through five will house the hotel’s guest

rooms. The hotel will offer 116 urban stu-dios, eight one-bedroom suites, and four two-bedroom suites, with a large hearth room, bar and lounge area, breakfast room, indoor pool and fitness room, two flexible space meeting rooms, business center, and guest laundry area. plans call for the ho-tel to have covered parking for 22 vehicles and surface parking for 80 vehicles.

The exterior design will feature pre-cast concrete blocks, brick veneer, insu-lated metal paneling, and cornice molding. The hotel’s main entrance will feature a canopy with metal panels and double slid-ing glass doors. construction on the site began in August 2012. The hotel is sched-uled to be completed in July 2013 and plans to open in August 2013.


Boston - wise construction of winchester will manage the renovation of Zipcar’s new corporate headquarters at 35 Thomson place in Boston. wise will manage construction and renova-tion of 42,600sf of office space, re-

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portsmouth, Nh - The sitework is under way for the final phase of Portwalk, which will include a 120-key hampton Inn & Suites hotel and The Residences at port-walk, a 113-unit luxury apartment build-ing, all above a one-story, below-grade parking garage. pro con Inc of manchester is the architect of record and construction manager for the portwalk project.

The hampton Inn & Suites hotel will offer 96 guest rooms and 24 guest suites with living areas and kitchenettes. The 72,000sf hotel will feature a large com-mon room, bar and lounge area, break-fast room, indoor pool and fitness room, meeting room, and business center. The building’s first floor will house the hotel’s lobby, common areas, and retail space for future tenant fit-up. Floors two through five

will house the hotel’s guest rooms. An enclosed sur-face deck parking area and below-grade parking garage with an entrance off port-walk place will offer park-ing for 240 vehicles.

The exterior design of both the hotel and the apart-ment building will feature granite, pre-cast concrete, brick veneer, fiber cement panels, and fiberglass cor-nice molding. The hotel entrance on portwalk place will feature a curved can-opy with metal panels and double sliding glass doors.

The 152,000sf luxury residential apartment complex will consist of a five-story mixed-use building. The building will offer a variety of residential floor plans in-cluding studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom units with an assortment of de-sign configurations. The 113 apartments, located on floors two through five, will each offer a fully equipped kitchen with wood cabine-try and granite counters,

portwalk is a planned, mixed-use development

in the heart of downtown portsmouth. ca-thartes private Investments of Boston is the developer of portwalk, Elkus manfredi Architects of Boston was the master plan-ner, and DeStefano Architects of ports-mouth was the consulting architect. when fully built out, portwalk will be comprised of four buildings located between Deer and hanover streets and maplewood Avenue in downtown portsmouth, that include down-town residences, retail shops, restaurants, and two hotels with a conference and event center. The four buildings are connected by a two-lane, one-way thoroughfare with on-street parking and wide sidewalks. The thor-oughfare, called portwalk place, is aligned with the Vaughan mall walkway, and cre-ates a large pedestrian loop that connects congress Street with Deer Street.

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Boston - The Unitarian Universal-ist Association (UUA) announced the se-lection of Boston-based goody clancy to provide interior design for the association’s national headquarters at 24 farnsworth Street in the heart of Boston’s Innovation District.

The UUA has outgrown its longtime offices adjacent to the Massachusetts State house at 25 Beacon Street and 41 mount Vernon Street. The new office in a former factory building will provide a dynamic, creative work environment for the associa-

tion, with all employees together under one roof. The new headquarters is expected to be complete in January 2014.

Jean carroon, fAIA, principal of goody clancy, said, “Designing a new headquarters environment provides the op-portunity to align the physical work space with the creative spirit of the UUA staff. The design will emphasize flexible spaces for collaboration, open floorplans, and healthy, day-lit surroundings designed to be warm and welcoming for employees and visitors.”

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Boston - The Boston conservatory held a ceremonial groundbreaking at 132 Ipswich Street recently.

Boston conservatory president Richard ortner hosted the event with other speakers, including Alfred D. houston, chairman of the board; Boston city coun-cilor, mike Ross; Katherine August-dewil-de, president and coo of first Republic Bank; and larry cancro, SVp/fenway Af-fairs for the Boston Red Sox.

“The rebirth of this site as a new stu-dio facility for the Boston conservatory is not only a signal turning point in the history of the country’s oldest performing arts con-servatory, but it completes a perfect trifecta of Boston originals on this one block – the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Arts Academy, and the Boston conservatory,” said ortner. “As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2017, we intend to be more visible, more embedded, and ever more effective as com-munity partners.”

The conservatory purchased the property at 132 Ipswich Street in January 2012. located directly across from fen-way park, just 1,000 feet from the school’s main building at 8 The fenway, and visible from the mass. Turnpike, the new building will house crucial new teaching and studio work space to accommodate the long-term needs of the conservatory as it approaches its 150th anniversary in 2017.

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Springfield, MA - R.g. Vanderweil Engi-neers, LLP, Steffian Brad-ley Architects, and Suffolk construction recently com-pleted the new $45 million expanded emergency de-partment and trauma center for the Baystate medical Center in Springfield.

The enlarged and revitalized emergency room is now a 72,000sf medical facility that fea-tures the following ameni-ties: an expanded trauma center (which includes three dedicated trauma rooms); the re-gion’s only pediatric emergency depart-ment specifically designed for the treat-ment of children (which includes 17 private treatment rooms); and additional

specialty treatment areas including a new private and secure area that is dedicated patients with behavioral health issues.

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dite access for care within the emer-gency department. It also includes an expansion of twice the number of private, adult care rooms, with glass front doors to create acoustically sound private rooms and a healthy environment for patients.

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williston, VT - morrisSwitzer Environments for health of williston, an architecture firm focused exclusive-ly on healthcare, announced that the Steven & Alexandra cohen children’s medical center of New York will be opening a new $130 million pavilion, designed to be a major piece of an on-going regenerative transformation for the existing hospital.

The six-story addition provides an opportunity to expand and enhance programmatic areas, while adding space for current demands. A ground-floor pe-diatric emergency department with 30 beds and two trauma bays will serve as a base for the building. Upper floors house a new 25-bed pediatric intensive care unit and a new 25-bed medical/surgical unit – all with private rooms. The floor directly above the emergency department is being held in reserve for eight future pediatric operating rooms.

The building’s unique form responds directly to site conditions where two dis-tinct campus alignments intersect. The de-cidedly modern architectural character of the exterior is designed to be a sympathetic addition to the existing hospital. It fea-tures a palette of materials which includes a warm-colored sandstone base at ground level and an iridescent metal panel system above that allows the building façade to display variations in color depending on the angle from which it is viewed.

on the inside, every patient room is a private room. The rooms are designed

to be spacious and include features that acknowledge the role of parents in the pe-diatric healing environment. Naturalistic finishes and abundant daylight provide a backdrop to color accents and more active child-centric elements.

