High-Profile Monthly: December 2008

Featuring:

2008 Year in Review

Facilities Development News

Inside This Issue: Bond Brothers Tops Off Roger Williams University J.M. Coull Completes NOAA facility in Gloucester, MA Shawmut Expands R.I. Hospital - Architects Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum SMMA's Fitzgerald - Designer of the Year Jewett Gets U.S. Postal Contract - Maguire Group Architect/Engineer Martini to Build New College Center Corporate Profile: Bay State Building Specialties, Inc. Hampton Inn on Schedule - Pro Con Architect and CM ABC MA Chapter: 2008 Excellence in Construction Awards ‘Surviving in a Difficult Economy’ by Lori Stewart Coletti, Elaine Construction Plus Facilities Development News, People, Calendar and more

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American Plumbing & Heating Corporation is honored to complete the Plumbing and Fire Protection work at another signature project in Boston.

Boston University Student Housing Phase II rendering courtesy Cannon Design

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This impressive project includes: • Over 1000 plumbing fixtures • 4 miles of sanitary waste and storm piping • 11 miles of fire protection piping • 9 miles of water piping • 5020 fire sprinkler heads • ¼ mile of natural gas piping

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Infrared Analyzers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

B.L. Makepeace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

J.C. Higgins Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Barker Steel Company, Inc. . . . . . . . .26

Marr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Bond Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Marr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Boston Plasterers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

MASCON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Bowdoin Construction . . . . . . . . . . . .17

McNamara Salvia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Brand Scaffolding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

N. B. Kenney, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Bay State Building Specialties, Inc. .24-25

Norgate Metal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Campbell-McCabe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Nothern Business Machines . . . . . . .18

Canatal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Novel Iron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Century Drywall, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .39

NRI Data and Business Products . . . . .6

Commonwealth Building Systems, LLC . .23

O'Brien & Sons, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Consulting Engineering Services . . . .40

Office Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Contoocook Artesian Well Company . .15

Patent Construction Systems . . . . . . .12

CSI - Contracting Specialists Inc. . . .38

Precast Specialties Corp. . . . . . . . . . .32

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Cutler Associates, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .34

PRO CON Construction . . . . . . . . . . .3

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DiCicco Landscape & Irragation . . . .33

Rist-Frost-Shumway Engineering . . .22

EHK Adjorlolo & Associates, Inc. . .13

Robert N. Karpp, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Fire Equipment, Incorporated . . . . . .32

Service Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Fischbach & Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

SFC Engineering Partnership, Inc. . .29

Galway Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Steel Elements Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..47

General Safety Services Corp. . . . . . . .7

Steel Fabricators of N.E. . . . . . . . . . .21

Geothermal Drilling of N.E. . . . . . . .38

Sunrise Erectors, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Goldstein-Milano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

The RELCO Companies . . . . . . . . . .43

Greener Landscaping . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

The Welch Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Greenscape, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

TuSeas Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Hillsborough County Iron Works . . . .5

Valleycrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Imperia Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Wessling Architects . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Imperia Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Williams Scotsman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

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Year in Review . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Surviving a Difficult Economy . . .21 Roger Williams University . . . .22 Product Page . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Rhode Island Hospital . . . . . . .31 NOAA Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 ABC Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

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BRA Advances Four Projects

Fitzgerald Designer of the Year Cambridge, MA – Marie E. England-based firm. She Fitzgerald IIDA of Symmes oversees design, project Maini & McKee Associates development and client satis(SMMA) was honored as faction for the company’s Designer of the Year by the New corporate, commercial develEngland Chapter of CoreNet opment, tenant fit-up and Global during the Chapter’s fifth interior design clients Annual Dinner gala and award She is a member of the ceremonies held November 6 at International Interior Design the Seaport Hotel.

Association (IIDA), the Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, who joined International Facilities SMMA in 1998, is vice president, director Management Association (IFMA) and the of interior design, and director of corpo- CoreNet Global New England Chapter. rate and technology practice for the New

TG Gallagher Named to Inc. 5000 Cambridge, MA – Thomas G. Gallagher, Inc. has been named to Inc. Magazine’s list of the 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America..

Inc.5000 companies are ranked by their growth percentages over the past three years. Thomas G. Gallagher grew 47.4% over that time.

“We’ve been helped by expansion in the greater Boston healthcare sector,” says CEO Brian Potter, “since one of our specialties is the installation and service of mechanical systems for that industry.”

Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced that four projects totaling more than $75 million in private investment received approvals from the Boston Redevelopment Authority’s board of directors. The projects represent more than 330 construction jobs.

The board approved the first residential building within the proposed Seaport Square project on the South Boston Waterfront.

The project will include 34 residential units occupying 54,400sf of residential space in a six story building with ground-floor retail space. There will be a mix of approximately one-, two- and three-bedroom units.

Construction is anticipated to begin in the second quarter of 2009 with an estimated completion date in the fourth quarter of 2010. Total project cost is approximately $40 million. The project will create approximately 200 construction jobs.

Hacin & Associates is the architectural team for the Parcel A component.

The board also approved the 44 Burbank Street residential project, which will bring 45 new units of housing to Fenway.

The developer, Catamount Westland LLC, will construct a 47,000sf building consisting of nine floors. The residential condominium units will range in size from loft-style dwellings to two-bedroom configurations.

Dolezal Architecture + Interior Design and Symmes Maini & McKee Associates are the co-architects; Colliers and Bovis Lend Lease are the construction managers.

Construction is anticipated to begin in the third quarter of 2009 with an estimated completion date in the first quarter of 2011.

Total project cost is approximately $20 million. The project will create approximately 100 construction jobs.

The board also approved a revised proposal for a project located at 296 Cambridge Street in Beacon Hill. Talanian Realty, the developer, was approved to construct 16 one- and two-bedroom residential units with first floor retail space, and on October 16, 2008, the developer filed a Notice of Project Change that proposed a five-story office building with retail on the first floor.

The site is currently utilized by what is known as Grampy’s Gulf Station, a gas station and small convenience store, which will be demolished.

CBT is the architect.

Total development cost is approximately $9.5 million. The project will create approximately 30 construction jobs.

The Board approved plans for a new LA/Fitness Club in a West Roxbury shopping center located on the V.F.W. Parkway.

The project includes the renovation of an existing vacant retail space into an approximately 48,900sf new fitness facility.

Total development cost for the project is estimated at $6 million. The developer anticipates completing the construction by late summer of 2009.

Robert Nicodemus of Bergmeyer is the project architect and permitting consultant.

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Fischbach & Moore Electric installed more than 13 miles of fiber optic cable and two miles of coaxial cable in the CA/T cellular wireless project.

GEI Tapped to Perform FEMA Studies Fischbach Completes $4M Project Glastonbury, CT GEI Consultants, Inc., a national water resources, geotechnical and environmental engineering firm, has been selected by both the City of Hartford and the Town of East Hartford to perform Federal E m e r g e n c y Management Agency (FEMA) Levee Accreditation engineering studies.

Both the Hartford and East Hartford Levees have been granted Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) status by FEMA. The PAL status has been granted to these levee systems

because FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers believe the systems provide flood protection against a design flood event with 1% annual chance of being exceeded. Under the PAL agreement, the municipalities must provide the required documentation to demonstrate that level of flood protection.

GEI Consultants has been selected to collect the necessary data, perform the evaluations and provide a comprehensive plan for achieving compliance with FEMA regulations.

Boston, MA – Fischbach & Moore Electric Group, LLC of Boston has completed the $4 million wireless project enabling cellular phone service in Boston’s Central Artery tunnel system. The cellular carriers involved include Verizon Wireless, Sprint/Nextel, T-Mobile, and AT&T. The NECA contractors’ project scope included the installation of more than 13 miles (70,000 feet) of four runs of 72-strand fiber optic cabling with associated supports every five feet, and 12,000 feet of coaxial cabling with associated supports every four feet.

The project also included Fischbach & Moore’s installation of cellular carrier equipment within Vent Building 6 and in 43 utility rooms located in the Central Artery tunnels.

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Cable installations also include all associated on- and off-ramp areas within the tunnel system.

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High-Profile: Facilities Development News

North Branch Begins Alamo Fireworks Designed by Udelsman Londonderry, NH- North Branch Construction has begun work on a new warehouse and retail store for Alamo Fireworks in Londonderry.

The project is a one-story, 7,874gsf warehouse/retail store. Construction includes structural steel, steel stud with gypsum interior and 3/4 inch exterior plywood with fiber cement clapboards on the

building front and two inch composite panel on the rear of the building, with a flat white fully adhered rubber roof.

Sitework includes demolition of four existing structures (three small office buildings and an existing garage).

Udelsman Associates of Hollis provided the design for the new facility.

Construction will be completed in early 2009.

Architect's rendering of new Alamo Fireworks facility by Udelsman Associates.

Konover Lends A Helping Hand

NESCO Acquires Gettens Electric Canton, MA - NESCO, Needham Electric Supply, a full-service electrical distributor, announced that it has acquired Gettens Electric Supply Co., Inc. Gettens Electric Supply will continue to operate under its name as “A Division of NESCO, Needham Electric Supply.”

Founded in 1928, Gettens is a family-owned and operated, full-service electrical distributor with counter/warehouse operations in Fitchburg (20,000sf) and Greenfield (10,000sf), along with lighting showrooms in Leominster (3,000sf) and

Konover Construction President/CEO and Principal Mike Kolakowski (center) presents a check to Gemma Moran United Way Labor Food Center Director Paul Jakoboski. Back row left to right are Konover Construction CFO Ron Wuenneman, Sr. VP and Principal Simon Etzel, Sr. VP Operations/Principal Eric Brown, Corporate Counsel Robert Dunn, Sr. VP Field Operations Gary Sherman, VP of Administration-Maryland office Allan Kleban, Management Consultant John Turgeon and Executive VP-Maryland office Dan Hannon.

Greenfield (4,000sf).

“We are very excited to have Gettens Electric Supply join the NESCO family and look forward to working with the associates to expand and strengthen our presence in Western Mass,” stated Gregory Wilson, president of NESCO. "Gettens has a long-standing reputation for focusing on continuous improvement and customer satisfaction. Our customers will not only continue to benefit from the personal service and culture of a familyowned business but also from the resources of a much larger organization.”

Farmington, CT - Konover president of Konover Construction, said, Construction Corporation built on its repu- “The great work Gemma Moran does for tation for philanthropy and community the community is inspiring. We want to do outreach recently by providing volunteer our part to support this mission.” work and financial support to the Gemma Moran United Way Labor Food Center in New London, Connecticut.

The nine senior managers worked at the Food Center, sorting canned goods and preparing the warehouse for a shopping spree being held for local food agencies.

Prior to starting work, the leadership team presented Gemma Moran Director Konover Construction senior managers help Gemma Paul Jakoboski with a Moran United Way Labor Food Center workers sort check for $750. through the thousands of donated food items for distribuMike Kolakowski, tion to local support agencies.

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Natick Mall Expansion - Dimeo Construction West End Residences - Turner Construction Boston University NEIDL - Turner Construction Charles Street Jail Hotel - Suffolk Construction MGM Foxwoods - Perini Construction Harvard University @ 10 Akron St. - Bond Brothers Tufts Dame School - Shawmut Construction Northpoint Residential - Jones Lang LaSalle CA/T North End Park - McCourt Construction Frog Pond Park - Turner Construction Long Island Day Camp - AJ Welch Shea Memorial Drive - AJ Welch Slatersville Mill - John Moriarty and Associates Paige Farley Hackle Memorial Park - The Salvation Army CA/T Wharf District Park - Cashman Construction Boston Children's Museum - Shawmut Construction Bogarta Casino Expansion - Yates/Tishman Liberty Mutual, NH - William A. Berry

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High-Profile: Facilities Development News

PCA Selected to Renovate Josiah Smith Tavern Weston, MA - The Town of Weston selected Prellwitz Chilinski Associates (PCA) to provide design services for the renovation and reuse of the historic Josiah Smith Tavern and Old Library in the town center.

Scheduled for a 2012 opening, the project will reconnect two historic, centrally located buildings with the day-today functions of the community and provide Weston with a casual dining restaurant. The selection of PCA is the latest step in a five-year planning process, during which the Town solicited input from the Weston community and evaluated new uses for the historic buildings.

The Tavern exterior has been ren-

Old Library circa 1904

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Old Library after renovation.

Josiah Smith Tavern before renovation

ovated and a feasibility study has established the outline of the project.

Approval for construction funding will be sought at Town Meeting in November of 2009.

Manchester, NH - Jewett Construction Company, Inc. has recently been awarded a contract to perform work on the HVAC Replacement System for the United States Postal Service in Manchester. The Architect/Engineer of record is Maguire Group, Inc. of Foxborough, MA. Work will include the removal and replacement of HVAC and acoustical ceiling systems in the administrative and distribution areas of the Manchester Processing and Distribution Center. The administrative offices, which encompass more than 20,000sf of space, will remain operational during all phases of construction. Most of the work will take place during the Post Office’s off-hours, ensuring the safety and uninterrupted workday of the post office employees.

An integral part of the project will include the abatement of existing asbestos and lead-containing materials in conjunction with the removal of the existing HVAC and acoustical ceiling systems.

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High-Profile Feature: 2008 Year in Review

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ditor’s Note: Construction users, building owners, developers, facilities managers, all must keep an eye to the future when planning a construction project. When selecting the best team to build it, a look into the past to see what has been designed, how it was built and what team can accomplish the job as planned, is an indispensable step.

High-Profile’s 2008 Year in Review is by no means a complete list of construction activities in New England, but rather, a comprehensive listing of headlines from activities reported in High-Profile Monthly in the past year.

For details on any of these headlines log on to www.high-profile.com and click “Past Issues” to find the full story.

JANUARY Cover Story Columbia Construction Builds Martha's Vineyard Hospital Features Bond Brothers Begins Griffin Academic Building; Perkins+Will Architects Tocci Constructs Dual Hotel Campus for Starwood Hotels and Resorts Agostini and DRA Build Collicot Cunningham Elementary School Facility; Rosane Anderson Architects Facilities Judge A. David Mazzone Memorial Completed North Branch Erecting Steel for

Stonyfield Farm Office; Designed by Architerra Margulies Renovates Shelter Bldg.

North Branch Completes Fire Station Columbia SPD Completes Bella Santé; Designed by TRO Jung|Brannen Brookstone Awarded Pease Development Project Jewett Renovates Dealerships Design by Lincoln Architects Downtown Crossing Strategy to Begin New Era for Historic District Channel Center Project Begins North Branch Completes Fire Station Columbia SPD Completes Bella Santé; Designed byTRO Jung | Brannen Margulies Renovates Shelter Bldg.

Educational Facilities Consigli Awarded MHS Projects; Designed by Schwartz/Silver Pro Con CM for Bowdoin Arena; Bear Mountain Project Architect St. Raphael Academy New Facilities Designed by Vision 3 Two Buildings for URI Designed by Payette Emerson's Walker Building Completed; Darlow Christ Architects

Columbia to Renovate Four Tufts Dorms; Timothy Smith Associates R.H. White Constructs “Green” Pipeline for UNH Partners with The Maguire Group Wise Completes Lewis Hall; Dineen Arch.

