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Awards CTA Construction Celebrates CMAA Award
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Brookline, MA – CTA Construction Managers announced that the Brookline High School Expansion Project was awarded a Project Achievement Award by the New England Chapter of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA). The annual Mark H. Hasso Awards Luncheon was held recently to recognize excellence in area building projects. The Brookline High School Expansion
project received the award in the category for projects over $100 million. CTA Construction provided construction management services for the renovation of the Tappan Gym and connected irrane Aquatic Center, as well as third floor renovations of the existing nearby school building. “We were happy to be working with both William Rawn Associates Architects and Hill International,”
Fuss & O’Neill Awarded Manchester, CT – Fuss & O’Neill has been honored with the following awards for excellence in multidisciplinary planning and engineering on multiple projects. The design team for Six Corners Roundabout in Springfield, Mass. was awarded the first annual Massachusetts Department of Transportation Consultant Innovation Award. Fuss & O’Neil partnered with the City of Springfield to develop intersection improvement to this high-accident intersection. Fuss & O’Neill was awarded the Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) CT 2022 Blue Ribbon Award for Best in Class: Senior Living for its design and planning for Harbor Chase of Evergreen Walk in South Windsor. Harbor Chase offers luxury assisted living and memory care services that encourage engagement for residents, and was designed with connectivity at its core. The location
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is adjacent to medical offices, a fitness club, and Evergreen Walk shops, and the memory care unit provides direct access to an enclosed exterior garden, allowing residents to freely walk without the risk of wandering off-site. The Fuss & O’Neill design team was awarded the ACEC-NH Engineering Excellence Silver Award for their work on the solar array on top of the Manchester Landfill. The landfill had been capped since 1999 and lay dormant for more than 20 years. The City of Manchester, led by the Department of Public Works, constructed a 3.3-megawatt (MW) solar array on top of the landfill to help add energy to the overall grid. The solar array, which is roughly 8,000 panels, produces enough energy to power about 500 homes. The development is the largest solar array in all of New Hampshire.
said Jeff Hazelwood, principal of CTA Construction Managers. “The project involved an occupied renovation of 50,000sf of space, including extensive abatement of hazardous materials and demolition, construction of two new entrance canopies and landscape retaining walls, granite hardscape work, and construction of a new patio area with tables and chairs for students.” “The Tappan Gym and Kirrane
Aquatics Center enhancements were a key element in the overall Brookline School Expansion project,” said Mark Borreliz, AIA, project architect from William Rawn Associates. “CTA Construction was a great partner for this occupied renovation. In addition to the school, the community relies on the aquatics center as it is a key feature of programs and resources for area residents.”
NH Firm Awarded for Energy-Efficiency Concord, NH – North Branch Construction has been awarded a 2022 Energy Star Residential New Construction Market Leader Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE). The Energy Star Residential New Construction program presents Market Leader Awards to outstanding partners who have made important contributions to energy-efficient construction and environmental protection by building or verifying an outstanding number of Energy Star certified homes and
apartments. “North Branch Construction has a long history of working to build energyefficient and sustainable projects in both the residential and commercial sectors,” said Joseph H. Campbell, president of North Branch Construction. “Making energy efficiency a priority not only provides our clients with an understanding of the contribution their choices can make in addressing the climate crisis, but can also lead to significant savings in the operation of the home to the homeowner over the long run.”
Standing up to the Supply Chain Crisis: continued from page 11 The Opportunity for Innovation
Look at every design obstacle as an opportunity for innovation. The most exciting and impactful designs and creations throughout time have resulted from a willingness to look at situations in a different way than those before – so why can’t we take the same approach to navigating the current cost and supply chain crises? The silver linings in all of this are varied. We are seeing unprecedented levels of collaboration between formerly
separate entities in the construction process, and domestic vendors are now at the forefront of the industry out of sheer need for alternative products. This will undeniably lead to opportunities for economic growth at home. It’s time to embrace the challenge and do what those of us in the entertainment industry do best: think outside the box anae Tinsle I is senior associate pro ect anager at rchitecture