In the new cohen children’s medi-cal center, images and artwork inspired by nature surround patients and their families, with an environment imbued with creativ-ity. A coordinated collection of framed art-work and murals complement each floor’s unique “ecosystem” design, while oppor-tunities for imaginative play give patients the means to improve their own physical, mental, and emotional well-being through self-expression and group interaction. This mix of fine art, artwork by children, deco-rative elements, and interactive programs creates a comforting, memorable experi-ence, integrating families with their chil-dren throughout the healing process.

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concord, Nh - North Branch construc-tion of concord will make exterior improve-ments at the New hamp-shire hospital Acute psychiatric Services fa-cility that provides acute treatment for children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly who suffer from severe mental ill-ness.

located on clin-ton Street in concord, the project was bid by North Branch construc-tion in february, and the governor and executive council approved the funding at their may 1 meeting.

The scope of work will include a complete roof replacement, masonry ve-neer repair, replacement of exterior com-posite wall cladding materials, and miscel-

laneous site improvements. construction is expected to be complete in february 2014.

Design for the project is by chris-topher p. williams Architects (cpwA) of meredith.

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lowell, mA - DBVw Architects of providence, R.I., and consigli con-struction of milford, mass., recently completed work on the $24 million lowell community health center.

A grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony was the culmination of a complex renovation project that consolidated six of the health center’s outpatient locations into a state-of-the-art, 100,000sf medical and community health facility.

The six-story facility boasts 77 exam rooms, a teen center, a teaching kitchen, one floor of administrative of-fices and conference rooms, and a pharmacy.

DBVw Architects provided architec-tural, interior, and signage design services, and worked with various departments in-cluding pediatrics, behavioral health, adult medicine, cariño, nutrition, family medicine

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Boston - Due in part to the ever ex-panding need for community health centers (chcs) across the country, and fueled by the recent American Recovery Act, com-munity health centers are expanding all over the country with significant construction projects in New England over the past three years.

“within the past few years we have completed five significant projects, with an-other four in progress,” says gary walker, a former architect and now owner’s represen-tative for SAR+, of Boston. “we see this as a positive growth in a deserving market, and as a rewarding avenue within the construc-tion industry for all those involved.”

cities such as lowell, lynn, and Boston are enjoying major expansion, with lowell community health center’s new mill building renovation, lynn community health center’s expanding Union Street

location, and Joseph m. Smith chc’s new location on Soldiers field Road currently in design.

“This year we will put out over $30 million in total project costs of new chcs within the greater Boston and cape cod market,” he says. “It’s a good year ahead to say the least.”

walker warns, however, that chcs need to equip themselves with the right proj-ect teams in order to make these investments reach their objectives of expanding access to healthcare. “It’s still a hungry market, and the selection of appropriate design teams and contractors is key to success.”

This summer, SAR+ will commence construction on a new 48,000sf chc in Allston, a 15,000sf chc in Barnstable, and various other chc renovations to existing centers in the greater Boston area.


Boston - monitor Builders Inc. (mBI) of Boston was recently cho-sen as the construction manager for two New Eng-land hospital projects. The first is an ambulatory care unit and central sterile re-processing project for har-rington hospital located in Southbridge. This project addresses harrington hos-pital’s ongoing effort to improve patient care and privacy by converting and relocating its existing day surgery pre-op and post-op bays into pri-vate rooms. The new ambulatory care unit will consist of a six-bed unit and two-bed unit. In order to create additional space for the AcU, the existing central sterile reprocessing is being relocated from the third floor to the current inpatient and out-patient rehab department on the ground floor. Construction is expected to begin in June.

mBI is also working with lakes Re-gion general hospital in laconia, N.h., on a patient bed project that involves the modernization and conversion of an ex-isting nursing unit to 19 private patient rooms. This project entails approximately

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Boston - IfmA Boston healthcare Net-work presented a pro-gram titled “Impactful capital” at children’s hospital Boston, in-troducing a proven ap-proach for identifying the facility investments, even those with higher first costs, that produce the most meaningful re-sults.

The speakers were John D’Angelo, Vp engi-neering and facilities operations, New York presbyterian hospital and Karen Reno, EDAc safe health design managing con-sultant, Joint commission Resources, Inc.

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“healthcare is an inherently low margin business. Those organizations that have figured out how to address the needs of their environment of care in their finan-cial model will continue to emerge as lead-ers in exceptional patient outcomes, patient safety, and patient experience. without an understanding of impactful capital de-cision-making, organizations that do not address these needs will face accelerating erosion of quality caregivers on staff, pa-tients choosing treatment at their facilities, and financial viability. To say that you are focused on the patient is no longer enough;

a hospital’s processes must be aligned to actually do so.”

Recently returning from mid east engagements, Reno pointed out specific case studies that demonstrated the need to rethink some of the most established ways of approaching how we build and maintain our healthcare facilities; for instance, the smoothly polished floors have been long thought to be the best way to decrease microbes, but it has been discovered that porous floors hold the antiseptic cleaning fluids that prevent microbes from thriving.

IfmA healthcare Network co-chairs are: Sandra Soraci, DAI - Digiorgio Asso-ciates Inc., director, healthcare strategy & interior design; and Alison faecher, TRo Jung|Brannen, associate principal, director of interior design.

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A lively question and answer session followed the speakers’ presentation.falmouth, mE - Alliedcook re-

cently started construction on a new medical office building for Bateman partners, located at falmouth cross-ing in west falmouth.

Alliedcook is serving as con-struction manager on the new 6,120sf medical office building for Mercy.

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by Dan Stubbs, Perkins+WillBoston, mA - Spaulding Rehabili-

tation hospital recently unveiled its new 262,000sf, 132-bed patient-centered hos-pital to the public. The facility has already been recognized for its lEED gold status, reflecting its commitment to green design principles.

The project was designed by ar-chitects perkins+will and constructed by walsh Brothers. J.c. cannistraro was the mechanical / electrical / plumbing engineer.

The design process, led by Ralph Johnson and managed by Jessica Stebbins at perkins+will, resulted in a state-of-the-art rehabilitation hospital for patients, families, and the community at large.

The charlestown facility expands the offerings of the current 42-year-old hospital at Nashua Street and features 132 private patient rooms, aquatic therapy, cutting-edge research and teaching, large common open areas that engage the community, and a thoughtful design that promotes wellness for people with disabilities.

“The vision for the new Spauld-ing Rehabilitation hospital was to create a space for patients that promotes healing and addresses the needs of the widest pos-sible audience,” said Ralph Johnson, fAIA, lEED Ap, design director at perkins+will. “what resulted is a building design that is transparent and carefully researched.”