Healthcare Facilities Designing for Space Requirements in Healthcare Skanska Providing Support for Anshen+Allen’s Green Patient Room Multi Housing Nauset Completes Richdale Place Awards Kaestle Boos Westerly Middle School Project Awarded

Environments at Work Updates CCC Offices Facilities Pro Con Architect and CM for Office Bldg Consigli Celebrates MHS Library Groundbreaking; Schwartz/Silver Arch.

Suffolk Celebrates Project Milestone DPM Retained by Safety Insurance; Maugel Architects Todisco and BKA to Design New Davio’s Calnan Aligns with Philips Lighting; Solutions Sasaki Associates Architect Consigli Awarded SPiRiT Project Pro Con Completes Framing for Marriott

FEBRUARY Cover Story Mt. Washington Hotel Renovated; Parsons Brinckerhoff CM Features Erland Successfully Completes Projects in 2007 in the Academic, Commercial, and Residential Sectors Jewett Builds BMW Addition Suffolk Completes Residence Hall for Suffolk U; Business Interiors Flooring Contractor; CBT Architects Callahan Oversees Artist Lofts Reno Agostini and Design Partnership at Cedar Hill Dormitory Complex Restoration/Renovations Hamilton Begins The Riverside Resto Coull Begins Toyota Project; Cubellis Architect Margulies Renovates Metabolix Office Channel Ctr Holdings Start Renovation

Brookstone Completes Subaru Project Educational Facilities Brown U Selects Suffolk Cannon Tops Off BU’s New Complex Steel Framing Underway for Watson Arena at Bowdoin; Pro Con CM Healthcare Facilities Payette, Completes Master Plan for Mt. Nittany CPP Helps Vital Diagnostics Relocate

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High-Profile Feature: 2008 Year In Review Continued from page 11 DPM Oversees New Pediatric Center New Cancer Center Opens; Designed by Steffian Bradley Architects Awards Steimle Wins Pinnacle Award Svigals + Partners Honored Consigli U of M Project Awarded LEED Silver; Designed by PDT BCBSMA HQ Project of the Year; Designed by Margulies Multi Housing New Housing Moves Forward in Charlestown Green Facilities ISO New England Earns LEED Gold Residence Hall Receives LEED Cert.

KlingStubbins Helps Emerson College Go “Green” RiversEdge Gets First LEED Gold Precertification Cell Signaling Technology Awarded LEED Certificate

MARCH Cover Story North Branch on the Move, Helping Lead the Way in Green Building in NH

Demolition of Bldgs at RiversEdge Complete Sawyer Completes WGBH World HQ Green Development News SolarWrights Completes Solar Installations BAGB Takes on Initiatives Lee Kennedy Co. and Aircuity Team Up It’s Never to Late to Go Green; Tocci Bldg.

670 Albany Street Awarded Green Cert.

Noble Home Providing Green, Affordable Homes Sunny Border Reaches 50th Green Roof Project Solar Works Installs Largest Photovoltaic System in NE Healthcare Facilities Gosnell Hospice House Receives Honor; Designed by Gawron Turgeon Calnan Completes Verenium HQ Consigli Awarded St. Anne’s Expansion; Designed by TRO Jung | Brannen Wise Completes Cardiac & Endovascular Suites; Designed by Levi Wong DPM Oversees CCMC’s New Cath Lab Eckman-Built Schools Finish 1st Semester Awards AIA CT Award to Herbert S. Newman and Partners for Hobart and William Smith Colleges New Residence Halls Multi Housing Landmark Completes 15 Condos Keith/Pro Con Joint Venture Complete Repton Place; The Architectural Team Architect

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Cover Story Admiral Construction Celebrates 30 Yrs. Features Admiral Const. - N.E. Baptist Chapel Virgin Atlantic Opens New Boston Clubhouse Interview with Arnie Feinerman Dana Farber Cancer Inst.

Ct/RadiologyAdmiral Const. - N.E. Baptist Chapel Woonsocket Renaissance- Allen St. Lofts Bridgeport Renaissance Draws Architects Callahan Constructing Multi-Family Throughout the East Coast Newport Collaborative Restores Belvedere at Hope Phase I of Repton Place Completed Keith/Pro Con Joint Venture CM; The Architectural Team Project Arc. Restoration/Renovations Cannistraro Renovates Space for Plumbing Museum PHCC Takes Charge of Artifacts Columbia Begins Hotel Renovations O’Connor Renovates Experiment Station; Perkins + Will Design Team Tishman Begins Reno of Historic Hotel Facilities Suffolk Awarded Sheraton Dulles South; LTD Management Owner; nbj Archtitecture Designer

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High-Profile Feature: 2008 Year In Review Continued from previous page Child and Family Breaks Ground on HQ Facility; Vision 3 Architects Consigli Breaks Ground on Naval Training Pool Delphi Nears Completion of Seashore Point Phase One Pinncon Awarded Two Projects Environments at Work Completes Office Space Brookstone Completes NH DOT Project BWK Completes New Building New Lifestyle Hotel Complete; Pro Con CM Columbia Completes Courtyard By Marriott; Designed by Group One Partners Center Place Completed; HDS Project Architect DPM Completes MSBA Move; TRO Jung | Brannen Architect; Jones Lang LaSalle GC Educational Facilities O’Connor Renovates MIT Lecture Hall; D’Agostino-Izzo-Quirk Architect Kagan Designs Roberto Clemente School Gilbane Tops Off New School; Architect, Symmes Maini & McKee Benjamin Jepson Interdistrict Magnet School; Design by Kagan Architecture Woodchip Fired Boiler at New School a ‘Bonus’ - Eckman CM, Designed by Lavallee Brensinger Consigli Completes New Dining Hall for Bates; Sasaki Architects Cultural Arts Ctr Opens; Jaffe Holden Sound System Designer Healthcare Facilities Suffolk Healthcare Begins Beth Israel Hospital Expansion Steffian Bradley Architect Multi Housing Cutler to Construct Sr Living Facilities Copley Place to Expand Neiman Marcus SBAC Completes Senior Complex Green Development News Use of Green Roofs Increasing Improving IEQ While Saving Energy NESEA Pushes Green Awards Yale Science Hill Garage Awarded; Herbert S. Newman Architects Moser Pilon Nelson Wins Awards Margulies Recognized as Interior Design Giant Kaestle Boos Awarded Erland Honored With Award; Prellwitz/Chilinski Architect

MAY Cover Story The Rose Kennedy Greenway Story – A City Transformed Focus: Landscape Architecture Durgin Pines Nursing Home – A New Twist on Rehabilitation Features cm&b CM for Shoppes at Saugus Developer Regency Ctr; Architect-Create Architecture Meridian Completes NH Vets Home Calnan Completes iRobot HQs Trinitarian Congregational Church Renovation and Expansion Suffolk Construction Builds 45 PROVINCE; Abbey Group Developer; Bruner Cott & Assoc. Architects

Facilities Ground Broken at Webb Facility Construction Continues on Borthwick Ave. Office Building; Pro Con Arch.and CM BRA Approves Gardner Museum Restoration - Designed; by Renzo Piano Jeanne D’arc Credit Union Fit Up To Start Meridian Renovates Court Bldg.

Groundbreaking at Legacy Place; Prellwitz Chilinski Architects Gund Partnership Designs WaterWorks Park; Diamond and developer Edward A. Fish Form Equity Partnerships C & W Chosen for Portwalk Project; Elkus/Manfredi, Architects Construction Begins at Concord Litho; Designed by Warrenstreet Architects EDC to Lead Rehab of Shaker Site Mahoney Circle Gets Major Facelift Konover CM for Whitney Center Winter Hill Bank Branch Opens Construction Complete on PolyRack HQ Office Renovations Complete; Bond Brothers CM; MSA Architect Berlandi Building Razed Educational Facilities Pro Con Installs Framing for Ice Arena Triumph Completes Largest Modular School Relocation Gilbane Pioneers Agreement with The Building Careers Partnership Healthcare Facilities Bond Brothers Caritas Projects; JACA Architect Wise Completes Project for Biogen Idec Brookstone; Completes Hospital Reno; Dignard Project Architect Durgin Pines Nursing Home a New Twist on Rehabilitation Cutler CM for VNA Living Project

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JUNE Cover Story Nauset Construction Builds on Success A Leading Provider in Healthcare Const.

Focus: Healthcare Facilities Bowdoin Completes Community Health Center of Cape Cod; Designed by Melton-Ferre SBA Completing Major Healthcare Projects

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Healthcare Jones Lang LaSalle Completes Health Club EP Lab at Boston Med Center Underway; Suffolk CM New Vet Health Care Center Dedicated Shapiro Cardiovascular Center, Brigham and Women's Dedicated; William A. Berry & Son, Inc. CM; Cannon Design in Association with Chan Krieger Sieniewicz Design TRO | Jung Brennen Wins Hospital Projects Environments at Work to Supply Shire Pharmaceuticals; Payette Provides Interior Design G. Greene Construction Completes Children’s Hospital Projects Suffolk Begins Renovation of Medical Center Heart Lab Features Mass General – Lasting Commitment to Care Admiral CM for Dana Farber Project Suffolk Begins Expansion of Beth Israel Deaconess - Steffian Bradley Architects Riggs & Gallagher Integrate Lifestyle Trends into the Workplace TRO and Jung | Brannen New HQ; Structure Tone Skyward Bound at R.I. Hospital with Shawmut Design and Construction CM Wise Gets Medical Center Project; DiGiorgio Architect Facilities Lee Kennedy at St. Luke’s Garage with Whelan, MFPA and Newbury Design Integrated Builders Completes Aspect HQs; Spagnolo Gisness Architects Lee Kennedy Completes Juniper; Designed by R.E. Dinneen Architects First River's Edge Bldg Breaks Ground Calnan CM for Paraxel Project Suffolk to Renovate Logan Terminal Suffolk to Renovate Shaw’s Supermarkets “Sky Breaking� Held for Tufts Addition; Designed by ARC; Shawmut CM Brookstone Awarded Shipyard Project First Bristol Tops Off Hampton Inn & Suites; Newport Collaborative Architects Payette Completes MIT’s PDSI Project Brightview Nears Completion; Pro Con CM; JSA Architects DPM Completes TRUMPF Facility Integrated Builders Completes Interior Fit-Up; Helicon Design Architect Landmark Completes PACE Facility Consigli Completes Sea Dogs Project Educational Facilities Walsh Tops Off Science Bldg JLL Heads Thompson Island Study Consigli Breaks Ground on Clark U Academic Commons; Perry Dean Rogers Architects Adolescent Ctr Unveiled; Signer Harris Architects

Green Development News AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects Towers|Golde Wins National Award Margulies Earns LEED Silver for BCBS New “Green� HQ for BCBSRI; Dimeo CM; Symmes, Maini & McKee Architects Erland Goes “Green“ With New Academic and Health Center, Teams with Baer Architecture Multi Residential Landmark Completes Farnham Court Ground Broken on Residential Project; Designed by VMY Vitols Architects and Arrowstreet CorelabSructures Completes Luxury Residential Tower; Developed by R. D. Sinto CAC to Advise City on Copley Place

JULY/AUGUST Cover Story Tishman on Mission Critical Facilities TCC-MA Construction Manager for Sentinel Data Center

Focus: Awards JC&A and Sasaki – “Best in Show�

LKCo Gets Safety Award Nitsch Software Wins Awards CBC Merit Award Team Project to Kagan Architecture CSW Wins Top Green Award DPM's Joy Gustat Honored by IFMA BKA Wins Design Competition DPM Receives DCU Award Consigli Recognized for Safety Paul E. Tsongas Award Presented to Winn Development, The Architects Team. and Keith Construction BSLA Honors 10-acre Park; Designed by Shadley Associates Konover Projects Take CBC Top Awards SCUP/AIA-CAE Honors Payette J.M. Coull Gets STEP Award Pro Con Earns 2008 ABC NH/VT TRO Jung | Brannen Wins BSA Award Walsh Brothers Receives AGC Award River’s Edge Receives EBC Award Strawbery Banke Wins Preservation Award; Designed by JSA Gilbane Boston Honored With Awards Severino Gets Construction Ethics Award Graphisoft Software Wins Award Lee Kennedy Wins AGC Safety Award Mass Historical Commission Recognizes Winn RGB Participates in ACE Awards GZA Receives DCAM Award Interstate Elec. Wins Award for Philips Exeter Schools Achieve Energy Star Designation - Gilbane Providing Mgmt Services GZA Receives DCAM AwardI Interstate Elec. Wins Award for Philips Exeter

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High-Profile Feature: 2008 Year In Review Continued from previous page KCC Recognized for Wellness Program ADD Inc and Archstone Honored Jones Lang LaSalle Wins Toby Awards Meridian Presented Safety Awards Triumph Wins MBI Award Features Celebrating Thirty Years – Lee Kennedy Co. Marks Major Milestone LKCo and Tellelian Bring Old Tower Back to Life Delphi Continues The Groves in Lincoln; EGA Architect JC&A Completes Eco-Friendly Sr Units Dimeo CM for Trial Court Project; Designed by Finegold Alexander Dimeo Tops Off Ocean House Hotel; Architect - Centerbrook Architects and Planners Facilities ARC to Design YMCA Building Consigli Breaks Ground at St. Aidan’s; The Architectural Team Architect No. Branch Begins NH Public Radio Studio Bowdoin Builds Phase Two of YMCA; Annino Architects Integrated Builders Completes BCM FitUp; Walsh/Cochis Architects Landmark Begins Blanchard’s Liquors EBC Awarded Famous Footwear Fit-Out; BKA Architects Jewett Begins Improvements at Pease International Airport Akamai to Expand HQ; DPM CM; Designed by Cubellis Suffolk Completes Charlestown Recovery House; Architect - Dooling Woodbrier Bufftree Making Progress On Fire Station NYLO Hotel Nears Completion; Pro Con Inc CM Tocci Selected for Team on IPD Project; Partners With KlingStubbins JC&A Selected for Six New Projects Columbia to Build Special Olympics HQ - DiGiorgio Architects Pro Con Completes Flatley Office Bldg; Cramer Levine Project Architect EEC Completes Project for Genesis Educational Facilities Erland Selected for New Campus Union; Architect, Symmes Maini & McKee Konover Continues Connecticut College's Five-Year Plan Suffolk Breaks Ground at Curry Consigli Completes Academy Expansion; Monahon Architects Future Plans for Suffolk University JSA Hired by Bates College North Branch Completes Soccer Facility; Designed by Freeman French Freeman Payette Completes Yeshiva Research Bldg Eckman Helps Schools Reduce Fuel Usage Konover Completes Reno of Fones School Healthcare Facilities Huggins Hospital Breaks Ground; DiGiorgio Architect; Gilbane CM Lee Kennedy Co. Begins Hospital Parking Garage Jewett Begins N. E. Brace Project; Design by Dignard Margulies and Consigli Complete New England Scope Walsh Brothers CM for Two Projects

No. Branch Completes New Dental Clinic Green Development News Harvard's Blackstone Office Renovation EEC Designs “Green� IFAW Data Ctr West Podium Park Receives Green Roof Award Multi Residential 45 PROVINCE Topped Off Lee Kennedy Underway on Hadley Apartments; Designed by Fine Assoc

SEPTEMBER Cover Story Design-Build Best Bet to Help Colleges Meet Student-Housing Demands Focus: Educational Facilities Tufts Selects L/R Construction for New Learning Space HMFH Moves Rashi School Forward Ice Arena Underway at Bowdoin; Pro Con CM; Bear Mountain Project Architect U.S. Pavement Completes UConn Project Bond Tops Off Academic Center; Designed by Perkins+Will Cutler Begins Two Projects Ground Broken for Tufts Campus Ctr Phase II - Bowdoin Construction and Finegold Alexander + Associates Work Together Franklin Pierce U Building Finished Bufftree Opens Doors to New School; Mount Vernon Group Architects Acella Completes Berrybrook School; Strekalovsky Architects Consigli Selected for Dartmouth Projects BU School of Medicine Buys Site for Student Housing Lee Kennedy Begins MIT Project; Designed by Design Partnership Bond Brothers Tops Off Paramount Ctr; Elkus Manfredi Architects Avon High School’s Re-Vamp; Architect-in-Charge Kaestle Boos; CM FIP Corp.

