High-Profile: September 2018

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September 2018

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Educational Facilities

Phase 1 of Chapel Haven’s expansion is now complete. / photo by Alain Jaramillo / Full story page 20

UMass Amherst’s Isenberg School of Management Business Hub will be complete in October 2018.

Renderings courtesy of: Goody Clancy and Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) / Full story page 24

INDUSTRY EXPERT ARTICLES:

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Moser Pilon Nelson Transforms and Repurposes NVCC Building BD Joins BVH Integrated Svc. Suffolk Tops Off One Dalton Street Froling Energy Begins UNH Biomass Boiler Project Acentech Completes Work at Bentley University Lesley Art & Design Studios Underway, CE Floyd and PCA Team Up Finegold Alexander Wraps Up the Summer With Three Projects Grealy Volunteer Mentor with DFS

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an interview with James A. Loft

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SLAM Design-Build Team Completes Phase 1 Expansion of Chapel Haven

UMass-Isenberg Nearing Completion

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Froling Energy Begins UNH Biomass Boiler Project

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Lesley Art & Design Studios Underway

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Suffolk Tops Off One Dalton Street

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Publisher’s Message

Michael Barnes HP received an overflow of submissions for the biannual focus on educational facilities. Those that could not make it into this issue can be found on the HP blog at www.high-profile.com.

A story (not in the educational sector) that deserves attention is One Dalton (page 38). Unmistakable on the Boston skyline, One Dalton Street recently reached its full height at 742 feet. Built by Suffolk Construction, it is now the tallest building in all of Boston and New England.

This issue is mailed directly to all the members of the Society of College and University Planners (SCUP) North Atlantic Region. SCUP North Atlantic Symposium, Connecticut College, “Putting the

Liberal Arts into Action,” will be held October 12 at Connecticut College, New London, Conn. For an overview of the symposium and a list of speakers, visit www.scup.org/page/regions/na/.

A current call for proposals is open for next spring’s North Atlantic Regional Conference, which will be held March 10-12 in Rochester, N.Y.

Construction Finance Management Association (CFMA) will mark World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10), National Suicide Prevention Week (September 9-15), and National Suicide Prevention Month (September) by participating in the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s #BeThe1To save a life campaign. While safety is a top priority in ensuring success, mental health and suicide prevention have yet to become widely accepted as essential safety components in construction.

Through five simple steps, the #BeThe1To message spreads the word about actions to take to prevent suicide.

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Back for its 20th year, the ever-popular IIDA New England Fashion Show will feature two dozen talented teams from International Interior Design New England chapter (IIDA NE) modeling one-of-a-kind fashion creations exclusively fabricated from tools of their trade: carpet, wall coverings, tile, lighting, etc. It’s one of the most amazing displays of creativity in the city, an unforgettable experience, and one of the hardest tickets to come by . . . Thursday, October 18, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. More at www.iidane.org.

September is High-Profile Monthly’s 21st anniversary month (1997). Please drop HP a line to let us know what we can do better and what we do that you appreciate. Send your news, queries, or comments to editor@high-profile.com.

Coming up, HP’s annual focus on Interiors, in October, will report on design and construction activities from New England’s most active architects and contractors. It pairs well with November’s ABX edition, which will receive extra distribution at the largest annual design and construction industry event in the Northeast.

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Up-Front

NAIOP Mass. CEO to Retire

Harborwalk Apts. Groundbreaking Governor Baker guest of honor Plymouth, MA – Governor Charlie Baker was the guest of honor at the groundbreaking ceremony for Harborwalk Apartments in Plymouth on August 21.

The 300-unit apartment complex is the first phase of a large North Plymouth revitalization project called Plymouth Station.

Along with Governor Baker, speakers included project codevelopers Jim Goldenberg, principal and founder of Cathartes; and Joseph Jannetty, president of Janco Development; as well as Plymouth Town Manager Melissa Arrighi and Selectman Kenneth Tavares.

Other local dignitaries in attendance included former Senate President Therese Murray, Selectman Anthony Provenzano, and Senator Vinny deMacedo, who was an integral part of getting the project off the ground.

Guests were also treated to a performance by Northern Lights, the North Plymouth High School a cappella group.

Boston – After more than Small will serve as CEO with 27 years leading NAIOP oversight of the organization’s Massachusetts, CEO David government affairs and Begelfer announced he will lobbying activities, public retire at the end of this year. relations, and research. Small NAIOP’s board of directors will also serve as NAIOP’s voted Reesa Fischer, current spokesperson.

COO, and Tamara Small, senior In recognition of all he VP of government affairs, to has done for the commercial co-lead the association. real estate industry, NAIOP David Begelfer Fischer will serve as will be honoring Begelfer at executive director with its annual Distinguished Real operational, financial, programming, Estate Awards Dinner on Nov. 15 with the and membership/marketing oversight.

Edward H. Linde Public Service Award.

Hilton Garden Inn Breaks Ground

(l-r) Joseph Jannetty, president of Janco Development; Jim Goldenberg, principal and founder of Cathartes; Governor Charlie Baker; Melissa Arrighi, Plymouth town manager; Kenneth Tavares, Plymouth Board of Selectmen / photo By Matt Stone

Boston – Callahan Construction Managers and Claremont Companies recently broke ground on the Hilton Garden Inn Boston Brookline.

The upcoming 175-room hotel is ideally located near the Longwood Medical area and the bustling Fenway neighborhood.

The project was designed by Cambridge Seven Associates.

Amenities are set to include fitness center, pool, restaurant, and business lounge.

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Bristol Hospital staff Angela Tichon and Tiffany Morrissey sign the ceremonial beam.

Bristol, CT – Representatives from Bristol Hospital, the city of Bristol, the state of Connecticut, O&G’s Building Construction Group, and the public gathered at the Bristol Hospital Ambulatory Care Center construction site at the corner of Main Street and Riverside Avenue to celebrate the signature of a roof beam, soon to be placed.

The project is being developed in partnership by Rendina Healthcare Real Estate and O&G Industries. The new three-story facility will be operated by Bristol Hospital’s multispecialty group to provide services including cardiology, endocrinology and diabetes, neurology, orthopedics, rheumatology, and urology.

The medical office building is expected to open in the spring of 2019.

Sacred Heart Builds Residence Halls

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Sacred Heart University’s Upper Quad rendering

Fairfield, CT - Construction is underway for two additional halls that will make up the residence village on Sacred Heart University’s Upper Quad. The architect for the projects is SLAM Architects and the contractor is Turner Construction.

The first of what is anticipated to be six residence halls, housing more than 900 students, opened early this year. It is named after Pierre Toussaint, a freed slave who became a noted philanthropist.

The halls under construction will offer a combination of apartments and suites, each housing four or five students. They are expected to open in the fall of 2019.

The apartments will include living rooms, kitchens, and bathrooms. Mike Kinney, senior vice president for finance and administration at SHU, describes the

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buildings as state-of-the-art. “In addition to the modern and spacious suites and apartments, the halls will offer study spaces and lounge areas for the students,” he said.

“We anticipate the Upper Quad will eventually include a new dining facility, in addition to its close proximity to Linda’s and JP’s Diner,” Kinney noted. “These housing facilities are also conveniently located next to the new Bobby Valentine Athletic Center, which is currently under construction and will be open to all students.”

Kinney predicts that eventually there will even be retail businesses on campus — something that students have often requested.

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Focus: Educational Facilities Brotman Promotes School Legislation in Washington, D.C. Washington, DC – In testimony before senior White House cabinet members, school design architect Jay Brotman, AIA, partner at Svigals + Partners, has pushed for legislation being spearhead by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) that promotes the design of open learning environments that enhance safety and security.

“The desire to craft design strategies that mitigate the challenges schools face is an Jay Brotman absolute priority.

As architects, we do this every day,” said Brotman, who designed the new Sandy Hook Elementary School. “However, two ongoing problems prevent local school officials from implementing these solutions: a lack of access to quality school design information and the ability to fund it.”

Brotman’s testimony follows a statement by the AIA that outlines the institute’s commitment to improving school design policies. Specifically, AIA is launching a bipartisan effort

on Capitol Hill focusing on two main goals: 1) making architectural and design services for schools an allowable use of funds within existing federal funding and grants and 2) establishing a federal clearinghouse of resources on school design best practices for school officials, architects, and other design professionals to keep them informed.

During his testimony, Brotman detailed best practices that were incorporated into the new Sandy Hook Elementary School. Most notably, he explained that schools cannot be designed with a one-size-fits-all approach.

“Whether it’s a retrofit or new, each school must be designed for its unique student population, for its unique location, and to meet the needs of its unique community,” said Brotman. “The primary goal is to provide an inspiring, healthy environment that promotes learning. Security features, while vital and necessary, should be as invisible as possible and incorporated into the school’s design. Failing to do so puts children’s education, emotional development, and prosocial behavior at risk.”

Brotman detailed features of the new

Sandy Hook School / photo: Robert Benson courtesy Svigals + Partners

Sandy Hook Elementary School that create an open and welcoming design concept.

“There’s a rain garden with a sunken rock ‘river’ along the entire front of the school, creating a moat of sorts, that is clearly not friendly to cars or people. The design then has three small footbridges to cross the rain garden to enter the school,

which also controls entry,” said Brotman.

“The children are unaware about the security benefits provided by the rain garden — and they don’t need to know. This small but impactful example shows the value of taking a comprehensive, design-centered approach to school security. It is a highly specific answer to multiple physical and emotional considerations at once.”

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Kingston, RI – The University of Rhode Island selected Dimeo Construction to serve as its construction manager on the new 186,258sf College of Engineering Building.

The new H-shaped, six-story facility, designed by Ballinger of Philadelphia, Penn., which includes a walk-out lower level, six-story bridge structure, and two four-story office wings, replaces five separate buildings built in the 1950 and ’60s.

The first floor, located on the quad level, will have a large south-facing commons and computer lab, and features a large clear-span commons area with café, with no columns, as part of the bridge structure.

The first floor also features a combination of instructional labs and interactive classrooms opening up to student interaction spaces. The upper floors will comprise flexible, modular labs in close proximity to the faculty offices and graduate student workstations.

Dimeo was awarded the second phase of the project to upgrade and expand Bliss Hall, the college’s historic home on the quadrangle. These adjacencies will help to create a research environment that encourages and supports collaboration and interaction.

The new COE is seeking to obtain a LEED Silver rating.

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“Dimeo is excited and honored to be the construction manager for a project that has a strong connection to our community and is so important to the university and the state of Rhode Island as a whole,’ said Jeff D’Attilio, project manager.

Hackley School Opens Health Center Tarrytown, NY – Hackley School recently opened the Walter C. Johnson Center for Health and Wellness, a new 115,000sf home for physical education, athletics, and the school’s growing wellness programs.

Designed by Boston-based ARC/ Architectural Resources Cambridge, the Johnson Center assimilates within its natural wooded surroundings and provides a strategic connection between the school’s upper and lower campuses.

The new building is central to the school’s wellness initiatives, expanding beyond traditional physical education and athletics programs to include yoga, nutrition education, and meditation practices.

The Johnson Center and its design reflect the importance of athletics, wellness, and outside-the-classroom learning to Hackley’s educational mission.

The center includes: a large multipurpose gymnasium; eight-lane, 25-yard pool; eight-court squash center; varsity basketball gym; indoor jogging track; fitness center; weight training center; competition venues for wrestling and fencing; and education and social spaces for celebrations, speakers, concerts, and community, family, and alumni events.

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Hackley School exterior / rendering by ARC

Social, educational, and wellness amenities include a cardio fitness center, a wellness studio, a teaching and demonstration kitchen, student commons and study areas, and three classrooms.

A lobby café, extending outside into a courtyard, acts as a community hub and gateway to the activities within.

Additional sustainable design features include rooftop solar arrays to reduce electricity demand and a stormwater drainage system, complete with a series of pools and cascading waterfalls, designed as a landscape feature.

The project was recently awarded LEED Gold certification.

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Moser Pilon Nelson Transforms and Repurposes NVCC Building engineering analysis to be deficient with respect to lateral forces, mandating that an upgrade be included and resulting in a caisson-supported braced frame structure added prominently to the west façade.

The NVCC program has close ties to the surrounding community, and as a result, creating a facility that served

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Founders Hall main entrance

Waterbury, CT – The nursing and allied health curriculum at Naugatuck Valley Community College (NVCC) had been located in aged instructional facilities constructed decades ago and was in need of an up-to-date facility that would allow the program to continue to grow and to produce the top-rated nursing and healthcare talent demanded by the region.

The original Founders Hall facility was the very first campus building, having been constructed in the early 1960s.

The building had been recently vacated by the engineering department and was serving a hodgepodge of academic and

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noncredit programs at the isolated east end of campus, albeit under somewhat decrepit conditions.

