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Cannon Design at U of Maine and WPIBowdoin Construction and FA+ABreak Ground at Tufts Phase IBond Tops Off Academic Center, Designed by Perkins+WillDimeo CM for Cumberland High School Mount Ida Hires CutlerAssociates Suffolk Builds Two Financial Center and 303 Columbus Columbia Construction CM for St. John's Prep Synthetic Turf FieldJ.M. Coull Breaks Ground forActon MedicalPro Con Architect and CM for Residence InnDiggs Construction at UHSSEAJC&ABreaks Ground on School Exp.Shawmut Builds The Riverway JSADesigns Morgan Science and the G&BBCPlus New Award Winners, Colm's Column, People, Calendar and more...

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An Approach to Student HousingKonover Construction Corporation PresentsKonover Construction Corporation Presents


September, 20082

American Plumbing & Heating Corporationis honored to complete the Plumbing and Fire Protection work

at another signature project in Boston.

1000 Cordwainer Drive, Norwell, Ma 02061Phone 781-347-9200 • Fax 781-347-9250

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Featuring inhouse fabrication for plumbing and fire protection in our new coroporate HQ.

Boston University Student Housing Phase II is the latest addition to the John Hancock Student Village located at 33 Harry AgganisWay in Boston. The project was designed and engineered by Cannon Design and was built by Walsh Brothers. It will house 960 studentsin one 26 story tower of apartment style residences and one 20 story tower of suite style residences.

This impressive project includes:• 4 miles of sanitary waste and storm piping

• 9 miles of water piping

• ¼ mile of natural gas piping

American Plumbing & Heating is proud to be part of Walsh Brothers’ TEAM atBoston University Student Housing Phase II

Boston University Student Housing Phase II rendering courtesy Cannon Design

• Over 1000 plumbing fixtures

• 11 miles of fire protection piping

• 5020 fire sprinkler heads


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Favreau Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

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Boston, MA - Marr ScaffoldingCompany announced that Jeffrey Marr, Jr.has joined the company as ScaffoldErection & Dismantling Coordinator. He isthe first of the Marr family’s sixth genera-tion to begin his career with the company.

The son of Debbie and Jeffrey Marr,VP, Marr Aerial Lifts, Jeff Marr, Jr., asScaffold E&D Coordinator, will beresponsible for the day to day assignmentsof the erection and dismantling crews. Hewill work with customers on equipmentrentals and sales, maintain inventory andcoordinate activities.

Marr Equipment Corporationannounced the promotion of Richard "Dick"Laurie to Sales Manager. In this position,Laurie, who joined Marr in 1969 as an

apprentice operatingengineer, will be responsible for the dailycoordination and utilization of Marr’s fleetof hoists and cranes. He also will assist in themanagement of the company’s workforce ofsales reps, mechanics, journeymen andapprentices.


September, 20086

In the continuation of Walsh Brothers fam-ily tradition, Richard C. Walsh, the fourth gener-ation of the family, has taken over the dailyoperation of the 107-year-old construction firm,assuming the position of President and CEO.

James H. Walsh III, the third generation ofthe family, has transitioned to chairman of theboard.

Richard Walsh began his career over 28years ago as an on-site superintendent. Over theyears he has held positions of increasing respon-sibility, most recently having performed the roleof principal on many key assignments to ensure that client expectations are exceeded.

Fourth Generation Takes the Helm

Fourth generation takes over asCEO for Walsh Brothers.

Laurie

Marr Announcements

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Mar r S ca f f o l d i ng CompanyOne D Street South Bo s t on , MA 02127 w w w. m a r r s c a f f o l d i n g . c o m

Bos ton: 617.269.7200 Branch Of f i ces : Spr ing f ie ld MA 413.739.2121 / Prov idence R I 401.467.3110

CONTACT: Bob Mansour, Forming Manager @ 617.269.7200

Correction: Last month we inadvertently used the wrong photo with this announcement.Please accept our apologies for the error.

Gauthier Gains Professional LicensePortland, ME - Harriman, a full-service architecture and

engineering firm with offices in Portland and Auburn, announcedthat James P. Gauthier has received his professional license topractice architecture in Maine.

Gauthier has worked for two years as a designer in thearchitectural studio. He is currently working on a new 10-storyoffice building on Marginal Way in Portland.

Other recent projects include a new hospice house for Kno-Wal-Lin in Rockland and a new medical office building forFranklin Community Health Network in Farmington. Gauthier

Beverly, MA - The MassachusettsBuilding Congress (MBC) announced plansto award Kenneth A. Himmel, RelatedUrban, and Howard F. Elkus, Elkus ManfrediArchitects, with the association’s highesthonor, the Skyline Award for OutstandingAchievement.

Given only six times in the organiza-tion’s 87-year history, the award recognizesexemplary contributions to the built environ-ment and to the design, construction, anddevelopment community.

Howard F. Elkus, FAIA, RIBA, LEEDAP is a principal and co-founder of ElkusManfredi Architects, headquartered inBoston. He is known for his design of CopleyPlace, the InterContinental Boston Hotel andResidences, and Neiman Marcus at NatickCollection. Currently, he is leading the designof major projects including MiamiWorldcenter and the Copley Place RetailExpansion and Residential Tower.

Kenneth A. Himmel is president andCEO of Related Urban, one of the nation’sleading developers of large-scale mixed-useproperties. Himmel is a renowned expert indeveloping projects such as the Time WarnerCenter, CityPlace in West Palm Beach,Reston Town Center, Copley Place, and TheGrand, currently underway in Los Angeles.

MBC members include architects,engineers, construction managers, generalcontractors, subcontractors, owners/clients,professional service providers, labor unions,and professional/trade associations within the$27 billion Massachusetts building industry.

The award will be presented during agala dinner celebrating their accomplish-ments on October 9 at the Seaport Hotel inBoston. Register by calling the MBC office at978-921-9222 by October 2, or go towww.buildingcongress.org for more infor-mation.

MBC 2008 Skyline Award Winners


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Flynn Elected to IFMA BoardBoston, MA - Margulies & Associates announced that

Joe Flynn, a senior associate, has been elected to the Boardof Directors of the International Facilities ManagementAssociation (IFMA) Boston Chapter as vice president ofactivities.

In this role, he will be directly responsible for allIFMA Boston programs, including the annual Holiday Gala.A member of the organization for 12 years, he previouslyserved as co-chair of the program committee.

Flynn, who has more than 20 years of experienceworking as a project manager and designer, joinedMargulies & Associates in 1995.

Flynn

Bond Brothers announced that RoseConti, project executive, recently receivedthe Women at Wentworth Award for her dis-tinguished contributions and achievementsin providing service, modeling character,and demonstrating leadership to the femaleconstituency at Wentworth Institute ofTechnology.

Conti has more than 25 years servic-ing the corporate interior / institutional mar-ket sectors, managing accounts and projectteams for many well respected clients in theCity of Boston and suburban market sites.

Wentworth President Zorica Pantiçpresented the second Annual Woman of theYear Award at a “Women at Wentworth” din-ner in May. “It’s an honor to present Rosewith the 2008 Woman of the Year Award,”said President Pantiç. “The Wentworth com-munity appreciates all her work, effort andenergy that she commits to help makeWentworth a better place for so many.”

Conti Receives Wentworth Award

Zorica Pantiç, president of WentworthInstitute of Technology, presents Rose

Conti, project executive at Bond Brothers,with the 2008 Woman of the Year Award.

Boston, MA—OfficeResources hosted another suc-cessful NAIOP night at Tia’s onthe Waterfront on August 5th.Guests had great opportunities tonetwork with people from vari-ous industries over appetizersand drinks.

NAIOP (the NationalAssociation of Industrial andOffice Properties) is the nation’s

largest trade association for develop-ers, investors, and asset managers.

“Office Resources is alwayspleased to work with NAIOPthrough these networking events andin sponsorship. The location andturnout of this event made for a suc-cessful evening,” said KevinBarbary, Principal of Office

Resources.

NAIOP at NightSponsored by Office Resources

l-r Doug Ellis, Senior Vice President, Office Resources;Bradley T. Black, Black Cow Architects, Inc.; Steve

Chiocco, Vice President, Office Resources

l-r Brigette Beltran, BurtHill & Assoc.; Kris Maffeo,

Business Development,Office Resources

l-r Kevin Barbary, Principal, Office Resources;Connie Nucci, Spagnola Gisness & Assoc.; Chris

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l-r John Almy, Cutler Assoc., Inc.; Rob Tenaglia,Senior Vice President of Sales, Office Resources


September, 20088

Exit InterviewsCan be Welcoming Lessons

High-Profile: Facilities Development News

By Colm AllenWhile much of the

focus of this column is onrecruitment and retention,the reality is that therecomes a time when employ-ees move on to other oppor-tunities. Maybe they’vebeen offered a higher salaryor more responsibility at adifferent company, or itcould be a personal issue necessitates achange in location. Regardless of thedeparture circumstances, a well-con-ducted exit interview can provide valu-able information and will likely shinethe light on ways in which your compa-ny can improve.

Exit interviews are usually con-ducted by a human resources staff mem-ber and should never be construed bythe departing employee as intimidatingor probing in a negative manner. Exitinterviews are essentially fact-findingdiscussions with the goal of gatheringhonest feedback about what workedwell and not so well for the employeemoving on.

Remember, an exit interview isnot an interrogation, but rather a seriesof pointed questions that may help yourorganization in the short or longrun…but in order for this information tohelp you must be willing to genuinelylisten to responses.

Ask if there was a singleissue/event that contributed to the

departing employee’s decisionto leave, and then follow upwith, “How would you haveliked to see this handled?”You can inquire as to what theindividual liked and didn’t likeabout their specific job and thecompany in general and see ifthey have any recommenda-tions for improvements. Also,try to find out if this person’s

supervisor was “all he/she could be.”Maybe this individual is leaving

because his/her performance expecta-tions weren’t clearly defined. Perhapsopportunity for promotion was lacking.Maybe the style of management impact-ed the decision to leave. These are allareas up for discussion in an exit inter-view.

Ask about the company moraleand culture – perhaps you’ll get someinsight on how it might be improved. Itcould be that companycompensation/benefit packages coulduse some pumping up; the same mightgo for recognition or rewards programs.Finally, ask if he/she would ever consid-er returning to the company or wouldrecommend it as a place of employmentto family or friends…and then ask for acouple of reasons why or why not.

Ultimately, information culledfrom an exit interview can help toimprove a workplace – perhaps resultingin far fewer exit interviews in the future.

Allen

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Hynes Convention Ctr. Renovations Boston, MA - The Massachusetts

Convention Center Authority (MCCA)announced that legislation passed by boththe House and Senate and signed byGovernor Deval Patrick, will allow workto commence on the construction ofapproximately 20,000sf of new restaurantspace as part of the $18 million renovationplan for the John B. Hynes VeteransMemorial Convention Center. The reno-vations also include needed technological,environmental, and safety upgrades to thefacility.

The newly signed law allows con-tractor F.L. Caulfield to begin work thatwill amount to a $4.7 million contract.These improvements will take approxi-mately six months to complete and include“core and shell” work including demolish-ing the existing administration space onthe east side that faces the PrudentialPlaza, as well as rooms on the corner ofBoylston and Dalton streets.

Crews will install new plumbing,electric, mechanical, heating, and air con-ditioning systems, in order to support the

restaurant operations. Caulfield also willrepair the sidewalk along Boylston Street,upgrade two elevators, and give the Hynesa new, energy-efficient front entrance.

The restaurant space on the east sideof the Prudential Plaza will be 10,459sftotal, and the space on the corner ofBoylston and Dalton streets will be 9,511sftotal.

As part of the renovation, theMCCA will update the technological andaudio/visual capabilities of the conventioncenter. These upgrades include improvedwireless and cell service, visual informa-tion systems in common areas, and a com-plete overhaul of the facility’s audio sys-tems.

The safety and security systems willbe upgraded to more current standards byreplacing the fire alarm system, installinglife safety equipment stations, new roomsecurity systems in all exhibition halls andmeeting spaces and a complete upgrade ofthe internal security camera and communi-cations systems.


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High-Profile: Facilities Developmnet News

Current Landscaping Projects Include:

Natick Mall Expansion - Dimeo ConstructionWest End Residences - Turner Construction

Boston University NEIDL - Turner ConstructionCharles Street Jail Hotel - Suffolk Construction

MGM Foxwoods - Perini ConstructionHarvard University @ 10 Akron St. - Bond Brothers

Tufts Dame School - Shawmut ConstructionNorthpoint Residential - Jones Lang LaSalle

CA/T North End Park - McCourt ConstructionFrog Pond Park - Turner Construction

Long Island Day Camp - AJ WelchShea Memorial Drive - AJ Welch

Slatersville Mill - John Moriarty and AssociatesPaige Farley Hackle Memorial Park - The Salvation Army

CA/T Wharf District Park - Cashman ConstructionBoston Children's Museum - Shawmut Construction

Bogarta Casino Expansion - Yates/TishmanLiberty Mutual, NH - William A. Berry

Telephone: 617-254-1700 • Fax: 617-254-0234 • 17 Electric Avenue, Boston, MA 02135 • www.valleycrest.com

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Littleton, MA - J.M. Coull, a full-service construction company, announcedthat it broke ground for a new 4,000sfmedical office facility for Acton MedicalAssociates, PC in Littleton.

Formerly housed in a converted res-idential structure, the old facility wasdemolished and a new, single-story4,000sf medical facility with state-of-the-art equipment will be erected on the site.

Previously, Acton Medical couldsupport two medical practitioners at thisfacility. When the new building is com-pleted in January 2009, it will be able toaccommodate four medical practitioners,doubling the adult and pediatric medicalservices available to the local community.

J.M. Coull, serving as the

design/build construction manager on thisproject, performed complete pre-construc-tion activities, including an extensive per-mitting procedure involving the towns ofWestford and Littleton, as the town linebisects the property. The project involvesthe installation of an underground sewage

disposal system and, due to its proximityto the groundwater table, the grade of theentire site will be raised by approximatelythree feet.

“The importance of this project can’tbe understated, and we’re proud to be ableto work on our second project with ActonMedical Associates, continuing our prac-tice of performing construction within themedical field,” said Andrew Coull, presi-dent of J.M. Coull. “It’s a great feeling ofaccomplishment to work on a project thatsuccessfully overcomes challenges whilesimultaneously benefiting families withinthe surrounding community.”

In addition to J.M. Coull, the projectteam consists of Maugel Architects ofHarvard; Places Site Consultants ofLittleton; and The Dempsey Group,Structural Engineers, Foxboro.Construction is expected to be completedby January 2009.

J.M Coull Breaks Ground for Acton MedicalMaugel Architects

John FishReceives Award

Boston, MA - SuffolkConstruction Company CEO John F.Fish was recently announced as therecipient of the 2008 CEO SocialLeadership Award. The award has afive-year $500,000 funding commit-ment from The Lewis FamilyFoundation, founded by Grand CircleTravel owners Alan and Harriet Lewis.As part of his award, he will receive a$100,000 donation to promote or fund asocial initiative of his choice.

Fish was selected for the CEOSocial Leadership Award because of hisstrong commitment to improving thelives of children and families in need.He has served on the Strategic PlanningCommittee for the Archdiocese ofBoston’s 2010 Initiative, focused onimproving the area’s Catholic schoolsystem, and sits on the Board ofTrustees of the Catholic SchoolsFoundation.

He is a board member for theBoys and Girls Club of Boston andpartnered with Boston Mayor ThomasMenino, Boys and Girls Clubs ofBoston, and local philanthropist JackConnors on the construction of CampHarbor View in Boston Harbor, a sum-mer camp for underprivileged inner-city children.

Rendering of Acton Medical facility courtesy of Maugel Architects

AMC groundbreaking: (l-r) Noel Southgate, J.M. Coull; Jon Cocker, MaugelArchitects; Joseph Berman, Acton Medical Center; and Andrew Coull, Bill Broden,

and Jim Fabbri, all of J.M. Coull

Harwich, MA - A long-await-ed, new 20,200sf municipal safetyfacility, with a price tag of $8.8 mil-lion, will soon rise on Sisson Roadin Harwich.

Bufftree Building Companyhas broken ground for the buildingthat will function as a central com-mand center for the town’s policeand fire departments. Currently, thepolice department operates out of a50-year-old structure adjacent to theexisting fire station that will alsoundergo renovations.

The architect is Kaestle BoosAssociates, Inc. in Foxboro. Thedesign calls for conventional steelframing with a fiber cement sidingand brick veneer, a traditional gableroof, fiberglass windows, and alu-minum entrance doors.


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High-Profile: Groundbreaking News

W E M A K E I T W O R K

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Northboro, MA - Saint-Gobainheld a groundbreaking ceremony recentlyto mark the start of work on the expansionof its Research & Development Center inNorthboro. The $15 million expansion isexpected to be completed by the spring of2009 and will have a LEED silver rating.

The expansion will provide perma-nent space for 160 employees currentlybased in temporary trailers, as well asspace for up to 40 new employees. Theproject will add more than 61,000sf oflaboratory, office and meeting space.

The Northboro site is the largest ofSaint-Gobain's four worldwide centers,which specialize in research into buildingmaterials, plastics, ceramics and abra-sives, as well as the development of lead-ing edge technology to promote energyefficiency in buildings.

The new building is being designedby Boston architects Shepley Bulfinch.Construction of the expanded building isbeing managed by A.J. Martini ofWinchester.

Saint-Gobain, manufacturer anddistributor of building materials, has over1,000 subsidiaries in 57 countries.

Groundbreakingfor R&DDesigned by

Shepley Bulfinch

Bufftree Breaks Ground On Safety FacilityKaestle Boos Architect

Harwich Elevation courtesy of Kaestle Boos Associates

Participating in the groundbreaking: l-r Fire Chief Flynn, Deputy Chief Norm Clarke, FrancoPrevid, John Brooks, State Representative Sara Peake, Debbie DeCosta, Police Chief Bill

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Peabody, MA – ColumbiaConstruction Company was recently amajor sponsor for the SclerodermaFoundation New England’s Sixth AnnualGolf Classic to Cure Scleroderma. Severalemployees represented Columbia on the

links, including Bruce Gordon, presidentof Columbia Construction. Gordon is alongstanding chapter board member of theFoundation, and served as co-chair of thisyear’s golf tournament, which raised atotal of $136,000.

Auburn, ME –Construction is under-way for a new 100-room Residence Innby Marriott hotellocated at 670 TurnerStreet. Pro Con Inc.of Manchester, NH isthe architect and con-struction manager forthe $7.8 milliondesign build hotel,which is being devel-oped by Auburncourt, LLC.

The four-story, 75,256sf hotel willoffer studios, one - and two-bedroomsuites with complete kitchens and separatesleeping and living room areas. TheGatehouse will feature a large hearth roomincluding a fireplace, breakfast buffet area,guest market, meeting room, and studyarea. Plans call for a connected pool house

with an indoor pool, spa, fitness room, andguest laundry.

The hotel will reflect a new genera-tion of Residence Inn by Marriott withexterior stone veneer, gable windows andcathedral ceilings in the Gatehouse andpool areas. Pro Con Inc. began construc-tion in March 2008 and has scheduled aMarch 2009 completion date.

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Rendering of new Residence Inn shows exteriorstone veneer and gable windows.

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Boston, MA - The City of Bostongranted approval for The Merano, a newhotel, office, and retail project in theBulfinch Triangle neighborhood. Thereis a need for hotel space in the neighbor-hood to accommodate out-of-town visi-tors and fans attending events at theGarden. The Merano’s hotel space willoffer two moderately priced hotels, a153-room short-term and a 121-roomextended-stay hotel, which will be oper-ated by a Courtyard by Marriott and anextended stay TownePlace Suites byMarriott.

The $160 million project includes190,000sf of total hotel uses as well as

206,000sf of office space, 10,000sf ofground-floor retail space, and 13,000sfof ground-floor restaurant space. Theproject site, made available for develop-ment through the demolition of the ele-vated I-93 highway structures, isapproximately 54,900sf in total.

The development team includesBoston Development Group as thedeveloper; CBT as architect; EpsilonAssociates Inc. as permitting consultant;Howard Stein Hudson as transportationconsultants; Goulston & Storrs as legalcounsel. The developer expects to startconstruction during the first quarter of2009.

City Approves Bulfinch Triangle Project


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Publisher's note: We were fortu-nate to be in the beautiful city ofMontreal on July 20 to sign up for theopening session of SCUP's 43rd annu-al conference. The organizers of thisevent can take pride in the choice oflocation, ease of registration, andinteresting mix of workshop sessionsdevoted to the challenges of globaliza-tion. It was a pleasant and highlyinformative experience. We look for-ward to seeing you in Portland,Oregon 2009.

