At Fuss & O’Neill, we are more than just engineers, landscape architects, scientists, planners, and environmental consultants; we are partners with our clients from project
Professional, safe, responsive, and fiscally
Energy
Construction
Manufacturing
Facility
Community
Infrastructure
Environment
inception to tenant move in and beyond.
responsible solutions are the cornerstone of our professional services, particularly around transit-oriented development. Whether it’s ground up new construction for affordable senior housing, the adaptive reuse of a former office building into apartments, or
the re-purposing of an existing historic building on a Brownfields site, Fuss & O’Neill understands the sequencing and planning necessary for successful projects. Our team works collaboratively to develop smart, integrated site/civil, survey, landscape architecture, master planning, and transportation engineering solutions. Environmental engineering and life-safety investigations of asbestos, lead, PCBs, radon, and indoor air quality (IAQ) are expertly identified and monitored throughout the project.
Housing Experience Understanding and meeting specific goals for a variety of housing types sets Fuss & O’Neill’s planners and engineers apart. We have successfully planned, designed, and engineered residential projects for: •
Brownfield Redevelopments
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Public Housing Authorities
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Student / University Housing
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Private Development
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Senior Living
Graduate Student Housing, University of New Haven
Highlighted Projects
Mill at Hop Brook Mixed-Use Development, Simsbury, CT
616 New Park Avenue, West Hartford, CT
• Within walking distance of downtown, this mixed-use
• The West Hartford Housing Authority leveraged the location
development contributes to and promotes walkable
of the CTfastrak Station (seen in the background) and
connectivity to downtown.
transformed an adjacent Brownsfield site into a vibrant,
• This project won an Implementation Award from the Connecticut Chapter of The American Planning Association
transit-oriented mixed use development. • Our team of civil, environmental, and transportation
(CTAPA) “for a planning project or initiative of unusually high
engineers collaborated on the design to perform a wide
merit for which there are demonstrated results.”
array of technical services including flood management
• The project also won the HOBI Award (Home Builders &
and storage evaluation, wetlands analysis, drainage design,
Remodelers Association of CT, Inc.) in five categories.
traffic and parking impact analysis, and site plan design and permitting.
Crescent Crossing, Bridgeport, CT
Montgomery Mills, Windsor Locks, CT
• As part of a public/private partnership between Park City
• Beacon Residential Properties are developing housing in a
Communities (Bridgeport Housing Authority) and a private developer, we led the master planning effort to re-purpose a neglected post-war public housing project into a vibrant
long abandoned Brownfields manufacturing site to support the goals of town-wide transit-oriented development. • Fuss & O’Neill has been a planning and development
mixed-use transit oriented development neighborhood.
partner for soil and site remediation design, the site plan
• We provided public outreach, development alternatives
approval process, and we prepared and were awarded a
and program development for this multi-site urban redevelopment. • We provided landscape architecture and civil and environmental engineering support for the phased project.
Brownfields funding application grant. • With funding secured, we are currently providing site civil, landscape architecture, traffic and soil remediation services.
Creating Works of Life
Hazardous Building Materials Consulting For almost 30 years, Fuss & O’Neill has been providing environmental services to a variety of clients, including government agencies, residential clients, housing authorities, commercial clients, educational clients, manufacturing companies,
renovation, full and partial demolition, and redevelopment projects throughout New England.
Construction
hazardous building material consulting and we have experience with extensive
Environment
developers, and private institutions. We are highly qualified in all aspects of
We have significant experience conducting field investigations to determine the existence of friable and nonfriable asbestos, lead-based paint, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and other environmental pollutants. Our staff is experienced preparing technical abatement specifications and drawings, as well as performing project monitoring, construction administration, and air sampling. We can efficiently address complex environmental hazards and provide cost-effective results. When challenges arise, we have the technical knowledge to identify a problem and develop strategic and innovative solutions so the project stays on course. Our licensed staff of specialists have a thorough knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations, and are continuously trained in inspection, design, management planning, and monitoring techniques.
RELEVANT HAZARDOUS BUILDING MATERIALS PROJECTS
Former Remington Shaver Site - Bridgeport, CT •
Conducted a pre-demolition hazardous building materials investigation for asbestos, lead, and PCBs.
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Prepared PCB remediation plan.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Center - Hartford, CT
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Provided hazardous materials consulting services for lead, asbestos, and PCB testing for this historic building.
Creating Works of Life
Former National Welding Building - Newington, CT
Rem-Grit Facility - Bridgeport, CT
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Conducted a pre-demolition hazardous building materials
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Performed a hazardous building materials inspection.
investigation for asbestos, PCBs, and lead.
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Developed abatement and demolition specifications.
Developed an Alternative Work Practice to demolish the
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Developed PCB remediation for PCB Bulk Product.
building and segregate asbestos-containing materials.
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Coordinated demolition of structures within wetlands,
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Provided abatement and demolition oversight.
along Metro-North right-of-way, and along Route 1 right-
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This project was funded by DECD.
of-way.
ADDITIONAL HAZMAT PROJECTS
City of New Haven Housing Authority - CT Prescott Bush Apartment Renovations - New Haven, CT Waltham Watch Factory - Waltham, MA Winn Development - CT and MA Hamden Memorial Town Hall - Hamden, CT City of Hartford Housing Authority - CT Hartford Public Schools - Hartford, CT Path Academy - Willimantic, CT •
Conducted a pre-demolition hazardous building materials
Old State House - Hartford, CT Adriaen’s Landing - Hartford, CT
inspection.
Knowlton Street Manufacturing Buildings - Bridgeport, CT
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Developed technical specifications for abatement.
Fire Stations - North Haven, CT
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Provided underground storage tank closure and a fill management plan.
Asbestos/Lead Management - New London, CT Baldwin School - Watertown, CT St. Francis Hospital - Hartford, CT Conard High School - West Hartford, CT University of Hartford - West Hartford, CT
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