High-Profile: August 2021

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August 2021

Focus: Retail and Hospitality

Construction on the FireKeepers Casino Hotel expansion in Battle Creek, Mich. will soon be complete. / Rendering courtesy of JCJ Architecture

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INDUSTRY EXPERT ARTICLES:

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Martel Joins Copley Wolff Scalora Consulting Announces Launch, Awaits B-Corp Certification BSLA Announces 2021 Design Award Winners Kaplan, studioMLA Complete Edgerley Family Horizons Center

Associated Subcontractors of Massachusetts, Inc.

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Interview with Pascale Sablan of Beyond The Built Environment

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TFMoran Provides Site Design for Planet Honda Shaping the Future of Retail Living Building Project Tops Off Colby College Completes Athletics Center

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Costs and Compromises: COVID’s Effect on the Hospitality Industry

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Living Building Tops Off

Shaping the Future of Retail

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Barnes Building Management ......................... 42 BL Companies...................................................... 8 Boston Plasterers.................................................. 8

Publisher’s Message…................................6 Up-Front…...................................................7 Retail and Hospitality…............................12 Restoration and Renovation…..................21 Multi-Residential…................................... 22 Trends and Hot Topics…............ 23, 40, 44 ASM Spotlight…....................................... 24 Green….................................................... 28 Education….............................................. 29 Healthcare…..............................................31 Municipal….............................................. 34 J.E.D.I…..................................................... 36 Training and Recruitment…...................... 37 Corporate….............................................. 38 Life Sciences….......................................... 41 Connecticut…........................................... 42 Awards….................................................. 46 People….................................................... 48 Calendar…............................................... 50

Campbel | McCabe......................................... 47 CANAM............................................................. 11 Connecticut Temperature Control....................... 6 Copley Wolff Design Group.............................38 Dacon................................................................. 15 Dietz & Co............................................................ 8

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Eastern States Insurance Agency Inc............. 47 Genest ................................................................. 3 Glynn Electric..................................................... 29 Great in Counters............................................... 49 Hampshire Fire Protection................................... 9 Haynes Group................................................... 32 Heat & Frost Insulators Local 6......................... 33

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An Interview with Pascale Sablan of Beyond the Built Environment

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Publisher’s Message

Anastasia Barnes Lately, I’ve gotten a lot of emails that start with “Can you believe it’s August already?” The answer is yes, but this year it feels like the summer has flown by.

Maybe it’s because we’ve barely returned to in-person events after a long year of webinars and Zoom meetings. Recently, I attended the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Summer Social where I had the opportunity to congregate with other ULI members and enjoy actually socializing in person again! It was so much fun to get to gather outdoors with colleagues I have missed seeing.

The ongoing pandemic is prompting many industries, including retail and hospitality, to pivot and redevelop standards in order to remain successful.

HP’s editor, Emily Langner, shares a synopsis of a recent report by the National League of Cities which highlights our

nation’s current state of retail. The authors of the report assert that “retail forms the foundation of our local economies, our workforce and main streets across the country. Beyond their necessity, strong local retail economies are often what make cities, towns and villages great places to live, work and play. “ Turn to page 12 to read more.

(l-r) At the ULI New England Summer Social: Andrew Tishkevich of USI Insurance, Ryan Lynch of South Coast Improvement, Anastasia Barnes of High-Profile, Trey Rebman of CBRE, and Ryan Dessert of CBRE. / Photo by Lipofsky Photography

I wanted to give a special shout out to Scolara Consulting Group, an owner’s rep based out of Ashland, Mass., that is pending certification as a B Corporation. Certified B Corporations are legally required to consider the impact of their decisions on their workers, customers, suppliers, community, and the environment. This kind of commitment aligns with HP’s principles and mission and we’re excited for you to read more about the company on page 38.

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I’m delighted to publish our interview with Pascale Sablan, founder of Beyond the Built Environment, in our section on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Beyond the Built Environment is an organization that addresses the inequitable disparities in architecture by providing a holistic platform aimed to support numerous stages of the architecture pipeline, and advocates for equity in the built environment

by engaging, elevating, educating, and collaborating. Learn more about the organization and how you or your firm can become involved on page 36.

September will be HP’s 24th Anniversary issue. That means only one year until the big 2-5! Keep an eye out for promos detailing how you can take part in our 25th anniversary issue, to be published in September of 2022. Do you have an anniversary coming up? Let us know!

Enjoy the read and the rest of the summer,

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Up-Front Brookline Affordable Housing Opens

(l-r): Marc Levin, president, development and construction, Chestnut Hill Realty; Mel Kleckner; Ed Zuker; Dan Rivera; and Chris Rodgers, VP of design and construction, Chestnut Hill Realty

Chestnut Hill, MA – On July 13, Chestnut Hill Realty held a ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony of the first phase of 175 units created under Chapter 40B. The grand opening was held at Hancock Village in Brookline, led by Chestnut Hill Realty founder and CEO, Ed Zuker. The ceremony was attended

by Chestnut Hill Realty real estate executives as well as local and state officials including Dan Rivera, president and CEO of MassDevelopment, and Mel Kleckner, Brookline town administrator.

MassDevelopment was the subsidizing agency for the development and provided the tax-exempt and taxable bonds to help finance the new housing community. The project, known as Residences of South Brookline at Hancock Village, are the first brand-new rental townhomes built at Hancock Village since the 1940s.

The new three-bedroom, two-anda-half bath units provide central AC, a utility room with washer and dryer,

deluxe closet storage systems, quartz countertops, and a master bedroom suite with a custom closet and private bath.

The units also include amenities such as a breakfast bar, stainless-steel GE Energy Star appliances, custom maple kitchen cabinets, recessed lighting, crown molding, hardwood floors, and an open floor plan.

Chapter 40B, the Commonwealth’s regional planning law, promotes responsible housing growth that meaningfully accommodates lowerincome households. The affordable apartments at this development are available to families who make less than 50% of the area median income.

The law balances the regional need for affordable housing development with local public health, public safety, design, and environmental needs.

In honor of the occasion, a donation of $25,000 was made to the Brookline Teen Center.

Mathey Center Breaks Ground

Members of SELT’s board of directors and building committee at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Mathey Center for People and Nature

Epping, NH – On June 16, the Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire (SELT) held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the construction of the Mathey Center for People and Nature at Burley Farms in Epping.

Seven years in the making, the new center will serve as SELT’s permanent headquarters and will feature office and programming space to increase its nature-

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SELT is partnering with construction manager Chapman Construction/Design and Sheldon Pennoyer Architects on this 2-story wood-frame building. The center will be constructed using highperformance building practices and, once complete, will serve as an education and recreation resource for the surrounding community.

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ACEC-RI Elects Officers Providence, RI – The American Council of Engineering Companies of Rhode Island (ACEC-RI) announced that the following new officers and directors have been elected for the coming year.

• Dorothy S. Davison, executive director, ACEC-RI • Jeff Lewis, P.E, president, Garofalo Associates • Todd Ravanelle, P.E., vice president, Gordon Archibald Associates • Joe Wanat, P.E., treasurer, VHB • Robert Smith, P.E., secretary, McMahon Associates • Kenneth DeCosta, P.E., national director, Pare Corporation • Brendan Ennis, P.E., CDM-SMITH

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North Branch Completes Renovation

August 2021

New London School Breaks Ground

Attending the ribbon cutting for The Village at Crafts Hill (l-r): Erin Cotton, office of Rep. Anne Kuster; McKenzie St. Germain, office of Sen. Maggie Hassan; Faye Grearson, Twin Pines Housing; Joe Kenney, NH Executive Council; Tim McNamara, Mayor of Lebanon, N.H.; Andrew Winter, Twin Pines Housing; Kevin Peterson, CDFA; Anthony Capone, USDA; Dave Kadlec, North Branch Construction; and Jennie Gibson, Twin Pines Housing

West Lebanon, NH – North Branch Construction, a multi-unit housing builder in New Hampshire, has completed renovations of six buildings and construction of a new community building at the Village at Crafts Hill in West Lebanon.

Twin Pines Housing, owner and operator of The Village at Crafts Hill, commemorated the completion of the renovations and celebrated the opening of the new community building with a ribbon cutting ceremony on June 17.

The project included the rehabilitation of the six buildings totaling 85,000sf, including common areas and the majority

of individual apartments. Renovations included building envelope improvements; window and door replacements; energy efficiency upgrades; heating and ventilation system upgrades; electrical upgrades; and site, drainage, and paving improvements.

Four units were converted to accessible units; accessible entrances were constructed for all five units in the complex.

North Branch Construction, working with Studio Nexus Architects, also completed a design-build project at the complex, building a 950sf community building. The ADA compliant building provides a community room, laundry facilities, restrooms and office space.

