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Up-Front Disrupt CRE
October 16th, 2014
Where Technology and Real Estate Collide Boston – Organizers of the “Disrupt CRE” event set for Oct. 16, 2014, expect hundreds of technology innovators and professionals at the forefront of New England’s commercial real estate industry to pack the new District Hall meeting venue in the city’s Innovation District for this historic event. The event aims to bring together technology, venture capital, and the commercial real estate industry. Running from 1 p.m. to 7 the four disruptive panel topics to be addressed include: crowdfunding real estate projects; the cloud and how it has affected
AEC; space utilization and what the new companies of tomorrow require; and the USGBC MA sponsored, The Science of Buildings. The four panels conclude with the segment “45 at 4:45” where the disruptive exhibiting tech companies will have a rapid fire style 45 seconds to pitch their products. The conclusion of the event is highlighted by a casual cocktail and hors d’oeuvre networking and demonstration session sbetween tech companies, VCs, and real estate industry leaders.
Litchfield Courthouse Breaks Ground
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Torrington, CT – The state of Connecticut has chosen KBE Building Corporation to design and build the long-awaited Litchfield Judicial District Courthouse. Ground was broken on August 12 for the $67.8 million project that encompasses the new construction of a 183,600sf L-shaped building containing a south wing with three stories and basement, and a north wing with four stories and basement. The courthouse will accommodate 386 vehicles via an attached two-story parking structure and on-site parking at grade level. KBE leads the design-build team, which includes The DLR Group of Orlando, Fla. as the lead architect with support from Conn.-based architect AM Design. DLR Group’s Justice+Civic practice is nationally recognized for award-winning courthouse and correctional design for local, state, and federal clients. AM Design has designed three courthouse projects. Other design team members include BVH Integrated Services of Bloomfield, Conn. providing structural, civil, mechanical/electrical/plumbing, and information
technology engineering services; CR3 LLC of Simsbury, landscape architecture; Geodesign, Inc. of Middlebury, geotechnical and environmental engineering; and Meehan Goodin of Manchester, surveying services. The new building will reflect a traditional courthouse style incorporating a colonnade and a clock/stair tower. Its cast stone and brick exterior will take note of the adjacent buildings while portraying the image of a prominent governmental building. The new courthouse will be a replacement for the existing courthouse located in Litchfield. The new building will house criminal courts, civil courts, arraignment courts, juvenile courts, and family courts with all the requisite support spaces. It will also contain a protected sally port and holding area for prisoners, a law library, a public defenders’ space, a judicial marshal’s office, and a state’s attorney’s office. The KBE design-build team will pursue LEED Silver certification for the project. Completion is scheduled for March 2016.