high-profile monthly: october 2010
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High-Profile Monthly is a facility development trade publication, featuring construction activities in New England. Its readers build and restore educational, healthcare, assisted living, commercial, institutional, retail, and industrial facilities both private and publicTRANSCRIPT
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P.O. Box 7, Pembroke, MA 02359Change Service Requested
www.ckidesignstudio.comRestaurant Hospitality Retail
Inside this IssueCommodore Builders Expands CICCBI Consulting Restores City HallSMMA Designs New High SchoolSasaki Redesigns The DavenportMPA to Design New Corporate HQBOND Tops Off Wheaton Tech CtrSyska Hennessy Office Gets SilverBlakeslee Completes Aetna GaragePayette Announces UMass OpeningsWorcester State Unveils Residence HallConsigli Breaks Ground for Ocean CampusAntinozzi Creates New Cooper HeadquartersWindow Film Retrofit by Peter J. DaveyWhen Subcontractors Work For You by David SullivanMoving the Mountain by Jeff Mulliken and Douglas A. BerryMarketing Your Firm Through Photography by Randy Anagnostis
October 2010
plus Heathcare, Institutions and Schools Facilities News, Commercial, Green News, People, Calendar and more...
Annual Focus: Interiors
CKI Design, BKA Architects, and Ashling, Inc.
Strega WaterfrontCKI Design, BKA Architects, and Ashling, Inc.
Strega Waterfront
Ashling, Inc.215 Stuart Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 482-2202 office
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Contact: [email protected]
Boston - Ashling, Inc. has complet-ed Strega Waterfront at One Ma-rina Park Drive. CKI Design and
BKA Architects joined forces to create a 4,000sf, 180 seat restaurant. The interior was inspired by the glamour of 1940s era transatlantic passenger ships as reflected in every aspect of Jerome CooperKing’s design for Strega Waterfront...see the complete story page 24.
Photo The Varano Group
Featuring
Rendering by CKI (Below)Photos by Michael Barnes (above) photo byThe Varano Group (right)
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Upfront: .................................. 6Education ................................. 9Facilities ................................ 10Focus: Interiors ....................... 12Multi-Residential ...................... 22Green News ............................ 33People ................................... 36
Calendar ................................ 38
Winter Maintenance for Pavement ...10Antinozzi Creates Cooper HQ .... 14CBI Restores City Hall .............. 20Commodore Expands CIC .......... 28Moving the Mountain ............... 18
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American plumbing ............................2
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Boston Plasterers’& Cement Masons Local 534 serving: MA, NH, ME & VT,America’s Oldest Building and Construction Trades International Union Since 1864
Our trained and skilled craftsmen are just a phone call away.We offer reliable, responsible, highly qualified and competent personnel,
state certified apprenticeship and training program. OSHAcertified membership. We are committed to quality and performance.
Sub ContractorsA1 Concrete CuttingAngelini PlasteringAustin Ornamental Inc.Back Bay ConcreteBidgood Assoc.Cape Cod PlasteringCavalieri Const.Century DrywallComponents Spray FireproofingD & M ConcreteEast Coast FireproofingF.C.F. Concrete FloorsH. Carr & SonIsland Lath & PlasterJ.R.J. ConstructionJohn L. Ciman & SonJ.L. MarshallM.L. McDonald Co.Mass Acoustics Inc.Mecca Const. Corp.New England DecksNew England Finish Systems Ricmor Construction, Inc.S & F Concrete Stafford ConstructionSummit Building Systems
Plasterers:Veneer PlasterVenetian Polished PlasterThree coat conventional PlasterOrnamental PlasterHistorical Restoration & PreservationE.I.F.S.Portland Cement (Stucco)Fireproofing
Cement Masons:FlatworkSidewalksPool DecksDecorative Concrete OverlaysStamped ConcreteConcrete Repair & RestorationEpoxy, Seamless and CompositionFlooring *and much more*
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Cover Story: Strega Waterfront Completed .............. 25
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Boston - The massachusetts Building congress (mBc) recent-ly announced its officers elected for 2010-2011. Jones lang la-Salle managing Director mark David has been named president. he will succeed paul coffey, president of E.J. wells Insurance Agency.
David has more than 25 years of construction experience leading Jones lang laSalle’s na-tional construction efforts as well as direct-ing the daily management and development of the New England region’s 55 construc-
tion professionals.The remaining slate of
newly elected 2010-2011 offi-cers of the mBc is: president-elect - John cannistraro, Jr., J. c. cannistraro, llc; vice pres-ident - Benjamin J. goldfarb, Nauset construction corp.; vice president - Joseph flynn, Allsteel; vice president - Dan-iel p. perruzzi, Jr., AIA, lEED Ap, margulies perruzzi Archi-
tects, and secretary/treasurer - carolyn miller, Berry, a division of Suffolk.
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canton, mA - Theodore (Ted) hamilton Brodie, cEo and owner of canton-based New England Insulation com-pany for 50 years, died Septem-ber 12 after a long battle with multiple myeloma.
Born in 1929, he lived in Brookline, minneapolis, and pembroke, before settling in Duxbury in the 1950s.
A respected contractor committed to the welfare of his employees
and the insulation and carpenters unions of his industry, he was awarded the cushing gavin Award in 1995 by The labor guild for excellence in labor management.
he served as president of the National Insulation Associa-tion (NIA) and received the NIA man of Year Award in 1988.
he served as trustee of the New England Carpenters Benefit funds and the Insulators local 6
Benefit Funds for many years.
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Boston - Nationally and internation-ally recognized industry leaders team up with the Northeast’s best to share their ex-perience in over 200 workshops, sessions, symposiums and tours at the 26th annual Build Boston, November 17-19, 2010.
Don’t miss the Build Boston Bash.You are invited to kick back, unwind
and join 600 of your colleagues at Build Boston’s premier social event, an opening night party featuring live entertainment (from Boston-based Blink project group) and great food and drink.
Build Boston features the largest de-sign and construction industry exhibit hall in the Northeast. There are more than 250 booths of suppliers of building technolo-gies, products and the services needed for building facilities.
Build Boston will introduce the first annual Innovation pavilion — a venue for new and innovative products to join the es-tablished event.
As a media sponsor, High-Profile Monthly is one of several publications that will be distributed free to attendees. High-Profile Monthly will host booth #920. Stop by and meet our account executives and editors.
This year’s conference focuses on a range of issues that are timely and of special interest to the building industry. The pro-fessional development program includes energy, building technology, firm manage-ment and profitability, urban design, pres-ervation, interior design, and more.
Build Boston Returns to Seaport wTcmeet High-Profile Monthly Staff
Boston - The ambitious building pro-gram of the University of massachusetts shifted into a higher gear when a Univer-sity Board of Trustees committee approved a borrowing plan that will fund $546 mil-lion in construction projects on all five campuses.
The projects to be funded under the plan include: 1,500 beds of new student housing at Amherst, $182 million; a new academic building for Boston, $100 mil-lion; a marine science building at Dart-mouth, $25 million and a new campus ga-rage for lowell, $20 million.
In addition to approving the $546 million building plan, the Board of Trust-ees’ committee on Administration and
Finance also approved a five-year, $2.5 billion capital plan for the five-campus Umass system.
The capital plan notes that the uni-versity has completed $2 billion in con-struction and renovation projects over the past decade.
projects begun or completed dur-ing the past decade include: Amherst, In-tegrated Sciences Building, $108 million; Boston, Integrated Sciences complex, $152 million; Dartmouth, carney library renovation, $44 million; lowell, Emerging Technologies Innovation center, $70 mil-lion and the Umass medical School, Am-bulatory care Building, $120 million.
Umass Approves construction projects
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Boston - margulies perruzzi Ar-chitects announced that principal marc margulies, AIA, lEED Ap was honored with the president’s Award by the Boston chapter of the International facility man-agement Association (IFMA), a non-profit association dedicated to serving the facility management profession
The IfmA Boston president’s Award is given to a chapter member for his or her leadership and example to the facility man-agement industry as a whole.
margulies, and several contacts who saw the need among themselves and their peers for a local facilities management as-sociation, formed the IfmA Boston chap-ter in 1985.
margulies soon became the chapter’s first president and held the position for two-and-a-half years.
He started his own firm, Margulies perruzzi Architects (formerly margulies & Associates) in 1988, and credits IfmA Boston and his circle of contacts with pro-
viding all of his firm’s clients for its first five years in business.
The annual IfmA Boston golf Tour-nament was launched by margulies em-ployees in 1990, and the firm’s marketing staff submitted the chapter’s first winning “IfmA chapter of the Year” submission.
IfmA honors marc margulies
photo by merrill Shea Marc Margulies receives the IFMA Boston
President’s Award from IFMA Boston president, Kate Thibeault, facility
director/NE at Pearson.
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worcester, ma - RDK Engineers joined forces with architects Dw Arthur Associates and Bond Brothers to create a brand new childcare center at the Umass worcester medical center.
The newly renovated 12,000sf fa-cility was designed and built with an in-credible amount of forethought and plan-ning, resulting in the ideal place for children and their caregivers to spend their days.
features such as radiant heat in the ceil-ings to heat the floors and “daycare-height” plumbing that is easily accessible to children are part of what makes the daycare center not only practical but invit-ing. The natural light wells and open spaces for play add to the
warm and welcoming environment.The new center also has several in-
fant, toddler and preschool classrooms, an administrative area, full kitchen, staff break room, storage room, teachers’ lounge, con-ference rooms for parent/teacher meetings and a designated activity area.
childcare ctr at U mass med ctr RDK Teams up with Dw Arthur and Bond Brothers
Back l-r: Chris Howe, Woody Arthur, Adam Collier of DW Arthur Associates; Kevin Aylwin and John O’Brien of Bond Brothers; Bill Punch of RDK Engineers
Front: Rose Conti, Bond Brothers
Newly renovated infant room at the University of Mass. Medical Center
It features The Academy of Archi-tecture for Justice (AAJ) to promote ex-cellence in the design of justice facilities. The Seventh International conference on Justice Design focuses on effective project delivery and management, team building, fiscal management, communications skills, and cutting-edge design issues for archi-tects who provide the diversified services associated with justice architecture.
The AIA New England participates
in both exclusive AIANE meetings and lively Build Boston sessions.
The conference will be brought to a close with the AIANE Design Awards reception and dinner on the final night. These awards recognize excellent projects designed by New England firms or built in New England.
Visit www.buildboston.com to regis-ter online, use for free tickets to the exhibit hall, and see the most current information about this year’s workshops and events. To receive free tickets to the exhibit hall cour-tesy High-Profile Monthly use promotional code 10BB-284.
