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Cannabis Facilities and Restoration and Renovation

Vantage Builders recently completed a 5,462sf cannabis dispensary for Botera in Franklin, Mass. / Photo courtesy of Surette Media Group Full story page 12

INDUSTRY EXPERT ARTICLES:

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Bryan McLaren

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David Vaillencourt

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Julian Phillips

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Samuel Clement

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Edward Ransom

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

BTEA Announces New Leadership North Branch Donates Proceeds from Safety Fine Program Balancing the Many Variables in Cannabis Grow Facilities by Emily Langner New Funding Available for Mass. Placemaking Projects Design Work Completed at Arsenal Yards HDS Completes Swartz Hall Renovation Harvard Completes Houghton Library Renovation

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ADVERTISERS INDEX ABC MA............................................................. 22 Alpine Environmental.........................................30 American Energy Management......................... 6 Conneticut Temperature Controls....................... 6 American Plumbing & Heating........................... 2 Arden Building Companies................................13 Barnes Building Management.......................... 26 Boston Plasterers................................................ 41

Vantage Builders Completes Cannabis Dispensary for Botera

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BTEA Announces New Leadership

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Balancing the Many Variables in Cannabis Grow Facilities

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Brennan Consulting........................................... 33 Copley Wolff Design Group............................. 26 Dacon................................................................. 17

Publisher’s Message...................................6 Up-Front.......................................................7 Cannabis Facilities................................... 10 Restoration and Renovation.................... 16 Mixed-Use................................................ 28 Industrial................................................... 30 Corporate..................................................31 J.E.D.I........................................................ 34 Trends and Hot Topics................36, 39, 41 Green........................................................ 38 Philanthropy............................................. 40 Awards...................................................... 42 Community............................................... 43 People....................................................... 44 Calendar.................................................. 46

Dietz & Co............................................................ 7 E2 engineers.......................................................12 Eastern States Insurance Agency, Inc.............. 41 Energy Electrical Contractors............................ 29 Erland Construction, Inc.................................... 28 Genest.................................................................. 5 Glynn Electric..................................................... 19

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U.S. Construction Market Overview by Christine Mosholder

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Publisher’s Message shares how “ensuring the safe and consistent production of cannabis products for patients and consumers” is critical for the future success of the industry.

Anastasia Barnes When the state of Connecticut passed a bill to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana, making it the 19th state in the U.S. to do so, it further confirmed that the cannabis construction boom in New England is not slowing down.

Rick Nathans, co-founder of SpecGrade LED, was recently interviewed by HP’s editor, Emily Langner. SpecGrade LED is a nationally-recognized grow light manufacturer that uses advanced LED technology to produce one of the most efficient grow lights on the market today.

Read more about how this energy-efficient technology is contributing to the success of the cannabis industry on page 11.

On page 13, David Vaillencourt, chair of the National Cannabis Industry Association’s Facility Design Committee,

I recently met Julian Phillips at a committee meeting for the National Organization of Minority Architects Boston chapter (BosNOMA). Julian, a designer at Bruner/Cott Architects, is the current secretary for BosNOMA. In his article on page 16, he talks about how historic places transformed into contemporary spaces can “serve as key markers for the stories of their past.”

What a cool idea!

Edward “Tony” Ransom has written a piece on BosNOMA’s DEI Challenge for this issue. Tony, who I also met at the BosNOMA committee meeting, is the deputy director for energy and sustainability at Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance

(DCAMM) and serves as vice president of NOMA Northeast region. Read his article on page 34.

March is Women’s History Month, a perfect time to celebrate women in the construction industry! The deadline for content and ad reservations for HP’s fourth annual Women In Construction supplement is Feb. 18. We look forward to reading all of the submissions! We’ll also be promoting all industry events happening during WiC week (March 6-12). Check our online calendar and weekly newsletter for listings.

The next issue is dedicated to Educational Facilities, with a closer look at the higher ed sector. We’ll be featuring the Society for College and University Planning North Atlantic Chapter, its members, and the regional conference in March (page 7). The theme for this year’s conference is “Together Again: Reimagining the Future.”

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Up-Front

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BTEA Announces New Leadership Boston – The Building Trades Employers’ Association (BTEA) Northeast announced the appointment of Thomas S. Gunning as the organization’s new executive director.

Gunning previously served as director of labor relations. In his new role, he is taking on forward thinking policies including diversity and inclusion, as well as spearheading mental health and substance recovery initiatives in the construction industry through the BTEA Northeast’s National Recovery Week, to be held this spring.

“As one of the largest union construction contractor associations in the Northeast, we’re proud of the Gunning tradition that has evolved from this work,” noted Gunning’s father, Thomas J. Gunning, who will now serve as executive director emeritus following

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his service of almost 30 years from 1992 until December 2021. “Tom brings a new, innovative direction to the table that addresses a changing industry and the needs of a new generation of construction professionals. “

Registration Open for SCUP Conference Amherst, MA – The Society of College and University Planning – North Atlantic (SCUP) will be holding its 2022 Regional Conference at UMASS Amherst on March 16-18.

The SCUP North Atlantic Regional Conference is a professional gathering of institutional colleagues and professionals dedicated to advancing and championing the power of integrated planning in higher education. The conference was last held at UMASS Amherst 11 years ago.

Entitled “Together Again: Reimagining the Future,” this year’s event will celebrate institutional resilience. Higher education planning leaders will share their stories of integrated planning solutions for solving the pressing problems the industry is currently facing, and explore innovative new ideas for reimagining the future of higher education.

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South Windsor, CT – Gilbane Building Company has begun construction phase activities for the new, 102,000sf Pleasant Valley Elementary School in South Windsor.

With resounding voter approval, the new elementary school will be built under the third and final phase of South Windsor’s 10-year elementary schools master plan, which encompassed the replacement of four elementary schools in the district. Gilbane successfully delivered the Eli Terry, Orchard Hill, and Philip R. Smith Elementary Schools as part of the first two phases of the plan.

Construction of the new school will be in close proximity to the existing facility.

While the existing school is 43,300sf, the plan for the new building is to be a

total of 102,000sf. The new school will accommodate nearly 700 elementary school students and 110 half-time preschool students and will feature a new field and playgrounds, as well as a space dedicated for preschool students with special needs.

“We’re very proud of our longstanding partnership with South Windsor and are excited to deliver this final school in their 10-year plan just as successfully as the first three,” said John Hawley, vice president and business unit leader for Gilbane in Connecticut.

Designed by Drummey Rosane Anderson, Inc., the Pleasant Valley Elementary School project is scheduled for completion by the end of 2023.

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JM Coull to Build Facility for Ross Express North Branch Begins Restoration Projects

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Auburn, MA – Ross Express, now a 74-year-old freight-forwarding and logistics company, has once again selected JM Coull (JMC) as the design-build construction manager for the construction of its new 48,000sf cross-dock trucking terminal in Auburn.

In advance of breaking ground, JMC provided preconstruction design, engineering, site plan approval, permitting and guaranteed pricing for the project utilizing its StartSmart preconstruction services approach. JMC selected Dixon Salo Architects, Turning Point

Engineering for civil, Hayes & O’Neil for structural, and Barnes Building to provide the pre-engineered metal building, along with its design-build mechanical and electrical subcontractor partners.

The building will include 80-dock door positions and 3,000sf of office space.

Groundbreaking took place in December 2021 with project completion expected by the end of summer 2022. When finished, the facility will be the third major, and fourth overall, project completed by JM Coull for Ross Express.

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Focus: Cannabis Facilities An Industry of Change: The Evolving Landscape of Cannabis Facilities

by Bryan McLaren Since 2010, the legalized cannabis industry has been evolving on a state-by-state basis as constituents in each state debate on various cannabis regulatory structures.

Each state acts as a case study on how best to approach the cannabis industry with significantly different regulatory structures that impact how cannabis projects can be designed, developed, and delivered.

The cannabis regulations that govern real estate and property development tend to fit into two categories of importance, which can greatly impact real estate professionals including AEC professionals, commercial owners, developers, facility managers, and university planners.

The first area of importance is very typical to all commercial real estate: location, location, location. However, in highly regulated and complex industries such as legalized cannabis, the

location takes on a whole new meaning.

Specifically, the 40,000 or so localities in our country are each debating and enacting localized zoning and permitting rules that work best for their respective communities. The paradigm related to how cannabis developments may impact our communities is shifting in real time.

We may discover that decades of anticannabis propaganda are in fact false or uninformed, and that a well-regulated cannabis industry has the potential to bring meaningful prosperity and economic opportunity. This is the single most important factor that influences local governing of where and how legalized cannabis projects can be developed.

This leads us to the second area of importance: building development codes specific for the emerging cannabis industry.

In addition to all the standard complexity that applies in the design and development of traditional commercial real estate, the evolving innovations and understanding of cannabis operations is influencing the way we require these developments to be designed and developed. For example, security requirements, odor mitigation, light pollution mitigation, and set-back requirements may seem like unique

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development requirements to the untrained eye. However, experienced development professionals will likely have come across most of these requirements before, but perhaps not combined in the specific capacity as may be required by various compliance authorities specific to the cannabis operator. As CRE professionals, we must adapt our knowledge base and refocus the lens in order to best approach the design and development of cannabis facilities.

In New England, we are seeing the emergence of several new state cannabis markets. While emerging markets in Maine and Massachusetts have now been legalized for several years, they are still finding their footing after years of legislative and regulatory delays. The democratic process is in action, but not always as fast as we may prefer. This reality can greatly impact a project’s critical path.

The funding and permitting that allows these projects to move forward are all beholden to state and local rules and regulations. It’s a domino effect, often with a lot of hurry up and wait involved. For example, a new multi-million-dollar cannabis cultivation project may go to bid and get preliminary approvals (having already

selected and engaged a variety of AEC professionals with paid deposits), but any number of delays or unforeseen changes in state and local regulatory procedures could lead to a long-term pause or cancellation of project progress and delivery.

These are the risks that can greatly impact our businesses as CRE professionals.

Connecticut and Rhode Island are new state markets currently laying the foundation for new cannabis programs.

In Connecticut, the state laws allow municipalities to set restrictions on cannabis establishments’ proximity to religious institutions, schools, charitable institutions, hospitals, veterans’ homes, or certain military establishments. Cannabis operators won’t know exactly what these restrictions are without engaging directly with the localities.

While cannabis projects offer CRE professionals with a new frontier of interesting and innovative design and development possibilities, understanding the process and the risks involved will ultimately determine the delivery of a successful project, and the rewards that come with it.