The challenges of global educa-tion were a major topic recent-ly at the 43rd annual interna-

tional conference of the Society ofCollege and University Planning(SCUP) in Montreal.

Conference highlights includedopening remarks on July 20 byMartha C. Piper, former president andvice chancellor of the University ofBritish Columbia, and the presenta-tion of special awards to M. PerryChapman and Joan Racki.

Piper told attendees at the open-ing ceremonies, “The stakes are highand all of us are implicated inanswering the question: What if wedon’t succeed in meeting the chal-lenges of educating global citizens?”

She addressed the specifics ofmanaging the strategic plan at aninternational university such as UBCand also addressed the challenges shesees facing higher education in a

world that requires colleges and uni-versities to educate "global citizens."She quoted former Canadian PrimeMinister Lester Pearson, who said,"We are moving into an age when dif-ferent civilizations will have to learnto live side-by-side in peaceful inter-change, learning from each other,studying each other's history andideals of art and of culture to mutual-ly enrich each other's lives. The alter-native in this overcrowded littleworld is misunderstanding, tension,clash and catastrophe."

M. Perry Chapman was hon-ored as the recipient of the 2008SCUP Founders (Casey) Award forDistinguished Achievement in HigherEducation Planning. Chapman hasmanaged or directed his firm's workat 85 colleges, universities, or othereducational institutions in 33 statesand three foreign countries over 43years. His work has spanned severalcycles of change in campus develop-ment, from the explosive growth ofthe ‘60s, to enrollment and financialretrenchment of the ‘70s and ‘80s, toenvironmental and communityrenewal today.

He has raised the standard ofplanning theory through his researchand analysis of the relationshipbetween the campus as a place and itsimpact on the learning experienceand the sense of community.

Joan Racki, who has been a

member of the ProfessionalDevelopment Committee since 2004,was honored as the recipient of theSCUP 2008 Distinguished ServiceAward. This award usually goes to anindividual or group who has played avisible role within the society. Yet,there are many less visible volunteerswho are vital to the society's success.

Joan Racki epitomizes thosewho serve in this way. She has neverheld a highly visible position inSCUP, but she has been committed toSCUP’s vision mission and goals forover 20 years. She first volunteeredon the SCUP's Rocky MountainRegional Council in the mid-'80s andwas the communications coordinator.She managed SCUP’s annual studentpaper competition and served on thePublications Advisory Committee.

Racki was a proposal reviewerfor SCUP Institutional DecisionMaking and Resource PlanningAcademy in 2003 and 2004, and pre-conference workshop chair in 2005and 2006.

A workshop titled “Building'Smart' Global Partnerships:Innovation for a New Era,” wastaught by Linda Baer (a new SCUPboard member) and Ann Hill Duin.Baer is a senior vice chancellor withthe Minnesota System and Duin is anassociate vice president and CIO ofU. of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

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High-Profile Focus: Educational Facilities Development News

Ice Arena Underway at Bowdoin

Brunswick, ME - The installation ofthe ice slab refrigeration system is underwayat Watson Arena, a new 68,200sf ice arena onthe campus of Bowdoin College inBrunswick. Pro Con Inc. of Manchester,N.H. is the construction manager for the $20million project, and Bear Mountain DesignAC, LTD of Barnard, Vt. is the project archi-tect.

“The computerized ice refrigerationsystem, utilizing extensive piping for bothwarming and freezing systems, is beinginstalled over the next couple of months,”stated the project manager for Pro Con Inc.“Work is continuing on the arena’s expansivemetal seamed roof and on the exteriorveneer, which is 90% complete. The instal-lation of the stadium seating has been sched-uled and we are on target for the December2008 completion date.”

Throughout the project, Pro Con Inc.

and Bowdoin have maintained a strong com-mitment to the environment and anticipatethe Watson Arena to be LEED certified aftercompletion. In addition to coordination withthe design team to ensure the optimumamount of LEED points are achieved, ProCon Inc. worked with subcontractors andsuppliers to ensure that as many products aspossible contained a high recycled content,were manufactured or extracted regionally,and contained minimal amounts of volatileorganic compounds.

Pro Con also ensured that all woodproducts utilized during construction wereurea-formaldehyde free and ForestStewardship Council certified. To minimizeconstruction waste, PCI and Bowdoin intro-duced a comprehensive waste managementprogram, which has resulted in almost 90%of construction waste being diverted fromdisposal.

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Work is underway on the new Watson Arena at Bowdoin College.

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announced that its re-design of the RashiSchool, a new Jewish day school for gradesK-8 in Dedham, will allow long-awaitedconstruction to finally move forward.

The Rashi School is located on thesite of NewBridge on the Charles, an inter-generational campus in Dedham that isbeing developed by Hebrew Senior Life, anorganization that provides an integratednetwork of housing, healthcare, research,and teaching programs for more than 3,500seniors in the greater Boston area.

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Construction is slated to begin thissummer, and the school will be ready forthe 2010-2011 academic year.

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Everett, MA—Bond Brothersrecently celebrated the topping off ofthe Richard E. Griffin AcademicCenter for the Massachusetts Collegeof Pharmacy and Health Sciences(MCPHS).

Designed by Perkins+Will, thisapprox. 50,000sf building will housethe college’s School of Nursing,School of Physician Assistant Studies,Office of Institutional Advancementand Office of College Relations andCommunications. The GriffinAcademic Building will contain class-rooms, faculty and staff offices, teach-ing laboratories, a technology center,250-seat auditorium and a multi-func-tion room on the top floor.

Located on Huntington Avenue, thebuilding’s zero-lot-line site presents con-siderable challenges for construction anddemands precise logistics planning. The7,600sf triangular site provides extremely

limited staging areas for supplies anddebris removal, so Bond must locate allmaterials within the site or adjacent side-walks and approved parking spaces.

The structure’s unique envelope willcombine metal panel, brick, andglass curtain wall. This complexdesign demands careful planning andcoordination for multiple tradesworking simultaneously in the samearea to install several components ofthe façade.

The project is scheduled forcompletion in December 2008.

Bond Tops Off Academic CenterDesigned by Perkins+WillWorcester, MA - Cutler

Associates has begun construc-tion on two fast-tracked, design-build projects for EndicottCollege in Beverly and MountHolyoke College in SouthHadley. Both projects aredesigned by Cutler Design.

After completing threesimilar residence hall renovationprojects for the College in 2005and 2006, Cutler was asked toreturn to create a similar design-build solution for Safford Hall.

The updates will transformunderutilized former dining hall space intostudent lounge areas and a “Golden Pear”kitchen area. At the same time, the teamwill address accessibility issues, provideinfrastructure updates, and restore theoriginal grandeur of the 1897-built struc-ture.

After an intense planning, design,and approval process, construction is cur-

rently underway on the $4.5 million proj-ect, and completion is expected in time forthe spring semester.

A 60-bed residence hall is underconstruction at Endicott College, Cutler’ssixth project on campus. Hawthorne Hallwill be a themed housing complexdesigned to offer students a healthy livingcommunity. Each suite will house ofeight, 10, or 12 students and will have a

common living space with sharedprivate bathrooms.

Construction on the $3.5 mil-lion project began in March and willbe completed by the end of August.To meet the tight construction sched-ule, while producing a quality,durable facility, the design-buildteam chose the pre-panelized, light-gauge steel Infinity StructuralSystem to provide the framework forthe building.

Cutler Begins Two Projects

Raising the beam at the topping off of GriffinAcademic Center

Griffin Academic Center rendering byPerkins+Will

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North Grafton, MA - BowdoinConstruction and Finegold Alexander +Associates broke ground for the Phase IIexpansion of the recently completed AgnesVaris Campus Center at the Tufts UniversityCummings School of Veterinary Medicine.

This new 7,200sf lecture hall additionwill feature a tiered-seating auditorium toaccommodate 180 students with acousticalpaneling and state-of-the-art A/V systems.The facility will also include a conferenceroom off of the upper lobby, restrooms, anda large corridor with slate and carpetedflooring. Exterior features include anentrance plaza with sitting wall, a two-storyglass vestibule, and a facade of sculptedslate, brick, and metal paneling.

In the first phase of the project, com-pleted this past spring, Bowdoin and

Finegold Alexander + Associates workedtogether for the adaptive reuse of a formerWorcester State Asylum nurse’s housingfacility into a new multi-use campus center.The existing 16,000sf four-story structurewas built in 1913 and had been left vacantand abandoned for the past 30 years.

The project involved building enve-lope renovations including the replacementof all windows, repair of the slate roof,repair and repointing of all masonry, andnew stone steps. Interior work includeddemolition, shoring and removal of bearingwalls, fitout of a new commercial kitchenand dining facilities, student/faculty gather-ing spaces, book store, exercise room, men’sand women’s locker rooms with showers, afour-stop elevator, handicapped lift, and allnew MEP/FP systems and finishes.

Ground Broken for Tufts Phase IIBowdoin Construction and

Finegold Alexander + Associates Work Together

Rendering of Tufts Campus Center

Westfield, MA -Tighe & Bond, Inc.recently funded scholarships awardedthrough the Community Foundation ofWestern Massachusetts to assist two localcollege students pursuing their engineeringdegrees.

Stephen Tenczar, a 2008 graduate ofHolyoke High School, is the recipient ofthe Edward J. Bayon MemorialScholarship. Established in memory ofTighe & Bond’s past president, this schol-arship is for a Holyoke resident graduatingfrom a Holyoke high school and planningto attend a four-year college to pursue a

career in civil engineering or a relatedfield. Tenczar was ranked among the top10% in his class of 244 students.

David Brehaut, a 2008 graduate ofMinnechaug Regional High School, is therecipient of the Philip W. Sheridan – Tighe& Bond Scholarship, created to honoranother former president of the firm whoretired in 1995. This scholarship is ear-marked for a Hampden or HampshireCounty high school graduate pursuing acareer in civil engineering. Brehaut planson pursuing a degree in civil engineeringat UMass-Amherst.

Tighe & Bond Scholarships Awarded

Franklin Pierce UBuilding Finished

Rindge, NH - Eckman Construction hascompleted Franklin Pierce University's newmain classroom building.

The $4.3 million building, named Attilioand Beverly Petrocelli Hall, contains class-rooms, a Mac laboratory, design studios, adarkroom, a conference/seminar room, and fac-ulty offices, in approximately 23,000sf ofspace.

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Quincy, MA – Two Quincy HighSchool plumbing teachers and 12 studentswere certified in acid waste piping at thenew high school construction site.

They joined four site plumbers fromP.J. Kennedy and the Quincy PlumbingInspector for an instructional session bypipe manufacture George Fischer.

The course reviewed various com-ponents that make up the acid waste sys-tem, including the electro-fusion processand proper welding and final testing tech-niques. Participants were tested at theconclusion of the class and awarded a cer-tificate in the installation of acid waste

piping. Acid waste is produced by the

chemical labs currently under constructionat the new science and technology build-ing. Due to the highly corrosive and caus-tic nature of this waste, specialized plumb-ing is required for proper disposal.

Thanks to the coordination ofschool administrators and construction sitepersonnel, two teachers and 12 students ofQuincy High school are now officiallyacid waste plumbing certified. The certifi-cation is one of many learning opportuni-ties currently occurring at the new highschool construction site.

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Students at certification class


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High-Profile: Educational Facilities Development News

New Bedford, MA - After BufftreeBuilding Company’s extensive renovationof the former St. Anthony’s School, stu-dents at the Global Learning CharterPublic School were able to enjoy their firstschool year in their new home in NewBedford’s north end.

Bufftree Project Manager GaryLaboa said the company’s constructionteam took an old school building andmoved it closer to today’s occupancy stan-dards. “The new ramp and handicapped-accessible entrance for the public at the190 Ashley Boulevard location is just thetip of the iceberg,” he remarked.

“Most of the work was done inside,our goal being to improve the functionali-ty of the building and make it safer andmore comfortable for the students. Webrought the electrical, plumbing, and safe-ty systems up to code, renovated the rest-rooms on the basement level, and createdeight new restrooms throughout the first,second, and third floors,” he added.

The architect for the approximatelyfive-month-long, over $1 million projectwas the firm of Mount Vernon GroupArchitects in Woburn.

Bufftree Opens Doors to New SchoolMount Vernon Group Architects

JC&A Breaks Ground on School Exp.

Quincy, MA –J. Calnan &Associates, Inc.( JC&A), a New Englandconstruction management firm, is continu-ing to build momentum in the privateschool sector. As the Sage School, a pri-vate, independent, non-profit dayschool,winds down its academic year forthe summer, construction crews are busymobilizing with plans to expand the exist-ing campus by 33%.

The Sage School Gym and Arts

Wing Addition are two different independ-ent structural buildings that are beingerected simultaneously. Working collabo-ratively with architect Drummey RosaneAnderson; engineers Mass Bay ColonyGroup, and owner’s representativeKeystone Construction & Management,Inc, the additions totaling 13,000sf includeenvironmentally friendly mechanical sys-tems and exterior colors with low emissiv-ity.

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l-r: JCA team Bob Mullin, Mike Ausevich, Steve Robak and Jeff Cameron; Sage School teamDavid Zimmerman, Alan Detoma, Kate Windsor, Brenda Lyons, Jim Barrett & Nancy Farrell

Duxbury, MA - Acella ConstructionCorporation has completed constructionof the Berrybrook School at 267 WinterStreet in Duxbury.

The 6,700sf building is located onthe 60-acre agricultural site of an 18thcentury farmhouse and was designed toreflect the style of the site's original archi-tecture. The project features a new woodframe building with asphalt shingles,hardy plank siding, and Azek trim boards.

The building contains three handi-capped-accessible classrooms and onelarge multipurpose room. Each classroomhas been a designed for a specific activi-ty. There is staff kitchen and full kitchen

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Consigli Selected for Dartmouth ProjectsHanover, NH - The Portland, Maine office of Consigli Construction Co., Inc. has been

selected to oversee the second phase of restoration to the historic Rollins Chapel and repairsto the Gilman Science Center at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.

At the Rollins Chapel, Consigli is overseeing an extensive masonry restoration. TheChapel, dedicated in 1885, is Romanesque in style and was constructed of pink granite withred sandstone trimming.

Due to the building’s age, all masonry needs cleaning and repointing, and portions ofthe chapel roof require new copper and slate. The building poses a logistical challenge, giventhe occupied nature of Dartmouth’s campus in the summer months, and the frequent use ofthe chapel for weddings and other events. Previously, Consigli oversaw envelope workincluding slate repairs, granite façade pointing and reconstruction, and brownstone patching.

Consigli will also oversee stabilizing brick repairs to the Gilman Science Center. Thebuilding contains lab space for 16 professors (along with their technicians, graduate students,post-doctoral fellows, and other employees), computer labs, student common areas, and theMurdough Greenhouses.

On this fast-track summer project, craftsworkers will focus on re-attaching the unsta-ble bricks at the roof parapets and the corners of the building, as well as perform variousmasonry repairs and additional flashing and roofing work.


Cambridge, MA — Lee KennedyCompany has been awarded its third proj-ect at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology. After providing extensive pre-construction services, the company willsoon begin work on a $1 million fit-out forthe school’s architecture department.

Lee Kennedy Co.’s team will per-form selective demolition of existing class-rooms before completing new constructionof the 5,500sf space on an aggressivephased schedule.

Working within the occupied build-ing puts a heightened emphasis on con-struction mitigation. Wherever possible,

heavy activities will be limited to schoolvacation periods. Demolition will takeplace during off hours to minimize dust,noise, vibration and materials will beloaded through the side of the building tomaintain regular access to the facility.

Designed by Design Partnership ofCambridge, the high-end space featuresHope’s window wall systems, custom mill-work benches, and sloped acoustical ceil-ings in addition to new HVAC systems.

Lee Kennedy Co.’s previous work atMIT includes the fit-out of the school’sGaming Laboratory and renovations toundergraduate campus housing.

Lee Kennedy Begins MIT ProjectDesigned by Design Partnership

Boston, MA -Boston University Schoolof Medicine recently pur-chased an 86,000sf parcelof land on Albany St. tobe used for constructionof a residence hall forfirst-year medical stu-dents.

“The addition ofon-campus housing hasbeen something that themedical school has talkedabout for decades,” saysPresident Robert A.Brown. “With the support of our friendsand alumni, the concept of student housingat BUSM will become a reality.”

The 817 Albany St. property, locatedjust a few blocks from the medical schoolfacilities, will be developed into a nine-story building with 104 units that willaccommodate upwards of 208 first-yearmedical students. Rent for students in thenew facility is targeted at approximately$850 a month.

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Boston, MA - BondBrothers, EmersonCollege, and ElkusManfredi Architectsrecently celebrated thecompletion of the steelerection phase of theParamount Center with atopping-off ceremony.Boston’s Mayor ThomasM. Menino was also pres-ent for the celebration.

The president ofEmerson College,Jacqueline Liebergott, commented that theCenter will provide “exciting new livingand learning opportunities for our studentsand create facilities that will serveEmerson and the Boston arts communityfor many years to come."

Bond Brothers began construction ofthe 180,000sf Paramount Center in May of2007. The project encompasses therestoration of the 500-seat landmark the-

atre and the reconstruction of the adjacentLevin Building and Arcade Building, for-merly the Boston Bijou Theatre. Therenewed Paramount Theatre will be a fullconcert performance venue with prosceni-um stage, orchestra pit, green room, anddressing rooms. The adjacent buildingswill become the Emerson PerformanceDevelopment Center, five floors of per-formance and support spaces including a

125-seat black box theatre, 200-seatscreening room, scenery making shop,eight 700-1900sf rehearsal studios,five practice rooms and a soundstagefor film production.

The new building will also houseclassrooms, staff offices, a studentservery, and a ground-floor restaurant.Above the Performance DevelopmentCenter, four floors of dormitory spacewill house 260 students.

The Paramount Center is sched-uled for completion in the fall of 2009.

Bond Tops Off Paramount CenterElkus Manfredi Architects

Bagpipe music was played.

Ceremonial beam being lifted into place

Avon High School’s Re-Vamp

Avon, CT - After almost twoyears of construction, students and staffat Avon High will begin the new schoolyear in an expanded and renovatedbuilding. Dedication ceremonies willbe held on September, 14. A new gym-nasium, cafeteria, and orchestra roomwas completed early this year. The newmedia center and classroom wing isready to receive students and staff onthe first day of school.

Charles Boos, principal architect-in-charge, Kaestle Boos Associates,Inc. said, “The project was completed about$1 million below the appropriation and thisachievement is credited to the building com-mittee’s superb project oversight and man-agement as well as the professionalism ofthe project’s construction manager, FIPCorporation of Cheshire, Conn.”

Avon High School’s $34 millionbudget spanned both major additions andrenovations. It was part of an all-schools ini-tiative; a town-wide program to improve allof the schools in Avon. That initiative beganin 1988 with renovations and additions tothe Avon Middle School.

Avon High was initially renovated in1998 to accommodate student expansion

from 750 to 900 students. In 2004, it wasbursting at the seams again. It was deter-mined the school needed once again toexpand to meet projected enrollments of upto 1,300 students through 2012.Construction on the project started inNovember 2006 with completion in August.

The Avon High School addition andrenovation project brings a new classroomwing with 11 general classrooms, one com-puter lab, two science labs, a new gymnasi-um with team lockers, an expanded cafete-ria, fitness room and student activity workarea as well as new special education class-rooms. A new 120-car parking lot for thesenior class was also built.

Architect-in-Charge Kaestle Boos - CM FIP Corp.

Gymnasium and cafeteria entrance, Avon HighSchool. Photo courtesy of

Kaestle Boos Associates, Inc.


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New Haven, CT -Preserving a historic land-mark in the city of NewHaven was one of the toppriorities for universityofficials and developers asthey began constructing anew addition and renovat-ing 158 Whitney Avenue,the home of theDepartment ofAnthropology at YaleUniversity.

The architectural/engineering designrequired to renovate andadd to this large, three-story structure combines both the aestheticand practical in a marriage of old and new.The enlarged building now includes mod-ern classrooms, administrative offices,seminar rooms, and four anthropology lab-oratories, all constructed in what was orig-inally constructed as a mansion.

During the current phase of new con-struction and renovations, which began inthe summer of 2006, major improvementsto the building were designed by the teamof Tai Soo Kim Partners, architects;Michael Horton & Associates, Structuralengineers; and BVH Integrated Services,

Inc., mechanical and electrical engineers.A 17,270sf addition with a main

entry vestibule was designed and built tocomplement the original architecture, evensalvaging and reusing the Doric columnsfrom the original east-facing porch and afew elements of wood framing.