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During the networking session at the recent breakfast meeting of the massachu-
setts Building congress, I had the opportunity to talk with Tom walsh, project manager for Dan-iel o’connell’s Sons, construction managers and general contractors. Tom agreed that there are a number of good reasons why now is a good time to build, the low cost of ma-
terials, low interest rates, and the competi-tive environment in hiring subcontractors. he referenced his most recently completed project, the Bunker hill community col-lege health and wellness center, in explain-ing that not only was the price more attrac-tive to the owner but also that he was able to have the subcontractors provide their “A” Team. That meant the more experienced workers, more efficient and higher quality performance on the job.
There were approximately two hun-dred attendees, including architects, engi-neers, construction managers, general con-tractors, labor, commercial real estate firms, subcontractors and allied professionals, at the mBc breakfast. mBc’s new president mark David of Jones lang laSalle con-struction opened the meeting. moderator, Bradley croft of Ruberto Israel & weiner, p.c. introduced the panel (see photo) to a lively discussion on the implications of the recently passed “prompt pay” law.
The new prompt payment statute takes effect on November 8. It is the most sweep-ing legislation to affect private construction projects since the passage of the mechanic’s lien law in 1996. If you missed the mBc meeting don’t dispair- Agc will host a panel discussion Tuesday, october 19 on the topic at the four Seasons hotel in Boston. You can find details on their website at www.agcmass.org/event.cfm?evnt_id=1185.
Those of you who have been follow-ing my monthly column may have noticed a
theme emerging that now we have formally entitled, “Build Now for A Secure future.”
It is my intent to support this theme by publishing comments and articles that back up the idea that it is wise to take advantage of market incentives, including increased competition and lower costs in the current economic situation to “Build Now” to se-cure a better financial future.
If you have a comment or editorial query regarding the High-Profile Monthly “Build Now for A Secure future” campaign please e-mail me directly at [email protected]
Is Multi family Recession Proof?“multifamily has proven to be one
of the safest investments, and continues to be the asset of choice for a cross-section of investors.” says Brandon Dickason, Associ-ate, Jones lang laSalle in his blog article at www.joneslanglasalleblog.com/boston.
“why? The obvious reason is the bursting of the housing bubble. fewer peo-ple can afford homes creating an increased demand for apartments.
In markets like Boston and San fran-cisco, characterized by already low home affordability, students, young professionals, previous homeowners and empty nesters are all finding their way to the renter pool.”
for the latest on multifamily develop-ment attend NAIop massachusetts’ october 20 Breakfast program, “multifamily - The Bright Star - leading the market in 2010 and Beyond?” Details at www.naiopma.org.
BRA Approves Seaport SquareThe Boston Business Journal reported
that the Boston Redevelopment Authority gave the green light recently for develop-ers of the planned $3 billion, 6.3 million-square-foot Seaport Square development in South Boston to move ahead as scheduled.
The development team — a partner-ship involving Boston global Investors, morgan Stanley and wS Development — said the project will likely kick of in early 2011 with a phased in completion slated for 2017.
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cambridge, mA - Rhino public Relations, a specialty public relations agency, and guarino Design group, Inc., an award-winning graphic design firm, announced their selection by The Richmond group to provide new mar-keting and communications materials.
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Norton, mA - BoND construc-tion of Everett gathered with faculty, students, and staff recently at a topping off ceremony held at wheaton college’s campus in Norton.
BoND celebrated the construc-tion milestone for wheaton college’s mars center for Science and Technolo-gy, a new space that reflects Wheaton’s commitment to rigorous study of the sciences in a liberal arts environment.
This new 99,000sf project includes both construction of a new three-story, 77,800sf building and the renovation of the first floor of the exist-ing science center. The project, the most ambitious construction project in wheaton’s history, is a $42 million contract.
The overall project will house the departments of physics/astronomy, math/computer science, chemistry and biology, as well as teaching and research laboratories.
The facility will include community spaces, including study lounges and a café.
The design of the project, by architect Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, reflects Wheaton’s commitment to environmental sustainabili-ty. The mars center will incorporate a host of features that will enable the building to earn LEED certification.
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The final piece of structural steel was hoisted into the air and set into place.
East greenwich, RI - East greenwich high School held a ribbon cutting to cele-brate its new entrance, designed by SmmA, just in time for the first day of school.
As part of SmmA’s comprehensive study of the East greenwich schools, the firm made recommendations to improve both the educational program of the high school, now four decades old, and to im-prove both its security and image for stu-dents and visitors.
Designed in the “square donut” con-figuration popular in the 1960s, classroom clusters of the school are connected by open breezeways, the largest of which is
at the present front entrance of the school, compromising school security.
In addition, existing science rooms at both the first and second floors were com-pletely renovated to reflect new teaching methods and technologies, including the addition of greenhouse “pods” directly con-nected to each of the biology classrooms on the first floor.
SmmA proposed that the breezeways be fully enclosed and that a more welcom-ing, enclosed front entrance be provided with immediately adjacent visitor reception and access to the school’s general office.
SmmA Designs New high School East Greenwich High celebrated its new entrance in time for the first day of school.
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by Larry NicolaiAutumn in New England brings a
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land of orange, gold, and red. But as the bright colors of fall fade, the days grow shorter and we feel a chill in the air that reminds us of what is to come. It is a period of transition that signals the cold temperatures of a
long winter ahead. To property owners, fa-cility managers, and buildings and grounds departments, it means preparing for snow, ice, and freezing rain that turns pavements and walkways into slick, hazardous pas-sages.
As ice build-up creates the chance for slips, falls, and loss of control of vehicles, deicers are commonly applied to minimize risks. Deicing chemicals, however, are cor-rosive in nature and can be harmful to con-crete, steel, and other building materials, depending on the type of deicer, concentra-tion, and frequency of application.
concrete pavers are known to have high resistance to deicing chemicals. pav-ers by IDEAl are manufactured to exceed rigorous freeze-thaw testing and, as the region’s oldest manufacturer, millions of square feet of our pavers have demonstrat-ed their ability to withstand more than 35 years of New England’s harsh winter cli-mate with proven field performance. Let’s take a look at best practices for keeping sidewalks, entrances, plazas, and parking lots safe while minimizing the detrimental
effects of deicing chemicals.The key to successfully using ice
melt products is to use only as much as needed to do the job. This will maximize their benefits while minimizing damage to the pavement and surrounding environ-ment. The following guidelines can help limit the exposure of deicing chemicals while maintaining a safe environment:
• Limit the use of deicing chemicals by combining them with a traction aid such as sand. Sand is visible and can be felt un-derfoot as a tangible medium. pedestrians can see it and can feel it; vehicles grip it. Sand should be your first line of defense.
• Apply deicers according to the manufacturer’s recommended rate and dos-age. more often than not deicers are mis-used by too liberal applications. And more is not necessarily better, as deicers can ac-celerate freeze-thaw cycles when used too frequently.
• Do not use deicing chemicals in place of snow removal, but reserve them for melting ice formed by freezing precipi-tation or freezing snow melt.
• Once loosened, treated snow and ice should be promptly removed by plow or shovel to avoid a buildup in concentra-tion of the deicing chemical.
• When using magnesium-based de-icing chemicals, thoroughly rinse the pave-ment with water in the spring, as this type of deicer can continue to produce a chemi-cal reaction that can adversely affect con-crete throughout the year.
• Protect vegetation and metal from contact with deicing chemicals, as most can impair vegetation and corrode metals.
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North Reading, mA - columbia construction company was awarded a project by woods hole oceanographic Institution (whoI) to serve as construc-tion manager for the new laboratory for ocean Sensors and observing Systems.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on August 4, led by Dr. Susan Av-ery, president and director of whoI.
Ellenzweig of cambridge is the architect.
other team members include Bard, Rao + Athanas consulting engi-neers, llc (BR+A), mEp/fp; Stephen Stimson Associates, landscape archi-tects; Acentech, acoustical engineers; holmes and mcgrath, Inc., land survey/ civil engineers; and lemessurier con-sultants, structural engineers.
construction on the planned 27,000sf building is expected to begin in march 2011, with a planned occupancy
date of June 2012. The cost of the proj-ect is estimated to be $10 million.
The building will house laboratory and office space for the NSF-sponsored ocean observatories Initiative. whoI is the lead implementing organization for the coastal and global components of that initiative. The structure will also include laboratory and office space for the martha’s Vineyard coastal obser-vatory, an underwater research facility and test site constructed and operated by whoI; the ocean Bottom Seismometer Instrument pool, an NSf-funded facility providing instrumentation in support of marine geology, seismology, and geo- dynamics research; and the Environ-mental Sample processor lab, where procedures will be performed for ge-netic identification of marine organisms and for clarifying their role in biogeo-chemical cycles.
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East Boothbay, mE - consigli construction co., Inc. announced that its Portland office has broken ground in East Boothbay on the first building in a new 64-acre ocean research and education cam-pus for the Bigelow laboratory for ocean Sciences.
Due to be completed in November of 2011, the first phase of construction is the $10 million Bigelow center for Blue Biotechnology.
The 25,600sf, three-story building will house the world’s first microbial single cell genomics facility, the provasoli-guil-lard National center for the culture of ma-rine phytoplankton, various laboratories,
offices, a café, and conference space. The building is designed to be energy efficient and projected to receive lEED gold des-ignation. The interior and exterior building materials were chosen for their low carbon footprint, high use of recycled content, sus-tainable manufacturing process, and lifecy-cle durability.
“By providing access to frontline research at the laboratory, the BcBB will foster collaboration with the private sector and facilitate partnerships with companies in the pharmaceutical, aquaculture, envi-ronmental impact assessment, analytical instrument, and biofuels industries,” said David coit, chairman of the laborator’s
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chased the forested waterfront parcel lo-cated nearby for the new campus and per-manent home, which will take shape over the next few years.
when complete, the ocean science and education campus will include an at-tached building for the center for ocean Biogeochemistry and climate change, a building for the center for ocean health, an administrative/auditorium facility, housing for visiting scientists and students, a pier and dock for research vessels, and other facilities.
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Boston - CBT Architects and Eq-uity Office Properties won multiple honors in the New England chapter of the International Interior Design Asso-ciation’s (IIDA) fourth annual Interior Design Awards, including the Best in Show award for its renovation and repo-sitioning of the lobby at One Post Office Square in Boston. The 41-story Class A office tower also received first place in the Office Under 30,000sf category. The leasing agent for One Post Office Square is Jones lang laSalle.