The site for the new hospital is at the end of the charlestown Navy Yard, a con-stricted waterfront parcel at the junction of

Boston harbor and little mystic channel. for years the parcel was derelict, used by both the Navy and the city of Boston as a storage area for cast-off items, including electrical transformers. Not surprisingly, the brownfield site required meticulous remedi-ation to remove contaminated soil to make it ready for its new life.

other regulatory guidelines and agen-cies, including a comprehensive massachu-setts public waterfront Act (chapter 91) and the Boston Redevelopment Authority, established strict development protocols that determined not only the buildable foot-print and height restrictions on the site, but also regulated ground floor program and open public access. Instead of a hindrance, the requirements of chapter 91 became an opportunity to engage the public, since 50% of the site area and 75% of the ground floor

were designed around publicly accessible functions. Both the occupants of Spaulding and the members of the local community can now actively enjoy and experience the many amenities offered. Visitors, staff, and patients can enjoy an outdoor dining plaza in a garden setting, an environmental plaza offering insight and education into wa-ter management and the habitat of coastal New England, a harbor walk, a therapeutic trail, areas for respite surrounded by native plantings and views of the harbor, a putting green, a basketball court, a fishing station, and more.

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news of the blasts broke on Twitter, personnel at each hospital campus initiated protocol for relocating pa-tients to make room for the dozens of arriving victims in need of emergency surgery and care. The preparedness planning and emergency response drills saved lives here in Boston, yet when asked about the bravery and pa-triotism they exhibited that day, hos-pital staff says that they were simply doing their jobs.

Ten days after the marathon at-tack, one area hospital, Spaulding Re-hab, was scheduled to move from its west End location to an all-new, state-of-the-art facility in the charlestown Navy Yard. Despite having 18 new patients and more than 100 patients already in its care, partners health-care proudly and efficiently moved forward with the move on April 25.

In a stroke of good luck (or more realistically, a sign of the lead-ership and commitment of partners’ planning and development team), the new Spaulding Rehab hospital is already being lauded as an industry leader in patient care and prosthetic technology. with the new hospital built and ready-to-go, Spaulding pro-vided a safe, comfortable place for trauma victims to rehabilitate both physically and emotionally after an unusually trying period of time.

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As a result of the master plan, pro-grams such as outpatient rehabilitation, functional restoration, primary care, phle-botomy, dermatology, and sleep disorders were relocated from the medical center to a new off-campus medical office build-ing. These programs, along with shared medical appointments, patient education, behavioral health, dietitians, health coach, and care management, create this new pa-tient-centered medical home.

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Recently, Anastasia Barnes, High-Profile manager of Business Develop-ment, sat down with Anthony (Tony) ferrara, general manager at Superior

Rail & Iron works, Inc. (SRI) of East Bridgewater, mass. The compa-ny is noted as one of the most expe-rienced and lead-ing fabricators and erectors of miscel-laneous iron, light

structural steel, and architectural metals in the construction industry. SRI is a third generation compa-ny that offers a complete range of servic-es in the A/E/c industry, with expertise in the educational, corporate, healthcare,

residential, and hospital-ity markets.

AB: what do you think SRI’s secret to success is? or is it not a secret?

AF: There is no secret. our success is based on the com-bination of quality metal fabricators, designers, estimators, and management working together as a team to bring our clients a quality product at competitive pricing and to complete each project on

time.AB: given the turbulent economy

within the past five years, how has SRI survived when other companies were closing up shop or being acquired by a bigger firm?

AF: SRI has survived for the last half a century because of management’s understanding that reinvesting in the company is the success of survival in this industry.

AB: can you comment on any trends (or changes) within the steel in-dustry in New England?

AF: we see a large volume of new construction and renovation construction projects in Boston and the surrounding areas.

AB: when we last spoke, you talk-ed about how your business has a great deal of repeat clientele. when focusing on new business, do you try to target cer-tain markets?

AF: we try to target any new con-tractors in the New England area to ex-pand our clientele as well as work con-tinuously with our solid clients we have had for the past 40+ years.

AB: Do you offer any apprentice-ship programs for students graduating from high school or college that you’d like to mention?

AF: we offer programs for high

school students in fabrication as well as detailing design.

AB: how about charities? Are you (or SRI) involved with any?

AF: SRI has been involved with the AlS (lou gehrig’s Disease) family charitable foundation since 1996. we are the major sponsor of the “cliff walk for AlS” which occurs each September at the Buzzards Bay Recreation area. As you may not be aware my mother (Jan-ice ferrara) passed away from this hor-rific disease in 2000. The foundation supports the following programs: health mullward Vacation fund, Janice ferr-ara “get away for a day fund,” Respite care grant fund, Scholarship fund for those parents with AlS, as well as Re-search (Dr. Brown- Umass memorial), A. george Kerr patient funs and others.

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“I have had the pleasure of knowing Tony Ferrara for many years as our firm’s have worked together on many successful projects in New England. Tony brings a deep knowledge of his business, having been mentored by his father, an icon in specialty contracting in the New England region. Tony’s technical

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AB: how about charities? Are you (or SRI) involved with any?

AF: SRI has been involved with the AlS (lou gehrig’s Disease) family charitable foundation since 1996. we are the major sponsor of the “cliff walk for AlS” which occurs each September at the Buzzards Bay Recreation area. As you may not be aware my mother (Jan-ice ferrara) passed away from this hor-rific disease in 2000. The foundation supports the following programs: health mullward Vacation fund, Janice ferr-ara “get away for a day fund,” Respite care grant fund, Scholarship fund for those parents with AlS, as well as Re-search (Dr. Brown- Umass memorial), A. george Kerr patient funs and others.

AB: what can our readers expect to see from SRI in the future?

AF: currently, we are building a 10,000sf addition of fabrication and paint-ing facilities onto our current building. fu-ture expansions on our 26+ acre parcel in East Bridgewater, updated computer soft-ware and machinery to streamline our fab-rication and designing processes as well as continuing to provide quality products with competitive value for our clients.

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worcester, mA - on April 26, lt. governor Tim murray, along with may-or Joseph petty, city manager michael o’Brien, members of the worcester city council, and students from the Elm park School and Doherty high School celebrat-ed the groundbreaking for phase 1 of the Elm park renovation project.

Established in 1854, the 21-acre park is considered to be one of the oldest public parks in the United States and is listed on the National Register of historic places. with elements designed by the famous landscape architect frederick law olm-sted, the park hosts many activities, includ-ing boating on the ponds, walking paths, picnic areas, and a playground.

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hyannis, mA - RDK’s healthcare engineering team is working with ISgenu-ity Architects and JK Scanlan company general contractors on an emergency department renovation/addition for cape cod hospital in hyannis. RDK is provid-ing comprehensive mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, telecom, and electronic security system design on the project.