Bryan McLaren is CEO of real estate development firm, Zoned Properties.

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Balancing the Many Variables in Cannabis Grow Facilities

by Emily Langner A multitude of factors play into constructing an ideal environment for growing cannabis. Growing the plants profitably in an indoor controlled environment and achieving the best possible Return on Investment (ROI), most simply, involves balancing the costs with the conditions required to produce the optimum plant.

Hempire Collective employs SpecGrade LED’s Verta-8 grow lights with a dimmer in its flower rooms to ease the transition of the plants from the vegging stage to the flowering stage.

Rick Nathans, co-founder of SpecGrade LED, a U.S. manufacturer of Light Emitting Diode (LED) grow lights for commercial horticulture, says, “It’s essentially a moving target. You have the market which is dictating how much money a company can make growing a healthy plant, then you’ve got costs (i.e., electricity, nutrients, water, CO2, capital costs) on the other side. Any little hiccup in the system can have devastating consequences. So the question is, ‘Where is that perfect point of equilibrium where you can optimize all these variables profitably?’”

Nathans says the biggest challenge in growing cannabis is maximizing the ROI while trying to balance the ecosystem in a grow facility. “In terms of grow lighting, the intensity of the lights drives everything else.” Currently, the industry is transitioning from high pressure sodium (HID) lights to LED lighting that has a longer lifespan and is significantly more energy efficient. “What we have here is an emerging industry with an evolving technology,” he adds.

Together with SpecGrade LED co-founder, Doug Lauck, Nathans has designed a high performance LED grow light with innovative engineering that delivers the optimal intensity of light, better known in the industry as PPFD (Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density).

The optimum level for a flowering cannabis plant is approximately 950-1000 PPFD. “We hit the sweet spot for each one of our grow lights,” says Nathans. “You can hang our lights within four inches of the plant and not harm it in any way, so it’s going to shower the plant with the highest level of PPFD without negatively impacting it. By not delivering too high of a level of PPFD, the grow facility will consume less electricity; produce less humidity; and require less CO2, water, and nutrients; not to mention that the capital costs of the light itself will be less.”

Additionally, he says, SpecGrade LED lights use proprietary engineered heat sink technology that pulls the heat away from the plant while creating a uniformity of light that translates to higher yields.

The modular design of each SpecGrade LED light enables the grower the ability to switch out a failed component while a light remains operational and in place, which also means no loss in productivity.

Nathans says utilizing technology like LED grow lights is imperative when designing grow facilities, due to governmental restrictions on energy consumption. For example, the state of Massachusetts limits a cannabis facility to 36-watts per square foot of canopy.

SpecGrade LED’s proprietary heat sink technology pulls the heat away from the plant, eliminating the need for fan systems to cool the LEDs.

Other states are beginning to follow this restriction. He says, “With legalization, cannabis is quickly going from a craft plant to a commodity, thereby impacting margins unless growers focus on optimizing the facility from the very beginning, and the role of the architect/ engineer is to counsel them on that.”

Another way to increase efficiency is for growers to invest in the ability to control all aspects of the facility through a series of sensors and software, which will ultimately reduce costs.

As the demand for cannabis

manufacturing facilities continues to grow, AEC professionals must have the ability to respond to the challenges presented by a constantly evolving industry, according to Nathans. “The architects and engineers on these projects are on the front lines and need to continue to educate themselves and their clients on the best ways to optimize resources, which will result in increased ROI for their clients while having minimal impact on the environment.”

Emily Langner is editor at HighProfile Monthly.

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Vantage Completes Massachusetts Cannabis Dispensaries

reLeaf Alternative’s new cannabis dispensary in Mansfield

Mansfield, MA – Vantage Builders recently helped reLeaf Alternative, a woman-owned business, open its first cannabis dispensary, which is also the first for the town of Mansfield. Vantage reconfigured two previously separate retail stores into a single 3,350sf location,

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taking advantage of the larger footprint to create an open, almost spa-like atmosphere that reflects reLeaf’s mission to provide quality education, experience and service in a safe environment.

Structural elements were designed to emphasize both style and functionality.

Clients enter the main dispensary floor from the reception area by way of an inset, hidden door. The dispensary features customized millwork throughout, including an intricate, wood-and-green honeycomb wall, while custom-made display tables showcase reLeaf’s organic products.

Because reLeaf’s suite is sandwiched between two occupied, active stores, the Vantage team coordinated work hours with the building’s landlord and the

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business owners to minimize disruptions.

The project team included Caveney Architectural Collaborative.

In another recent project, Vantage Builders helped deliver on Botera’s mission to offer high-quality cannabis products in a comfortable, welcoming and modern environment with the completion of its second dispensary, located in Franklin.

The project team removed a large, overhead garage door to create a new glass storefront and installed multiple large exterior windows in the former warehouse space, which allow ample natural light into the store. Clients are greeted in the reception area which features sleek wall-to-wall wood benches. The focal point of the sales

floor is a large, custom-wood and lighting “cloud” suspended from the ceiling.

The framework for the 5,462sf facility required close coordination among Botera, Vantage Builders and the millworker, particularly to meet sprinkler coverage code requirements while still displaying the style of the piece. The Vantage Builders team constructed a new, steel-enclosed second floor mezzanine on the former single-floor suite, which has multiple offices, a conference room and additional storage. Polished concrete floors and exposed ductwork, as well as custom millwork throughout, complete the industrial yet contemporary feel of the new dispensary. The project team included Joe the Architect.

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Raising the Bar in the Cannabis Industry

by David Vaillencourt Now in its 12th year, the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA), the nation’s oldest, largest, and most effective trade association representing legal cannabis businesses, continues to move the industry forward through its advocacy, education, and commitment to inclusion and cultivating community.

The volunteer members of NCIA’s Facility Design Committee, currently in its third year, bring expertise and cross pollination from other industry organizations that predate the legal cannabis industry, publishing blog posts and leading industry webinars. Liaising with data-driven and sustainabilityfocused nonprofit organizations like Resource Innovation Institute and the Sustainable Cannabis Coalition increases our access to knowledge sharing, validating that knowledge that was anecdotal, no thanks to nearly a century of federal prohibition and harsh enforcement that drove an underground economy. Many members are taking the knowledge a step further and supporting the development of cannabis standards within ASTM International’s Committee D37 on Cannabis.

The 15 members of this year’s Facility Design Committee represent a breadth of expertise spanning architecture, energy and construction management; supply chain solutions; mechanical electrical, and plumbing; and GMP and sanitary design fields. With decades of experience in traditional industries, we bring knowledge to the cannabis industry, holding one of NCIA’s core values of education. As volunteers and experts in our field, we are dedicated to raising the bar within the industry by providing valuable information through regular educational events that elevate sophistication throughout the cannabis sector and through in-depth policy analysis and information on best practices for business leaders, lawmakers, and regulators.

Much of the discussion in this year’s committee meetings has been focused on planning, a common theme that many cannabis business owners, in a rush to be first to market, consistently overlook, resulting in costly retrofits and operations that don’t run efficiently. You can keep up

to date with the latest best practices and thought pieces from the NCIA’s Facility Design Committee and the 13 other expert committees at https://thecannabisindustry. org/ncia-news-resources/blog/.

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You can keep up to date with the latest best practices and thought pieces from the NCIA’s Facility Design Committee and the 13 other expert committees at https://thecannabisindustry.org/ ncia-news-resources/blog/. $10 billion in cannabis sales. Facilities cultivating, extracting, processing, and packaging cannabis products must be designed, constructed, and operated in a way that ensures safe, consistent, and attractive products for patients and consumers.

While we await federal legalization with its formal USDA and FDA regulations like cGMP, state cannabis regulators are increasingly working together to “identify and share best practices that safeguard public health and safety and promote regulatory certainty for industry participants.”

Designing proper facilities, and planning for future regulatory requirements, is a critical prerequisite to ensuring the safe and consistent production of cannabis products for patients and consumers. The leaders at the Facility Design Committee are committed to volunteering their time to impart knowledge from traditional horticulture and agriculture, drug, and food manufacturing to the maturing cannabis industry so businesses can be successful today and prepared for tomorrow.

David Vaillencourt is CEO of The GMP Collective, chair of NCIA’s Facility Design Committee, and vice-chair of ASTM International’s D37 Committee on Cannabis Standards.

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February 2022

CTC Monitors Medical Marijuana Facility

Cromwell, CT – Connecticut Temperature Controls (CTC) continues to control and monitor the heating, cooling, and humidity on a medical marijuana production facility, which includes sensitive grow rooms. It was awarded the building management portion of the facility in 2014.

The heating, cooling, and humidity is monitored through the DDC control of the rooftop units. Using air flow measuring stations allows for monitoring air flow in the outside air, supply air, and the exhaust air. CTC monitors the CO2 levels and

controls the lighting growth modes within the grow rooms. Temperature, CO2, and light levels are critical in the production of marijuana and these factors can have a positive effect on the production of the plant, which results in increased yields.

CTC solved a challenging design sequence which favored the cooling loads with the grow lights on, but still needed to control the heating loads with the lights off. CTC created custom software programming to achieve the optimal environmental conditions for the product.

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MCA Announces Cannabis Projects

Somerville, MA – M.C. Andrews Co., Inc. (MCA) recently provided cannabis design/build services for THE GOODS, a 5,000sf facility located in the heart of Davis Square in Somerville, incorporating a full gut/demo of an existing retail space, full and complete interior renovations, and all new mechanical systems, as well as an exterior facade update to the historic Gorin Building. Some key design elements of the facility, located on the ground floor, include full height glass

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walls, open ceiling concepts, mobile pick up, large display areas, consultation spaces, high-end custom casework, terrazzo floors, custom lighting, carbon filters, interior bicycle storage, lockers, break room, and window displays for local artwork.

MCA also recently completed the second retail cannabis dispensary for The Western Front, located in Cambridge.

The dispensary takes over the historic space previously known as The Central Kitchen. Great attention to historic

detail was a significant part of the design and approval process, from the use of salvaged copper cornices to restoring the entire building facade to its original grandeur. Features of the project include a break room, dual vaults, front and rear access points, and interior bicycle storage.

MCA, in conjunction with the city and its community groups, also renovated the walls/painting surfaces of Graffiti Alley, as part of this project.

MCA has also broken ground on the second retail cannabis dispensary for

the owner of JDM Cannabis in Mendon.