Located on Post Office Square, the building is a signature 830,000sf of-fice tower updated with an elegant new lobby, entrance, and enhanced façade at street level. cBT worked as partners with the building owner, Equity Office properties, to reposition the building and to transform the address into a prominent class A property.
CBT and Equity Office Properties also placed first in the Hospitality cat-egory for its work at Equinox Fitness in Boston’s 225 franklin Street.
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of 13,000 members in 10 specialty practice forums and 29 chapters around the world. The New England chapter is a recognized leader in the organization through its imaginative, original, and business-oriented programming. with more than 500 active mem-bers and another 2,500 close followers, the chap-ter provides educational and networking programs throughout New England through its various city centers.
Adopting the vision and mission of the international organization, the NE chapter strives to create a welcom-ing niche along with professional op-portunities for the most talented and visionary interior design profession-als; working within the various state legislatures to elevate the profession to the level it warrants, and providing an advocate for the next generation of interior design innovators. “The As-sociation provides a forum to demon-strate design professionals’ impact on the health, safety, well being and virtu-al soul of the public, balancing passion for good design and strategy for best business practices. IIDA stands at the intersection of passion and strategy.”
Among the activities we have scheduled, on october 1, 2010, II-
DANE and several organizations are hosting Interior Design career Day (IDcD 2010) for area students in in-terior design. There will be seminars, roundtable discussions, a keynote
speaker, and portfolio re-views by practicing design professionals. later in the month, IIDA is hosting its 12th annual fashion Show and Benefit Gala themed this year as “Revolution.” The event will take place on oc-tober 28 at the westin copley hotel and attracts more than 800 members of the business community for an evening of networking, supper, fash-
ion show, and after-event party. our showcase event not only helps in fund-ing chapter programs, but also benefits a designated charity with a portion of the profits. This event originated in Boston and is now a featured event in many of the other chapters.
Next spring will see the return of our annual Business leaders Breakfast which gathers many of the area de-signers, business leaders, and industry heavyweights for a networking break-fast, and an opportunity to listen to a speaker of national renown. In 2010, the chapter heard harvard professor and cNN analyst David gergen speak on the wider economic benefits that re-sult from the encouragement of artistic and design oriented activity.
Every June, we have our chap-terwide Interior Design Awards that recognize those projects and firms that
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cambridge, mA - home of the original davenport sofa, the Davenport/Ir-ving casson furniture factory in East cam-bridge, which underwent a major renova-tion in the 1980s, has historically been a home for high-tech startups. By 2008, the 220,000sf building suffered from lack of “sizzle” and a 70% vacancy rate. That year, the owners of The Davenport, AEw capital, held a design competition for the revitalization of the space. working with paradigm properties as project manager, they brought in Sasaki to develop plans for the renovation of the lobby, atrium, court-yard, and public spaces. Two years later, the results speak for themselves: the build-ing is 82% leased.
At the start of the project, The Dav-enport suffered from underutilization of natural light, disconnected floor plans, and outdated design. Sasaki’s challenge was to provide the building with an update that would respect its past while celebrating its future.
paying careful attention to histori-cally significant details, the new design concept for The Davenport seamlessly combines the antique character of its origi-nal brick and beam structure with a rejuve-nated lobby and common space for tenants to meet and connect. AEw also decided to have Sasaki renovate a spec tenant suite, one that would help potential tenants visu-alize the possibilities of new construction combined with the exposed original brick and wood structure of the building.
one modern innovation Sasaki cre-ated for the building is a state-of-the-art conference center, complete with a projec-tion screen for use by the building’s ten-ants. The center has floor-to-ceiling glaz-ing and overlooks a garden. Thirty foot stands of bamboo and canopy trees cre-ate natural spaces for groupings of dining tables throughout the atrium. The design
for the outdoor courtyard also accommodates bike storage and creates quiet spaces to enjoy the warmer seasons.
The centerpiece of the renovation is the striking new entryway. Upon entering the building, visitors are greeted with updated graphics that are
both bold and inviting, a vestibule lined with eucalyptus paneling, and a back-lit acrylic bench. A gallery leading to a four story atrium displays artwork com-missioned specifically for the space. A black slate-like porcelain tile floor is used throughout the atrium and adjacent spaces to create a harmonious base that comple-ments the historic nature of the interior space. The main feature of the atrium is a striking 45-foot wall of woven fabric. Up lighting from the floor creates depth and shadow, while natural light from the glass roof above provides atmosphere that trans-forms throughout the course of the day and seasons of the year.
completed in 2010, the renovation offers one of the largest floor plates in cambridge while maintaining a high de-gree of flexibility and tenant identity for subdivision.
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Trumbull, cT - After successfully completing a corporate headquarters relo-cation project in 2003 for cooper Surgi-cal, Antinozzi Associates was asked back to provide programming, design services, and construction administration services for a new 77,000sf corporate headquarters facility in Trumbull.
cooper Surgical, a medical device manufacturing company, wanted the new facility to fit their vision of a state-of-the-art destination that would standardize their workplace, increase collaboration, unify departments, and attract/retain a talented workforce.
working with developer R.D. Scinto, Inc., Antinozzi Associates created a building that sits atop a high rock face
location and responds directly to the curve of the road. The solution, a three-story all-glass curtain wall building, uses different sizes of pure white bullnose mullions and spandrel panels, generating reflective im-ages of the surrounding forest and sky. In addition, blue shadow boxes (reflecting the cooper logo color) add depth and branding to the building as cooper’s new home and unique floor shapes form balconies on the second and third floors.
on the interior, nine foot high win-dows with 36-inch sills were specifically incorporated to maximize the amount of daylight into the interior spaces. The solid portions of all workstation partitions were kept at a height of 34 inches to allow maxi-mum light penetration. horizontally, a
five-foot standard module was developed.ceiling grids, lighting, and interior/
exterior window walls followed this mod-ule throughout the entire facility, resulting in an efficient and elegant design solu-tion. To allow further light to penetrate the building, butt-glazed interior office walls with sill and head heights matching the ex-terior windows were incorporated.
lighting was an important part of the design solution for both the interior work-place as well as to organize the perception of the building in the evening. Six-inch wide, high-output lamps were located in all of the offices on the five-foot module, perpendicular and centered to the exterior vertical window mullions and interior butt-glazed joints.
where workstations or collaboration spaces abutted the exterior wall, a nine-foot high gypsum board soffit was creat-
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All exposed structure and ductwork above the ceiling was painted the client’s blue logo color – branding and creating a unique environment throughout the build-ing. Three different, but harmonious, carpet patterns were used for wayfinding through the building, helping to define circulation, workstation areas, and office spaces.
Special attention was given to the cafeteria and servery. high and low tables with soft-seating areas provide dining and resting areas to all of the employees in the company. A second floor “family room” was created to provide another informal gathering place.
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the level of competition for the prestige of being lauded as an IIDANE award winner.
The chapter has city center compo-nents in some of New England’s largest design communities, and a full slate of various events are scheduled throughout the year, including area design tours, “for love of Design” in Stamford, conn,; In-dustry Roundtables in New haven, conn.; and Boston; “Art Uncorked” in Boston; “habitat for humanity” weekend in provi-dence, R.I.; the chapter’s annual IIDANE golf Tournament in hartford, conn.; and
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As chapter president, I could not oversee our large and diverse business-ori-ented organization without the enthusiastic assistance of our executive board, council of directors, and executive director; each a professional leader in the industry of interi-or design. It is an exciting and challenging moment in our profession, with the poten-tial to be seen as a seminal paradigm shift in our profession. IIDA New England is help-ing move the profession forward toward a bright future, and I am multiply blessed to be in the right place at the right time.
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weymouth, mA - J. calnan & As-sociates, Inc. of Quincy has expanded its healthcare/life science portfolio to in-clude physician’s organization Suite at Stetson medical Building in weymouth.
working collaboratively with At-lantic management and Trapani Associ-ates, J. calnan & Associates is currently underway with a challenging renovation to a 105-year old building for Atlantic management.
The project consists of a 25,000sf renovation and conversion of an existing wood mill structure to new state-of-the-art medical offices.
The project also includes a 3,000sf addition to the house and new medical equipment including a fluoroscopy room as well as cT scan/imaging and x-ray rooms.
The project is on schedule to be completed by the end of this year.
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cambridge, mA - margulies perruzzi Architects (mpA) has been selected by for-rester Research, Inc. to design 190,000sf of office space for the company’s new corpo-rate headquarters at Cambridge Discovery park in cambridge. The project is being designed to meet LEED Gold certification.
An independent research company, forrester has outgrown its current home and sought a space that could accommodate its flexible work style and growth needs. In 1999, margulies perruzzi Architects com-pleted the interior architectural design of forrester’s current 125,000sf corporate headquarters at 400 Technology Square. Since then, margulies perruzzi Architects has worked with forrester on the design of its offices in San Francisco and Foster City, california; Dallas; and Amsterdam.
margulies perruzzi Architects will provide interior architecture and design services for forrester’s new space at cam-bridge Discovery park, a 27-acre master planned campus owned and developed by The Bulfinch Companies. Forrester’s space will emphasize a connection to the green outdoor space that is being developed ad-jacent to the building. currently in design
under the leadership of mpA principal Ja-net morra, AIA, lEED Ap, forrester’s new corporate headquarters is slated for com-pletion in August 2011.
The project team includes Saul Ac-cetta, lEED Ap; Alvaro Ribeiro, AIA; christine law pestana, IIDA, lEED Ap; Janet morra, AIA, lEED Ap; marc mar-gulies, AIA, lEED Ap; Vivienne Kenny; monica moreira, lEED Ap.
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Boston - The federal public Defend-ers moved to the fort point channel, across from the federal District court Building where most of their cases are tried. Their fifth-floor, 20,000sf offices at 51 Sleeper Street have spectacular views of downtown Boston as well as the federal court house.
The vast majority of staff required acoustically private offices. The program additionally required conference rooms, li-brary, kitchen, and support areas. major or-thogonal circulation plays with the power and syncopation of large mushroom-head-ed concrete columns to provide variety. large ash-framed areas of wall are carved out and brightly painted to create places for artwork and interest along the paths of travel. The primary circulation has ample width to foster chance encounters among attorneys, and its major axes terminate in glass-walled conference rooms maximiz-ing light transmission to the interior and simplifying wayfinding.
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Bridgewater, mA - callahan, Inc. Special projects Division is currently completing several tenant interior and fit-out projects for various owners. The projects include the following:
Block Engineering, marlboro - Jones lang laSalle awarded callahan the contract for a 5,000sf build-out of expansion space, with a 2,000sf clean room. callahan worked with the tenant, Block Engineering, through budgeting/preconstruction and did the design for the space as well. The project is valued at $176,000.