Moser Pilon Nelson Architects’ challenges were to transform/repurpose this aged structure originally designed for an engineering curriculum into a new, state-of-the-art instructional facility to support the health sciences curriculum at the college and create a new anchor building which would bring life back to this forgotten end of the campus.

The existing building was evaluated by the A/E team for program accommodation, technical deficiencies,

and potential for connectivity to the rest of the campus, and while it was found to be capable of supporting the instructional program, albeit with major alterations, some elements of the original facility required demolition and reconstruction.

Additionally, the original structural frame of the building was determined by

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that community above and beyond basic technical education was a key priority of the administration. To address this need, the new building includes a large, dividable community room used by both the college and local community groups, and the building and programs are open to local public school students, as well as professional nursing students from other local college and universities.

The new building includes facilities

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Safety, Security, Sun Control, and Daylighting Window Film Applications for Schools

by Peter Davey Window films have come a long way since 1966 when 3M Company was granted the first window film patent for a metalized solar control window film. Film types now include metalized, polyester, ceramic, optically clear, tinted, opaque, dichroic, architectural, interior designer, antigraffiti, nonmetalized (RF signal friendly), dual-technology, and daylight redirecting films. All have been engineered and manufactured to improve indoor environments, secure perimeter envelopes, or enhance building aesthetics.

Safety and security

News of school shootings and other violent events in our communities has ramped up demand for safety and security film installations nationally. Windows and doors fortified with strong security window films effectively impede breakand-entry. Frustrated by an inability to gain quick access, intruders tend to move on while alarms have sounded

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Higher Ed and the Rise of Community Living something nicer than the concrete block “chamber” that once typified campus housing. Retention is increased when institutions can effectively assimilate new students, especially during their freshman year. Our institutional partners have requested designs that feature more apartment-styled living featuring four-tosix-person suites with communal spaces for an enhanced residential feel similar to a home or apartment.

HP: How have overall campus building projects changed?

James A. Loft Editor’s note: James A. Loft, AIA, copresident of PROCON, is a registered architect with over 32 years of experience in the AEC industry. High-Profile asked him to comment on some of the changes he’s seen in the sector, how his design-build firm benefits schools and institutions, and what he thinks is trending in this market.

JL: Today we are seeing a move towards the “live-work-play” style that is popular in many commercial developments.

Convenient, quality amenities encourage their students to remain within the life of the school’s community, which increases the quality of their campus life. For instance, campus student housing used to be tucked away far from the life of

HP: How has on-campus housing design changed over the years?

JL: With about 30% of students dropping out during their first year, (according to U.S. News and Report), there is a sharp focus on student retention. Also, high tuition costs mean that students want

the campus. By comparison, our modern designs feature buildings with communal spaces for students to gather like meeting rooms, social hubs, retail spaces, etc. that support the idea of a live-work-play campus life mix of residential, academic, administration, and athletic.

HP: Can you point out a recent project as an example of this?

JL: Yes, we have done significant work at Merrimack College in Massachusetts with the student housing, an academic building, administration building, and a currently underway welcome center.

Each building features either community spaces, retail spaces, or communal lobby areas for socializing. Together,

JL: Partner relationships are crucial and something that we work hard at developing. We approach every project with a can-do attitude and try to make the process an enjoyable experience for all our partners involved. We have worked with multiple higher ed institutions over the last 22 years, but the best example of this would be Merrimack College. After

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doing multiple projects with them we have developed a deep relationship of mutual trust and understanding that is hugely beneficial on every successive project.

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HP: What role do partner relationships play in this scenario?

they comprise a mixed-use approach to on-campus living in a type of plaza for a more layered campus experience and sense of community.

HP: What are higher ed clients requesting in buildings now versus 20 years ago?

JL: Energy efficiency is crucial and is supported through oversized windows, continued to page 48

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Elementary and middle schools in Brookline, Chelsea, Westborough, and Carver, Mass., and a new high school in Dover, N.H., will provide nearly a million square feet of combined learning space.

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In the Coolidge Corner neighborhood of Brookline, a combined renovation and new construction design responds to fast-rising student enrollment in the Brookline Public Schools. HMFH designed a full-scale renovation of the school’s historic 1913 building, along with two new wings. The new 227,000sf,

preK-8 Coolidge Corner School debuts as one of the most energy-efficient schools in the commonwealth. Integrating a series of sustainable and healthy building initiatives, the innovative school design is net-zero-energy ready with a projected energy use intensity (EUI) of 23.3 kBtu/ sf/year. The average EUI metric for K-12 schools in the U.S. is 82.

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Providence, RI – Dimeo Construction Company is nearly finished with the Providence College Ruane Friar Development Center in Providence designed by Perkins Eastman Architects.

A new gift from former Providence College Board of Trustees Chair Michael A. Ruane (’71 and ’13 Hon.) and his wife, Elizabeth Ruane, enabled the construction of the center.

The new basketball training facility, designed by Perkins & Eastman, will significantly enhance Friar athletics on a national level, student services, and college community life. College officials did extensive research into what will go into the practice facility, traveling to numerous locations throughout the country to discover what they felt is needed to inspire their athletes to perform at their best.

The center includes new items such as float tanks, cryo pods, a state-of-theart practice court flooring system, and three-story Hall of Fame display wall, which was designed in collaboration with the branding company, Advent Results.

Phase 1 of the project will concentrate on the men’s basketball, athletic training center, athlete support services, offices, a new Friar Athletics Hall of Fame, and a dining room. It will promote academic success, team-building, skills development, conditioning, and wellness.

“We’ve been excited to get into the space since the ideas were put on paper several years ago. The players and coaches have such a positive energy and are looking forward to start practicing in the best facility currently in country,” said Head Coach Ed Cooley.

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Centerbrook, CT – Yale University has announced an addition and renovation by Centerbrook Architects & Planners to the historic Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History in New Haven.

This undertaking will be the first major work on the landmark building since it opened in 1925 and will modernize the Peabody Museum by substantially increasing exhibit space and on-site collections.

Centerbrook principal Mark Simon, FAIA, said, “Circulation of people and things throughout the complex will be more efficient, rational and intuitive. The place is very complex, with interlocking technology and structure, yet we hope to make it simple for all to understand

and use. We are also greatly improving its sustainability, from energy use to wellness betterments.”

The new construction will be a four-story infill addition between the Peabody and neighboring Environmental Science Center (ESC) on Science Hill.

The addition will feature a new glass entrance tower that faces the adjacent Kline Geology Laboratory (KGL) and a dramatic sky-lit four-story central gallery.

Along with Centerbrook, the project team includes Turner Construction, construction manager. ARUP, Gilsanz Murray Steficek, and Langan are providing engineering services. James Corner Field Operations is the landscape architect with Reich + Petch on board as the exhibit designers.

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Froling Energy Begins UNH Biomass Boiler Project Durham, NH – Froling Energy is building the University of New Hampshire’s first large-scale biomass boiler system on the Durham campus. Located directly across the street from Wildcat Stadium, the new Northwest Heating Plant will provide heat and hot water to four buildings and 10 greenhouses in the Thompson School neighborhood.

This winter, the new wood chip boiler and two new LP gas back-up boilers will be the sole source of heat for these buildings. A key part of the project is to run pipes underground to create a small-district heating system serving Putnam Hall, Barton Hall, Cole Hall, the Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, and the 10 MacFarlane greenhouses.

UNH’s central combined heat and power plant had provided heat to these buildings for many years, but the long pipe run-out to the Thompson School area was failing. Instead of spending money on replacing the old pipes, it was decided to create a new separate district-heating system fueled by one of New Hampshire’s important renewable fuels: wood chips.

UNH facilities officials calculate that the plant will consume 750 tons of semidry wood chips (PDCs), which is the equivalent of over 70,000 gallons of No. 2 fuel oil (or over 91,000 therms of natural

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A 45-ton capacity vertical PDC storage silo is being built into the boiler house. PDCs are delivered a bit like oil: from a truck that pumps it through a hose and into a tank. But with PDCs, a blower truck blows it through a 5-inch-diameter hose into the silo. The simplicity of this delivery method significantly reduced the project’s cost. Forty-five tons of PDCs have the heat value of about 4,300 gallons of fuel oil, but they are locally sourced and near carbon neutral. Locally sourced means fuel dollars stay here, which is good for the New England economy.

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Ribbon Cutting Planned for Chelsea School Pinck & Co Project Manager for 160,000sf facility

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Chelsea School Superintendent Dr. Mary Bourque also pointed out the school is the first in the state to be constructed for a 100% ESL population. “Our new learning environment offers many spaces for small groups and individualized lessons,” she said. “This unique design supports the educational needs of the students.”

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Designed to accommodate nearly 700 students — about 100 more than the previous school — the new building offers STEM classrooms, a multi-use performance area, and a media center.

The school wraps around a newly created south-facing entry courtyard with outdoor educational spaces and assemblies for both student and community programs.

Pinck & Co. Vice President Andraya Lombardi, said, “What was notable about this project was the high level of dedication and collaboration from the

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Boston – A ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house are planned for the new Clark Avenue Middle School in Chelsea next month, marking the completion of a stateof-the-art facility that replaced an aging school at its original site.

The project involved complex planning and design and necessitated two 18-month phases of demolitions and occupied construction.

Project manager for the $46 million, 160,000sf facility was Pinck & Co., Inc.; the project team was HMFH Architects and W.T. Rich. The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) provided financial support to make the project possible.

The new school replaces two buildings on the site: a 1926 structure that was the original Chelsea High School and was unoccupied at the time of demolition because of structural problems, and the former Clark Avenue Middle School that had major deficiencies in its mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems.

In 2014, after reviewing several options for a new or renovated building, school administrators, city and state public officials, and the project team decided the most cost-effective, viable option would be to demolish the existing structure and rebuild in the same location.

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SLAM Design-Build Team Completes Phase 1 Expansion of Chapel Haven

by Eugene Torone Autistic spectrum adults from throughout the country are experiencing new and exciting changes at Chapel Haven, where a blend of unique educational and residential programs has thrived since 1972 in New Haven, Conn.

With two projects completed and a new building about to break ground, staff and residents will start the school year in state-of-the-art spaces for teaching lifelong independent living skills, tools that will enable residents to remain in the community for a lifetime.

A mainstay of the community for 46 years, Chapel Haven has grown into a neighborhood campus comprised of various older residential structures that did not represent the organization’s comprehensive mission. The challenge faced by Chapel Haven leadership was daunting: the need to produce a quality campus reflective of their world-renowned programming, create opportunities to train and employ residents, expand program

The new Chapel Haven REACH building / photo by Alain Jaramillo

offerings, create an unprecedented assisted living facility, and integrate this expansion into the urban community, all within an aggressive time frame.

The unified team of The S/L/A/M Collaborative and S/L/A/M Construction Services was hired in February 2017 to meet this challenge. SLAM’s unique integrated approach paralleled planning, programming, zoning approvals, design, and construction to meet a grant deadline with a shovel in the ground by June 2017 and a completed first building by July 10,

2018. The design-build approach was a perfect solution to Chapel Haven’s need to expand the school’s campus and highlight the exceptional programming.

The first phase of the aggressive campus development comprised a renovation and addition to the admission/ welcome center and the construction of the first of four planned buildings, beginning with a four-story, 32,500sf educational/ residential facility known as the REACH Building. The first floor offers classrooms for engagement learning, gathering spaces

Campus Site Plan / site plan by The S/L/A/M Collaborative

for social and meaningful interactions, and quiet private spaces within a safe communal environment. The three upper floors are dormitory-style suites of twoand three-bedroom units with shared kitchens and common space, reflective of real-life living situations that nurture the transition to living independently.

The SLAM team consulted with Chapel Haven adults, parents, staff, autistic spectrum consultants, and continued to page 22

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The new outdoor living room space surrounded by the new REACH building (left) and the renovated Welcome Center (right) / photo by The S/L/A/M Collaborative

Rendering of the new entrance to Chapel Haven including the new REACH (right) and SAIL (left) buildings / rendering by The S/L/A/M Collaborative

similar organizations to incorporate this knowledge into specific elements that have strengthened the resulting design, including an outdoor living room space, rounded interior walls, color selection, wayfinding details, staff integration, a training apartment for day students, and state-of-the-art classrooms. The outdoor living room, which features a fountain, allows residents and students to socialize or have a moment of private reflection.

The dedicated SLAM construction team not only met the aggressive schedule

challenge, they also embodied the Chapel Haven spirit, incorporating the residents into the daily construction process. Many of the contractors are on a first-name basis with the residents, empowering inclusion and making the construction site an exciting educational experience.

What makes Chapel Haven such a special place is the residents and the extension of the transitional program into the surrounding community. For these individuals, the 2.8-acre block within the Westville neighborhood is their home

during the two-thirds-year program and after. Eighty-five percent of graduates (currently over 250) choose to reside in surrounding area apartment complexes.

The passion of the extended Chapel Haven family, including leadership, parents, alumni, the neighborhood, and city, is what has ignited the support for this expansion and, in particular, the need to create an age-in-place facility for Chapel Haven graduates.