The project team and project owners break ground on the new Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School in New London.

New London, CT – A groundbreaking was recently held to kick off the Bennie Dover Jackson Multi-Magnet Middle School project in New London.

The project includes a combination of renovation of the existing facility, selective demolition, and an addition which will culminate in a new 165,000sf facility. All new heating, cooling and ventilation will be installed in addition to new science space and classrooms. An interior courtyard will also be enlarged to

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Once completed, the new facility will be home to three modes of learning including a traditional middle school curriculum, a STEM program, and an International Baccalaureate program.

The O&G Building Group is the construction manager; Perkins Eastman is the project architect; and Colliers International is the owner’s project manager. The project is expected to be completed in fall of 2024.

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New Affordable Housing Opens in East Boston

Attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony (l-r): Andrew Colbert; Kate Bennett, Boston Housing Authority administrator; Chrystal Kornegay, MassHousing executive director; Gebregziabher Ahmed, Harbor125 resident; Mayor Janey; Gilbert Winn, WinnCompanies CEO; his son, Rand Winn; and Sheila Dillon, chief of housing for the City of Boston

Boston – Boston Mayor Kim Janey recently joined officials from the Boston Housing Authority (BHA), WinnCompanies, and MassHousing to formally open a $30.2 million development project that delivers 52 units of both rental and homeownership opportunities to households of all incomes along the East Boston waterfront.

The WinnDevelopment project demolished 20 units of obsolete public housing at the BHA property to build Harbor 125 Apartments, offering 22 modern apartment homes for low- and extremely low-income households, and Harborwalk

Residences, featuring 30 condominiums to be sold to middle-income and market-rate households.

The project is part of the BHA’s continuing effort to preserve, expand and modernize public housing in the city of Boston. The 22 rental apartments, built at a cost of $16 million, include one, two, three and four-bedroom units. The 30 condominiums, built at a cost of $14.2 million, provide unique home ownership opportunities, with the revenue from the sale of the 16 market-rate units helping to make the 14 remaining condos affordable for a range of incomes not otherwise being served by recent waterfront development.

Harborwalk Residences (l) and Harbor125 Apartments

Located one block from the MBTA Blue Line station at Maverick, the oneacre property provides the neighborhood with a quarter-mile view corridor to the waterfront and pedestrian access to the Harborwalk. The two-building development includes 3,384sf of groundlevel retail space, a management office, a bicycle storage room, and a 1,000sf community room for use by residents and East Boston groups.

“This development fully remediated contaminated soil and building debris and raised the height of the site several feet to make the community resilient to sea level rise,’’ said Andrew Colbert, WinnDevelopment senior project director.

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served as the general contractor for the project, working off designs by The Architectural Team of Chelsea. The Harbor125 property is managed by WinnResidential, the property management arm of WinnCompanies. BRIGS, a property management company based in Boston, manages Harborwalk Residences for the homeowner’s association.

Both of the new buildings achieved LEED Gold certification through U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED for Homes (Version 4) program, including Energy Star certification and EPA’s Indoor airPLUS label for high indoor air quality.

Construction for the project created 500 jobs, with minorities, women, and local workers providing 50% of labor hours.

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Boston – The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA), Burnett Street Garden and Park, Inc., and local residents officially opened the Burnett Street Garden and Park in Jamaica Plain with a ribbon cutting.

The park was funded as part of the community benefits from a nearby BPDA-approved project at 3521-3529 Washington Street, the Flanagan and Seaton Development Project by SSG Development and Construction. The opening of this new green space marks the completion of 10 years of work and effort to bring the Flanagan and Seaton Development Project site back to life, after it was once considered to be one of the most contaminated sites in Jamaica Plain. Significant environmental remediation was necessary to reduce the contamination within the soil at the site,

which was due to past industrial use.

“I am happy to finally see this project come to fruition and provide a community green space for Jamaica Plain’s Burnett Street neighborhood,” said BPDA director, Brian Golden. “To transform an area that had been blighted by contaminants, through development that includes both affordable housing and community space, is a win for this neighborhood and its residents.”

The project includes 11,600sf of park space and 2,800sf of garden space.

Within that space are 28 raised garden beds, four of which are ADA accessible.

Community benefits also included a community room in the self-storage building, and the funding of multiple neighborhood murals. The community garden is maintained by Burnett Street Garden and Park, Inc.

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August 2021

Living Building Project Tops Off

HMTX Industries’ world headquarters rendering

Norwalk, CT – On June 20, HMTX Industries celebrated the topping off of its new world headquarters in Norwalk. The 4-story, 24,000sf project is on track to become the greenest building in the state, with completion slated for 2022.

The building is designed to become the first Living Building Challenge Petal Certified project in the state of Connecticut. The world’s most stringent green building rating system promotes the concept of regenerative design to

create spaces that give more than they take. When complete, the building will be energy positive, with over 100% of the building’s power demand coming from on-site PV panels.

As a living building, the HMTX facility is intended to be largely selfsufficient, with ultra-efficient envelope and mechanical systems that create a positive impact on the people and natural systems that surround it while producing zero carbon emissions.

Shawmut Design and Construction completes the steel structure of what will be HMTX Industries’ all-new world headquarters. / Photo by Richard Bonenfant

“This is an exciting milestone for a transformational project, one that embodies the leading-edge capabilities of sustainable, green design,” said Kevin Sullivan, executive VP at Shawmut Design and Construction. “In partnership with McLennan Design, we’re creating a global model for Living Building Challenge projects that will set a precedent for sustainable building for generations to come.”

The final beam that was raised into place during a topping-off ceremony for HMTX’s world headquarters / Photo by Richard Bonenfant

Red Oak Apartments Breaks Ground

Architectural rendering of Red Oak at 409 Elm Street

Manchester, NH – Red Oak Apartment Homes recently held a groundbreaking celebration at the site of the Red Oak at 409 Elm Street project in Manchester.

The mixed-use development will include 90 market rate multi-unit housing units, the corporate headquarters of Red Oak Apartment Homes, and coworking offices spaces. The property features 96,250sf over a 6-story podium construction with structural steel, concrete and metal stud framing from basement to the second floor deck and wood framing

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in the upper five floors.

The ground floor will include Red Oak’s headquarters, 16 co-work office suites and shared office space, a conference room, fully-equipped business center, resident mailboxes, package lockers, and a resident-only entrance and lobby. Apartments will include energy efficient features, such as LED lighting, Energy Star-rated appliances, rooftop solar panels, and electric vehicle charging stations.

“North Branch Construction is very

At the groundbreaking for Red Oak at 409 Elm Street (l-r): Alderman Will Stewart; Ed Rimm, North Branch Construction; Dennis Mires, The Architects; Paul Chisholm and Matt Peterson, Keach-Nordstrom Associates; Gerry Dupont, Ron Dupont, and Mark Guilmain, Red Oak Apartment Homes; Manchester Mayor Craig; Joseph H. Campbell, North Branch Construction; Alderman Pat Long; Lono Hunter, The Architects; and Robert McNulty, North Branch Construction

pleased to have been selected as the construction manager for the project,” said Joseph H. Campbell, North Branch president.

At the celebration, Owner and Marketing Director Gerry Dupont, master of ceremonies; Ron Dupont, president of Red Oak Apartment Homes; Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig; Ward 3 Alderman Pat Long; and Ward 2 Alderman and executive director of Stay Work Play New Hampshire, Will Stewart; all provided brief comments on the project.

The project team included Dennis Mires P.A., The Architects of Manchester, architectural design; KeachNordstrom Associates, Inc. of Bedford, civil engineering; JSN Associates of Portsmouth, structural engineering; Design Day Mechanicals, Inc. of New Ipswich, mechanical and plumbing services; and Electrical Systems Engineering, Inc. of Derry, electrical engineering.

Completion is scheduled for fall 2022.

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Focus: Retail and Hospitality Shaping the Future of Retail NLC Report Highlights Ways Cities Can Support Future Development

by Emily Langner The National League of Cities (NLC) recently released a report entitled The Future of Cities: Reenvisioning Retail.

NLC’s Center for City Solutions provides research and analysis on key topics and trends important to cities, creative solutions to improve the quality of life in communities, inspiration and ideas for local officials to use in tackling tough issues, and opportunities for city leaders to connect with peers, share experiences and learn about innovative approaches in cities.

According to the report, to prepare their cities for uncertainty ahead, local leaders have had to reenvision their cities in real time as the pandemic presented new difficulties and potential future challenges. Authors Lena Geraghty, Urban Innovation program director, Center for City Solutions; Tina Lee, senior research specialist, Center for City Solutions; and Brooks Rainwater, senior executive and director, Center for City Solutions; note that changes in the retail sector, already accelerating previously, have been expedited even more due to the COVID-19 pandemic, making it difficult

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to plan for what comes next, adding that, now more than ever, city leaders have an opportunity to help shape the retail landscape in ways that realize their community’s vision for the future.