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principal Joe Bonanno, who leads RDK’s healthcare engineering design team, said that projects like this one are among his favorite to work on. “At the end of the day, emergency departments are all about helping patients and their families when they are at their most vulnerable. If we can help make this experience as positive as possible through thoughtful design with the patient experience in mind, then that is something I can feel really good about.”

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by Suzanne Robinsonwhether it’s increased awareness of

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The push for better technology is essential but also has limitations. It is reliant on those who are willing to be on the cutting edge, or even the bleeding edge, to help move the technology to the mainstream. The stew-ards who take on the bleeding edge of tech-nology are basically beta testing the latest and greatest. Sometimes it works great, and sometimes it doesn’t, but the lessons learned cycle back to develop more improved tech-nology. Those on the cutting edge face the higher cost of new technology.

Second, there’s been a back-to-basics awakening. It wasn’t that long ago when buildings had a certain shape to allow for lighting of spaces by daylighting, back be-fore electrical lighting became prevalent.

Buildings were limited on what floor plane depth they could have, resulting in “h” or “T” or “o” shaped buildings. In the last 10 years, passive design strategies, such as daylight harvesting and natural ventila-tion, have become more popular and main-stream. Instead of skipping straight to an engineering solution to address the building loads, design professionals are taking time early on to evaluate design decisions to re-duce the design load engineered systems have to provide: working with nature and the climate and harnessing it instead of en-gineering against it.

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pawtucket, R.I. - The cherrytree group, of Newton, mass. recently secured a federal historic tax credit of nearly a half million dollars in connection with the res-toration of a historical building in paw-tucket, R.I.

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Boston - Jones lang laSalle con-struction has been appointed general con-tractor for the warehouse Bar & grille, a new restaurant at street level on the corner of milk and Broad Streets.

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Raynham, mA - Jewett Automo-tive Design & construction, a division of Raymond, N.h.-based Jewett construction company, Inc., has contracted with Route 44 Toyota for a renovation of its Toyota-Scion dealership at 1154 New State high-way in Raynham, mass.

Jointly designed by Jewett Automo-tive and Bruce Ronayne hamilton Archi-tects, this 1,000sf design-build renovation includes updated interior and exterior fea-tures to comply with the latest Toyota im-age program.

The interior renovations are to the customer lounge area and include new flooring, millwork, and finishes to create a comfortable and inviting atmosphere for customers.

Exterior renovations will incorpo-rate a new façade constructed of aluminum

composite metal panels (Acm) and a grand entrance framed by an updated Toyota por-tal structure.

The walk leading to the entry doors will be covered by a new roof structure, also wrapped in Acm, giving the facility an entirely new and modern look.

All work will be carried out while the facility is in full operation, a challenge requiring daily coordination between the construction team and the owner. Dust bar-riers, temporary walls, and off-hours work will all be utilized to ensure minimal dis-ruption to business.

This is the second project Jewett Au-tomotive has undertaken for the Route 44 family of dealerships, having completed an extensive renovation to its hyundai dealer-ship in late 2011.

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- Kaplan construc-tion has been select-ed by the Adiron-dack club, a private, f a m i l y - o r i e n t e d health club located in franklin, to build out a 5,000sf space to accommodate the club’s expanded daycare program.

Kaplan was chosen based on a long-standing relationship dating back to 2001, when the two companies collaborated to build the original 55,000sf facility.

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The design, by Dennis colwell Ar-chitects, will provide the club with an are-na for indoor play on rainy summer days, along with classrooms, a reading room, a changing area, and renovated bathrooms. Another prominent feature of the project is a new steel and glass staircase that will provide direct access from the existing first floor daycare to the renovated lower level. four structural concrete planks will be carefully removed to create an opening that will infuse daylight into the space.

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Boston - margulies per-ruzzi Architects (pA) received a 2013 ED+c Excellence in Design Award for its sustainable design of the new lEED platinum corporate headquarters for forrester Re-search, Inc. mpA was recognized with an honorable mention in the commercial category. The awards honor projects that demonstrate a clear commitment to green build-ing and sustainable design.

forrester Research, an in-dependent research company, had outgrown its former home at 400 Technology Square in cambridge and sought a space that could accommo-date its flexible work style and growth needs. mpA provided interior architecture and corporate design services for forrest-er’s new six-story, 190,000sf headquarters at cambridge Discovery park that features alternative workplace design for collabora-tive work.

forrester’s new headquarters was certified LEED Platinum for Commercial Interiors by the USgBc. The project also achieved exemplary performance for use of FSC certified wood, regional materials, and the availability of alternative transpor-tation.

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cambridge, mA - on April 30, S+h construction assisted the cambridge his-torical Society and placed a historical granite marker, from the year of 1880, to its original location after being uncovered at a construction site, where it previously sat for 66 years.

The marker was in-scribed in 1880 by the city of cambridge as a part of their 250th anniversary of their founding. The marker was at the corner of an 1869 building at Dunster and mount Auburn, and it marked the site of the first meeting house erected in 1632.

when the building was demolished in 1929, the marker was dumped in a land-fill near Fresh Pond. In 1947, the Continen-

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woburn, mA - Tocci Building com-panies will host a series of networking events geared to young professionals under 40 at its woburn headquarters each month.

The North Suburban chamber of commerce created the Young profession-als group (Ypg) to bring together rising leaders who live or work in the north sub-urban area for the purpose of both educa-tion and collaboration.

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orono, mE - construction began re-cently on renovations at the University of maine in orono.

Alliedcook is serving as construc-tion manager for the project, which in-volves renovating the second floor of Alumni hall.

originally constructed in 1901, the three-story masonry and wood-framed building is registered on the National his-toric Registry and serves as the primary administration building for the campus, in-cluding the office of the president.

Designed by port city Architecture of portland, the renovations will create new offices for the division of marketing and communications and will include individ-ual work areas, a sound studio, and a col-laboration space for department members to meet on group projects.

The fast-track renovations will be completed while the building is occupied and through the duration of an academic semester, and are expected to be complete by the end of July 2013.

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cambridge, mA - grafton high School and Symmes maini & mcKee As-sociates/SmmA were honored with a proj-ect of Distinction award by the council of Educational facility planners International (cEfpI) at the association’s Northeast re-gional conference.

opened last September, the 187,000sf grafton high campus is designed to sup-port a variety of learning styles while fos-tering essential career skills, including col-laboration, critical thinking, and problem solving.