DTA, lowell is another design build TI project for the mass. Dept. of Transitional Assistance. callahan is per-forming a build out of expansion space on the third floor. The project is valued at $203,000.
Cardio Robotics, Raynham is a design-build interior renovation that
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Skyscape, marlboro is a $127,000 10,000sf turnkey build-out. fredley chi-tel is the architect.
Lombardo’s, Randolph is a $700,000 project in preconstruction. This is a $700,000 modernization proj-ect to all the common and function ar-eas of the facility. Scope includes new flooring, new paint and wall covering, new millwork, and a new lighting pack-age that will include programmable lED theme lighting.
Fresenius Medical Care, Brock-ton is a $100,000 alteration to an ex-isting and occupied dialysis center in Brockton. All work will be performed at night.
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lexington, mA - cBI consulting Inc. of Boston has been retained to redesign the interior of the 18-unit hancock School condominiums in lexington.
The former school, which was con-verted into condominiums in the 1970s, sustained severe damage during an october 31, 2008 fire. While fire damage was con-tained to the fourth floor and attic, the build-ing’s entire interior was deemed a total loss, prompting a demolition of the roof structure and interiors in the spring of 2009.
cBI consulting Inc. conducted a fea-sibility study of the building last year and managed the demolition. The firm is in the process of overseeing reconstruction of the 18 individual units at the forest Street lo-cation; this extensive project will include a new slate roof, replicated in its original Victorian style.
The estimated $5.8 million project is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year.
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The guiding principles for the proj-ect are: creating flexibility to adapt to the changing nature of work, supporting pro-ductivity, and achieving maximum potential of corporate real estate.
At the outset, the user groups include a work force that already has some experi-ence with mobile, off-site work - who will call the AwS their “home base.” other us-ers will be “travelers” who could come from any of Iron mountain’s global locations. The space will also support groups within the company that are experiencing person-nel growth in their current locations.
FlexibilityAwS’s users will be able to reserve
different work spaces through an on-line system linked to Iron mountain’s facility management software. Not only will this in-sure that the workers will be able to access the environment they need to do their work, the reporting generated by the software will help Iron mountain predict the kinds of spaces they need to provide at other sites.
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Nonreservable “huddle Rooms” are provided for small, spontaneous private meetings, and “privacy” rooms allow indi-viduals to discretely handle personal calls when needed. Since spontaneous interac-tions frequently offer the best collaboration opportunities, the project also has a variety of informal collaboration spaces.
ProductivityTools and technology are being pro-
vided throughout the AwS to make it easier to work, share information, and reconfig-ure the environment quickly as a task or problem arises or information needs to be distributed. project rooms vary in size and have modular, flexible furniture allowing “workshop” work styles or presentations. most wall surfaces have tack-able surfaces, magnetic whiteboards, or video conferenc-ing. A unique portable electronic whiteboard “reader/transmitter” will send a live image of whiteboard content as it’s being cre-ated, and broadcast to individual computers throughout the space, or across the globe.
Everyone in the space is no more than a few steps from spots to meet spontane-ously, whether one-on-one or in a group. Ergonomics and worker comfort are con-sidered key to productivity, so adjustable-height work surfaces adapt to different body
types and even allow stand up work, which experts acknowledge supports health and well being. Although the existing space has few exterior windows, strategically placed skylights and internal glass walls create a light-filled environment.
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Iron mountain has high aspirations for the AWS and has designated significant resources to the success of this project. “we understand the evolving nature of our work and our culture”, says Doug Berry of Iron mountain, “and we also face real estate challenges as we grow. we expect the AwS will guide us towards the workspace of the future.”
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londonderry, Nh - Jewett construc-tion co., Inc. of Raymond has completed construction of a new showroom for ford of londonderry, located at 33 Nashua Road.
Differing dramatically from the original, the new showroom features wide expanses of glass covering the sides and street-facing wall, an aluminum composite panel system, a fully adhered EpDm roof
system, and new exterior masonry. The in-terior of the showroom is completely open to the structural roof system, hVAc spiral ductwork, and other mechanical compo-nents, and features a suspended lighting system.
A new fire alarm system was installed at the dealership, and the existing sales area underwent renovations, providing access to the new showroom.
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framingham, mA - Integrated Build-ers of Boston recently completed an ad-ditional 2,000sf tenant fit-up for Philips Lifeline’s offices at One Clarks Hill in framingham.
philips lifeline is a manufacturer and provider of resident safety products and systems for seniors and caregivers. In 2008, Integrated Builders had completed a 25,000sf tenant fit-up for Philips Lifeline’s offices at the same location that included
the expansion of the company’s existing Call Center located on the second floor.
The recent expansion incorporated glass walls, sprinklers, an hVAc system and electrical and telephone/data modifi-cations. A new corporate office space was also created to address company expan-sion.
Integrated Builders worked in col-laboration with Dimella Shaffer, a Boston-based architectural design firm.
Integrated completes philips projectDimella Shaffer Architect
Atlanta - The Atlanta University center (AUc) rededicated the renovated Robert w. woodruff library, unveiling an interactive and technology-rich 21st cen-tury learning environment.
Shepley Bulfinch’s completion of the first phase of this major renovation in-cluded more than 130,000sf of the wood-ruff library’s 220,000sf facility.
The renovation replaced many solid interior walls with glass panels, drawing natural light deep into the space. The main floor, with its media creation and presenta-
tion space and digital resources, is visible through a series of folding glass panels that separate group learning spaces and an extended-hours e-café from the rest of the library.
Bleachers in the extended-hours area convert existing stairs into seating.
plans for the second phase include upgrades to the library’s exhibition hall; long-term protection for the library’s valu-able archival collections; and integration of energy-efficient and environmentally sus-tainable elements.
photo by Anton grassl/ESTo The renovation replaced many solid interior walls with glass panels.
AUc Dedicates Renovated libraryDesigned by Shepley Bulfinch
weston, mA - J. calnan & Associ-ates, Inc. has been awarded its second proj-ect for Biogen IDEc, a global leader in the discovery, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative thera-pies.
working collaboratively with Boston properties, Vanderweil Engineers, Nelson and Office Environments, J. Calnan & As-sociates is currently under way with the
preconstruction phase of the challenging 100,000sf interior fit-out at Weston Corpo-rate center. The project will include private executive offices with high-end finishes, open office areas and workstations as well as cutting-edge telepresense and confer-ence rooms.
The project is on scheduled for com-pletion in January of next year.
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Springfield, MA - CBI Consulting Inc. of Boston was engaged by the City of Springfield to participate
in the historic restoration and renovation of the 1911 Springfield City Hall Council chamber.
cBI prepared the plans and the speci-fication for the new council chamber desks at which each member participates.
The design of the new millwork matched the original historic desk assem-bly in every way, including all details, finishes, and veneers. It also had to ac-commodate current handicap accessibility standards for wheelchairs.
New technology was incorporated to include electrical, data, microphones, and future electronic voting apparatus in a way that would be unobtrusive and not take away from the original historic design.
New carpeting and new lighting were installed throughout the chamber because the council meetings are public and broad-cast over the local cable station,
A decorative painting conservator was brought in to restore painting detail along the tops of the walls and on the ceil-ing. water damage on the woodwork also was repaired.
The project team included Architects cBI consulting Inc.; michael Teller, AIA, NcARB, lEED Ap, principal, and Ste-ven watchorn, project manager. The city of Springfield project team included Rita coppola-wallace, director, capital As-set construction and Karla Youngblood, lEED Ap, project manager.
cBI consulting Restores city hall
The design of the new millwork matched the original historic desk assembly in every way.
New lighting was installed throughout the chamber.
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worcester, mA - payette announced the opening of the Ambulatory care center at the University of massachusetts medi-cal School (UmmS) and Umass memorial medical center in worcester. The nine-sto-ry, 258,000sf facility combines outstanding patient care under one roof with clinical re-search and medical education
RDK Engineers (RDK) joined forces with payette Architects and consigli con-struction to provide outstanding mEp/fp design services for the new center.
Design criteria achieved with this facility include maximum daylight reach-ing interior spaces; lighting controlled by occupancy sensors to reduce power use; energy-efficient heating and cooling sys-tems; recycled materials included in car-pet, rubber floors, ceiling tiles, and coun-tertops; and construction waste recycled to minimize material sent to landfills.
with a goal of accommodating more than 183,000 patient visits a year, this
world-class patient care and research facil-ity will benefit the health of residents across central and western massachusetts. The Ambulatory care center is the new home to the cancer, diabetes, heart and vascular and orthopedic centers of Excellence.
“The project was the culmination of the efforts of many people on the design-build team, and the medical school and hospital ad-m i n i s t r a t i o n , ” said Ian Adamson, principal of pay-ette. “But the suc-cess of the project will be due to the
tireless efforts of the staff and patients who assisted in authoring the design, which ulti-mately makes visiting the building a pleas-ant experience for its patients.”
“we were honored to work with pay-ette and consigli on a facility that was de-signed and built with the comfort and care of both the patients and hospital staff at the forefront of every decision,” said mitsu Koshima, RDK group leader on the Acc project,
project team members include con-sigli construction of milford, general con-tractor; RDK Engineers of Andover, me-chanical, electrical, and plumbing (mEp) engineer; Souza True and partners of wa-tertown, structural engineer; and Nitsch Engineering of Boston, civil engineer.
Exterior of the new UMass Ambulatory Care Center
front row: Mitsu Koshima, RDK; Joe Bonanno, RDK; Erin Polansky, Payette; Neelanjana Sen, Payette. Back row: Dieter Gartner, Pay-
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New Sherwood middle School lamoureux pagano Associates Architects
Shrewsbury, mA - A new $37 million Sherwood middle School is scheduled to be built in Shrewsbury.
The 130,000sf project, designed by lamoureux pagano Associates Architects, will house 900 fifth- and sixth-grade students.
The new school will be built on an existing two middle school build-ing campus and will include general classrooms, common rooms, a cafe-torium, art suite, music suite, physical education space, administration, occu-pational therapy/physical therapy, cho-ral/drama room, nurses suite, seminar/work room, and a media center.
The school will be developed with a “neighborhood” concept in mind by creating five clusters of six to eight general classrooms supported by one special education resource room and one multipurpose common room for team projects.
The construction manager is gilbane Building company.