During reconstruction, the buildingwas lifted in the air onto temporary sup-ports in order to fully excavate the base-ments and foundations. A brand-new foun-dation was laid and a new basement wasbuilt containing new mechanical rooms.

Yale Building Updated and Preserved

Interior view of newly renovated Dept of Anthropology atYale University

Amherst, MA - UMass-Amherst hasbeen one of the region’s most proactivecampuses in implementing a range of firesafety programs, with particular emphasison residence hall fire safety. The universi-ty began upgrading life safety systems inits high-rise dormitories in 1979, complet-ing work at 10 of the campus’s 41 resi-dence halls over the next decade.

For its current program to upgradean additional 24 of the campus’s older res-idence halls, launched in 2005, UMassretained RDK Engineers, a Boston andAndover-based firm that specializes inMEP and life safety systems engineering,to develop a process that would expediteand improve the upgrade process.

To meet the aggressive six-year goalset for completion of the program, theRDK team, led by Chief Fire ProtectionEngineer Rand Refrigeri, worked closelywith UMass staff, including Eric Hammand UMass Housing Facilities EngineerMike Lucey, to come up with a newscheme of planning and phasing the workthat identified fixed goals which could beaccomplished in a single summer.

RDK’s recommendations incorpo-rated a number of creative approaches toexpedite the process of designing, bidding,and constructing the upgrades to keep theschedule on track. Among them were:

• Beginning projects with a com-bined study/schematic design phase thatthen moves directly to the CD/bid phase,

rather than taking a traditional SD/DD/CDapproach: This new approach cuts a fullthird out of each project’s design time.

• Installation of detailed mock-upsof planned upgrades in several dormrooms for walk-through and review/com-ment by all authorities who need toapprove the project prior to finalizingdesigns: Mock-ups include features suchas sprinkler head positions, pipe supportsystems, fire alarm systems, room lightingand finish painting.

• Putting projects out to bid inJanuary so that contractor walk-throughscan be held during winter break when stu-dents have left the campus: Contractorshave full access to inspect the dorms to beupgraded, including the mock-up rooms,without interfering with student residents.

• Awarding projects in late Februaryso that successful contractors can come inand measure buildings during springbreak: This also allows successful contrac-tors to prefabricate much of the pipingthey’ll need, says Lucey, allowing them tohit the ground running immediately afterMemorial Day when students have left forthe summer.

The new process has been aresounding success at expediting construc-tion of upgrades, from completion of workat three dormitories in 2007 to five in2008, keeping the university on track withits ambitious six-year goal.

RDK Develops Safety Upgradesat UMass-Amherst


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West Windsor Township, NJ -Boston Properties, Inc. held a ground-breaking ceremony recently at 701Carnegie Center West, in West WindsorTownship, the inaugural project forCarnegie Center West. The buildingwill be fully occupied by PrincetonUniversity starting fall 2009.

Philadelphia-based design firm,

KlingStubbins, provided completeA/E/I design services for this120,000sf office building that is target-ing LEED Silver certification. The 701Carnegie Center building will set thetone for the entire Carnegie CenterWest area, a 103-acre development thatis located between US Route 1 andCanal Pointe Road.

Princeton, NJ - Ann BehaArchitects (ABA) has designed the newhome for the Carl A. Fields Center forEquality and Cultural Understanding atPrinceton University, which brokeground in July 2008.

The design for the center presents astriking contrast between old and new.The project revives a historic Italianate-style landmark, and juxtaposes it with acontemporary addition, collectively cre-ating spaces for new events and pro-grams in conjunction with the FieldsCenter’s academic and community pro-grams.

The project transforms a formerindependent student eating and dining

facility, Elm Club, to a center for aca-demic programs and community service.The restored building provides commu-nity tutorial facilities, seminar rooms,and offices. The new wing accommo-dates lectures, exhibitions, Center pro-grams and social events.

ABA’s restoration reinstates theoriginal roof profile, stucco and caststone cladding, and the wide front porchand ornamental metalwork. A transpar-ent glass link connects the original build-ing to the new addition. Entry is througha tall ceilinged lobby and gatheringspace. The new events space is designedto accommodate music, lectures, andCenter programs.

Londonderry, NH – Work is under-way on the South Londonderry ElementarySchool renovation and expansion project.The $5.1 million project began in late June.Frank P Marinace of Hampton is the proj-ect architect and Pro Con Inc. ofManchester is the construction manager.

Plans for the renovation of the56,496sf South School include the reloca-tion of the school’s main office, renova-tions to the nurse’s office, special educa-tion room and conference room, replacing60% of the roof and making repairs to thebalance, and upgrading the school’s sprin-kler system.

New equipment will be installed inthe commercial kitchen and rubber floor-

ing with inlaid sport lines will be installedin the gymnasium.

The 14,442sf expansion includes theremoval of eight portable classrooms andconstruction of 11 permanent classroomsdesigned around an interior grass court-yard. The exterior of the new addition willbe red brick veneer with aluminum win-dows to match the existing school build-ing. Site improvements include adding 60parking places and construction of a newfire road around the school.

Pro Con Inc. is committed to com-pleting the school renovations before stu-dents return to classes this fall, and com-pleting the new classroom addition byJanuary 2009.

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South Londonderry Elementary School renovation and expansion project underway

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Worcester, MA –In the past few years stu-dents have become central figures in all aspects ofthe design and construction process, from teamselection through project implementation, and inturn changed the face of the campus.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)engaged students early on in the design process oftheir recently opened, 232-bed residence hall.East Hall was designed in four-person apartmentsprimarily geared to retaining upper classman incampus housing.

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From early concept design through sustain-able charettes on into construction, the studentswere provided real world experience and expo-sure to the design and construction professionalsassociated with the project. Agreen roof was incor-porated along with a roof monitor to support water quality research and student/faculty interac-tion.

At Plymouth State University (PSU) in Plymouth, N.H,, the school’s new residencehall now entering its third academic year, like WPI, sought to attract and retain more upperclassstudents on campus. PSU also iterated a desire for the residence hall to be sustainable and builtwith green principles of design.

At the start of the design process for the residence hall, Cannon Design sought toengage student, faculty, and staff early, promoting students as serious stakeholders in theprocess. To facilitate this, Cannon Design brought the campus community into designcharettes early on. In fact, the students’ involvement in the design and planning of the newresidence hall grew so profound that some academic classes changed their curricula mid-course to become a part of the process: an environmental science class contributed analysisof material options by computing the carbon footprint of the proposed building materials bytotaling the amount of greenhouse gases contributed by utilizing each material.

High-Profile Monthly had the opportu-nity to talk with Derrik Diggs, program man-ager in the Hartford office of DiggsConstruction, for the $36 million Universityof Hartford High School of Science andEngineering facility now underway. Diggs'swork started four years ago, meeting with theschool committee on a new project to provide85,000sf of new construction to accommo-date 400 students in grades 9-12.

"We work directly with the teachers,helping with their programming needs,"Diggs said. "The programming theme forUHHSSE is to have students prepared in sci-ence and engineering for a magnet school."

In explaining the role of DiggsConstruction as owners representative, hesaid, "Once the committee finishes the ed

specs, we help select the architect. When theyhave the building documents 50% completewe help hire the construction manager. Wethen assist the CM in the bid process for subs,and with the project management and delivery.

"The architect is JCJ architects. We alsoworked with JCJ on Hartford High School.Pike is the CM at risk. They don't self performany work; we help them manage the bidprocess and they hire all the sub-contractors.

" Fuss & O'Neil were instrumental withthe calculations on dealing with the floodplain, a unique feature on this project thatrequired the entire first floor to be built onstilts, totally off the ground.

“In addition, the road in front isrequired to meet federal highway standardsand that involves building a large retainingwall.

" The building includes three stories foracademic classrooms, labs and science facili-ties, exhibit and lecture space. There is a fulland a half gym connected.

"Visually, the most notable feature isthe three-story atrium on one side of the build-ing which is also a lunch room.

" The owner is the city of Hartford. Theproject is 95% reimbursable by the state ofConnecticut."

Interview with Derrick Diggs on UHHSSE

Cannon Design Works with StudentsWPI and PSU Campus Design Forums

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Rendering of the University of Hartford High School of Science and Engineering


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High-Profile Cover Story: Konover Construction Corporation

By Simon Etzel

Recently, the first day of classes forfreshmen at a Connecticut universitymade the morning news as a traffic

advisory item for motorists traveling up anddown one of the state’s busiest highways.Apparently, this year’s class was the largestin the school’s history – a trend that will berepeated at schools across the nation – mean-ing increased rush hour traffic for this partic-ular morning. A growing consequence of theincrease in college enrollments is a shortageof campus housing. For colleges experienc-ing record growth in enrollments, the mostexpeditious way to address the resultinghousing crunch – short term and long term –is to utilize the design-build delivery methodfor their new residence halls.

But for many higher education institu-tions, embracing design-build may require asignificant cultural shift in the institution’sthinking.

Understanding that shift begins withunderstanding design-build and how it dif-fers from the more familiar design-bid-buildprocess, where the owner hires both thedesigner and contractor directly under sepa-rate agreements. Design-build consolidatesdesign and construction services within asingle contract, with the contractor taking the

project lead as the design-builder and part-nering with a design firm to provide designservices.

The benefits are many:• Design-build removes the owner

from the risks and responsibilities inherent inadministering two separate contracts.

• It creates a flexible structure anddynamic that can greatly reduce the timeneeded to bring a project from inception tocompletion.

• Design-builders are able to forge thestrong and collaborative team relationshipsthat are essential to success in this deliverymethod.

• Clients choosing design-build get thebenefits of single-source accountability,early identification and lock-in of projectcost, continuing input into the design, andbetter management of project risk.

• Time savings are also achieved byeliminating what is typically a linearapproach to design-bid-build that includesseparately soliciting design and constructionfirms.

• Design-build streamlines that linearapproach, enabling the solicitation of oneteam comprising both designer and builder,closely involving the builder in the designfor constructability reviews and estimating,and ultimately putting shovel to ground farsooner than a traditional approach wouldallow.

While there can be several variationson this approach, a typical scenario lookssomething like this:

1. Prior to soliciting design-buildfirms, the owner prepares a written programoutlining the specifics of their vision for thefacility, typically hiring an experienced con-sultant to author the written program.

2. A design consultantmay also be brought in to devel-op “bridging” documents for theproject – usually at the“schematic design level, whichmandate the architecture of thebuilding.

3. If the owner does notprovide bridging documents, thedesign-build candidates are nor-mally required to provide a con-ceptual design in response to theowner’s program requirements,along with a firm price to designand build that design.

4. If bridging documentsare provided by the owner, bid-ders are typically required tosubmit only a firm price to com-plete the design and build theproject portrayed in the owner’sprogram and bridging docu-ments.

5. Construction can oftenbegin within three months ofaward, as design-build methodallows construction to begin onsite work and early buildingcomponents while design con-tinues to completion.

The potential net result ofthis streamlined process and deliverymethod is the ability to bring residence hallson line up to one full year earlier than undertraditional contracting methods. KonoverConstruction has completed five design-build residence halls over the last five years,as well as several other design-build facili-ties at major universities. Design-buildenabled the firm to deliver three of thosefacilities several months ahead of schedule –in one case, a full semester early - obviously

to the delight of the owners, who were facingcritical student housing needs.

As mentioned, earlier, risk reduction isanother significant owner benefit in design-build. Because the owner does not contractdirectly with the designer, the owner is notresponsible for and does not become the ref-eree between the builder and designer overany errors and omissions in the design docu-ments. This substantially reduces the numberand magnitude of change orders for theowner and primarily limits an owner’s risk toowner-initiated program changes andchanges after designs have been approvedand implemented.

But again, for many institutions,design-build requires a change in traditionalthinking and can represent a perceived lossof design control, although the reality is thatowner input is highly encouraged and soughtafter in the design-build process. In the past,many institutions have used design-build forparking structures or other ‘background’facilities, where the architectural design isnot so critical to the overall campus aesthet-ic. Increasingly, though, when faced with ahousing challenge, universities and collegesare re-thinking their approach, and begin-ning to apply design-build to high visibilitystructures like housing.

The recently completed ObservatoryHill residence Hall at University of Virginiais a shining example of a university embrac-ing the design-build process for studenthousing. Branching out to use design-buildfor more complex and design-sensitivestructures required a leap of faith for UVA.

Don Sundgren, Chief FacilitiesOfficer at the University of Virginia (UVA)in Charlottesville, shares his institution’sperspective on design-build. “We have donedesign-build in the past, but primarily onparking structures. Historically, theUniversity has been very interested in main-taining control over the design architectureand the programmatic program.”

But, faced with the need to update thecampus’ aging residence halls and meetincreasing housing needs from new enroll-ment, the University decided two years agoto try design-build. UVA is currently in theprocess of upgrading a number of its existingresidence halls. The Observatory Hill projectwas designed as a swing building to house

students as older residence halls are upgrad-ed or replaced.

“For our first foray, we brought in adesign firm to produce bridging documentsto the design development level,” Sundgrenexplained. “We felt this way we could gainthe benefit of design-build and still retain ourcontrol of the design. The process went verywell. The Observatory Hill dorm is a proto-type for our future buildings, and, now thatwe’ve been through this process, the univer-sity's architect is very happy with the result.We will do it again, and will feel very com-fortable taking the bridging documentthrough just the schematic level for the nextproject.”

“We intend to utilize a design-buildapproach on future residence hall projectsprimarily because this one has been success-ful. It is a great building from an architectur-al standpoint, and Konover Constructionhelped us meet all of our stringent occupan-cy needs,” Sundgren said.

This was precisely what Joyce Topshe,Director of Construction at WesleyanUniversity in Connecticut found during theconstruction of its Fauver Field residencehalls.

“For the Fauver Field ResidenceHalls, the project details, site, program, andconceptual design were completed by thecampus Master Plan Architect,” Topsheexplains. “With preliminary design workcomplete the design-build approach was themost logical to achieve a cost effective struc-ture. The design-build process encouragedus to define our scope and priorities up front.This resulted in shorter project duration andenabled us to lock in the project cost veryearly in the design process. The only reallimitation we found was the reduced time wehad as the owner to fully review and approvedesign details.”

Topshe offered this advice to otherinstitutions considering design-build:“Spend the time upfront establishing a verydetailed program, fully defining your projectrequirements and the basis for design.”

Etzel is senior vice president and aprincipal owner of Farmington, Conn.-basedKonover Construction Corporation. He canbe reached at [email protected].

Design-Build Best Bet to Help Colleges Meet Student-Housing Demands

The 338-bed residence hall was constructed in just 10 months by early permittingof foundations and the superstructure while design was still underway.

The original plan was to construct another dorm tohelp meet housing needs, but the ability to add the

additional floor made it possible to meet current needs.


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Exposing your technical staff toeffective business development(BD) strategies and tactics is a

sure-fire way to maximize your businessdevelopment ROI (return-on-investment)– and get ideas about who might be part ofthe “next generation.” As a businessdeveloper, your careful thought, planning,and in many cases, training is critical toinculcating client relationship skills to allof your staff.

What is your firm’s view on howyour technical staff can contribute to theBD process? Too often, the model busi-ness developer that is held out for every-one to see is the sales person who has justlanded the “large carcass” after a round ofgolf— on which the firm feeds for the nextsix months. If your firm does this, you aremissing the important contributions ofPMs and project staff who continue toplease clients and have demonstrated theability to identify, nurture, and convertadditional project opportunities.

Firms that succeed at developingsuccessful business developers encouragecompany-wide contribution to/participa-tion in business development activities.They identify a variety of ways in whichstaff can contribute— ways that are suitedto an individual’s personality, skills, andcomfort level. Here are several ways to getyour technical staff started in good habits:

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for keeping exist-ing clients happy.

• Ask yourstaff to create anorganizational rela-tionship withclients. Get them toseek out other buy-e r s / i n f l u e n c e r swithin a clientorganization. Inthis way, you can

ensure that if a key person leaves the clientfirm (or your firm) the relationship can bycontinued by other people.

• Get your staff to look out for mar-ket intelligence and make sure they passalong what they learn.

• Have your staff participate in atechnical committee.

• Ask staff members to representyour firm in key associations to whichyour clients may also belong.

• Have staff present a paper at a con-ference attended by clients/prospects.

• Ask staff members attend a break-fast with three past clients each quarter.

• Encourage informal communica-tion with clients (e.g., congratulatory per-sonal notes).

• Conduct a debrief (using open-ended questions!) at the conclusion of aproject.

• Invite current/past/prospectiveclients to speak to your staff.

• Have a staff member interview aclient/prospect for your company newslet-ter.

• Ask staff to forward an article ofinterest to a client or prospect.

• See if staff members can tap affin-ity groups (e.g., Alma Mater, church) toidentify influencers/decision-makers in aprospective client organization.

• Get your staff training/mentoringin key communications skill areas such aspublic speaking and handling a dissatis-fied client.

Establish accountabilityYou can only maximize your ROI by

establishing accountability among yourstaff for the activities in which they aresuited to engage. Firm principals andother leaders must work with other staff todevelop customized goals suited to one’sskills. Make these goals specific, quantifi-able, and measurable - and tie them to thereview process. Assess progress through acandid discussion of impediments anddevelopment needs at least twice per year.Lastly, recognize and reward results andsuccess stories through internal communi-cation vehicles (e.g., company meetingsand newsletters) and other means.

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SMMA OpensNew OfficeProvidence, RI - Symmes, Maini &

McKee Associates/SMMA has opened anew office in downtown Providence tocontinue expanding planning and designservices to clients in greater Rhode Islandand southeastern Massachusetts. Theoffice at 400 Westminster Street in down-town Providence opened on July 21.

SMMA’s Rhode Island clientsinclude Providence College, Blue Cross &Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI),the University of Rhode Island, CoxCommunications, and the town of EastGreenwich. The new 325,000sf downtowntower project now in construction for BCB-SRI is currently SMMA’s largest inProvidence. Completion is expected in late2009, according to Mark Spaulding, AIA,SMMA’s principal-in-charge of the BlueCross & Blue Shield project.

“As an integrated architecture, engi-neering, planning, and interior design firm,we are in a position in Rhode Island towork with clients during all phases of theirproject planning and development,” notedMark Zarillo, FASLA, AICP, who willhead up the Providence office for SMMA.“We are already well known in the com-munity through visible and active projectsfor Providence College and BCBSRI, andhope to become better known through ourincreased involvement in the communitythat this location affords us,” Zarillo said.

Boston, MA - SuffolkConstruction currently is man-aging the construction of 303Columbus Avenue in Boston.The $48 million building wasdesigned by Neshamkin FrenchArchitects for Wasserman RealEstate Capital, LLC. Whencompleted, the10-story residen-tial and retail facility willinclude 50 condominium unitstotaling 147,000sf and 2,700sfof retail space at street level. Athree-level underground park-ing garage will accommodate72 vehicles.

The unique design layoutof the building will provide ten-ants with front-to-back condo-minium units, an elevator serv-ice in each unit and high-endfinishes throughout. Several units willhave private terraces that will overlookBoston’s skyline.

A challenging aspect to this projectis the restricted construction site, whichis located on a busy city street and

abutted by buildings on three sides. Tosecure the building’s foundation andthose of the adjacent buildings, a 50-foot-deep slurry wall was constructed.The building itself is a cast-in-place con-crete structure using a concrete pan decksystem for slabs.

Suffolk CM for303 Columbus Avenue

Designed by Neshamkin French

303 Columbus Avenue in Boston


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High-Profile: Multi-Residential Facilities Development News

Haverhill, MA – Construction on theMurray Court Housing Project inHaverhill is underway and scheduled to becomplete October 1, 2008.

The new three-story, wood-framedbuilding houses 21 single units willbecome home to elderly individuals whoface homelessness. It will be ready foroccupancy upon completion.

The project is owned and operated

by Emmaus Inc. of Haverhill.Architectural design was provided byRoundel 47, LLC of Scituate.

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Murray Court Housing UnderwayRoundel 47 Architect

Nashua, NH - An apartment build-ing for low-income elderly and handi-capped residents was recently completedat 681 West Hollis Street in Nashua.Eckman Construction built AHEPA 35Manor, which is owned by the local chap-ter of the American Hellenic EducationalProgressive Association (AHEPA).

The 38 apartment units, includingseveral handicap accessible apartments,will be rented to elderly persons who meet

income limits.Eckman Construction completed

the $4.3 million building in just ninemonths, finishing two months ahead ofschedule.

AHEPA 35 Manor was designed byPeter W. Argiros Architecture, AIA ofColchester, Conn. The project was fund-ed through the Section 202 Program of theU.S. Dept of Housing & UrbanDevelopment.