The SLAM team is now gearing up for the next project of the campus expansion, the universally designed SAIL (Schleifer Adult Independent Living) Building, set to break ground in late September.

This four-story, 48,500sf residential community and assisted-living facility is designed for the Chapel Haven community to return and age in place. The program includes first-floor community-based spaces such as a fitness room, a wellness

New resident apartment in the new Residential Education Building (REACH) / photo by Alain Jaramillo

café, administrative offices, and lounges.

Upper floors include one- and twobedroom apartment units with centrally located communal kitchens, gathering spaces, and terraces.

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UMass-Isenberg Nearing Completion Dimeo CM Amherst, MA – Dimeo Construction Company was selected for the UMassIsenberg School of Management.

The new addition accompanies additional renovation of select spaces in the original 1964 building and the 2002 addition named for Harold Alfond.

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The project pairs Boston architecture firm Goody Clancy and Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) of New York and Denmark to complete the renovation and addition and is designed to achieve LEED Silver certification.

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Holliston, MA – Colantonio Inc., construction manager at risk, wrapped up construction of the town of Hopkinton’s Marathon Elementary School two months ahead of its July deadline.

Marathon replaces the Center School on Ash Street to serve the town’s 475 pre-K, kindergarten, and first-grade students. The 88,700sf, two-story facility features 29 classrooms, a media center, music room, cafeteria, and gym on a newly acquired forested site. Outdoor features include two playgrounds, a playing field, four raised garden beds, and classroom space, complete with internet access.

Interior design used 32 different paint colors and nine flooring colors for its theme “It All Starts Here,” referring to both the town’s location as the start of the Boston Marathon and as the start of the Charles River.

The entryway floor boasts this phrase, along with a blue and yellow starting line. A river, with fish and kayaks, flows from the front entrance through the hallways and out the back door to the younger children’s playground. Letters

Marathon school classroom / Greg Premru Photography

and numbers are featured on the floors throughout the building. The shape of each of the figures was painstakingly cut out of the flooring and replaced with matching, colored flooring.

The school was designed and built to meet the criteria of LEED v4 for B+C: Schools and will seek LEED Silver certification. Sustainable features include a photovoltaic system on the cool white roof, energy-efficient HVAC systems, specialized interior lighting, low emitting materials, rainwater management, and appropriate construction and demolition waste management.

KIPP Lynn Fund Gets MassDev Bond Lynn, MA – MassDevelopment has issued a $25.5 million tax-exempt bond for KIPP Lynn Fund Inc., an affiliate of KIPP Academy Lynn Public Charter School (KIPP Lynn), that will use bond proceeds to buy and renovate a 120,000sf industrial office building at 20 Wheeler Street in Lynn.

The architect for the project is Arrowstreet, and Qroe Development is the project manager.

One of KIPP Lynn’s three schools, KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate High School will move into the building and occupy 75,000sf of space; the remaining 45,000sf will be used for KIPP Lynn

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administration facilities and leasable office space.

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Acentech Completes Work at Bentley University

Main control room / photo credit Warren Patterson

Waltham, MA – Bentley University’s new 76,000sf multipurpose arena, designed

by Architectural Resources Cambridge (ARC), is not only home to sporting events, but it is also the host to a variety of functions including concerts, alumni events, and career fairs.

Acentech provided acoustical design guidance and designed the audiovisual system to ensure clear and intelligible sound for every hockey game, a capella competition, and commencement address.

Clear sound was a particular interest of the athletic director, so that all spectators

Bentley University’s new arena / photo credit Warren Patterson

and participants catch every important call of a referee, the final announcement from the emcee, or the congratulatory remarks of the president.

Audiovisual design for the arena included specifications for the systems throughout the facility, including a main arena sound system for hockey and special events, along with the main control room system that includes a digital mixing console, audio processing, and amplification for the system.

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rooms, and offices for viewing IPTV, live events, and local presentations.

A multipurpose event space was designed with a large-format video wall for viewing events and presentations via local source or a wireless collaboration device. Paging systems are provided throughout the facility, along with ADAcompliant assistive listening technology.

Acentech’s acousticians provided recommendations for sound-absorbing material in the form of an acoustic roof deck over the arena, theatrical drapery for nonathletic events, and acoustical

ceiling systems in other spaces. The work also addressed HVAC noise control for optimal sound performance, and sound isolation systems to provide exterior noise compliance.

The needs of both the hockey team and the student events program were addressed, providing Bentley University with a facility that will house nail-biting moments for years to come.

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Lesley Art & Design Studios Underway CE Floyd and PCA Team Up

Lesley University animation studio / rendering courtesy PCA

Cambridge, MA – Construction is underway on the expansion of Lesley University’s art and design studios to create a dedicated 11,000sf animation studio and 130-seat screening room.

Cambridge-based architecture firm Prellwitz Chilinski Associates (PCA) worked with Lesley to better understand the specific needs for each studio in order to optimize each unique room.

View of Render Farm room / rendering courtesy PCA

PCA’s design creates new spaces that will give the dispersed animation students a true home, creating cutting-edge studios for all forms of animation, from stop-motion to a new visual effects studio (VFX).

The design coordinates with the existing adjacent art studios while also being edgy enough to attract new students to the growing program. Lesley’s core

color palette provides vibrancy, with the addition of glowing light boxes at key transition points marking the “front door” of the animation zone.

The new screening room provides space for students and lecturers to present their work. The main corridor walls serve as gallery space for students to showcase their concepts, with loose, soft seating giving students a place to call

their own.

Contractor CE Floyd has provided crucial expertise for this complex project, from procuring and coordinating long lead-time custom elements such as the cyclorama wall space, to scheduling noisy construction activities from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. to minimize the impact on retail and restaurant tenants in this fully occupied building.

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Gaston Electrical in Progress at Wentworth Boston – Gaston Electrical Co., Inc., headquartered in Norwood, is in progress with the core-and-shell electrical construction of Wentworth Institute of Technology’s new Engineering, Innovation & Sciences Academic Building. The four-story, 75,000sf building is the first academic building constructed on the Wentworth campus in more than 40 years.

The multidisciplinary academic engineering facility is located at the center of the Wentworth campus and will feature state-of-the-art equipment, technical labs, and makerspace and is designed with an open layout for learning and collaborative spaces. The building will house Wentworth’s new biological engineering program, as well as its biomedical, civil engineering, and experiential learning programs; and the Accelerate, Wentworth Innovation + Entrepreneurship Center and science and manufacturing labs.

Gaston’s comprehensive scope includes the installation of primary and emergency power, fire alarm, security and A/V systems, as well as full fit-up of the facility.

The NECA contractor is also providing design-assist project delivery services. Prefabrication of electrical systems and fixtures is also integral to

the scope, enhancing the project’s cost efficiency and streamlining the project schedule.

The project team includes Leer Weinzapfel Associates, architect; Gilbane Building Company, GC; and BVH Engineers, EE, all of Boston

The multidisciplinary academic engineering facility is located at the center of the Wentworth campus and will feature state-of-the-art equipment, technical labs, and makerspace and is designed with an open layout for learning and collaborative spaces.

Rendering of Wentworth’s new Engineering, Innovation & Sciences Academic Building / Rendering Leer Weinzapfel Associates

Project executive Brian Jasinski and foreman Jerry Mulligan are heading the project and its IBEW Local 103 field crew.

The building will have numerous sustainable features, including a rooftop solar system.

It is designed to achieve LEED Silver certification and is on schedule for completion in November 2018. It will open in January 2019.

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TFMoran Celebrates 50 Years The year 2018 marks 50 years of service for TFMoran, Inc., a leading consultant to the land development industry, offering Civil, Structural, and Traffic Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Construction Support, and Environmental Permitting services.

Originally a local firm based in southern New Hampshire, TFMoran’s practice area now extends throughout the state and into Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.

Bedford, NH - Since its inception in 1968, TFMoran has been a leader in bringing innovative land planning and smart development practices into the marketplace. According to the firm’s president, Robert Duval, “TFMoran has been designing sustainable sites long before it became a buzzword. By their very nature, good designs reduce impacts to the natural environment, harmonize with their surroundings, make more efficient use of infrastructure, thereby saving our clients hard costs, as well as simplifying the approval process.”

The current ownership team has been in place since 2013, including President and Chief Engineer Robert Duval, PE; Chief Operating Officer Dylan Cruess, and Senior Vice Presidents Jeff Kevan, Paul Sbacchi, PE, and Corey Colwell, LLS, all long-term employees with decades of hands-on experience. Dylan Cruess comments, “The shared goal of the new ownership team has been to build on the strong corporate brand that TFMoran has created over the past 50 years, delivering best-in-class client service. We must be doing something right, because in 2016 we were named Business NH’s Business of the Year in the Real Estate, Construction and Engineering category, and we have also earned a statewide ‘Best of Business’ award for the last six years in a row.”

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Duval points out that TFMoran has built a strong reputation for successful redevelopment of underutilized urban and industrial land: “We have played an integral role in many of the region’s most significant redevelopment projects, among them the SNHU Arena and the NH Fisher Cats Stadium in Manchester’s urban core; redevelopment of the Bedford Mall, Wayfarer Hotel, and former Macy’s properties in Bedford; the GE Aviation Plant expansion in Hooksett, conversion of several mill buildings in Lowell and Lawrence to residential/commercial use, and a new 1,700-car parking garage at the south end of Manchester’s historic millyard, currently under construction. Just these few projects alone provide hundreds of millions of dollars of new tax base and revenues to the local community,” says Duval.

In 2014, TFMoran acquired MSC Civil Engineers and Surveyors, a well-established civil engineering and surveying firm in Portsmouth, N.H. Subsequently, in 2015, TFMoran expanded its structural engineering department by acquisition of Steffensen Engineering Associates with a solid 30-year history. “We have experienced strong growth over the past few years, to better serve our clients,” says Paul Sbacchi, chief structural engineer.

“They have their own tight schedules to meet, and we want to help them

TFMoran Team of Professionals TFMoran Principals in the front row, left to right: Dylan Cruess, Robert Duval, Jeff Kevan, Paul Sbacchi and Corey Colwell

succeed.” The TFMoran team now comprises over 65 individuals, including licensed land surveyors, civil and structural engineers, landscape architects, wetland scientists, LEED professionals, and erosion control (CPESC) specialists.

Jeff Kevan, civil engineering group manager, points out that one of TFMoran’s primary strengths is taking on large projects with aggressive schedules. “Our team has demonstrated time and again the ability to meet challenging deadlines through teamwork and an innovative approach

to the unique needs and opportunities for each project. Our reputation is built on our track record, and our record is evidence of the pride we take in what we do.”

How would you summarize the TFMoran philosophy? According to Duval, “We want to be leaders and innovators in our industry, taking on projects that have a positive impact on their surroundings. Every day, we are grateful for the opportunity to provide all these things while providing superior value to our clients, too.”

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Two Technologies to Bolster Campus Recreation Participation society, it’s time for campus recreation departments to embrace a new suite of digital tools to help bring new students through their centers’ doors. Technologies like virtual reality, video games, and fitness trackers create exciting opportunities to encourage nontypical student users to participate in programming.

Here’s a look at two key digital tools campus recreation leaders should consider at their school.

by Karl Leabo and Sally Ostendorf Most collegiate recreation departments are committed to providing opportunities for every student on campus. However, achieving full participation is a monumental goal. Most recreation centers often attract about 75% of a campus population, on average, and then just about 80% of that group use the facilities weekly.

These are strong numbers, but that doesn’t stop recreation departments from trying to find ways to engage new groups of students. Every day, campus recreation teams across the country introduce new programming that can attract a diverse campus community and include spaces for learning, student life, wellness, and other synergistic programs.

Now, given the rapid evolution of technology affecting every corner of

Empower exergaming

While some students may use video games to compete, others are beginning to use them for physical fitness. Exergaming, an emerging trend growing in popularity, involves technology-driven physical activities like video games that require players to dance or run to compete. These video games move beyond traditional controllers with buttons to wearable controllers, floor mats with sensors, and a plethora of other options. Popular titles like IDance, Holoftit Rowing, Zombie Run, and others allow users to combine passions for video game entertainment and physical exercise.

Introducing technology that supports exergaming can inherently appeal to new students on campus. Beyond being unique and fun, exergames allow students to socialize or compete as they play alongside each other and talk about the activity.

Georgia College and State University Campus Recreation Center / JWest Productions

Moreover, exergames empower choice, letting users play at their own difficulty level, pace, and mode of play. These are all positives for recreation departments seeking to engage new student audiences.

Fortunately, the technology that supports eSports can most likely also support exergames, which can limit initial investment for colleges and universities as they build up interest. Exergaming is another example of how campus recreation can embrace technology not as a rival to fitness, but as another tool to connect with students.