The project was designed in conjunction with the feedback from local officials to ensure a homogeneous appearance within the area. Features of the project include water features, custom murals, cultured stone, colored LED lighting, and a large clerestory cupola. MCA also incorporated design features and construction methods to allow for future operational advantages, such as a drive up window for mobile ordering and pick up. The 3,100sf facility is anticipated to open in summer of 2022.

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Focus: Restoration and Renovation A New Trend for Restoration

by Julian Phillips Boston is filled with historic buildings, some modern masterpieces, and richly developed neighborhoods that combine to reflect a dense architectural heritage.

Existing buildings are the principal element where stories and histories of the past are anchored. These community buildings, neighborhoods, and landscapes embody the unfolding hopes and real experience of people who lived there, worked there, or built them.

The reason to preserve and restore buildings is simple. It is to conserve cultural, historic, and even natural resources. While we work toward the stewardship of energy and comfort in buildings by improving mechanical systems and tightening envelopes, architects have found that developers and clients are also positive about the

potential for different uses to reposition existing buildings, sometimes radically.

Adaptive reuse serves as an exciting trend that transforms historic places into contemporary spaces. The transformation can act as a recycling mechanism for old buildings but has proven to be the basis of an artful contemporary architecture for today. Although the functions of these buildings are different, they serve as key markers for the stories of their past. Their introduction incorporates new technologies while their retention contributes to the reduction of newly embodied carbon, and thoughtful insulation and glazing reduce energy demand. Part of the advantage is reduction in new building while not wasting emissions from the original construction.

The scale of these issues is especially significant when concrete and steel are involved.

Developments in technology support the maintenance of existing buildings in new ways that are better for our natural environments while their retention promotes a higher level of enjoyment and respect for existing places. The tangible resources of our profession have helped

us to track (with greater accuracy) life cycle assessments of buildings through individual materials. These goals have become more mainstream with architects and their clients but should not distract from user experience goals.

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Preserving the human connection to a space is a valuable attribute of improving user experience. New healthy environments promote more than just clean air. The restoration of buildings such as 808 Memorial Drive, a renovation of two 1970s-era occupied apartment buildings, not only provide improvements to the building envelope and mechanical systems but also restore the tenant community and identity with improved comfort and sense of security, improved circulation and accessibility, and new

surface materials and lighting, in both the interior and the exterior of the buildings.

The resilience of an existing community can be tied to their emotional and functional connections to the existing structure. Building occupants’ participation in these projects has proven to increase the outcome of buildings simply because people value their connections to the existing space and want to see it updated for the better. Brand new buildings may be exciting, but familiarity is also a virtue of rehabilitation and that comes with existing settings for everyday life.

The level of agency and sense of ownership for occupants in an existing building is far greater than those of users who move into a new space. Whether the building is undergoing access improvements, energy reduction, or storm hardening, existing buildings are spaces of familiarity and the significance of seeing familiar places gain new life is indisputable. As the trend of adaptive reuse broadens nationwide to address mid-century modern building stock, it continues to strengthen our human connection to spaces that we share.

Julian Phillips, NOMA is a designer at Bruner/Cott in Boston and a Boston Preservation Alliance Young Advisors Board member.

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AEM Completes Office-to-Lab Conversion

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Major challenges included the incorporation of dedicated outside air handling systems to provide precise temperature and pressure controls within the clean, lab space. AEM provided stateof-the-art, BACnet IP based controls for

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Marlborough, MA – Boston-based Finegold Alexander Architects announced that the firm has been selected to provide design services for the renovation and new addition of the Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School’s (AMSA) campus in Marlborough.

Finegold Alexander will lead multiple projects at the school, including system upgrades, interior fit outs of a previous office building, a new multipurpose building, and complete redesign of the school’s traffic pattern.

AMSA is a public charter school that serves grades 6-12 from over 30 communities in the Greater Boston area.

AMSA currently owns and occupies the entire three building campus at 165, 199 and 201 Forest St. in Marlborough in what used to be an office park, and called upon Finegold Alexander to repurpose the third and fourth floors of the 165 Forest St. building into additional

science laboratories, classrooms, and administrative space. The team is also tasked with designing a new 14,000sf multipurpose building on the campus and will redesign the campus site circulation to improve pick-up and drop-off for students and their families.

“While the academic program at AMSA is thriving, our team was able to recognize the need to align the school’s various facilities to create a cohesive environment to support teaching and learning,” said Regan Shields Ives, principal and K-12 studio leader at Finegold Alexander. “We are excited to embark on this significant partnership with AMSA to creatively address the design challenges that the school is currently facing. Our goal is to support its mission of integrity, excellence, and community through innovative and welcoming design.”

Funding Issued for GHB Renovation Boston – MassDevelopment has issued a $12,460,000 tax-exempt lease on behalf of the WGBH Educational Foundation (GBH). GBH will use the proceeds to fund renovations and electrical system upgrades and buy and install equipment at its building at 44 Hampden St. in Springfield, which is home to GBH partner, New England Public Media (NEPM), a new nonprofit created by a merger of public television station WGBY and public radio station NEPR. GBH will also use the proceeds to upgrade technical systems at its headquarters and studios at 1 and 10 Guest St. in Boston. The tax-exempt lease was financed by Bank of America.

“GBH’s mission of educating and engaging people through local public media programs is of vital importance to ensuring a healthy civic discourse across New England,” said MassDevelopment president and CEO, Dan Rivera.

“MassDevelopment is proud to support

GBH with tax-exempt financing that will allow the organization to renovate facilities and upgrade equipment that is crucial to its work.”

GBH’s television channels include GBH 2, GBH 44, GBH Kids, and national services WORLD and Create. With studios and a newsroom headquartered in Boston, GBH reaches across New England with GBH 89.7, Boston’s Local NPR; CRB Classical 99.5; CAI, the Cape and Islands NPR station; and as a partner to NEPM in Springfield.

NEPM is a community-supported, independent nonprofit organization based in Springfield that builds on the legacy and strengths of WGBY-TV and New England Public Radio. It provides audiences with a broad array of local and national programs across all media: TV, radio, online, and mobile, including PBS and NPR programs as well as locally produced series, podcasts, and specials.

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Harvard Completes Houghton Library Renovation Boston – Ann Beha Architects (ABA) announced the completed renovation of the Houghton Library, Harvard University’s principal repository for rare books and manuscripts.

In addition to significant changes to the building’s interior, the project included a redesign of the exterior entrance forecourt, enhancing the library’s presence in Harvard Yard and creating an accessible environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors. A broad staircase leads directly to the main entrance, flanked by a pair of graded walkways, offering a universally accessible approach to the building.

ABA’s design modified the library’s oval lobby, unaltered since its completion in 1942, to create a new display setting for the library’s special collections. Two openings, aligned with exterior windows, were created in the lobby, connecting the interior to the new forecourt and introducing natural but modulated light to the lobby.

Modernized exhibition cases around the lobby perimeter display rotating exhibits drawn from the library’s holdings.

A relocated and expanded cloakroom with lockers provides secure storage for patrons’ belongings, and a new visitor elevator now enables direct access to public spaces on all levels of the building, including new ground-floor ADA-compliant restrooms and second-floor exhibition space and

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A reconfigured, modernized reading room on the first floor supports both individual and collaborative research.

Changes include a consultation room for reader check-in and materials requests

and an adjacent group study room. These spaces are visually connected to each other and to the main reading room by full-height glazed partitions, which also provide acoustic separation between the three spaces. A new cork floor and

acoustically treated ceiling contribute to the quieting of the rooms. Improved lighting, new adjustable-height chairs, and custom-designed tables were also added to make research comfortable and accessible for all.

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‘The Speedway’ Restoration Completed Boston – Bruner/Cott Architects recently completed The Speedway, a mixed-use transformation of a 19th-century trotting horse stable and metropolitan park police station and jail on the Charles River. The firm worked alongside the not-for-profit developer, Architectural Heritage Foundation (AHF), to preserve and revitalize the endangered complex to stimulate community growth and economic development.

A Boston Historic Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it was originally constructed in 1899 by the Metropolitan Park Commission as a headquarters to support a new parkway along the river. The stables and park offices supported a race track for bicycle and trotting races. The overall composition is characteristic of its architect William D. Austin’s work for the Metropolitan Parks Commission; an irregular roofline connects six shingle-

raised platform for performers united these via an unobtrusive wooden ramp.

Interior plaster was so damaged by fire and rain that it was removed entirely to add insulation. Fieldstone foundations were reinforced with concrete and repointed. Stables and a 1940 concrete garage were fitted with recessive glazed fronts and overhead doors to make strong connections to outdoor gathering spaces.

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style buildings, creating a single-story courtyard, highlighted by arched gable entrances, porches, double hung windows, and elaborate wood trim. Following the Park Commission’s tenancy, the facility

housed the now-defunct Metropolitan District Commission Police. Beginning in 2005, the facility was largely abandoned.

Portions of the buildings were beginning to decay, and one section suffered a serious fire.

Bruner/Cott’s design approach to preservation included removal of piecemeal garage extensions at historic stable frontages and the reconstruction of lost features including wooden carriage access, sliding barn doors, and an extensive series of carefully restored and replicated windows. Original building entrances within the sloping site placed doors at different levels, and a new

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HDS Completes Swartz Hall Renovation

the state as a minority/woman-owned business enterprise. Newly installed stained-glass windows used the same traditional techniques that created the original windows 100 years ago. The insulation helps keep the building airtight and minimizes the loss of heat in the winter and cool air in the summer.

Boston – Shawmut Design and Construction, in partnership with Ann Beha Architects, announced it has completed a renovation and expansion project at Harvard Divinity School’s (HDS) Swartz Hall in Cambridge, Mass.

The 60,000sf renovation and 13,000sf expansion began in May 2019 and was completed in August 2021. Built in 1911, Swartz Hall, Harvard University’s only major Collegiate Gothic structure, is the center of academic, administrative, and student life at the Harvard Divinity School, the first nonsectarian theological institution in the United States.

As part of this major renovation, the first since the building’s completion, the team created an environment reflective Harvard Divinity School’s Swartz Hall

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of the school’s multireligious community and the many faith traditions practiced by students, staff, and faculty. Additionally, new ramps; elevators; and accessible entryways, gathering spaces, and restrooms; are present throughout the building.

The 2-story addition, scaled to the century-old building, features a completely-glass facade, which dissolves the separation between interior and exterior and allows in ample daylight.

At the ground level, a dining commons includes a cafe and fireplace lounge built

of repurposed granite from the original building. A new outdoor terrace and gas fireplace, built of granite quarried in Deer Isle, Maine, functions as a front porch while adding new outdoor gathering space to the campus.