RDK Develops Safety Upgrades at UMass Amherst Yale Building Modernized and Preserved JC&A Breaks Grnd on School Expansion School Project Underway; Pro Con CM; Marinace Project Architect New Center at Princeton Breaks Grnd Designed by ABA

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Boston Properties Breaks Ground; Carnegie Ctr West Designed by KlingStubbins WPI and PSU Work with Campus Design Forums; Cannon Design Architects Interview with Derrick Diggs on UHHSSE; JCJ Architects Columbia CM for New St. John’s Prep Synthetic Turf Field JSA Designs Two University of NE Projects

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High-Profile Feature: 2008 Year In Review Continued from page 15 Acella Completes Retail Bldg; RGB Architects Integrated Builders Completes Advanstar Project Pro Con Inc Completes Marriott Suites Senate Construction Completes Comcast Center; Architect Richard DeCoste of Dooling & Woodbrier Pro Con Completes Office Building Building Completed for Canpro; BKA Architects; Built by Callahan Features SCUP Annual International Conference USI Completes Lincoln Property’s 293 Boston Post Road Chiller Plant Ahead of Schedule U of ME Student Recreation and Fitness Center; Cannon Design Architect Cumberland High Renovations; Kaestle Boos Architect Integrated Project Delivery Allows Mt. Ida to Have its Cake and Eat it Too ASB and Suffolk Top Off Two Financial Ctr Wheelock’s CCSR Topping Off; Shawmut Design Partners with William Rawn Associates Facilities Caulfield to Begin Hynes Convention Ctr Renovations Bufftree Breaks Ground On Safety Facility; Kaestle Boos Architect Groundbreaking Ceremony for R&D Ctr; Designed by Shepley Bulfinch City Approves Bulfinch Triangle Project Pro Con Architect and CM for Res. Inn

Suffolk CM for 303 Columbus Ave; Designed by Neshamkin French Union Station Garage Ribbon Cutting Integrated Builders Retained for Office Fit-Up; Spagnolo Gisness Architects Acella Retained for Office Build-Out; Machado and Silvetti Design Team Bufftree Constructs Facility for Atlantic Lighting; Rescom Architects Suffolk Brks Grnd on Dulles Sheraton Designed by nbj Suffolk to Break Grnd on Office Bldg Designed by Hickok Cole Healthcare Facilities J.M Coull Breaks Ground for Acton Medical; Maugel Architects Walsh Brothers Top Off Med Ctr. Consigli Completes Nursing Facility Integrated Bldrs Completes GE Healthcare TRO Jung | Brannen Gets Hospital Projects EBC Awarded Hospital Renovation Brookstone Completes Hospital Project; PMR Architects Pro Con Completes Hospital Fit-up Green Development News GZA to Design Energy Project Hobbs Brook Breaks Ground; Architect Margulies & Associates The Palazzo Gets LEED Silver Greening the Campus: A Case Study at Northeastern University Clark U’s Blackstone Hall Awarded LEED Silver Multi Residential Acentech Selected for New Complex; CBT Architects Eckman Completes Apt. Bldg.; Designed by Peter W. Argiros

Murray Court Housing Underway Roundel 47 Architect Awards ADD Inc Wins IIDA Awards Gilbane Projects Earn Awards Reilly Wins SMPS Award Holder Wins Vision Award Atelier/505 Awarded TRO Jung | Brannen Wins AIA Award SMPS Honors Walsh Brothers

OCTOBER Focus: Interiors Bridging Interior Architecture and Interior Design Bufftree Refits Lifestream’s Offices; Dyer Brown SouthCoast Architects TK&A Completes Multi-Tenant Lab Wise Completes Next Jump build-Out; Harrison Mulhern Architects Renovation at Holderness School; Designed by ARC Acella Completes Interior Build-Out; Machado and Silvetti Designs Corp HQs O’Connor Upgrades 100 Westminster; Shawmut CM Consigli Completes Library College DeStefano Reimages New Lobby for The Music Hall Renovated Chandelier Unveiled Callahan Completes Nine Interior Projects MCC Automotive Science and Technology Building First of its Kind; Designed by Lavallee Brensinger; Built by Jewett

Features Lavallee Brensinger and Trumbull-Nelson Build at Proctor Academy Svigals and Yale Earn Gold By Going Green ADP Recently Completed Projects; Bavier Design and Roger Ferris & Partners Architects BWK GC for Immaculate Conception Church Renovation - Collaborates with Design Partnership, Inc. Facilities Carpenters Get OK for HQ Facility Home for Little Wanderers Jones Lang LaSalle Project Manager Brookstone Gets Nat'l Guard Project LKCo Completes Boston Beer Project MannKind Dedicates Newest Building; Designed by KlingStubbins Brookstone PM for R&R Cycles Addition Electrochem Plant Completed; Erland CM Gilbane Renovates Dunkin’ Donuts; Architect Ellerbe Becket Educational Facilities Groundbreaking for New School; Gilbane PM; Design Partnership Architect, Bacon and Agostini CM Erland Completes Dahod Center; Architect Childs, Bertman & Tseckares Performing Arts Ctr Completed; Consigli CM Erland Completes WSC Dorms; Architects Prellwitz/Chilinski

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High-Profile Feature: 2008 Year In Review Continued from previous page Marinace Architects Complete School Renovations Montserrat New Dorm and Arts Ctr; Windover Construction and Siemasko + Verbridge Architects Collaborate Tappé Finishes Middle School; Stella Construction GC SMSA Ribbon Cutting Ceremony; Designed by DuBose Assoc. Architects Erland Completes Springfield College Healthcare Facilities Elliot At River's Edge Care Center; Eckman/Suffolk, a Joint Venture Erland CM for New Leonard Florence Center Nursing Home New Life Sciences Initiative; Arrowstreet and Dan Winny Architect Payette Completes Memorial Medical Center Clinic Addition Green Development News Science Ctr Earns LEED Gold; Designed by ARC URI Facility Awarded LEED Silver ADD Inc Green Design HQ Opens CES Installing Solar Electric System at its Corporate Headquarters Multi Residential Pro Con Completes Hammondswood Awards Hoffmann Awarded SMPS Grand Prize Harriman Receives AIA Maine Award

NOVEMBER Cover Story Bowdoin Celebrates 35th Anniversary Features Agostini Completes School; Works with HMFH Architects, BKA Architects Aho Completes HQ for Two C Pack Systems; Bruce Ronayne Hamilton Arch.

Bond Brothers and CBT Complete ACS's AstraZeneca Hope Lodge Landmark Renovates Blanchard’s HQs

Facilities CBT Begins South Shore Habitat for Humanity Opening Held at US Courthouse Columbia Breaks Ground For SOMA HQ; Designed by DAI Hampton Inn and Suites on Schedule; Pro Con Architect and CM No. Branch Builds New Library; Designed by Adams and Smith Weston Solutions Builds New Office; Pro Con Architect Consigli Breaks Ground on Worship Ctr;Burt, Hill Architects Pro Con Frames Residence Inn

Jewett Completes Terminal Building at Pease Pro Con Architect and CM for Hotel Jones Lang LaSalle Completes Building Rehab; Winter Street Architects DPM Completes Renovation for Safety Insurance Aberdeen Group HQ Completed; Margulies Perruzzi Architects Naval Shipyard Completion; Brookstone Builders GC HLM Office Renovated; Margulies Perruzzi Architects Eckman Completes Dept HQ; Barker Architects Integrated Completes Valeritas Tenant Fit-Up; Architect Helicon Design Group Robin Brown and Partners at CWB Boylston Opens Mandarin Oriental Hotel Acentech Completes Aetna Customer Ctr; Architects Perkins + Will Educational Facilities Consigli Oversees St. Paul’s School Projects Suffolk Renovates Theatre as Resdicence Hall; Designed by CBT/Childs Bertman Tseckares ICON Gets Emerson College, Salem State College, and Harvard Projects Acella Completes Riverview School Dorm Jewett to Renovate SigSauer Academy G. Greene Completes BU Media Lab Bowdoin College Arena; Pro Con CM Design Payette and Bowdoin Complete Gordon Science Ctr; AC Project Architect Architecture Involution and Triumph Modular Launch The Perfect Classroom Consigli Tops Off Bridgewater State Dorm Sears Building now Community College; Designed by Perkins Eastman Loomis Chaffee School; Tecton and Dubose Architects; BVH Engineers; O & G Contractor Healthcare Facilities Channel Completes Rehab Center; Designed by Hastings & Hoffman Interiors Frisbie Hospital Expansion; Shepley Bulfinch Architect Landmark Starts Addition to Christopher Heights Assisted Living; Smook Architecture Coull Renovates Health Ctr; Maugel Architects State Electric Completes Hope Lodge Green Development News Erland Projects – MMA and U.S. EPA on Walking Tour MMA Cadet Hall Green Certified; Designed by Prellwitz Chilinski Contoocook to Install Peabody Dorm's Geothermal System Suffolk Univ. Receives Leed Gold Multi Residential Hamilton Unveils Artist Model Unit Stabile to Build Cottage Homes Awards Suffolk’s Hotel Project Wins Grand Prize Glenn Kingsbury Receives NECA Award

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High-Profile: Multi-Residential Facilities Development News

Metropolitan Completes Constellation Wharf Condominium Project Charlestown, MA – Metropolitan Restoration Corp. of Boston has completed the $3.2 million exterior waterproofing, restoration, and reconstruction of Constellation Wharf Condominiums in Charlestown.

The 64 unit, wood-framed residential complex, built on the Charletown Navy Yard pier, required substantial waterproofing, restoration and reconstruction during the project.

The unique waterfront setting of Constellation Wharf and its original construction added complexity to Metropolitan’s project scope, which was both comprehensive and multi-dimensional. Constellation Wharf’s wood structures are supported on a series of structural concrete beams, which are set on pilings.

Units are cantilevered over the edge of the pier with water surrounding the complex on three sides.

Constellation Wharf Condominiums To enable access to the site, Metropolitan provided a site-specific, custom-designed staging system solution. The specialty contractor designed and constructed a cantilever beam system and

Landmark to Repair Hemenway Apts.

James Blauch of Eisenberg Haven Architect Boston MA Landmark Structures Corporation has been retained by SHP Acquisitions, LLC of Cumberland, Maine to provide exterior repairs and window replacements at Hemenway Apartments, in Boston.

The $1.1 million contract will cover masonry and roofing repairs in

addition to window replacements to 24 units of the 183-unit elderly and family residential complex located in the Fenway/Kenmore area of Boston.

Architect for the project is James Blauch of Eisenberg Haven Associates in Boston.

installed it on the lower decks to support aluminum pole pump jack staging systems, which suspended over Boston Harbor. The cantilever beams were held in place by counterweights. This system allowed

worker access to all elevations, which project out, over the water. Floating barges would have been required for access had this special system not been used.

Metropolitan’s waterproofing/reconstruction project scope included the removal and replacement of deteriorated plywood sheathing on various aspects of the structure.

Integral to the project was Metropolitan’s installation of sprayapplied waterproofing/air barrier system over the structure’s existing plywood sheathing.

The project team consisted of the architectural and engineering firm BET – Building Envelope Technologies of West Bridgewater; Constellation Wharf’s management company, Lundgren Management Group, Inc. of Chelsea; and the onsite construction management company, Pomroy Associates of South Easton.

Landmark Gets Housing Contract Stull & Lee Architects Roxbury, MA - Landmark Structures Corporation of Woburn has been awarded a contract from New Boston Ventures to construct 18 affordable housing units for Brookford Dalin Dean Street Homes in Roxbury.

The $4.3 million project, which is currently underway, will encompass seven twofamily buildings and four single-family buildings in the Dudley area of Roxbury. A sum-

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The Brookford Dalin Dean Street Homes Development project is a partnership of the City of Boston’s Department of Neighborhood Development, Dudley Neighbors, Inc., New Boston Ventures and Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative.

Steve Rigione of Stull & Lee Architects in Boston serves as Architect for the project.

Harvard University Ten Akron Street Graduate Student Housing located on the corner of Memorial Drive and Western Avenue in Cambridge.

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High-Profile: Educational Facilities Development News

Columbia Completes Olin Project Needham, MA - Columbia Special Projects Division (SPD) recently served as the design-build construction manager at Olin College for the renovation of its music facilities. Allegro Interior Architecture served as the project architect.

Columbia SPD collaborated with Olin’s facility management team from design inception through project completion, managing the architect, engineers, and subcontractors. The expansion included ener-

gy-efficient pendant lights, a security key- fob pass system, tel/data, and power distribution for recording systems. Columbia also retrofitted surrounding walls with acoustical treatment to ensure minimal noise penetration.

A challenge to this project included the fact the space was near the Campus Center, which is the hub of student activity. Columbia SPD carefully phased all work and utilized various construction techniques to minimize disruption.

Acella Completes Yawkey Dorm Architects S.A. Architecture Brewster, MA Acella Construction Corporation, a Norwellbased construction services firm, recently completed the construction of Tom & Jean Yawkey Dormitory at Latham School in Brewster.

Latham School is a program offered at the Latham Centers, a nationally known, innovative treatment facility on Cape Cod. Students at the school range from ages 8 to 22, and include girls who have coped with troubled histories, have experienced trauma and failed placements. They also include individuals living with Prader-Willi

Syndrome.

The new 9,600sf dormitory is a two-story wood-framed building and will house 16 students and eight staff members. Included in the project is an elevator, basement storage and an unfinished second floor for future expansion. Construction was divided into two phases to accommodate the client's funding. The dorm is named in honor of former Boston Red Sox owners Jean and Tom Yawkey.

Acella worked on this project in close collaboration with S.A. Architecture of Orleans.

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Dignitaries at the ribbon-cutting included (left to right): Dr. Dana Mohler-Faria, president, Bridgewater State College; Frederick J. Clark, Jr., chairman of the Mass. Board of Higher Education; Donald Smyth, chairman of the BCC Board of Trustees; State Senator Scott P. Brown; Dr. John Sbrega, BCC president; and State Senator James E. Timilty.

Bufftree Celebrates New Campus E. Randy Jarvis Architects New Bedford, MA - Students from the Attleboro area attending Bristol Community College can now pursue their dream of higher education in a newly renovated, up-to-date facility combining today’s high-tech capabilities with more student-friendly amenities.