Embrace eSports

There’s no denying the popularity of eSports, with projections suggesting

it will generate nearly $1.5 billion in revenue via 589 million users annually by the year 2020. If you’re unfamiliar, eSports translates to competitive video gaming. Depending on the game, eSports pit individuals or teams against one another in single games or tournaments to crown champions. Not surprisingly, eSports are most popular with younger generations and those soon to be living on college campuses across the country.

Campus recreation leaders can’t afford to ignore eSports. In fact, leading institutions are already investing in technology and creating spaces for eSports in their campus rec centers. continued to page 36

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Maritime Academy Library Completed Lockheed teams with Perry Dean Rogers, W.T. Rich

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Pascoag, RI – Lockheed Window Corp., based out of Pascoag, worked with two Massachusetts-based companies, Perry Dean Rogers Partners and W.T. Rich Company, Inc., to complete a construction project for the Mass. Maritime Academy Library. The successful project earned a 2014 Boston Society of Architects/AIA Honor Award for Design Excellence.

Located directly on Buzzards Bay, the project included a newly installed hurricane impact curtainwall and skylight encompassing the entire building.

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Finegold Alexander Wraps Up the Summer With Three Projects The Gibbs School, The Boulevard on the Greenway, and Stoughton Public Library Boston – This fall, Finegold Alexander Architects (FAA) is wrapping up three projects that highlight the firm’s special skills in reimagining existing buildings and sites and in design for new buildings.

Projects include: a major renovation of Arlington’s Gibbs Building to create a new middle school serving sixth grade; The Boulevard, the first new condominium project on the Rose Kennedy Greenway since the Greenway was completed, preserving and incorporating the façade of a landmarked Bulfinch warehouse; and the renovation and expansion of the Stoughton Public Library. Finegold Alexander Architects is proud of all the exciting new projects; following are summaries of each one.

Arlington’s Gibbs School, major renovation

Finegold Alexander and the town of Arlington, Massachusetts announce that the newly renovated Gibbs School will open September 4 to accommodate the sixth-grade class. Kristin DeFrancisco, Gibbs School principal, said, “We are thrilled to be able to provide a school building that was carefully designed to meet the academic and social emotional needs of the sixth graders in Arlington, while being cost-effective and efficient.”

Gibbs Classroom breakout space / rendering by Finegold Alexander Associates

“The goal was to create a welcoming environment, that would inspire students to seek opportunities for learning,” said Regan Shields Ives, principal, Finegold Alexander. “The result is a flexible, engaging learning environment that is also highly energy efficient.” The project is on track to achieve LEED Silver V4 for Schools.

The Boulevard, new luxury condos on the Greenway

Along with New Boston Ventures and Commodore Builders/Walsh Brothers, Finegold Alexander is proud to

announce that The Boulevard, a luxury condominium building on Boston’s Greenway is also nearing completion and is slated to open in early October. The building, located at 110 Broad Street, is 12 stories, 120 feet tall, and contains 36 luxury residential units, five of which will be artists’ lofts. The project also includes 3,500sf of commercial space and 48 underground parking spaces in a state-ofthe-art automated garage system.

“The Boulevard blends a dramatic new residential design with one of the last few remaining Bulfinch buildings,

110 Broad Street / rendering by Finegold Alexander Architects

whose exterior has been preserved and its interior adapted for use as a lobby and retail space,” said Tony Hsiao, principal and director of Design at Finegold Alexander. continued to page 43

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Providence, RI – Shawmut Design and Construction celebrated the completion of the state-of-the-art, $5 million Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts/ Architecture, and Math (STEAM) Hub for Girls. The facility is at the Lincoln School in Providence.

The STEAM Hub, designed by LLB Architects, features a new two-story façade, 4,000sf of interdisciplinary learning space, flexible breakout areas, and a rotating art gallery, all on the historic Blackstone Boulevard property.

The design is a visual expression of the school’s mantra “Where tradition meets innovation.” The addition features a dramatic glass curtainwall facing west with 20 vertical fins, or sun shades, spaced in such a way as to create rolling shade as the sun moves. The modern, curvilinear design allows people outside

to see adjacent buildings through the new addition.

The chemistry, robotics, and physics rooms are highlighted by enlarged, dynamic group study spaces, and a math/ engineering collaborative workspace anchors the new addition. All classroom and study spaces are more open, connected, and flexible for a myriad of teaching and learning modes. The kitchen was reconfigured to provide a direct flow from the dining room and student lounges to a new student/faculty study space along Butler Avenue that overlooks Blackstone Boulevard and Park.

The STEAM Hub is the only dedicated STEAM facility for girls in Rhode Island and creates a cutting-edge environment for interdisciplinary teaching and learning while also contributing an architectural addition to Providence’s East Side.

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Boston – Shawmut Design and Construction recently joined University of Massachusetts Boston, University of Massachusetts Building Authority, Capstone Development Partners, Elkus Manfredi Architects, and Copley Wolff Design Group for a ribbon-cutting ceremony of the university’s first on-campus residential facility.

Shawmut CEO, Les Hiscoe, and vice president, Kevin Sullivan, were in attendance to celebrate the residence hall’s official opening.

This fast-tracked, 260,000sf public–

private project, was completed in just 20 months and forms the new northern gateway to campus as part of the university’s 25-year campus master plan.

Shawmut constructed buildings that offer a mixture of living styles, from single-occupancy and four-person units to flexible living-learning spaces, encompassing a total of 1,077 beds.

Additional features of the new development include living-learning amenities such as seminar rooms, study lounges, a 23,000sf, 500-seat dining hall, and other conveniences to promote academic and personal development.

BU Clinical Psychology Relocates Boston – Callahan Construction Managers has completed Boston University’s Clinical Psychology relocation.

The project, designed by Wilson Architects, includes a 30,000sf interior fitout of clinical, research, and office space.

The relocation project moved the clinical psychology program from 648 Beacon Street in Boston to 900

Commonwealth Avenue in Brookline.

The move unified four floors of existing research and clinical activity onto a single floor. The new space will both streamline the patient experience and improve research collaboration.

The design features nature-inspired materials and colors for a calming, private, and reassuring experience.

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to support the instructional programs in nursing, radiology, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, EMT, and other associated professions, and the facility is noteworthy for the extensive use of simulation lab technologies to closely replicate actual clinical conditions and to provide immediate feedback to both staff and students.

Founders Hall was designed as a LEED building — certification is pending — and employed a number of green building strategies such as chilled beam technology, LED lighting, and locally sourced materials. Granite from the nearby historic Stony Creek Quarry was utilized at the façade, for the lobby flooring, and for site construction.

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Active Learning for Perpetual Change

by Richard Munday Dynamic living environments provide students with exceptional residential experiences that foster a culture of academic success. They help students prepare to thrive in the area of perpetual change by meeting young peoples’ developmental needs and advancing the evolution of the educational process.

These residence halls require an architecture that enables new pedagogies to flourish and laboratories in which to reinvent them, approaching teaching and learning as experimental, iterative processes with students as change agents.

UConn’s Peter J. Werth Residence Tower / All images by Robert Benson Photography

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UConn’s Peter J. Werth Residence Tower (Werth Tower) illustrates the opportunities and challenges of designing for these dynamic programs in residential settings. The residence hall’s holistic application of the living-and-learning model enables technology-enhanced, active, student-centered pedagogy in the context of residential education. UConn’s decision to locate it at the brow of the Hilltop Precinct positions NextGen as a campus beacon, symbolizing the importance of its pioneering mission.

The resulting residence hall creates a welcoming, inspiring place for fostering collaborative community devoted to innovative living and learning.

This innovative residence provides a home for 727 students as well as community-gathering and collaboration places to encourage their academic success and stimulate innovation across disciplines. The 210,000sf residence hall houses mostly freshmen and sophomores, in eight living-and-learning communities.

The majority of rooms are doubles, with some singles available for RAs and mentors. Six apartments bring hall directors and graduate students to work together with the learning communities in residence. The building offers a large event suite, including the NextGen Forum

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They recognize its growing popularity as a means to engage an even greater percentage of the student population.

The first step in bringing eSports to your recreation center is investing in technology that supports competitive gaming and the games themselves. Hint: League of Legends is a good place to start. However, those who seek to be even more aggressive in luring eSports fans can also launch tournaments, form club teams, and even seek out rival institutions with which to compete. To be most successful, recreation leaders should view eSports less as video games to be played in dorm rooms and more as a new source

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for intramural and club team competition.

Technology makes fitness and competition accessible anywhere, anytime.

Rather than see tech as a competitor, campus recreation departments should embrace these new tools to encourage higher levels of engagement. From video games to virtual spin classes, technology creates new tools recreation teams can use to help them achieve their mission to connect with every student who calls their campus home.

Karl Leabo and Sally Ostendorf are key leaders in CannonDesign’s Sports + Recreation practice.

and Idea Lab, with dedicated seminar rooms for each learning community.

These spaces are designed to give learning communities opportunities to host special events and programs that expand and enrich exploration of their thematic foci, such as guest speakers, workshops, and social gatherings.

A unique feature of NextGen is its Learning Community Innovation Zone (LCIZ), designed to support individual and group projects and encourage development of practical problemsolving, invention, and teamwork skills.

The makerspace offers state-of-theart equipment such as 3D printers, a textile station, laser cutter, wood-working equipment and tools, Arduino kits, mobile white boards, and much more. It is open for use by all learning community students, creating a gathering place for those residing in other halls across campus.

Next Generation Connecticut Hall embodies the house model composed of powerful domestic archetypes like the shared main entrance, shared circulation, social stair, social heart, and room of one’s own to help young residents feel welcome and at home while beginning independent lives away from home and family.

Configuring circulation pathways and a social heart as places to see and be seen unselfconsciously, where one may choose freely among observing, joining, and passing by, encourages interaction, bringing residents into contact with new people and ideas.

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September 2018 main entrances, an inviting lobby and circulation armature leads residents past openings and glass areas that reveal a variety of social spaces where they can meet friends, encounter new people and new activities, await each other, or simply people-watch.

A suite of nonresidential spaces gives Werth Tower its social heart, while enabling residents to be inventive. Welcoming and inspiring spaces gather a community and encourage its collaboration and innovation through recreational and creative activities. Their transparent partitions reveal activities to passersby and invite observation and involvement. Throughout the building, flexible furnishings, state-ofthe-art technology, and plentiful trackable and writeable walls cater to unconventional, spontaneous use of space and time, encouraging students to touch down everywhere and anytime to collaborate and innovate freely and creatively.

State-of-the-art technology plays a supporting role, with wired and wireless, fixed and portable systems, subservient to placemaking for welcoming and inspiring community and incubating its discoveries.

Even in the technology-intensive makerspace, with its 3D printer and other state-of-the-art equipment, a studio-style environment encourages outside-the-box uses and creative applications.

The planning and design strategies

View of Tower from Athletic Field

used in shaping Werth Tower enable it to foster vibrant living-and-learning communities as hoped, with residents responding positively. University learning communities staff gathered data and plan new programs to take full advantage of its capabilities. The environment helps students adjust to college life and transition to community-style living, fostering academic success, innovation, and community. It supports students’ personal, interpersonal, and intellectual growth through participation in living-learning communities.

Richard Munday, AIA, is a principal at Newman Architects. His focus is higher education campuses, K-12 schools, and urban planning.

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Multi-Residential New Park Project Transforms Neighborhood Amenta Emma Architects

New Park Corridor provides mixed-income housing / Robert Benson Photography

Hartford, CT – A pioneering mixeduse community, the first to be located immediately adjacent to a Conn. fastrak rapid transit stop in West Hartford, is poised to kick-start a rediscovery of the New Park Corridor and provide mixedincome housing attractive to everyone from seniors to Millennials.

The 54-unit project, with one- and two-bedroom units, is priced both at

market rate and at rates attractive to a workforce earning at or below 60% of the area’s median income. Eleven units are designated as supportive housing for veterans. The first floor is intended for retail development compatible with restaurants and shopping venues nearby.

Construction cost was $15.6 million.

Designers were challenged by Trout Brook Realty Advisors, a nonprofit

New Park lounge / Robert Benson Photography

developer for the West Hartford Housing Authority (WHHA), to create a dramatic design to capture the interest of people interested in living in an urban community adjacent to mass transit.

The project team includes architect: Amenta Emma Architects; owner: West Hartford Housing Authority; construction manager: Enterprise Builders; MEP Engineer: RZ Associates; structural

engineer: Thornton Tomasetti; civil and landscape engineer: Fuss & O’Neill; environmental graphics: Ritz Henton; design wall murals: Ben Keller.

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JM Electrical Summer Wrap Up by Matthew Guarracino Manager at JM Electrical Company, Inc.

This summer has seen continued development throughout Boston’s Seaport District. For instance, Outdoor Voices – an exercise gear and clothing company - launched its first store in the New England with a dog run along the waterfront.

And Cardullo’s Gourmet Shoppe, a Harvard Square staple, opened its first store outside Cambridge on Seaport Boulevard.