The report states that, overall, the retail sector has seen an approximately 10% increase in dollars spent in February 2021 compared to February 2020.

However, this rebound has proved uneven.

For example, clothing and clothing accessories stores and the electronics and appliances sectors still have not regained their pre-pandemic levels, hovering at 87% and 96% of spending compared with monthly spending from February 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The authors note that the pandemic dramatically expedited the growth of

e-commerce, with sales reaching levels anticipated in 2022 in 2020, due to pandemic-driven growth. Retailers with an existing online presence were the ones better prepared to meet the shift toward e-commerce. In the future, they say, successful retail operations will have a few key components including providing flexibility of shopping from the location most convenient for the customer, and enabling personal delivery device operations for groceries and food, self-service kiosks, and semi-autonomous delivery vehicles.

COVID-19 has also reinvigorated cities’ focus on land use, planning and zoning; economic opportunity and jobs; and the best ways to deploy technology to support their communities now and in the future.

The report recommends that cities should consider ways to support more flexible land use, including ensuring

zoning regulations are designed with flexibility of use in mind and that changes can happen administratively during times of need; focusing on longer term land use code adjustments on efforts that put people’s use of public space first (allowing for the design of wider sidewalks, touchless pedestrian crossings and car-free streets in future planning efforts, prioritizing the creation of open public spaces over parking, and paying particular attention to who is lacking access and work with community members to determine what amenities would best serve their needs); and decreasing regulatory hurdles for desired, community-beneficial development, including ensuring the business licensing and permitting process is not standing in the way of good retail activity.

On the topic of retail operations, the report says the mix of in-person and online operations is likely to continue in all aspects of commerce, and recommends encouraging the development or repurposing of commercial spaces to meet a variety of retail needs; confirming zoning codes do not restrict home-based businesses and enabling the transition to storefronts for businesses ready to make the leap; and considering land use code definitions of retail, warehouse, and distribution as they relate to commercial and industrial use.

Also recommended is a focus on ensuring wage and workplace fairness, prioritizing workforce development, and promoting a diverse local business economy, including providing no- or lowinterest loans to early-stage entrepreneurs

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In the Future, Successful Retail Operations will have a few Key Components:

in low-income and historically marginalized areas of the city, and supporting the development of maker spaces and innovation hubs.

The report concludes that, as cities begin to solidify their visions for the future of retail, gaining clarity on who may be impacted, what tools are available to facilitate meaningful change, and what voices need to be at the decision-making table will prove critical, and that cities must be active participants in shaping the future of retail and supporting small businesses, workers and entrepreneurs.

Emily Langner is editor and staff writer at High-Profile Monthly.

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R etail will meet people where they are, whether that is online from their homes or in brick-and-mortar storefronts in their neighborhoods or city centers. The flexibility of shopping from the location most convenient for the customer will remain a primary driver of sales.

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M ixed-use development will continue to grow throughout metro regions. The pandemic accelerated inter-metro movement, with data pointing to a resurgence in the growth of suburbs and a preference for walkable, amenityrich communities. Cities will need to mesh these factors with retail demands, co-working spaces and other experiential spaces.

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salespersons may be supplanted by drivers, stock clerks and order fillers due to changing consumer preferences and the rise of automation. Women and people of color will be most vulnerable to shifts in occupation driven largely by changes in consumer preferences and the rise of automated warehousing operations.

etail will continue to expand R beyond storefronts in business districts and into other parts of the community. The success of “buy local” movements during the pandemic and an emphasis on hiring local workers will persist as many retailers look to participate more fully in their cities and build strong business communities.

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D emand for experience-based retail will continue to grow with some retailers. Sales for many businesses like restaurants, bars or car dealerships will remain strong in the shift to e-commerce because of their ability to capitalize on the customer experience. Consumer trends show a preference in spending for experiences more than physical goods. The global economy means access to consumer goods is less place-specific, so customers focus on unique experiences instead.

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technologies and expanded access to data have the potential to revolutionize the retail industry. Retailers will embrace them, working with their local governments to determine proper use and community benefits.

Cities have already enabled personal delivery device operations for delivery of groceries and food, self- service kiosks, and semiautonomous delivery vehicles. As consumers get more comfortable with them, these emerging technologies will play a larger role in retail operations.

Source: The Future of Cities: Reenvisioning Retail report by The National League of Cities

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August 2021

Bay State Retailers are Open for Business

by Adam Palmer The retail sector, an essential economic engine that contributes almost $4 trillion to the country’s annual GDP, has long been recognized as the nation’s largest job creator in downtown business districts and along small-town main streets.

According to the National Retail Federation, with more than 80,000 retail establishments here in Massachusetts, the industry accounts for approximately 1.2 million jobs in Boston and beyond.

Thankfully, after a long pause, and with the adoption of many new protocols and practices, the Bay State is once again open for business.

The National League of Cities believes that retail will remain a key contributor to local economies throughout the U.S. Many merchants at brick-andmortar stores, who pivoted to introduce online platforms and contactless shopping at the height of the pandemic, are now welcoming visitors who are Electrical Construction

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Clearly, the support of loyal patrons is essential to the growth of businesses large and small. And that’s good news for retailers, the Massachusetts workforce, vendors, service providers, and consumers.

Many will be surprised to learn that online shopping represents less than 10% of all retail sales in the U.S. While e-commerce remains popular, even major online retailers like Amazon and Wayfair have introduced storefronts.

Smart consumers often use brand websites to conduct research and compare prices while in-person shopping allows customers to try on apparel for size or touch and feel products to determine their quality. In reality, consumers are “omnichannel shoppers” who make purchases both onsite and online.

Today’s customers are looking for more than simple transactions. In order to succeed, retailers must constantly evolve, reinvent, innovate, and reimagine the way they conduct business. More than ever, retailers must consider the range of products they feature, the diversity of their suppliers, and the range of services they offer.

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Retailers provide much more than just places to shop. By offering comfortable spaces and beautiful surroundings, and by emphasizing customer service and other amenities, retailers create jobs and contribute to the vibrancy of our communities.

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August 2021

Connolly Brothers Celebrates Ribbon Cutting at Hanover MarketPlace Hanover, MA – Connolly Brothers, Inc. of Beverly celebrated the ribbon cutting for a new 20,000sf MarketPlace Building it constructed in Hanover, to house the Cushing Cafe, a Take 2 thrift store, and a Unique Boutique gift shop, along with state-of-the-art training classrooms for Cardinal Cushing Centers, Inc. After shutting down at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the retail stores resumed operation when the $10 million MarketPlace Building opened on December 1, 2020, and held a ribbon cutting ceremony on June 25 of this year.

Connolly Brothers demolished an existing structure on the property before beginning site work and construction.

The 3-story building is a slab on grade conventionally framed steel structure designed to complement the existing historic campus buildings.

The first floor has retail space for the cafe, including a full-service kitchen, a thrift store, two classrooms and two single occupancy public bathrooms. The second floor includes four classrooms, four offices, and a bathroom with a shower.

The third floor is dedicated to mechanical equipment. New energy recovery units were installed and are a source of fresh air and air circulation for the classrooms as well as recovering heat to pump back into the building.

The facility is being planned in two phases. The current phase houses retail establishments owned and operated by the center and staffed by students, as well as six classrooms dedicated to the Vocational Services Program which provides on-site vocational and educational experiences.

Phase Two will ultimately house administrative office suites, an employee training center, and additional learning spaces.

The project team includes Connolly Brothers, construction manager; ARC/ Architectural Resources Cambridge, architect; Bala/TMP Consulting Engineers, M/E/P/FP; Boston Building Consultants, structural; Howe Engineers, code; VHB, civil/site; Colburn & Guyette, kitchen; Building Envelope Technologies, envelope; and Construction Specifications, specifications.

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Starbucks to Open in Malden

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Boston – Boston-based real estate developer Berkeley Investments confirms that Starbucks will open its first-ever location in Malden, Mass. this fall at Exchange 200, a 4-story, over 300,000sf mixed-use building directly across from the Malden Center MBTA Station.

Berkeley recently completed a comprehensive redevelopment and repositioning of Exchange 200, with the building now featuring commercial space focused on life science users and office/ R&D companies, along with ground-floor retail space. This new Starbucks location will occupy more than 2,500sf of space on the building’s ground floor at the corner of Commercial and Exchange Streets and will also offer outdoor patio seating.

Starbucks will join 110 Grill and Evviva Trattoria, two full-service restaurants that opened at the building earlier this summer.