The second floor of the new addition features a 200-seat multipurpose space and new classrooms with fully integrated technology including projectors, monitors, cameras, touch-panel control systems, microphones, and assistedlistening systems.

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SCIC Renovates ICO’s Winsor House

Duxbury, MA – South Coast Improvement Company (SCIC) recently completed work on a $400,000 renovation project at Island Creek Oysters’ Winsor House, a historical landmark located at 390 Washington St. in Duxbury. SCIC completed work in July 2021 and the Winsor House was open for business in November 2021.

The Winsor House, located adjacent to the farm, serves as the food and hospitality flagship for Island Creek

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Oysters, offering dinner Wednesdays through Sundays. “As a company located south of Boston, we certainly have an appreciation of the history of the region and its hidden treasures,” said Tom Quinlan, SCIC president. “The Winsor House certainly is all that and more and it was a pleasure to help get this historic building ready to delight customers.”

The renovation featured the reconfiguration of the first floor dining room, including the removal of existing walls and

the addition of structural supports. A new bar, which included custom carpentry, was added while the existing bar received a renovation. Hand painted wall murals were added to the in carriage house room.

Historical windows and doors were replaced and access ramps added.

Built in 1803 by the Winsors, a fishing and merchant family who found success in Duxbury’s bourgeoning shipping industry, the Winsor House has long served as a landmark in the community.

When Island Creek Oysters launched its annual Oyster Festival in 2006, attendees would gather at the Winsor House parking lot to enjoy fresh oysters and cold beer.

“Stewarding the Winsor House into the future is a very humbling, full circle feeling to me and many on the ICO team,” said Skip Bennett, founder and owner at Island Creek Oysters. “The Winsor House is where my family has gathered for generations; having it under the Island Creek umbrella still feels surreal.”

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February 2022

Salem Five is Banking on a Bright Future

by Samuel Clement Founded in 1855 in Salem, Mass., the Salem Five bank has grown considerably since its early days when it was nicknamed the “Nickel Bank” (back when the first day’s deposits ranged from 5 cents and upward).

With offerings today that include retail branch banking as well as investment services, mortgages and insurance, Salem Five now serves the North Shore, Boston and beyond. To accommodate its growth and remain integrated in the fabric of the community, Salem Five purchased a 1970s-era, 5-story office building in 2003 at One Salem Green. Until 2019, the building was partially occupied by Salem Five, with tenants occupying professional offices sprinkled throughout the building.

As the bank’s service offerings have grown, there was a need to take over the entire building.

Jones Architecture began working with Salem Five in 2019 to design a series of interior renovation projects to better

A new main entry and connecting stair convey a more welcoming and open presence.

leverage the space it occupied within the building and expand into former tenantoccupied spaces. Salem Five’s goal was two-fold: accommodate growth and ongoing business needs through a phased floor-by-floor renovation program, and take the opportunity to update, refresh, and brand the spaces.

“An organization doesn’t survive 167 years and a century-plus in the same building without evolving,” notes Salem Five’s vice president of facilities, John Kucinski. “With these projects and

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Each floor comprises 10,000sf in a rectangular configuration. The original design, which served as a state office building, utilized a double-loaded corridor with offices on the perimeter; similar to a hotel layout, the perimeter rooms/offices received daylight but blocked it from flooding into the rest of the building.

Extensive use of dark mahogany doors and piecemeal updates also contributed to an oppressive and dated feel. Fortunately, the building comes with the proverbial “good bones;” in this case, long, narrow proportions with well-spaced columns that make transforming the space more possible.

Transparency and light have come to define the first two phases of the project and signal what’s in store for the rest of the building. In spaces that house the bank’s call center and the marketing department, the new plan inverts the prior layout, giving everyone on the floor access to light and views, while expressing the bank’s values of community and

openness. Kucinski appreciates that the projects are “impressive without being ostentatious,” while delivering the desired functionality.

Next in the queue for One Salem Green are first floor renovations that will house commercial lending and wealth management divisions. As with the third and fourth floor, an open floor plan and large, streetside windows will flood the space with daylight and give passersby a view into the bank’s daily operations. A single, large entry with a reception area replaces multiple retail storefronts and will welcome the public into the building.

A new conference center will anchor the bank’s virtual and in-person meeting functions.

As Salem Five builds toward its 200-year commitment to serving Salem and the North Shore, the bank’s future is looking brighter than ever. “Jones Architecture has been the bank’s perfect partner by coupling fresh, state-of-the-art design ideas with a sincere appreciation of the bank’s traditions and culture,” said Kucinski.

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Universal Window Wraps Up Historic Restoration Project Submitted by Universal Window and Door The last of the historic windows are being installed as the transformation of the former Worsted Wood Mill into Riverwalk, a nearly 4 million sq. ft., mixed-use development by the Lupoli Companies, enters its final phase.

The Worsted Mill office building at South Union Street and Merrimack Street

Over the past decade, Marlboroughbased Universal Window and Door, a manufacturer of custom window solutions for historic restoration and commercial construction projects, has supplied over 10,000 historically accurate, energy efficient replica windows from the 400 and 800 Double Hung Series towards the renovation, which were installed by J&R Glass. The renovation of the 46acre property in Lawrence, Mass. from a dilapidated mill into a vibrant live, work, and play redevelopment comprised of commercial, retail, manufacturing and residential space is one of the cornerstones of the economic revival of this gateway city.

“As Sal Lupoli’s long-term vision for Riverwalk began to take shape, it brought new life to the Merrimack Valley by protecting and rebuilding the Worsted Mill and the entire Riverwalk project,” said then-mayor of Lawrence, Daniel Rivera, of the redevelopment, when Lupoli Companies was presented with the 2018 Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award by Preservation Massachusetts, the historic preservation organization dedicated to preserving the Commonwealth’s historic and cultural heritage. “Sal harnessed the power of historic preservation to give the people who live in Lawrence great opportunity to achieve success now and in the future through job creation, economic improvement and community outreach.”

A year later, another of the commercial phases within Riverwalk, the Wood Worsted Mill Office Building, was also honored by Preservation Massachusetts with the 2019 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, which recognizes the very best in historic preservation efforts across the Commonwealth.

The original mill building was constructed between 1906 and 1909 in the Romanesque Revival style for the American Wool Company, and was known by locals as the “eighth wonder of the world” due to its enormous size.

A 6-story brick building that measured 1,300 feet long and 125 feet high, it was once the largest textile mill in the world. By mid-century, however, the textile industry had begun moving to the southern states, and the Worsted Mill, like many of the mills located along the Merrimack River, closed its doors and sat vacant for decades.

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Riverwalk is now home to more than 200 medical, technology, and educational companies that employ over 4,000 people.

As the Great Recession began to ease, he began adding the residential component to Riverwalk, constructing over 650 apartments throughout the development while continuing to add amenities, including restaurants/cafes, a fitness center and retail.

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Central to this was the main entrance, which not only hosts a reception and a waiting area but also incorporates less formal collaborative settings where the GFC team can work collectively or with individual clients. This area features a strong brand awareness and digital media wall that reinforces the GFC mission. It’s also strategically situated to the formal conference room and MS Teams meeting rooms to act as a breakout area for those meeting spaces.

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TFMoran Provides Engineering Services for ‘The Mercantile’ Renovation

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Worcester, MA – TFMoran, Inc. announced that construction is ongoing for The Mercantile, a new bar and grill restaurant in Worcester, with an anticipated opening in early 2022.

TFMoran is providing structural

engineering services for Broadway Hospitality Group of Boston, who is developing the property and will own and operate the restaurant. Architectural design is being provided by Emporium Design of New York City.

The 2-level restaurant will have seating for 500 and feature a large outdoor rooftop deck bar. It is being renovated from one of the few remaining structures of the original Worcester Center Galleria mall and is now part of the City Square

redevelopment in downtown Worcester.

Renovations include floor capacity upgrades, support for new mechanical units, new facades with large openings, upgrades and modifications for the new roof deck, and new stairs and elevators.

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Mixed-Use BPDA Approves New Developments in January Boston – The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) board of directors approved nine new development projects in January, advancing new affordable housing and job opportunities and investing in climate resiliency and mobility improvements throughout Boston’s neighborhoods.

The new projects will create 295 residential units, more than 43% of which will be designated income-restricted. The approved new development projects represent approximately 1.2 million sq. ft. and will support over 700 construction jobs and more than 3,000 new permanent jobs.

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build 36 one-bedroom income-restricted units for seniors. Nine of the units will be affordable to households earning at or below 30% area median income (AMI), supporting individuals transitioning from homelessness.

The 24 Ericsson Street project in Dorchester’s Port Norfolk neighborhood will build four buildings to create a new mixed-use development comprising office, retail, residential space, and a boathouse.

Because this area is vulnerable to sea level rise, the project will contribute $100,000 to support the implementation of coastal resilience solutions in Port Norfolk as identified in Climate Ready Dorchester, and will provide the preliminary design for a raised Ericsson Street.

The transit-oriented development at 34 Oak Street in Hyde Park will build a new apartment building with 20 rental units, four of which will be income-restricted.

On the project site, the public realm will be enhanced through widened sidewalks, new ADA-compliant curb ramps, bike racks, and new trees.

A new 6-story building at 44 Ellery Street will bring 18 homeownership residential units, including three incomerestricted units, to the Andrew Square area of South Boston. The project is consistent with the BPDA’s PLAN: South Boston Dorchester Avenue, which focuses on the revitalization of largely low-density industrial uses, by promoting an urban, mixed-use neighborhood.

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The project will also enhance the public realm by improving sidewalk conditions.

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The project at 761-793 Boylston Street will add nine new units of housing and 26,634sf of office space, all while preserving the building’s historic facades.

All existing facades will remain in place while a 5-story, mixed use, building is constructed from the interior. The existing restaurants will be preserved.

Replacing a vacant 3-story building nestled between Brookline Avenue, Overland Street and Burlington Avenue in the Fenway Neighborhood, the 109 Brookline Avenue project will construct a 250,000sf building that will include office, lab, research and development, and retail uses. The project will also create and fund a STEM Jobs Training Program housed on-site, and space for the Fenway Community Center Office.

Phase 3 of the Government Center Garage Redevelopment project, also known as Bulfinch Crossing, will fully remove the existing garage and construct new lab, office, and retail space. The project will bring approximately 2,500 workers downtown, generate over $3 million in contributions to fund affordable housing through linkage, and make significant public realm improvements, including a large public plaza. The project will create a new and improved Haymarket MBTA bus station.