Clearly, the Seaport District has undergone a major transformation in recent years.

The once desolate area is now the city’s hottest spot for corporate headquarters and new residential buildings. But with a waterfront view, the Seaport District is also the perfect location for a robust retail and restaurant scene.

JM Electrical has seen firsthand the development of the restaurant and retail boom, both inside the Seaport as well as in other burgeoning Boston hot spots, such as the revitalized Downtown Crossing. While they vary in design and location, every one of these new venues has recognized the importance of a high-end control system. As a result, customers at these establishments have enjoyed comfortable dining and shopping experiences in places where the weather can be extreme—from gusty and cold in the winter to stiflingly hot in the summer.

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Suffolk Tops Off One Dalton Street Boston – Carpenter & Company announced that the Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences, One Dalton Street, recently reached its full height at 742 feet, now the tallest building in all of Boston and New England, a major construction milestone that solidifies the tower’s transformative presence along the Boston skyline.

Built by Suffolk Construction, One Dalton is anchored 165 feet deep into bedrock and uses the world’s most advanced methods of skyscraper engineering and construction.

Built by Suffolk Construction, One Dalton is anchored 165 feet deep into bedrock and uses the world’s most advanced methods of skyscraper engineering and construction.

The architecture team is led by Henry N. Cobb of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, who first designed the John Hancock Tower more than 40 years ago. Thierry Despont is spearheading One Dalton’s private residences lobby, and landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh, headquartered

One Dalton / photo by Conor Doherty

in Boston, has created a 5,000sf public park that connects the building with its surrounding neighborhood.

Cobb, working with local architecture firm Cambridge Seven Associates, has crafted a modern skyscraper inspired by

both Boston’s storied history as well as its progressive future.

One Dalton, home to a collection of 160 private residences as well as a five-star Four Seasons hotel, offers unobstructed views of the city and its surroundings in

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corridors to offer residents ultimate privacy. Cobb designed the operating architectural bay windows to be rooted in Back Bay tradition and create multidirectional panoramas while maintaining a sleek and clean façade.

The 160 private residences are perched on the 61-story tower’s uppermost floors, atop the 215-room Four Seasons hotel.

First residents and hotel guests to the Back Bay neighborhood are scheduled to

be welcomed early 2019.

Residents will have access to the full services and amenities of the hotel, such as laundry, housekeeping, turndown, and catering services.

Each home includes every luxury and convenience discerning buyers desire, including meticulous layouts and 11-foot cove ceilings to enhance natural light and views, a state-of-the-art kitchen appliance package featuring Wolf, Sub-Zero and

Miele appliances, indoor fireplaces in every residence and outdoor fireplaces and private balconies in select residences.

One Dalton will also feature a bespoke collection of gallery-worthy art curated by the team of Bostonian art consultants at Kate Chertavian Fine Art, including a number of commissions created specifically for the development.

In addition to the private lobby and 50th Floor Club Lounge, residents of One Dalton have direct access to more than 20,000sf of amenity space managed by Four Seasons.

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These amenities include an indoor 65-foot lap pool, fitness center designed

by The Wright Fit featuring the latest cardio and strength training equipment, signature spa with massage and treatment rooms, yoga and Pilates studios, golf simulator room with wet bar, theater and performance room, meeting facilities, and a pet washing and grooming station.

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Additionally, residents will enjoy access to Zuma, the world-class contemporary Japanese restaurant opening in the building One Dalton is nestled in the heart of Boston’s historic Back Bay neighborhood within walking distance of the area’s boutiques, galleries, museums, cultural institutions, cafés, and restaurants including the Copley Mall, Prudential Center, Newbury Street, Museum of Fine Arts, Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum, and Symphony Hall.

Boston’s multitude of green spaces, such as the Commonwealth Avenue Mall, the Back Bay Fens, and the Charles River Esplanade, are also close by.

One Dalton is conveniently located near the Back Bay Amtrak rail station, and is a few minutes to Logan International Airport.

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Corporate Hancock Celebrates Relocation

President Wayne C. Jalbert, P.L.S., along with Newburyport branch manager, Ed Dixon, P.L.S., welcome guests to the new Newburyport Branch.

Danvers, MA – Hancock Associates, a local provider of land surveying, civil engineering, and wetland science services, recently hosted an open house to celebrate the relocation of its Newburyport branch.

The new central downtown location at 1 Harris Street is more convenient for clients, and the expanded space provides Hancock Associates workspaces to grow staff, resources, and services.

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Manchester, NH – Construction is underway at Manchester-based designbuild firm, PROCON. In June, 2018 work began on a twostory, 26,000sf expansion to PROCON’s headquarters. The new building will house the company’s construction operations and administrative teams as well as adding some essential new spaces.

This will be the company’s second large-scale construction project on home turf since the 2014 opening of its awardwinning architectural and engineering department offices.

Needless to say, PROCON looked no further than its in-house team of AEC experts to design and build their new space.

PROCON’s CEO and chairman, Mark Stebbins, requested an open-concept collaborative space with high ceilings and lots of natural light.

The architectural team responded with a design that expands on the industrial look of its previous A/E renovation. The overall industrial spaces will showcase high ceilings, mixed materials, exposed structural and mechanical systems, and rustic yet streamlined accents to achieve

a modern aesthetic.

Neutral colors will be accentuated with splashes of the PROCON brand red in the carpet, wall tile, wall coverings, and furniture textiles. To reinforce the industrial look, some of the light fixtures will feature pipes and exposed bulbs.

The new lobby’s reception desk will be a mix of cast-in-place concrete, reclaimed wood, and a large steel beam.

The existing cafeteria area had grown too small to sustain the company’s year-round professional development training. A larger multifunctional café was designed to hold approximately 25 to 30 people with assorted seating plans, full kitchen, vending zone, and coffee bar area.

The enlarged area will be used for companywide meetings, and an operable partition will subdivide the room into two, providing a dedicated space for the training sessions. Team collaboration will be optimized by work pods, large standing height tables for laying out drawings, sit-down meeting tables, and conference rooms.

An abundance of natural light will be provided through the connecting corridor’s skylights and oversized windows.

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J&M Brown Completes Electrical Fit-Out of BCG Offices Teams with Turner Construction, GC Boston – J&M Brown Company, Inc. (JMB), based in Jamaica Plain, recently completed the fast-track electrical fit-out of The Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) new 184,000sf offices at the new 200 Pier 4 office building in Boston’s Seaport district. The project comprised JMB’s installation of the electrical distribution system, fire alarm system, lighting, and lighting control systems.

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The NECA Boston Chapter contractor furnished and installed the extensive lighting package, which consisted of more than 1,300 fixtures. State-of-theart Creston lighting controls are also

installed throughout the six-and-a-half floors occupied by BCG. The fire alarm scope included integration/syncing of the system with the base building fire alarm system as well as installation of fire curtain protection in a five-story internal stairwell.

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Finegold Alexander Wraps Up the Summer continued from page 34

Exterior of Stoughton Public Library / rendering by Finegold Alexander Associates

Stoughton Public Library, major renovation and addition

Also designed by Finegold Alexander Architects, the Stoughton Public Library renovation and expansion is nearing completion in mid- to late-October. The project includes a major renovation of the former 22,000sf structure and expanded it to approximately 31,000sf, bringing thoughtful program-driven spaces that are flexible, comfortable, and welcoming to more effectively meet the demands of a growing population. A welcoming entry, fresh and revitalized interiors, and

a beautiful glass façade on the secondfloor provide daylighting and views to the historic green across the street.

“The Stoughton Public Library is unique because it has been designed for patrons of all ages,” said Finegold Alexander principal Ellen Anselone.

“Singular features of the library speak to diverse groups of people; the town was mindful in its effort to truly serve its community.”

The firm will be sharing news releases, photos, and stories in the coming months so stay-tuned for more information!

a field crew of 32 IBEW Local 103 electricians at peak construction in the aggressive nine-month project schedule.

Boston Consulting Group is the anchor tenant, occupying floors seven through 13 at the new 13-story 220 Pier 4 building. BCG moved 700 employees into the facility in June 2018.

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Dakota DesignStaff Celebrates 25 Years Woburn, MA – Dakota DesignStaff, Inc., founded in 1993 by architect John Donahoe, AIA, and now owned and managed by another architectural professional, Eric Wright, celebrates 25 years in business. Dakota is a boutique architects staffing agency offering services to the Boston/New England architecture/ engineering/construction marketplace with recent expansion into New York City.

After many years of practicing architecture in a few local firms, Donahoe started providing drafting services as Dakota CAD Services from the second floor bedroom in his Concord, Mass., home. When the demand exceeded his own individual capacity, he hired and sponsored his first international employee, renaming the company Dakota DesignStaff, Inc. As the demand for the company’s drafting service increased, Donahoe designed an office addition to accommodate expanded support staff.

With the business knowledge of Susan Evans, an experienced senior recruiter (and still current Dakota employee), he added systems and procedures to expand business operations in 2001. The

company grew into a multimilliondollar operation.

In 2000, Eric Wright, an architectural designer of three years, applied with Dakota and was placed at a local architecture firm.

After being successfully placed numerous times as a temporary and direct hire employee, Wright found that he enjoyed the personal experience Dakota provided and joined the company as a recruiter in 2007.

In 2014, Wright liked the company so much he purchased it from Donahoe, continuing the current firm’s business model and tradition of being owned and managed by an architectural professional.

Wright, with an 18 year architecture career from designer to project manager, offers the company’s clients the unique service (not available through any other staffing agency) of having applicants prequalified and screened by a former practicing architectural professional.

At the same time, he advises applicants how best to present themselves and their portfolio in an interview to help them achieve their professional goals.

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Connecticut An Amazing Orchestra

by Maureen Funke As many of you know, my optimism for Connecticut is unwavering, and the potential of the students in our education system is no exception.

I’m filled with hope as summer comes to an end and primary and higher education students of all ages set off to continue their educational journey. According to the Connecticut School Finance Project, there were over 535,000 students enrolled in public schools in 20172018.

Thus, even with our enrollment rates dropping a bit, when you include approximately 70,000 private primary students and over 158,000 higher education students, there are at least 763,000 students jumping into the school year!

If we then consider that for each student there is an intricate web of teachers, parents, aides, bus drivers, cooks, nurses, janitors, mechanics, social workers, coaches, administrators, instructors, officers, community organizations, builders,

manufacturers, designers, engineers, project managers, and more readying for this journey, a significant amount of people you cross paths with daily are part this extraordinary effort!

A group of people work incredibly hard year-round to ensure that students’ experiences are engaging, fun, educational, safe, and inspiring to lay a foundation for futures filled with opportunity. Many of these folks are loyal Construction Institute members who subscribe to our mission of promoting cross-industry collaboration. The orchestra of people and organizations conducted through renovation and expansion projects is a true collaboration.

While the stories, backgrounds, and experiences of our students vary greatly, the carefully conducted orchestras (which take months and often years to plan) are fundamentally the same. The members of the orchestra are the people and organizations of the AEC industry.

Construction Institute members and other members of the AEC industry play key roles in ensuring the built environment in which the students are intended to thrive achieves that purpose. Projects involve

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several to hundreds of team members, including subcontractors and vendors, tradespeople, clients, financing organizations, attorneys, boards, committees, and stakeholders who coordinate with each other on many levels.

Having worked most of my career as a construction manager (you’ve seen the description of a project manager . . . riding a bike, juggling, on fire), although daunting at times, I know firsthand

that this elaborate teamwork is almost unbelievable. There are good people working together every day in factories, on sites, in meetings, on phone calls, all with the common goal of delivering the best places for all of our students to learn and thrive. Although you may hear war stories, it is more often than not that this collaborative teamwork goes very well!

So, let’s take this moment to be grateful for each other and for all of the folks working tirelessly to this end.

Educational institutions across Conn. have undergone significant transformations to arrive at the point of welcoming students this school year. Projects are challenging, unanticipated issues arise, weather can be unpredictable, trucks break down, people experience life-changing events, and yet the orchestra concludes. A conclusion that hopefully leaves us with gratitude, relief, and pride, that our piece is complete and that over three quarters of a million students will benefit in positive ways from our collective efforts.

To all of you folks who work in the education system, we admire your good work and appreciate the challenges which you face head on every day to improve the lives of our young people — bravo to you, and here’s to a successful school year!

Maureen Funke, director of new business development for greenbox, is an active Construction Institute member in Hartford.

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that pays homage to the neighborhood’s commercial and industrial roots. Inside, large windows allow lots of natural light.

Vibrant color schemes serve as wayfinding elements on each floor.

Artwork and wayfinding graphics were developed as a collaborative effort between a graphic designer and a local artist to honor Connecticut’s transportation history. The lobby, with large glazing, activates the space from the street, with seating areas, a pool table, and a fireplace. The unfinished industrial ceiling is softened with rich wood tones

for an inviting mix of textures.