According to SmmA principal philip poinelli, fAIA, the design and its integra-tion of technology is part of a far-reaching shift away from traditional teacher-focused models of education toward a more person-

alized student-centric model. “The design of grafton high dramatically departs from the familiar school environments most of us picture when we think of high school,” he said. “The school uses non-traditional spaces for teaching and learning such as corridors, large and small group instruction environments, as well as the outdoor class-room. The classrooms feature four teaching walls and multiple learning zones to offer all kinds of flexibility for learning beyond the traditional stand up and lecture orienta-tion.”

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by Stephanie Goldbergmy neighborhood just received its

third hubway station, and already the racks are empty-ing as commuters and weekend rid-ers take advantage of the green-and- silver bikes. In look-ing at the map of stations that dot the city, I am reminded of diagrams of net-works that designers map to show rela-

tions between elements or ideas. clusters of green dots are connected by interlaced roadways and bike paths. Interestingly, and intentionally, these bike stations form small clusters.

I was told, when our first set of sta-tions were being planned, that a triangle of stations was important. when one rack is empty or full, another needs to be avail-able to the user in a short distance. In reality, the designers of the system were, and are, creating small neighborhoods of bicyclists who travel the networks of city streets to other neighborhoods. Your clos-est few stations become your hub, your spot. where you work, or travel to often, becomes an extension of your community.

Extending this concept of network and neighborhood to the built environ-ment has interesting implications. At

lAB, we are exploring the concept in the interior working spaces we are creating. In a recent project for a biotech company, the clients are looking for an almost com-pletely open space without enclosed of-fices. The concept of collaborative work is paramount, and there are groups that work together on dif-ferent ideas yet need to mix and work with others outside their areas of expertise.

like the neighborhood of bicy-cles, the workstations are thought of as grouped yet interconnected. clusters of working areas form or enclose small, fur-nished community spaces, while glassed-in conference areas define the edge of a neighborhood. larger communal work areas bring people out of their hub, their spot, to exchange ideas, have a coffee, or just relax. In thinking about how people might move within and between these working neighborhoods, we are studying what elements are fixed, and what might travel. clearly, people pick up their cof-fee cups, their laptops, and walk, but other elements, such as highly mobile furniture (small, handled stools, rolling chairs) can be moved from one space to another, cre-ating work areas that might change size as the need arises. Networks can be highly changeable, and, as such, alignments of workstations might need to alter. how we design our workspaces can encourage

flexibility. our lab spaces we have designed

recently have been just that. connections for power and gasses in the ceiling grid at regular in-tervals along

with movable tables within the larger laboratory spaces allow for scientists to shift their working groups and equipment to suit rapidly changed needs in scientific research. In this digital age, the concept of the physical community is even more

important. creating and working on ideas is truly a group effort. how groups form and interact is critical to the success of many endeavors, and the design of work-ing spaces can be an important part of that success.

As the weather warms up, grab a bi-cycle and travel the city networks; it’s a great way to see how interconnected we all truly are.

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New haven, cT - christopher williams Architects llc (cwA) an-nounced the hiring of two new staff members.

Jon Schlesinger has joined the firm as the director of marketing and brings more than 10 years of market-ing experience in the architectural/engi-neering/construction industry.

Responsibilities in his new role include facilitating and managing all marketing, communication, and busi-ness development efforts. prior to join-ing cwA, he worked as a marketing / communications professional for The S/l/A/m collaborative.

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hartford, cT - Bl companies an-nounced that three senior-level engineering employees have joined the firm in its Hart-ford office.

Nicholas giardina, pE, joins Bl as a senior project manager and the manager for the transportation and infrastructure group for the Hartford office. He has significant project experience in highway/roadway and site design and an in-depth knowledge of cTDoT standards. he previously served over 10 years as the deputy civil department manager for a large national consulting firm in Rocky hill.

Brett Stark joins the firm as a project manager in the transportation and infrastruc-ture group. he has worked on a wide range of both state and municipally administered projects, from roadway and bridge improve-ments to major transportation corridors and public transit initiatives. prior to Bl, Stark was a liaison engineer working with cT-DoT.

Robert lacourse, pE, joins Bl as a project manager in the civil engineering group. his experience extends to civil engi-

neering land develop-ment including sub-surface utility design, roadway and highway improvements, as well as environmen-tal, local, and state permitting. prior to joining Bl, lacourse was an engineer with the city of hartford department of public works, where he managed staff in the engi-neering department and was director of the Greater Hartford flood commission.

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hartford, cT - The connecticut Building congress rode into spring recently with an open-top bus tour of hartford’s ar-chitecture. The program highlighted the signifi-cance of historic preser-vation for the industry, and it culminated with a

discussion at hartford’s historic Union Sta-tion. Stephen connelly was honored for his many years of contributing to cBc and the industry.

Speakers included helen higgins, executive director, connecticut Trust for historic preservation; william crosskey, II, AIA, lEED Ap, principal, crosskey Ar-chitects, llc; James laRosa, coo, laRo-sa Building group; Brad Schide, principal, Brad Schide llc, and circuit Rider, con-necticut Trust for historic preservation; Roy gilley, AIA, Architect, gilley Design Associates, architects; Keith czarnecki, owner/president, Enterprise Builders.

It was moderated by Stephen con-nelly, senior Vp, fuss & o’Neill Enviro-Science.

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CBC members and guests gathered in historic Union Station to discuss historic

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concord, Nh - North Branch con-struction of concord recently put together a clothing and housewares drive for the non-profit organization Families in Transition, a local agency that provides affordable intermediate housing and extensive social service programs to families in need. This “families helping families” initiative was developed by lead project manager Assis-tant carol card in an effort to encourage North Branch’s employees to donate cloth-ing and other items they no longer need from their homes during spring cleaning.

Both field and office employees and their families participated, and a North Branch truckload of donated goods ranging from books to baby clothes was delivered

to the families in Transition location at Bi-centennial Square in concord.

North Branch has completed four buildings for families in Transition. Two of the buildings are located in concord, and the other two in manchester.

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Boston - Acella construction recently completed the renovation of the Boston University medical cen-ter oral Surgery Suites, located on the university’s main medical campus in Boston.

The scope of the project included the complete demolition of the existing space, followed by the renovation of 7,100sf of office/clinical space, includ-ing nine patient treatment rooms. The scope of work included new treatment rooms, office space, finishes, ceiling, entire mechanical, electrical, plumbing, medical gas, and fire protection.

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Norwalk, cT - Developers of a new property planned for a data-processing ten-ant needed to construct a facility that met all of the tenant’s specialized needs while also meeting tight schedule and budget re-quirements. To achieve these goals, design-ers created a two-story, 167,691sf building using a total-precast concrete structural system and architectural precast concrete walls. The design provided not only all of the functional needs but helped create dra-matic aesthetics as well.

The structure features precast con-crete double tees, columns, girders, shear walls, stairs, slabs, spandrels, and wall pan-els. The panels support large glass curtain walls as well as metal panels that were at-tached to the exteriors. white cement with white aggregates, finished with a light sand-blast, was specified for visible panels, with a gray cement finish used on those behind the metal panels and on interior faces.