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Design Work Completed at Arsenal Yards Watertown, MA – Cambridge-based architecture and interior design firm, PCA, announced the completion of its placemaking and design work at Arsenal Yards, the emerging new neighborhood in the heart of Watertown’s East End at the site of the former Arsenal Mall.

Working with the project’s development partners, Boylston Properties and The Wilder Companies, PCA master planned the seven-building, one million sq. ft. mixed-use destination, and designed its urban village, residences, and open spaces.

The new neighborhood brings together a mix of live, work, and play environments including more than 50 retailers and restaurants, 108,000sf of lab and office space, 300 apartment residences, and a 146-room hotel.

The new neighborhood brings together a mix of live, work, and play environments including more than 50 retailers and restaurants, 108,000sf of lab and office space, 300 apartment residences, and a 146-room hotel. Anchoring the neighborhood are two original Arsenal

brick buildings, authentically restored to their original character and size. It includes outdoor areas and green spaces, and walkways that connect residents and visitors to the River Green, Watertown’s Arsenal Park, and the bike and pedestrian path along the Charles River.

“From the earliest stages of our planning and community conversations, we realized the opportunity was to not only reimagine the Arsenal property,

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but to also make a great public space, a destination where people want to return to,” said Eric Brown, AIA, principal at PCA. “Fulfilling that goal led to a focus on designing an active pedestrian experience with walkways and sightlines that create the feel of a comfortable village center.”

In addition to master planning for the hotel and the 10-story lab building, PCA provided full design services, including

the interiors and tenant amenity spaces, for Arsenal Yards’ residential buildings and the planning and design of structured parking for 1200 cars. The PCA-designed Arsenal Yards residences, Blvd & Bond Apartments, is comprised of a mix of studio, one, two, and three-bedroom apartments. Additional amenity spaces include a fitness center, a work from home area, game room and adjoining lounge spaces, and a communal kitchen.

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Industrial Connolly Brothers Completes Vicor Corp. Expansion Andover, MA – Connolly Brothers, Inc. announced the completion of its work at the manufacturing facility of Vicor Corporation at 400 Federal Street in Andover. Vicor expanded its manufacturing capacity to maximize equipment, process, and product flow to meet growing customer demand of its high-performance power modules.

Gorman Richardson Lewis Architects (GRLA) designed a new 2-story manufacturing addition totaling 90,000sf that will connect to the existing 2-story facility. The additions to the existing facility will provide a fresh high-tech look that include curtainwall on the building corners accented with blue spandrel glass and gray ACM panels with accents of the Vicor blue covering the balance of the walls. A new 5,800sf, 3-story south entry lobby is also part of the project, incorporating a secure visitor lobby, boardroom, conference room, roof patio and renovated cafeteria seating areas. Total building size yields nearly 325,000sf for Vicor’s ongoing operations and expanded production capacity.

Vicor engaged Connolly Brothers in 2019 for pre-construction and construction

management services. Constructing the new 2-story addition required cutting into the existing facility before interweaving the two spaces together. While doing so, the roof was open right next to active office space, requiring close attention to noise, dust, and weather. Unknown utilities were uncovered and had to be relocated

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The project team members also included WB Engineering, MEP engineer; Meridian Associates, civil engineer; and H+O Structural Engineering, structural engineer. The new main entrance opened during the summer of 2021, and the manufacturing in January 2022.

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Corporate Metro Walls Relocates Manchester HQ

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Manchester, NH – Metro Walls, a New England wall and ceiling contractor, recently announced the relocation of its Manchester headquarters. Located at 160 Bouchard St. in Manchester, the new 18,000sf office will allow for additional space as the company continues to grow.

The office will be home to all of Metro Walls’ New Hampshire project management, estimating, and administrative departments and will provide ample space for in-house field training, team collaboration, and

future expansion.

“Having seen the company’s immense growth over the last decade, we were ready for this next chapter and I’m excited to see what the future holds. We now have the capacity to continue to grow our team, expand our service region, and build upon our already strong relationships with customers, partners, and the community,” said Mike Dion, president of Metro Walls.

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DECCO Achieves AQC Credential Nashua, NH – DECCO, Inc. announced it has achieved the Accredited Quality Contractor (AQC) credential from Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC).

Only 229 of the nation’s elite merit shop construction contractors earned the credential in 2020. “We are honored to receive this accreditation,” notes Kyle Reagan, CEO, DECCO, Inc. “Our employee partners have worked tirelessly to raise the bar each day. This achievement is a direct reflection of their commitment to DECCO’s core values.”

Launched in 1993, ABC’s AQC program provides recognition to construction firms that have documented their commitment in five areas: quality; talent management; craft and management education; community relations, inclusion, diversity, and equity; and safety performance (In earning the AQC credential, each member company commits to world-class safety by achieving Gold, Platinum or Diamond level in ABC’s STEP Safety Management System.).

“Accredited Quality Contractors are the types of companies I want to work for and do business with because of the priority placed on world-class safety, culture, workforce development, innovation, diversity and quality,” said 2021 ABC national chair of the board of directors, and vice president of architecture and engineering at Keller Inc., Steve Klessig.

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“In addition to our non-negotiable safety protocols aimed at avoiding injuries altogether, we continue to focus on educating our teams on the risks associated with opioid prescription pain medications,” said Dennis Mullen, safety director for Gilbane’s New England division. “Working to reduce the stigma of addiction and outfitting our first-aid kits with Naloxone can help keep our employees, and those tradespeople who work on our job sites, alive if an overdose does occur.”

Through proactive and holistic employment practices, such as providing information and training to promote physical and mental health, Gilbane strives to foster a company culture that provides employees experiencing addiction, whether themselves or a family member, with the necessary resources to meet their individualized needs and promote healing.

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Dietz & Company Named EP Friendly Springfield, MA – Dietz & Company Architects, Inc. has been designated by AIA New England as a 2021 Emerging Professional (EP) Friendly Firm.

This program recognizes architecture firms that promote the advancement of emerging professionals through professional development and personal growth opportunities. Dietz & Company Architects has been awarded this designation each year since 2019.

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Woburn, MA – Corporate Mechanical of New England (CMNE) announced its new comprehensive plumbing capabilities, serving commercial and residential customers throughout the Boston area.

In 2021, CMNE became a member of the Plumbers & Gasfitters UA Local 12 and welcomed Ronald (Ron) Pescatore as plumbing operations manager. He is a Licensed Master Plumber and Gasfitter and brings 29 years of industry knowledge and experience to CMNE. “Ron’s enthusiasm and tremendous

skill set will prove invaluable for our new plumbing capabilities and extension into the residential market,” said Paul Battaglia, president of CMNE. “We are excited to have Ron on board.”

CMNE designs, constructs, and maintains mechanical and HVAC and plumbing systems for a growing customer base in the Boston area’s commercial, industrial, and higher education markets.

CMNE is part of the Arden Building Companies family, a New England mechanical contracting company.

Dietz & Company Architects, Inc. has been designated by AIA New England as a 2021 Emerging Professional (EP) Friendly Firm.

“Here at Dietz & Company, investing in the professional growth of our staff is the foundation of our firm culture. We want our people to achieve their personal and professional goals, and we want them to feel supported and encouraged as they pursue them. This philosophy not only builds the confidence and the skills of our team, it helps us keep them as well,” said Jason Newman AIA, principal.

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HP’s new J.E.D.I. section is designed to highlight the people, companies and organizations that are implementing principles to further justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in their workplaces and communities.

The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Challenge

by Edward Ransom Diversity, equity and inclusion…we have all heard these terms the last few years, but what does it really mean to you and your firm? Are you already pursuing these lofty goals? Or are you still floundering in attempts to define how your firm will incorporate these objectives?

If so, your attempts are supported by recent studies which have shown that an increase in workplace diversity is a good business decision; that diverse teams simply become smarter. Working with people who are different will challenge your staff to overcome outmoded ways of thinking and sharpen their level of performance. But what are the best practices to achieve the diversity you may be seeking?

BosNOMA, the Boston Chapter of the National Organization of Minority

Architects, may have a solution that will fit your organization. This month, BosNOMA is launching the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Challenge (DEI Challenge) as an initiative for architecture, engineering, construction, and related firms to voluntarily support measures to transform the diversity within their firms, and the AEC community, with a solution that is designed to be holistic, firm-wide, and data-driven.

NOMA has requested that all of its 34 chapters engage firms in their local areas to support this initiative. The intent is to foster a safe and positive environment for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) within our industry, to encourage more minorities to enter the profession and to remain in it, ultimately improving the overall diversity of our industry as well as providing a clear path for BIPOCs to move toward leadership roles.

The challenge is based on voluntary engagement and it shall prioritize metrics, accountability, and actionable responses to requirements that are intended to provide a model by which participating firms can more easily work toward

creating a professional environment, as well as a built environment, that supports racial justice, social responsibility, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

In committing to the BosNOMA DEI Challenge, participating firms acknowledge their pledge to voluntarily provide information on an annual basis on 14 specific requirements of the program. The overall purpose is to collect data and statistics that may be used by the participating firms, BosNOMA, and partner organizations to refine the program and develop policies that help participants to support the challenge going forward, to foster more representation by Black and other underrepresented people of color.

As a part of this challenge, BosNOMA shall: • Schedule an “intake” meeting with you and a DEI coordinator to collect baseline documentation and provide resources for implementation.

• Provide resources and references as needed to support your firm’s progress on each action item.

• List all participating firms on the BosNOMA website as DEI Partners.

• Conduct quarterly check-ins between participating firms and DEI coordinators to assess progress and provide support.

• Collect metrics on an annual basis (calendar year) from each participant.

If you would like further information, or wish to be a participating firm or volunteer, please contact me at Edward. ransom@noma.net or northeastregion@ noma.net.

Edward Ransom, AIA, NOMA, CCM, LEED AP, BOC Lvl. 1 is deputy director for energy & sustainability at DCAMM and vice president, Northeast Region, at National Organization of Minority Architects.

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The FLSA Test Applies when Determining Whether an Entity is a Joint Employer, Not Massachusetts’ Independent Contractor Test

by Michelle M. De Oliveira and Michael P. Dickman On Dec. 13, 2021, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (SJC) held in Jinks v. Credico (USA) LLC that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) test applies when deciding whether an entity is a joint employer – not Massachusetts’ independent contractor test.

The plaintiff employees were salespersons directly retained by DFW Consultants, Inc. The defendant, Credico, is a client broker for independent direct marketing companies and it subcontracted with DFW to provide regional direct sales services for its national clients.