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Boston, MA - Acentech Inc., amulti-disciplinary acoustical consultingfirm in Cambridge, has been selected towork on the city's luxurious hotel and con-dominium complex, Mandarin Oriental,Boston, which is nearing completion andslated to open in fall 2008.

Developed by CWB Boylston anddesigned by Boston-based CBTArchitects, the Boylston Street hotel andresidence complex features attentive per-sonal service and high-end amenities.

The multi-use facility features theResidences at Mandarin Oriental, Boston,consisting of 50 ultra-luxury condo resi-dences and 25 high-end apartments, andthe ultra-luxe Mandarin Oriental, Bostonhotel.

The hotel, with 136guest rooms and 12 suites,also encompasses a16,000sf spa and fitnesscenter, meeting rooms, aballroom, and MandarinOriental, Boston's signaturerestaurant, Asana.

The Shops atMandarin Oriental, Bostonwill be home to legendaryBoston restaurantL'Espalier, along with Selde la Terre, Mizu Salon,Frette linens, and other lux-ury boutiques.

Acentech was select-ed by CWB Boylston andCBT Architects to provide

architectural acoustic and mechanical sys-tem noise and vibration control consultingto meet the high expectations for the futureoccupants of the building. Acentech devel-oped demising constructions for providingexceptional sound isolation between theresidences and the guestrooms, both verti-cally and horizontally, to allow the occu-pants of each space their enjoyment andprivacy from others.

Acentech also recommended noiseand vibration control for mechanical sys-tems to achieve quiet in the building,including the equipment within each resi-dence, the rooftop equipment adjacent tothe rooftop terraces, and the emergencygenerator in the lower level of the building.

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25September, 2008

High-Profile News

By Richard Barnett, project executive,Elaine Construction

In the course of constructing abuilding or addition to an existing facili-ty, the process is key to the ultimate suc-cess of the endeavor. Seldom does aclient say, “This facility isn’t attractiveenough.” They do, however, often say, atleast at some point in the process, “Thisfacility is too expensive.”

Many factors lead to cost overruns:unclear scope, time constraints, poorplanning, and changes late in the process.As construction costs increase, teamresources become more stretched, andtrends like sustainability become moreprevalent, the traditional design-bid-build methodology of project delivery isless effective at delivering the mostdesirable product at the best possibleprice. Many clients are turning to morecollaborative methods of project deliv-ery, including key team members earlierin the process, and striving to simplifyaccountability and contracting.

One such client of ElaineConstruction is a believer in collabora-tion, and is also in a radically, and rapid-ly, changing field: delivery of medicalcare.

Concierge medical practices oper-ate on the premise that while advances inmedical science and technology havecreated a new generation of diagnostic

and treatment alternatives thathave revolutionized health-care, something key has beenlost – the human and personaltouch. With doctors seeingthousands of patients and withlow common denominators ofservice, many people feelestranged from the high quali-ty care and attention they needand desire. Organizations likePersonal Physicians HealthCare,Chestnut Hill, Mass., offer a unique solu-tion: a low-volume, highly personalizedhealthcare “concierge” to service eachpatient’s special situation.

Understanding the importance ofcollaboration with their patient “clients,”it is not surprising that this organizationembraces collaboration when they them-selves become the client, in this case in aproject to expand their existing officeand clinical suite. Elaine Construction,together with Cubellis (Boston), is treat-ing this project as a partnership with theclient and all members of the design andconstruction team.

The project involves a 20% expan-sion, restack of existing functions forgreater efficiency, and will involve staffand physicians’ input to a great degree.Architect and GC (“CM”) will operate ina design/build delivery model with tightintegration of functions and activities.

Previously, “construc-tion managers” were generalcontractors, responding toarchitects’ requests as a lowermember of the food chain. Inthe mid-’80s to mid-’90’s, theconstruction management anddesign/build delivery methodsspawned a new breed of con-struction professional, whorecognized that assuming

much of the risk also had its reward.Consultants and subcontractors

were, during this period, still largelydependent on the architect to engage andinvolve them in a project. Maturing mar-kets, again more readily understandableand accessible technology, and changingproject requirements have moved theseteam players into a more independentrole, acknowledged as disciplines withexpertise which stands on its own withthe owner and other team members, notonly as an adjunct to architectural servic-es.

Drawing the traditional lines ofresponsibility from the “design-bid-build” model of project delivery nolonger represents the best value for teammembers and owners alike. Greateraccess to information and technology, aswell as the increased speed of need gen-erated by owners, forces team membersto find their greatest strengths and rely

on others to fill in where they are weak.Professionals on the project team need towork together to leverage their expertiseto the best advantage for the overall proj-ect process, and to benefit their mutualclients. Only as an integrated team canthe individual players deliver with thespeed and accuracy required in today’senvironment.

Today’s project structures andresources (or lack of!) create a need tore-examine traditional roles on the proj-ect team. Those who will survive andprofit will develop new models that blurtraditional lines and extract the best fromthe talents of all participants, remainingopen to changing roles and contributions.Furthermore, modern project teamsacknowledge that different disciplinesare more appropriate to take the lead atdifferent project phases, and they allowthe space for this to occur.

Ever more common and emergingmodels will allow for a flatter, less hier-archical structure and look at projectsmore individually. The food chain hasbeen interrupted, and has become moreof a feeding frenzy. Project structurestoday are not predictable, but ambiguousand volatile. From this ambiguity, greatcreativity and quality contributions canderive, yet a leap of faith that others canperform is also necessary.

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The Station Nightclubfire in West Warwick, R.I. in2003 was the fourth deadliestnightclub fire in U.S. history,claiming 100 lives. Since then,the National Fire ProtectionAssociation (NFPA) has mademany changes to building stan-dards and codes governing firesprinkler systems.

National law requiresquarterly inspection of a facility’s fire sprin-kler system in order to ensure that lives andproperty are protected. But, routine inspec-tions and testing are often overlooked bybuilding owners and developers.

In light of the Station tragedy andensuing changes in regulations, buildingofficials, fire departments, and insuranceunderwriters are cracking down and enforc-ing the required code inspections of auto-matic sprinkler systems in facilities. Moreand more insurance companies are rejectingthe claims of building owners and develop-ers because of improper system mainte-nance and faulty sprinkler systems.

Building owners and developers canavoid conflict with these officials by havinga regular inspection regimen of their facili-ty.

Staying in compliance means quar-terly inspections and annual testing must beperformed as required by NFPA 25. Testingof the fire sprinkler system is much more

involved than simply turning the system onand off to ensure it is working.

Under NFPA 25, inspec-tion of the sprinklers, piping andhangers, including seismic brac-ing, must be executed to ensurethat they are in working orderand not damaged or obstructed.Then, a gauge check should beperformed on all equipment toensure everything is workingproperly. Wet pipe systemsshould be inspected to ensure

they will not freeze in colder months.Alarm valves must be checked to ensurethey are not damaged. It’s also requiredthat there is a reserve supply of sprinklersand head wrenches on site.

Upon completion of inspection, therequired water flow tests must be per-formed.

The fire sprinkler system inspectionteam should tag all the tested devices andgenerate an inspection report, which shouldoutline the inspection results and any defi-ciencies.

Should any deficiencies be detected,it is imperative to schedule a licensed sprin-kler fitter to come in and correct those defi-ciencies immediately.

Documentation is key. Be sure tokeep a record of every inspection report ofthe facility’s fire sprinkler system.

Scott Dwyer is president of SprinkTech Company, Inc., a provider of firesprinkler systems in Massachusetts.

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Signer Harris Architects of Bostonannounced that they have been awardedthe following projects:

• MetLife: restructuring over190,000sf of office space across threefloors in their Back Bay headquarters;

• Novartis, Genzyme, Wyeth, theBroad Institute, and VisEn Medical: labrenovations and/ or offices and supportspaces;

• Lyman Hall at Brown University:

Interior renovations and exterior restora-tion of this historic theater and dance facil-ity, originally built in the 19th century as agymnasium;

• Brown University: Renovations offive dormitories and four lecture halls;

• MIT: Renovations to the historicReading Room under the dome; and

• Basho Strategies and Urell, Inc.:office renovations.

Signer Harris Recent Projects

J.M. Coull Re-certified AQCMaynard, MA - J.M. Coull, a full-service construction firm, has earned re-cer-

tification as an Accredited Quality Contractor (AQC) from the Associated Buildersand Contractors, a national construction-related association. J.M. Coull first earnedAQC Certification in April 2005.

Launched in 1993, the AQC program is a third-party national accreditation pro-viding recognition to construction firms that document their commitment to qualityachievement in four areas of corporate responsibility: safety, employee benefits, train-ing, and community relations and outreach activities.

Consigli to Expand into ConnecticutEnfield, CT - Mike

Walker is general manager of thenewly opened ConsigliConstruction office in Enfield.

“Our history as a companythat contributes to its communityas both a business and a benefac-tor will be enriched with ournewest location in Connecticut,”Walker said.

Consigli is currently over-seeing a $32 million restorationand renovation of the Trinity College Long

Walk in Connecticut , along withinfrastructure upgrades to the his-toric buildings.

Additionally, the Enfieldoffice has recently completedimaging lab renovations atBaystate Medical Center inSpringfield and is overseeing con-struction of the new Armed ForcesReserve Center at the WestoverAir Reserve Base in Chicopee.

Consigli also has offices inMilford, Mass., and Portland, Maine.

Walker


27September, 2008

HP: We understand you recentlychanged your name. What brought thisabout?

Marc Margulies (MM): After 20years in business as Margulies &Associates, our firm has evolved into alarge team of highly-talented and experi-enced professionals. We realized that itwas time that the name of the firm betterrepresent the senior leadership by becom-ing Margulies Perruzzi Architects. As aprincipal at Margulies & Associates fornearly 14 years, Dan Perruzzi has consis-tently demonstrated expert leadership,design skill and dedication to understand-ing and meeting the unique needs of everyproject and every client. His role as princi-pal will remain unchanged as he continuesto oversee projects and manage staff and

client relations for the firm. Everyone inthe office is delighted to see Dan sodeservedly recognized, and the reactionfrom our clients has been equally positive.

HP: You recently moved, too?Dan Perruzzi (DP): Yes, we recent-

ly relocated our offices to the fourth floorof the newly-renovated Boston Children’sMuseum building in the Fort PointChannel neighborhood. Our new officedesign will be LEED-Silver certified – andis also located within the LEED-Gold cer-tified museum building – which supportsour firm’s dedication to sustainabledesign. Our new space intersects the his-toric mill building’s brick-and-beam con-struction with the crisp clean lines of amodern interior, and provides additionalspace to continue our steady growth.

HP: How has your firmchanged over the past 20 years?

MM: Margulies &Associates was founded in 1988 toprovide thoughtful architecturaland interior design to corporateclients for whom the workplace isan important part of their business.Over the past 20 years, the firmhas grown into a team of morethan 50 talented designers.

DP: We are proud to beranked each year as one of thelargest architectural firms by theBoston Business Journal, and ourdiverse expertise now spans thecorporate, professional services,real estate development, health-

care, and research and development fields.We continue to expand our healthcareexpertise, working with clients such asFallon Clinic and Partners Healthcare, andwe have recently won a number of designawards of which we are quite proud.

HP: There was much talk about sus-tainability in the ’90s, to what extent doyou see that as part of today's routine?

MM: Sustainabilityand attention to green con-struction are becoming thenorm, partly because compa-nies are financially motivatedto do so, but mostly becausecorporate values haveevolved to expect action onbehalf of environmentalissues. As architects, we see itas our professional responsi-bility to design in the mostsustainable way possible.

DP: Our corporateclients challenge us too, andwe have worked with repeatclients – Blue Cross Blue

Shield of Mass. is a great example – thathave completed several green, LEED-cer-tified projects. We are proud that many ofour architects have earned their LEEDdesigner certification and are involved inthe United States Green BuildingAuthority (USGBC) MassachusettsMembership Forum; so as a firm, we’repoised to design for sustainability wellinto the future.

HP: Has there been a shift in therole of the architect over the past 20 years?

MM: The architect’s role hasevolved from designer to designer/teambuilder/construction adviser in just 20years. Our firm embraces an interactivedesign process and uses technology tobring the client and the rest of the projectteam into the decision-making and design

process. This enables greater collaborationbetween architects, contractors, and own-ers, making the design and constructionprocess virtually seamless in most cases.Architects are playing a larger role in theselection and oversight of contractors. Theoverall result is more innovative, sustain-able design and less costly, lower impactconstruction. The evolving role of thearchitect – and the increased use of tech-nology such as Building InformationModeling (BIM) – helped to createthis shift.

HP: Are you designing morefor one construction delivery systemthan another?

DP: One of the fascinatingthings about BIM is that it hasallowed us to move from creating astatic drawing to delivering adynamic virtual model of a building,enabling the architect, contractorand owner to look at a building –and work together – in new and dif-ferent ways. BIM allows the con-tractor to better understand andanticipate pre-construction issues,reducing errors and leading to fewerchanges during construction, whichreduces cost. BIM will eventuallylead to “real-time prototyping,”where the actual performance of anentire building can be modeled, notjust the appearance or the massing.

Ultimately, BIM will sit at the intersectionof sustainable design and facility manage-ment, allowing the owner to track energyconsumption, preventive maintenanceschedules and other utilities long after theproject is designed and completed. Wehave integrated this new technology intothe way we approach design, and areexcited for future developments to enableus to continue to improve our process.

High-Profile: News

An Interview With Marc Margulies and Dan Perruzzi

Margulies and PerruzziPhoto credit: Frank Monkiewicz

Exterior of a 329,000 sf new building in Hingham, Mass.Photo credits: Warren Patterson Photography

Two-story lobby of a 158,000 sf headquartersrenovation project in Mansfield, Mass.

HLM, Boston, Contractor Jones Lang LaSalle

USI recently completed the installation ofa 500-ton capacity chiller plant toreplace the failed original cooling sys-

tem at 293 Boston Post Road, Marlborough, MA. A temporary chiller was connected to the

building piping system to provide cooling for thebuilding tenants, while USI and its team of sub-contractors converted an unused storage roombelow the building loading dock into a mechani-cal room for the new building cooling system.The new chillers, pumps and related equipmentwere lowered through an opening in the loadingdock floor. New piping and electrical systemswere installed and connected to the existingbuilding systems.

USI was able to transform the empty storageroom into an operational chiller plant in a periodof just eight weeks and return the rental chiller afull month earlier than estimated, resulting insubstantial savings to the building owner.

Mark Hayes, Senior Sales Engineer, was theproject manager.


28 September

Empty mechanical room - start of project

Foundation for new cooling tower

Completes Lincoln Property's 293 Bos

USI - Ultra Services, Inc. | 8 Cook Street | Billerica, MA 01821 | (p) 978.6

Client BaseUSI has a diverse customer base

consisting of financial institutions, com-mercial office buildings, manufacturingand retail clients throughoutMassachusetts, New Hampshire andMaine. USI also has relationships withgeneral contractors related totenant improvement work thatthe company maintains.

HVAC ServicesUSI's primary business

service is the repair, replace-ment and installation of com-mercial HVAC systems andequipment (24 hours/365 days ayear). This includes piping andcontrol installation.

In House Engineering/DesignSupport

USI's sales team has a com-bined 95 years of hands on HVAC experi-ence, both in actual field service and repairwork as well as estimating and project man-agement.

USI's approach to replacement ofexisting equipment involves a complete

evaluation of the system and area sensure that the correct replaceinstalled, not just an exact replacewhat is already there. In many casevaluations reveal systems under sized for their intended usage. Whresearch is required to evaluate the

than to simply dislike theunit is correct, the end pra more reliable and mofortable system for the cWhere the design of abecomes more involved oa stamped design is requiproject, USI has ongoitionships with several meengineering firms for theices.

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29r, 2008

at 16: Service that Follows ThroughUltra Services Inc. /USI is a full service HVAC contractor specializing in the

maintenance, repair, replacement and installation of HVAC systems andequipment. High-Profile had the opportunity to sit down with co-founders

Darryll Farinha and Francis J. Penney to learn more about them.

USI was opened in 1992, Darryll explained, Frank and I have been workingtogether since 1985. The company's been open for 16 years, but in reality, we'vebeen working together for a quarter century. We realized that the companies wewere working for didn't have a good understanding of customer service. We felt thatwe knew a better way to take care of our clients, so we set out on our own.

We started in a down economy. We've gone through good times, then intoanother down economy. Then we saw good times again and then back into a downeconomy. Our worst year was a three percent growth in revenue/sales. For the pastsixteen years, we've had mostly double digit annual growth.

We are very different than a lot of companies in that when we do a plan andspec job for a General Contractor, as a Mechanical Contractor, we follow that joball the way through. We install all of the equipment and once the building has beenturned over to an owner or to a property management company, we can provide ourservice and HVAC preventative maintenance side as well. So, we follow throughfrom the install stage to the service and maintenance stages.

I feel that brings a much better product to the end user because we are goingto be standing behind it forever, not just leave once that construction job is complete.

The number one priority of USI is to provide our customers with outstandingservice. This is the fundamental principal on which the company was founded andhas served as its main source of growth through the years because of the loyalty itbreeds with our customers.

ston Post Road Chiller Plant Ahead of Schedule

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“USI continues to offer our clients the highest caliber person-nel, service, and consultative services. We rely on them to serviceour most valuable clients in their most complex and challengingprojects, all at a fair price.”

– Lisa Wexler, President, Elaine Construction

“We appreciate our strategic alliance with USI and view themas a value asset to our team.”

–Sean Dwyer, Senior Vice President, Admiral Construction Corp.

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Crane & Company, best-knownfor manufacturing stationery and cur-rency, retained GZA GeoEnviron-mental to investigate the feasibility ofhydroelectric power generation at twoof their existing dams. GZA will now

work with them to design and con-struct a rehabilitated small hydropow-er generation facility at the ByronWeston Defiance Mill and the associ-ated Byron Weston Dam No. 2.

The proposed renewable energyproject involves the replacement ofthe existing turbines with a new tur-bine, the installation of new electricalgeneration and control equipment andmodification of ancillary civil struc-tures. The project will provide elec-tricity to the facility saving themmoney by reducing energy costs.

GZA to Design Energy Project

A small hydropower generation facility will be constructed at the ByronWeston Defiance Mill.

Boston, MA - Einhorn Yaffee Prescott,Architecture & Engineering, P.C. announcedthat the EYP-designed U.S EmbassyCompound in Panama City, Panama earnedLEED certification from the United StatesGreen Building Council. This is only the sec-ond U.S. Embassy compound so designated.The first was the embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria.

EYP and The Department of Statehave a longstanding commitment to the sus-tainability of the environment through thedesign and construction of green embassiesaround the world. The New EmbassyCompound project in Panama City incorpo-rates a wide range of technologies and strate-gies.

The site includes an erosion and sedi-mentation control plan, promotes the use ofmass transit and cycling, and reduces theurban heat island effect of extensive hard sur-face areas.

Water consumption for irrigation isreduced by 50 percent and potable water useis reduced by 32 percent through the use ofinnovative bathroom fixtures.

Energy efficiency measures are incor-porated throughout the building design,including improved roof insulation, lightingcontrols, and improved HVAC standards.

More than 32% of the building materi-als were produced within 500 miles of theproject site, and efficient waste collection anddedicated recycling facilities were integral tothe building design. The building’s indoorenvironment is monitored to provide thehighest air quality possible.

Finally, the Embassy provides an edu-cational program for the inhabitants, explain-ing the integration of security and sustainabledesign strategies, technologies and benefitsso they may get the most use out of this inte-grated approach.

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Portsmouth, NH - JSAInc., an architecture, planningand interior design firm,announced that BonitaBoeckman-Cook recentlybecame an accredited profes-sional under the U.S. GreenBuilding Council's LEED.

Boeckman-Cook is a jobcaptain in the firm's HealthcareStudio and is currently

involved in the renovation andexpansion of PortsmouthRegional Hospital.

She is also a member ofthe JSA Green Team where sheplays a leadership role in edu-cating both JSA colleagues andclients about best "green" prac-tices. Boeckman-Cook joinsfourteen JSA colleagues asLEED-accredited professionals.

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Boeckman-Cook Earns LEED Status


31September, 2008

High-Profile Focus: Green Building & Sustainable Design

The Palazzo Gets LEED SilverLas Vegas, NV - The Palazzo Las

Vegas Resort, Hotel, and Casino, a 7.5 mil-lion sf complex, has been dubbed the “largestgreen building in the world” by USGBC, fourtimes bigger than any LEED certified build-ing. The project includes a 50-story hoteltower with 3,000 guest suites, a two-storypodium with casino, retail, restaurants, per-formance theatre, and back-of-house servic-es, over 25 pools, spas, and water features,and a 4,000 car underground parking garage.