The recent ribbon-cutting on what is known as the Attleboro Corporate Campus, the former Texas Instruments building purchased by BCC in 2006, featured a gathering of educational and civic leaders as well as

representatives of the project’s contractor, Bufftree Building Company.

Bufftree renovated 25,000sf of what had been manufacturing space on the first level and created classrooms, computer labs, conference and library rooms, a health lab, and chemistry and biology labs. In addition, the site has been modified to conform to ADA standards.

The architectural firm was E. Randy Jarvis Architects of New Bedford.

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High-Profile: Educational Facilities Development News

Project Team Gets Special Thanks Pro Con CM - Marinace Project Architect L o n d o n d e r r y, NH – Students at the Londonderry South School recently honored the members of the Pro Con Inc. team who constructed the South School’s new addition. The elementary school students presented the PCI team with a special “thank-you” award and wrote an original rap poem with choreographed steps, which they read while wearing Students presented the PCI team with a special “thank-you” award and hard hats and safety wrote an original rap poem with choreographed steps. glasses during an allschool assembly. minum windows to match the existing school The school expansion is part of a $5.1 mil- building. Site improvements included adding 60 lion renovation and expansion project that began additional parking places and construction of a in June 2008. Frank P. Marinace of Hampton was new fire road around the school. the project architect and Pro Con Inc. of The renovation work on the 56,496sf South Manchester was the construction manager. The School included the relocation of the school’s South School is located at 88 South Road and cur- main office, renovations to the nurse’s office, sperently serves over 600 students in grades one cial education room and conference room, replacthrough five. ing 60% of the roof and making repairs to the balThe 14,442sf expansion project included the ance, and upgrading the school’s sprinkler system. removal of eight portable classrooms, and conNew equipment was installed in the comstruction of 11 permanent classrooms designed mercial kitchen and rubber flooring with inlaid around an interior grass courtyard. The exterior of sport lines was installed in the gymnasium. the new addition is red brick veneer with alu-

Martini to Build College Ctr Schenectady, NY - Union College has chosen A.J. Martini, a Massachusetts-based construction management firm with three offices on the East Coast, to build a new Science and Engineering Center in the heart of the school’s campus.

Construction of the 35,000sf building will begin in the spring of 2009. The project will be completed during the 2010 - 2011 academic year.

“The A.J. Martini team includes three Union College graduates,” said Peter Martini, CEO of A.J. Martini. “We are thrilled to be back at our alma mater and lend our expertise in university construction.”

Union College will seek a LEED Gold Rating from the U.S. Green Building Council, a national certification that recognizes projects that incorporate sustainable, green building practices.

DPM Completes School Newton, MA - Diversified Project Management, Inc. (DPM), a Newton-based construction management, facilities and move-planning firm, recently announced that it has completed The Pike School’s 21,500sf addition and 7,300sf renovation.

The Pike School is an independent, coeducational day school located on 34 Sunset Rock Road in Andover. Its comprehensive and sequential program provides education to students from pre-kindergarten through grade 9.

Diversified’s senior project manager, Tony Sievers , acted as the owner’s representative for the school’s 21,500sf out-of-the-ground construction and 7,300sf renovation to their Andover campus to enhance its visual and performing arts program.

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Surviving in a Difficult Economy back, one has to give without expectation of a Lori Stewart Coletti is the Director of quid pro quo relationship Client Services at Elaine Construction.

Relationships in business are like relahy do some people and firms seem to thrive regardless of outside tionships in one’s personal life; seldom quid forces beyond their control? There pro quo, seldom 50/50. Patience to continue are many reasons: unique skills, trust funds, to develop a relationship that appears to be, good acting skills‌but, in my opinion, as on the surface, not immediately revenue-genmost of us do not possess these attributes, erating, is a very difficult concept among there is something deeper going on that those who do not understand and embrace the enables, if not prosperity, at least reasonably value of network-building and maintenance.

It’s their downfall. Successful marketcomfortable survival until the next upswing ing and network development require, above occurs.

Recently, the Associated General all, extreme patience, the patience to continue Contractors of MA asked for comments on to reach out to quality individuals regardless marketing and business development within of their position, recognizing that they could the general contracting community. land anywhere, and that you never know who someone knows.

Specifically, they asked two questions: Let’s talk for a minute about time.

1. What can young professionals do to Time is the most valuable commodity; we help the marketing efforts in their firm?

2. What are the most common mistakes can never create more of it. Each of us has young professionals make when trying to par- exactly the same amount of time as anyone who has achieved real greatness. It’s all in ticipate in marketing efforts?

Really good questions‌.and com- how you use it.

Time also has transactional meaning. pletely tied to one’s personal and professional success, the firm’s success, and the value of Many people think that time today is not the networking consistently and strategically. same as time in 10 years. It absolutely is. If I choose to invest The question of one extra hour a why some peoSuccessful marketing and network week in giving ple understand the concept of development require, above all, extreme of myself to truly successful patience, the patience to continue to reach help my colleagues, it is a network build- out to quality individuals more strategic ing, and others miss the mark, has been the subject of much decision that acting selfishly today and discussion with anyone who’s had a martini spending a year looking for a job if I need one five years from now. Investing a year with no with me in the last several years.

My answers to these questions reach direction and no network “savings� is like far beyond the AGC, and the entire service assuming that one’s 401K will just magically provider community, to each and every pro- be there when one retires, and being surfessional person, young or seasoned, in the prised, disappointed, and frustrated when it’s not. facilities-related fields or in any field.

Giving without expectation of direct The most successful efforts at assisting marketing and business development, beyond profit takes maturity, humanity, and undersuccessful delivery on promises, which I standing of the other concepts discussed. But, think of as a “minimum entry fee,� relate to one gives one’s expertise, time, advice, help, commitment to consistently giving when one ultimately because it’s a good and right thing is not required to give. What I mean is, giving to do. Of course, I believe in karma; good of one’s time to professional organizations, to things coming back to those who do good. consciously developing a network of peers Through the law of karma, the effects of all and colleagues, and to investing time when deeds actively create past, present, and future there is no obvious or direct gain, is what real- experiences, thus making one responsible for ly differentiates a person, and firms are made one's own life.

Good marketing and good networking up of people.

Conversely, the most common mis- is smart and strategic. Be patient on the busitakes come into play when one or more of the ness results of all your good deeds and karma.

Keep doing the things you instinctively know following conditions exist: • One lacks the patience to look beyond to be important, especially actions to advance a valued relationship. The patience to focus the transactional to the long term • One believes he or she does not have on good networking habits and smart marketthe time to give back or develop a network ing activities – combined with a timely dose until there is a crisis that demands a look to of good karma – are the keys to thriving in both up and down markets. outside resources. • One fails to recognize that to get

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High-Profile Feature: Roger Williams University

Bond Brothers Celebrates Topping Off

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ristol, RI - Bond Brothers recently celebrated the topping off ceremony of Roger Williams University’s new residence hall. Faculty, staff, students, and members of the construction team, including Perkins+Will architects and Odeh Engineers, Inc., gathered to sign the ceremonial last beam and to witness it being lifted into place by the ironworkers.

Steve Cornwall, Roger Williams’s project manager, introduced Robert Collie of Bond Brothers who, spoke about the topping off ceremony as celebration “not only of the successful completion of the structure, but more significantly, marking the safe erection of the superstructure.” Collie congratulated Jay Steel, Daniel Koury Construction, Inc, and Oldcastle for a job well done.

Collie introduced Dr. John J. King, Roger Williams vice president of student affairs, who spoke of the importance of the new residence hall providing a home for students for many decades to come. Joseph Pangborn, Roger Williams’s vice president and chief information officer added “The Perkins+Will rendering of Roger Williams University’s new topping off of the new residence hall is an residence hall important milestone achieved through the collaborative effort of Bond Brothers, Perkins+Will, Roger Williams, Odeh Engineers, space. The common areas will provide additional gathering spaces for the campus community. and Jay Steel.”

The new residence hall overlooks the Mount The four-story, 120,000sf residence facility will provide 350 beds in mixed suite and apartment Hope Bay and features dazzling water views. This style student residences plus RA apartments. The new residence hall project is on time and on budgbuilding will also feature retail/café space, site et, and slated for completion in summer ’09. amenities, sports fields, study areas, and lounge

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High-Profile: Facilities Development News

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LaFreniere Architects Waltham, MA – TC Saracen – a joint venture between Trammel Crow Co. and Saracen Properties LLC – has awarded Erland Construction of Burlington the rehab of 43 Foundry Avenue, a 187,000sf office building in Waltham.

The site is part of a larger, 500,000sf office park called CenterPoint that contains both office and lab space. After months of preconstruction planning, Erland, teaming with LaFreniere

Architects of Cambridge, began this project in mid-October.

Improvements to the new building will include a new façade, all new HVAC units, new elevators, new toilet cores, and various architectural upgrades to make the building tenant-ready. The project also includes demolishing three existing buildings and attendant sitework to create a park-like corporate campus with new parking spaces, site lighting, and landscaping.

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Jewett Partners With Energy Star Raymond, NH - Jewett Construction Co., Inc. recently stepped up its efforts to promote energy efficiency by becoming an ENERGY STAR Service and Product Provider (SPP).

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Construction on Marriott Progresses Pro Con Architect and CM Auburn, ME – Construction is progressing on the new 100-room Residence Inn by Marriott hotel located in Auburn. Pro Con Inc of Manchester, N.H. is the architect and construction manager for the $7.8 million designbuild hotel, which is being developed by Auburncourt, LLC. The four-story, 75,256sf hotel reflects a new generation of Residence Inn by Marriott with exterior stone veneer, gable windows and cathedral ceilings in the Gatehouse and pool areas.

“We are currently installing the sheet rock on all floors and will begin finishes by the end of the month,” stated the project superintendent for Pro Con Inc. “The pool has been installed and the mechanicals are underway throughout the hotel.

Pro Con Inc began the project’s site work in March 2008 and has scheduled a March 2009 completion date.

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ay State Building Specialties, Inc. (BSBSI), provides and installs a wide variety of quality building specialty items for the retail, commercial and institutional markets in New England.

Founded by Preston Maxwell and G.J. Healy in 1947 as Bay State Blackboard Company, Inc., the company originally specialized in the resurfacing of slate chalkboards. By 1960, however, slate was becoming obsolete as porcelain enamel steel emerged as the principle product used in the construction of chalkboards.

Reflecting the changing market, Bay State Blackboard changed its focus and began constructing and installing framed porcelain enamel steel chalkboards and tackboards.

Bay State Blackboard underwent a major change in 1973, when Sean Mahony joined the firm as sales manager and in 1974 purchased the firm from its founders.

Under the leadership of Sean Mahony, Bay State Blackboard expanded its operation over the next 30 years to include the sale and installation of a number of other building accessories, including projection screens, window treatments, acoustic wall panels, toilet partitions, lockers, wall protection, fire extinguishers and cabinets.

The steady growth of the company—from four employees in 1973 to more than 30 today—has required a commensurate increase in office and warehouse space.

This has been accomplished by a series of moves, beginning in 1979, when it moved from its original 600sf home in Belmont to the South Shore. In 2007, BSBSI moved into its own 32,000sf building on Lundquist Drive in Braintree.

In 2003, the company underwent another major change. Noting that the name "Bay State Blackboard" did not encompass the expanded scope of business Bay State performed, the company changed its name to "Bay State Building Specialties, Inc." to more fully describe the company's expanded operation.

Gil Lentol joined the company in 1996 as a Project Manager. In 2002, he became President and General Manager and, in 2006, Gil became a partner in the company.

The change in corporate identity, however, is the only thing that has changed. The management and employees of BSBSI take pride in the history of their company and are dedicated to providing the highest quality product and workmanship for the next sixty years.

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MIT Media Lab

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Shawmut Design & Const.

Robert A.M. Stern Architects

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High-Profile: Facilities Development News

ADD Inc Hosts Annual Event

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Hampton Inn on Schedule Pro Con Architect and CM Yonkers, NY – Construction is continuing on schedule for a new Hampton Inn and Suites hotel, located at 160 Corporate Boulevard in Yonkers.

Pro Con Inc of Manchester, NH is the architect and construction manager for the new 150-room hotel and FSG Yonkers Hotel, LLC is the owner and developer.

The hotel will be managed by Colwen Management of Nashua, N.H. The exterior siding and windows are currently being installed, and the building will be weather-tight by the end of the month in anticipation of the winter weather.

Pro Con Inc began site work on the design build project in March 2008 and has scheduled a May 2009 completion date. In addition to the design and construction management services, Pro Con

also provided pre-construction and structural engineering services for the developer.

The 87,566sf, four-story hotel will offer king and queen rooms, and 37 studio suites. The suites will have a sitting area with a pull-out sofa sleeper and a wet bar with a refrigerator and microwave. All the guest rooms will offer complimentary high-speed Internet access, and wireless Internet access will be available in the lobby.

The public areas of the hotel will include a full service bar, breakfast area for the hotel’s complimentary weekday breakfast, a “Suite Shop” selling snack and sundry items, an indoor pool and fitness room. The hotel will also have a flexible space conference room.

Boston, MA ADD Inc recently hosted Preservation M a s s a c h u s e t t s ’s Annual Fall Event at the architecture and design firm’s new headquarters in Fort Point Channel. The event celebrated the 15th Anniversary Retrospective of the Most Endangered Historic Resources l-r: James W. Igoe, president, Preservation Massachusetts; between 1993 and Erin Kelly, assistant director, Preservation Massachusetts; 2008.

Laurence J. Grossman, principal, ADD Inc; BK Boley, Every Novemprincipal, ADD Inc. Photo courtesy ADD Inc ber, Preservation Massachusetts hosts its fall event in a his- pursuing LEED Gold certification by the toric building that has been successfully U.S. Green Building Council and when rehabilitated. ADD Inc historically pre- certified, 311 Summer Street will be one served and renovated its new headquarters of very few LEED Gold commercial inteat 311 Summer Street this year. The firm is riors in Boston.

Dirubbo Buys Acella Norwell, MA - Acella Construction Corporation announced that the firm’s cofounder David Dirubbo has purchased Acella Construction and assumed the position of the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Dirubbo co-founded Acella Construction with his partner Robert Johnson in 2003. Johnson recently sold his shares to Dirubbo.

Acella Construction has completed a number of retail and interior construction projects for a variety of clients in recent months, including Bentley College, Northeastern University, North Attleboro Marketplace, Moe's Southwest Grill and Not Your Average Joe's. Recently, the firm was hired to build a 45,000sf gym for Gold’s Gym in Stoughton.

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High-Profile: Awards

Connecticut Design Awards Awards celebrating the accomplishments of Connecticut architects and the excellence of Connecticut architectural projects were recently announced.