“This is a very special project. It really becomes the underpinning for the rebirth, the growth, and the substance of the New Park neighborhood,” says George Howell, CEO of Trout Brook Realty Advisors and executive director of WHHA. “Everything about it is dramatic without overdoing it. The project has a keen sense of place. We are part of the revitalization of the neighborhood. It is our mission, the core to what we are.”

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Burns Named President of A.W. Hastings Enfield, CT – A.W. Hastings has named J. Keenan Burns as its new president.

He succeeds former president Dusty Hoyt, who is retiring at the end of this year after 45 years of service.

Burns, who has been with Hastings for the past 30 years, has served the company as vice president since 1996 and as executive vice president and COO since 2004.

Hoyt expressed confidence that Burns is well positioned to lead Hastings into the future.

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(l-r) Jon Haehnel of Zero By Degrees and Lindsay Huff of BVH Integrated Services

Bloomfield, CT – BVH Integrated Services recently announced that Zero By Degrees (ZBD), a specialist in building envelope consulting, has joined the firm.

BVH’s commissioning department, led by Lindsay Huff, has worked with Jon Haehnel and the ZBD team for over five years. In that time together, they have provided solutions for numerous building envelope commissioning projects.

BVH’s in-house building envelope services now include: • Building envelope commissioning.

• Building envelope diagnostics.

• Building envelope plan and

specification reviews.

• Building envelope consulting.

• Large-scale blower door testing.

• Pressure balanced blower door testing.

• Infrared imaging.

• Pressurized fog testing.

• Window airtightness testing.

• Window water penetration testing.

• Membrane adhesion testing.

• Mock-up testing and inspections.

BVH Integrated Services, founded in Vermont by Jon Haehnel in 2009, is a 120-person multidisciplined consulting engineering firm that provides building and site engineering services.

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Perugino Appointed to PWC BOD Hartford, CT – STV|DPM rePWC’s Excellence in Mentoring cently announced that Roxanne award, acknowledging her Perugino, LEED AP, a senior guidance as a positive role project planner in its Hartford model for women in the design office, has been appointed presand construction industry. ident of the Connecticut chapShe has been an outstanding ter of the Professional Women mentor to STV|DPM’s staff and in Construction’s (PWC) board a dedicated volunteer to the of directors.

Terryville Board of Education She has been an active for eight years. She also served Roxanne Perugino participant in PWC since 2008 on Terryville’s parks and and has previously served as recreation commission and is the board’s vice president and chair of the a member of Central Connecticut State University’s industry advisory committee scholarship and awards committees. for construction management.

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Technology and Innovation Labor Day Spotlight: Construction Industry Enters the Digital Age Triax Technologies Identifies Key Drivers to Digital Transformation Norwalk, CT – Triax Technologies, Inc., a provider of the connected jobsite, is shedding light on how the traditionally low-tech construction industry is embracing innovation and using technology to meet workforce challenges and stay competitive and agile in today’s changing Chad Hollingsworth market.

“There’s no doubt that construction workforce dynamics are changing, with experienced workers retiring and a shortage of skilled workers to fill those slots,” said Chad Hollingsworth, CEO and cofounder, Triax Technologies. “Organizations must learn to do business in new ways with less manpower, and that means leveraging technology to gain visibility across projects, attract a new generation of workers, and optimize worksite, safety, and project performance.”

In the last 12 to 18 months, there has been a major initiative to bring digitization to construction with a surge in start-up technology firms, financial investment, and a growing commitment of industry leaders to develop and embrace new technologies. With increasing construction activity and backlogs, construction companies are investing in new tools and technologies as well as workforce development.

According to Triax Technologies, these initiatives are not only enabling increased safety and productivity, but they are also creating new roles and opportunities for education and advancement for the country’s 6 million-plus construction workers. Following are some of the initiatives underway.

New professional roles to fast-track technology and leverage data

New internet-of things (IoT) technologies are automatically collecting data from workers, equipment, and tools across project sites. With this groundswell of data, construction firms are creating

“Organizations must learn to do business in new ways with less manpower, and that means leveraging technology to gain visibility across projects, attract a new generation of workers, and optimize worksite, safety and project performance.”

– Chad Hollingsworth – new project control centers to monitor, analyze, and act upon this data across all their active jobsites as well as more tech- and innovation-focused positions, including chief data officers, technology/ innovation specialists, and directors of innovation. Industrywide, construction companies are prioritizing innovation and developing formal frameworks, and oftentimes employee rewards programs, for identifying, proposing, and evaluating cutting-edge technologies.

These initiatives are helping to attract traditionally nonconstruction tech professionals to the industry, providing an opportunity to shape one of the last digital frontiers and apply technology to solve key industry problems.

Growing sector investment

Ten billion dollars has been invested in construction technology from 2011

through early 2017, according to McKinsey, and 2018 investment has already reached $1.38 billion, according to CB Insights. This investment is not only accelerating digital adoption by enabling start-ups and emerging companies to develop scalable, construction-specific technologies, but it is also prompting established companies to partner with these firms to create greater value for their customers. All of this activity is raising the profile of the construction industry, attracting more tech-savvy individuals to the space.

Expanding educational programs

Recognizing today’s innovative construction environment, universities are offering expanded construction management programs that incorporate new technologies and hands-on experience. Keene State College in New Hampshire, for example, is offering a construction safety sciences degree program, the first program of its kind in the U.S. To address the skilled labor shortage, institutions, industry associations, and construction companies are teaming up to expand workforce training and development programs, such as nontraditional internship programs for high school students, girls-only shop classes, and reverse-mentorship programs between experienced workers and Millennials.

— Submitted by Triax Technologies

Hancock Associates Celebrates 40th Danvers, MA – Hancock Associates, a local provider of land surveying, civil engineering, and wetland science services, is celebrating 40 years in business.

The firm was founded in 1978 by Frank Hancock, PLS, PE, to provide land surveying and civil engineering services to the North Shore and Essex County.

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SCI Completes New Bedford Hotel New Bedford, MA – South Coast Improvement Company (SCI), a designbuild general contractor, recently completed construction on a project to convert a vacant building on Union Street in New Bedford into the luxury 68-room New Bedford Harbor Hotel, located at 222 Union Street.

The Columbus Group, a Bostonbased private investment firm, developed this $10 million project that entailed converting a vacant 46,600sf building into the hotel, a 3,300sf restaurant, and 5,100sf banquet space.

Highlights of the work completed

by South Coast Improvement included gutting the five-story building that formerly housed the radio station WSBM. It also featured complete mechanical, electrical, and plumbing upgrade and reconfiguration throughout the facility.

Part of that effort was the installation of shower, toilet, and sink in each room.

Additionally, the elevators had to be upgraded to current standards and codes.

All common areas were completely redone.

The hotel, which opened in mid-July, marks the third major project South

Coast Improvement has completed in the waterfront area in New Bedford. Last year, South Coast Improvement finished work on the Moby Dick Brewery, a 4,300sf brewery/eatery located at the intersections of Union and Water Street across from the New Bedford Whaling Museum in the city’s historic district.

Additionally, South Coast Improvement finished a renovation project earlier this year for the Co-Creative Center with WHALE (Waterfront Historic Area League).

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Residence Inn by Marriott / rendering by PROCON

A full-service kitchen and back-ofhouse corridor will support all of the event spaces. Two boardrooms will also be available for smaller meetings. There will be exterior parking for 135 vehicles as well as two car-charging stations.

State-of-the-art interior design will be reflected in the stylish reception and lobby area that flows into the lounge and bar. The lobby space continues into a complimentary breakfast buffet area with its own dining. Both areas will access an outdoor patio space ideal for the Residence Inn-styled social gatherings and mix ‘n’ mingles. Other convenient amenities include a fitness room, a 24×7 market, guest laundry, complimentary Wi-Fi, and a 24-hour business center.

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Natick, MA – Construction is underway on a five-story, 98,940sf Residence Inn

by Marriott in Natick. Design-build firm PROCON of Manchester, N.H., is the architect and construction manager.

National Development of Newton, Mass., and XSS Hotels of Manchester, N.H., partnered on the hotel.

The future Residence Inn is part of the Avenu, a premier 62+ active adult walkable community that includes a 164unit apartment building with resort-style amenities. The two buildings will occupy a nine-acre parcel of land known as the “triangle,” on the town’s west side.

The design features 135 urban king suites with a separate living area, a workspace, and a fully equipped kitchen.

PROCON senior associate and the project’s architect Chris Lizotte commented that the decision to design an all-king suites hotel was to provide more guest rooms in a dense urban area and still offer the extended-stay room experience for guests.

The hotel will also feature a 3,000sf event space, capable of holding 350 people, that flows outside to a second furnished patio area. The overall space will subdivide into two smaller areas capable of operating simultaneously for intimate-sized functions.

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Higher Ed and the Rise of Community Living

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HP: What types of trends are you seeing in the schools and institutions sector?

Merrimack College student housing quadrangle / Joe. St. Pierre Photography

JL: There is definitely a gravitation towards mixed-use, which is combining academic, administrative, and housing within the same area, as well as congrega-

LED lighting, and computer-controlled HVAC systems. And technology is another key component that often includes everything from device charging stations to tech tools such as interactive spaces, smart boards, and audio-enhanced lecture classrooms.

HP: How can schools and institutions benefit from the design-build delivery process?

JL: Speed-to-market, cost effectiveness, and a timely project delivery are huge factors. The traditional design-bid-build process in which the school has to deal with multiple entities is eliminated.

Because our AEC team of architects, engineers, and construction management professionals are under the same roof, we do all the heavy lifting. Before any work begins, our team provides a thoroughly

Madbury Commons student housing serving UNC / photo: Bob Karosi

tional spaces. This trend creates a neighborhood feel for connectivity and student engagement that, in turn, fosters the spirit of the campus and aids with retention.

Jim Loft holds registered architect licenses in 11 states and is NCARB registered. He is the leader of PROCON’s architectural and engineering team that is responsible for project development, client relations, architectural design, and oversees the full range of services.

hands-on and academic-oriented learning for the city’s 1,500 students. In the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) wing, the design places art, science, and building technology spaces on display.

Performance design for Chelsea’s Clark Avenue School

The city of Chelsea elected to replace the existing Clark Avenue School with a new facility better suited for providing a 21stcentury education for its 670 students in grades 5 through 8. Situated on only 1.4 acres, the new Clark Avenue Middle School was constructed in two phases while the existing school remained in operation. The school’s emphasis on performing arts is supported with a range of spaces to support large productions, more intimate performances, and set design and construction. The new school also features outdoor educational spaces and an entry courtyard designed for openair performances and community events.

Carver Elementary design creates a small-school experience

This new 112,000sf school houses 850 students in grades preK-5, and replaces two smaller, aging buildings. To maintain the small-school feel and support the community’s educational philosophy,

grades are clustered together by age group in academic wings in the E-shaped building. A vibrant central circulation spine containing a learning commons and other shared resources links the grade clusters. Designed to support a variety of teaching and learning styles, the shared common spaces include small-group rooms used for specific skills development and remedial learning.

Supporting early childhood education in Westborough

HMFH worked with the town of Westborough to create a new Early Childhood Center at the Hastings Elementary School and replace modular structures with permanent classrooms at Armstrong Elementary School. The Early Education Center adds space for 160 pre-Kindergarteners in a setting customized to support young students of varying needs, preparing them for academic, social, and emotional success in elementary school. The vibrant, daylit building provides a play-based learning environment for individual, small group, and full-class instruction.

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BFCCPS Gets MassDev Bond

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Franklin, MA – MassDevelopment has issued a $24,550,000 tax-exempt bond and provided a charter school loan guarantee for Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School (BFCCPS), an educational institution that serves kindergarten to eighth grade in Franklin.

BFCCPS will use bond proceeds to relocate to 10 acres of land at 500 Financial Park in Franklin, where the school will build a 77,500sf, two-story school building, parking lots, and athletic fields.

The school will also buy furnishings, fixtures, and equipment. Citizens Funding

Corporation, a subsidiary of Citizens Bank, purchased this bond.

BFCCPS has won notable awards and recognitions over the years, including the 2011 Massachusetts School of Character and National School of Character Award, and the 2014 and 2015 Supsie Merit Awards. The school was also named one of the Best Communities for Music Education in America from 2007 to 2010. BFCCPS offers yearlong courses in art, music, languages, technology, and physical education to ensure well-rounded learning.

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GSX & Triumph Modular Partner Cambridge, MA – GreenStaxx (GSX) recently announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with modular construction industry pioneer Triumph Modular. This collaborative arrangement enables GSX and Triumph to meet the growing demand for more sophisticated living communities at schools and colleges using pre-engineered designs that eliminate the frustration with the lead-times, variables, disruption and cost inherent in traditional construction.

