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DBVW Architects at Brown
The New Department of Continuing Education
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Cover photos by heidi Gumula – dbvW arChiteCts
Inside this Issue Featuring
Facilities News
Cobham’s Expansion Underway - Pro Con Architect and CM Boston Society of
Wessling Architects Completes TD Garden Eco-Friendly Roof Landscape Architects
UMass Lowell, UMBA Breaks Ground on University Suites Residence Hall 2012 Awards
Suffolk Begins Phase 2 at Baystate Medical Center Designed by Steffian Bradley
Erland Celebrates Groundbreaking - for Concord Hillside
Griffin Completes J. Michael Ruane Judicial Ctr Work
Richmond Completes Cubist HQ Expansion Featuring
MAI Helps Wellesley Plaza Go Green
American Council of Engineering
CTA Breaks Ground on Two Schools Featuring
Companies of Massachusetts
P.O. Box 7, Pembroke, MA 02359
Hooksett Market Basket Completed
Nauset Begins AFB HQ Engineering Excellence Awards
Change Service Requested
Articles
Roof Tops - by Bryan Kelly plus Institutions and Schools,
Can Site Drainage Be Attractive? by Anne Cruess, ASLA Heathcare Facilities News,
Interior Landscape Design - 150 Royall Street Atrium by Nelson Hammer RLA Retail/Commercial News,
The Engineers Perspective of AIA 2030 Challenge PART 1 - by Suzanne Robinson,
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6. 6 May, 2012
Lamb First to Receive CHC Designation
Portland, ME - Kathryn struction management experience
Lamb has earned the designa- throughout New England, Lamb
tion of certified healthcare con- is currently a project manager at
structor (CHC) by the American Consigli Construction Co., Inc.
Hospital Association (AHA) of Portland. Her current and most
Certification Center. recent projects include Central
The CHC is a national Maine Medical Center’s multi-
credential that distinguishes an phased renovation and addition
Wood President of INCE/USA individual as being among the
elite in the healthcare construc- Kathryn Lamb
in Lewiston and Maine Medical
Center’s Emergency Department
Cambridge, MA - Eric J. W. ents outstanding in the field of tion profession. She is the first renovation and expansion, new
Wood has been named president noise control engineering. person in the state of Maine to East Tower Women & Infant Care
of the Institute of Noise Control He is a principal at Acen- achieve the designation and one of only 18 Building, central utility plant, helipad, and
Engineering of the USA (INCE/ tech Inc in Cambridge, where he in all of New England. new parking garage in Portland.
USA), a professional organiza- directs and provides technical With more than 12 years of con-
Suffolk Featured On ‘Top’ List
tion that promotes engineering contributions to engineering and
solutions to environmental, prod- environmental projects related
uct, machinery, industrial, and primarily to the measurement,
other noise problems. evaluation, and control of noise Boston - Suffolk ranked an impressive No. 11 on Modern Healthcare’s 2012
Wood has served INCE/ Eric Wood and vibration during the design, “Top Construction Management Companies” list. This prestigious list is based on
USA as a vice president and construction, and operation of ma- the publication’s annual Construction and Design Survey, which ranks construc-
board member. He also serves jor energy systems and transpor- tion management companies by their 2011 dollar volume for completed healthcare
as president of the INCE Foundation, tation and industrial facilities. projects.
which provides financial support to recipi- Photo by Acentech.