The Built Design Awards included Commercial, Institutional, Multi-Family Residential, and Interiors • Honor Awards went to: David Thompson Architects, New Haven - Public Bus Shelters, New Haven; JCJ Architecture, Hartford - Regional Center for the Arts, Trumbull; Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, New Haven, two awards - Daniel L. Malone Engineering Center, Yale University, New Haven, and Overture Center for Arts, Madison, Wis.; Pickard Chilton, Architects, New Haven Wells Fargo Financial Building, Des Moines, Iowa; Point One Architects + Planners, Old Lyme - Integrated Day Charter School Gymnasium, Norwich; The S/L/A/M Collaborative, Glastonbury - Emory School of Medicine, Medical Education Building, Atlanta, Ga.; Mark Simon, FAIA, Centerbrook Architects and Planners, Centerbrook, Park Synagogue East, Pepper Pike; and Newman Architects, LLC, New Haven - West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, N.J. • Preservation Honor Awards went to: Halper Owens Architects LLC, Greenwich - Interstate Design Center,

Greenwich; and Barkin Associates Architects, P.C./JCJ Architecture, Hartford - Recital Hall at Betsy Ross School, New Haven • .Residential Design Honor Award went to: Halper Owens Architects LLC, Washington Depot - Mountain Road Residence, Kent; Joeb + Partners Architects, LLC, Greenwich - Central Park West Apartment, New York City; and Mark Markiewicz, AIA, New Canaan -Addition to a Modern House, New Canaan.

• Unbuilt Honor Award went to: JCJ Architecture, Hartford Metamorphosis Restaurant-Conceptual Design; and PellOverton LLC, New York City - Studies for Strip Mall, Stamford, Conn.

• Architecture: Encompassing Art Honor Award went to: Beinfield Architects, Norwalk Kinetic Energy Sculptures for Stepping Stones Museum for Children & the Norwalk Arts Council, Norwalk; Joeb + Partners Architects, LLC, Greenwich Hobby Barn Glass Canopies, Pound Ridge, N.Y.; and Newman Architects, LLC, New Haven Pipe Organ Façade for West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, N.J.

Boston Labor Council Honors Leaders Boston, MA – The Greater Boston Labor Council recently honored several leaders for their achievements supporting the labor movement.

Frank Callahan, president of the Massachusetts Building Trades Council (MBTC), received the special award along with Somerville Alderman Dennis Sullivan and Boston City Council President Maureen Feeney.

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president for over a year, advocating for better wages, training and safer working conditions for men and women in the construction industry.

Top Places to Work in MA Boston, MA -Winners recently were named “Top Places to Work in Massachusetts” in the debut of an employeebased survey project from The Boston Globe.

Shawmut Design and Construction ranked fifth. “We’re honored to receive this recognition, and think it’s a wonderful tribute to the unique company culture that drives our team here at Shawmut,” said CEO Tom Goemaat.

Suffolk Construction Company, Inc. was ranked sixth on the overall list, and was

listed fourth on the list of companies ranked by level of achievement in advancing careers through training.

“We are extremely pleased to be ranked on this prestigious list. Being recognized as one of the top places to work in all of Massachusetts is tremendous accomplishment for our company,” said John F. Fish, CEO, Suffolk Construction Company, Inc. RDK Engineers was ranked 47 on the overall list. Chris Cummings, RDK’s CEO said "It's a great honor to be recognized in the competitive Boston marketplace."

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Historic Building Steps into the 21st Century Exterior Designs in Final Phase of Retrofit Worcester, MA - Exterior Designs, a Manchester, N.H.-based company that specializes in exterior cladding, is in the final phase of completing the total retrofit of the 250,000sf building that was the former home of Worcester-based shoe giant, Thom McCan. Though the building has undergone several renovations since it was built in the early 1900s, including a complete residing of the building with corrugated metal, the building was outdated and was in need of a major face-lift.

The property, located in the Worcester Business Center, was purchased

by Franklin Realty Advisors in 2007. The Boston-based real estate development

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firm, and GC of the project, acquired the building with the intention of converting it to Class A office space.

The architect was Spagnolo Gisness & Associates, Inc. Mike Dion, president of Exterior Designs, remembers, "The client was originally interested in insulated metal panels for the exterior of the building. However, after researching their options, they opted for exterior insulation finishing systems (EIFS) for the project. The building, built in the early 1900's, was outdated The existing conditions of the and in need of a major face-lift corrugated metal panels and the concrete building structure created adds, "Franklin Realty enlisted our companumerous inconsistencies and irregularities ny to provide more than exterior services. in many areas. Using EIFS not only pro- We handled everything from the rough carvided the client with additional design pentry, to the removal and installation of options, it made the building's irregulari- the nearly 650 new windows, to constructing the drywall and ceilings." ties an easy challenge to overcome."

Charles Norton, president of Exterior Designs faced other challenges with the job: notwithstanding the Franklin Realty, said, "The new look of the sheer size of the building –600 ft long, 80 building, coupled with the professionalism ft deep, and five stories high,–the numer- of the EDI team, has made this entire ous punched-in windows presented several process painless and has exceeded all of obstacles. In addition, the building was our expectations."

The building, one of the largest in partially occupied and would continue to the area, is now a state-of-the-art office be so during the entire project.

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Storrs, CT Konover Residential Corporation has been awarded the property management contract for ING Australia’s offcampus housing portfolio located at the University of Connecticut in Storrs.

The property management contract includes 13 residential communities owned by ING Real Estate Community Living Fund, including Ashford Hills, Clubhouse, Hunting Lodge, Knollwood, Maplewood, Millbrook, Oakridge, Oakwood, Orchard Acres, Perry Hill Estates, Renwood, Ridgeview Heights and Willington Oaks.

“We currently manage 274 units of student housing for ING at Central Connecticut State University,” said Marie Mazzotta, president of Konover Residential Corporation. “Extending our management services to include their UConn portfolio is a nice fit.”

In addition to student housing at UConn and Central Connecticut, Konover also manages Hawkins Meadows near the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass.

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High-Profile: Products Page

OR Previews New Tayco ‘Up’ Line Office Resources (OR) recently hosted about 25 guests from the Boston A&D market in its Boston showroom to preview the awardwinning Tayco “Up” product line. Comfort and aesthetics are key factors that allow the Tayco “Up” to remain versatile, functional, and attractive.

Guests were impressed by the product’s ability to seamlessly integrate storage in the workspace with a minimal footprint. The product’s support structure, frame, and Preview of the award winning Tayco "Up" product line. support components are manWith Tayco’s patented and awardufactured from entirely recycled materials as well as using plastic components spar- winning “Up” post-and-beam system, Kasdorf created something that breaks ingly.

Joining the event was the well- with the utilitarian aesthetic that defines known Canadian designer of the Tayco most of the current market. “Up” is beauproduct, Dakota Kasdorf, whose approach tiful from a distance, but also stands up to begins with the simple philosophy that fur- close contact and exploration. It achieves a niture, by design, has a direct impact on working balance of comfort and visual people’s lives. It is both functional and appeal.

Also attending the event was Tim decorative and should have significance Graham, the Tayco National sales manager. beyond its physical presence.

“We were thrilled by the quality of the attendees,” said Graham, “There was tremendous and immediate response to the product.”

“We are pleased to be the exclusive dealer for the Tayco ‘Up’ product in the Boston marketplace,” commented Office Resources Principal Kevin Barbary. “The product offering is a refreshing change to the conventional cubicle.”

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OR Hosts Debut of Nucraft Products More than 40 members of the Boston A&D community were part of a special cocktail reception recently hosted

by OR, Nucraft, and McGlynn Associates. The reception was held to debut the first Boston installation of the Nucraft Tavola Conference Collection in conjunction with the awardwinning Neos Casegood product (Neocon 2008 Gold Award).

Immediately following Office Resources, Boston showroom. the viewing was an IIDA CEU accredited presentation featuring designer years of industrial design work and teachMark Goetz. The lecture, called “The Art ing, provided an interesting view of how of Furniture Design,” described the histo- he and many of his Pratt University design ry, process, and educational sharing of students find inspiration for their designs,” Goetz’s 20-year career as a furniture said Keller.

In his 20-year design career, Goetz designer and professor.

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High-Profile: Healthcare Facilities Development News

J.M. Coull Completes Health Center Maugel Architects

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics’ East Walpole Campus. Photo credit - Warren Patterson.

Columbia Completes Siemens Facility East Walpole, MA - Columbia Construction recently completed a 115,000sf. Diagnostic Reagent Facility Expansion for Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, in East Walpole. The expansion was in response to the industry’s growing demand for Siemens’s diagnostic tests.

Seventy new jobs were created as a result of this expansion. Built three months ahead of schedule, the new facility was constructed in 19 months, with the warehouse being delivered in just 11 months.

Several green elements were integrated into this project such as the installa-

tion of light sensors throughout the building; energy-efficient roof design and insulation to conserve valuable resources; and the installation of high-efficiency motors for all facilities and process equipment to minimize energy needs and decrease use of fossil fuels.

The most complex green initiative was the implementation of a water recharge system (WRS). Water from rooftops of buildings 3 and 4, as well as the parking lot, is plumbed into the WRS, which provides a path for the water to enter directly into the ground rather than travel off the site into Walpole’s storm sewer system.

Lowell, MA - J.M. Coull has completed the first phase of renovations at the Lowell Community Health Center facility located on Warren Street in Lowell.

The architect is Maugel Architects of Harvard, Mass.

Formerly comprised of exam rooms and offices that needed upgrading, renovations to the 5,000sf space on the second floor included the removal and replacement of nearly all of the interior finishes and MEP systems. The improvements involved the construction of 10 new exam rooms, a waiting room, doctors’ offices, restrooms and a staff lounge. This new

space houses Lowell Community Health Center’s Family Medicine and Women’s Services practices.

A particularly sensitive portion of this project was the existing telephone and IT server rooms that needed to remain on this floor. It was imperative that existing mainframe computers for all of the Health Center’s facilities remain operational throughout the project. J.M. Coull performed construction activities, including reinforcement of the ceiling, walls and floor surrounding these rooms, without upsetting ongoing computer operations.

Lee Kennedy Tops Off St. Luke’s New Bedford, MA — Lee Kennedy Co. recently joined Southcoast Hospitals Group project team members, Mayor Scott Lang, and St. Luke’s Hospital neighbors to celebrate the topping off of the hospital’s new parking garage.

The topping off comes just six months after the team mobilized on-site following an extensive preconstruction process. Designed by MFPA Inc. and Newbury Design Associates Inc., the garage will provide parking for 341 vehicles when it opens in March 2009.

St Luke's garage Located on the hospital campus, the 31,000sf garage will allow St. Luke’s to maintain a high level of accessibility and convenience for patients and visitors at one of the busiest community hospitals in Massachusetts.

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High-Profile Feature: Rhode Island Hospital

Shawmut Expands Rhode Island Hospital Architects Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum

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rovidence, RI - Shawmut Design and Construction completed a three-story, occupied vertical expansion to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence.

In conjunction with architects Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc., and Rhode Island Hospital’s Facility Design Team, the project is designed to improve the patient experience and allow the hospital to meet the future healthcare needs of the community by reinvesting in its infrastructure.

The project added three new floors of inpatient beds serving cardiac intensive care, telemetry and general medical/surgical patients, and included the construction of a 140-foot high, cast-in-place concrete shear tower with a connecting steel truss, glass-enclosed pedestrian bridge.

The 110-bed patient addition features a glass and masonry curtain wall.

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High-Profile Feature: NOAA Facility

J.M. Coull Completes NOAA Facility

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within the two connected structures totaling 97,000sf.

Additionally, provisions have been made for canoe storage space, walk-in coolers and freezers, and laboratories serving non-sea salt sulfate (NSS) research and seafood inspections.

A four-story main building totaling 86,000sf and a smaller 11,000sf annex building will house office suites for Fishery Operations, including Statistics, the Habitat Conservation and Restoration Department and the Protected Resources Department. A fishery museum is housed within the reception area of the main building.

loucester, MA - When the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) decided to relocate its Northeast Regional Office (NERO) of the National Marine Fisheries Services to a rocky site overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in Gloucester, the private development company handling the move contacted the Association of Builders and Contractors (ABC) for the names of local reputable construction management firms that could handle the challenging terrain, schedule and weather.

J.M. Coull was one of the firms recommended by the ABC due, in part, to its ability to specialize in tight scheduling programs as well as the firm’s extensive experience with Northeast Regional Office of the National industrial and laboratory building Marine Fisheries. All photos by Blind Dog construction.

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J.M. Coull, a full-service construction company based in Maynard, Engineering, both of Chicago, and broke ground on this project in the sum- Environmental Air Systems of North mer of 2007 and delivered it for occupan- Carolina to complete this project.

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High-Profile Feature: NOAA Facility

High-Profile: Awards

Machado and Silvetti Associates Awarded for Museum of Art

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PSC Provides Innovation for NOAA Facility

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loucester, MA - Abington-based Precast Specialties Corp. (PSC) provided 30,000sf of architectural precast panels for the Northeast Regional Office of the National Marine Fisheries in Gloucester, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

PSC provided an aesthetically pleasing solution to replace masonry-laid brick in the original SPEC. John D’Amelio, President of PSC, says, “We could provide the facility with a realistic way to complete the design within the constraints of weather conditions and a tight schedule.”

In 90-days, 439 precast panels were fabricated by PSC with inlaid architectural thin brick made by METROBRICK. American Steel and Precast Erectors was subcontracted by PSC to complete the infield installation because of its excellence and reliability during over 10 years of work-

ing together with PSC. Installation took one month.

The proximity of Precast Specialties Corp. to the jobsite helped to minimize transportation costs and highlights the importance of incorporating local building materials into the planning and construction of facilities.

The fact that the fabrication and infield installation of 30,000sf of precast panels could be completed in a New England winter while staying on budget and on schedule is a testament to the power of precast concrete as a building material suited to meet specific needs and also to the importance of choosing the right building materials from a local supplier.

PSC specializes in the manufacture of innovative precast including architectural precast panels, precast concrete roadway products and custom precast products for Mass., R.I., Vt, Conn., and N.H.

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Brunswick, ME - The Bowdoin was completed in October of 2007. The projCollege Museum of Art renovation and ect transformed the historically significant expansion project in Brunswick is the Walker Art Building, which was designed by recipient of multiple 2008 awards and hon- Charles Follen McKim, of McKim, Mead and ors. The project has received an Honor White and dedicated in 1894, into a state-ofAward from the New England Chapter of the-art museum that addresses new program the American Institute of Architects, an needs, necessary code and accessibility American Architecture Award from the upgrades and incorporates security and cliChicago Athenaeum: Museum of mate control systems to meet current museum Architecture and Design, an Award for standards.

Design from the Boston Society of Architects, a Maine Statewide Historic Preservation Honor Award from Maine Preservation, and was named a Building Division Winner in the 2008 Build Maine Awards.

The 33,500sf renovation and addition, designed by Machado and Silvetti Associates Award winning Bowdoin College Museum of Art. of Boston, and constructed by Photograph ©Facundo de Zuviria.

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Jones Lang LaSalle Wins Awards Boston, MA - Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated won four Office Building of the Year (TOBY) Awards in an annual ceremony held by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) recently.

The top honors were awarded to these Jones Lang LaSalle managed properties: One Financial Center in The Office Building of the Year (TOBY) Over 1,000,000sf

Category; 260 Franklin Street in the 250,000499,000sf Office Category; 27 State Street in the Historical Building Category; and Westboro Executive Park in Suburban Low Rise. James Karman, Vice Chairman of Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, received the Industry Leadership Award for his dedication to real estate and property management.

Precast Specialties NPCA Certified

Abington, MA - Precast Specialties Corp. (PSC) has been awarded status as a National Precast Concrete Association Certified Plant. The designation recognizes PSC as a precast concrete manufacturing plant operating at the highest standards of production and quality control.