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“Through our redevelopment of Exchange 200, Berkeley’s vision has been to create a dynamic new hub for innovation in Greater Boston, attracting companies to Malden across fields such as life sciences and R&D,” notes Dan McGrath, senior vice president of Berkeley Investments.

“Malden offers these businesses a built-in, talented local workforce and great transit access, and with the addition of Starbucks and two new restaurants, Exchange 200 continues to position itself as an exciting, amenity-rich location for these innovative companies to call home.”

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Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos, Mayor Frank J. Picozzi and other elected officials attended the event.

Located at at Airport and Post Roads, the convenience store is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2021. It will include a cafe and offer a full menu of gourmet coffees and breakfast options, artisan style pizza prepared in an 800 degree oven, hot and cold fresh-made

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This will be Neon Marketplace’s first location built from the ground up. The company is investing $9 million at this location, supporting 100 construction jobs and 40 permanent jobs once it’s up and running.

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August 2021

TFMoran Provides Site Design for Planet Honda Tilton, NH – TFMoran’s Seacoast Division civil project managers were responsible for providing land surveying, civil/site and traffic engineering design, permitting, and landscape architecture services for a new Planet Honda in Tilton.

The 31,150sf footprint, 2-story auto dealership is located off of I-93 Exit 20 on NH-Route 11, East Main Street in Tilton.

The facility includes a showroom, a sales and service department, and office space, along with associated display parking and customer parking.

Improvements for the 10-acre site included access, grading, utilities, landscaping, lighting, and a stormwater management system. The project team included Regent Associates, Inc. of Natick, Mass. as the project architect, and CM&B of Danvers, Mass. as the general contractor.

Planet Honda officially opened its doors on July 12.

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Costs and Compromises: COVID’s Effect on the Hospitality Industry

by Danae Tinsley Back in January of 2019, when JCJ Architecture was awarded the expansion project at FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek, Mich., the world was a different place. Our client’s goals for their project did not include flexibility to accommodate social distancing. The construction schedule was achievable at 18 months and there was sufficient labor available to get the project built. Now in August of 2021, we are finally opening this Four Diamond hotel with a Wine Spectator award-winning fine dining restaurant, lobby bar, high limits gaming, lounge, and coffee shop.

While we are all experiencing COVID fatigue after 18 months of quarantine and mask wearing, the hospitality industry reached COVID exhaustion in the early days of the pandemic. Like many properties, FireKeepers was shut down for six weeks. During that time, construction was also paused. What we

have observed is that, on the patron side, the shutdown led to pent up demand, and on the construction side, a six-week construction pause did not translate into a six-week schedule extension.

As customers and guests returned to Firekeepers, they wore masks and socially distanced. Slot machines were taken out of service; table games had limited players. Hotel guest rooms were cleaned differently, buffets were closed, and restaurants reduced seating capacity.

Guests were happy to return to casinos and hotels after weeks at home. In spite of restrictions, pent up demand yielded higher profit. This was all good news for the owner.

If only addressing COVID on a job site was as manageable as it was inside the property. Construction sites have been transformed. There are hand-washing stations on the job site and multiple hand sanitizer dispensers per floor. Workers who cannot pass daily screening are not permitted on site. Tasks are scheduled to minimize the concentration of workers in a single location. While these are all positive improvements, they do not come without a cost, and that cost is time, money and manpower.

Material has become more expensive – anyone who has tried to purchase a two-by-four at their local hardware store

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knows this first-hand. Getting material from overseas is taking much longer – think lighting components coming from China experiencing an extended stay in U.S. Customs. The labor force seems to have dried up. While many of us have been able to seamlessly transfer to working from home, tile, millwork and wallcovering cannot be installed from home. The labor force that the industry depends on faces the same challenges of home-schooling children, compromised immune systems, and a general insecurity of being out in a pre-vaccine world. So

time, money and manpower, the three pillars of construction, have all been impacted.

As we approach the opening of this amazing project, this project team feels that overcoming these obstacles was not a small feat. We will celebrate this one in a big way and I hope that other projects that have been impacted are able to do the same. Let’s keep pushing and implement the positive changes on future projects.

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Determining Responsibility for Increased Costs in a Time of Skyrocketing Material Prices by the CI Editorial Committee Anyone monitoring construction industry trends knows that the prices of raw construction materials, particularly steel and lumber, have increased rapidly since early 2020. Associated Builders and Contractors reports that iron and steel prices were up 15.6% from January of 2020 to January of 2021, and that softwood lumber prices increased by as much as 73% during the same period. Although the market for materials has recently demonstrated some movement back toward prepandemic prices, in general, prices remain substantially higher for most items than they were in 2019, and many expect this to remain the case for the foreseeable future.

The reasons for these price increases vary, ranging from supply chain and shipping disruptions to the increased demand for new home construction, many of which arise from changes introduced to the global economy by the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the market for construction components is facing shortages of available material in a number of areas, many of which are critical for retail and hospitality

construction projects.

Short supplies and increased material prices mean one thing for owners and contractors: higher construction costs.

Explanations for these cost increases provide little comfort to builders and owners faced with busted budgets and difficult conversations, sometimes resulting in litigation, about which party

Short supplies and increased material prices mean one thing for owners and contractors: higher construction costs.

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is responsible for absorbing the increased costs when projects are already underway.

As is often the case, the answer likely lies in the particular provisions of the contract for construction.

Cost-plus or “time and materials” contracts are likely to identify the responsible party as the owner. The relatively open-ended pricing structures in these contracts provide the least price certainty to owners, and most flexibility to contractors, in dealing with fluctuations to the costs of materials.

On the other end of the spectrum are lump sum, or fixed price contracts. Under these pricing structures, a contractor’s pricing is generally locked in at the outset for a defined scope of work, and owners are unlikely to voluntarily provide any cost relief when material price escalations cause budgets to be exceeded for categories of materials that have not yet been purchased.

A third type of contract, priced on a not to exceed, or guaranteed maximum price basis lies somewhere in the middle. In such contracts, owners are generally better protected from material price increases due to the cap on total construction costs, and constructors often build allowances or contingencies into their pricing structures to protect against, among other things, unexpected material cost escalations. Contractual mechanisms like shared savings clauses can incentivize contractors to be smart with owners’ funds even where material prices are skyrocketing, in the hope that intelligent procurement strategies will both save the owner money and improve the contractor’s bottom line.

One important variable factor is whether a given contract specifically addresses the risk of material price escalations with what is commonly referred to as an “escalation clause.”

Rarely seen in cost-plus contracts, these clauses are gaining popularity with contractors as a method of hedging

against, or merely more equitably sharing, the risk of material price escalations in light of the reality that material prices seem to increase year over year, and precipitously so in some years, as the industry has recently experienced. These clauses most typically address one of two scenarios.

In the first form, often referred to as a “delay” or “event” escalation clause, when a delay of a certain duration or other specific event takes place, the contractor can seek additional compensation for increased material costs. In essence, a contractor is agreeing to stand by its material prices for a fixed period of time (sometimes as short as the day the contract is signed) and, after that time, will look to the owner to share in or fully absorb any material price increases.

The second form of escalation clause is the “percentage-based” or “threshold” escalation clause. These clauses provide that, once material prices on the open market have increased by a certain percentage above the contractor’s estimate at the time the contract was signed, the owner and contractor will adjust the contract sum to account for the excess, either in the form of full or partial additional compensation to the contractor for the cost increases.

The selection of an appropriate project delivery method and negotiation on whether to include a material price escalation clause are just two of the ways that owners and contractors are addressing the challenges of finding certainty in a rapidly changing market.

Whether material price escalation clauses become the norm in response to current market conditions remains to be seen and, for now at least, they are one more variable to bear in mind before signing on the dotted line.

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Restoration and Renovation Abbot Completes Masonry Project

Harvard Completes Claverly Hall Reno

Boston – Abbot Building Restoration Company, Inc. recently completed a comprehensive facade repair project on a high-rise commercial building located at 75 Kneeland Street in Downtown Boston.

Abbot was awarded the contract following a competitive bidding process among multiple masonry contractors in the local area.

The 14-story building is constructed of brick and precast stone; the bottom four floors of precast stone and the upper floors are a blend of stone and brick with precast panel insets and sills. The project focused on the elevation at the intersection of Kneeland and Hudson Streets.

Based on the plan developed by Boston architectural firm, Walker Consultants, Abbot first erected built-up pipe staging on the full length of the elevation. The company then performed repairs which included pressure washing the entire facade, patching horizontal concrete and sills throughout the building as necessary, caulking all expansion joints and windows, replacing a total of 40 steel lintels, tuck pointing and replacing brick as necessary, replacing a total of 24 precast sills, wet glazing windows as necessary, and applying two coats of

Cambridge, MA – Lee Kennedy Company recently completed the full restoration and renovation of the historic Harvard student residence, Claverly Hall, concluding the first phase of the threephase Adams House Renewal project.