Vanderweil Engineers, one of thenation’s largest MEPFP Engineering firms,provided the mechanical, plumbing, andhydraulic pool design following completionof The Venezia, another Vanderweil project,on the same site.

Some of the Vanderweil designedmeasures that helped The Palazzo achieveSilver status were:

• Irrigation needs were reduced by 75%because of artificial turf, drip irrigation andmoisture sensors in planted areas.

• The Palazzo swimming pools wereheated with an expansive solar pool heatingsystem which allows the excess solar energynot needed for the pools during the summer tobe directed to the hotel’s hot water system,thereby reducing the need to heat water forguest suites.

• When hotel guests are not present intheir rooms, air-conditioning controls auto-matically are set back by several degrees.Upon their return the desired temperature isreset.

• Service areas are equipped with light-ing occupancy sensors that shut off lightswhen no one is in the area.

• Interior plumbing fixtures such aswater-efficient showerheads, high-efficiencytoilets and low-flow lavatory faucet aeratorshelp the Palazzo use 37% less water than con-ventional buildings.

• Moisture sensors monitor real time,site specific air temperature, humidity, and

rainfall to provide daily watering cycleadjustment.

• 00kw photovoltaic array for exteriorfaçade lighting are used.

• Refrigerants were selected to mini-mize the building’s contribution to ozonedepletion and global warming as defined bythe LEED rating system.

• Thermal design measures that yieldedhigh energy savings with both watersideeconomizer and enthalpy based outside airoperation were utilized.

• Air intakes are equipped with perma-nent monitoring systems and will generatealarms at the BMS when conditions vary bymore than 10%.

• Cooling tower advanced condensedwater treatment systems resulted in substan-tial water savings of nearly 10 million gallonsper year.

• Interior lighting reductions for BoHareas, the parking garage, hotel corridors, andguest suites reduce power density up to 65%space-by-space.

The Palazzo Las Vegas Resort, Hotel, andCasino

The Green Rountable CalendarEvents for September

The following is an abbreviated listof events for the month of Septemberoffered through the Green Roundtable.For full details on any listing, please visit:http://www.nexusboston.com/space/events.html/2008/9

9/13/2008 10:00 am -2:00 pm

• NEXUS SecondSaturdays--RemodelingTowards a Green andHealthy Home

9/17/2008 8:00 am - 9:00 am• The Forum--Education

Committee meeting

9/18/2008 8:30 am - 5:00 pm• USGBC--LEED for New

Construction Technical Review Workshop

9/23/2008 8:00 am - 9:00 am• The Forum--Communications

Committee Meeting

9/25/2008 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm• The Green

Roundtable--InnovativeWastewater Reuse andWater TreatmentOptions

9/25/2008 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm

• The GreenR o u n d t a b l e - - L E E D

Accredited ProfessionalStudy Group

9/30/2008 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm• The Forum--Boston LEED Users

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Waltham, MA. - Hobbs BrookManagement LLC recently broke groundfor two buildings totaling over 330,000sflocated at the foot of the Hobbs BrookOffice Park in Waltham.

Architect for the project isMargulies & Associates. ConstructionManager is Columbia Construction Corp.·

With a goal of LEED® Silver, theproject team has taken significant meas-ures to adhere to LEED requirements. Theexisting 330,000sf building will be demol-ished and 90% of the steel, concrete andmasonry will be recycled.

The two new buildings will utilize

an existing underground water storagetank to capture stormwater runoff for irri-gation purposes. In addition, the projectincludes implementation of a green house-keeping program and construction of newroofs with a high reflection rating toreduce the heat island effect.

Green practices extend to includepreferred parking for hybrid vehicles andcar poolers, as well as making showerfacilities available to encourage the use ofbicycles as transportation. In addition,Hobbs Brook Management is consideringpurchasing green power carbon offsets.

Hobbs Brook Breaks GroundArchitect Margulies & Associates

l-r - Chip Batchelder, Wyman Street Advisors; Jim Marsh, Columbia; Sally Collura,City Council; Jerry LeBlanc, Mike Burns, Tom Dusel, Trish Holland, and Don

Oldmixon, all of Hobbs Brook Management; Marc Margulies, Margulies &Associates,Gary Marchese, Waltham City Council; Tom Stanley, State Representative;Doris Donovan, President, Waltham Council of Neighborhood Advocates; Raymond

(Ray) Russo, Neighbor. Photo courtesy of Art Illman

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Jones Lang LaSalle Acquires ECD EnergyBoston, MA - Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated announced the acquisition of

the environmental consulting firm, ECD Energy, best known as the developer oftechnology underlying environmental rating systems for buildings, includingGreen Globes for the Green Building Initiative (GBI) and Go Green for BOMACanada.

Professionals and staff of ECD Energy join Jones Lang LaSalle's Torontooffice and will join forces with the firm's worldwide network of sustainability pro-fessionals.

Jones Lang LaSalle also gains use of ECD's technology platform for assess-ing the sustainability profile of commercial buildings and benchmarking acrossportfolios. The tools assess new building designs, existing building operationsand interior fit-outs in terms of their energy, water and environmental impact aswell as the health and comfort of building occupants.

The Northeast Sustainable EnergyAssociation (NESEA) invites the public tovisit local sustainable buildings acrossMassachusetts as well as Maine, NewHampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island,Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, NewJersey, and Delaware to talk with energy-sav-ing experts during the 2008 Green BuildingsOpen House on Saturday, October 4.

NESEA’s Green Buildings OpenHouse, part of the American Solar EnergySociety’s National Solar Tour, is an opportu-nity to learn first-hand how incorporatinggreen elements can help reduce heating costs,

increase energy conservation, and even gen-erate surplus clean energy.

Open to the public will be a variety ofbuildings such as businesses, public build-ings, schools, and private homes demonstrat-ing the use of passive solar heating, solar hotwater collection and storage, radiant floorheating, photovoltaics or wind to generateelectricity, energy-saving appliances andtechniques (super-insulation and sealing airspaces), sustainable and healthy buildingmaterials, and water-saving fixtures. Moreinfo www.nesea.org/buildings/openhouse.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute(WPI), known for its challengingscience and technology programs,

has set an example that they are hopeful alluniversities will soon follow. The newly con-structed East Hall residence is a model of bothsustainable design and how student involve-ment in all aspects of education - including thefacilities in which they live and study - canbring major benefits to students, faculty andthe University as a whole. East Hall wasdesigned to be LEED® Gold certified uponcompletion. It is WPI’s first sustainable resi-dence hall, and only the second building oncampus built to LEED® Certification stan-dards.

Of the many “green” technologies andstrategies used in the design and constructionof East Hall, one that really stands out for itsmany functional, educational and aesthetic

benefits is the GreenGrid® green roof. Greenroofs offer myriad environmental benefits andare also a creative, beautiful and innovativeuse of space.

Gilbane Building Company, the gener-al contractor, and Cannon Design, the projectarchitect for East Hall, both have been com-mitted to building sustainable and efficientbuildings for years. Realizing the environ-mental, social and potentially highly educa-tional benefits of a green roof, this feature wasintegrated into the design of East Hall fromthe very start. The GreenGrid® green roof onEast Hall was installed by GreenwoodIndustries, a local Worcester roofing contrac-tor, in August of 2008, but it was actuallyplanted by the East Hall construction projectteam, WPI students, staff, - and even one verycommitted trustee - three months earlier at

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tectural firm, Svigals + Partners, recentlycompleted its third green laboratory reno-vation at the Yale School of Medicine, thisone on behalf of the Laboratory forSurgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology(LSOG). Part of Yale University’s Ob-Gyn department, the LSOG occupies25,864sf on the second and third floors ofthe University’s LSOG Building, andserves as a research and academic centerfor the department.

To effect the green transformation,Svigals + Partners increased views to theexterior and brought daylight into longcavernous hallways. Where privacy wasrequired, as in conference rooms andoffices, creative solutions like laminatedwindow film with custom patterns wereemployed. Additional sustainable featurescited by Skolozdra include:

• Space for new air handling equip-ment with heat recovery for increasedenergy savings in lab environments where100 percent of the air is exhausted atalmost nine percent below code.

• Radiant cooling through “chilledbeam” technology in office areas as a wayto increase cooling efficiency and reduceenergy consumption.

• Flow restrictors on all faucets toreduce water consumption.

• Certified woods, recycled materi-als, rapidly renewable products and lowvolatile organic compound (VOC) materi-als.

• t5 lamp technologies and occupan-cy sensors to reduce lighting watts persquare foot.

• Drop soffits and lights with col-ored rings to pool light at lab entry points.

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WPI students and faculty planting the GreenGrid® modules in April 2008.


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Worcester, MA - The BlackstoneHall student residence facility at ClarkUniversity in Worcester has been awardedLEED Silver certification from the U.S.Green Building Council, making it one offewer than 10 certified residence halls inMassachusetts, and the first in the city ofWorcester.

Completed on an occupied campus,Consigli Construction Co., Inc. worked

with architectural firm Chan KriegerSieniewicz of Cambridge to complete theproject. The 208-bed facility includesmany sustainable features, such as zinc-clad window boxes designed to deflect thesun’s heat from the numerous windowsoffering enhanced natural daylighting, andForest Stewardship Council-certifiedwood throughout the building.

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By Jay Emporer, Project Manager/RLAof Pressley Associates Landscape

Architects in Cambridge, MA.The green movement is all around us

today. Television and print advertisementsherald the newest products to help peoplebe environmentally friendly and reversethe effects of global warming. Everythingfrom automobiles to paint are now beingdesigned and produced to be better for theenvironment. Design professionals in facthave championed this movement fordecades. Landscape architects have hadthe opportunity, and the responsibility, todevelop green long before it was a buzzword.

Pressley Associates has had theunique opportunity to help transform spaceto urban green through our work atNortheastern University. Located inBoston along the “Avenue of the Arts,”Northeastern was a place in need of somegreen in the early 1980s. Well respected asprimarily a commuter school at the time,parking and interior roads dominated thecampus, and little attention was given toplantings, green space or outside gatheringareas for students.

As the University began to evolvetoward a residential campus, theUniversity launched an urban renewal planaimed at transforming its campus environ-ment. They have invested in landscapeimprovements; creating a green campuswith more student-oriented spaces.

The University continued to grow asthe new millennium approached. Newdormitories and academic buildings wereproposed and master planning efforts werere-evaluated to keep up with the growth ofthe University. One building that lookedtowards the future was the Behrakis HealthScience Center. Planned for theUniversity’s West Campus Village, wheremuch of the school’s new growth wasoccurring, the Behrakis Health SciencesCenter Roof Garden presentedNortheastern with an opportunity toadvance the concept of a campus land-scape one step further. In 1999, Pressleywas engaged by the University to design aone-acre green roof above a new parkinggarage. The University’s goal was to cre-ate a beautiful and usable area linking thenew Health Sciences Center with aResidential Complex that was going tohouse students at the graduate level.

This expansion presented theUniversity with an opportunity to creategreen space on their West Campus and todevelop an urban garden for the

Northeastern com-munity on whatwould otherwisehave been an unat-tractive and unus-able rooftop. Theroof garden is animportant elementin unifying thenew complexesand weaving thefacilities seamlessly into the campus.

The Behrakis Health SciencesCenter Roof Garden benefits adjacent dor-mitory residents, students, faculty and theNortheastern community in ways thatnearly overshadow its ecological function.The ability to insulate the garage roof,process groundwater runoff, and protectthe roof membrane from ultraviolet raysadds substantially to the garden’s econom-ic value. As an insulating layer, the roofgarden provides the garage with the bene-fits of regulating temperature in the struc-ture below. In the summer months thegarage maintains a temperature 13 degreescooler than ground level and during thewinter temperatures are several degrees

warmer.There are also savings for the adja-

cent classroom and dormitory overalloperating costs. The garden’s design,which incorporates lawn, shade trees,ornamental grasses, and shrubs, adjacentto the glass walls of the Behrakis HealthScience Center, reduces glare and heatgain, boosting the building’s energy effi-ciency.

The greening of the NortheasternCampus was taken one step further duringthis past summer with the completion ofthe Northeastern University Law School’sDockser Hall renovation. Utilizing LEEDdesign goals, Pressley Associates designeda new landscape with a drip irrigation sys-tem designed to control water usage. Plantmaterial was selected to reduce waterneeds, rainwater runoff captured on-sitereduces impacts to the city utilities, andpaving materials selected reduce heat gain.Similar steps will be applied to futurelandscape projects at NortheasternUniversity

Pressley Associates has been instru-mental in assisting Northeastern rejuve-nate and green their campus. As a team,we have worked to develop environmen-tally conscious and attractive outdoorspaces that students and faculty experienceevery day while providing a sustainableanswer to the paved urban environment.

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This expansion presented the University with an opportunity tocreate green space on their West Campus and to develop an urbangarden for the Northeastern community on what would otherwisehave been an unattractive and unusable rooftop.

By M. Hassan Emamianand George H. McFee of

Consulting Engineering Services, Inc.

With high energy costs and rapidchanges in building systems tech-nology, it’s no wonder that the

education community has put a great deal ofvalue in commissioning services. It is the oneservice that offers the owner, and the entireproject team that have a building that func-tions as it should from Day One. But still, thenumber one question of commissioning per-sists: “Why should I pay for this service? Ihave a good design team and good contrac-tors. Shouldn’t this building function correct-ly without this service?”

To answer that question, let’s take alook at the objectives and processes of com-missioning.

The objective of commissioning is toprovide documented confirmation that afacility fulfills the performance requirementsof the building owner, occupants, and opera-tors as intended in the contract documents. Toreach this goal, it is important to establish anddocument the owner’s criteria for systemfunction, performance, and maintainability,as well as to verify and document compliancewith these criteria throughout design, con-struction, start-up, and the initial period ofoperation. In addition, complete operationand maintenance (O&M) manuals should beprovided to the building operators to ensurethe building continues to operate as intended,and training on system operation should beprovided to all building operators and in-house facilities staff.

The commissioning agent is part of theteam from design to construction. To that end,it works best to schedule regular coordinationmeetings with subcontractors to review andaddress issues as they arise, without delay. Itis important that the subcontractors know thatthe commissioning agent is there to make theconstruction process smoother, and to avoidpost-construction issues for all partiesinvolved. Once this agreement is established,all parties benefit from it.

During the design phase, the commis-sioning team works “shoulder to shoulder”with the design team to review submissionsas they are made available. Each is reviewed

for relevance to design intent, functionalityand constructability. Reviewing submissionsin this manner eliminates time consumingand costly “11th hours” changes.

During the final stages of construction,the commissioning agent develops and coor-dinates the execution of a testing plan, whichincludes observing and documenting all sys-tem’s performance to ensure that systems arefunctioning in accordance with the Owner’sobjectives and the contract documents. Thecommissioning agent is not responsible forgeneral construction scheduling, cost estimat-ing, or construction management, but mayassist with problem solving or resolving non-conformance issues or deficiencies.

What do you look for in a commis-sioning agent? Experience is of course at thetop of this list. A firm that has experience inthe building type and size is very important,but so are the types of building systems andcontrols. Some commissioning agents mayhave experience related to a new dorm or arenovated middle school, but they may nothave experience with centrifugal chillers orgeothermal ground source heat pumps. Besure to look for the technology (design,installation AND operation) as well as thebuilding type when it comes to experience.Secondly, a good communicator makes for agood commissioning agent. A team that isable to keep open lines of communication,from the owner to the architect to the subcon-tractors, is the key to a streamlined process.When you check references, be sure to askabout communication during the project. Didthey respond quickly, and fairly? Were theyable to address issues without creating anadversarial environment? Lastly, when youare searching for a commissioning agent, askto see a sample of their reports and testingdocumentation. Look for data that is sensiblyorganized, easy to follow, and well detailed.

What sort of “problems” can you avoidwith commissioning? As mentioned earlier,commissioning offers the owner and theentire project team that have a building thatfunctions as it should from Day One.Problems are found, and resolved, in realtime, not months or years later. For example,during the Design Development phase for arecent middle school project, the commis-sioning agent discovered boiler that was sized

more than double what was necessary. Putsimply, a boiler expands as it heats up andcontracts as it cools down. An oversized boil-er must expand and contract much moreoften, which is a lot like hitting the gas andthen hitting the brakes in a car: The morewear and tear on the equipment shortens thelife of the product, and no school systemlooks forward to replacing a central heatingplant prematurely. After the size issue wasbrought to the attention of the design team,new calculations were made and the specifi-cations were revised well before the bid peri-od.

At a recent project for a dormitorycomplex, a major issue was found with onepiece of equipment; a 1000 kW generator inthe dorm basement. The contractor, followingthe engineer’s drawings to the letter, welded a14 inch flue pipe through the six story build-ing, leaving no room for expansion of thepipe carrying 900 degree gas. Potentialresults from the situation could have resultedin structural damage, fire, or carbon monox-ide poisoning. Fortunately, it was pointed outby the commissioning agent long beforebuilding occupancy. The welds were replacedwith slider clamps, and the building safelyopened on schedule.

Not all issues are as severe as this one,but all issues found during the commission-ing process have the potential to cost moremoney for the school over time. Some maycause excessive energy usage, such asimproper controls and balancing. Some maycause premature aging and system failure,such as equipment set to cycle on and off

more than necessary. And in some cases, aschool may have building system compo-nents that were designed but never installed.

Why would your school pay for thisservice? New construction, or renovation,large or small, the value of commissioning faroutlives the investment made in the service.Commissioning ensures that your buildingssystems are reliable on Day One, and foryears to come.

M. Hassan Emamian, PE, LEED AP isteam leader for CES’ ConstructionAdministration and Commissioning team.

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Orono, ME - Students at theUniversity of Maine this yearhave an extra source of delight

waiting for them when they return tocampus: the university’s newly LEEDSilver certified Student Recreation andFitness Center. A very successful firstyear of operations and recent LEED cer-tification have built up a high level ofcampus excitement about the new facili-ty.

The fitness center, designed byarchitecture and engineering firmCannon Design’s Boston office, featuresa three-court gymnasium, fitness center,natatorium (with swimming pool and

sauna), walking/jogging track, racquet-ball courts, and other athletic usespaces.The 87,000sf fitness center is thelargest building ever undertaken at theUniversity of Maine. Most significant,though, is the building’s seamless fit intoits heavily wooded site and its expertincorporation of sustainable buildingmaterials and systems, including heat-recovery systems and recycled materials.

The south façade of the buildingintegrates an extensive use of glass, pre-senting passers by with views of activi-ties within the building and presentsusers with views out to the scenic cam-pus. The exterior material palette is con-

structed withrecycled coppermetal clad panels,field stone, glasswalls, and archi-tectural precastconcrete panels,which harmonizewith the naturalsetting. Inside,exposed woodstructure, woodpaneling, andlight-filled spacesfurther reinforceand connect withthe natural setting.

Since its

opening, the fitness center has become ahub of healthy, productive campus activ-ity for students, faculty, and staff mem-bers, and even community members. Theup-to-date fitness center is now playingan integral role on campus, and thebuilding’s high level of sustainabilityand integration of its wooded setting hasincreased the future role of sustainabilityon campus. “The Recreation and FitnessCenter has had a wonderful inauguralyear, registering more than 320,000 vis-its by early June,” said Jeff Hunt, direc-tor of campus recreation at theUniversity of Maine regarding the 2007-2008 academic year. “It is a focal pointof our campus, and the LEED Silver cer-

tification shows that we chose the rightapproach in building the center with sus-tainability and the environment in mind.”

“Thousands of people who neverwould have used a wellness facility areusing this one,” said Dean of StudentsRobert Dana. “People are choosing thisas a main source of entertainment, andthis facility has become another livingroom for the UMaine campus.”

This year, new and returning stu-dents at the University of Maine discov-er or come back to a world-class centerof campus that embraces sustainability,inventive design, and truly enhanced stu-dent body wellbeing.

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C o l u m b i aConstruction, now workingon its sixth project for St.John’s Prep, is serving asconstruction manager for theinstallation of a 230,000sfsynthetic field. The newplaying fields will be usedfor baseball games, as wellas for practice for football,soccer, lacrosse, and rugby.The team also includesSportexe, Marshall / GaryLandscape Architects andLincoln Architects, LLC.

Once reserved exclu-sively for the big leagues,all-purpose synthetic fields are beinginstalled by more and more high schools.Along with the cost of the fields comingdown as the technology has improved, thecost savings on annual maintenance is sig-nificant since the synthetic turf doesn’trequire mowing, watering or fertilizing.