Melaine Sprigler Joins CMAA Newire Recent Awards
Boston, - New England Women Year Award - Susan Shelby, Rhino Pub-
McLean, VA - Melaine L. Sprigler geting, and forecasting and lead human in Real Estate (NEWiRE) held its 2012 lic Relations; Suzanne King Public Ser-
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Association of America as vice president Most recently Sprigler served as celebration recently at The Fairmont Cop- Community Housing for the Elderly; Pro-
of finance and administration. chief financial officer for the US Ap- ley Plaza Hotel in Boston. Janet Wu, news fessional Service Award - Sarah Lagosh,
Sprigler, who is a certified pub- ple Association in Vienna, Va. She is a anchor and reporter for WHDH-TV, NBC Eastdil Secured, LLC.; Networking Award
lic accountant, brings to CMAA more member of the National Association of Boston emceed the event. - Aurora Cammarata, Spagnolo Gisness &
than 15 years’ experience and expertise Professional Women (NAPW) and the The following awards were pre- Associates, Inc.; Patricia Forbes, Diversi-
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executive management team at CMAA, Accountants (AICPA). Lorian Miho Soga, Nitsch Engineering; Structure Tone, Inc.; and Ellen Rothman,
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S/L/A/M Labor and Material Analysis Pare Promotes Engineering Careers
End of 1st Quarter 2012 Lincoln, RI - Professional
engineers from Pare Corpora-
tion (PARE), an engineering firm
headquartered in Lincoln, recent-
ly made presentations to middle
school students at Woonsocket
Middle School (Villa Nova) and
Lincoln Middle School. The
purpose of the visits was to edu-
cate and encourage the students
to consider civil engineering as a
career choice.
Cari Powers Orsi and Kev-
in Champagne, both licensed pro-
fessional engineers, brought the
construction plans they helped Kevin Champagne and Cari Powers Orsi, during a pre-
develop for each of the middle sentation at Lincoln Middle School.
schools and explained how engi-
neering is a key component in the Orsi and Champagne talked to all
planning and building of a school. of the eighth graders at Lincoln Middle
“Because we were the engineer of School through several presentations over
record for both the Woonsocket and Lin- the course of two different days. They also
coln Middle Schools, they were the logi- met with one class of advanced science stu-
cal choice for our public outreach in con- dents at Woonsocket Middle School.
Published by The S/L/A/M Collaborative Construction Services with permissions from the copyright owners nection with National Engineers Week,” “I guess they found value in the pre-
(as credited) said Trish Teeter, marketing coordinator at sentation, because they’ve invited us back
ENR Building Cost Index - National Average - Holding Steady PARE. “We were able to show the students for Science Night in April!” said Orsi,
ENR Building Cost Index Forecast - Trending Upward the actual plans for their own school sites, speaking of a request from Woonsocket
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High-Profile: Publisher’s Message by Michael Barnes
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High-Profile: Facilities Development News
UMass Lowell, UMBA Break Ground on University Suites Residence Hall
Lowell, MA - UMass Lowell, the
UMass Building Authority (UMBA), and
community leaders broke ground on the
new University Suites residence hall, a
$54 million, state-of-the-art building that
will bring the number of resident students
to 50%.
The 148,000sf hall will include
four- and six-bed units, kitchen/lounge
areas, study rooms, an outdoor courtyard,
and more.
“The University Suites not only ful-
fill a great need for more student housing,
but offer students the best in campus liv-
ing,” said Katherine Craven, executive
director of the UMass Building Author-
ity. “The building is state-of-the-art and
New University Suites residence hall
energy-efficient, while remaining true in also grown. Research shows that students Apartment-style housing for 510 students
its architecture and appearance to the tex- who live on campus are more apt to be aca- adjacent to south campus, under construc-
tile and industrial histories of Lowell.” demically successful and the entire campus tion by a private developer, is also sched-
Slated to open in fall 2013, Univer- community is more cohesive when a great- uled to open in fall 2013.
sity Suites will be the first new residence er percentage of students lives on campus. The UMass Building Authority is
hall constructed on campus since 1989 Currently, 40% of undergraduates live in managing the project in partnership with
and represents a new model of campus university housing, up from 28% five years Joslin, Lesser + Associates Inc. of Water-
housing in an all-suites building. The new ago; the goal is to reach 50%,” said Chan- town. The building’s architect is ADD Inc.
residence hall will be constructed in part cellor Marty Meehan. of Boston. Walsh Brothers of Boston is the
Participating in the groundbreaking are with recycled materials and with the goal The residence hall will accommo- building’s construction manager. The proj-
l-r: UMass Lowell Chancellor Marty of maximum energy efficiency throughout, date 472 students, propelling the university ect is just one of several under way that are
Meehan, State Representative Thomas striving for LEED Silver certification. to its goal of a 50-50 split between resident transforming the UMass Lowell campus.