“we looked at a lot of options for the structure,” says Jonathan metz, senior as-sociate with perkins Eastman, the architect of record, which also is performing tenant fit-out. The long building features a 50-foot-long section flanked by two 150-foot sec-tions, and designers wanted to keep these as open as possible, which was aided by the long spans of the double tees.

The precast concrete structure also allowed the building to be built in sections moving south to north, rather than build-ing one complete floor at a time, as would have been needed with steel, explains Aki-va Kobre, senior vice president with devel-oper fortis property group. “That was a key reason we selected precast concrete,”

he says. “other materials would have re-quired the building to be built horizontally, which would have meant much more time before interior trades could get in to start finishing it.”

The schedule also was aided by pre-cast concrete’s ability to fabricate compo-nents while sitework commenced, Kobre adds. “Engineering on precast concrete can be intensive, but the time spent upfront on design is more than made up by how quick-ly it can be erected once the site is ready.”

That was a key element on this proj-ect, notes Sabu Abraham, an associate with wSp cantor Seinuk, the engineer of record. “Site conditions slowed the cast-in-place concrete foundation work, but the precast pieces could continue to be produced while that continued.” That cut the original three-month erection schedule to two months, he says. one section of the foundation includes a basement that helps level the building where the site slopes away.

“The precast concrete structure and panels allowed us to enclose the building

quickly, and getting the entire shell from one supplier created efficiencies,” says metz. The double tees also helped provide interior support for a variety of heavy equip-ment that needed to be hung, Abraham adds. The precaster worked closely with the de-signer to ensure the double tees could sup-port the planned loading.

precast concrete’s inherent durability also provided an added level of security for the building, notes metz. “we didn’t have to consider providing any additional protec-tion to make it secure.” Adds Kobre, “pre-cast concrete provided the sturdy structure

that a data center of this type needed.” In addition to the other decorative ex-

terior elements, designers added three per-forated-metal armatures that run across the top of the building and down the side. These L-shaped bands reflect a similar design on a nearby building also designed by perkins Eastman. The bands are self-supporting but attach to the precast concrete panels and to a concrete curb on top of the double tees forming the room.

A significant amount of HVAC equip-ment is supported on the roof, but it was erected easily thanks to the precast con-crete structure, Abraham notes. precast columns were extended about 3 feet above the roofline, and they serve as the base for a steel frame that supports the equipment. “It was easy to construct it this way,” he says. “By working out exactly where the supports were needed and extending the columns, we didn’t need a complicated structure.”

The building’s shell has been erected, and it is expected to open later in 2013 when interiors have been fitted out. “We’re ex-tremely pleased with the decision to use pre-cast concrete on this project,” says Kobre.

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Boston - cmAA-New England chapter held its 19th annual awards pro-gram in April.

cmAA recognized individuals and businesses in the construction industry for outstanding performance in program management, infrastructure, and building projects.

A record number of 26 submissions competed for awards in 14 categories for infrastructure, new building, and building renovation/modernization.

The recipient of the award for Ex-cellence in program management went to pmA consultants for its work on a $340 million upgrade and expansion of the Umass medical campus in worcester.

Jeffrey A. gouveia Jr., executive vice president and general manager of Suf-folk construction company, Inc., received the 2013 person of the Year Award for his substantial contributions to the design and construction industry.

cmAA also presented scholarships

totaling $22,000 for outstanding academic achievement to 11 students studying for fu-ture careers in construction management.

This year, the organization recog-nized the tragic circumstances of the Bos-ton marathon bombing and contributed $2,450 through a portion of the net event receipts, as well as individual contributions from the board members and officers, to the one fund ( www.onefundboston.org ) to provide direct aid to the victims of this senseless tragedy.

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waltham, mA - cTA construc-tion has been awarded a gold Safe-ty Training and Evaluation process (STEp) award for an excellent con-struction safety record in 2012 from the Associated Builders and contractors of massachusetts.

This is the fourth consecutive year cTA has received a gold STEp

award.Also, cTA has been ranked as the

area’s 12th largest general contrac-tor by the Boston Business Journal. The ranking is based on cTA’s 2012 mass. dollar volume of $130 million.

cTA has ranked in the top 15 largest contractors in the area for the past four years.

cTA Receives Safety Award

woburn, mA -Tocci Building com-panies was honored with Building project of the Year at the recent construction man-agement Association of America (cmAA) New England chapter Awards luncheon.

Tocci earned the award in the Reno-vation/modernization project over $20 million category for their design-build work in the adaptive re-use of the Abbot Mill in Westford. The firm completed the project for owner Yule Development co., Inc., of Newton.

Tocci, along with ganek Architects,

Inc., transformed the 150 year old fabric mill into 131 residential units while main-taining the historic integrity of the structure and incorporating numerous sustainable practices and features.

“This award is a tribute not only to the entire construction team as individual components –the owner, architect, subcon-tractors and Tocci – but also to the spirit of collaboration that enabled the team to adapt and implement the design changes to this complex project in a timely and efficient manner,” said John Tocci, chief Enabling Officer for Tocci Building Companies.

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Bristol, cT - Dr. gerald A. Niznick, D.m.D, m.S.D, renowned pros-thodontist and hotel owner, aimed to

create a premier hotel with all the amenities and technology available today – a piece of Beverly hills – right in Bristol. Acg North America, Inc. (AcgNA) was selected as the design-build firm for the hotel.

“Acg’s selection by Dr. Niznick to design and build his new Doubletree hotel gave us the opportunity, responsibility, and mission to make this hotel a destination and source of pride for everyone in Bristol and the greater Bristol area,” said william c. mascetti, president of AcgNA.

Along with other key partners, in-cluding Signature Architects, Inc., RZ De-sign Associates, and parker Torres Design, AcgNA conducted a full renovation and expansion of what was the Bristol clarion hotel. The renovated 120,000sf building now features 122 modern guest rooms, a 24-hour modern fitness center, an indoor saltwater pool, a 5,000sf ballroom, meet-ing space for up to 500 guests, The wil-lows restaurant featuring New American cuisine, and the new Time out lounge.

In addition, the new 35,000sf tower features 19 stylish guest suites, including a 2,000sf presidential Suite that incorpo-rates crestron technology, which allows guests to control the thermostat, lights, drapes and more right from an ipad. The suite tower also provides private, secured entrance for VIp guests.

like any project, the hotel came with its own set of challenges, but, working to-gether, the team overcame these challeng-es, one by one.

Remarkably, despite the fact that almost every square inch of the hotel was renovated, AcgNA was able to complete its work with the hotel open for business throughout the entire project. guests still enjoyed quality accommodations and ser-vice and also had the unique ability to get a sneak peek into what was coming.

