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Established in 1952, CHA is a 950+ person fullservice engineering firm in both market and service delivery. At CHA, we are nationally recognized for providing our clients with innovative approaches to planning and design in the built environment. In the last 10 years, CHA has worked with colleges and universities throughout the northeast. The firm has developed extensive award winning experience in the planning, engineering analysis, and design of virtually every type of college or university project. We provide a full range of professional services in the areas of: •• •• •• •• ••
Prepared for University of Maine Mr. Jeff Aceto
Building System Design Asset Management Energy Studies Facility Master Planning Programming
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Environmental Compliance Sports Architecture Sports Field Design Landscape Architecture Infrastructure Design
Our Services We provide full-service planning, programming and design for: Colleges & Universities K-12 Schools Technical Schools Athletic Fields Gymnasia & Field Houses
Our expertise includes: Asset Management
Landscape Architecture
Building Systems
Parking and Traffic
Construction Services
Programming
Energy Studies
Safety and Security
Environmental Reviews and Compliance
Sports Architecture
Facility Master Planning
Stormwater and Utilities
Infrastructure
Our Experience University of Maine New Balance Field House: $14.5M renovation to the Memorial Gym and Field House. This included the complete restoration of “the Pit”, home to the men’s and women’s basketball team, as well as the replacement of the indoor track. CHA provided design services for modifications to the indoor track. Bowdoin College Whittier Field: CHA designed renovations and enhancements to the Whittier Field athletic complex. Renovations included the installation of a lighted synthetic turf field for football an men’s lacrosse as well as an 8 lane NCAA compliant running track. CHA also provided design services for a two level pressbox/ coaches box, and 8,000 sq ft building to house locker rooms, a training room and an equipment room.
New Balance Field House
UMass Amherst Track & Field: The master plan included a soccer field, a softball field, and track facility. The track is a nine-lane, 400-meter synthetic surface track; a steeplechase water-jump area; long- and triple-jump areas; high-jump and pole vault areas and a state-of-the-art timing system. The complex also includes a support building. University at Albany Track & Field: A repaired and upgraded track and field venue that includes a 9-lane synthetic surface track, with 9-lane sprint straights at 48” widths. Stony Brook University Track: Design of an 8-lane 400 meter track facility surrounding an artificial turf soccer field. The project also included field events such as javelin, shot-put, discus/hammer, long/triple jump and pole vault.
UMass Track & Field Complex
University of Mississippi Ole Miss Track & Field Complex: The existing track and field facility was in complete disrepair and deemed unusable due to ground settlement problems and storm line failure under the track. CHA was hired to design and construct a new facility that will include a 9 lane, 400-meter track oval, including two new starting line chutes, a new double-D zone infield with pole vault, long jump and high jump areas, and new infield for javelin/discus and shot put throws.
CHA’s Sports & Recreation Expertise CHA’s sports group is made up of a 25 full time staff whose sole focus is on sports facilities. Our team is highly experienced and well versed in the latest trends within the sports market, including materials, products and venue design. We excel at blending high-quality design with a modern perspective to create award-winning solutions that generate the most value for athletes, owners, and venue users. Our passion is to understand your needs and translate them into buildable, affordable, and exciting sports facilities. This is all we do, and we love doing it! CHA has worked on:
We offer planning, permitting, and design services for:
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Over 350 synthetic turf fields and 400 grass fields Over 150 track and field facilities Over 30 new multi-use sports buildings Over 40 significant sports building renovations Over 40 stadia for baseball, softball, football, lacrosse, soccer, field hockey and tennis
Sports fields (synthetic/natural turf) Stadia & sportsplexes Track & field venues Arenas Fitness centers Field houses Rinks Tennis facilities Aquatic facilities
CHA & PDT Architects “Our vision in 1977 was to create a highquality, collaborative design firm that stressed innovation grounded in careful listening to client’s functional needs. Our tag line has been ‘Combining art and science to rethink, refine and reshape the built environment.’ This exciting opportunity to join the CHA family gives us a much larger platform to implement that vision.” David Webster and Lyndon Keck, PDT’s founding partners
CHA’s affiliate and subsidiary companies deliver additional value to CHA clients by providing specialized expertise, cutting-edge technology and complementary services. The CHA Companies together can offer complete solutions to complex challenges. In October, 2017 CHA acquired PDT Architects (PDT), a full-service, community-based architectural, interior design, and planning firm of 25 employees based in Portland, Maine. PDT specializes in providing sustainable, high performance design services to K-12 schools, health care facilities, corporations, municipalities, colleges and universities, and auditoriums and theaters in and around Portland and surrounding New England towns and cities. CHA and PDT’s values and vision are very well aligned and the merger will enhance our ability to expand our services offerings in many markets, including education. CHA and PDT work closely together to maximize the expertise of both firms in order to provide world-class engineering and architectural services to our clients.