Golden, UMBA Board Member Frank “With student enrollment now top- and commuter students, a priority identi- Seven new facilities are scheduled to open
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10. 10 May, 2012
High-Profile: Facilities Development News
LaFreniere Architects Breaks Ground Cobham’s Expansion Under Way
Powissett Lodge at Hale Reservation Pro Con Architect and CM
Exeter, NH – The steel
framing is under way for Cob-
ham Antenna System’s Mi-
crowave Components group’s
expansion at its manufacturing
facility in Exeter. Pro Con Inc
of Manchester is the architect
and construction manager for
the expansion project, which
will add 105,000sf to the com-
pany’s existing 80,000sf manu-
facturing facility.
Rendering of Cobham Antenna System’s expansion
The new two-story addi-
tion will consist of 70,000sf of First-floor ribbon windows will bring
manufacturing space on the first floor and light into the manufacturing area, and sec-
35,000sf of office and conference room ond floor clerestory windows and a cantile-
space on the second floor. The manufactur- vered curtain wall will allow natural light
Rendering of new Powissett Lodge ing space will have a 20-foot height clear- into the office space. As part of the build-
ance to accommodate specialized equip- ing expansion, Pro Con Inc has designed
Westwood, MA - LaFreniere Ar- rustic in appearance, in keeping with the ment. a new main entrance, which
chitects has broken ground on the new reservation’s vernacular, and includes includes a lobby, reception
Powissett Lodge at Hale Reservation in clerestory fenestration and large areas of area, and passenger elevator.
Westwood. The new structure replaces the glazing to bring abundant natural light into The design-build ex-
former lodge building that was tragically the space. The design allows for expansion pansion is incorporating
lost to fire a year ago. The building is sited in future phases to include potential addi- environmentally beneficial
near Noanet Pond within the beautiful pre- tional classroom spaces and meeting areas. strategies, including the in-
served reservation. Within a very short time frame, the stallation of energy-efficient,
The new structure will be used to construction and design team, including low-e glass windows and low-
house day-camp and scouting activities LaFreniere Architects, Spectrum System flow fixtures, and the building
within its large function hall. The function Builders, and Johnson Structural Engineer- is expected to exceed energy
hall, kitchen, and bathroom facilities will ing, was assembled to create a new design code requirements for energy
also serve as event space for additional ac- and start construction on the lodge so as to efficiency. Pro Con Inc began
tivities associated with the camp. minimize the impact on this year’s summer the project in December 2011
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construction, leaving trusses and wood first phase is anticipated in mid-June. ber 2012 completion date.
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High-Profile Focus: Landscaping
Perry Schoolyard Receives BSLA Merit Award Award in Design
Designed by Landscape Architect Warner Larson
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Society of Landscape Architects’ Merit painted track with metric measurements sundial, thermometers, wind-vane, water
Award in Design. Designed by Warner and phases of the moon, surrounds the source, and digging area are some of the
Larson, Inc., a Boston-based landscape ar- open play area which hosted the Reebok lab components provided in the outdoor
chitectural firm, the Perry Schoolyard was “BOKS Kids” event on October 12 2011. classroom. A nautical flagpole designed as
completed in 2010. The Perry School cur- The outdoor classroom (OC) has a the “boat’s” mast recently served as the fo-
rently serves 240 students in grades K-8. custom boat-shaped work table and seat- cal point in a ceremony honoring heroes of
The schoolyard was an expanse of ing arranged in rows of wood pilings, 9/11. The OC has even been used for com-
asphalt paving with no play structures or along with a custom lighthouse storage munity yoga and scavenger hunts!
furnishings and very few plants. Through a shed, raised planters, and compost area. Maritime quotations are engraved in
consensus-based community process with Wood logs, stumps, and boulders provide boulders at “Spectacle Island,” including
the school, neighborhood, Boston School- informal seating, and stone paths for ex- one from the school’s namesake “Oliver
yard Initiative, and the city, the design
team created a schoolyard and outdoor
classroom full of educational and recre-
The elliptical track is the organizing element
ational components.