In June, the team began work assess-ing the condition of the Prep’s five-acresite. Unearthing the existing baseball fieldwas a critical operation in assessing themagnitude of the ledge removal, whichwas known to exist in the northeast cornerof the site. As a result of this operation, theteam discovered approximately 6,000cubic yards of ledge that needed to beremoved. Using a two-man blast crew, twoair tracks, and two portable crushers tofacilitate the operation, the team surgicallyremoved the ledge. As the crushing opera-tion was in process, the material producedwas spread over the site and used for thebase of the new field.

The installation of the turf is an intri-cate operation requiring the layering of fil-ter fabric, drainage, stone and sand. First,the filter fabric was laid onto the roughgraded surface, then a special “J” drain

was installed 15 feet-on-center, thenanother 10 inches of 67-gauge stone wasbrought in. 67-gauge stone is a specialblended stone that allows the material tolock together to make a relatively stablesub-base. The stone is then laser graded toa level within a tolerance of one-quarterinch in 10 feet. Finally, two inches of a

dynamic stone mix was brought in to topthe base of the field on which the synthet-ic turf will be installed.

Sportexe, the company responsiblefor manufacturing and installing St.John’s new fields, is the oldest companyin the synthetic turf business. St. John’sfield represents the largest facility thatSportexe has installed in New England.Having worked on nearly 400 full-sizedsynthetic turf fields world-wide, includingsix NFL franchises, Sportexe is installingtheir Momentum series at St. John’s – thesame one used for their NFL clients.

According to St. John’s PrepHeadmaster Albert Shannon, Ph.D., “Ourdecision to use the Sportexe product wasan easy one. We looked at the best in qual-ity, reliability and longevity. Above all,we were looking for a partner. Again,working with our CM partner, Columbia,

the decision involved many schoolconstituencies and interested par-ties. The Sportexe decision reflectedtheir ability to meet the large-scaleneeds of our project and their will-ingness to work within a tight timeframe.

St. John's Prep is an XaverianBrothers sponsored secondaryschool for young men. Founded in1907 and located on a 175-acrecampus in Danvers. St. John'senrolls 1,250 students from 80 com-munities in Massachusetts and NewHampshire.

St. John’s New Synthetic Field

Rolling out the flat drains Wise Relocates and Expands HQWinchester, MA - Wise

Construction Corporation, a constructionmanagement firm specializing in thehealthcare, biotechnology, education,and corporate clients, announced that ithas expanded and relocated its corporateheadquarters to 21 East Street inWinchester.

Previously located at 39 HoltonStreet, Wise chose to stay in Winchesterwhere it has strong roots in the commu-nity. The company will occupy half of

the 40,000sf one-story office and ware-house building it purchased. Theremaining space is leased.

The new corporate headquartersfeatures an array of first-class amenitiessuch as a library, cafeteria, high-endoffice spaces, conference rooms, trainingrooms, as well as custom wood finishesand woodwork. Wise focused on incor-porating many green design and sustain-able elements into its relocation andexpansion project.

Norwell, MA - Acella ConstructionCorporation is celebrating its fifth year ofproviding expert construction services toNew England.

Founded in 2003 on the core princi-pals of performance, dependability,accountability, and results, AcellaConstruction provides services in theoffice, educational, biotech, healthcare,

retail, restaurant, and high-end residentialmarkets.

“Our mission is to provide innova-tive and quality construction services thatare personally tailored to meet the needsand unique challenges facing our clients intoday's construction market,” said RobertJohnson, president of Acella Construction.

Acella Celebrates Fifth Anniversary

Union Station Garage OpensWorcester, MA - A ribbon cutting ceremony was held recently to celebrate the

official opening of the Union Station parking garage.With 500 parking spots and more than 8,000sf of retail space officials are hop-

ing the garage will turn around the struggling station.The garage, built under a Project Labor Agreement with the

Worcester/Fitchburg Building & Construction Trades Council, was completed $2million under budget and ahead of schedule.

The new 500-space parking garage behind Union Station was finished in July,giving commuters and visitors a convenient means of parking directly next to thistransportation hub. City officials expressed their delight with the completion of theproject and its contribution to the economic vitality of the city.

Integrated Builders Office Fit-Up

Chelmsford, MA - Integrated Buildershas been selected by Developers DiversifiedRealty Corp. for a 14,500sf interior office fit-up project at 300 Apollo Drive, inChelmsford.

The project consists of a 13,000sf inte-rior office fit-up for the Mass. offices ofHNTB, an architecture and engineering con-sulting firm, and about 1,500sf of common

corridor space in the building.Integrated Builders will work in col-

laboration with Boston-based architecturaldesign firm Spagnolo Gisness & Associates.

Prior to this project, IntegratedBuilders completed a two-phase, 133,500sfinterior construction project at 300 ApolloDrive for the corporate headquarters ofAspect Software.

Spagnolo Gisness Architects

Auburn, ME - Harriman, a full-serv-ice architecture and engineering firm basedin Maine, hasacquired TeamDesign, Inc., aManchester, N.H.-based architectureand consulting firm.

Team Designis a 23-year-oldfirm with a strongportfolio of educa-tional, retail, health-care, and corporateprojects throughout New Hampshire and isnoted for the many K-12 projects through-

out New Hampshire.Harriman has designed geothermal,

fuel cell, low-carbontechnology solutions foraward-winning educa-tion, healthcare, corpo-rate, and retail projects.

“This is a mergerof two like-mindedfirms focused on similarmarkets and on estab-lishing longlasting rela-tionships with clients,”said Clif Greim,

Harriman president and CEO.

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“This is a merger of twolike-minded firms focused onsimilar markets and on estab-lishing longlasting relation-ships with clients.”

–Clif Greim, Harrimanpresident and CEO.

Columbia Construction Serves as CM

"St. John's Prep partnership with Columbia stretches back to2002 and encompasses some $25,000,000+ of work on our campus,"stated Headmaster Albert Shannon, Ph.D. "They have becomegenuine collaborators in our campus master plan. We valueColumbia's ability to anticipate our needs and to provide excellentservice and performance."

Future baseball field curbing installed


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High-Profile: National Facilities Development News

Falls Church, VA - SuffolkConstruction Company, Inc. recentlybroke ground and started construction ofthe Sheraton Dulles South Hotel. The five-story, 167,000sf hotel building will consistof 243 guest rooms and 9,000sf of meetingand banquet space.

Other amenities will include a clublounge, fitness center, business center andfull-service restaurant. Suffolk is sched-uled to complete the new hotel on a 15-month schedule.

Designed by nbj Architecture forNOVA Hotels, the hotel’s style will emu-late 19th century American park architec-ture and will feature a courtyard with cob-blestone pavers, black iron fencing, and anarchitectural precast EIFS and masonryfaçade.

The Sheraton Dulles Hotel will belocated in a prime location off Route 50 inChantilly, within eight miles of DullesInternational Airport.

New York, NY - FletcherThompson has been chosen by The NewYork Fire Department to providearchitectural and engineeringdesign services for renova-tions and rehabilitation proj-ects at fire houses throughoutthe five boroughs. Under theterms of the multiple yearcontract, Fletcher Thompsonwill provide services to restorethe exterior facades and interiorspaces of selected existing build-ings owned, rented or leased and/or oper-ated by FDNY.

Initial assignments include lifestyle

renovations to older fire houses, includ-ing kitchens, the center of any home,bathrooms and showers. Other first year

projects include electricalupgrades, plumbing rehabilita-tion, hot water heater replace-ments, HVAC system upgradesand providing new interior fin-ishes.

A unique, standaloneDrop Tower facility for FDNY

material testing and research isalso being planned. The Drop Tower

structure will replace the existing ropetesting facility presently located at PaidgeAvenue in Brooklyn, New York.

Suffolk Breaks Ground on SheratonDesigned by nbj

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Chantilly, VA - Suffolk ConstructionCompany, Inc. broke ground in early Julyon Commonwealth II, a five-story,162,000sf office building atCommonwealth Centre at Westfields,located in Chantilly.

The $20 million building, designedby Hickok Cole Architects for BPGDevelopment Company, will feature shelland core steel construction with 33,000sffloor plates for flexible planning. Builtusing sustainable design features,Commonwealth II is designed to achieveLEED Silver certification. The completedstructure will include modern precast andaggregate accented exteriors and high-end,

sophisticated finishes throughout the com-mon areas and lobby.

"We are excited about the opportuni-ty to partner with Hickok Cole Architectsand BPG Development Company on thisimportant Commonwealth II project,” saidReginald Arnold, president and generalmanager of Suffolk Construction’s MidAtlantic Division.

Commonwealth Centre is a 101-acreintegrated, mixed-use corporate develop-ment complex located at Westfields acrossfrom the National Reconnaissance Officeand just 10 miles from Dulles InternationalAirport. The complex will include on-siterestaurants, retail facilities, and a hotel.

Suffolk to Break Grnd on Office BldgDesigned by Hickok Cole

New York, NY - FletcherThompson, a leading regional architec-ture, engineering and interior designfirm, has announced that Kevin Homier,and Erinsson Colón have both joined thefirm.

Homier has more than 20 years’experience in the production of con-struction documents for a broad range ofbuilding types. He joins the FletcherThompson team as job captain and willbe responsible for overall in-house coor-dination between architecture and engi-neering disciplines and consultants, per-

forming redi-check reviews, reviewingcontractor submittals and field sketches,as well as performing contract adminis-tration duties.

Colón brings more than 10 yearsof architecture and design experience tothe firm. Prior to joining FletcherThompson, he worked at diDomenico +Partners, LLC where he was involved inall phases including design and con-struction administration for several NewYork City School ConstructionAuthority projects.

Two New Hires at Fletcher Thompson

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Fall River, MA - The lights will soonbe turned on at a new, 58,000sf, $3 mil-lion-plus facility for Atlantic Lighting,Inc., a Fall River manufacturer of industri-al, commercial, and residential lightingfixtures with over 50 years’ combinedindustry experience.

“Construction of the design-buildproject started in May 2008 and will becompleted in October 2008,” said BufftreeSuperintendent Jack Sawyer. “Start to fin-ish in 22 weeks.” Atlantic Lighting will

move from its current location at 168Stevens Street in Fall River to CommerceDrive in the Commerce Park of Fall River.

The building will house a 50,000sfsingle-level manufacturing and assemblyspace and an 8,00sf two-level officespace. Sawyer explained that in order tomeet the fast-track schedule, the buildingis a pre-engineered structure, with a metalpanel exterior in the manufacturing areaand split-faced concrete block and EFIS(stucco) in the office area.

Bufftree Builds Atlantic Lighting FacilityRescom Architects

Rendering of facility for Atlantic Lighting

Acella Retained for Office Build-OutNorwell, MA - Acella Construction Corporation has been retained by Boston-

based architecture and urban design firm Machado and Silvetti Associates for the6,000sf build-out of their Boston headquarters.

Acella Construction will work in conjunction with Machado and Silvetti, whowill act as the project's architectural design team. The project will include extensiveinterior renovations and remodeling.

Cumberland, RI - The $30 millionCumberland High School renova-tion and addition project that was

completed recently will be rededicated at aceremony slated for September 27, 2008.

Kaestle Boos Associates, Inc.designed both the renovations to upgradethe facility in Cumberland and improvethe circulation of students and teachersinside and out of the building, plus theaddition of a new Science Wing with mod-ern laboratory/classrooms.

The buildingalso boasts anexpanded and reno-vated cafeteria thatwill provide a mod-ern serving facilityand additional seat-ing, renovated class-rooms, and improve-ments made to meetcurrent Code.

Phase One ofthe three-phase proj-ect entailed convert-ing the old gymnasi-um into a new Visualand Performing artswing. Phase twoinvolved building thenew Science Wingand the cafeteria

expansion, while phase three upgradedclassrooms, corridors, common and themain lobby.

“The essence of what we did archi-tecturally was to bring order out of chaos,”said Michael McKeon, AIA, LEED AP,principal-in-charge and project architect.“We used the new science wing as a bridgeto the former ninth grade annex and addedconnections between isolated areas mak-ing the flow of students and staff more log-ical and safe.”


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High-Profile Feature: Cumberland High School

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Cumberland High School RenovationsKaestle Boos Architect

The project team includes: Kosta Bitsis, project executive; Jeff Morris, project manag-er; Dick Russell, project superintendant; Dave Glynn, project superintendant; Martin

Abt, project superintendant; Bob Letendre, project engineer; Casey Bushway, site safety manager; Sandra Barry, project secretary (not pictured)

“The essence of what we did architecturallywas to bring order out of chaos.”

–Michael McKeon, AIA, LEED AP,principal-in-charge and project architect.

General Contractor -

Dimeo Construction Company

Architect - Kaestle Boos Assoc.

Civil Engineer - Pare Engineering

Structural Engineer -

Odeh Engineering

MEP & Fire Protection Engineer -

Garcia Galuska Desousa

Acoustics Consultant -

Cavanaugh Tocci Associates, Inc.

Project Team for Cumberland

Addition, Cumberland High School, R.I.Photo courtesy of Kaestle Boos Assoc., Inc.

Above: Science Wing, Cumberland HighLeft: Closeup of bridge at Cumberland High School

Photos courtesy of Kaestle Boos Associates, Inc.

The reaction of Rod Shaffert, vice pres-ident of Cutler Associates’ ScholasticDivision, to Jim Alexander’s initial

call regarding his firm’s newest project atMount Ida College was simple: “Youmean… they want to have their cake and eatit too!”

Alexander, principal of FinegoldAlexander + Associates Inc, explained thatthe Newton, Mass.-based, private collegeneeded a new residence hall to be fullydesigned and built in the next 16 months andthey had an extremely tight $8 million budg-et. What’s more is they really wanted a“wow” factor to the design – something thatwould make it distinctive and attract studentsto campus.

“You’ve come to the right place,”Shaffert immediately responded, and the twobrought their teams together to devise adesign-build approach that achieved theimpressive design that was desired while sat-isfying the required budget and schedule con-straints.

Through collaborative planning meet-ings involving faculty, staff, alumni, trustees,and students, an innovative “pod” designemerged that combines elements of corridor-and suite-style residences, while fosteringmore interaction and community buildingamong students. Two outdoor courtyards

connected by a grand and open staircase sur-round the building. The courtyards tie theedges of the campus and provide outdoorgathering places for students, faculty, staff,and visitors.

The 36,000sf brick and stucco struc-ture comprises two, three-story wings that arejoined by a striking glass bridge that glows atnight. “The North and South Buildings are

simple square buildings, one of the most cost-efficient types of structures that can be built,”explains Shaffert. “But by beginning with thisbasic arrangement, we not only provided thefoundation for the pod concept, we reservedenough of the budget to add in the ‘wow’fac-tor – the connecting glass bridge.”

Housing 136 students and two profes-sional staff members, the building’s façadeblends with the traditional architecture of theMount Ida campus, while the interior offersthe latest technology and modern amenities.Each pod houses a small community of 22students who live in different types and sizes

of rooms surrounding a common bath area.Living and learning spaces that encouragestudent interaction are an integral part of thefacility. Lounges and study alcoves are locat-ed in the bridges and hallways between thetwo wings on each floor.

Reflecting the College’s commitmentto environmental responsibility, the newcomplex incorporates sustainable design andconstruction concepts equivalent to therequirements of LEED Silver certification.Energy efficient features include the use ofrecycled materials, solar hot water, and ener-gy-efficient lighting with intelligent controlsthat reduce energy use.

The project was completed on a16-month overall design and construction sched-ule with a construction period of 11 months.


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High-Profile Feature: Mount Ida College

Mount Ida College’s new residence hall features a “pod” design that combines the bestelements of traditionally-programmed dormitories while fostering interaction and com-

munity building among students. (Photo credit: Anton Grassl/Esto)

Mount Ida College President, Dr. Carol Matteson (center), gets ready to “eat hercake” as she celebrates with Rod Shaffert (right) from Cutler Associates and Jim

Alexander (left) from Finegold Alexander + Associates Inc at a recent celebration.

Owner - Mount Ida CollegeGeneral Contractor -

Cutler Associates, Inc.Architect -

Finegold Alexander + Assoc. Inc.Structural Engineer - HTA Kimball Chase

Engineer - BLW Engineers, Inc.Landscape Architect -

Marc Mazzarelli Associates

Mt. Ida College Gets to Have its Cake and Eat it Too

Words from the Architect“We were proud to have worked alongside Cutler to deliver a state-of-the art

residence hall for Mount Ida College,” says Jim Alexander, principal at FinegoldAlexander + Associates Inc, architects on the project. “After we completed theCollege’s campus master plan we knew they had significant need for increased res-idential capacity and we knew they were constrained by time and budget challenges.

“I was confident that Cutler was the right team to bring in. The first projectgrowing out of the master plan was a residence hall, and teaming with Cutlerallowed us to begin implementation of the plan on an accelerated schedule.

“With one successful project under their belt the College is continuing withthe next phase of the master plan for an enhanced campus experience for a growingstudent population. The College said they wanted a ‘wow’ in the design of the newbuilding and we were able to achieve that on-time and on-budget through team workand design innovation.

“We are very pleased that it was a good experience for the College, as well asthe design/build team. We look forward to our next project with Cutler.”

Project Team for Mt. Ida

Boston, MA – Lincoln PropertyCompany, ASB Real EstateInvestments, and Suffolk

Construction announced the completion ofTwo Financial Center’s steel constructionwork by Cives Steel Company.

A “topping-off” ceremony was heldin July to celebrate the accomplishmentand to recognize the Iron Workers UnionLocal No. 7.

Representatives from LincolnProperty Company and ASB Real EstateInvestments, joint venture partners forTwo Financial Center, and SuffolkConstruction, the project’s constructiongeneral contractor, were in attendance atthe ceremony.

Vice President Mandi Wedin of ASBReal Estate Investments and LincolnProperty Company Senior Vice PresidentJohn D. Miller thanked the steel workersfor their prompt contribution to the officedevelopment project, stating, “with yourhard work, Two Financial Center will be

the first office development to be deliv-ered in the 2009 cycle.”

Construction on Two Financial

Center is expected to be complet-ed with 220,000sf of office spaceby the second quarter of 2009.

The project includes 210below-ground parking spacesrooted three stories deep; 83 ofwhich will be accessible to thepublic.

Lincoln Property Companyand ASB Real Estate Investmentsare also development partners of320 Summer Street, a proposedhistoric office redevelopmentproject in Boston’s SeaportDistrict.


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High-Profile Feature: Wheelock Campus Center and Student Residence

LeMessurier Consultants – Structural Engineer

William Rawn Assoc. - Architect

RG Vanderweil – Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing Engineers

Karas and Karas – Exterior Wall & Glazing

E. M. Duggan – HVAC Sub.

James Flett Inc. – Sitework Sub

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Beauce Atlas Steel – Structural Steel Sub

Wheelock’s CCSR Topping-offShawmut Partners with William Rawn Assoc.

Boston, MA - Shawmut Design andConstruction in partnership withWilliam Rawn Associates, Inc.,

recently marked the topping- off of theconstruction of the new Campus Centerand Student Residence (CCSR) onWheelock College’s campus in Boston.

The 60,000sf building is located inthe heart of the picturesque urban campusin the Fenway neighborhood. Featuring abold curved glass curtain wall design thatis intended to serve as the College’s newentrance to the Riverway, the CCSR will

feature a dining area and café,multi-function student center,and four floors of student hous-ing designed to promotetogetherness and campus com-munity.

Through enhanced com-missioning, recycling of con-struction materials, maximiza-tion of natural light into interi-or spaces, and a green roof, thebuilding is targeting LEEDcertification. With the steelconstruction complete, theteam will next work on theexterior shell and interior fin-ishes, with an expected projectcompletion date of December31, 2008.

CCSR has presentedmany logistical challenges forthe project team; however, anextensive pre-constructionphase allowed the team toaddress the extremely complexlogistics of the compact, urbansite. With the College’s library25 feet away on the east side ofthe building and a dorm 20 feetaway on the west side, there islimited space for delivery andstorage of equipment and materials.

Through phasing and sequencing of

the project, the team has successfully mit-igated the space constraints with minimalimpact to the campus community. Thebuildings are in such close proximity tothe footprint of CCSR that the foundation

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TRO Jung | Brannen Gets Hospital ProjectsBoston, MA - TRO Jung | Brannen has been awarded the master planning proj-

ect for Southcoast Health System’s three hospitals in Massachusetts: CharltonMemorial Hospital in Fall River, St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford, and TobeyHospital in Wareham.

“Southcoast recognized our ability to tailor a facility master plan on a systembasis along with a unique understanding of their strategic and business objectives,”said Mario Vieira, principal, TRO Jung | Brannen.

Over the next six months, TRO Jung | Brannen and Southcoast Health Systemwill evaluate each campus to determine the need for renovation work and expansion.