Umass opens Two centerspayette Architects, RDK Engineers, consigli construction
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Natick, mA - Tocci Building corpo-ration has been awarded the construction contract for a major residential project in Natick: chrysler Apartments. The project consists of two high-rise apartment build-ings totaling 407 residential units. The complex also features a free-standing park-ing garage and luxury clubhouse.
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concord, Nh - North Branch con-struction, Inc. of concord has completed construction of new workforce housing in concord. parmenter place is a rental com-munity consisting of six buildings with 25 two- and three-bedroom apartment and townhouse units for a total of 27,600sf. The wood framed buildings feature vi-nyl siding, asphalt roof shingles and were built using energy efficient green building techniques. The buildings have received
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The buildings are owned by the con-cord housing and Redevelopment Author-ity and were designed by architectural firm Burnell-Johnson of manchester, Nh.
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photo courtesy of Blakeslee prestress, Inc.Color was matched flawlessly, providing a harmonious union between the new parking
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Boston - Ashling, Inc. has completed Strega waterfront at one marina park Drive. Strega’s owner Nick
Varano was quoted as saying “this is one of the most beautiful locations in Boston and we are excited to be part of fan pier”. Strega Waterfront brings fine Italian dining to Boston Seaport with a tradition of impec-cable service, exceptional food and a vibrant dining experience.
cKI Design and BKA Architects joined forces to create a 4,000sf, 180 seat restaurant. The interior was inspired by the glamour of 1940s era transatlantic passenger ships as reflected in every aspect of Jerome cooperKing’s design for Strega waterfront. These ships catered to the rich and famous who enjoyed the luxurious setting and fash-ion of ocean travel. This glamour and lux-ury is experienced throughout Strega in the marble and oak paneled walls, in the strik-ing curved glass and wood wine display, in
the rich tones of the baby grand piano, in the dazzling custom created video wall, and in the warm crackling fireplaces in both the dining room and bar.
At the same time cooperKing’s design pays hom-age to Strega’s origin using the warm gold and red color
palette of the North End Strega and playing with the origi-nal logo to create a giant sculptural ring that dominates the central dining room.
The sculptural ring symbolizes the connection to the
Strega waterfront completedcKI Design Studio and BKA Architects Join forces
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Ashling, Inc.Since it was founded in 2003, Ashling, Inc. has been continuously linked to
some of the most recognizable restaurants in New England. The recently completed POST 390 and Bistro du Midi will remain as vibrant and profitable as the restaurants that we developed eight years ago, based on the value engineering ideas implemented and the design guidance we provided. we believe, “restaurants that last and become Boston icons are not based on themes or trends, but consistency and how the guest is treated each and every time” we, at Ashling, continue to bring those principles to the construction industry. Ashling, Inc’s portfolio can be viewed at www.ashlinginc.com.
CKI Design StudioCKI design studio is a Boston-based architectural design firm specializing in
the hospitality industry. cKI ensures that the creative process does not overwhelm business objectives. Along with developing an innovative sensory experience, cKI looks at a restaurant as a production facility, combining beauty and function to make its clients successful. cKI is online at www.ckidesignstudio.com.
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original North End Strega and to height-en its importance a series of strategically placed elements reflect the giant sculpture in different mediums.
In the central oval soffit a high gloss lamin-Art, in the wine displays curved glass panels, in the fireplace surround mul-tiple mirrors, all reflect the giant sculptural homage to Strega and the Varano group.
“Reflection was essential to the de-sign,” says cooperKing, “not just physi-cal reflections but emotional reflections. I wanted the design of this restaurant to re-flect owner Nick Varano’s personality, with warmth, hospitality and great drama. Ash-ling, Inc. met every challenge my design presented, including curving glass. They didn’t miss a beat and they didn’t miss a single detail.”
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Mural of original Strega exterior in Boston’s North End.
Above photos by The Varano group Friendly circular bar
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by Randy AnagnostisToday’s digital photography and
technology capabilities offer you unprec-edented marketing opportunities for any phase of your interior or exterior building projects. with unsurpassed quality, project photography can now be turned into powerful marketing tools with nominal cost and high return on investment.
Reproducing your project photos in almost any size from 4x6 prints to poster or even billboard size – is incredibly inexpen-sive compared with previous costs. with today’s photo editing tools, your photos can be color corrected, enhanced with special effects, merged into artistic photo collages, overlaid with type and text of your choice – the possibilities are endless. converting photos into dynamic movies, videos, slide shows, and multimedia presentations are easily and cost-effectively accomplished. proposal packages can be dramatically enhanced with inexpensive photo presen-tations of the highest quality. Custom im-printed promotional items can include your photos and bolster the image of your firm. Direct mail collateral pieces, post cards, flyers, and brochures can be produced us-ing your photography at remarkably low
prices using electronic digital production services available today. If you are not tak-ing advantage of using your photography for multiple marketing applications, then you are wasting the money you spend on basic photography.
here are just a few suggested uses for digital photography that can make your firm stand out against the competition:
• Press releases: at least six differ-ent phases of your project can be utilized for periodic press releases, with electronic submissions made the same day or within 48 hours to numerous publications
• Feature articles: specific trade and industry publications welcome well-pre-pared articles accompanied by good pho-tography in digital format for ease of print production
• Website applications: from simple photo galleries to hD video and on-line movie presenta-tions, your website can immediately keep your current projects in front of clients and prospec-tive clients
• Special events: ground-breaking ceremo-nies, unique on-site installations, grand opening ceremonies, and social events are excellent occasions to capture and share your project photography on the web with clients, business associates, and guests.
• Photo albums: beautiful documen-tary photo albums of a project are inexpen-sive and make sensational client apprecia-tion gifts while also serving as excellent
testimonial market-ing presentations to prospective clients
• Trade shows and exhibits: digital photography and dig-ital photo-video pro-ductions are highly effective marketing
tools for public presentations and can also be burned to DVD and distributed to many organizations and business associates who can help you market your firm.
hiring a professional photographer
has its basic costs, but you can expand the cost benefits of this investment if you use the photography for a multitude of market-ing purposes. To accomplish this, you need to strategize and plan your photography requirements just as you would any aspect of a building project from start to finish. Develop a game plan of how you can use your photography investment to accom-plish many end results. If done properly, your firm will create a very contemporary market presence in support of your contin-ued business development efforts.
Randy Anagnostis is a professional photographer and marketing consultant specializing in the building industry. He is based in Amston, Conn. and serves clients throughout the United States.
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haverhrhill, mA - Sidney Spiegel, vice president of NE moves mortgage, commercial Division, arranged a $4.85 million purchase loan for haverhill Real Estate, llc. The loan was funded by a ma-jor regional bank.
The funds will be used to purchase the property at 150 Lafayette Square, with a long-term lease in place to cVS.
The purchase loan for cVS was en-hanced by a triple-net lease that extends for another 23 years with increases in the cash flow every five years.
According to Spiegel, the lender was aware of the credit worthiness of the tenant and was able to provide the borrower with
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by David Sullivan Subcontractors can be a real as-
set to most management companies and contractor/developer/builders. The assets they bring to the table are many – they allow you to manage multiple projects at the same time; they can save you money by bringing specialists to the worksite only
when needed and not on the payroll when their specific specialties aren’t required; and they don’t use up your financial resources – various employee benefits such as health insurance, vacations, 401Ks, etc. In most cases, subcontractors are a
real benefit. But, sometimes, they can spell
disaster! here’s how: hold harmless agree-
ments and certificates of insurance nor-mally supplied by subcontractors to protect the developer/contractor/builder or project management company often aren’t worth the paper they are written on. They are of-ten poorly worded and won’t stand up to a court proceeding or lawsuit; they may be expired and out of force; they may be pre-sented when the job is awarded and may look like they are “in force” and then no payments are made on the coverage so they are null and void well before the sub work is completed, and more…and this all spells potential disaster.
while most companies do perform a cursory review of certificates or hold harm-less agreements, often they use someone already on their payroll who may or may not have the appropriate experience or time to review the documents with a fine tooth comb to prevent future problems.
many companies have begun to hire specialized insurance consultants for this important review work and likely can avoid potential problems and save aggrava-tion, lost time, and lost money.
If you should decide to take the chance and review your own certificates and hold harmless agreements internally, here’s a helpful list of potential dangers:
• Erasures or hand written docu-ments
• Coverage is valid on the certificate issue date.
• Date of document is older than 30 days.
• Insurance company rating is poor• Certificate is expired• Wording in description block is in-
adequate.• Signature is missing• Certificate is cancelled after issued
and no notice given.In addition to these, there are numer-
ous other problems and issues that an expe-rienced insurance consultant can discover that can save you thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours of time. Doing due dili-gence ahead of time can make all the dif-ference in the success and cost effective-ness of your next project.
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hingham, mA - campanelli has been named by A.w. perry as the construc-tion management team for the develop-ment of Two pond park medical center in hingham. led by perry South Shore De-velopment, LLC an A.W. Perry affiliate, the 78,300sf medical building will be de-veloped at the entrance of the South Shore park at Derby Street and Route 3 and will house South Shore orthopedics, llc and South Shore hospital’s outpatient center for orthopedic care and pain manage-ment. floors one and two of Two pond Park Medical Center will include offices of South Shore orthopedics, llc, some diagnostic imaging services, an outpatient
surgical center and South Shore hospital’s pain management program. The third floor is being offered for lease by A.w. perry to other medical professionals.
At the recent ground breaking cer-emony, Secretary of housing & Economic Development greg Bialecki announced that a $750,000 economic development stimulus funds grant was awarded to the town of hingham relating to the project. The funds will be used for the purpose of constructing road improvements necessary to make the project possible.
The expected completion date for the project is the third quarter of 2011.
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cambridge, mA - Signer harris Architects exercised its design capability recently to devise a space that met the Eli and Edythe l. Broad Institute’s exacting needs and that could be delivered on an extremely fast-track schedule.
Since its launch in 2004, the Eli and Edythe l. Broad In-stitute has doubled in size, with more than 1,500 scientists across Boston whose work demands functional, flexible, state-of-the-art laboratories, innovative offices and behind-the-scenes spaces. This necessitated the acquisition of 82,000sf of unfinished leased space.
The project demanded a 22 week con-struction schedule—a break-neck pace for highly technical projects. Success hinged on the collaborative relationship in which the architects, Broad Institute, faithful + gould, and walsh construction, contributed strategies critical to maintaining efficiency.
Signer harris Architects’ understand-ing of the Broad Institute obtained while working on the organization’s headquar-ters and several auxiliary labs, as well as the Broad Institute facilities planners who provided expert leadership through their extensive technical experience in lab facili-ties, helped ensure a feasible design that is responsive to the scientists’ needs.