Expansion was necessary, but lim-ited acreage was available. AcgNA ad-dressed this challenge by building up. The result was the new six-story suite tower. By using a panelized system that matched the exterior of the building seamlessly, the company was able to save time and cost. “The new tower was a solution to the chal-lenge of having limited acreage, but need-

ing to expand,” said Armando Barone, vice president of AcgNA. “we couldn’t spread out, so we went up. Though it evolved out of necessity, we couldn’t be happier with the effect the tower has on the property. It’s almost symbolic of the new heights and higher standards we’re setting for the cen-tral connecticut area.”

AcgNA reports that its next move is in Bristol – the new Beekley center for Breast health and wellness. The new 6,100sf center, scheduled to open late this summer, will offer patients comprehensive and multi-disciplinary breast care. It will be housed in the former laboratory and phar-macy space on level c of Bristol hospital.

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Rockland, mA - calare properties, Inc. and hackman capital partners have been selected as finalists for the inaugural “Best in Boston Real Estate” award in the Industrial/flex Use category by the Boston Business Journal for their repositioning of 112 Barnum Road in Devens, the for-mer Evergreen Solar facility. In order to ensure the successful transformation of the 448,000sf solar facility into one that could accommodate a wider range of tenant uses, the new owners enlisted the services of construction management firm Integrated Builders early on in the process.

located within the Barnum Business park in Devens, the facility was originally

constructed in 2010 by Evergreen Solar at the cost of approximately $440 psf, and included enhanced high capacity infra-structure features such as emergency diesel generators, internal waste water treatment, chemical bunkers and distribution systems, plus specialized air abatement, water cool-ing, and gas distribution systems.

“We were able to reconfigure chill-ers and handlers, electrical switch gear and conduits to provide a two tenant building with separate metering systems,” said Jay Dacey, president of Integrated Builders. “This was a complex undertaking, but we put a top notch team in place to meet the unique challenges of this project.”

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Boston – for the ninth year in a row, Suffolk construction has been named one of the Best places to work in massachusetts. The honor recognizes Suffolk’s achievements in creating a positive work environment that attracts and retains employees through a combi-nation of employee satisfaction, work-ing conditions, and company culture.

featured as the only construction management firm in the “Large Com-pany” category, Suffolk was one of over 400 companies to qualify for consider-ation based on a two-stage nomination process and employee-satisfaction sur-vey. The company has been honored for

providing career development opportu-nities, community engagement initia-tives, and innovative technologies that help employees work smarter.

“we are extremely pleased to once again be included on the Boston Business Journal’s prestigious Best places to work list. Being recognized with this impressive award for the ninth consecutive year is a tremendous ac-complishment for our company and a tribute to our unique culture and pas-sionate, hard-working employees,” said John f. fish, chairman and cEo of Suf-folk construction.

Suffolk Named one of ‘Best places to work’

Boston - The American heart Asso-ciation recently named EYp Architecture & Engineering as a gold level Recipient of its national fit-friendly worksites rec-ognition program.

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Andover, mA - J. calnan & As-sociates, Inc., leggat mccall, and community leaders gathered

to celebrate the milestone topping-off ceremony for Schneider Electric located at 800 federal Street in Andover. once completed, the three-story complex will serve as a new research and development center for Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management with op-erations in more than 100 countries.

This project involves the construc-tion of a new 77,288sf addition (with re-lated sitework) to the existing 158,655sf building. Additionally, the team of per-

kins + will, architecture, and RDK, engi-neering, will be responsible for the tenant improvement work totaling 235,943sf to both the existing 158,655sf building and the new 77,288sf addition. The project in-cludes over 800 pieces of steel, or roughly 315 tons overall. The project will also in-

clude a chilled beam mechanical system and will be applying for LEED certifica-tion.

The project, which broke ground in the first of the year, will be completed in late 2013.

calnan and leggat mccall Top off Schneider Electric

l-r: Ken Snee (JC&A), Chad Reynolds (Leggat McCall), Paul Brooks (JC&A), Dan Charest (JC&A), Sandra Smith (Perkins + Will), Ralph DeVito (RDK Engineers), Mat-

thew Volpe (Schneider Electric) William Gause (Leggat McCall), Mark Clayton (CBRE), Doug Maclean ,(First Niagara Bank), Mike Ball (JC&A).

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Raymond, Nh - Jewett construc-tion company, Inc. has contracted with Boomer wolf, llc, to build a multi-tenant building at 19 manchester St. in Derry, N.H.—the final building in the new 49,000sf pinkerton place retail/business complex.

The four-month project, jointly de-signed by Jewett and port one Architects of portsmouth, consists of a 9,200sf corle pre-engineered metal building erected by Jewett metal Buildings & Steel Erec-tors—a division of JccI—and slated to be

used as a multi-tenant retail space. The building includes a variety of

exterior finishes: cement board siding and accent trims, EIfS system, and cul-tured stone veneer exterior. The roof is an EpDm rubber roof system with standing seam metal roofing at arches for accent. The project also includes landscaping and an irrigation system.

This is the second project Jewett construction has undertaken at pinkerton place for Boomer wolf, having completed the panera Bread bakery in 2012.

Jewett Builds multi-TenantTeams up with port one Architects

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cambridge, mA - Integrated Builders is in the final stages of constructing The Emerson lofts, a 16-unit condo-minium develop-ment located at 22 cottage park Ave., in North cambridge.

The $9.5 million project is scheduled for a June completion date, with occu-pancy expected for the beginning of July.

Emerson lofts is an adaptive reuse of the former J.h. Emerson company fac-tory (which developed and manufactured the original Iron lung), that was built in 1909.

Integrated Builders is redeveloping the building according to LEED certifica-tion standards by incorporating top-to-bottom sustainable features, including a high-performance Tpo (white) roof, en-ergy-efficient HVAC systems, and double-hung insulated glass windows.

Renovating a historic building pres-ents a unique set of structural issues, ac-cording to Jay Dacey, president of Inte-

grated Builders. “Anytime you take an old wood-frame building and update it to conform to current codes, there are going to be lots of challenges,” he said. “we put in an elevator, upgraded the building to earthquake and seismic codes, and a lot of structural steel went in – there were some difficult aspects to this job.”

Built in 1909, the structurally sound three-story brick factory building received a complete overhaul of all systems, with all new utilities and mechanical systems, a brand-new passenger elevator, noise and weather insulation, and all of the corridors and public spaces were made handicap-accessible.

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walpole, mA - Acella construction corporation is scheduled to begin work on a renovation project at the Blessed Sacra-ment School in walpole.