Milford, MA - ConsigliConstruction Co., Inc. has completed amulti-phased occupied renovation andaddition to the Geriatric Authority ofMilford, allowing the skilled nursing facil-ity to offer patients greater privacy andmore personalized care.

The project team focused on increas-ing patient comfort while not disturbingresidents during construction, despite hav-ing zero swing space. The six-phase proj-ect encompassed a 15,000sf addition and29,000sf of renovations while tying into an

existing structure and relocating the build-ing’s main entrance.

Completed on an 18-month sched-ule, the 24-bed addition offers theGeriatric Authority greater flexibility andpatients more privacy. Formerly four-bedrooms were converted into one- and two-bedroom units with upgraded HVAC,plumbing and electrical systems, as well asa new med gas system and bathrooms.Work also included a new activity roomand dining room, as well as complete wingrehabilitation of the existing building.

Westboro, MA - Integrated Builders, a construction management, design-buildand general contracting firm, announced that it has completed construction of a4,300sf clean room for GE Healthcare Bioscience at 14 Walkup Drive, in Westboro.

GE Healthcare is a provider of transformational medical technologies and serv-ices that are shaping a new age of patient care. GE Healthcare is a unit of GeneralElectric Company.

The project consisted of the construction of a 4,300sf Class 10,000 clean roomwithin an existing space. Integrated Builders worked in collaboration withProvidence, RI-based architectural design firm Vision III Architects.

Integrated Bldrs Completes GE Healthcare

Geriatric Authority of Milford skilled nursing facility

Consigli Completes Nursing Facility

Stoughton, MA - Essex BuildersCorp. (EBC) of Westwood has beenawarded the renovation of Wing 1C ofNew England Sinai Hospital andRehabilitation Center located inStoughton, part of The Sinai Path ToExcellence program.

Demolition to doors, ceiling,wardrobes and walls began August 18th.The project is part of Sinai’s $6 millioncapital campaign to modernize severalareas of the hospital and expand programsand services to meet the needs of patientsand families.

Phase I of the north wing modern-

ization involves complete updates of allpatient rooms, bathrooms, showeringfacilities, nurse’s stations and patient/visi-tor lounges.

Patients are expected to move intothe space in the end of October; whenPhase II of the project is scheduled begin.

New England Sinai Hospital is a212-bed, non-sectarian, not-for-profit,long-term acute-care hospital with its maincampus in Stoughton and inpatient satelliteunits at Tufts-New England MedicalCenter in Boston and Caritas CarneyHospital in Dorchester.

EBC Awarded Hospital Renovation

Walsh Brothers Top off Med Ctr.Boston, MA – Members of the

Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Centercommunity recently gathered to celebratea major milestone in the development ofthe new 45,700sf William F. ConnellEmergency Department and Urgent CareFacility; a project that has been 10+ yearsin the making.

The topping off ceremony com-memorated the completion of Phase I; thedemolition of the pre-existing structureand the construction and steel erection ofthe ER department’s exterior.

Christopher O’Connor, president of

St. Elizabeth’s along with Mark D.Pearlmutter, MD, chief of Emergencymedicine, were on hand to congratulateWalsh Brothers’ on-site team and all of theconstruction tradesmen for their effortsduring the steel erection process.

Ralph de la Torre, M.D., presidentand CEO of Caritas Christi Health Care,spoke of how excited Caritas is to have theability to provide a state-of-the art facilitythat will serve as the front door to thecommunity and the face of St. Elizabeth’sMedical Center.

l-r: Ralph de la Torre, M.D., president and CEO of Caritas Christi Health Care;Mark Pearlmutter, M.D.; chief of emergency medicine; Kevin Phelan, chairman of theboard; Christopher O’Connor, president of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital autograph the steel

beam at the topping-off ceremony.

Sunny Border Nursery, in Kensington, CT.GreenGrid® is the market leading

modular green roof system and is generallyplanted and grown offsite for at least six toeight weeks before installation, or longer if theproject schedule allows. This “pregrow” peri-od allows the green roof plants to establishwell developed root systems in the modulesand for the building owner to have an“instant,” efficiently-installed green roof onthe day of delivery. On August 5, 2008, near-ly 5,000sf of the GreenGrid® system wasdelivered to East Hall and installed in just twodays.

The green roof will provide many ben-efits to the WPI campus community, includingreduced cooling loads, reduced stormwaterrunoff, the creation of habitat for birds andother species, as well as ongoing academicresearch. In a storm event, the green roof canhelp reduce flooding by retaining water on theroof within the modules and soil media. Thegreen roof system not only reduces the rateand volume of stormwater leaving the roof,but it also filters pollutants including smallmetals and particulates from the water beforereleasing it slowly to the roof drains and off-site discharge. Continuous data will be col-lected by two green roof monitors that wereinstalled in the building to support academicproject work by WPI faculty and students. Thegreen roof monitor in the lobby will collectwater quality and flow rate data so that WPI’scivil and environmental engineering studentsand faculty will be able to monitor rate, vol-ume, quality, and temperature of the stormwa-ter in almost real time. The second monitor,installed in a mechanical room, will provide

similar, comparative information from themembrane roof portion of the building thatwas not treated with a green roof system.

East Hall, which opened for the 2008-2009 school year, is already a highly soughtafter residence hall because it features apart-ment-style suites (which include fullkitchens), a state-of-the-art fitness center,wireless internet throughout, and many otherother attractive amenities. Undoubtedly, thisnew residence hall offers some of the nicestliving spaces on the WPI campus for residentstudents. What’s more, the university, its stu-dents and the entire WPI community can beproud of the fact that this new building willhave a significantly smaller environmentalfootprint than similar buildings on this or otherlocal campuses.

Some of the other green technologiesthat were incorporated in the design and con-struction of East Hall include: low-flow toiletswith innovative dual flush capability; heatingand cooling systems that are among the mostefficient on the market; sensors that automati-cally shut off space conditioning when win-dows are open; and floor to ceiling glass wallsdesigned to limit heat flow, provide copiousamounts of daylight, which not only savesenergy, but has also been proven to increasestudent performance.

In its efforts to be sustainable, Gilbaneused regional suppliers for 20% of its buildingmaterials and also incorporated as many recy-cled products as possible. The builders man-aged their construction waste appropriately sothat the vast majority was either recycled orreused. In the end, the entire project teamworked hard to design and build a state of theart residence hall for WPI, and in so doing, seta standard for all future construction on thecampus.

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High-Profile: Healthcare Facilities Development News

Milford, NH - Brookstone Builders,Inc., construction managers and generalcontractors headquartered in Manchester,recently completed a specialty renovationproject by St. Joseph Hospital of Nashua.

The scope-of-work involved thecomplete fit-up of approximately 2,200sfof second-floor space at 444 Nashua Streetin Milford. The newly renovated spacenow houses two private medical practicesuites consisting of examination and treat-ment rooms, laboratory, offices, receptionarea and waiting room. The mechanical,electrical and sprinkler system portions ofthe project were handled on a design/buildbasis in which the builder, architect andowner begin collaboration during the early

planning phase. Mark Gemmiti of Brookstone

Builders, Inc. was the project manager,and PMR Architects, PA of Nashua servedas the project’s architect.

Brookstone Completes HospitalPMR Architects

Entrance to newly renovated private suites

Office area

Portsmouth, NH -Pro Con Inc. ofManchester, has complet-ed tenant fit-up servicesfor Portsmouth RegionalHospital’s new Centerfor Rehabilitation andWellness.

Pro Con Inc wasthe architect and the con-struction manager for the$1.3M design build proj-ect which brings the hos-pital’s rehabilitationservices together in onelocation in an expandedand modern facility.

The 17,000sf reha-bilitation center housessports, cardiac, and out-patient programs as wellas vestibular/dizziness,nutrition, massage therapy, and pedi-atric rehabilitation services. The centerhas 14 treatment rooms for hand,speech, and physical therapy; threepediatric gymnasiums; cardiac andphysical therapy areas; and an 8 x 10foot warm-water pool with a 6-footdeep end and whirlpool jets for aquatictherapy. Extensive conference roomspace is available for educational andsupport-group activities.

The Cardiac Rehabilitation areaoffers expanded fitness programming, a

peripheral walking track, extensiveweight training equipment, and tread-mill, elliptical, and rowing machines.

Pro Con Inc’s design utilizedstate-of-the-art materials for the fit-up,which included padding beneath thewooden floor in the gymnasium and aspecial surface on the walking track,both intended to emphasize shockabsorption.

Pro Con Inc. began the designbuild fit-up in January and completedthe project in June.

Pro Con Completes Hospital Fit-up

An official ribbon cutting ceremony and Open House washeld in July for the new Rehabilitation Center .


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Biddeford, ME - The three-story,12,000sf George and BarbaraBush Center is the fifth project

JSA has designed for the University ofNew England. The $3.9 million centerfeatures a student cafe, administrativeoffices, and the Bush Legacy Library,which will chronicle the Maine historyof the 41st president and his wife.

The library will be linked to theGeorge H.W. Bush Presidential Libraryand Bush School of Government andPublic Service at Texas A&M

University to offer aca-demic programming,shared speakers, and otheropportunities for UNE stu-dents and faculty as wellas Maine residents.

The $5.6 millionPeter and Cécile MorganeHall will be the first all-academic facility to bebuilt on the UniversityCampus in the pastdecade. This 25,686sfhigh-efficiency building

includes undergraduateclassrooms and teach-ing laboratory space forsections of biology,chemistry, biochem-istry, and genetics.

The lower level isdesigned as an unfin-ished shell, ready for

future expansion. This

25,686sf building will be open for class-es beginning in January of 2009.

The University of New England isthe leading provider of healthcare pro-fessionals in the state of Maine, and hasrecognized strengths in osteopathicmedicine; health sciences; biological,marine, and environmental sciences.

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High-Profile: Awards

Providence, RI -Two Gilbane BuildingCompany projects were honored with 2008Build Rhode Island Awards by theAssociation of General Contractors RhodeIsland Chapter.

Gilbane served as construction manag-er for the new GTECH Center and GatewayCenter renovations, which were chosen toreceive awards in the New Construction andRenovation/Restoration categories, respec-tively.

“The selection of these projects is a tes-tament to the excellent work of the personnelwho worked on the projects, including notonly Gilbane’s construction managementteam, but also the owners, architects and sub-contractors,” said Daniel McConaghy, Sr.VP/regional manager at Gilbane. “Theseawards underscore our belief that the mostsuccessful projects are those where all partieswork together toward a common vision ofsuccess.”

Chosen to receive an Honor Award, the318,000sf GTECH Center was the first sig-nificant new office building to be constructedin downtown Providence in over 15 years.

The building offers approximately47,000sf of retail space on the ground level, athree-story, 250-car parking garage, four sto-ries of mixed-use commercial space forGTECH’s World Headquarters, and the twotop floors offer speculative office space over-looking the riverwalk with terraced views ofthe State House.

The fast-track renovation of GatewayCenter achieved a Merit Award for the dem-olition, renovation, and fit-out of 114,000sf in

an existing four-story office building locatedin the center of downtown Providence. Thefacility was designed to provide a temporaryhome for 300+ professional staff members.Although the project faced challenges rang-ing from the partial reuse of the existing MEPsystems to an extremely tight schedule, theproject was completed in only seven monthsfrom design to move-in.

The project was designed by ADD,Inc. of Boston.

Gilbane Projects Earn Awards

Award-winning GTECH Center is thefirst significant new office building to beconstructed in downtown Providence in

over 15 years. Frank Giuliani, photographer

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Boston, MA - ReillyCommunications, a Boston-based pub-lic relations and marketing consultingfirm, earned a First Place Award andBest of Show recognition from theSociety for Marketing ProfessionalServices (SMPS) for a national mediarelations campaign produced for TheFreelon Group of Raleigh/Durham, NC.This is the third national communica-tions award for Reilly Communicationssince 2006.

The winning entry showcased TheFreelon Group’s iconic design for muse-um and cultural facilities in the US, andincluded articles on Freelon in the NewYork Times, the Baltimore Sun,Metropolis magazine, Southern Living,the San Francisco Chronicle,Architectural Record, MetropolitanHome, ARCHITECT magazine, Ebony,Black Enterprise and Contract maga-zine.

Reilly Wins National Award

Michael Reilly ofReillyCommunicationsand Lew Myers ofThe Freelon Groupwere honored witha Best in Showaward and FirstPlace in the mediarelations categoryat the SMPSNational MarketingCommunicationsAwards ceremonyin Denver.photo: Paul Turang

Boston, MA - Structure Tone, Inc.Boston Office was awarded honorablementions for Northeastern University’sfifth Floor Dana Hall project and TROJung | Brannen 22 Boston Wharf Roadproject at the 2008 IIDA New EnglandInterior Design Awards.

Northeastern University, 5th FloorDana Hall received an Honorable Mentionfor Best Education Design. Structure Tone

acted as construction manager, convertinga mechanical penthouse into new officespace for the mathematics department.

TRO Jung | Brannen 22 BostonWharf Road received an honorable men-tion for office space 20,000-80,000sf.Structure Tone acted as construction man-ager for this 50,000sf three floor head-quarter relocation.

Structure Tone Awards

Newton , MA - The Newton officeof Graphisoft announced that its cus-tomer Holder Construction, of Atlanta,recently won Constructech magazine’sVision Award for its use of ArchiCADBuilding Information Modeling (BIM)software in a large construction project.

Holder won the Silver award in theBuilder/General Contractor category forits Aquarium Hilton Garden Inn inAtlanta. The project demonstrated howgeneral contractors can use BuildingInformation Modeling (BIM) to enhanceproject teamwork, build faster and avoid

costly change orders andfield conflicts.

Holder architectscreated 3D architectural,structural, and mechani-cal models in ArchiCADfrom various 2D draw-ings provided by thearchitect, engineers andtrade contractors. Thisapproach enabled projectteam members to workwith traditional CADsoftware they already hadand knew, while reducingthe risk that comes withusing 2D documentsamong partners.

Holder Wins Vision Award

Aquarium Hilton Garden Inn in Atlanta

Boston, MA – Winners of the 2008IIDA New England Interior DesignAwards were announced recently. Theseawards recognize those who lead byexample, making sustainable design anddevelopment a cornerstone of their busi-ness practices. Winners included:

ADD Inc - one of only two firmshonored with three Interior Designawards this year. The awards ADD Increceived were 1) Best Residential Multi-Unit Building for the design ofArchstone Boston Common, 2) Best

Office Under 20,000 Square Feet for theinterior design of PRTM’s New Yorkoffice, and 3) Best Office Over 80,000Square Feet for the interior design ofPerkinElmer’s corporate headquarters.

TRO Jung|Brannen won a Best inHealthcare award for design excellencefor its healthcare architecture onNewton-Wellesley’s EmergencyDepartment addition.

Structure Tone, Inc.’s BostonOffice was awarded honorable mentionin Best Education Design for

Northeastern University’sfifth Floor Dana Hall proj-ect.

TRO Jung Brannen’s22 Boston Wharf Roadreceived an honorable men-tion for office space20,000-80,000sf. StructureTone acted as ConstructionManager for this 50,000sfthree floor headquarterrelocation.

Jones Lang LaSallewas awarded for their out-standing work onPerkinElmer's 115,000sfoffice in Waltham. Theaward was presented to theentire project team, whichincludes designer andarchitect ADD Inc, FCI andRDK Engineers. JonesLang LaSalle served asconstruction manager.


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IIDA Awards

Jones Lang LaSalle and the entire project team received an award forPerkinElmer's office building.

Newton-Wellesley Hospital Award for design excel-lence. went to TRO Jung|Brannen (front desk view ).

High-Profile: Awards

Boston, MA - The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS)recently honored Walsh Brothers, Inc. in recognition of their award-winningbrochure entry at the annual Marketing Communications Awards ceremony inDenver, Colorado.

The 32-page full color glossy book embodies the spirit of Wash Brothers, afourth generation Boston construction firm through text, imagery, and client com-mentaries. The brochure chronicles Walsh Brother’s 107 years of service excellenceto esteemed and iconic institutions throughout the city.

Judges were most impressed by the expressive and insightful copy in additionto the beautiful photography.

SMPS Honors Walsh Brothers

TRO Jung | Brannen Wins AIA AwardBoston, MA – TRO Jung

| Brannen, an internationalarchitecture, interior designand engineering firm, has beenhonored for its healthcarearchitecture by the AmericanInstitute of Architects (AIA).

The firm’s work onShenzhen Third People’sHospital in China took the topaward in the “Unbuilt” catego-ry in the National AIAHealthcare Design Awards.

“As one of the only fourwinners nationwide out of 127projects submitted for consid-eration, this award is anincredible honor for our firm,”said Robert Hoye, CEO ofTRO Jung | Brannen.

The design team on the projectincluded Chan Byun, AIA, principal;

David Rhodes, FAIA, principal; EdScharff Jr., AIA, associate principal; andYe-Hwan Kim.

Rendering of award winning Shenzhen Third People’sHospital

Cambridge, MA -The designand development team forAtelier/505, a luxury condominium,retail, and performing arts complex inBoston, recently garnered the UrbanLand Institute’s 2008 Award forExcellence. The Atelier/505 teamwas one of only 10 recipients inNorth America to be honored withthis prestigious award.

ADD Inc was managing archi-tect of record in association withdesign architect Machdo & Silvettifor this mixed used development for

The Druker Company, Ltd. This proj-ect transformed a contaminated,irregular 1.16-acre lot in an underin-vested neighborhood in Boston'sSouth End into a mixed use block thathas reinvigorated the area.

The for-profit, 103-unit condo-minium and street-level retail corepaid for the shell construction of a51,019sf performing arts complex forthe not-for profit beneficiary organi-zations (Boston Center for the Artsand Huntington Theater Company)and for the public.

Atelier/505 Awarded


49September, 2008

High-Profile: Completed Facilities Development News

Shirley, MA - Comcast Corporationhas completed its move to a new opera-tions center in Boston.

Senate Construction Corporationbegan the project in January 2008, anextensive remodeling and tenant build-outat the Casey and Hayes facility in SouthBoston.

Comcast Corporation’s operation

center now occupies this new 70,000sffacility, employing approximately 200people in technical and management posi-tions. The facility supports the offices,service, and distribution departments forthe metro Boston area.

The architect for the project wasRichard DeCoste of Dooling & WoodbrierAssociates of Needham.

Senate Completes Comcast CenterArchitect Richard DeCoste of Dooling & Woodbrier

Braintree, MA - IntegratedBuilders completed a 15,000sf tenant fit-up project for AdvanstarCommunications, a worldwide mediacompany providing integrated marketingsolutions for the fashion, life sciencesand powersports industries.

The project included building outwork stations, conference rooms and

other high-end office amenities aimed atcreating a productive, interactive andfriendly work environment for AdvanstarCommunications.

Integrated Builders worked inclose collaboration with Boston-basedarchitectural design firmSpangnolo/Gisness & Associates.

Integrated Blders Completes AdvanstarDesigned by Spangnolo/Gisness

North Attleboro, MA - AcellaConstruction Corporation has recentlycompleted the construction of a 22,000sfretail building in North Attleboro.

The 22,000sf structural steel frameretail building added two tenants to thealready successful North AttleboroMarketplace, which is owned byCarpionato Properties, Inc., a Johnston,R..I-based real estate development com-pany.

North Attelboro MarketPlace is anew super power center anchored byLowe's Home Improvement, Circuit City,Bed Bath & Beyond, Joann Fabrics, DSW,and Dick's Sporting Goods.

After reducing the constructionschedule at the start of the project, Acella'scompletion date was made hard and fastonce tied into the tenant leases forturnover. As with many of the currentworksites, a vast number of existing utili-ties needed to be relocated in a site alreadytoo restricted for the building. Exteriorfinishes consisted of decorative split faceblock and exterior insulation finishingsystem (EIFS) façade.

Acella worked in conjunction withdesign team RGB Architecture,Engineering and Design, a Providence,R.I.-based firm.

Acella Completes Retail BuildingRGB Architects

Recently completed North Attleboro Marketplace

Hooksett, NH – ProCon Inc. of Manchester hascompleted a new FairfieldInn and Suites by Marriott,at 8 Bell Avenue. The newhotel is owned by Hanish,LLC of Brockton, Mass. andis conveniently located justoff I-93 at Exit 9, adjacent tothe Manchester/Hooksettborder. Pro Con Inc. NewHampshire was the architectand construction managerfor the $5.2 million designbuild hotel.

The three-story, 59-room hoteloffers traditional hotel rooms with eitherking or queen beds and some suites withliving areas and small kitchenettes thatinclude a microwave, mini-refrigeratorand coffee maker. The hotel’s amenities

include an indoor pool and fitness room, amorning breakfast bar and a lounge areawith a fireplace.