Although schedule was paramount, it was equally important that the design ac-complish two main tasks: first, the labora-tory spaces required built-in flexibility to adjust to changes in use over time. The labs incorporate overhead service carriers and
moveable benches to ease transitions.Secondly, to express the value the
Broad Institute places on transparency and collaboration, the design makes extensive use of glass to maintain open sightlines, al-lows penetration of natural light deep into the floor plate, and communicates the open-ness and curiosity of its researchers and the institution as a whole. glass partitions are quickly covered in notes, equations, and formulas written with dry-erase pens that inject color and vitality into the space.
Building on this principle, Scientific Living Rooms, conversation areas equipped with soft-seating, open work tables, and sometimes a kitchen, are located along main pedestrian arteries throughout the building.
The design thinking supplied by Signer harris Architects combined with the efficient planning and execution of the project manager, construction manager, and sub-consultants have produced an environ-ment that will facilitate the Institute’s ambi-tious agenda, even as its programs evolve in the years ahead.
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The design makes extensive use of glass to maintain open sightlines, allowing penetration of natural light.
Rendering of Two Pond Park Medical Center
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cambirdge, mA - cambridge Inno-vation center (cIc) sits in the heart of Kendall Square, neighboring the
MIT campus, at One Broadway. It’s a flex-ible state-of-the-art managed office facility designed to house young technology and life sciences companies. It offers start-ups and emerging companies the kind of office space and technical infrastructure that’s hard to find in the early stages of a com-pany’s growth. The environment is dense, but open. It’s filled with glass, natural light, and high tech finishes that create an excit-ing, high-energy atmosphere for the inven-tors, innovators, and scientists who have chosen to build their businesses there.
Recently, cIc partnered with com-modore Builders to expand their opera-tion into 70,000 additional square feet of space on the third and fourth floors of One Broadway. The renovations on the fourth floor included the conversion of a former parking garage ramp into office space. Thirty-two sky lights and two light tubes carry natural daylight from the fifth floor roof, down through the fourth floor to the third floor offices.
According to Studio Troika archi-tects michael Samra and Robert Elfer, even the thought of punching out so many skylights in an existing concrete building would have terrified most owners. But cIc’s cEo Tim Rowe, was not afraid. And the way the light augments the space has taken even the designers by surprise. “The design process was a collaborative team ef-
fort, “ explains Elfer. “Tim led the charge with his vision of what the space should be. The BIm platform enabled us to create a design team where the client became an ac-tive participant in the design process rather that a passive viewer.”
According to cIc’s Rowe, “Studio Troika and commodore have done a great job through the construction process, work-ing with us as the design has evolved. we know that’s a difficult thing to do in construc-
tion and we’re thrilled with the results.”Studio Troika’s Samra explains some
of the unique aspects of the interior design. “light is brought into every space to make it feel special. where there wasn’t an oppor-tunity to bring in natural light, we installed backlit artificial windows with a glass mo-saic design, as one more way to make every individual space a special place.”
According to cIc tenants, the com-bination of expansive views, open ceilings, and the abundance of natural light make the space uniquely compelling and energizing.
Ilene mason is a founding member of Rethinking power management, one of cIc’s current tenants. “I like the open feel-ing in the new 3rd floor space. The glass walls allow natural light to flow through-out the interior. And the small phone and meeting rooms are cleverly arranged in interior spaces, so they don’t obstruct the windows.”
“Tim Rowe has truly redefined the way we think about commercial office in-teriors,” states Elfer. “It’s actually possible to reduce the size of an individual office without compromising the tenant’s expe-rience, by carefully balancing public and private spaces.”
Offices have transom windows that look out to exterior walls. The placement and height of the transoms is very precise. There are always views of the outside, but
privacy is never compromised. The layout at cIc is extraordinarily
dense. This is a quality some might consid-er a drawback, but Elfer suggests it was the density that led to the beauty of the space. “The density of the layout outpaces any project we’ve done before,” he explains. “It’s 30% – 50 % denser than a typical of-fice environment, but it’s the density that makes the space an exciting experience. for the residents of cIc, it’s like living in a small apartment and then stepping out of your apartment into New York city. The public spaces are filled with fantastic inter-national conversations. The people work-ing there are from all over the world.”
The density was also a catalyst for creating new methods of way-finding, which include the use of vibrant colors, landmarks, and paths that wind through the neighborhoods of office pods. There is an unusually high level of hVAc control throughout the space, giving every tenant
the ability to control their own environ-ment. During the design phase, particu-lar attention was paid to connectivity and communications. Idea paint walls abound. conference room wizards assist residents in booking meeting space.
The surroundings are visually com-pelling and eminently practical. Offices are designed to be flexible, without feeling temporary. Ghost doors, the equivalent of a door frame with frosted glass, can go from being a window to a door in just minutes, to accommodate a new configuration for a tenant.
phantom doors, or pre-framed door-ways, exist within the drywall. If a tenant’s business grows, a door can quickly be cut out of the drywall to provide a link to big-ger space. Neighborhoods of office pods expand and contract in minutes.
“There is a simultaneous emphasis on community space and privacy,” observes Joe Albanese, cEo of commodore Build-ers, the construction management firm that built the new space. Albanese says, “The tenants of cIc can be working alone when they want or they can join a vibrant com-munity of entrepreneurs by simply step-ping outside of their office. They can be isolated or collaborative. It’s all there in one very modern, highly secure, unique environment.”
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worcester, mA - A 422-bed, environmentally progres-sive “home away from home” awaited this year’s incoming freshman at worcester State college.
Architects prellwitz chi-linski Associates (pcA Inc.), in partnership with the school and the massachusetts State college Building Authority (mScBA), have transformed the 20-year-old Dowden Residence hall into a 100,000sf campus hub featuring a four-story glass en-try façade, sunny new common spaces and a wide range of stu-dent amenities.
Pending certification at the lEED gold level by the US green Building council, the proj-ect addresses rising demand for on-campus student housing while advancing worcester State’s iden-tity as a welcoming, environmen-tally-conscious campus community.
The Dowden hall renovation realiz-es a shared mScBA/worcester State goal: simultaneously improving the campus student experience, expanding residential capacity, and promoting sustainability.
The latest of several partnerships be-tween the mScBA and pcA, the project’s
design reoriented the existing 58,000sf building around a 41,000sf new wing con-nected by a four-story glass entry/façade: a campus “front door” that floods the build-ing halls and common spaces with natural light.
A new courtyard replaces the build-ing’s previous entry, adding an amenity to the core campus and helping position the
building as a welcoming gathering place. Inside, 422 total beds, wide hallways, and new social spaces, including a ground-floor fitness center, convenience store, and game room, create a supportive, modern college living experience for the college’s newly expanded freshman population.
worcester State Unveils Residence hallArchitects prellwitz chilinski
Artist rendering of the renovated Dowden Hall
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Boston - EYp Architecture & Engineering has been selected by Trinity washington University, washington, D.c., to provide pre-design and concept design services for a new Academic center. Trin-ity president patricia mcguire envi-sions the center, intended to be built in phases, as “a game-changer for the University and the community.”
flexible classrooms; science teaching laboratories; health profes-sions teaching laboratories simulat-ing medical working environments; assembly and conferencing areas for the University, the community, and industry partners; a multi-media li-brary; student success centers; and lounge and study space will be forged into a technology rich, interdisciplin-ary learning environment.
The Trinity Academic center will be a hub of continuous academic and intellectual activity, serving a di-verse population of more than 2,500 students, commuter and resident, in-cluding traditional-aged women in Trinity’s historic women’s college (the college of Arts and Sciences), and adult learners in the schools of education, nursing and health profes-sions, and professional studies
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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.
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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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by Peter J. Davey The environmental and security
Achilles’ heel of any building is its win-dows. heat and cold easily escape through
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By holding glass in place, security films help mitigate property damage and injuries resulting from glass breakage due to high winds, severe weather, bomb blasts, or vandalism. I often demonstrate a par-ticular security film’s strength by swinging a crow bar at plates of glass with applied film. The glass breaks, but stays in tact – no dangerous flying shards – no vulnerability to nature’s elements.
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with so many factors contributing to the need for energy conservation and security, it seems foolish not to consider the purchase of low-E or security window film…products that will pay for themselves in short order with dollars saved in utilities expense. An assessment of your building’s specifications and your specific concerns can be addressed quickly by those who have the knowledge, experience, and the products proven in the field.
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Boston - BwK construction co., Inc. was selected by Boston University to perform a fast-track renovation of 140 Bay State Road - west Tower over the summer recess.
BwK completed the nine-story dor-
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The west Tower renovation entailed updated dormitory room and common area finishes, specialties, and electrical devices.
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Boston - gEI consultants, Inc. has been selected by the massachusetts Ex-ecutive Office of Public Safety and Se-curity (EopSS) to perform an engineer-ing and planning assessment for the port of Boston Unified Command Center.
Under this agreement, gEI and its team member URS corporation will
perform a needs assessment to compile stakeholder requirements; a feasibility study to assess stakeholder needs; a vul-nerability assessment to determine any risks associated with these needs; and an implementation plan to establish con-struction protocol.
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Shirley, mA - Senate construction corp. of Shirley recently announced com-pletion of renovations to Boston Univer-sity’s Claflin Hall.
over an accelerated 12 week sched-ule, the team successfully renovated 13 sto-ries of student housing and faculty suites to accommodate over 600 students and staff.
By using a design-build approach and teaming up with Boston University’s staff, Senate was able to meet the timeline, allowing the students to return for the fall semester without issue.
The construction team for this proj-ect consisted of project manager, Brian Trickett and project superintendents Joel Delorey and Steve Bowie.
Senate construction also completed the renovations to the catering Room at Brooksby Village in peabody.
The challenge of the design was to create a room that could serve the various
and very diverse groups that frequently occupy the space.
from theatre performances to politi-cal campaign speeches to the weekly mov-ie night, this space needed to be ideal for many different audiences.
With the addition of theatre qual-ity lighting and sound and an audiovisual control room, the catering department will be able to accommodate a wide range of audiovisual functions for the nearly 2,000 residents that call Brooksby Village home.
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Boston University’s Claflin Hall recently underwent major renovations.
Senate Construction Corp. announced today that it has recently completed renovations to Boston University’s Claflin Hall. Over an accelerated 12 week schedule, the team successfully renovated thirteen stories of student housing and faculty suites housing over 600 students and staff. By using a Design / Build approach and teaming up with Boston University’s staff, Senate was able to meet the timeline allowing the students to return for the fall semester without issue. The Senate Construction Team for this project consisted of Project Manager, Brian Trickett and Project Superintendents Joel Delorey and Steve Bowie. Senate Construction, celebrating its 20th year anniversary, is located in Shirley, MA.