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Goldfarb: The mBc hall of fame recognizes outstanding legacy organizations from the design and con-struction industry, including clients that consistently demonstrate high integrity, project innovation, community support, and employee investment. This event provides a forum for the building in-dustry to recognize, celebrate, and pub-licize the work of exemplary companies whose longstanding contributions have lasting impact on the industry, the com-munity, and the clients we serve.

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HP: how has your involvement with mBc assisted with the role you play at Nauset construction?

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framingham, mA - Abbot Building Restoration recently restored a series of balcony decks at hunters Village condo-miniums in framingham.

hunters Village is comprised of three two-story brick buildings with concrete balconies outside each condominium unit. As the balcony decks had experienced considerable deterioration due to outdoor exposure over the years, the owner hired Building Envelope consulting, Inc. of Somerville to investigate the situation, and subsequently contracted Abbot to perform the consulting firm’s recommended reme-

dial action.Abbot repaired those balcony decks

that could be salvaged and completely re-moved those that could not be saved and installed new concrete decks in their place.

Also, all of the railings were replaced with new aluminum railings to meet the mass. building code.

To complete the project, Abbot wa-terproofed all of the decks with a pedestri-an urethane protective coating and painted the steel fascias to protect their surfaces and enhance their aesthetic appearance.

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Newington, Nh - North Branch construction of concord has completed construction of a state-of-the-art testing facility for Sig Sauer. This two-level, 12,000sf facility was construct-ed within its existing manufac-turing building in Newington. The facility will be used to func-tion-test new production.

North Branch continues upgrades to Sig Sauer’s manu-facturing plant in the same build-ing. This work includes various mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection system upgrades as well as con-struction of an in-plant inspection office

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Boston – construction coordinators, Inc. (ccI) of Needham has completed the interior renovation of Rosie’s Bakery in chestnut hill. The 1,200sf storefront, which is one of four bakeries in the popular Bos-ton-based chain, now offers a more modern, café-like experience for customers.

Working with architecture firm Berg-meyer Associates, ccI oversaw the reno-vations to the shop, which include a new ceiling, furniture, coolers, and bakery dis-play cases. The fresh, open design, which retains the company’s signature pink and lime color palette, allows customers to view the Rosie’s Bakery team while they

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pelham, Nh -The pelham fire De-partment has moved into its new 18,000sf station built by Eckman construction on the Village green. work began last June on the facility.

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Eckman worked with the town of Pelham for five years, refining the project prior to the voter approval which funded it at town meeting in march 2012. The proj-ect was designed by Berard martel Archi-tecture, Inc. of Bedford, and managed by Trident project Advantage of Salem.

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Boston - construction coordinators, Inc. (ccI) of Needham has completed the construction of a new office for The Per-seus Books group, an independent pub-lishing company. ccI provided construc-tion management services for the 12,000sf office at 44 Farnsworth St. in Boston.

working closely with architecture firm Leslie Saul & Associates, CCI helped The perseus Books group successfully transition from its longtime location in cambridge to the emerging fort point channel neighborhood in Boston. ccI worked with the client and architect to create a visually transformed space that reflects the independent spirit of the com-pany.

The result is a vibrant and freshly laid-out interior that provides The perseus Books group’s approximately 30 Boston employees with the workspace needed to offer marketing and distribution services to independent publishers, as well as house one of their imprints, Da capo press.

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cranston, RI - Diprete Engineering announced that Brian Timm, PE, has joined its firm. As a senior project manager, he will lead DiPrete Engineering’s Dedham, Mass. office. He has more than 15 years of engineering experience and has built an extensive network throughout New England.

Timm’s specialties include: commercial, residential, and multi-family development, municipal peer reviews, and regula-tory permitting.

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Boston - Ashling Inc. announced the promotion of phil Ruggiero to executive vice president.

he joined Ashling in october 2008 as a senior project manager. he has managed the construction of several new res-taurants in the Boston/cambridge area such as post 390, Strega waterfront, Bistro du midi, Nubar, and west Bridge.

Recently, Ruggiero was instrumental in the expansion of the restaurant Bonefish Grill into the New England area. He is responsible for the daily operations of Ashling.

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cambridge, mA - Tsoi/Ko-bus & Associates (TK&A), a cam-bridge-based architecture firm, an-nounced six new promotions.

Jonathan cohen has been promoted to principal. he has been with the firm since its inception 30 years ago.

Edward Barnett, IIDA, lEED Ap; Nick Koulbanis, AIA,

lEED Ap; Erin miller, com-munications director; Steve palumbo, AIA, lEED Ap; and Andy pecora, lEED Ap, have been named associates.

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Shepley Bulfinch announced the appointment of seminal design leader Scott Slarsky, who has joined the firm as a director. He cites Span-ish modernism as a particular in-fluence on his work, drawing from formative years spent in madrid working with Rafael moneo and Juan Navarro Baldeweg.

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Auburn, Nh - Sfc Engineering partnership, Inc. of Au-burn announced the recent addition of morgan paré as its new marketing coordinator. She will be responsible for managing and implementing the company’s marketing efforts.

paré is a former marketing assistant at mcfarland John-son of concord. She brings to Sfc professional experience with a fresh and creative mind.

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foxborough, mA - Kaestle Boos Associates, Inc. announced that Larry Trim has joined the firm as senior architect. he is a regis-tered architect with over 20 years of experience.

Based in the Kaestle Boos Foxborough office, Trim will take a leading role in business develop-ment and project management ef-forts in the K-12 and higher educa-tion markets in Rhode Island and massachusetts.

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North Reading, mA - columbia con-struction announced Shaun lover has been promoted to vice president. he joined co-lumbia in 2003 and progressed up through the company in various field and office ca-pacities. he will continue heading up co-lumbia Interiors as its division manager.

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Boston - gEI consultants, Inc. announced that its board of directors recently elected six indi-viduals as new vice presidents in-cluding gillian m. gregory, ph.D., p.E., vice president, and member of gEI’s board of directors located in the Boston office.

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Boston, - BoND announced the re-cent promotions of three executives within the company. The promotion of this team is the initial step in the advancement of the company’s five-year plan.

francis hayes has been promoted to the position of executive vice president. with more than 25 years of experience in the industry, he will be responsible for con-tinuing to advance the long range strategic plan as well as reshape the organizational structure to align with corporate goals.

David Shrestinian will assume the position of senior vice president managing the company’s building division activities. In his 15 years at BoND, he has served in many roles, most recently as vice presi-dent to the company’s building division. Shrestinian has overseen major projects for BoND’s academic clients including har-vard University’s Northwest lab and the

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williston, VT - morrisSwitzer~ Environments for health recently an-nounced the promotion of new partners Jennifer Arbuckle, AIA, lEED Ap; Jason carney; Thomas morris; and Dale Tagli-enti, lEED Ap.

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