PSC specializes in the manufacture of architectural precast panels, precast concrete roadway products and custom precast products.

BU Inducted into MBC Hall of Fame Boston, MA - Walsh Brothers, Incorporated, a Boston-based construction management firm, nominated Boston University for induction into the Massachusetts Building Congress Hall of Fame.

On October 9, after a rigorous selection process, Boston University was selected as the winner and was formally inducted into the Second Annual Hall of Fame in front of 475 attendees.

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Other Boston area companies honored as inaugural inductees into the Hall of Fame included: S&F Concrete Contractors, Inc., Kenneth Himmel of the Related Companies, and Howard Elkus, FAIA of Elkus Manfredi Architects.

A fourth-generation managed, familyowned firm, Walsh Brothers, Inc was inducted into the MBC Hall of Fame last year for its contribution to the advancement of the construction industry along with its community involvement and philanthropy, project innovation, leadership and collaboration and environmental stewardship.

CoreNet Awards ARC Project

Cambridge, MA - ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge announced that the ARC-designed Genzyme Science Center in Framingham has received the “Life Sciences Project of the Year” award from the New England Chapter of CoreNet Global, the world’s leading professional association for corporate real estate and workplace executives.

The Science Center, a 180,000sf facility at Genzyme Corporation’s campus in Framingham, also recently earned LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council and has become one of only 10 laboratories in the nation to achieve this high rating.

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High-Profile Feature: ABC Awards

Associated Builders & Contractors Awards

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he Massachusetts Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors is the largest construction trade association in the Commonwealth, representing over 475 local general contractor, subcontractor, supplier and associate companies.

ABC's Massachusetts Chapter has spent the past 40 years fulfilling its founders' mission of promoting and advancing the merit construction industry.

The annual awards were presented November 18, at a reception in conjunction with the Build Boston convention held at the Seaport World Trade Center

Cutler Associates, Inc. - University of Hartford New Residence Hall - Spirit & Merit award for commercial/institutional/industrial over $5M

Tocci Building Corporation - Aloft & Element Hotels Campus - Merit award for commercial/institutional/industrial over $5M

The RELCO Companies - Dana-Farber/Brigham & Women’s Cancer Center - Merit award for electrical-commercial/industrial over $1M

Methuen Construction Company, Inc. Somersworth Water Treatment Facility - Eagle award

Kaplan Corporation Washington Mills Lofts Merit award for historical restoration over $1M

F.W. Webb Project Wins ABC Award

University of Hartford New Residence Hall West Hartford, CT DBIA National Excellence Award ABC Merit & Spirit Award

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Maynard, MA J.M. Coull, a full-service construction company has been awarded a 2008 Excellence in Construction Award (EICA) from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Massachusetts Chapter.

The project, the F.W. Webb Wholesale and Local Distribution facility in Bennington, l-r: From JM Coull - Andrew Coull, Liz Mason, and VT won a Merit Award, Andrew McBeth, far right is Andrew Loverud, Design the highest level given, in Science International. the Pre-engineered Building category of projects ranging HVAC distribution center, showroom and office space. A 17,000sf high-bay warebetween $2 and $10 million.

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High-Profile Feature: ABC Awards The winners of the ABC Masschusetts Chapter's 2008 Excellence in Construction Awards are: J.M. Coull, Inc. F.W. Webb Wholesale and Local Distribution Facility Pre-Engineered Building $2M - $10M Merit Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc. Evergreen Solar: 75 MWPV Manufacturing, Devens, MA Electrical-Commercial Industrial Over $1M Eagle

Wayne J. Griffin Electric Inc. - Evergreen Solare Eagle award for electrical-commercial industrial over $1M

Bowdoin Construction Corp.

The Village at Colony Place, Plymouth, MA Commercial/Institutional/Industrial Over $5M Merit C.E. Floyd Company, Inc. Latitude 43, Gloucester, MA Commercial/Institutional/Industrial $1M - $5M Eagle Cutler Associates, Inc. University of Hartford - New Residence Hall, West Hartford, CT Commercial/Institutional/Industrial Over $5M Spirit & Merit Tocci Building Corporation Aloft & Element Hotels Campus, Lexington, MA Commercial/Institutional/Industrial Over $5M Merit

C.E. Floyd Company, Inc. - Latitude 43 - Eagle award for commercial/institutional/industrial $1M-$5M C.E. Floyd Company was presented with an Eagle Award recognizing their work at the Latitude 43 Restaurant in Gloucester, MA. L-r: Ray Caruso, VP/Project Executive, Mark Beckler, Estimator, Mark Canfield, Project Superintendent and John Hyde, Project Manager.

DECCO, Inc. PD Relocation/Suite 6 Project, Hopkinton, MA Mechanical-Commercial/Industrial Over $1M Merit Erland Construction, Inc. Library Addition for Newton Country Day School, Newton, MA Commercial/Institutional/Industrial Over $5M Eagle Erland Construction, Inc. Cadet Residence Hall Expansion and Renovation at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Renovation Eagle Interstate Electrical Services Corp.

Genzyme CUP Building, Framingham, MA Electrical-Commercial Industrial Over $1M Eagle Kaplan Corporation Washington Mills Lofts, Lawrence, MA Historical Restoration Over $1M Merit L.D. Russo, Inc. The Blakeley Building, Lawrence, MA Historical Restoration Over $1M Merit Methuen Construction Company, Inc. Somersworth Water Treatment Facility, Somersworth, NH Public Works Eagle

Bowdoin Construction Corp. - The Village at Colony Place - Merit award for commercial/institutional/industrial over $5M

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High-Profile Cover Story: Award-Winning Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc. Celebrates 30 Years

Award-Winning Wayne J. Griffin Electric Inc. Celebrates 30 Years and Three More Excellence in Construction Awards Holliston, MA - With 1100 employees and growing, headquartered in Holliston and with regional offices in Duluth, Ga.; Raleigh, N.C.; and Pelham, Ala., Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc serves clients throughout New England and the Southeast in markets ranging from commercial, educational and municipal to medical, industrial and high-tech.

In 1978, Wayne J. Griffin founded and incorporated the company with only

five employees, wiring residential and small commercial/industrial projects.

One year later, the company began electrical contracting work at the Coca-Cola Bottling Plant bottling and canning line installation in Needham, Mass, its first large industrial project. This began a trend for the company that would last through the present – pursuing larger projects within varying industries.

Saying thank-you to our team members...

An excerpt from Wayne J. Griffin's newsletter.

Being in this business for over 30 years, I have learned that one of the most important values a person can have is to acknowledge the contributions of his or her team members. We often forget that our team is not only our co-workers but also our industry partners—the general contractors, engineers, architects, suppliers, and vendors. Not only are these people part of our team but they are also a large part of our success.

Over the years, we have been able to form valuable and strategic partnerships with many of our partners and suppliers, making them vital team members on each of our projects.

When there is a problem, it should be addressed and resolved diplomatically—always remembering we are all members of the same team and we should treat others as we expect to be treated—with respect.

Remember, the next time you congratulate your team on a job well done, you should thank the people we often forget—the general contractor who gave us the opportunity, the architects who designed the project, and the suppliers and vendors who provided materials to us so that we could complete our role—they are contributors to our sucess.

Griffin Continues Work on High-Profile Schools Across the Region The new $99 million, 350,000sf high school being built to replace the outdated, century-old high school in Quincy, Mass. is the largest municipal project in the city’s history. Construction is occurring in several phases, and the Griffin Electric team is currently working on Phase 2 of the project.

The New England Griffin Team is also working on one of the most innovative schools being built in Massachusetts history—Newton North High School.

Construction on this $195million, 405,000sf high school began in July of 2008 and is expected to continue into the fall of 2010. The new state-of-the-art school will replace the existing 35-yearold school. The high school will feature an outdoor stadium, indoor swimming pool,

vocational education workshops, glassenclosed cafeteria, restaurant and a unique zig-zag shape allowing access to natural light in every classroom.

The new school will consist of a temporary integration of the current high school with renovations and new construction, allowing for an expanded campus, including a new vocational teaching area, new gymnasium, library, media center, and computer labs.

In May 2008, the Alabama Griffin Team began electrical work on a new high school in Leeds, Ala. Scheduled to open in fall of 2009, this new high school will be approximately 130,000sf in size.

This school is to replace the original high school built in the 50s. The original high school was demolished, and the new

Above: Newton North High School rendering Source: City of Newton Public Buildings Department. Artist: Dongik Lee Leeds’ Middle School is currently being constructed in its place.

Griffin Electric is also slated to perform the electrical construction on the middle school.

L & R: The original Quincy High School and new construction meets the original structure.

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High-Profile Cover Story: Award-Winning Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc. Celebrates 30 Years

Wayne J. Griffin Electric Inc. Wins Three ABC’s Excellence Awards Holliston, MA - The Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc. New England headquarters was honored with an Excellence in Construction Award from the Massachusetts chapter of the Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) on November 18. For their work on Phase I of the Evergreen Solar Project in Devens, Mass., Griffin Electric was awarded the highest honor of an Eagle Award in the “Electrical Contracting under $2 million” category.

Griffin Electric’s senior project manager, Steve Magill, accepted the Award on behalf of the Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc. Evergreen Solar Team.

The Alabama representatives of Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc. .recently received two awards from the Alabama Chapter of the ABC in the annual Excellence in Construction Award (EICA) Competition.

Alabama's Battle House Tower Pinnacle (Left) and matching Riverview Plaza Pinnacle (right)

A first place Excellence Award in the “Electrical Contracting over $20 million category,” was accepted by Rufus Palmer, Alabama region manager, for the electrical contracting work performed on the Renaissance Hotel and Spa at the Convention Center in Montgomery, Ala. In addition to the Excellence Award, a Merit Award was also accepted by the Alabama Team in the “Commercial Electrical Contracting under $2 million” category for their work on the Pinnacle Lighting of the Retirement Systems of Alabama’s Riverview Hotel in Mobile.

Renaissance Hotel and Spa at the Convention Center in Montgomery, Ala.

Work Continues on Hebrew SeniorLife’s NewBridge on the Charles A Comprehensive Multi-Generational Community Dedhham, MA - Griffin Electric is currently working as the electrical installation work for Hebrew SeniorLife’s (HSL) NewBridge on the Charles community in Dedham. Construction is scheduled to be completed in fall of 2009.

When complete, the 988,000sf community will include many options for

senior housing, including complete health center, apartments, villas, community center, supportive housing, and assisted-living.

NewBridge will also permanently host the Rashi School—a Jewish day school for grades K to 8 as well as an early childhood daycare center.

The Shapiro Center will include a theater, library, computer room, art studio, clubrooms, business center, post office, banking office, convenience store, residential dining areas, and restaurants.

A fitness and aquatic center will be constructed and will allow for a choice of rehabilitation activities for seniors.

The Griffin Electric team is responsible for all primary distribuArtist’s rendering of NewBridge on the tion to the facility, dimming and Charles, Dedham, Mass. Artist: Vlad Yeliseyev. lighting.

L-r: Chris Dignan, Steve Magill, John Leombruno, Wayne Griffin.

Phase I of the Evergreen Solar Project in Devens, Mass.

Griffin Continues Work at Catalyst Residential Tower and Begins Work at Catalyst Parking Deck Charlotte, NC - In 2007, Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc. began the design-build electrical construction on a substantial residential project in Charlotte—the new Catalyst Residential Tower. Scheduled to finish in 2009, this new housing tower will contain 27 stories of post-tension poured-inplace high-rise construction. This year, design-build electrical construction will also begin on the new Catalyst Parking Deck. The eight-story precast parking deck is scheduled to be complete by the end of 2008.

The new 500,000+sf residential complex will include 462 condominium units including a designer lobby area, elevated amenity deck with swimming pool, private clubroom, fitness center, media room, gaming area, and 20,000sf of street-level retail space.

The neighboring new 400,000sf parking complex will include eight levels of parking and 12,000sf of street-level retail space.

The Griffin Electric team is responsible for the design and installation of the complete electrical and fire alarm scope for both projects.

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High-Profile: Green Facilities Development News

Bufftree Upgrades Quisset Structure The latest collaboration between the world-class scientific institution and the world-class builder employed green design solutions by architects Oak Point Associates of Portsmouth, N.H. to make the Gosnold Laboratory more in harmony with its natural environment and a healthier place to work.

The project’s environmentally friendly features include the use of solar energy A bridge connects to the south-facing geotechnical wing addition and other energy-saving measures. Ten 30-tube solar collectors power two tiles were made of 33% and 82% recycled rooftop air handling units supplying radiant material respectively, and the lobby’s reception desk was constructed with 100% resinheat and hot water in suitable weather.

The indirect natural lighting that fills impregnated recycled newspaper.

A bridge connects to the south-facing the lobby, classroom and office spaces is reflected by white and light-colored interiors. geotechnical wing addition, which does not To reduce energy require windows, sunlight or heat as it is costs, a switch located in used for cold storage. The low-slung wing the lobby can turn off the nestles into the hill with a vegetated roof sysheating or cooling systems tem that helps to insulate the space inside and open the clearstory while minimizing water runoff and nurturing windows. As air blows in wildlife.

Whalen called the green elements in through the windows and is heated by people and the building such as the modern solar colleccomputers, it then moves tion systems and the use and manipulation of through a transfer grill and natural light and ventilation, to name a few, is vented out the lobby “a learning experience for most of us,” adding, “I’m sure the construction industry windows.

It was also important will see much more of this technology in the Recently completed construction and renovation project on to use recycled materials. very near future.”

The carpeting and ceiling the Gosnold Laboratory

New Bedford, MA - Bufftree Building Company recently completed a new construction and renovation project on the Gosnold Laboratory for the United States Geological Survey (USGS) at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI).

Bufftree has been the contractor of choice for many major projects at WHOI over the years.

Bufftree Superintendent George Whalen described the Gosnold addition as both an interesting and challenging project.

“With the use of mainly cathedral ceilings and minimal partitions, all phases of work had to be thought out in advance and monitored while in progress to ensure a neat appearance upon finish,” he said. “Although difficult to visualize at first, the architect’s use of various angles, lighting and exposed structural elements came together to create a great looking building inside and out.”

RTC Report The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has released a new report that makes the case for increased federal funding in bicycling and walking infrastructure.

"Active Transportation for America" quantifies for the first time the profound benefits our nation would see with increased walking and bicycling. Never before has the case been made so clearly that relatively modest federal investment in bicycling and walking can save Americans tens of billions of dollars each year.

The report pulls success stories from communities across the country that are actively engaged in improving their active transportation networks. These stories come from community case statements that are part of their participation in RTC's 2010 Campaign for Active Transportation.

For more about the report, including access to graphs, summaries and opportunities to take action, visit http://www.railstotrails.org/whatwedo/trailadvocacy/A TFA/index.html.