The Harbor Islands nautical theme is
inspired by the school’s strategic seaside Hazard Perry,” a US Navy Commodore
location and creates a playful connection (1785-1819). The Perry Shark (school’s
with its surroundings. The elliptical track mascot) is integrated into one of the OC
is the organizing element linking play ar- gates and on the wind vane atop the school-
eas on the symbolic harbor islands around a yard entry gate (from E. 8th St) complete
big blue “harbor” painted on the pavement. with “shark bites” in the sign edges.
The outdoor classroom with maritime el- The collaborative approach involv-
ements wraps around the schoolyard with ing the teachers, students, administration,
buffering seashore plantings. “George’s and neighbors throughout the design pro-
Island” provides active play for 5- to cess fostered a strong sense of pride and
12-year-olds with challenging web, rock, ownership, which is vital to the long-term
and bar climbers within a pentagon “fort” care of this space. Since the project’s
pattern in the rubber surfacing. “Thomp- completion, the South Boston Neighbor-
son Island” allows for imaginative play for hood House and Youth Build are assisting
children aged 5 years and younger, with a with the seasonal maintenance. In addition,
custom boat complete with a ship’s wheel community fundraising and volunteer ef-
and signal flags, a balance beam, and a talk Play Yard Photos by Julio Cedano photography forts are under way for future projects.
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12. 12 May, 2012
High-Profile Focus: Landscaping
Interior Landscape Design - 150 Royall Street Atrium
by Nelson Hammer table seating area for enjoying lunches, and
As an advocate and practitioner of several small nooks for private conversa-
the discipline of interior landscape design, tions. The landscape palette, rather than
I have a great deal of trouble rationalizing the more typical palms and other species
the current reality associated with tropical climates, consists
that living plants in of many species that recall a northern tem-
buildings have not perate woodland climate, such as pines and
yet been fully em- massed ground covers that help make the
braced as an integral New England residents using the facility to
component of the
United States Green Continued on page 15
Seating area for enjoying lunches.
Building Council
(USGBC) LEED tions for the inclusion of plants in indoor
certification. My in- environments: The presence of plants has
Nelson Hammer dustry colleagues been found to increase employee pro-
and I have long ductivity and attendance; to lower blood
asked, “How can a building be green with pressure; to reduce stress; and to increase
no plants in it?” It appears that is about to humidity in a space, particularly during
change. It is currently possible to receive the winter. When I was retained to design
LEED credits for specifying living walls the interior landscape in the atrium at 150
and other unusual interior landscape ap- Royall Street in Canton, I was careful to
plications as “innovations in design,” and consider these benefits. Originally con-
since the inclusion of living plants in build- ceived as the new headquarters for One-
ings has been known for decades to clean Beacon Insurance Group, the Royall Street
indoor air (a study published by NASA building was comprehensively renovated
in 1989 demonstrated that many common in 2006 by a project team headed by Mar-
house plants remove carcinogens such gulies Perruzzi Architects. OneBeacon se-
as formaldehyde, benzene, trichloroeth- lected this location, in part, to take advan-
ylene, and other VOCs [volatile organic tage of its generous atrium space and turn
compounds] from sealed indoor test vol- it into an interior garden that would serve
umes), it is hoped that the USGBC will as a workspace amenity for its local staff.
soon include specific LEED credits for in- The atrium contains a number of
terior plants to mitigate indoor air quality densely planted, on-grade planter beds, a
issues as well; that is, provide credits for water feature with enough moving water to
more general uses of plants indoors. create a muted level of white noise, a mez-
There are a number of other justifica- The atrium contains a number of on-grade planter beds.
zanine seating area, bench seating, a large
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High-Profile Focus: Engineering
Roof Tops Can Site Drainage Be Attractive?