GSX provides a solution that utilizes a patented digital library of pre-designed and pre-engineered units that can be assembled like Lego blocks into a multitude of building configurations. Coupled with a team-oriented integration strategy that includes architects, construction managers, and modular manufacturers, GSX and its partners provide developers with a process that lowers costs, improves quality, and reduces construction time.

The detailed planning and specifications owners typically associate with building information modeling, or BIM –

Leading the industry in advanced building technology services: especially the complexity of mechanical, electrical, plumbing and other interconnections within a building – are delivered using the GSX solution. This process builds on the work that earned the firm awards from the Urban Land Institute and Multifamily Housing Executive.

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Products How a Legacy Building Can Be Brought Back to Life

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These college libraries, courthouses, churches, and historic meetinghouses are revered for their history, and their restoration and preservation are key to protect the legacy they represent.

Through the commercial services team at A.W. Hastings, the company representing Marvin Windows and Doors in New England and eastern New York, architects and facilities managers throughout the region are leveraging Marvin expertise at the local, regional, and national level to ensure the accurate preservation of historic details in legacy buildings.

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“We measure every opening in each building being restored,” explained A.W. Hastings architectural representative Ron Conterio, LEED AP. “You should never assume every window in a hundred-yearold building is the same dimension. With Marvin, we can offer custom extrusions that exactly replicate existing details, which is key in historical preservation. We work with the architect and facilities team to ensure their vision and maintenance goals are met.”

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“Maintenance budgets throughout institutions and municipalities are always tight,” said Conterio. “So, it’s important to plan wisely when a legacy building receives funding for restoration. When capital campaigns or other funding resources are planned to allow for investment in quality windows and doors, there will be significant savings in maintenance costs down the line. While strategizing cost savings might be prudent on other elements of a restoration project, being short-sighted on this line item negatively impacts the institution down the road.”

“Whether we are involved in the restoration of a church from the 1800s or a contemporary arts center being designed to add a new dimension to a campus, we strive to engineer legacy solutions that will stand the test of time,” said Hoyt. “There’s nothing more upsetting than seeing an iconic building retrofit with vinyl or rollform aluminum windows that degrade the look and then require replacement in 10 years. Both maintenance and energy savings should be calculated into the ROI on legacy building investments, because doing it right the first time is always more cost effective in the long run.”

Kelly McCoy is the co-owner of The McCoy Group in Ogunquit, Maine.

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Philathropy Delphi and Paragon Partner with Make-A-Wish Mashpee, MA – On July 28, volunteers from Delphi Construction and Paragon Landscape Construction partnered with Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island to make a backyard wish come true for a young boy from Pembroke.

Tyler, the wish recipient, is an 11-yearold boy who was diagnosed with a serious seizure disorder, leaving him significantly developmentally delayed and confined to a wheelchair.

Tyler’s mom, Lynn, shared that he loves to spend time outdoors, but it was getting increasingly difficult to get him outside safely as he has grown. Tyler’s wish was to create an accessible area in the family’s backyard so that he could have access to one of his favorite spots.

Delphi CEO Jake Simmons accepted this latest invitation from Make-AWish and called on Tim and Stephanie Reid, owners of Paragon Landscape Construction, to join forces on this charitable initiative. The companies combined their expertise, donated materials, and fielded teams of volunteers to bring the vision to life.

The final design included a new

Volunteers work to make a backyard wish come true.

concrete pathway leading from the front of the home along the side of the house to a new custom-built stone patio with a large rustic stone fire pit as the focal piece.

A special handicap accessible swing set was added alongside.

New plantings and mulch were added to the front of the house and side pathway

with fresh sod integrated around the new patio. Volunteer carpenters installed lattice around an existing porch to help beautify the new outdoor area while other volunteers did general cleanup and beautification around the property. Several children also volunteered and painted wooden birdhouses to give to Tyler.

“ These special projects are intended to benefit the family but they end up touching everyone involved. All of these volunteers from Delphi and Paragon came out on a Saturday because they saw a need and wanted to be of help. But inevitably they walk away feeling like they have been given something themselves. It’s very satisfying to use your skills and labor to do good for someone else.”

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Grealy Volunteer Mentor with DFS Springfield, MA – As COO of Pinck & Co., Inc., Susan Grealy implements growth strategies and leads the firm’s day-to-day business operations, including its technology, finance, human resources, marketing, and administration functions.

Previously, she was a business owner, CFO, and vice president – to name a few.

Now she is taking on a different kind of leadership role — one in which she is helping women transition out of poverty and into the workforce.

Devoting time each month as a volunteer mentor for Dress for Success (DFS) of Western Massachusetts, Grealy provides one-on-one job training and life skills coaching. She works with her mentee to develop self-confidence, identify career interests and goals, and find viable employment.

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by DFS include professional suiting, interview coaching, career counseling, networking, job retention skills, and mentoring.

“It’s an honor,” she said, “to be part of a devoted network of volunteers who help women turn their lives around and achieve economic independence.”

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mission can reach across language and culture to help better the lives of women in our backyard, throughout the United States, and in many corners of the globe,” she said. “Speaking for myself and on behalf of Pinck & Co., we are proud to be part of an organization that has been empowering women for the past 20 years.

“With Pinck having an office in Springfield and a growing client base in Western Massachusetts, becoming a volunteer with DFS Western MA,” she pointed out, “was a natural fit for me and a meaningful way for the firm to give back to the community.”

Catie McMenamin, director of marketing at C.E. Floyd Company, dropping off the donations at The Wish Project

Bedford, MA – C.E. Floyd Company has donated backpacks and school supplies to The Wish Project in Lowell. This was the company’s fifth year supporting the Backpack Attack project.

The Wish Project distributes over 2,500 backpacks to needy children from homeless shelters and other social service

programs in the Merrimack Valley.

Chris Floyd, C.E. Floyd president and CEO, commented, “We’re excited to give these kids the supplies they need to start the school year off right. Learning is important to us as an organization, and everyone should have an equal chance for success.”

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Healthcare Nauset Completes Facility for Whittier Health Newburyport, MA – Nauset Construction recently announced the completion of the new Port Healthcare Center, a 123bed skilled nursing facility owned and operated by Whittier Health Network, a family-owned healthcare organization with operations in Massachusetts and New York.

The new center is a replacement facility that more than doubles the bed count from the original facility and features many modern conveniences and home-like amenities.

Construction of the new building was completed in the fall of 2017, which allowed residents to move into their new community. In the spring, Nauset demolished the adjacent original (circa 1968) structure, replaced it with a new parking lot, and recently completed extensive landscaping and additional site improvements to the complex.

Designed by Whittier architect Ranere Associates Inc., the 62,000sf, two-story, steel and concrete structure features cutting-edge technology designed to facilitate an enhanced focus on resident wellness and comfort. The center’s lobby closely resembles that of a hotel and

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was designed to create a welcoming and comfortable atmosphere for residents.

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industry-leading healthcare services in a warm and welcoming environment that feels like home. Construction of the new building next to the occupied existing facility was well orchestrated by Nauset Construction with minimal disruption,” said Michael Arcidi, the vice president of Whittier Health Network.

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team on safety and patient awareness requirements,” said Nauset Construction President Anthony Papantonis. “Through experience and training, our employees have developed the ability to remain alert and responsive to minimize disruptions to the residents, patients, and staff during the construction process.”

The Port Healthcare Center features a host of amenities, including private and semiprivate rooms (complete with private toilets), a beauty salon, a music/library room, community and private dining rooms, a meeting and teleconference facility, well-appointed occupational and physical therapy rooms, exterior patios, and Wi-Fi. State-of-the-art life safety systems, including fire alarms, nurse-call security systems, and fully automatic fire suppression systems, were installed throughout the building to ensure occupant safety.

In addition to long-term residential care for its elderly residents, the new facility provides accommodations for those requiring short-term physical rehabilitative and sub-acute care services following surgical procedures such as hip and knee replacements.

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Awards

Peck Named to Top 20 List

Amenta Emma’s Orange Pop! Awarded Hartford, CT – Amenta Emma Architects, of Hartford, was honored with an Award of Excellence for Best Digital-Direct Mail Campaign at the 2018 SMPS Marketing Communications Awards gala held on August 16 in San Diego, Calif. as part of Build Business, the SMPS annual conference.

Jurors noted the well-written client-centric content, strong

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branding, and crisp consistency of the pieces.

Seeking a way to update existing clients and engage potential ones with minimum intrusion, the Amenta Emma marketing team created a branded digital communication called “Orange Pop!” With original, stylized graphics, beautiful photography, and catchy, succinct text, Orange Pop! arrives once a month with the early morning email.

Jurors noted the well-written clientcentric content, strong branding, and

commitment, and I’d like Boston – Kaplan Construction to congratulate the other 19 recently announced that its honorees,” he said. president, Nathan Peck, has been In 2014, Kaplan announced named to Engineering Newsthe culmination of a threeRecord (ENR) Magazine’s year management transition National Top 20 Under 40 list. in which Peck was promoted Previously one of 11 to president, responsible for honorees from across the New providing strategic direction, England region, Peck was Nathan Peck fostering and maintaining the sole ambassador from the client relationships, and overseeing the New England region to be named to the management of projects. national list.

Under his leadership, Kaplan “It is a tremendous honor to be Construction’s volume has tripled and the recognized nationally for my industry number of staff has doubled.

crisp consistency of the pieces.

The SMPS Marketing Communications Awards (MCAs) recognize the individuals and teams who create outstanding communication vehicles for architectural, engineering, design, and construction firms.

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Tetra Tech Wins ACEC/MA Award

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Boston – The American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA) has named Tetra Tech as a winner of a 2018 Bronze Engineering Excellence Awards for its work on the United States Agency International Development (USAID) Kajaki Dam Hydropower Capacity Expansion project in Afghanistan.

The 2018 Engineering Excellence Awards were announced at the recent ACEC/MA Engineering Excellence and Awards Gala with emcees Beth J. Larkin, PE, MBTA assistant general manager for capital delivery; and Housamm (“Sam”)

H. Sleiman, PE, CCM, MassPort director of capital programs and environmental affairs.

Tetra Tech, with offices in Boston and throughout Massachusetts, was retained

by USAID to support the rehabilitation of the Kajaki Dam Hydropower Plant.

For more than four decades, regional insecurity prevented efforts to maintain and upgrade the plant.

The successful completion of the project was lauded by USAID as a “major accomplishment” toward the rebuilding of Afghanistan.

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Weston & Sampson Wins ACEC Award Peabody, MA – The American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA) has named Weston & Sampson, headquartered in Peabody, as a winner of a 2018 Silver Engineering Excellence Awards for work on the Black Brook Road reconstruction and slope stabilization project in Savoy.

Weston & Sampson was retained by the town of Savoy to evaluate Black Brook Road, 1.3 miles of which was destroyed by storm flows from Tropical Storm Irene.

Black Brook Road is a critically important connector in Savoy.

Weston & Sampson evaluated the storm-ravaged roadway, secured all funding, prepared final designs, and provided construction administration to achieve roadway reconstruction and slope stabilization without using taxpayer money.

The collaboration between the town’s personnel, consultants/contractors, state legislators, gubernatorial administrations, and five funding sources for the project is a testament to persistence, innovation, and resilience. The reconstructed roadway benefits residents, the town, surrounding communities, and emergency response services within Savoy.

“The awards honor this year’s most outstanding engineering accomplishments in Massachusetts,” said ACEC/ MA President Michael J. Scipione, PE,

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Fuss & O’Neill Welcomes New Owners

BSC Personnel Announcements Boston, MA – BSC Companies recently announced that Ingeborg E. Hegemann, PWS, has been elected chairman of the firm’s board of directors, culminating a career of more than 40 years in the architectural/engineering consulting industry.

Hegemann is an environmental scientist specializing in wetland ecology.

She leads BSC Group’s services practice, emphasizing technical excellence in all aspects of the firm’s work.

She was the president of the Society for Wetland Scientists Professional Certification Committee and is currently on the certification review panel involved in the review and approval of professional wetland scientists BSC also announced that Heather Gould has joined its Worcester office as a senior planner, transitioning to consulting from a career in the city of Worcester’s Ex-

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She has 13 years of professional experience with the city, supporting such high-profile projects as CitySquare, DCU Center Renovation, Blackstone Heritage Corridor Visitor Center, Blackstone Gateway Park, Union Station, and Washington Square.

Gould was recognized by the Worcester Business Journal’s 40 Under Forty program in 2014.

Stantec Personnel Announcements Boston – Stantec recently announced that David Bedoya will take on an expanded role within the global firm’s water practice, as Northeast regional wet weather practice leader.

He brings nearly 20 years of expertise in overflow control, water quality, stormwater management, and complex hydraulic and hydrologic modeling applications. He has been with Stantec for 10 years.

A great deal of his experience involves close coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and helping public and private clients comply with administrative orders issued by state departments of environmental protection.

Stantec also announced that Doyle Johnson has joined the firm as a principal for science and technology, within its Building’s group. He brings over 30 years of industry experience, with a longstanding specialty in the science and

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technology sector.