Lee Kennedy is also putting the final touches on Apthorp House, a residence built before the American Revolution that is also undergoing a historic renovation.

Claverly Hall was constructed in 1892 and had not seen any significant upgrades since it was first built. The architecture and design firm, Beyer Blinder Belle (BBB), which previously partnered with Lee Kennedy on the renovation of the historic Standish Hall in the Winthrop House on the Harvard campus, was responsible for the renovation-design that preserves Claverly’s history and character, improves its functionality, and provides ADA accessibility for visitors and residents.

Lee Kennedy performed a complete gut renovation of Claverly, strengthening the structure with new footings, structural steel, and resilient wood framing. A new entrance was created, opening into a redesigned lounge that leads to new, multipurpose spaces for student meetings and social interaction.

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Among the major challenges that Abbot faced were the unknowns involved in determining how best to work within the system in light of the COVID pandemic.

The project was delayed from its outset in March until the City of Boston allowed work to resume at the beginning of June. Enforcing all COVID-related rules provided a further impediment beyond the normal jobsite safety protocols.

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The company worked closely with the Cambridge Historical Society to ensure compliance with the stringent historic requirements for materials, windows, and paint colors. Claverly is on track to receive LEED Gold certification. Students will return to the dormitory in August.

The full renovation of the Adams House, which once housed future luminaries Franklin D. Roosevelt, William Randolph Hearst, Sr., Henry Kissinger, and former Massachusetts Governor William Weld, is the latest development in Harvard’s House Renewal Initiative, begun in 2012. Adams House is part of the Harvard Houses National Register Historic District and the Harvard Square Conservation District.

Historic preservation renovation work will soon begin on phase two of the project, the adjacent Randolph House.

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Multi-Residential BPDA Approves New Projects in July Boston – The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) board of directors approved five new development projects in July. The new projects will create 544 residential units, a minimum of 79 of which will be designated income-restricted.

The proposed Jan Karski Way Extension Project in Dorchester will add 403 new residential rental units; 60 of those units will be designated as affordable. It will create approximately 400 construction jobs and an estimated 50 additional full-time and part-time retail jobs. The project will improve the public realm with enhanced streetscapes, including the construction of new streets and sidewalks, and will add approximately 14,665sf of retail space and 47,786sf of new publicly accessible open space.

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The five-story building at 190 Dudley Street will add 28 units of housing, four of which are designated as affordable, as well as new ground floor commercial space. With its close distance to Nubian Station, the development will incentivize the use of public transit, car sharing, bicycling, and other modes of transport.

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The project at 555 Metropolitan Avenue in Hyde Park will redevelop an existing parking lot into 21 condominium units, three of which will be income-restricted. As part of mitigation funding for the 3-story property, the proponent will contribute $29,663 to fund street improvements nearby. They will also create a pedestrian pathway to connect Metropolitan Avenue to Hyde Park Avenue. It will create 30 construction jobs.

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An estimated 31 construction jobs will be created by the project, and the retail space will allow for permanent jobs after the development is built.

The project at 601 Newbury Street in the Fenway neighborhood will add four additional stories atop an existing 3-story building to allow for 71 new compact living rental units, nine of which will be income-restricted. The proponent will also be contributing $87,400 to the

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Located in Dorchester, the project at 69 Bailey Street will create a new 3-story building containing rental housing including 21 compact living units, three of which will be income restricted. The proponent will also offer 50% subsidized transit in perpetuity. Forty-five construction jobs will also be created.

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The project is intended to replace the current Holyoke Soldiers’ Home with a state-of-the-art, long-term care facility and campus framework for the Commonwealth’s veterans.

“As a veteran-owned firm, we are honored that the Commonwealth chose the Commodore Walsh team to build the new Holyoke Soldiers’ Home,” said Commodore president and CEO, Joe Albanese, a decorated military veteran and retired U.S. Navy Captain. “This project could not be more important to

us, and our commitment is to ensure that we respect the legacy of our veterans by providing them with the facilities, services, and amenities that they deserve.”

The significant joint venture brings together the leadership of veteran-owned Commodore Builders and their track record of serving the state’s community of military service members, and the extensive industry experience of Walsh Brothers, who have constructed, renovated or restored nearly every type of healthcare facility in Massachusetts during their 120 years in business.

“This is a project with a huge purpose, as our veterans will have access to a stateof-the-art healthcare environment where they will receive treatment and care with honor and dignity,” said Albanese.

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Current Good Manufacturing Practice: Building on Spec

by Jen Luoni In qualifying expenditures, build-tosuit tenants present an ease in property development not prevalent in speculative construction. The juxtaposition of investment costs versus proper outfitting for an undefined tenant is both difficult and risky. Of exception are speculative distribution and flex industrial facilities whose needs are more identifiable and forecastable, yet the challenge here is meeting needs for the Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) life science market.

As the push for cGMP facilities rises, consideration is being given to accommodate requirements in speculative distribution and flex industrial markets.

Central to this is what infrastructure needs to be in place to allow for a cGMP

tenant to occupy the space. Here design build excels in qualifying scope and costs to optimize the investment strategy.

into the design. Adding capacity after the fact can make the building less alluring.

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While build-to-suit offers customization, building spec facilities leaves open decisions for developers challenging flexibility for an undetermined audience.

Former standard manufacturing and warehouse facility design now needs deeper analysis and consideration. The key to selling speculative buildings is in investing in needed upfront elements that are attractive and accommodating to all tenant sectors, rather than posing substantial schedule and cost impact later.

Here design build’s upfront feasibility analyzes options for open audiences. In today’s context, cGMP is particularly relevant to high growth medical and pharmaceutical markets, whose accelerated occupancy timelines are reliant upon the availability of appropriate space.

Jen Luoni is director of operations – design at Dacon Corporation.

In assessing feasibility, key elements impacting financial outcomes include: Concentrated effort on building envelope design – The building envelope should have a contiguous vapor barrier throughout all exterior components.

Thermal design is also brought into consideration for operational efficiency.

Integral concrete curbs on the building’s interior should be considered along with slab design and finishes.

Enhanced MEP/FP systems – Electrical service can be four times greater to support advanced HVAC systems required for high level temperature and humidity control.

Allowance for generators is required to cover for redundancy as backup power can be tenant specific.

Plumbing must be designed, installed and maintained to preclude backflow and cross-connection between discharge and supply piping. Increased water, sanitary and gas services must be assumed to support base building systems,

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Enhanced structural capacity – Roof systems should have capacity for additional HVAC equipment. Interior mezzanines may not be included in base buildings, however the flexibility to install these or hang equipment from the building structure needs to be factored

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Spotlight: Associated Subcontractors of Massachusetts A Message From ASM’s Mike McDonagh

Associated Subcontractors of Massachusetts’ (ASM) first large in-person event in almost a year and a half, our 25th Annual Subcontractors Golf Tournament, was held on Associated 29. This year, nearly of July Massachusetts, Inc. 300 golfers and came together at the Pinehills Golf Club in Plymouth, one of the finest courses in the state. We were thrilled that we got to see everyone again for a day filled with golf, prizes, food, and Protect, Connect, Educate networking.

A key part of the day was the ding a better future for specialty contractors since 1950 announcement of our annual scholarship ww.associatedsubs.com • 617.742.3412 • mail@associatedsubs.com winners, a program that is open to members and their families to help cover the cost of college or technical school. The challenge is always selecting a limited number of recipients from a pool of so many well-qualified students.

On the subject of holding in-person events again, we remain hopeful that we can host our Biennial Gala and Election Ceremony at the Granite Links Golf Course in Quincy on October 13. This will be another chance for members and industry partners to reconnect and

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get together to celebrate the industry where we will honor and recognize our members’ service and commitment to the association. It will also give us an opportunity to reflect on this challenging past 18 months. We will also welcome ASM’s new president and board of directors. Mark your calendar – we are always looking to expand our participation and sponsorship of this signature event.

One thing that did not slow down during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic was

the state Legislature and ASM has been busy providing testimony on a number of key issues. In June, the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a hearing on several bills addressing wage theft in construction and other industries. These bills would provide new tools for the Attorney General’s office and impose new penalties on companies committing wage theft. ASM was there to offer comments at the hearing and also joined with a coalition to submit written testimony. As we stated at the hearing, we believe that companies who commit wage theft have no place in our industry or in any industry. We support strong enforcement of our laws to punish those employers who are cheating their workers on wages, but we noted our concerns with the joint and several liability provisions in the proposed bills. We are happy that conversations about wage theft are ongoing and various stakeholders are working together to find consensus on how to address the issue and work to eliminate wage theft in Massachusetts.

Another bill, dealing with timely payment on public construction, was heard at a public hearing in July and ASM provided testimony in support.