Edward J. O’Hara, RLA
Athletic Fields Designer/Sports Market Leader
Education State University of New York at Delhi, NY, A.A.S. in Environmental Science SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, NY, B.S. in Landscape Architecture Registration & Certification Registered Landscape Architect NY, SC, TN, TX, VA Memberships & Affiliations American Society of Landscape Architects Council of Landscape Arch. Registration Boards Sports Turf Managers Association Synthetic Turf Council
Ed is one of the country’s premier sports designers. He has designed and overseen the installation of over 350 synthetic turf fields as well as over 400 natural grass turf fields, many of which are located at colleges and universities across the country. He has 30 years of progressive sports facility planning, landscape architecture and project management experience, including 1000 projects since joining CHA in 1988. Representative project experience includes: Bowdoin College, Whittier Field Athletic Complex Williams College, Weston Athletic Complex
University of Massachusetts: •• •• •• •• •• ••
Richard F. Garber Field Renovation Warren P. McGuirk Alumni Stadium Gladchuck Field Study Varsity Softball Field Planning & Design Mullins Tennis Courts New Track & Field Complex
University at Albany, Track and Field Facility Stony Brook University, University Track Penn State University, Nittany Lion Track University of Maine, New Balance Field House Duke University, Koskinen Stadium Mississippi State University, Spencer Track Facility University of Mississippi, Ole Miss Track & Field Complex
University of South Carolina, Weem Baskin Track and Field Facility Boston College, Brighton Athletic Fields Complex Boston University, New Balance Field University of Hartford, Athletic Field Expansion & Renovations University of Connecticut •• George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex •• J.O. Christian Baseball Field •• Connecticut Softball Field University of Rochester, Athletic Field Upgrades
207.775.1059 x447 pitzer@pdtarchs.com
Matthew R. Pitzer, AIA, LEED AP BD+C Maine Licensed Architect Project Manager Matt joined PDT after spending almost ten years in Boston as a designer specializing in preservation and envelope restoration of prominent historic structures. He is an adept project manager with excellent organizational and planning skills and a personal commitment to design that confers broad social benefits. At PDT he is managing a number of complex projects that require a thorough understanding of current building science techniques for durable, healthy, energyefficient buildings.
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Northeastern University School of Architecture, Boston, MA— Bachelor of Science of Architecture, 2006; Master of Architecture, 2007 P R AC T I C E
PDT Architects, Project Manager, 2016–present Goody Clancy, Boston, MA, Designer, 2003–04, Project Manager, 2009–15 historic preservation, college & university, labs, churches Wessling Architects, Quincy, MA, Architectural Designer, 2007–09 historic preservation, commercial building envelope restoration R E G I S T R AT I O N S
Maine #4501, 2017 Massachusetts #951011, 2016 (inactive) LEED Accredited Professional, 2008
NCARB #87921, 2017 American Institute of Architects, 2016
MEMBERSHIPS
Association for Preservation Technology Northeast Chapter P U B L I C S E RV I C E
ACE Mentor Program of America, Portland, ME, 2016–present P R O J E C T S AT P D T
College & University Payson Smith Hall renovations, University of Southern Maine (USM), Portland 120 Bedford St. renovations, USM, Portland (under construction) Art Gallery Restoration, USM, Gorham K–12 Replacement Elementary School, Brunswick+ K–12 and Healthcare Strategic Facilities Study, Crotched Mountain School, Greenfield, NH Expansion Study, Morrison Center, Wells Healthcare Maine Eye Center, Lowell St. renovation, Portland (under construction
Portland Gastroenterology Relocation, Portland Maine Eye Center, Retina Surgery Center, Portland Offices Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Regional Headquarters, Gray Maine Today Media offices/adaptive reuse, South Portland I N P R I O R P R AC T I C E
College & University MIT Division of Comparative Medicine Space Plan, Cambridge, MA MIT E25 Animal Facility Renovation Boston University Admissions Reception Center, Boston, MA Burton Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Jean Yawkey Center, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA Historic Preservation/Envelope Restoration New England Conservatory of Music, Jordan Hall Restoration, Boston, MA* Harvard Business School, Dean’s Residence, Accessible Entries, Cambridge, MA Sever Hall, Harvard University *landmark Thompson Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH * National Register of Historic Places * landmark = National Historic Landmark + in design MATTHEW R.PITZER
LEED certified PDT Architects