Pro Con Inc. began site work on theproject in July 2007 and completed thehotel in time for the 2008 summer vaca-tion season.

Pro Con Inc. Completes Marriott

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High-Profile: Completed Facilities Development News

Pro Con Completes Office BuildingPortsmouth, NH – Pro Con Inc. has

completed a 53,000sf Class A office build-ing at 155 Borthwick Avenue - West. ProCon Inc. was the architect and constructionmanager for the $4.9 million design buildproject. The Kane Company of Portsmouthdeveloped the building’s first phase, 155Borthwick – East in 2003 and engaged ProCon Inc to design the expansion building in2007. The 155 Borthwick Avenue office isadjacent to the Portsmouth RegionalHospital.

The steel framed building has a brickfaçade with ribbon windows and a curtainwall window system at the corners of thebuilding. A dramatic two-tiered canopyprovides shelter over the main entries, withbrick & metal accent piers anchoring theentrances. The building offers a below-grade parking garage with36 spaces for tenants andvisitors.

The three-storyoffice building has anenclosed three-story con-nector tying the new build-ing to the existing three-story office building on thesame site and enablingpeople to walk between thetwo buildings without ven-turing outdoors. The con-nector has a full curtainwall façade, allowing formaximum natural light to

filter into the space and allowing for dra-matic views of the landscaped property andthe horizon.

Pro Con Inc. also provided designbuild tenant fit-up services for the building’sthird floor, which has been leased toPortsmouth Regional Hospital’s new Centerfor Rehabilitation and Wellness. The hos-pital has moved its cardiac and physicaltherapy rehabilitation services to the newlydesigned space, which opened in July.

The 17,000sf rehabilitation centeroffers 14 treatment rooms for hand, speechand physical therapy; three pediatric gym-nasiums; cardiac and physical therapy areas;and a 10 x 8 foot aquatic therapy pool witha 6-foot deep end and whirlpool jets. Thebalance of the space is being leased by TheKane Company Brokerage Group.

155 Borthwick Avenue

Lakeville, MA, - The successfulcompletion of the development byCanpro Investments Ltd. of a third officebuilding designed by BKA Architects ofBrockton, located on 30 Riverside in theCanpro Lakeville Corporate Park inLakeville, has been realized.Construction was done by Callahan Inc.of West Bridgewater.

The new two-story building isdesigned to blend with the first building,designed by BKA Architects in the mid-1990s. Working closely with the clientduring the initial phases of the project,

the resulting design called for the use ofa combination of brick exterior materi-als, similar to those used in the firstbuilding, with lighter colored brickaccents.

Additional exterior accents werecreated through the use of off-whitebrick around the windows. The 30,000sfbuilding is expected to accommodatebetween six and seven tenants. The floorplans were developed to maximize theleasing possibilities and easily accom-modated the asymmetrical floor layoutrequired for the first tenant.

Building Completed for CanproBKA Architects - Built by Callahan

Recently completed building in the Canpro Lakeville Corporate Park in Lakeville.Photo credit: Todd Pollock


51September, 2008

High-Profile: People

Cutler Appoints John AlmyWorcester, MA - Cutler Associates, a design and con-

struction firm headquartered in Worcester, has named John W.Almy to the newly-created position of business developmentmanager.

He will focus on establishing and maintaining relation-ships with key clients, real estate brokers, and communityofficials within the corporate and industrial marketplace.

Almy has more than 20 years of experience in sales andmarketing within the construction and commercial real estateindustries. Almy

Linbeck Promotes Dan HarveyLexington, MA -

Linbeck announced the pro-motion of Daniel Harvey ofCanton, current safety man-ager for the New EnglandRegion, to Linbeck Group,director of safety services.

In this role Harvey willbe the overall administratorof Linbeck’s safety and lossprevention services program,

covering all regions nationally. Linbeck’s exemplary safe-

ty program has been recognizedby the Associated GeneralContractors (AGC) of America,as one of the top three generalcontractors in the country, withover 700,000 man-hours, in theirsafety excellence program in fourof the past five years.Harvey

Sloan NewlyLicensed Architect

Portsmouth, NH - Todd Hanson, principal at JSA Inc.,an architecture, planning and interior design firm, announcedthat Caleb Sloan, AIA, an architect in the Portsmouth office,has passed the Architectural Registration Examination(ARE).

Sloan has overseen over $30 million in healthcareprojects and has more than 13 years of industry experience. Sloan

Metro Walls Hires MironManchester, NH - Metro Walls Inc., announced the

addition of Joe Miron to its estimating team. He will be responsible for estimating and sales for

commercial projects throughout New England.He brings many years of experience in this field.

Miron

Rhino PR Adds FourSouth Hamilton, MA - Rhino

Public Relations announced the addi-tion of four new account executives tothe firm.

Emme Hertz brings over 10 yearsof experience to Rhino PublicRelations. With a specialization in theA/E/C industry, she also has experienceworking with non-profit, corporate, andhigh-tech clients. Previously she wasthe director of marketing for CopleyWolff Design. She has provided creativeconsulting services in San Francisco,Miami, London, Seattle, and Boston.

Monique Klares has more than 19years of marketing communications andpublic relations experience in technolo-gy, healthcare, A/E/C and publishing.Prior to joining Rhino Public Relations,she was public relations group directorat SGW Integrated MarketingCommunications.

Christa Mahar joins the firm withover 25 years of public relations and mar-keting experience within the architecture,engineering and construction (A/E/C)industry. Most recently she was an associ-ate and the director of marketing for GundPartnership in Cambridge.

Michele Spiewak has over 10 years

of public relations experience in the tech-nology and architecture/design fields, withfirms such as Art Technology Group(ATG), Shandwick International andSasaki Associates. Most recently, she wasa freelance writer and public relationsconsultant focusing on non-profit organi-zations.

Hertz Klares

Mahar Spiewak

Ribeiro Registered ArchitectMargulies & Associates

announced that Alvaro Ribeiro, anarchitectural designer with thefirm, has earned his architecturalregistration.

Ribeiro has more than eightyears of experience with commer-cial and residential projects. Hecontributes strengths in design, 3Dmodeling and extensive experi-ence in construction administra-tion.

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Secinaro LEED CertifiedRaymond, NH - Rob Secinaro, a project manager for

Jewett Construction Co., Inc. of Raymond, was recently cer-tified by the U.S. Green Building Council as a LEED AP.Secinaro is the second of Jewett’s personnel to achieve theLEED AP certification, and helps the company achieve one ofits goals of promoting design and construction of eco-friend-ly buildings and sites.

Secinaro


September, 200852

R.H. White Hires RansomAuburn, MA –The

R.H. White ConstructionCompany has hired LeeRansom for the newly cre-ated position of businessdevelopment manager,Northern Region.

Ransom comes toR.H. White with over 20years of experience in natu-

ral gas distribution in the areasof field operations, corrosioncontrol, engineering, andsales/project management.

He will operate out ofR.H. White’s Merrimack, NHoffice and be responsible forexpanding existing businessoperations in New Hampshireand Northern Massachusetts.Ransom

Susan Boyle Joins GEIBoston, MA - Susan Boyle

has joined GEI Consultants, Inc.as senior environmental practiceleader. Formerly she was a sus-tainable redevelopment expertand assistant commissioner inthe New Jersey Department ofEnvironmental Protection, andformer chief operating officer ofthe National Brownfields

Association.Boyle helps lead GEI’s

environmental practice whileexpanding the firm’s presencein New Jersey, metropolitanNew York, Connecticut,Pennsylvania, andWashington, DC.

Boyle

Jewett Adds TwoRaymond, NH - Jewett Construction Co., Inc. recently announced the addition

of Katie Russo and Christopher King.Russo was hired as administrative and marketing assistant. She has three years

of experience as a construction project administratorChristopher King, the most recent member of their team, has been named proj-

ect superintendent. He brings with him over 20 years of experience in the construc-tion industry.


Manchester, NH – Pro Con Inc ofManchester announced that four addi-tional members of the company haveachieved the LEED ProfessionalAccreditation.

Pro Con Inc’s, new LEED profes-sionals are: Nick Isaak, AIA, seniorproject architect, in the architecturaldivision; Braden Hunter, draftsperson inthe architectural division; MichaelDavey, project manager in the construc-tion operations division, and RickDavies, senior project estimator in thepre-construction services division.

“We are very pleased that so manyof our employees are becoming LEEDaccredited professionals,” said JamesLoft, AIA, senior vice president of ProCon Inc. “Green building design isbecoming an increasingly important com-ponent of both design and construction.”

New LEED Professionals at Pro Con

Hunter Davies

Isaak Davey

Boston, MA - GEIConsultants, Inc. announcedtoday that its board of direc-tors has named FrankLeathers, P.E. as its nextChairman, replacing RichardWestmore, P.E., a long-timeGEI veteran who remainsactive with the company assenior vice president and sen-ior principal. Leathers alsocontinues to serve as president of GEI.

Leathers joined GEI in 1974 as an

entry-level geotechnical engi-neer and was named president in1999. As president, he hasfocused on building a strongleadership and managementteam that can carry the firm intothe future. During his tenure thecompany has grown fromapproximately $26 million inrevenues with 200 employees to$60 million revenue and 350

staff in 2007.

Leathers Chairman of the Board

Leathers

EYP Adds Six New EmployeesBoston, MA - Einhorn Yaffee

Prescott, Architecture & Engineering,P.C. announced the addition of six newemployees.

Gary Strickland joined the office’sHVAC group as a Senior Engineer. He isa licensed professional engineer ineight states.

Kathleen McKenna joined EYP’sgrowing Energy team..

Matt Deslauriers is a new memberof the office’s HVAC

Keturah (Kate) Harding, LEEDAP, is an architectural intern.

Kelly Thompson is the newestengineering intern in the fire protectionstudio.

Rob Robbins is an EngineeringDesigner in the office’s electrical studio.

Davis Adds ThreeBoston, MA -

The DavisC o m p a n i e sannounced thatthree real estateexecutives havejoined the firm’ssenior managementteam: Jordan D.Warshaw, directorof acquisitions anddevelopment; Kenneth J. Richard, chieffinancial officer; and David B. Currie,general counsel.

Warshaw joins The DavisCompanies to lead their new businessdevelopment activities. He specializesin complicated mixed use developmentsand redevelopments, as well as reviewingand analyzing potential acquisitions anddevelopment projects, structuring andnegotiating debt and equity financings,negotiating asset sales, managing permit-ting and zoning efforts, and negotiatingmajor leases. He spent 11 years with TheDruker Company.

Richard brings 30 years of financeand accounting expertise, primarily inthe real estate industry, to The DavisCompanies as its new CFO and will bespearheading projects like the deal com-pleted recently to acquire a $75 million

portfolio of firstmortgage loanson commercialproperties in fivestates from amajor nationalbanking institu-tion.

M o s trecently Richardwas senior vice

president and CFO at A.D. MakepeaceCompany, in Wareham. He previouslyserved as VP and CFO of both TheBeacon Companies and The CodmanCompany.

Currie has been a member of thelegal profession for 19 years, primarilyworking on real estate, including finance,development, leasing, construction,mergers and acquisitions. Currie also hassignificant experience in the areas ofhealthcare and acquisition of financialinstruments. Prior to joining The DavisCompanies as general counsel he wascorporate counsel at Whittier HealthNetwork and Senior VP and ggeneralcounsel at CareMatrix Corporation.

Jonathan Davis, CEO of The DavisCompanies, announced that he and busi-ness partner Paul Marcus were launchingseparate ventures in Boston.

Richard Currie

Fred Sellars Joins ARCADISLowell, MA - ARCADIS,

an international consulting andengineering company,announced that Fred Sellars hasjoined their team as vice presi-dent.

As a nationally recog-nized expert, with 30 years ofexperience, Sellars provideshis expertise to clients in ener-gy facility siting and licensingand transactional due diligence.

In his new role he will provideclients with responsible project manage-ment and leadership of multidisciplinarysiting and licensing projects for power

plants and transmission lines,including the development ofproject strategy, managementof staff, client and agencyinteractions, project budgetsand schedule, as well as techni-cal aspects of projects.

He has successfullylicensed more than 50 energyprojects - including over10,000 MW of electric gener-

ating capacity. He has also directed trans-actional due diligence projects coveringfacilities on six continents and acquisi-tions involving over 100 power generatingfacilities.

Sellars


53September, 2008


Two Join DPMH a r t f o r d ,

CT - DiversifiedP r o j e c tM a n a g e m e n t(DPM) has hiredErin Murphy andChris Francis asassistant projectmanagers. Theywill work fromDPM's office inHartford.

Murphy has six years of design, con-struction and move management experi-ence. She previously worked as a designer

for CyrWoodworking andKaestle BoosAssociates.

Francis hasover a year of con-struction and movemanagement expe-rience. Prior toDPM, he workedfor Holzner

Construction, acting as a site managerwhere he was in charge of a crew to ensurethat all phases of the construction processran smoothly, on time, and within budget.

Murphy Francis

Thalken Joins Tighe & BondWestfield, MA – Tighe &

Bond, Inc. announced thatretired Colonel Curtis L.Thalken has joined the firm. Herecently served as Commanderof the New England District ofthe U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers, where he directedover 700 employees with anannual budget exceeding $210million.

Responsible for all aspects of theFederal government’s engineering efforts,Thalken was in charge of the operation andmaintenance of 31 dams, two hurricane bar-

riers and the Cape Cod Canal. Hewas also accountable for all regu-latory programs under Section 10of the Rivers and Harbors Act andSection 404 of the Clean WaterAct, allocating Corps resources toprovide environmental safeguardsto protect waterways and wetlandswhile allowing for necessary eco-nomic development.

Thalken brings over 25years of hands-on experience in permitting,designing and managing construction proj-ects to the firm.

Thalken

J.M. Coull Personnel AnnouncementsM a y n a r d ,

MA - J.M. Coullannounced the pro-motion of RobertHennessy to assis-tant project manag-er and the additionof three newemployees to itsstaff: Garret St.Onge, assistantproject manager; Jesse Wilbur, lead car-penter; and Matthew Maciel, Carpenter.

Hennessy formerly worked in thefield with J.M. Coull. He joined theaccounting department as a projectaccounting coordinator in September of2007 and he has been promoted to theposition of assistant project manager.

St. Onge comes to J.M. Coull withmore than 10 years of experience in theconstruction industry focusing on projectengineering and management. Working

within the con-struction group, hewill be responsiblefor preparing proj-ect information, biddocuments, specifi-cations and formaintaining clientrelations.

Wilbur hasextensive experi-

ence in carpentry and all aspects of interi-or and exterior remodeling. Most recentlyhe owned and supervised a remodelingbusiness specializing in residential con-struction.

Maciel has spent several years in theconstruction industry. He also spends histime as a volunteer member of thePepperell Fire Department. He has experi-ence in welding, landscape design, carpen-try, heavy machinery and residentialdesign/build additions.

Hennessy St. Onge

Four Join Lee Kennedy Co.Quincy, MA — Lee

Kennedy Co. has hired RollinMorse as chief estimator.With over 35 years of con-struction experience, Morsehas amassed an extensiveportfolio of work that spansnearly every market sector.He joins Lee Kennedy Co.from Cutler Associates,where he served in the samecapacity.

Steve Edsall has joined LeeKennedy to direct the company’s award-winning safety program. He will manageall aspects of the program. Edsall previ-ously served as safety manager for A.J.Martini, Inc.

Tim Chamberlain willdirect sales initiatives in the com-mercial and healthcare/life sci-ences sectors. Chamberlain hasover 10 years of experience inNew England real estate.Previously, he served as the direc-tor of development for NewBoston Fund.

Mike Hamill has joined thecompany to manage their portfo-

lio of healthcare and life sciences con-struction. Hamill comes to Lee KennedyCo. from Columbia Construction, wherehe served as a project manager. He alsoserved as a superintendent and projectmanager at Whiting-Turner.

Morse

Boston, MA - Spagnolo Gisness &Associates, Inc. (SG&A) announced twonew senior associates and eight associateswithin the firm.

Named senior associates were sr.pproject manager and health care designspecialist Med Manoochehri; and directorof interiors Howard Thompson, AIA,IIDA, LEED AP.

The firm’s new associates includeproject architect, Jonathan Baron, AIA,LEED AP; sr. iInterior designer, GableClarke, IIDA, LEED AP; project manager,Peter Darby, AIA; project architect, NatFinley, AIA, LEED AP; job captain, KenKlapper; sr. designer, Mike Tulipani; ITmanager, Bill Fleming; and controller,John MacGillivray.

One of SG&A’s Founding Partners,Al Spagnolo, stated “These individualstruly share in the firm’s client-drivenapproach to service and design.”

SG&A Personnel Announcements

l-r Peter Darby, Jonathan Baron, John MacGillivray, Gable Clarke, Nat Finley, MikeTulipani, Bill Fleming, Ken Klapper. Photographs by Bruce Rogovin Photography

SG&A Sr Associates Med Manoochehri (l)and Howard L. Thompson

Hamden, CT - HoffmannArchitects, a Hamden architectural andengineering firm specializing in therehabilitation of building exteriors,announced two staff promotions:

Jason A. Griffin, PE has been pro-moted to project engineer in theirWashington office, and BradleyCarmichael has been promoted fromproject coordinator to project managerin New York City. Griffin

Hoffmann Architects Promotions

Carmichael


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AFE Annual Golf OutingSeptember 11, 2008This year’s tournament and din-

ner is being held at the NorthKingstown Municipal GolfCourse and will include araffle. Proceeds gotowards AFE Annual stu-dent scholarships.

For more informationcall Joey Hoey 781-938-9700 [email protected] or BillOkerholm 401-728-1500ext249 [email protected]

MBC DinnerSave the date.

MBC 2nd Annual Hall of FameAwards Dinner, Thursday Oct. 9 20086:00 pm Seaport Hotel.

Watch for details athttp://www.buildingcongress.org

Phone: 978-921-9222

Associated General Contractors ofMassachusetts will hold its opening programof the year on September 24, 2008, at theSeaport Hotel, Boston - Reception at 5:30p.m. followed by dinner and the program.

BenjaminBreslau, VP, direc-tor of research,Americas forJones LangLaSalle will be theguest speaker.

The AGCand OSHA willrecognize sixfirms who have

shown a tremendous commitment to safe-ty on the job site. Bovis LendLease,Commodore Builders, ConsigliConstruction, Lee Kennedy Co., SkanskaUSA Building and Suffolk Construction

Company will receive theaward recognition.

Construction LawSeries 8:00am - 12:30pm

Thursday, October 2Getting Paid in Construction –

Strategies and Tactics – Aimed at preserv-ing a contractor’s right to payment.

October 16Current Issues in Construction

Industry InsuranceConcerning insurance products, cov-

erages and practices for the constructioncontractor

October 30Best Practices for Difficult Project

CloseoutsStrategies and tactics for closing out

a difficult projectMore info. http://www.agcmass

Tour Italy withPalladio on his500th BirthdayExperience first-hand the work of

architect Andrea Palladio and his inspi-rations on a guided 10-day Italian tourfor BSA members and friends. ExplorePalladio's Roman inspiration, visitVeneto villas and churches in Tivoli andVicenza, then two nights in Venice. Thetour is September 20 to October 1. Visitwww.selectitaly.com/bsa or contactSelect Italy at 800-877-1755 and men-tion the BSA to register.

Tour China this fallOctober 15-25, the BSA sponsors

its second trip to China, which focuses onthe historical and contemporary architec-ture, planning and urban design of Beijing,Suzhou and Shanghai. Two optional six-day tour extensions--a Xian and YangziRiver cruise and a tour of the HuangMountains and exploration of Huizhouculture--are also available. Travelers alsocan visit the Shanghai Biennale, whichwill feature numerous arts events close totheir hotel. For registration and other tourdetails, contact the BSA's tour partner,China Advocates, at [email protected] or 888-333-2585, and identifyyourself as a BSA member or ally.

NAIOP/BBJ BusinessConference:

Wednesday, October 15, 7:15 -12:00 Noon

NAIOP will present, along with theBoston Business Journal, a business con-ference exploring the enormous impact ofkey global trends on the Commonwealth.

Global Trends, Local Impact -Changing the Way Massachusetts DoesBusiness

Eric Rosengren, president of theFederal Reserve Bank of Boston, willserve as the keynote speaker. He will befollowed by two panels discussing selecttrends in more detail:

* Boston's Place in a Shifting GlobalEconomy

* The Tidal Wave: Environmentaland Energy Policies 2012

For questions please contact PaulineRand at 781-453-6900 or via email [email protected]

SMPS BostonMember Appreciation Event and

Pool Party, Thursday September 18, 20086 - 9 p.m.

Boston Beer Works112 Canal Street, Boston, MAThis is event is FREE for members

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