The bill is intended to help contractors, many of whom are small businesses, receive timely payment for extra work performed on a construction project.

This extra work, often called “change order” work, can take many forms but is normally additional work that was not partSubcontractors of the original plans and Associated specifications or the contract at the of Massachusetts, Inc. outset of the project. Change orders are

common in construction and are used when these unforeseen circumstances arise on the jobsite. Contractors perform this additional work because it is needed as part of the job, however, receiving payment for that additional work can be a problem. Currently the law does not set a timeframe for when a public agency must accept or reject charges for work outside the original contract. This bill addresses the problem that many small businesses face when working with public awarding authorities by including reasonable time frames in the law, something that already exists in the law for private construction.

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Six Steps to Effective Construction Claims Management

by Anthony da Fonseca Design and construction defect claims seldom offer obvious allocations of liability. Thus, it is critical to understand all concepts to be investigated. Prior to evaluating the merits of the case, it is important to ensure that several critical steps are taken. Observing the following six tips will ensure that liability and defense costs associated with a construction defect claim are managed appropriately.

1. Information gathering:

Start with some basics, as information takes time to collect and opposing counsel may be motivated to move the claim forward quickly.

• Collect all project correspondence, contracts, subcontracts, invoices, plans, change orders and photographs.

• Identify all employees who worked on the project.

• Establish a main contact person to the matter, preferably one that is intimately familiar with the project.

• Issue preservation letters to obtain communications on personal electronic devices and/or on-site construction surveillance video systems.

6. Considerations for retaining expert witnesses:

2. Identify the scope of services:

Most disputes fail to settle due to unclear scope of services. Identifying the governing scope is paramount in developing liability defenses. It is equally important to determine whether such scope was expanded beyond the contract terms.

3. Identify the scope of work for other parties involved:

Identifying the scope of work for other parties allows you to determine who was acting within their contracted scope and who was not. Such analysis helps assign liability, as well as identify who else should be at the table to share in defense costs for the claim.

4. Duty to defend and indemnity considerations:

The contract and insurance policies for all relevant project participants should be reviewed to determine if the insured

is required to indemnify or defend other parties on the project. Conducting this review early on will not only impact the defense of the claim but may also impact the resolution of the claim.

5. Issue Reservation of Rights correspondence:

When accepting tender of a new claim, it is important to advise the insured that such acceptance is subject to a reservation of rights to withdraw acceptance of the defense if newly discovered facts result in a change of analysis.

Construction defect litigation can be rather complex and is heavily driven by expert testimony. It is critical to have an expert witness who can serve as a credible independent party that can determine whether a claimed defect can actually be attributed to the insured. The expert must be able to clearly explain complex issues in a manner that can be easily understood by a judge and/or jury. Selecting an expert is critical to the success of the case and should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to best reflect the merits of each claim.

We can all agree that the easiest way to avoid liability for construction defect claims is preventing them altogether.

However, since prevention of a claim is not always possible, it is important to take early action upon receipt of a new construction defect claim to limit liability and ensure the most efficient expenditure of defense costs.

Anthony da Fonseca is an attorney at Kenney & Sams.

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UConn Storrs Makes Improvements to Athletic Facilities

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Storrs, CT – Earlier this year, electrical subcontractor Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc., completed work on UConn’s Athletic District Development in Storrs. Spanning 23 acres, the project involved renovations to some of the aging facilities on campus, specifically for the Division I soccer, baseball, softball, and lacrosse programs.

Each of these athletic programs received new playing field surfaces and accompanying seating. Additionally, the project involved the construction

of a new 54,000sf Performance Center, which houses concessions, locker rooms, areas for weight training and sports medicine, and administrative office space.

Griffin Electric’s on-site services included the installation of new mediumvoltage transformers, low-voltage switchgear, panelboards and related distribution. Griffin was also responsible for the installation of new building and remote building branch lighting and

power, low voltage systems including telecom, security and access control systems. The Griffin team, along with its project partners, installed wiring for the new stadium lighting including foundations, poles, light racks, and controllers.

Daniel O’Connell’s Sons of Holyoke, Mass. managed the project, working directly with New Haven-based Newman Architects and electrical engineering firm BVH Integrated Services of Bloomfield.

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Green ULI Releases Report on Floodplain Buyouts Washington – A new report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) explores how floodplain buyouts can be a cost-effective land use tool to mitigate damage from rising water levels and get people out of harm’s way, but require long-term strategies to offer community benefits.

According to the report, entitled On Safer Ground: Floodplain Buyouts and Community Resilience, local governments across the United States are increasingly turning to buyouts as one strategy to cost effectively reduce flood risk, offer relief to residents, and potentially improve access to open space in urban areas. The report explores how changing rainfall patterns, stronger storms, and sea-level rise are increasing the flood risk and costly damage to property and infrastructure.

A floodplain buyout is a property acquisition in which a government agency purchases private property,

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demolishes any structures on it, and preserves the land as open space, as an area that absorbs excess water, or for both purposes. The report looks at the best practices and models for implementing floodplain buyouts, including engaging with communities equitably; seeking perennial and sustainable funding streams to work with homeowners on

sensible, compassionate buyout plans; and leveraging the buyouts for enhanced open space.

The report also highlights how governments can address the disproportionate impact of floods on people of color and low-income communities. For instance, pairing relocation services with buyouts may help low-income families move to

a safer area. It also provides examples of communities that have successfully implemented floodplain buyouts and leveraged purchased sites for open space or other community amenities. With nine case studies, the report features changes New Jersey made in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, and Charleston, S.C.’s recovery after a 1,000-year flood in 2015.

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Education Colby College Completes Athletics Center Waterville, ME – Sasaki, in partnership with Hopkins Architects, has recently completed the Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center (HAARC) for Colby College in Waterville.

Hopkins Architects and Sasaki were appointed in 2015 to lead a team that included Arup, MVVA, and Consigli to deliver the 350,000sf, aspired LEED Gold facility, the largest building project in Maine at the time of construction.

The building, which opened in late 2020, includes a multi-use field house with a 200-meter track and tennis courts, ice arena, an Olympic-sized pool, a competition gymnasium for basketball and volleyball, squash courts, a strength and fitness center, and multi-purpose studios, supported by locker rooms, sports medicine facilities, and offices.

The unusual scale of the HAARC provided the opportunity to create something bold, fresh and contemporary.

In contrast to sprawling and accretive campus development, the HAARC offered the benefit of a single holistic architectural vision for the five individual venues, with carefully managed relationships between the building elements and the existing

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campus and landscape.

The lobby opens up into a covered central courtyard. Envisioned as the heart of the project, the courtyard unifies the entire building around a single external space to establish a strong point of common identity and establish clear wayfinding with visual connections between and across all levels and venues.

The design maximizes natural daylight and sunlight to create a series of spaces for general use and which encourage people to sit, work, reflect or socialize, as well as train and compete.

The athletics venues have been designed with a high level of

transparency to maximize views in and out for spectators, athletes, recreational participants, and casual observers. Care has been taken to create intimately sized venues which deliver the required capacity while prioritizing the performative nature of sport to create an intense spectator experience with dramatic sightlines and seating in close proximity to the action.

Customizing the shape of the long span trusses to optimize the desired sport clearances, while minimizing their weight, saved cost and resources in steel and concrete foundations while providing an elegant and logical expression of longspan structure. Working closely with

building envelope contractors, the team invented a bespoke fitting which allowed for individual metal panels to span twice their usual width thus reducing by 50% the required back-up steel support, as well as increasing thermal performance.

As a carbon-neutral institution, environmental sustainability was key to the college. The concept of an integrated sports facility allows for the sharing of resources which itself reduces overall building footprint and extends to the building systems, where air handling units are shared between venues and heat energy is saved, moved from ice chilling to pool heating equipment.

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Kaplan, studioMLA Complete Edgerley Family Horizons Center

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Boston – Kaplan Construction and studioMLA Architects announced the completion of the Edgerley Family Horizons Center which will serve 225 children experiencing homelessness ranging in age from two months to five years. The center began welcoming families in April.

Horizons for Homeless Children, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of young children and their families, selected studioMLA Architects and Kaplan for the design and construction of a new 55,000sf

early childhood center and headquarters at 1785 Columbus Ave. in Roxbury, Mass. The new facility consolidates three existing centers into one, allowing Horizons to serve 30% more children in a space better suited to high-quality early childhood education and programming for families working to establish stability.

The Edgerley Center enables Horizons to create a social services hub and a sense of community for families experiencing homelessness.

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incorporating trauma-informed design strategies. The space includes a large STEAM activity space, a children’s library and literacy center, and a gross motor recreation room. Twenty-two new classrooms ranging from infant to preschool allow Horizons to increase their capacity from 175 to 225 children.