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The Precautionary Principle

By Jennifer Taranto tractors submitted alternaIn the past month a number tives for the installation of of projects have been put on white roofs, over time the hold; many of those moving forreduction of black surface ward lack sustainability goals would reduce the local urban due to budget constraints. What heat island effect. Because we in the industry must rememblack roofs throughout the ber is that designing and building community contribute to responsibly is now, more than increased energy consumpever, a way that we must do busition by every building, the Taranto ness. There isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just a bottom precautionary principle line with sustainability; there is a triple guides us to use white roofs. The result is bottom line: people, planet and profit. a Pareto optimum: a reduction in the enerMaximizing the triple bottom line benefits gy consumption, and therefore the operatus all. ing costs, of every surrounding building, If you are an owner, ask what can be at no additional cost. done to be more sustainable. As an archiThe white roof example is simple tect, can you incorporate sustainable because there is no aesthetic component to design features into all projects even if the decision, there is no additional cost, your client hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t thought to specifically and there is no additional labor required. ask for them? If you are the general con- There are several aspects of a project that tractor or construction manager, sourcing can be classified similarly when time and materials locally and communicating sus- care are taken in the selection of materials. tainable alternatives to the client and the Components as simple as drywall and architect can increase the triple bottom metal studs can be sourced locally and line. A key component of building sustain- with high recycled content at no additionably is in educating other members of the al cost. If a client or architect doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t offiproject team and creating an atmosphere cially make the request, a member of a of an integrated design process. project team should feel empowered to Recently the US Green Building make such a decision because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the right Council (USGBC) added the precaution- thing to do. ary principle to its set of guiding princiIt is the responsibility of every ples. The precautionary principle is similar member of a project team to invoke the to a doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ethic of â&#x20AC;&#x153;do no harmâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; if triple bottom line and the precautionary there canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be formal scientific consensus principle. By employing the precautionary on something that might be harmful then it principle and communicating throughout is the responsibility of the decision-mak- the project, we can design and build better ers to act in the best interests of everyone buildings for the way that we live and for with the facts available. the way that we want our children to live A great example of exercising the without compromising architectural precautionary principle can be made with vision, safety, or cost. white roofs. White roofs have a higher Jennifer Taranto is a project managsolar reflective index (SRI) than black er at Structure Tone, Inc. She sits on the roofs, which combats urban heat island Leadership Council for the USGBC effect. Urban heat island occurs because Affiliate Massachusetts Membership components of the built environment act Forum (MMF), is the chair of the as heat sinks and cause the temperatures in Membership Committee for the MMF, and cities to be higher than in surrounding is a member of the USGBC New York chapareas. Asphalt and black roofs absorb light ter. She serves in additional capacities on rather than reflect it, contributing to urban the leadership team for the Structure Tone heat island effect. If architects added white Organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s corporate sustainability roofs, which costs no more than black task force and as the Sustainability roofs, to their building designs, and if con- Coordinator for the Boston office.

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greenGoat Anniversary On November 19t, ADD Inc and Elaine Construction Company hosted 150 guests at an event celebrating the seventh anniversary of greenGoat.

The evening toasted greenGoat's efforts to parlay its existing success in the corporate realm. Both ADD Inc and Elaine Construction Company have worked on projects using greenGoat's approach to asset management.

Nobis Relocates Offices Lowell, MA - Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Nobis Engineering, Inc. has relocated its Massachusetts office to the City of Lowell.

The firm broke ground earlier this year on a 20,000sf historic mill building located at 585 Middlesex Street.

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USGBC Members Approve LEED 2009 The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced at its Greenbuild conference in Boston in November 2008 that LEED 2009, a revision of the LEED Rating System first made available for comment in May 2008, has been approved by its 18,000 member organizations.

The revision is intended to create greater consistency among the several LEED rating systems, reflect a more scientifically grounded weighting of credits— including a stronger focus on energy and climate issues—and accommodate new developments in building technology as

well as regional variations (see EBN Vol. 17, No. 6). All LEED rating systems now contain 100 points.

USGBC will update LEED 2009 regularly to keep the system up to date with technological and market developments, much like code organizations do with building codes. USGBC has not yet announced when registration under LEED 2009 will begin, but it will likely coincide with the launch of a revamped LEED Online tool, expected in Spring 2009.

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by John Kelly, executive director Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium The new tax incentives for geothermal heat pumps are the culmination of an "all-out" federal legislative affairs effort unilaterally initiated by LSB Industries (Amex LXU) subsidiary, ClimateMaster, in April, 2007. Dan Ellis, president, with the support of a coalition of top-tier legislative consultants, embarked on a mission to educate Congress on the benefits of geothermal heat pumps and the role they could play in meeting our nation's energy-efficiency and climate change goals. Ultimately, there were direct meetings with 34 members of Congress, including Majority Leader Reid, and with hundreds of staff members and other government and administration employees.

This effort received vital support from: Alliance to Save Energy American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy International Ground Source Heat Pump Association Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium Geothermal National & International Initiative Inc. National Ground Water Association Geothermal Energy Association National Rural Electric Cooperative Association The specific provisions of the bill that directly or indirectly support geothermal heat pumps are: Long-term Extension of Energy Credit. The bill extends the 30% investment tax credit for solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property, as well as the 10% investment tax credit for microturbines. The bill increases the $500 per half kilowatt of capacity cap for qualified fuel cells to $1,500 per half kilowatt of capacity, and adds small commercial wind as a category of qualified investment. The bill also provides a new 10% investment tax credit for combined heat and power systems and geothermal heat pumps. The bill extends these credits through 2016 and allows them to be used to offset the alternative minimum tax (AMT). By including geothermal heat pumps within

the definition of "energy property" in the Energy Credit language, geothermal heat pump systems placed in service after October 3, 2008 will now also be subject to a five-year depreciation period.

Long-term Extension and Modification of the Residential EnergyEfficient Property Credit. The bill extends the credit for residential solar property and removes the credit cap (currently $2,000) for solar electric investments. The bill adds residential small wind investment, capped at $4,000, and geothermal heat pumps, capped at $2,000, as qualifying property.

The bill extends these credits retroactively from January 1, 2008 through 2016 and allows them to be used to offset the AMT. Extension of Energy-Efficient Buildings Deduction. Current law allows taxpayers to deduct the cost of energy-efficient property installed in commercial buildings. The amount deductible is up to $1.80 per square foot of building floor area for buildings achieving a 50% energy savings target.

The energy savings must be accomplished through energy and power cost reductions for the building's heating, cooling, ventilation, hot water, and interior lighting systems. This bill extends the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction for five years, through December 31, 2013.

Extension of Credit for EnergyEfficiency Improvements to New Homes. Under_current law, contractors receive a credit for the construction of energy-efficient new homes that achieve a 30% or 50% reduction in heating and cooling energy consumption relative to a comparable dwelling. The credit equals $1,000 for homes meeting a 30% efficiency standard, $2,000 for homes meeting a 50% standard. The bill extends the new energy efficient home tax credit through 2009.

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

12/10/2008 12:30 pm 1:30 pm • The Green Roundtable–December Roundtable: Greenbuild & Build Boston in Review Location: NEXUS, 38 Chauncy St., 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02111 Cost: Free and open to the public Program Level: 2 Who Should Come: Everyone who attended or was interested in attending educational workshops at Greenbuild and Build Boston.

Buildings: Operations & Maintenance Location: NEXUS, 38 Chauncy St., 7th Floor, Boston, MA 0211 Cost: $10 Program Level: 1 Who Should Come: Everyone interested or involved in the operations and maintenance of commercial and institutional buildings, especially building management staff, building operations staff, building owners and real estate management personnel.

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12/11/2008 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm • The Green Roundtable-Introduction to LEED for Existing

2/13/2008 10:00 am 2:00 pm • GRT–NEXUS Second Saturdays: Creating Healthy & Sustainable Indoor Environments Location: NEXUS, 38 Chauncy St., 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02111 Cost: Free and open to the public Who Should Come: Everyone, including homeowners, renters, and residential building professionals.

LEED for Neighborhood Development Boston, MA - The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the opening of the first public comment period for its LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system. The program is the first national certification system for green neighborhood design and development.

LEED for Neighborhood Development is a collaboration between the USGBC, the Congress for the New Urbanism, and the Natural Resources Defense Council and integrates the principles of smart growth, new urbanism, and green building.

USGBC began pilot testing LEED for Neighborhood Development in early 2007, and accepted nearly 240 pilot projects into the program, representing 39 states and six countries. The rating system will evaluate projects on criteria related to smart location and linkage to the community at large; neigh-

borhood pattern and design; and green construction and technology.

“The development of LEED for Neighborhood Development speaks to the breadth of what ‘green building’ means,” said Sophie Lambert, director of LEED for Neighborhood Development, U.S. Green Building Council. “What was once a rating system solely designed for commercial construction, LEED is now evolving beyond single buildings to address development at the neighborhood scale.”

Public comment for LEED for Neighborhood Development opened on November 17 and will run until January 5, 2009. To view the LEED for Neighborhood Development draft and submit comments online, visit: http://www.usgbc.org/LEED/LEEDDrafts/R atingSystemVersions.aspx?CMSPageID=14 58.

New Architectural Suites from IES

Boston - Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES) released two new suites of integrated sustainable analysis tools – the Architectural Suite and the Architectural Suite Plus which provide architects with early-stage environmental design assistance in a variety of categories, including energy consumption, carbon emissions, LEED Daylighting, solar shading and artificial lighting.

Utilizing these suites, architects can quickly and easily incorporate environmental performance analysis into their design workflow without rebuilding geometry.

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Consigli Restores Irish Heritage Ctr

The First Parish Church hall boasts energy-efficient double-pane windows

Essex Builders Completes Church Designed by Johnson Olney Needham, MA - Essex Builders Corp recently completed construction of a $2.2 million renovation to First Parish Church of Needham. Design and construction focused on utilizing high-efficiency products and features to ensure a sustainable design, while guaranteeing long-term cost effectiveness.

The project, designed by Johnson Olney Associates, Inc. of Boston, included 2,500sf of renovations to the chapel, additional space for the existing daycare and a

Portland, ME Consigli Construction Co., Inc.’s Portland operations have completed multiple renovations and repairs to the Maine Irish Heritage Center’s headquarters on Gray Street in Portland, marking the official re-opening of the Center since damages caused by flooding and the collapse of the tower’s bell forced the closure of the building.

The 1893 building was once used by Maine’s Irish immigrants as the home of one of the largest Irish Catholic congregations in New England. In 2006, the tower’s bell frame broke through the belfry floor and collapsed through two floors of the tower. The Maine Irish Heritage Center was forced to close the facility and cancel its events, leading to a significant effort on the part of its volunteers to raise funds and awareness to the Center’s importance in the community.

Consigli oversaw renovations that

returned the bell to its belfry among numerous other improvements. In the belfry, structural steel beams were installed along the tower walls, with additional support beams reinforcing the corners. The rooms and floors ripped apart by the bell's collapse were also repaired and refurbished, as was the lower-level meeting area, giving the Heritage Center new space to use for offices.

Consigli also performed work on the building’s exterior, including slate repairs and masonry stabilization and rebuilding, which was completed under a grant from the Office of Housing and Community Development in Portland. The self-perform craftsworkers at Consigli oversaw all rough carpentry, including framing of walls and ceilings, as well as construction of the handicap ramp, drywall salvaging and hanging, and refinishing and reinstalling of finish woodwork.

new 12,500sf Parish hall, which boasts energy-efficient double-pane windows.

Additionally, the Parish included such conservation features as; programmable and dimmable high-efficiency light fixtures, programmable thermostats, dual flush toilets, maple flooring as well as recycled flooring in the kitchen area.

Insulation was blown into the existing walls of the Parish to aid in the reduction of heating costs.

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CES Raises $10 K for Operation Fuel Middletown, CT - Consulting Engineering Services presented a $10,000 donation to Operation Fuel, which has partnered with communities, businesses, government and individuals since 1977 to ensure that Connecticut citizens in need have access to year-round energy assistance.

CES raised $10,000 at its annual charity golf tournament held at Tunxis Plantation Golf Course in Farmington, and President George Keithan presented the check to Operation Fuel Director Pat Wrice.

Walden Media Office Completed Designed by Margulies Perruzzi Burlington, MA - Margulies Perruzzi Architects (formerly Margulies & Associates) has completed the design of a 5,000sf office in Burlington for Walden Media, the film studio behind “The Chronicles of Narnia” and “Journey to the Center of the Earth.”

Relocating from downtown Boston, Walden Media wanted an open and collaborative working environment that reflected and supported the dynamic and imaginative nature of the movie industry. Margulies Perruzzi Architects redesigned the space to include offices and open areas for workstations, a staff lounge, a screening room, a videoconferencing room to communicate with the firm’s office in Los Angeles, and a “think room” with casual furniture and white boards for creative brainstorming.

Walden Media moved into its new office space in September.

Gary K. Rubin & Associates was the contractor, and RDK Engineers provided mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering. Environments at Work provided the furniture and Adtech worked on the audiovisual system design. www.high-profile.com

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Bus Terminal Completed North Branch CM Londonderry, NH - North Branch Construction, Inc. of Concord has completed construction of the $7 million bus terminal, with associated maintenance and storage buildings and expanded parking lots in Londonderry.

The buildings, owned by the State of N.H., Bureau of Public Works and Department of Administrative Services, are located on adjacent sites at Exit 5 of Route 93, and comprise of a total of 33,149sf.

The terminal building was construct-

ed with a structural steel frame and masonry bearing walls, brick veneer exterior, asphalt shingle roof and radiant floor heat.

The maintenance and storage buildings have structural steel frames, metal siding and membrane roofs.

Construction also included a 12,000 gallon underground fuel storage tank and fuel dispensing equipment and porous pavement parking lots. Tennant/Wallace Architects, AIA PA provided the design for the project.

Lee Kennedy Completes Addition Newly renovated office building at 590 Lincoln Street. Photo credit: Warren Patterson

Darlow Christ Local Architects Cambridge, MA – Lee Kennedy Co. recently completed a $2.2 million vertical addition for Swissnex Boston, Consulate of Switzerland, atop the organization’s existing collaborative space in Cambridge. The contractor worked in a design/ build capacity with Swiss design firm Convergeo and local architect Darlow Christ Architects on the project.

The contemporary design features few right angles, creating an “engineering puzzle” that required a carefully installed radius steel frame and features a segmented, curved glass curtainwall façade.

A green roof surrounds the new addition, lowering energy costs and reducing the building’s carbon footprint.

Cork flooring was also installed throughout the new space, further adding to the environmentally-friendly design.

Despite the complex challenges posed by the logistics of a vertical addition on a tight urban site, Lee Kennedy Co.’s team completed construction in just over seven months, closely coordinating with abutters and the City of Cambridge throughout the course of work.

Hobbs Brook Renovates Office ADD Inc Architects, A.J. Martini CM Waltham, MA - Hobbs Brook Management LLC has completely renovated an 85,000sf office building at 590 Lincoln Street with the intention of leasing the space to an anchor tenant.

Astra Tech, a medical device company has leased the entire building.

ADD Inc of Boston provided architectural and interior design services for the building rehabilitation and A.J. Martini of Winchester served as the construction manager.

The design improvements include an entirely new exterior envelope, common

areas and landscaping, resulting in a fully contemporary Class A office building.

The industrial shell of the existing building was demolished down to its basic column, beam and slab structure and then completely reconstructed. Demolition performed by A.J. Martini included removing the roof system, facade and mechanical systems. Construction improvements include seismic, structural, ADA and shell and core upgrades, a new curtain wall and metal panel system, a new roof structure, elevators, new lobbies and all new mechanical systems.