Credico and DFW entered into a 2015 services agreement through which DFW retained exclusive control over its labor and employment practices, including policies on wages, working conditions, and hiring.

Plaintiffs filed suit, alleging that Credico, as their joint employer, violated Massachusetts’ independent contractor statute and wage laws. Since Credico was not the plaintiffs’ “direct employer,” it would not ordinarily be liable for the plaintiffs’ independent contractor misclassification claim, unless it was a joint employer.

The Superior Court concluded that Credico was not a joint employer.

On appeal, plaintiffs argued that the SJC should apply the independent contractor statute test (the ABC test) to determine whether Credico was a joint employer. Under the ABC test, an individual who performs services is an employee (not an independent contractor), unless the following factors are met:

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• The individual is free from control and direction in connection with the performance of services, both under a contract for the performance of service and in fact; and • the service is performed outside the employer’s usual course of the business; and • the individual is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, profession or business of the same nature as that involved in the service performed.

The SJC disagreed, holding that the FLSA (a model for Massachusetts’ wage laws) offers the appropriate test to determine whether an entity is a joint employer. Under the FLSA’s “totality of the circumstances” test, the relevant factors are whether the alleged employer: • had the power to hire and fire the employee; • supervised and controlled employees’ work schedules or conditions of employment;

• determined the rate and method of payment; and •m aintained employment records.

After adopting this standard, the SJC concluded that Credico was not a joint employer.

According to the SJC, using the independent contractor test “would be rather like using a hammer to drive in a screw: it only roughly assists the task because the hammer is designed for a different purpose.”

This case resolves what had been unsettled law in Massachusetts. Business entities should keep the FLSA test in mind when contracting with other entities and review those contracts with care to ensure that they are not running afoul of wage and hour laws. Employers with questions should consult with a Kenney & Sams employment attorney.

Michelle M. De Oliveira, Esq. is a partner, and Michael P. Dickman, Esq. is an associate at Kenney & Sams.

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Green ULI’s 2022 Sustainability Outlook Released Washington – Real estate industry experts anticipate a growing acceptance of, and scope of responsibility for, the race to net zero in 2022, according to a new report from the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Greenprint Center for Building Performance in collaboration with Ferguson Partners, a global boutique talent management company.

To accelerate decarbonization and create a more sustainable future for the built environment, the report emphasizes the need for unified leadership and a holistic approach driven by a long-term strategy, aggressive capital management, and agility to adapt to climate change.

ULI Global Sustainability Outlook 2022 addresses many of the challenges in the market and raises some of the issues that require more industry leadership and collaboration amid the growing climate crisis. The report is an annual publication first launched in 2021, and is a vehicle for ULI to share insights from member experts on the key environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues that will impact strategic decision-making each coming year.

“The real estate sustainability industry is evolving and advancing faster than ever before,” says Marta Schantz, senior vice president of the ULI Greenprint Center for Building Performance. “Rising stakeholder expectations from investors, governments, and occupants are increasing pressure on real estate owners and developers to address their impact on climate change in transparent and

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accelerated ways, all while still achieving traditional returns and fiduciary duties.

The Global Sustainability Outlook 2022 demonstrates the increasing sophistication

of the global real estate industry when it comes to ESG, the progress of which is critical amidst the urgency of the climate crisis.”

The second annual Sustainability Outlook is based on interviews with members of ULI Americas Sustainable Development Council, ULI Europe Sustainability Council, and ULI Asia Pacific Resilient Cities Council who were asked what sustainability topics and issues are on the rise, why they matter, and what the industry should do about it.

On the basis of the knowledge shared by these experts, Greenprint identified five issues that will shape real estate decision making in the months ahead and beyond: advancing the net zero agenda, navigating the reporting and measurement landscape, confronting climate risk, prioritizing existing buildings, and focusing on building materials.

Connecticut Restaurant Makes Energy-efficiency Upgrades Bridgeport, CT – Beverly Pizza, located in Bridgeport, was recently approached

by Artis Energy Solutions about an opportunity to save energy through United Illuminating’s (UI) Small Business Energy Advantage Program.

Providing free energy assessments and recommendations for efficiency upgrades, the program is designed to help customers save energy, and improve operation costs.

There are a variety of small business incentives offered by UI and Southern Connecticut Gas (SCG), subsidiaries of AVANGRID, Inc. With incentives from UI totaling almost $43,000, the restaurant was able to make nearly $61,000 in improvements.

The upgrades included new interior and exterior lighting, LED bulbs installed in its two outdoor signs, replacement of the old gas furnace and gas fired water heater with new high-efficiency equipment, installation of an ENERGY STAR certified high-efficiency air conditioning unit and updated vending machine controls.

Operating in a distressed community with a qualifying average peak demand energy use, Beverly Pizza was also able to take advantage of UI and SCG’s

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Micro Business Energy Assistance Pilot (MBEA) incentives, which covered 75% of project costs. MBEA incentives are going to be integrated into the Small

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“The incentives made the project financially feasible and allowed them to save energy, which is good for the environment, and make improvements that are good for the business and the neighborhood,” said Kim Peters of Artis Energy Solutions. “The upgrades made are critical to restaurant businesses to ensure their customers are comfortable.”

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designed to help small businesses find ways to make their operations more energy efficient and support improved comfort and aesthetics. “This project is a great example of how the program has evolved through the years, not just to provide the latest in technology and solutions, but also to assess the bigger picture and apply a variety of offerings to help our customers,” said Colleen Morrison, UI small business program manager.

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Preventing Condensation at the Demakes Family YMCA Aquatics Facility

by Scott Henriques To provide a state-of-the-art recreational facility and investment in a growing and changing gateway community on Massachusetts’ North Shore, the YMCA of Metro North recently undertook a multi-pronged modernization project to replace their outmoded YMCA in Lynn.

This effort resulted in the construction of the Demakes Family YMCA, a new modern 70,000sf facility that features an elevated track, a gymnasium, several exercise studios, weight and cardio equipment spaces, sauna and steam rooms, a preschool area, cafe, teaching kitchen, and an aquatics center. The former YMCA building is slated for redevelopment in the next several years as a dedicated Youth and Teen Center.

Much like at other YMCAs around the country, the pool was a major focal

point of the Demakes Family YMCA modernization. In this case, the aquatics facility was an 8,700sf, 2-story natatorium with lap and teaching pools and a splash pad. Project architect Maugel Architects of Harvard, Mass. retained Weston & Sampson to provide mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection services (MEP/FP) for the new pool project.

Most natatoriums have a substantial amount of window glazing, and like with other indoor pools in New England, one of the biggest challenges is a build-up of condensation of the moist indoor air on the cool glass surfaces during the winter months. In extreme cases, excess condensation can “rain” within the pool area. Condensation build-up is not just an aesthetic issue, it can also increase the risk of airborne mold particles and lead to health problems. Mold can also find its way into the structure of the building, causing premature deterioration.

The solution to prevent condensation from forming requires a multidisciplined, coordinated approach.

The most insulative 3-pane window assemblies will not prevent the glass surface temperature from dropping below

the dewpoint, nor will blowing hot air on a 2-pane assembly. To prevent excess condensation and provide a healthy pool environment, Maugel Architects designed the natatorium with super-insulated glass and Weston & Sampson provided a highly engineered HVAC system capable of blowing hot air down the fenestration to the natatorium deck 26 feet below. Providing the correct wall of hot air to “wash” the windows required careful application of high air flow diffusers, corrected for the downward “throw” of hot air. The proper application of the ductwork velocity was also critical to the throw performance of the diffusers. The solution was a success, and the pool windows at the Demakes

Family YMCA did not experience any condensation build-up during the first winter of operation in 2020-2021.

Our design also included seamlessly integrating the MEP and fire protection systems into the building’s unique architecture using a high efficiency, gasfired condensing boiler plant that provides heat to the building and is integrated into the pool’s water heating system.

The result is an attractive, functional, and healthy aquatics facility that remains dry and causes no undue moisture build-up.

Scott Henriques, PE, LEED AP, CEM is a senior project manager at Weston & Sampson.

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Philanthropy North Branch Donates Proceeds from Safety Fine Program

North Branch Construction president, Joseph Campbell, presents Families in Transition philanthropy officer, Michelle Casale, with a donation from the firm’s 2021 Safety Fine Program.

Concord, NH – North Branch Construction has donated the proceeds from the firm’s annual Safety Fine Program to two nonprofit organizations: NFI North, Inc. out of Contoocook, and Families in Transition-New Horizons

in Manchester. In 2021, the Safety Fine Program proceeds totaled nearly $3,500, resulting in a $1,750 donation to each organization.

The firm developed its Safety Fine Program 15 years ago with the intent

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North Branch Construction business development manager, Amanda Savage (l), and Joseph Campbell (r) present Paula Aliano, program director for transitional housing services of NFI North, Inc., with a donation from the firm’s 2021 Safety Fine Program.

to increase hazard recognition, reduce risk of injury, and create an overall safer working environment for all personnel working on North Branch Construction jobsites. At a minimum, the program requires subcontractors, as well as North Branch Construction’s own employees, to abide by the OSHA Construction Industry Regulations at all times. When safety violations are observed, it is North Branch Construction’s objective to correct them immediately. Consequently, the firm warrants safety fines for any repeat violations. Each year, North Branch Construction donates all proceeds from the Safety Fine Program to nonprofit organizations the firm has worked with during that year.

North Branch Construction completed

two renovation projects for Families in Transition-New Horizons (FIT-NH) at the end of 2020. FIT-NH provides hunger relief, emergency shelter, safe affordable housing, and supportive services to individuals and families who are homeless or in need, enabling them to gain self-sufficiency and respect.

The firm is currently renovating a property at 573 Maple Street in Manchester into an eight-bedroom group home facility for clients of NFI North, Inc., an accredited nonprofit organization providing specialized education, counseling, supported employment, care management, foster care, residential services, and other services helping people living with mental illness or behavioral disorders.

Turner Construction Gives Back Holliston, MA – Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc. (Griffin Electric) worked closely with several charitable programs during the holiday season, as it has for many years. With a company culture that emphasizes the importance of giving back to the community, employees throughout Griffin Electric’s corporate headquarters and regional office locations donated toys and other gifts to support those in need.