Senate Construction Corp. announced today that it has recently completed renovations to Boston University’s Claflin Hall. Over an accelerated 12 week schedule, the team successfully renovated thirteen stories of student housing and faculty suites housing over 600 students and staff. By using a Design / Build approach and teaming up with Boston University’s staff, Senate was able to meet the timeline allowing the students to return for the fall semester without issue. The Senate Construction Team for this project consisted of Project Manager, Brian Trickett and Project Superintendents Joel Delorey and Steve Bowie. Senate Construction, celebrating its 20th year anniversary, is located in Shirley, MA.
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By Bruce Fairlesswhile every business
would happily bear the desig-nation of an environmentally friendly company, the bottom line has to be cost. Quite sim-ply, if the numbers don’t add up it may not in the company’s best interest to “go green.” The ba-sic investment in a geothermal hVAc system is much more expensive than a traditional hVAc system; however, there are a great many variables that can change the final numbers.
Basically, geothermal systems make use of heat energy captured from the earth using ground-source heat pumps (gShps) in building applications. Using water source heat pumps, in conjunction with the ground as a heat exchanger, results in a highly ef-ficient system that can both heat and cool spaces, depending on the season. The geo-thermal heat pump system can be either a closed or open loop piping system. closed loop geothermal systems consist of pipes that carry the heat exchange fluid—an en-vironmentally safe water-antifreeze mix—into the ground to be heated or cooled, and then run directly back to the heat pump for conversion. open loop geothermal systems are different in that they use groundwater as the refrigerant drawn to the geothermal heat pump.
large commercial buildings and schools often use vertical closed loop sys-tems because the land area required for hori-zontal loops would be prohibitive. Vertical
loops are also used where bedrock is too shallow for easy trenching, and they minimize the disturbance to existing landscaping. for a ver-tical system, boreholes (approxi-mately six inches in diameter) are drilled about 20 feet apart and 300 to 500 feet deep. Into these holes go two pipes that are connected at the bottom with a U-bend to form a loop. The vertical loops are con-nected with horizontal pipe (i.e., manifold), placed in trenches, and
connected to the heat pump in the building.while the upfront cost can appear pro-
hibitive, many factors can come in to play that make it worth a look. A case in point, I recently completed a geothermal feasibil-ity study for a proposed big-box retail store in Somerville, mass. The building was al-ready designed using conventional heating/cooling technologies. however, we were asked to evaluate the feasibility of installing gShp, with particular attention to payback. we performed a conceptual cost estimate of the installation and potential savings. In-stallation costs would be about $3 million. Annual energy savings are estimated to be about $100,000. A simple payback calcula-tion gives a payback of 30 years, which is too long for a commercial enterprise.
Bruce Fairless, PE is associate prin-cipal at GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.
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holliston, mA - The sun is shining on a local wholesale dis-tributor of solar energy products. Renewable Sales, llc of holliston was recently chosen to deliver over 2 megawatts (mw) of photovoltaic (pV) systems to 15 massachusetts facilities. The venture, which will put 11,000 pV modules into use, is currently the commonwealth’s larg-est solar power project.
other massachusetts-based companies round out the project team: Evergreen Solar of marlboro manufactures the pV modules at its facility in Devens, Solectria Renew-ables, llc of lawrence produces the inverters, and ostrow Electric co. of Worcester will install the equipment.
Among the sites being upgraded are the Department of conservation and Rec-reation, the Norman Smith Environmental Education center at chickatawbut hill, and community colleges and universities across the commonwealth.
funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the project is a major step toward achieving governor patrick’s goal to install 250 mw of solar power energy by the year 2017. In all, the
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The $34.2 million renovation and ex-pansion is the first LEED certified building on the UNh Durham campus.
During the renovation and 14,000sf expansion, important historic architectural elements of the building were protected and restored, maintaining the character of the ex-isting buildings. Sustainable innovations in James hall include a gray water system that captures rainwater from the building’s roof and gutters, daylight harvesting and lighting sensors, an experimental green roof, and a heat wheel recovery system to maximize ef-ficiency of the airhandling unit.
Along with the historic central stair-way, 75% of existing exterior walls, floors, and the roof were reused, saving energy from harvesting and manufacturing materi-als; 20% of materials consisted of recycled content; and additionally, 30% of the mate-rials used were extracted and manufactured within 500 miles of the site, therefore reduc-ing emissions affecting the atmosphere from vehicular transportation.
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Boston - The green Roundtable/NEXUS and gathering pace consulting announced a first-of-its-kind sustainable performance certification program for the design and construction industry. This is
the first program to recognize a firm’s capability to deliver consistent, high-quality services.
Barbra Bat-shalom, founder and executive director of green Round-table/NEXUS said, “After many years working with A/E/c
companies and providing a lot of sup-port and training, we realized that green Roundtable/NEXUS had distilled the ele-ments of a framework that could apply to any firm. The SPI framework embodies all of that experience and has created a pro-gram that helps firms achieve their goals more efficiently, or recognizes the achieve-ments of those who have really integrated sustainability into their core practice. This certification program addresses all the is-sues that owners care about, and aren’t ad-dressed in any other program.”
Individual talent and skill is impor-tant, but when a client hires a design or construction company, it is drawing on the capacity of the entire organization. firms that have truly addressed quality control and accountability have taken strategic and
comprehensive measures and deserve to be recognized. Firms that are having difficulty, or find the issue overwhelming, will benefit by having a road map that helps them un-derstand how to be strategic and most effi-ciently and effectively reach new levels of performance. This certification will signify to clients that they can rely on the firm they hire – across the board – to deliver a high level of sustainable building.
Batshalom pointed out that the certi-fication is very different from LEED. “Our program is more like ISo if anything, in that it looks at systems, processes, quality control, and organizational capability. It
tells owners if the firm is truly capable of delivering consistent, high-quality sustain-ability services. If firms are certified in our program, that also means that they have ad-dressed issues of risk and liability across the board, improved profitability, and qual-ity control, which is what everyone really wants anyway.”
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Boston - Syska hennessy group, a consulting, engineering, and commission-ing firm, announced that its Cambridge of-fice at 2067 Massachusetts Ave. recently achieved LEED Silver certification.
The 9,500sf office, located within the historic henderson carriage building, is comprised of existing brick and beam, open floor spaces, high ceilings and large exterior windows. These elements were adaptively reused and demonstrated an af-finity for sustainable design concepts that the Syska hennessy team was looking for.
The large operable windows provide many benefits including natural lighting and thermal comforts as well as superior
air ventilation that not only improve staff well-being but also reduce energy use con-siderably. The original wood beams and the brick walls were also left throughout the space to preserve the historic structure and reduce materials used.
other environmentally friendly strat-egies implemented include high efficiency lighting fixtures, occupancy sensors, high efficiency heat pumps, low flow faucets, and the use of Energy Star appliances. Along with these solutions, the firm also has purchased a contract to use renewable energy sources, including wind and solar energy, to help reduce the office’s carbon footprint.
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franklin, mA - State and local of-ficials attended an event at Alpha Grainger manufacturing to celebrate the completion of a 425 kw solar pV installation at the com-pany’s manufacturing facility in franklin.
The project was a collaboration of Broadway Electrical co., Inc; Alpha grainger manufacturing; the massachusetts clean Energy center; the Department of En-ergy Resources, and Satcon and panelclaw.
“projects such as Alpha grainger’s contribute to the vibrant clean energy economy we are growing in massachusetts as we work toward governor patrick’s goal of 250 megawatts of solar power by 2017,” Energy and Environmental Affairs Secre-tary Ian Bowles said. “Thanks to projects like this, we will have installed or are under contract over 60 megawatts by the end of this year – a nearly 20-fold increase over
the 3.5 mw installed statewide when the Governor took office, and an accomplish-ment that has helped to nearly triple em-ployment in the solar sector since 2007.”
Alpha grainger received a $561,061 commonwealth Solar rebate from mass-cEc to help offset the costs of installing the solar panels.
Developed by Broadway Electri-cal, a full-service, family-owned electrical construction and solar energy installation company, the 425 kw rooftop installation supplies power to Alpha grainger manu-facturing’s modern, 90,000sf franklin fa-cility, which supports the company’s green initiatives.
with a predicted output of 481,525 kwh per year, Alpha grainger is expected to save more than $72,000 per year on its energy bills.
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Boston - The green Roundtable/ NEXUS was selected by Enterprise green communities to join its Technical Assis-tance provider Network.
Enterprise green communities has paved the way for the greening of all af-fordable housing developments, helping shift green building practice from experi-mental to mainstream. In the past five years, Enterprise invested $700 million to build and preserve more than 11,632 green affordable homes across the US. It has also issued a national call to action to make all affordable housing green by 2020.
The green Roundtable/NEXUS was
founded to deliver exactly the kind of tech-nical and strategic support that the Enter-prise program requires. “Sustainable proj-ects have come to us because they trust our input, perceive us as a resource and know that they get more than simply technical knowledge,” says colleen Soden, director of technical assistance at NEXUS.
The goal of Enterprise’s Technical Assistance provider Network is to match green technical experts with affordable housing developers to reduce energy con-sumption and create healthy living envi-ronments for low-income residents.
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Boston - Dewberry wel-comes David p. Stockless, AIA, LEED AP, to the Boston office. with nearly 20 years of experi-ence, Stockless will assist in the management of the office’s architectural building services projects.
he will spearhead an ini-
tiative to expand Dewberry’s full-service A/E department into multi-family housing, retail, and commercial markets.
Stockless has designed more than 1,600 units of hous-ing, as well as numerous res-taurants, R&D, and hospitality facilities.
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Boston - gEI consultants, Inc has promoted seven in-dividuals within the firm.
Ryan S. hoff-man, p.g. and Jeanne A. lefebvre, p.E., are project manag-ers located in gEI’s Boston office.
hoffman has more than 12 years of experience investi-gating and remediating contaminated sites, providing construction support, and per-forming due diligence assessment and pre-construction evaluations involving Brown-field’s, former Manufactured Gas Plant (mgp) sites, and industrial, educational, and medical facilities.
lefebvre is a registered professional engineer who joined gEI in 1999 and has more than 10 years of experience in geo-technical analysis and design, foundation engineering, construction monitoring, sub-surface explorations, and forensic investi-gations.
melissa Shaffer, regional market-ing manager for gEI’s Atlantic Region, has worked for gEI since 2001. She is re-sponsible for supporting all marketing and business development efforts including
creating marketing materials and propos-als, developing gEI’s brand and market positioning, leading regional media rela-tions activities, and identifying new mar-ket trends and oppor-tunities. She is locat-ed in gEI’s hartford, Connecticut office.