Jones Lang LaSalle Completes Project Hartford, CT Jones Lang LaSalle has completed a 24,000sf tenant improvement project for McCarter & English, LLP at 185 Asylum Street in Hartford.

Construction at McCarter & English featured new offices, as well as an upgrade of the conference center, internal stairwell, and pantry areas. The new conference center View of recently completed reception area includes: custom quarThe project was completed over 24 ter sawn maple millwork, new stone flooring, folding partitions, new lighting, weeks in three phases during normal business operations. pantries and a cappuccino bar.

Panasonic R&D Project Completed Integrated Builders CM Newton, MA - Integrated Builders, a construction management, design-build and general contracting firm, has completed a 10,000sf interior office and R&D fitup project for Panasonic in Newton.

The project included demolition, miscellaneous metals, millwork, roofing, skylights, glass & glazing, drywall, actu-

arial ceiling tile, flooring, painting, specialties, fire protection, plumbing, HVAC and electrical.

Architect for the project was Harrison Mulhern of Winchester. ADA Engineers of Stoneham served as project engineer.

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Bond Brothers New Hires Everett, MA Bond Brothers construction management firm announced the following new hires: Marc Pelletier has joined Bond Brothers as Director of Client Services. His 40 years in the AEC Pelletier industry will lend a seasoned approach to evaluating the needs of Bond Brothers’ clients, and ensuring that services satisfy needs in terms of client relationship management.

Kevin Aylwin has joined Bond’s Select Projects Group as senior project manager. He has nearly 20 years experience successfully overseeing projects for

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corporate, academic, financial, and healthcare clients. He has worked extensively on institutional project work with the fast track summer schedules as well Aylwin as major tenant renovations in occupied buildings coordinating around other tenants and active buildings.

Marissa Noe has joined as marketing coordinator. In her new role she will be coordinating the marketing efforts for Bond’s Civil & Utility Division.

Campbell Becomes LEED AP

Laconia, NH – Rist-FrostS h u m w a y Engineering announced three new staff members: Brian Gilman, P.E., as senior mechanical engineer, Suzanne David as mechanical Gilman designer, and Michael Robbins, R.C.D.D., as telecommunications designer.

Gilman has seven years of professional experience, including design of HVAC and process piping systems for institutional, commercial, and industrial projects. Prior to joining RFS, Gilman worked for Sno.matic Controls and Robbins Engineering and Stahlman

Engineering.

David has five years of professional experience, including preparation of presentation and construction drawings for residential and commercial David projects.

Robbins is a BICSI member and RCDD and has experience in design and installation for voice, data, and audio/visual systems. He has over 20 years of professional experience, including design and installation of Siemon, Systemax, Uniprise, Corning, Ortronics, and Nordx/CDT infrastructure.

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Concord, NH - North Branch Construction, Inc. of Concord announced that Joe Campbell of Hillsboro has achieved the certification of LEED Accredited Professional by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Campbell, a Project Manager for North Branch Construction, is the fourth North Branch employee to become a LEED AP. Campbell

Converse Joins Consigli tions.

Portland, ME - Consigli As a project manager, Construction Co., Inc.’s Portland Converse will be responsible for operations announced that Derek managing projects from preconConverse has joined the team as struction to building turnover, a project manager. and guide superintendents, subConverse has spent the last contractors and other team six years with Wright-Ryan members through the duration Construction in Portland as a of construction. He will also project manager. He has also interface with the client and held positions with firms from project partners on a regular the Midwest, and has overseen Converse complex new construction and basis to foster a high-level of renovation projects, ranging from building interaction between all members of the projexpansive new facilities to occupied renova- ect team.

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Cambridge, MA - ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge, an architectural, planning and interior design firm, has hired two new architects and three designers to its team of design professionals.

ARC’s new architects are Andrea Sonan, AIA and Matthew Lewis, RA. The designers who recently joined the firm are Amy Teckenbrock, LEED AP, Rebecca Boyer and Lisa Schoenbrunn.

Manchester, NH - Lavallee Brensinger Architects of Manchester announced the recent addition of five new professionals to its 50-person firm.

Casey Gerken, AIA joins the firm’s Education Design Group, as a senior planner and designer of higher education and K-12 facilities. Her expertise includes academic buildings and student residence halls.

Steven Miller, AIA brings extensive experience in higher education, K-12 schools, corporate office, and elder care facilities. He is currently working on a new Simulation and Training Center at Concord Hospital and a dining facility renovation and addition for Kendal at Hanover.

John Adams applies his knowledge

of commercial and community-related projects. He is currently working on the Manchester Boys & Girls Club Expansion, the Easter Seals office renovation in Dover, and the CASA office renovation.

Lisa Gallant is an expert in 3-D drawing tools. Her recent project work includes the Speare Memorial Hospital Medical Office Building, St. Anselm College’s new Residence Hall, and renovation of the Hillsborough County North Superior Courthouse.

Cris Salomon brings a focus and strength in technical design development, and is currently working on the new FPL Energy office building in Seabrook and a surgery renovation project at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center.

Dan Pierce, AIA, Promoted review process, and continue to Boston, MA - Daniel H. provide training and mentoring, Pierce, AIA, has been promotreinforcing the culture of exceled to principal of Steffian lence at all levels within the Bradley Architects. firm.

Pierce has been instruPierce brings more then 30 mental in refining the quality control process within the years of diversified experience office and will now serve as within a wide range of building types for academic, healthcare, the quality leader responsible corporate/commercial, retail, for applying the requirements Pierce hospitality, civic, museum and of the firm’s quality residential projects. He will continue to control/quality assurance standards.

He will strengthen the QC/QA manage projects as principal in charge.

WB Engineers Appoints Schleppy Boston, MA – WB Engineers | Consultants has appointed Paul Schleppy to the position of business solutions manager.

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In his new role, Schleppy will handle two important functions at WB Engineers. He will head the firm's BIM (building information modeling) operations, in addition to managing its internal technology needs.

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Acentech Personnel Announcements Cambridge, MA - Acentech Inc. announced new staff, promotions, and professional achievements in its Cambridge headquarters: Alicia Wagner joins Acentech as a Wagner consultant in the Architectural Acoustics and Mechanical Systems group, led by Jeffrey Fullerton. Her projects have focused on room acoustics, sound isolation, environmental noise, and acoustical measureBateman ment for clients such as Dartmouth College, Fordham University, and Suffolk University.

Her professional experience includes work for the University of Nebraska and SIA Acoustics.

Bill Yoder joins Acentech as a Consultant II in the R.H. Lyon Division of the Noise and Vibration group, led by Director Jeffrey Zapfe. As an engineer, he works on various projects including government sponsored research, sound quality consultation,

and vibration consultation. His areas of concentration include vibration control, product noise shaping, and novel acoustic research.

Acentech promoted Denise Yoder Cheung to Consultant II; Jason Martinez and Corey Salvatore to Senior Consultant I, and David Bateman, Jr. to Senior Consultant II. All four have demonstrated expertise in systems design and an outCheung standing focus on client service for a variety of educational and commercial projects.

In addition, Brian L. Masiello, CTS, a Senior Consultant I at Acentech concentrating on audiovisual and sound systems design, has been selected to serve as Chairperson for the Greater Boston Chapter of the Acoustical Society of America. As chairperson, he is responsible for yearly planning, membership, contacting guest speakers, and communications with the Acoustical Society of America.

Linbeck New Leadership Lexington, MA - Linbeck announced new leadership to advance the growth of its Northeast Client Services based in Lexington.

Tom Herbert, vice president / project executive, head of operations, has over 40 years of construction experience in the Northeast, including 16 years with Linbeck.

Additionally, Joe Naughton, AIA, LEED AP, vice president / client executive is leading the firm’s strategic planning and client development in the Northeast, as well as continuing to serve

l-r: Tom Herbert and Joe Naughton Photography by: Bedford Photo as client executive on projects. He has over 20 years of experience in development, design and construction.

Columbia Staff Leed Accredited North Reading, MA – worked at Columbia for five Columbia Construction years. Mike is an integral team announced two of its staff recentmember for the new 90,000sf ly passed the exam to become Martha’s Vineyard LEED Accredited Professionals.

Replacement Hospital.

Dave Stodden, LEED AP Pursuing a LEED Silver rathas worked at Columbia for ing, this project also includes a seven years. He is currently significant renewable energy working on a 335,000sf new corprogram, which entails the porate campus for Hobbs Brook installation of a 45-kilowatt Stodden Management LLC, in Waltham. solar panel roof system, as The project team is not only pursuing a well as the purchase of wind turbine LEED Gold rating, but they are also using power.

Photo credit: Advanced BIM software, Revit and NavisWorks, for the design and construction of the building. Photography Mike Davidson, LEED AP has

CSI Team Announcements

Blazon Becomes LEED AP Concord, NH - North Branch Construction, Inc. announced that Bruce Blazon of Concord has achieved the certification of LEED Accredited Professional by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Blazon is a vice president and project superintendent for North Branch Construction.

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Sinnott Joins Gilbane two-year volunteer position in Providence, RI - John D. Haiti, where he used his construcSinnott recently joined Gilbane tion knowledge to help build Building Company’s Rhode Island much needed healthcare and District as district manager. In this infrastructure related projects. role, Sinnott will be responsible Following his return to the for overseeing excellence in exeU.S., he owned and operated a cution of all facets of Gilbane’s construction company in R.I. for Rhode Island operations. nearly 10 years.

Sinnott will work closely Most recently, Sinnott held with construction operations, busiSinnott positions with construction and ness development, and finance.

Sinnott re-joins Gilbane, where he development firms Struever Bros. Eccles & began his construction career in 1980. He later Rouse, Inc. and Starwood Wasserman. elected to pursue personal interests through a

Group One Appoints Le Clair Boston, MA - Group One Partners announced the appointment of Drew Le Clair as a new associate at the firm.

Prior to joining Group One, Le Clair was a senior designer/manager at DiLeonardo International in Warwick, R.I., where he was involved in every phase of projects from schematic design to construction administration Le Clair brings 20 years of hospitality, corporate and residential design to Group One, with an emphasis on the international market. He has worked closely with numerous hospitality brands, both domestically and abroad.

Attleboro, MA Contracting S p e c i a l i s t s Incorporated (CSI) recently announced: Tom Donnelly has joined CSI’s Northeast Division as projects manager, leading CSI’s new Donnelly Regional Office in Portland, Maine. He is responsible for expanding CSI’s business throughout Maine, N.H. and Vt. Donnelly joined CSI from the academic arena with an extensive background in construction restoration. As Assistant VP of Operations at Dean College he managed all construction, restoration and maintenance of the historic campus.

Prior to Dean, he served as director of facilities at Emmanuel College.

Ricardo Mejia has joined CSI’s Southeast Division in Pompano Beach, Florida as projects manager and safety officer. His architectural and general contracting Mejia experience includes project management, estimating/bidding, and all aspects of operational and project coordination.

Daniel Francis has joined CSI’s Northeast Division as purchasing agent, based in the company’s Boston-area office.

His experience includes construction purchasing and purchasing management for several industries. Francis’s professional background includes projects with Home Depot, Ikea and Stop and Shop.

Molina Joins Vanderweil Boston, MA - Andres J. Molina, P.E., a registered professional engineer with more than 25 years of experience in electrical power transmission, generation, and renewable energy resource projects, has joined Vanderweil Engineers as manager of substation engineering within the Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Specialty Group.

Molina

Molina will lead the firm’s substation engineering and construction services for projects throughout the U.S. and overseas.

Molina has worked extensively on T&D projects in New England, most recently with the Massachusetts offices of Energy Initiatives Group LLC and National Grid.

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High-Profile: Calendar SMPS Events

EBC Summit Third Annual Environmental Business Council Construction and Demolition Debris Regional Summit and Vendor Fair Friday, Jan. 16, 2009 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Doubletree H o t e l , We s t b o r o u g h , MA Developing the Markets: Business Opportunities and Barriers For more information: www.agcmass.org/calendar.cfm

Thursday Janu. 8, -9p.m.

Join SMPS members and friends for the annual holiday party, featuring raffle items, good cheer, and a few surprises. This year's event has a downtown flavor, served up by Umbria on their 3rd floor Ultra Lounge. Celebrate Solstice, Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzaa, and New Year's by flooding this winter night with light. Bring a coat or jacket to donate to charity and receive a free raffle ticket - your chance to win great prizes.

Wednesday Jan. 28 5:30p.m. 7:30 p.m.

SMPS Boston created the

BSA/SCUP

Monthly Live @ Five:30 Series for chapter members for a relaxing evening.

Share ideas and talk shop. Join us at Rowes Wharf Bar inside the Boston Harbor Hotel for this cash bar event.

Our sponsor, Bowdoin Construction, will treat attendees to some appetizers.

For more information: www.smpsboston.org/program/calendar.php

Mascon Construction Trade Show NESEA BuildingEnergy09 BuildingEnergy09 is the Northeast's premier conference and trade show for renewable energy and green building professionals. Join us and over 4,000 others sharing the latest green building techniques and products.

On-line attendee registration opens December 22, 2008.

For More Information: www.buildingenergy.nesea.org.

Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC) Jan 22 – 23, 2009 The 18th Annual Construction, Municipal, Landscape and Outdoor Power Equipment Expo.

Mascon Boston offers you the best opportunity for face-to-face selling and hands-on demonstrations. This event provides the perfect opportunity to debut a new product, demonstrate service capabilities, and interact with qualified buyers in a professional environment.

View the latest equipment, prod-

ucts, tools, and services the construction, municipal and landscape industry has to offer. Get valuable face-to-face access to expert advice and discover the best solution for your business. Network with industry professionals.

For more information: Contact Jim Abbott at Jim@abcma.org.

College and University Roundtable Jan 15 2009 7:30a.m. - 10a.m.

The Architects Building, Boston The Roundtable is a collaboration of the BSA and the Society of College & University Planners (SCUP) More information: www.architects.org

Mark Your Calendar Feb. 12, 2009 PublickHouse Sturbridge, Mass.

SFNE Joint Meeting with MSCIMetals Service Center Institute Guest speaker Jeffrey C. Fuhrer, executive vice president and director of Research Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. www.ssfne.org/calendar.htm

The Green Scene New Challenges / New Materials & Products / New Projects (Rescheduled from October 2008) Hawthorne Inn – Berlin, Conn.

For more information: www.cbc-ct.org.

Furniture Specification 3–D Drawings Color Renderings Audio Visual Integration and Coordination Installation Drawings Developing Standards Programs Project Management Furniture Rentals Asset Management & Storage Electrostatic Painting Re–upholstery/Refurbishing Ergonomic Audits Leasing Delivery, Installations and Maintenance

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olliston, MA - With 1100 employees and growing, headquartered in Holliston and with regional offices in Duluth, GA; Raleigh, NC; and Pelham, AL, Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc serves clients throughout New England and the Southeast in markets ranging from commercial, educational and municipal to medical, industrial and high-tech. See story on page 36.

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Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS)-Lynx 3rd Street Station, Charlotte, NC: Photo Credit Stanley Capps Photography

Bass Pro Shops, Foxborough, MA. Photo credit: Frank Giuliani.

Griffin Electric Apprenticeship Competition Winners 2008