One of the biggest challenges Kaplan faced was the construction shutdown in Boston on March 18, 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Kaplan worked with the City of Boston to get the renovation approved as an essential construction project, citing the emergency nature of the families that are served

by Horizons. Working closely with the organization, the City of Boston, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Kaplan and its subcontractors implemented a sitespecific safety plan to comply with all COVID-19 related regulations throughout the project.

The project team members also included Jonathan Lavash Project Management, LLC, owner’s representative; Watermark Development, Inc., developer; and AHA Engineers, MEP engineer. The early childhood center and headquarters is part of a larger facility, a 211,000sf nonprofit and community hub built in 2020 and designed by studioMLA Architects and Embarc Studio.

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Healthcare Margulies Perruzzi Assists LHMC with COVID-19 Testing Lab Burlington, MA – Boston architectural and interior design firm Margulies Perruzzi (MP) recently worked with Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (LHMC) in Burlington to create a 3,100sf COVID-19 testing lab.

LHMC committed to more than doubling its existing COVID-19 testing capacity to meet demand. The renovation of existing lab space created a new expanded COVID-19 testing lab with rapid throughput testing capabilities of up to 11,100 tests per day that allows specimens to be resulted in 24 hours or less.

Margulies Perruzzi and Columbia Construction worked with LHMC to create a COVID-19 testing lab designed to accommodate new and larger equipment. The design/construction team was challenged to complete the lab as quickly as possible to meet the immediate needs for COVID-19 testing during the pandemic.

Multiple sites on- and off-campus were explored, and it was determined that creating the COVID-19 testing lab within the main campus laboratory would have the greatest capital and operational cost

efficiency. This approach could also be built in the shortest time because the mechanical infrastructure was already in place. The challenge with this option was restrictions on planning based on available space in the existing lab.

Creating sufficient contiguous space needed for the Thermofisher testing equipment involved multiple moves of existing lab services and required renovation within an existing functioning laboratory.

There were several strategies to accelerate the process, including team working sessions for material approvals and finishes flexibility to work with materials more readily available, utilizing quick ship options for materials with unavoidably long lead times, and using movable lab furniture to provide more flexibility for delivery, assembling and installation.

The project team also included Lehrer Cummings, owner’s project manager; BR+A, MEP/FP; and CMTA, commissioning.

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Haynes Group, Maugel Architects Complete Orthodontics Office

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Burlington, MA – The Haynes Group, in collaboration with Maugel Architects, recently wrapped up renovations on a one-story, 12,236sf steel framed structure for Lightforce Orthodontics.

Headquartered in Cambridge, Lightforce Orthodontics is responsible for engineering the first ever 3D

printed bracket made of ceramic polycrystalline alumina, marking the first time orthodontists were able to create personalized fixed appliance treatments.

“On this project we had a great group. Between Haynes Group, Maugel Architects, and the subcontractors, all were willing to do what it took no matter

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the ask,” said Emily Bozek, project manager at Haynes Group, Inc. The team modified existing building systems; installed exterior signage, flooring, and new finishes; and constructed 7,587sf of office space and 4,739sf of factory space. The excellent condition of the existing building roof deck allowed

for the installation of full-height exterior windows that flood office and production areas with natural light.

“The entire team did a fantastic job delivering the space as expected in a highly professional manner,” said Eran Nadir, director of operations and manufacturing at Lightforce Orthodontics.

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MA – Jumbo Capital Inc. announced that the privately held commercial real estate investment firm has sold the former lottery building on Columbian Street in Braintree to Mass General Brigham Integrated Health Care System for $14 million.

Jumbo purchased the over 30-yearold building for about $10.25 million in 2016. The medical group’s acquisition will enable it to move forward with a planning-board-approved renovation and consolidation of medical offices on the site.

According to reports, Mass General Brigham plans to consolidate a group of physician practices it owns in a single building that will also house an urgent care center and imaging and laboratory services. Plans call for renovating the existing building and tearing down a

warehouse addition to create additional parking. The Columbian Street location is close to the town line with Weymouth and is about a mile-and-a-half from South Shore Hospital.

Jumbo Capital asset manager, Jordan Berns, expressed his firm’s pleasure at the successful completion of the sale.

“When our long-term tenant, the State Lottery, informed us that they would be moving out for strategic reasons, we set out to find just the right new occupant for this suburban property. We soon opened a dialogue with Mass General Brigham who expressed great interest in purchasing the building outright. After some COVID-related delays, the sale proceeded and both parties are very pleased with the outcome,” Berns said.

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Municipal Stantec Designs Stormwater Management System

Poplar Street Pump Station Project renderings

Somerville, MA – The City of Somerville has unveiled preliminary plans for the Poplar Street Pump Station Project, an approach to stormwater management that relieves historical flooding exacerbated by climate change and modernizes operation and maintenance of the city’s new stormwater system.

The city selected global design firm Stantec to engineer the project, which will discharge stormwater from its combined sewer system to a neighboring Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) drainage system built under the Green Line Extension light-rail project. This fundamental shift in stormwater management presents an opportunity for the city to mitigate

flooding while improving the public realm with a new public park and destination for urban agriculture and the visual/ performing arts.

Stantec’s Water team is providing engineering services for the planning and design of the facility, with building architecture by William Rawn Associates.

The project features a stormwater pump station with capacity for 50 million gallons per day to address typical storm events and an underground storage tank with capacity for up to four million gallons to capture flooding in larger storms.

The design also maintains a strategic connection to existing combined sewers to enhance resiliency and water quality.

The project is located on a 2.1-acre

BPDA Disburses Fenway Fund Boston – The BPDA board approved the disbursement of $100,000 in grant funding to nine community nonprofit organizations from the Boston Red Sox Fenway Park Demonstration Project Community Benefits at its July board meeting. The community benefits funding is aimed at creating temporary or permanent beautification projects in the neighborhood.

The awardees are as follows:

• Boston Arts Academy Foundation, Inc. – $5,000 for students to create a mural on Ipswich Street.

• Community Work Services, Inc. – $10,000 to provide job training to underserved Fenway residents while also helping to beautify the Fenway neighborhood.

• Emerald Necklace Conservancy, Inc. – $7,500 to help fund improvements to the Shattuck Visitor Center.

• Esplanade Association, Inc. – $6,500 to paint murals to combat graffiti on the Esplanade.

• Fenway Community Development

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Corporation – $5,000 to beautify a fence and make pavement improvements on Burbank Street.

• Fenway Civic Association – $35,000 for the repair, cleaning, and conservation of the John Boyle O’Reilly monument in the Fens.

• Kenmore Association – $9,000 for the design and installation of three new benches on the Kenmore block of the Commonwealth Avenue mall.

• Muddy Water Initiative – $12,000 to fund the operation of the “Water Goat,” a device that helps remove trash and debris from the river.

• Operation P.E.A.C.E. – $10,000 to fund the “Together Through Art” project: a public art walk and celebration.

The funds stem from the Fenway Park Demonstration Project, an agreement made with the Boston Red Sox in September 2013 for certain game day and event easements in the area. As part of the agreement, the Red Sox pledged to contribute $100,000 each year for ten years to support beautification efforts in the Fenway.

parcel planned as the city’s new ArtFarm, which integrates the pump station into a complementary landscape. Stantec’s Community Development team is providing the design of park features, including an urban forest, an amphitheater, rain gardens, green roofs, and spaces for public art, that are interwoven with public education of stormwater management.

The team is also supporting the city’s public outreach process and overall site design with the addition of community gardens to the ArtFarm community center under design by others. Next to the parcel, Stantec is designing streetscape improvements, including a new shared street, ADA-compliant sidewalks, traffic calming features, bicycle lanes,

and green stormwater infrastructure.

Final design for the Poplar Street Pump Station Project will begin this summer.

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TAP Completed for Amesbury’s Millyard Boston – The Boston/New England District Council of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) announced the completion of its Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) of the Amesbury Lower Millyard District in Amesbury, Mass. The eight-person panel of land use and development experts observed current conditions and provided insight into potential redevelopment scenarios and placemaking strategies to address connectivity and wayfinding within the district. The panel took place from April 30 to May 4 and was sponsored by MassDevelopment.

In April, the eight panelists toured the district with public officials and members of a recently formed Lower Millyard Task Force and observed thriving businesses along with residents and young families accessing the Riverwalk. In addition, the panel identified vacant buildings and suboptimal uses that detracted from the thriving areas of the district. Following the site tour, panelists interviewed stakeholders to better understand the needs and goals of business owners,

community members, and public officials.

The panel recently presented its findings and recommendations in a public online meeting.