Nancy A. copley, p.E., lEED Ap, project manager in gEI’s washington, D.C. office, has more than 13 years of ex-perience as an engineer, project manager, and staff manager in geotechnical, environ-mental, karst and construction monitoring projects.
Located in GEI’s California office are Lorena Ospina, senior water quality consultant/project manager, who has 11 years of experience in environmental con-sulting; Donghai wang, ph.D., p.E., senior engineer, a civil engineer with 11 years of experience in information management system, gIS, computer modeling and wa-ter resources management; and mark har-grove, p.E., senior engineer, with more than 10 years of experience in designing water resource projects such as water conveyance pipelines, canals, and pumping plants.
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Bedford, mA - c.E. floyd company, Inc. named mat-thew mcmenamin, lEED Ap project manager.
McMenamin has been with the firm’s Massachusetts office for six years and has worked on several projects in the educational, hospitality, and senior housing sectors.
currently he is managing projects at lesley University and mIT.
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Westfield, MA - Two Tighe & Bond environmental scien-tists recently earned notable certifications from national and state organizations.
Jessica Roberts became certified as a professional wetland Scientist (pwS) in July. She has worked at Tighe & Bond for six years.
To qualify for certification, Roberts had to demonstrate five years of compre-hensive wetlands experience and meet
stringent educational requirements.
Dan Rukako-ski, a professional wetland Scientist, has been approved recently as a certified wetland scientist by the New hampshire Board of Natural Sci-entists. This achieve-ment will allow him
to provide professional wetland services to support Tighe & Bond’s expanding New hampshire-based business.
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New haven, cT - Towers|golde, landscape architects and site planners of New haven, welcomes landscape architect Tyler Theder and landscape designer Anne Herron to the firm.
Theder rejoins the firm after six years in colorado. At Towers|golde he will focus on several residential life projects at fair-field University and a commercial redevel-opment in New Jersey.
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Boston - Jones lang laSalle an-nounced that the firm has bolstered its construction team with the hiring of eight professionals.
harry Dangora and Jason Russo have rejoined the company’s construc-tion team as senior vice president/con-struction manager and superintendent, respectively.
Jim fagan joined as construction manager, chad Nixon, Doug Stapelfeld and Bob Kelly joined as superintendents, Scott Dean accepted the role of assis-
tant construction manager, and courtney howes as construction coordinator.
Dangora and fagan will manage a diverse range of base building and inte-rior construction assignments for owners and corporate clients. Dean will support the management of varied construction projects, and Russo, Nixon, Stapelfeld, and Kelly will be responsible for super-vising the daily on-site management of a wide range of assignments.
howes will support administrative aspects of assignments.
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High-Profile: People
Bedford, Nh – mark Belter, pE recently joined the staff of Tfmoran Inc. serving as a civil engineering project manager. he brings over 17 years of ex-perience in civil engi-neering and construc-tion management, including site design for commercial and residential develop-ments, design of storm water management systems, site grading, utilities, septic sys-tems, and roadways.
Belter is a licensed professional en-gineer in the states of New hampshire and massachusetts.
prior to join-ing Tfm, he was employed by pro con Inc. and Vanasse hangen Brustlin, Inc.
T f m o r a n also announced that Thomas lamb, pE recently received his professional engineer license from the state of New hampshire.
lamb serves as a structural engineer for Tfmoran Inc.
he has over six years of experience in structural design, analysis, and construc-tion administration of residential, public, and commercial buildings throughout New England.
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Raymond, Nh - Jewett metal Buildings, a divi-sion of Jewett construction co., Inc., welcomes phil Kennedy to the position of field superintendent.
Kennedy has nearly 20 years of experience in the construction industry. He has worked as an equipment operator, welder, and metal building installer. he holds OSHA 10-hour and American Welding Society certifica-tions.
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Andover, mA - In response to the growing demand in areas such as audio-visual, security, and telecommunications systems design, RDK Engineers responded by designating a new-ly expanded internal team to provide a broad range of servic-es in each of these areas. The Technology Design group will continue to provide tele-communications, electronic security and AV design on all of RDK’s efforts in addition to their own independent projects.
RDK ‘s Barry poitras, a registered communications distribution designer with over 27 years of telecommunications engi-
neering and project management experi-ence, will serve as co-group leader of the Technology De-sign group. prior to joining RDK in 2005, poitras was founder and president of highlAN Design Technologies.
Joining poi-tras as a co-group leader for the group is philip clendaniel, who has over 20 years of AV design and project management ex-perience. prior to joining RDK, clendan-iel had his own AV Design company and designed the audiovisual systems for many high-profile projects.
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Westfield, MA - Jeremy cigal, p.E., recently passed the exam to earn his professional Engineer license for the com-monwealth of massachusetts. he joined Tighe & Bond in 2002 as an intern and accepted a full-time position in June 2004.
cigal has more than six
years’ experience in civil and environmental engi-neering and has worked throughout massachusetts on a variety of infrastructure projects that include road-ways, wastewater, water resources, and solid waste management.
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Cigal
correctionIn our Sept. issue meridian Associates announced the addition of Eric S. wil-
helmsen to its westborough staff. we have been advised that wilhelmsen brings over 16 years of progressive
project experience with a strong background in massachusetts Environmental policy Act (mEpA) procedures, not the massachusetts Environmental protection Agency as reported.
Needham, mA - waypoint construction consultants, Inc., of Needham recently named Edward o’Donnell as predevelopment di-rector and permitting specialist.
previously, o’Donnell was Boston Redevelopment Author-ity’s deputy director for commer-cial and residential development, where he was involved with a number of high profile projects,
including the millennium place and Ritz carlton mixed use project; the lafayette corpo-rate center; the expansion and modernization of the prudential center; the genzyme manufac-turing facility; several new or expanded downtown hotels, as well as institutional expansions for Emerson college and Suf-folk University.
waypoint Names o’Donnell
O’Donnell
framingham, mA - ImAgINiT Technologies announced the additions of Donna meyer and Eric Spencer. fo-cused on the Boston area, they will be dedicated to serving clients in the ar-chitecture, engineering, and construc-tion industries.
As seasoned consultants, meyer and Spencer will help clients realize the benefits of model based design and building information modeling.
With 47 offices around the world, IMAGINiT Technologies is one of the premier integrators of Autodesk software with many dedicated local professionals.
ImAgINiT welcomes Two
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providence, RI - helen Johnson has joined Durkee, Brown, Viveiros & werenfels Ar-chitects as a historic preservation specialist. She will assist the firm with conditions assessments and feasibility studies, historic build-ing reports, cAD documentation and technical drawings for DB-Vw’s landmark historic preserva-tion projects.
her prior work experi-ence includes internships at The center for historic Buildings at the US general Services Ad-ministration and preservation Action in washington, D.c., and partners for Sacred places in philadelphia.
helen Johnson Joins DBVw
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Breakfast Seminarcrisis managementThursday, November 47:30 – 10 a.m.crises come in all shapes and sizes. how a company responds to unexpected
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High-Profile: Calendar
mBc 2010 hall of famewednesday, october 13, 2010Seaport hotel and Trade centerharborview Ballroomone Seaport lane, Boston 4th Annual hall
of fame Awards galaInducting this year’s winners:cBT ArchitectsShawmut Design and constructionBarker Steel llc for reservations: buildingcongress.org/hall-
of-fame.html, or call 978-921-9222.6 p.m. cocktail Reception 7 p.m. Dinner and program
Nexamp webinar Thursday, oct. 21, 1 - 1:45 p.m.learn how to save up to 60% in electricity
costs. Reducing lighting costs is one of the
easiest, most cost-effective business decisions you can make for your new or existing building. You can save up to 60% in electricity costs with high-efficiency lighting versus conventional lighting.
Join the experts at leading clean energy com-pany Nexamp for a free webinar to learn about the financial benefits of high-effi-ciency lighting and incentives for busi-ness that Nexamp facilitates for you.
Register at: www.nexamp.com/lighting-webinar, or for your free lighting assessment, contact Emma Kosciak, [email protected] or 978-688-2700 x713.
2011 Trends in Real Estate wednesday, November 17, 2010 westin copley place, 10 huntington Av-
enue, BostonKeynote Speaker: Eric S. Rosengren, pres-
ident and cEo federal Reserve Bank of Bosto
This UlI Boston’s signature fall event will include national perspectives from
UlI’s fall meeting in washington, lo-cal viewpoints on the market, a key-note address, and the presentation of the Emerging Trends in Real Estate report.
for more information: UlI.orgUlI Boston Serving the Six New England
States111 huntington Avenue, Boston 617-239-0564
Urban land Institute forum
lEED for Subcontractors workshop Tuesday, Nov. 30, (lunch provided)7 a.m. - 1 p.m.National grid40 Sylvan Road, waltham, mass.lEED for Subcontractors is an opportu-
nity to develop complementary skills that will produce quality.
The workshop will focus on particular areas where subcontractors must par-ticipate in the lEED process, namely providing documentation about mate-
rials and following policies and pro-cedures for indoor air quality.
This workshop will look in detail at the on-the-job requirements affecting various trades. There will be hands-on practice with material information sheets. Small groups will provide an opportunity for discussion, questions, and feedback among subcontractors, designers, and general contractors.
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IfmA october Social Networking for AllJoin the IfmA Boston career preservation Task force for an informal ‘meet ‘ngreet’Thursday, october 21, 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm, at haworth Inc., one Design centerplace, Suite 700, Boston.www.ifmaboston.org/events/_10-10-social-networking.html.
prompt pay Discussion contractors and ownersTuesday, october 19, 2010, 8:30am - 10:30am. Agc to hosts at four Seasons
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Annual Focus: Interiors
CKI Design, BKA Architects, and Ashling, Inc.
Strega WaterfrontCKI Design, BKA Architects, and Ashling, Inc.
Strega Waterfront
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Boston - Ashling, Inc. has complet-ed Strega Waterfront at One Ma-rina Park Drive. CKI Design and
BKA Architects joined forces to create a 4,000sf, 180 seat restaurant. The interior was inspired by the glamour of 1940s era transatlantic passenger ships as reflected in every aspect of Jerome CooperKing’s design for Strega Waterfront...see the complete story page 24.
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