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High-Profile: Educational Facilities Development News
Bryant University Retains DPM
l-r Tony Pagano/Project Manager, Paul Fantoni/Superintendent, and Derek Pelletier/President, all of Delta; Dave Stettler/ Head of School, Oak Meadow; Brenda Hart-Flynn/Estimator Delta, and Matt Rugiero/P&L
Delta Begins Montessori Project Seitz Architects
Littleton, MA- Delta Design & Construction of Medford recently broke ground on a $1.7 million, 7,000sf new construction and renovation project at Oak Meadow Montessori School. The scope of work will involve the addition of an arts center and gymnasium. This project will create a large meeting space where, for the first time, the entire school can gather together. The increased space will allow for a greatly expanded arts, music and physical education program for the children. The renovation of the existing school will create additional library space for each age group of students
and new office space for the faculty and admissions staff. “The design idea behind this project was to create multiple uses for each new space, allowing for the most effective use of the budget, while expanding on the school’s desire to offer arts and expressive activities throughout the daily curriculum,” commented Patti Seitz, of Seitz Architects. Delta has just finished pouring foundations and will start erecting steel in the next week. This fast track, 26week project will be completed in late August.
Smithfield, RI - Diversified Project Management, Inc. (DPM), a Newton, Mass.-based owner’s representative firm, has been retained by Bryant University to manage the ground-up construction of new student housing as well as the renovation and expansion of their stadium field house on its 420 acre campus in Smithfield. Bryant, a private undergraduate college and graduate school founded in 1863, is expanding their on-campus housing by adding a new, five-story, freshman dorm and two new senior townhouses. The townhouses are currently under construction and the new
dorm is slated to begin in May. Combined, the new buildings will house over 350 students. In addition to housing expansion, the university also plans to renovate and expand its current stadium field house as a result of its athletic program’s ascension into Division One of the NCAA. “These new facilities will have a great impact on the campus community, offering modern housing and sporting amenities to the student body”, said Edward Milch, director of capital projects for Bryant University.
Randolph, MA - Sixty-one students graduated from the Pipefitters Local 537 apprenticeship programs recently. Thirty-five are refrigeration apprentices and 26 are pipefitters apprentices. The completion ceremony was at Lantana in Randolph. Over the past several decades, the United Association’s training programs have produced a stable, skilled workforce responsible for building and maintaining piping systems in the various industrial and residential facilities that make up the North American landscape. No one can match the commitment or investment. The UA spends over $100 million annually on train-
ing programs involving approximately 100,000 journeymen and apprentices in over 400 local training facilities at any given time. Because of their highly skilled workforce, Pipefitters of Local 537 are vital to many industries throughout MassachuLocal setts. Over 2,600 members 537 strong and growing, they pipe a six county area within their jurisdiction. They are always looking for the best and brightest that the region has to offer. In addition to the five-year apprenticeship programs, they offer continuing education that includes journeymen training and certification, as well as an associate’s degree program.
Pipefitters Completion Ceremony
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