When it comes to a weathertight building Civil Engineers and Landscape Architects work
envelope it’s all about the flashing schedule together to solve storm water runoff issues
by Bryan Kelly ing what I like to call “regional deficit dis-
by Anne Cruess, ASLA
In keeping a building weathertight, order.” In the not so distant past, storm water
roof-related flashing schedules can help en- What’s exactly does that mean? Con- from parking lots, roofs and roads did not
sure the long-term integrity of the proper- sider this example: require treatment once it left its place of
ties you manage and Recently, a large condominium com- origin. The run off found its way to streams,
maintain. plex in eastern Massachusetts put out an ponds and ground water without concern or
New England RFP seeking remedial solutions for severe constraint on the quality or quantity of the
weather is notori- water penetration problems associated with discharge. This practice contributed to ero-
ously variable, with virtually every one of its 54 residential sion and degradation of the quality of our
extremes of tempera- units. A professional engineering firm from watersheds.
ture and precipitation southern New Hampshire with long experi- All levels of government are now
creating punishing ence in multi-unit housing made a site visit involved with storm water management
conditions. Even followed by a careful review of property practices. From EPA to local conservation
extended periods of building plans. boards, the way storm water is dealt with
Bryan Kelly mild weather can cre- Here’s what was found: Without ben- is highly regulated. The effective design of
ate hazards: Consider efit of an engineering analysis the property storm water flow, retention and cleansing
an older, shingle-style roof when exposed developer had chosen an architectural de- facilities is one of the primary jobs of the Green Pavement at French-Atwood
to the high temperatures and degrading ef- sign used exclusively in southern states. On civil engineers and landscape architects at Marketplace in Bedford
fects associated with direct sunlight. examination it was deemed entirely inap- TFMoran Inc. and it can make or break a
project. In later years underground infiltration
Shingles can become brittle, splay, propriate for use in New England, where
The early storm water treatment sys- systems became popular, but they were very
and crack while hip lines separate. Further, ice and snow build-up are major factors.
tems were quite simple and usually consist- expensive to install and maintain. The idea
what goes unobserved in summer can be- Commonly repeated design features,
ed of a grassy trench located at the lowest behind these was to capture the runoff from
come a major problem as the ice and snow including multiple gable and valley con- parking lots (and other impervious areas)
elevation of the site. Run off from parking
of winter penetrate roofing underlayment. figurations with abutting cheek walls led in big underground concrete boxes which
lots and other paved areas would simply
Some mistake obvious failures in to excessive accumulation of precipitation; be allowed to flow into these trenches and would allow a slow percolation of the storm
roofing construction with siding issues, es- inadequate gutters and downspouts limited be “cleansed” by the grass. Although this water into the groundwater. Although this
pecially improperly installed vinyl or even carry off. Compounding the error of choos- treatment option is still viable, what if the system encouraged more creative use of a
fiber cement products. A failing roof can ing a design intended for southern climes, lowest elevation of a site is up front and site, the expense was high. Over the years
also be a function of improper installation internal attic geometry limited proper inte- painfully visible? Not many property own- the concrete boxes were replaced by rigid
or shabby design. But there are other fac- rior ventilation. ers, especially retail establishments, want plastic “tubes” that were easier, more flex-
tors, as well. Effectively, the developer had their customers greeted by a murky trench, ible and cheaper to build and maintain.
Some roofs begin life in New Eng- which can fill up with trash and be difficult
land suffering from built-in issues, includ- Continued on page 39 to maintain. Continued on page 31
Commercial • Institutional • Fine Residential • Irrigation • Stonewalls • Walkways • Terraces
Fine Residential Princeton University Athletic Fields
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• Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum – Shawmut Design and Construction
• Appleton Mill – CWC Builders
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• Cambridge Rindge and Latin – Consigli Construction
• Harbor Park Pavilion – Turner Construction
• Dana Farber – Walsh Brothers
• Dorchester Ave Improvements – McCourt Construction
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