The company’s New England region once again teamed up with the Holliston Pantry Shelf and purchased gifts after “adopting” families as part of its annual Mitten project. Employees also donated over $7,500 to further support the Pantry Shelf, which has served a multitude of families throughout Holliston for nearly 30 years. The Griffin team also recently collected backpacks filled with assorted school supplies in support of the

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As in year’s past, Griffin once again partnered with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, and employees in the southeast regions collectively donated hundreds of gifts to local children and families in need. Toys for Tots has distributed 604 million new, unwrapped toys to 272 million children across the country since the initiative was launched in 1947.

Boston – Employees from Turner Construction Company’s Boston Business Unit came together for the ninth year to donate 164 pairs of boots for children ages newborn to 6 years old, to help support Horizons for Homeless Children.

Turner staff participated in the drive from various locations and jobsites and were ultimately able to collect enough donations to provide every child in each of the centers, as well as their siblings, a new pair of boots.

“The Horizons for Homeless Children boot drive has become part of our annual season here at Turner; our employees are always excited to donate and help ensure the children served by Horizons have what they need,” said Meaghan Hooper Berdik, vice president and general manager of Turner Construction Company in Boston.

“We are proud to support Horizons every year and do our part to help them serve children and families in need.”

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to improve the lives of young homeless children in Massachusetts and help their families succeed by providing highquality early education, opportunities for play, and comprehensive family support services. In nine years of donations, Turner staff have donated 1,589 pairs of boots to the organization.

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U.S. Construction Market Overview

by Christine Mosholder While the last several months have continued to keep us on our toes as an industry, the one question that keeps getting asked is, “When will construction return to normal?” Thankfully, the past few months seem to have provided an answer: sometime in 2022.

Both the spike in activity in 2021 and the drop in 2020 can be explained

by COVID-19. Most projects that were canceled or postponed in 2020 due to the pandemic resumed construction in 2021 as the construction market stabilized.

Furthermore, a combination of shelterin-place orders and record low-interest rates created the ideal conditions for a boom in the residential sector. These two factors caused the market to be artificially subdued in 2020 and artificially elevated in 2021.

Moving into the new year, expect prepandemic trends to take over. Markets that were declining before the pandemic should begin to decline again, and growing markets are expected to continue their growth. COVID-19 still poses a risk, but thanks to vaccines and a deeper understanding of this virus, needed health safety changes to job sites can be made, keeping things moving forward.

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figures have also been released for the last quarter and show a steady increase in the workforce. Some markets have added to their workforce, while in others employment remains well below prepandemic levels. This is generally due to some key markets lifting restrictions faster than others.

Commodity prices remain well above their 2019 levels, although they are beginning to relax. Most notably,

the price of lumber jumped by almost 200% early in the year, briefly putting it in league with precious metals.

The exact cause of these increases varies by commodity, and ranges from environmental regulations to speculative buying to a lack of shipping containers, but is generally due to a mix of increased demand and constrained supply. Eased restrictions mean that demand has recovered much faster than suppliers can produce. Many of these issues are likely to persist into the new year, but we expect pricing to stabilize in early 2022.

Overall, the outlook for next year continues to be positive. 2022 is unlikely to be as active as 2021, but a return to normal is expected. Old trends are likely to take over as pandemic-related projects wrap up, and this will make contractors less likely to be caught off guard by sudden changes in the market. However, the markets continue to change daily, making the timing of any project critical, at least for the next few months.

Christine Mosholder is managing partner at Fort Point Project Management, a Cumming Group company.

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Awards STCC Student Commons Recognized

Galbraith Honored with Patriot Award

(l-r) Bruce Blazon, general manager, North Branch Construction; Bruce Thompson, state chair of NH ESGR; Joseph Campbell, president, North Branch Construction; Christopher Galbraith and his wife, Alison Galbraith; SFC Justin McNeff, platoon sergeant, NH Army National Guard; and Sandra McNeff, HR generalist, North Branch Construction

Concord, NH – North Branch Construction chief financial officer, Christopher Galbraith, was recently presented with a Patriot Award for his ongoing support of a company employee, Sandra McNeff, whose spouse was deployed with his National Guard unit to the Middle East in 2021.

The Patriot Award, presented

by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense program, recognizes a

supervisor/employer for their support of an employee’s military service or of a military spouse.

McNeff described Galbraith’s support as essential in helping her navigate dayto-day life as a working parent for almost a year while her husband was deployed.

Flexibility in her work schedule, when required, and a helping hand and compassionate sounding board were some of the types of support McNeff listed in her nomination submission.

STCC Ira H. Rubenzahl Student Learning Commons

Springfield, MA – Ann Beha Architects (ABA) announced that the Ira H. Rubenzahl Student Learning Commons at Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) is a recipient of a 2021 Boston Society for Architecture (BSA) Higher Education Facilities Design Award.

The BSA honors projects that embody

critical values that advance architecture, equity, and the environment. This year’s awards address the principles of the AIA Framework for Design Excellence, which sets standards for buildings that demonstrate progress toward a zerocarbon, equitable, resilient, and healthy built environment.

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Community New Funding Available for Mass. Placemaking Projects Boston – MassDevelopment announced the availability of funding for a new round of the Commonwealth Places program, a statewide initiative that leverages public support for placemaking projects in Massachusetts. The program funds placebased, community-driven projects that revitalize downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts, such as outdoor dining spaces, pop-up parks and beer gardens, sidewalk retail infrastructure, and more.

“MassDevelopment’s Commonwealth Places program provides nonprofits and community groups with the resources to implement creative placemaking projects that draw foot traffic in our downtowns and commercial corridors,” said Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy, who serves as chair of MassDevelopment’s board of directors.

“With this new round, I look forward to building on the program’s successful track record of increasing activity at local shops, restaurants, and other destinations.”

Nonprofits and other community groups can apply to MassDevelopment for seed grants of between $2,500 and $15,000 to fund inclusive community engagement, visioning, and local capacity building

Downtown Pittsfield Inc. hosted a First Fridays Artwalk Series as part of its Commonwealth Places-funded “Painted Parklet” project in summer of 2021.

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Applications for Fiscal Year 2023 funding will also be accepted through Community One Stop for Growth, a single application portal and collaborative review process for community and

economic development grant programs that makes targeted investments based on a development continuum.

Created in 2016, Commonwealth Places aims to engage and mobilize community members to make individual contributions to placemaking projects, with the incentive of a funding match from MassDevelopment if the crowdfunding goal is reached. Through its first six rounds, Commonwealth Places has launched 132 projects in Massachusetts, with communities crowdfunding more than $3.1 million and MassDevelopment providing more than $2.9 million in matching funds.

“At the core of economic development is creating places where people want to spend time, belong, and thrive,” said MassDevelopment president and CEO, Dan Rivera. “Our Commonwealth Places program helps communities improve public spaces to create new economic opportunities for residents and visitors.

From public art to pop-up parks to outdoor seating, we’re excited to support community-driven placemaking efforts that add vibrancy, connectivity, and foot traffic to cities and towns across Massachusetts.”

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Copley Wolff Names New Principal Boston – Copley Wolff Design Group, Inc. announced it has promoted Christine Wilson, ASLA, PLA, SITES AP to the position of principal.

She will be responsible for providing direction, inspiration, and consistent design quality while also playing a key role in client relations and business development of the firm.

Wilson brings 10 years of landscape planning and design experience to her role. She has taken on challenging projects such as a new life sciences campus located in Boston’s Seaport, the redesign of several urban parks and playgrounds with the cities of Boston and Wilson Medford, and mixed-use developments in Lawrence and Haverhill.

Canton, MA – The Kaydon respectful communication, and Group announced that Stacey teamwork.

Hodges has joined its team as “Stacey is not only a leader the director of human resources in the field of human resources, strategy & management at its but she also has expertise in Canton headquarters. management training. Her skill Hodges brings over 25 years of set is a great addition to our professional experience in human executive management team,” resources. She is recognized Hodges said Eli Florence, president of for her attention to detail, and promoting a culture of accountability, The Kaydon Group.

SLAM Announces Promotions

Bowdoin Appoints New President

Chris Keeley, Andrew Buckman, and Brendan Wal

Needham Heights, MA – Bowdoin Construction announced that the firm’s president, Irwin Yanowitz, has retired.

Andrew Buckman has been named as the new president.

Yanowitz began his career at Bowdoin in 1981, initially as a carpenter and then a field supervisor, progressing to project manager, then vice president of preconstruction, and onto his role for the past eight years as president of the firm. He will continue to consult with the firm in an advisory capacity.

Buckman began his career at Bowdoin in 1993 as a co-op student at Wentworth Institute of Technology. He then joined the firm as an estimator, transitioning to project manager in 1996. He was promoted to director of construction in 2004, then to vice president of construction in 2016. Buckman has worked across all of

Bowdoin’s market sectors, and representatives say he has been instrumental in the firm’s reputation for customer service, quality, client retention and building lasting relationships Yanowitz with customers and project partners.

Buckman will work closely with his partners, Chris Keeley, executive vice president of client development, and Brendan Wall, executive vice president of finance/CFO, as well as other company leaders including Rod Shaffert, vice president of Bowdoin’s Worcester office; Eric Arthur, chief estimator; and Butch Magurn, director of construction.

Willcox Earns Mass. Architecture License accomplishment, after time Boxford, MA – Ebbrell Architecspent at home raising children, ture + Design, a certified Womand I’m proud to inspire others an-owned Business Enterprise, with similar histories,” she announced that Robin Willcox, added.

M. Arch., AIA, architect, recentWillcox has been with ly earned her Commonwealth of Ebbrell since 2016. Her work at Massachusetts license to practice the firm is primarily commercial architecture. interior fit-out projects. Miika “Achieving licensure is a Willcox Ebbrell, principal of Ebbrell satisfying recognition of the Architecture + Design, said, “We’re so substantial time, effort, and knowledge required to earn competence in the field,” proud of and happy for Robin on achieving said Willcox. “It is a later-than-customary this huge accomplishment.”

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Glastonbury, CT – The S/L/A/M Collaborative (SLAM) announced that 27 team members have been promoted: eight to associate principal, seven to senior associate, and 12 to associate.

Promoted to Associate Principal: Kathy Bell, AIA, ACHA is a senior healthcare planner and research/ educational coordinator with more than 35 years of professional experience serving the firm’s national healthcare practice.

Roderick L. “Rick” Bouchard, Jr., AIA is a registered architect, and serves as the management and operations lead – healthcare and corporate on the firm’s Studio Core Leadership Team.

Marc Clear, AIA, LEED AP, BD+C is a registered architect with more than 17 years of professional experience across all aspects of the design and construction phases. He was recently named sports practice leader.