Based in Boston, Johnson will focus on leading and implementing the science and technology group’s strategic business plan to effectively develop Stantec’s market prominence in the region. His experience includes managing teams and providing project engagement and oversight; driving growth of operations and staff; and developing initiatives to support increased industry knowledge.

He also worked directly for biopharmaceutical institutions in roles focused on operations and facilities management.

LandTech Consultants Adds Jaffe Westford, MA – LandTech GIS capabilities by focusing on Consultants, a 3D technologyintegrating point clouds with based civil engineering and GIS and asset management land surveying firm, has on an ESRI platform. Prior to expanded its GIS capabilities joining LandTech, he served as with the addition of GIS Analyst a GIS technician at Apple and Zachary Jaffe to its team. This a GIS manager at Samco Leak recent hire reflects LandTech’s Detection Services in Austin, commitment to the growth of its Texas.

Jaffe geospatial service capabilities.

“LandTech is planning Jaffe is experienced at implementing to invest significant resources in staff new software and workflows to create with GIS technology expertise,” said modernized GIS platforms for his clients.

Christopher Lorrain, president and He will be expanding LandTech’s overall founder of LandTech Consultants.

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Manchester, CT – Fuss & O’Neill announced that the firm has added five new owners. This brings the number of employee shareholders to 26.

John Byatt, PE, is a professional structural engineer registered in five states. He has led the bridge team for the firm’s Northern New England Region for the past 13 years.

JoAnn Fryer, PE, has worked for the company for more than 25 years. A structural engineer, she established the Maine DOT bridge team and took over management of the York, Maine, office in 2002. More recently she became quality control manager.

Robert May Jr. has served as president of Fuss & O’Neill EnviroScience, LLC for the past five of his 25 years in the hazardous building materials practice. In addition to his role as owner, he will now serve as leader of Fuss & O’Neill’s entire environmental business line.

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Kathy Nanowski, CPSM, is the director of marketing and business development at Fuss & O’Neill. She has played a lead role in transforming the firm’s marketing Snape and sales practices in her seven years at the firm, instituting consistent, proactive approaches to relationship-based business development.

Maggie Snape, PHR, has served as director of human resources for the past six years, where she has been responsible for all aspects of human resource management. She has been a partner in planning and executing acquisitions and integrations and has been a primary architect in refinements to the firm’s organizational structure.

EnviroVantage Promotes Morse Epping, NH – EnviroVantage, headquartered in Epping, with offices in Westbrook, Maine, recently announced the promotion of Nick Morse to preconstruction manager.

He will handle the intake and coordination of all project and bid opportunities

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Dimeo Members Get CPHC Providence, RI – Dimeo Construction Company team members Andy Schiff Sr., project manager; Jared Novinski, project manager; and James Kohnke, asst. project manager recently Schiff Sr. passed the Passive House Institute Exam and are Certified Passive House Contractors (CPHC).

In the world of high-performing buildings this knowledge is invaluable.

PHIUS established the CPHC credential to distinguish accomplished

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passive house professionals in the marketplace.

CPHCs are listed in the PHIUS CPHC database and join a robust community of passive building practitioners across North America.

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Finegold Alexander Promotions Boston – Finegold Alexander Architects recently announced that Josephine Penta, AIA LEED AP; Robert Law, AIA; and Erica Jackson have been promoted to associates of the firm, and Lara Pfadt, AIA, LEED AP BD + C, to sustainability strategist.

Penta joined the company in 2006. She has 19 years of experience working on all aspects of projects from programming through construction. Her experience includes a range of project types for higher education, public, institutional, and private development clients. She leads the building information modeling (BIM) management team with expertise in Revit. Recent project experience includes Stoughton Public Library, and projects at Babson College’s Horn Library and Centennial Park.

Law joined the firm in 2009 with 19 years’ experience; he serves as a project manager, guiding teams from the planning stages through construction administration. He is instrumental to the firm’s quality control group.

Recent project experience includes The Boulevard, a post-tensioned concrete high-rise residential building on Boston’s Greenway; and VITA, a five-story mixed-use condominium development in Jamaica Plain.

Jackson joined the firm in 2016 as marketing manager. She has 16 years of A/E experience and 12 years in marketing professional services for

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architecture firms in the greater Boston area. She works in collaboration with the firm’s leadership, including marketing, sales, business development, and communications initiatives.

Pfadt joined Finegold Alexander in 2015 and has 18 years of experience.

Her work includes projects for both new and historic building projects for education, private development, and institutional clients. She is an expert in historic preservation and has a passion for sustainable design. Recent experience includes Boston University, Dahod Alumni Center at The Castle, The Lucas, and Gibbs Middle School in Arlington.

Soares Joins Fuss & O’Neill field where he will perform Manchester, CT – Fuss & O’Neill recently hired Michael wetland and watercourse delinSoares as a wetlands scientist for eations, vegetation surveys, and its water and natural resources ecological surveys. department.

Soares will be working for Having previously worked Josh Wilson, PWS, who has for the Eastern Connecticut been with Fuss & O’Neill for Conservation District, his more than 15 years. “Michael’s practical experience with Soares creative approach to resource the soils and waterbodies of management will be a huge Connecticut, as well as his dedication asset to our team. Land use is constantly to public outreach, creates specialized changing, and Michael brings resourceful, knowledge to enhance Fuss & O’Neill’s practical experience to solve our clients’ environmental services. diverse needs.”

His new role will take him into the

Kaplan Welcomes McCabe Boston – Kaplan Construction, a WBE general contractor and construction management firm, recently announced that Timothy McCabe has joined the firm as a senior project manager.

He brings more than 20 years of experience and will be responsible for leading project McCabe delivery and managing client relationships. He will be taking the lead

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on all of Kaplan’s healthcare and life sciences projects.

Formerly, McCabe was an MEP project manager for Turner Construction Company. Previously, he was an applications engineer at Camp Dresser & McKee Engineering, and a project engineer at Dynalektrix.

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Auburn, ME – Harriman, a multidisciplinary architecture, planning, and engineering firm, recently announced new hires and credential updates to staff.

Bennett Dillon Clifford, F.E. has joined Harriman as a structural designer. Previously, he worked summers as a certified roadway inspector in Maine, He is based out of Harriman’s Auburn office.

Allison M. Lynch, with over a decade of marketing experience, has been appointed associate|director of marketing.

She is primarily based out of Harriman’s Auburn and Portland, Maine, offices.

Kartik Shah, LEED AP, is now a certified planner with the American Institute of Certified Planners. He is a senior urban designer at Harriman with extensive domestic and international planning experience. He is based out of Harriman’s Boston office.

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planner) and Emily Bennett (architectural designer) are now accredited LEED green associates. Moore is an urban planner with an extensive background in environmental policy.

Bennett is an architectural designer with a wide range of project experience, including planning, architecture, and landscape design. Both Moore and Bennett are based out of Harriman’s Boston office.

Lily Perkins-High (urban planner) and Dina Al-Dajani (urban designer) are now LEED AP ND accredited professionals.

Perkins-High is an urban planner with an extensive background in environmental studies and community planning. AlDajani is an urban designer.

Both Perkins-High and Al-Dajani are based out of Harriman’s Boston office.

Tecta America Promotes Couture Boston – Tecta America New England recently announced that Derek Couture has been promoted from service director to director of development for service and sales.

Tecta America says that his exceptional communication and leadership skills will help ensure strong customer service and strengthen long-term relationships in service and sales.

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Loiacano Joins CannonDesign Boston – CannonDesign “Toni will be an excellent recently announced that Toni addition to our team in Boston,” Loiacano, AIA, NCARB, says Lynne Deninger, principal LEED AP, has joined its Boston and office practice leader. office and the national science “Her expertise will elevate our and technology practice as a already robust higher education, senior vice president. and science and technology She has 16 years’ experience practices to deliver exceptional and has created innovative solutions to our clients.”

Loiacano laboratory environments for Loiacano has presented some of the most prestigious higher at national conferences such as SCUP, education institutions in the world, Tradeline, AASHE and AAC&U and including the University of Chicago, Penn has published numerous articles in High State University, and Stanford University.

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Calendar SFNE October 18 SFNE Annual Dinner Meeting Summit Metal Fabricators Plaistow, N.H. 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM The event will feature a tour, catered dinner, and an architecturally exposed structural steel presentation by Katherine Quigg, PE, an AISC structural steel specialist who will provide an overview of the new guidelines that will give fabricators a better understanding of the various AESS categories.

Barrel Room and Laboratory Space on the production floor including small group tours of the premises.

October 4 MBC Skyline Award Gala Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Boston Annual Dinner Gala honoring John B. Hynes, III, CEO & Managing Partner, Boston Global Investors with the MBC Skyline Award for Outstanding Achievement www.buildingcongress.org to register.

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September 13 Seaport Update/WS Developmentc 7:30 AM – 9:45 AM What’s next in the Seaport? Ken Colgate, Vice President of Construction at WS Development joins members of MBC to share plans and visions for Boston’s newest neighborhood.

September 26 20|30 Club | Networking Night at Bully Boy Distillers 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM Join The 20|30 Club for exclusive access to Bully Boy Distillers’ Tasting Room,

October 25 National Grid’s 2018 Energy Solutions Summit Gillette Stadium at Patriot Place Foxborough, Mass.

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Keynote speakers, a networking expo, informative sessions, delicious meals, an expanded Ride ‘n’ Drive, an “Energy Incubator”, and many sports-related surprises make this an event not to be missed.

For information: 2018-national-grid-energy-solutions-summit

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September 18 Annual Golf Tournament Sandy Burr Country Club, Wayland, Mass.

The Mass. Chapter of CFMA established a scholarship in 1994 to help further the education of selected candidates in the field of construction financial management. The proceeds of the golf outing will benefit this program.

October 25 2018 PRISM Awards Gala!

Marriott Long Wharf Hotel 296 State Street, Boston Join us for a spectacular evening of celebration, networking, entertainment, and great food!

For information: Michael Carr: mcarr@ citrincooperman.com; 508-212-3088

ISPE September 26 Annual All-Day Event Product Show Gilette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass.

This year’s show features 375+ exhibitors, 3,000+ attendees, 20 educational sessions, young professionals social hour, student education, Aafter-party at Optum Field Lounge, and much, much more! http://productshow.ispeboston.org/ attendees/educational-sessions/

IIDA RI September 29 Habitat for Humanity Day 66 Wallum Lake Road, Burrillville, R.I. 8:30 PM – 3:30 PM This is our third annual Habitat for Humanity Day! We hope to keep the tradition going to take some time to give back. We will be assisting with on-site construction, i.e. installing cabinets, sanding, painting, installing flooring, landscaping.

Please email Bethany Burns at bburns@ llbarch.com to sign up!

CT ABC & CFMA September 25 Marcum Construction Summit Omni Hotel 155 Temple Street, New Haven, Conn.

12:00 PM – 7:00 PM Presented in collaboration with CT ABC and CFMA of Connecticut An annual “must” for construction contractors, and finance and accounting professionals, providing business-critical updates on the state of the industry from the country.

Complimentary admission. http://www.marcumevents.com/MCS/ NE/registration

CT ABC October 25 16th Annual Excellence in Construction Awards Aqua Turf, Plantsville, Conn.

5:00 PM This is CT ABC’s largest event of the year. Come join over 600 of your industry peers for a night of networking and celebrate EIC award-winning projects. http://www.ctabc.org/Events/Excellence-in-Construction-Awards

For information: http://www.bragb.org/

IIDA September 21 - 22 Advocacy Symposium IIDA Headquarters 11 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 222, Chicago This year, we will explore and expand on ways you and your chapter can adapt to change, activate your members, and achieve advocacy success.

Check the IIDA event calendar for more info: http://www.iida.org/content.cfm/ event-calendar

AGC MA September 27 Team on Teams - AGC & ASM Joint Panel Discussion on the Value of Lean Construction Northeastern University, Curry Student Ctr. Hear from industry professionals currently utilizing Lean Construction methods.

More information: morgan@agcmass.org

BSLA September 20 Resilient Places + People

by Norman B. Leventhal Boston Public Library “Breathing Room: Mapping Boston’s Green Spaces,” an exhibition now on view, presents an array of historical maps that display Boston’s great tradition of understanding open space as a vital resource for the city and for the region. Free.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/resilientplaces-people-tickets-48969224268

CBC September 24 CBC’s Scholarship Fundraiser - 23rd Annual Robert J. LeFloch Memorial Golf Outing Shuttle Meadow Country Club Kensington, Conn.

A 18-hole shotgun start scramble format with various contests, lunch, door prizes, buffet dinner, awards, and raffle prizes. http://www.cbc-ct.memberlodge.com/ event-2981752

USGB Mass Chapter September 25 Intro to PassivHaus This is great opportunity to learn the basics of Passive House and get your questions answered. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-passivhaus-tickets-49357157587

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