Fred Godbolt, AIA, LEED AP is a registered architect with more than 18 years of professional experience serving as project manager, project architect, and construction administrator for programmatic and technically complex higher education and healthcare projects.

Eleana Lynch, NCIDQ, IIDA, LEED AP, WELL AP joined SLAM in 2007, and currently serves as a licensed interior designer, leading projects in the higher education market with a specialization in

interiors for medical education facilities nationwide.

John McClure, Assoc. AIA joined SLAM in 2008 and currently serves as the director of marketing and communications. He directs the firm’s client development, marketing, brand, and public relations initiatives, and manages a team of marketing professionals.

Karen Glass Parzych, AIA, NCARB is a registered architect, joining SLAM in 2013, and serves as the markets lead – education on the firm’s Studio Core Leadership Team.

John Stergakis joined SLAM in 2000, and serves as chief information officer, leading a team of IT professionals to solve and overcome business-related challenges through innovation. He brings more than 30 years of experience in information technology.

Additionally, Emily Burton and Kimberly Robidoux, Atlanta; Thomas Bronson and Ted Tolis, Glastonbury; Shane Clark and Jessica Mallo, Orlando; and Matthew Nelson, Iowa City; have been promoted to senior associate.

Kevin IIaoa and James H. Puckhaber, AIA, Atlanta; Derek Aldrich, Gerard Collette, Brian McClear, Emily Leyland, Meghan Mendes, Katie Packtor, and Owen Swain, Glastonbury; Molly Claxton and Julie Newberry, Orlando; and Chris Brown, Denver; have been promoted to associate.

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ReArch Co. Personnel Announcements

Homeland Appoints Five to Key Positions

South Burlington, VT – ReArch Company announced it recently welcomed Craig de Brigard to the firm in the role of superintendent.

He is responsible for overseeing construction projects in the field and frequently communicates with project managers, vendors, and subcontractors to achieve client goals and meet project requirements. He focuses on budgeting appropriately, maintaining project schedules, and creating a safe job site, and is responsible for directly communicating project progress with the architect, subcontractors, project manager, and owners to ensure client satisfaction and adherence to contract documents.

The firm also announced that Trevor Marcy has been promoted from a project engineer to an assistant project manager.

With his promotion, Marcy focuses his efforts on training and mentoring all new hires in project engineer and

Danvers, MA – Homeland Power & Utility, LLC, a full-service electrical construction company, has appointed five staff members to key executive and operations positions.

As vice president of the Utility Division, Patrick Driscoll manages key projects and oversees estimating, contract management, material purchasing, and equipment procurement. His role includes directing field supervision and managing the utility workforce. Driscoll has more than 35 years of experience in electrical construction and utility transmission, distribution and modernization projects throughout the U.S. As chief of operations, Brandon Matthews is responsible for overseeing the operations of Homeland’s Utility Division. Matthews has more than 15 years industry experience. He formerly worked in project management and operations capacities on major utility projects for LaBella Associates, United Civil, Inc. and TRC Engineers.

As superintendent, Thomas Raye is responsible for supervising Homeland’s utility construction teams on major utility line distribution projects and storm restoration projects. An IBEW Local 104 journeyman lineman, Raye formerly worked in project superintendent roles for Sargent Electric and E.S. Boulos Company.

As safety director, Steven Gammon is responsible for the management of the company’s safety programs, plans and submittals for commercial electrical construction projects. He also manages training for Utility Division personnel and oversees job site assessments, equip-

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assistant project manager positions and standardizing methodologies for the Project Management staff.

His responsibilities include ensuring assigned project documents are maintained and communicated consistently while working closely with the project manager to maintain the project schedule and controlling the flow of information to and from the field staff to the design team.

He is responsible for contract administration, submittal review, and assisting the estimating team with pricing.

Weston & Sampson Names new CEO Reading, MA – Weston & a Master of Science degree in environmental engineering from Sampson announced that Frank Tufts University and a Bachelor Ricciardi, PE, LSP has assumed of Science in civil engineering the role of chief executive officer, from Worcester Polytechnic replacing Michael Scipione, Institute.

PE, who had served in that role Scipione will continue to since 2005. stay involved with the firm in a Ricciardi has more than 28 client-facing role, bringing his Ricciardi years of experience in project technical expertise, consulting management, climate resiliency, experience, and problem-solving skills environmental consulting, and infrato support clients’ environmental and structure engineering projects. He holds infrastructure projects.

O’Hanlon Joins TFMoran Bedford, NH – Paul O’Hanlon has joined TFMoran, Inc. as an environmental permitting specialist in the Bedford office.

Prior to joining TFMoran, O’Hanlon was an environmental specialist for Florida Environmental Health, where he worked to protect local water resources through reviewing and

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inspecting development plans and educating the public.

He is a Professional Soil Scientist, a Certified Health Professional and FEMA certified.

He received his bachelor’s degree in environmental sciences, soils, and watershed management at the University of New Hampshire.

Pendergrass Named VP/Director Providence, RI – Jay Pendergrass Pendergrass has experience has joined Gilbane Building in the management and Company as vice president implementation of measurable and director of supply chain improvements across integrated management and equipment. supply chain platforms while In this position, he will lead ensuring strategic alignment Gilbane’s Supply Chain team, with goals such as cost reduction, developing and implementing innovation, risk management, an enterprise-wide strategy and supplier performance. In Pendergrass for procurement of equipment, addition, he is skilled at leading materials, and creating cost savings and collaborative progress toward supply operational efficiencies. He will be based chain sustainability objectives and in Gilbane’s Houston, Texas office with enhancing opportunities for diverse and frequent travel to Gilbane’s offices across the country. local market participation.

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ment inspections and weekly safety meetings. As fleet manager, he is responsible for managing Homeland’s fleet to ensure motor vehicle compliance and safety for the Loomis Transportation Department.

As senior electrical estimator, Michael Loomis manages the estimating department for Homeland’s Commercial Division, with a focus on large-scale electrical construction projects. His 40 years of industry experience spans major biotech, educational, large-scale residential, and commercial projects throughout Greater Boston.

Alpine Environmental Promotes Three Chelmsford, MA – Alpine Environmental announced it recently promoted three team members.

Keith Adams has been promoted from operations coordinator to training superAdams intendent, to expand the firm’s field training program. He has been with Alpine for over 20 years, and will act as the company safety officer, responsible for regular safety update sessions for all crews.

Jim Campbell will advance from project manager to pre-construction manager. In this new position, he will coordinate with both Alpine’s client service representatives and their clients before work even begins to ensure projects

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are set up for success. Additionally, he will aid in quality control and managing the Alpine fleet, equipment, and inventory.

Tom Bradley will assume the role of site superintendent from site supervisor.

He will take on additional responsibilities as he runs and manages the company’s larger projects from start to finish.

Bradley has been working in construction and abatement for over 20 years and specializes in finish carpentry.

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Calendar ULI Boston February 15 at 10:00 AM Senior Housing in 2022: What’s Changing? What’s New? As baby boomers age, external influences are changing the way people think about housing this generation. This Urban Land Institute webinar will explore how senior housing is changing as owners become proactive, creative and nimble to anticipate the evolving demands within this space.

SMPS Boston February 16 at 12:30 PM Reimagine Success: Finding the Joy in your Journey Host CJ McClanahan challenges audiences to redefine success on their own terms by focusing on what really matters. In this webinar, participants will receive tips on reducing stress, beating burnout, and getting more joy from the professional journey.

SFNE February 17 at 9:00 AM AISC Certification Webinar In this webinar, hosted by Steel Fabricators of New England, participants will learn

more about the AISC certification, the steps required to become certified or to add a new certification, what is involved in the audit process, and program updates that will affect all applicants and scope changes.

SMPS CT March 2 at 1:30 PM DEI Series Part Two: DEI for Management In the second part of this series, Marcía Alvarado will give participants an opportunity to share their experiences, then discuss skills and tools for managers and corporate leadership to take meaningful action to create positive social interactions with co-workers, friends, family, and community members.

ELA February 23-24 Annual Conference and Eco-Marketplace The Ecological Landscape Alliance annual conference will be virtual this year. Wednesday sessions will explore landscapes designed for pollinator support including corridor ecology, pollinator habitat, and more. Thursday sessions will provide explorations of landscape design, land care practices, and current hot topics.

ISPE March 4 at 6:00 AM Annual Ski Trip ISPE’s annual ski trip will be held at Watervalley Ski Resort in New Hampshire.

The ticket price includes a round-trip bus ride, full day adult ticket lift, lunch voucher, and buffet dinner at T Bars.

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March 1 at 5:30 PM The Future of Construction Navigating a Path Forward This event will explore how local, regional, and national construction firms are emerging from the COVID era to enjoy continued success while preserving the tried-and-true foundations of the industry.

March 10 at 4:00 PM 2022 Visionaries Forum The forum will give attendees an opportunity to look ahead, pause from day-to-day focus, and learn about the kind of creativity that will be helping the AEC industry move into the future. This year’s visionaries are experts in industrialized

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construction; disruptive computational design and robotic hybrid fabrication; leveraging big data and advanced analytics to improve performance; and innovative, sustainable materials.

ABC NH/VT March 11 at 8:30 AM 2022 Annual Ski Day The annual ski day will be held at Waterville Valley Ski Resort. Registration and breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m. There will also be a networking dinner on March 10 at Valley Pub & Restaurant.

ABC March 15-17 2022 National Convention Join Associated Builders and Contractors in San Antonio for thought-leader content focused on helping contractor members improve their businesses and bottom lines. From the National Craft Championships and the Construction Management Competition to the National Excellence in Construction Awards Gala, the best of the merit shop will be front and center.

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Deb Cronin, member of Carpenters Local 328, on site at the Tobin Bridge, working on the Chelsea Aqueduct project in Chelsea, Mass.

In our March 2022 edition, read about Springfield College’s planned construction of a sustainable, 76,000sf health sciences building.

Do you have clients in the educational sector? Tell us about them!

This month’s issue will include an annual update on the North Atlantic region of the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP).

Active members are encouraged to participate in this issue.

Help High-Profile raise awareness of the opportunities available for women in the construction industry and to emphasize the growing role of women in our field.

Learn how you can contribute content and advertise in this special annual supplement – contact your HP account executive or email Elizabeth Finance at Elizabeth@high-profile.com.

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WIC: Women in Construction Supplement

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HP25 — High-Profile’s 25th Anniversary Edition

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Sustainable Design-Build: Annual Green Supplement

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Award Winners; 2022 Year in Review

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