“In the Lower Millyard District, we saw a popular destination for residents with the potential to become more walkable with enhanced public amenities, greater connectivity to Main Street and the Upper Millyard, and future reuse of select parcels,” said Michael Wang, principal at Form + Place and TAP co-chair. “There is a renewed interest in revitalizing this area by both public leaders and community members, and we’re glad to be assisting in this effort.”

As part of its recommendations, the panel suggested a comprehensive planning process that considers parking, pedestrian circulation, expansion of public parks and green space, and engaging Amesbury landowners to understand their long-term interests. The findings and recommendations will be captured in a written report that will be submitted to the City of Amesbury this summer.

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The 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.

An Interview with Pascale Sablan of Beyond the Built Environment with the Great Designers Library on your website?

High-Profile recently interviewed Pascale Sablan, FAIA, NOMA, LEED AP, founder and executive director of Beyond the Built Environment LLC. High-Profile: What is Beyond the Built Environment’s mission?

Pascale Sablan: Beyond the Built Environment uniquely addresses the inequitable disparities in architecture by providing a holistic platform aimed to support numerous stages of the architecture pipeline. I founded it in 2018 to represent marginalized people, both within the profession and within communities most underserved by the profession.

We promote agency among diverse audiences and advocate for equity in the built environment through our approach which utilizes a method I termed “the triple E, C.” The triple E, C method is a strategy to “Engage, Elevate, Educate, and Collaborate.” We engage diverse audiences through programming promoting intellectual discourse and exchange. We elevate the identities and contributions of women and diverse designers through exhibitions, curated lectures, and documentaries that testify to the provided value of their built work and its spatial impact. We educate the masses through formal and informal learning

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opportunities that introduce architecture as a bridge to fill the gaps of inequity. We collaborate with community stakeholders and organizations to crowdsource information and amplify opportunities to advocate for equitable and reflectively diverse environments.

We aim to involve everyone – from preschoolers to practitioners and pundits – as critical stakeholders and advocate for just, diverse environments.

HP: Can you tell us about the SAY IT LOUD exhibits and how they correlate

CMT Announces Advisory Board Boston – The Community Mentoring Team recently announced its new website and advisory board.

Founded in 2018 by Bill Moran, longtime community educator and activist in Boston, the Community Mentoring Team supports workforce development in the specialty trades that pave the way to goodpaying careers and financial security for young people of color in Boston. The site also serves as a recruitment tool for mentors who provide guidance and support to mentees and those working to earn their union licensing in a specialty trade.

Comprised of Boston-area community and business leaders, the newly appointed CMT Advisory Board represents a broad spectrum of professions and backgrounds in helping CMT realize its mission. The advisory board includes Katherine Craven, chair of State Board of Education; Linda Dorcena Forry, former Mass. state senator; AJ Gerritson, senior partner at Zozimus; Pastor A. John Heath, International Ministries; Kathleen

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MacNeil, principal at Millennium Partners Boston; and Margaret Daniels Tyler, tri-sector advisor/board director.

“Our partnership with CMT aims to significantly increase the number of Black and Brown men and women among our ranks and to ensure their success,” said Boston IBEW, Local 103 business manager/financial secretary, Louis Antonellis. The IBEW Local 103 will be graduating its first CMT class of uniontrained electricians in 2023.

“We are continually looking to expand our partnerships with other construction trades that want to diversify their workforce, as well as with businesses that want to be agents of change for economic equity in Boston. Our website will be instrumental in educating the public on CMT,” said Moran.

PS: Beyond the Built Environment was founded to create a platform for diverse designers to document themselves. We maintain a digital record of SAY IT LOUD exhibits, featuring profiles of architects and architectural designers and their work and contributions to the built environment.

The constantly increasing Great Diverse Designers Library serves as a resource to potential employers – developers looking for diverse architects and designers to hire for a project – and to students who feel diversity is missing from their architecture educations, and anyone in between. The library currently includes 639 diverse designers from around the globe.

their community.

Organizations can partner with Beyond the Built Environment to collaborate on the hosting of an exhibition or help plan/sponsor a SEE IT LOUD camp.

Organizations with a strong relationship with media publications can leverage their influence to encourage publications to commit to the SAY IT WITH – MEdia pledge and support the publication of the Great Diverse Designers book.

Individuals can submit for and encourage their network to submit for SAY IT LOUD exhibitions, or can sign up to host a BBE Instagram takeover for a week to share their stories. They too can leverage their influence to encourage publications to commit to the SAY IT WITH – MEdia pledge and support the

HP: What is Beyond the Built Environment currently working on? Any particular event or initiative?

PS: SAY IT WITH – ME(dia) is an initiative that requires media outlets – digital, print, and broadcast – to increase representation. Representation matters and media publications have neglected the stories and contributions, and in some cases, erased the existence of women and BIPOC designers. With this pledge, they are committing to dismantling that injustice through their platform. On Juneteenth of this year, we released the progress. Six media outlets have signed on to the pledge resulting in over 268,000 monthly impressions!

SAY IT LOUD – NOW is an extension of the SAY IT LOUD Exhibition initiative.

On Juneteenth of 2020, we reported that BBE has elevated and proclaimed the greatness of 250 diverse designers through the 15 SAY IT LOUD exhibitions.

The goal initially was to reach 500 in five years. The urgency for this content is now, and as we discuss the books that must be removed from the curriculum, we are looking to make a meaningful addition. We will publish a Great Diverse Designers textbook. This call for action is setting a goal of increasing the content of the library to both serve as a directory for business opportunities for the featured designers and material for the publication of our textbook.

HP: How can other firms become involved?

PS: Everyone can get involved and move the mission forward. Firms can encourage their staff to submit, sponsor staff members submissions, or even sponsor a SAY IT LOUD exhibition for

publication of the Great Diverse Designers book. Designers can also volunteer to be a mentor for the SEE IT LOUD camp as well as encourage students in their community to join one of our events.

Everyone can support us by visiting our past exhibition virtual galleries and explore and get to know about these incredible women and BIPOC designers and spread the word about their greatness!!

HP: What is your hope for the future of Beyond the Built Environment?

PS: In underserved communities, poorly appointed architecture perpetuates inequality. These inequities more often adversely affect communities of color. As an architect, I deeply value collaborative processes of creating environments that reflect and sustain diversity and the dignity of human life. I believe representation is quintessential to achieving diversity. With my advocacy work, I aspire to inspire marginalized groups to understand the important role they can have in deciding and designing their environments.

Dismantling and eradicating racism and oppression from the built environment and the profession is my ultimate goal for Beyond the Built Environment.

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Training and Recruitment ULI Forms Scholarship Fund

AGC MA Launches Externship Program

Washington – The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has received a major gift that will support the organization’s efforts to develop the next generation of leaders in real estate.

Bruce Etkin, chairman of Etkin Johnson Real Estate Partners and a ULI Foundation trustee, is donating $1 million to create the ULI Etkin Scholars Program, which seeks to introduce promising undergraduate and graduate students interested in careers in real estate to all that ULI membership has to offer.

In its first year, the ULI Etkin Scholars Program will provide cohorts of students from four district councils with free ULI student membership and creative programming, networking, and learning opportunities throughout the academic year. Between 80 and 100 students will benefit from the program in its first year.

Wellesley, MA – As a part of its continuous workforce development initiatives, the Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts (AGC MA) will launch the AGC MA Building Advancement Externship (BAE) pilot program on Aug. 16.

The BAE will offer an immersive experience for Massachusetts educators by exposing them to every aspect of the commercial construction industry.

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The program aims to grow to support students in 20 district councils over the next five years.

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The BAE will offer an immersive experience for Massachusetts educators by exposing them to every aspect of the commercial construction industry through office and job site tours, a visit to the Carpenters apprentice training facility, and presentations about career paths, safety, technology, and business operations in today’s commercial construction industry.

The program features experiential learning led by construction professionals and provides a comprehensive overview of the industry from the field to the office, with the ultimate goal being the creation

of ongoing partnerships between schools and AGC MA to advance awareness about commercial construction career paths.

The externship will offer seven selected educators from each region of the state firsthand understanding of the various skills and career paths in commercial construction, an opportunity for lasting relationships to build awareness of the commercial construction career paths available, the knowledge to relate core competencies in the industry to skills of students, and the ability to demonstrate viable career paths for all types of students from lowincome students, vocational students, high achieving STEM learners, and those who need additional career guidance.

Each extern will participate in 40 hours of virtual and in-person programming during the week of August 16-20, and will each receive a stipend funded by the Massachusetts Construction Advancement Program.

Architects Foundation Scholars Selected Recipients of KBE’s 2021 Connecticut Technical High School Scholarships

Farmington, CT – KBE Building Corporation recently awarded 12 technical high school students scholarships to help them pay for the costs of pursuing a construction career in the building trades or construction management. This year’s awards totaled $12,000 and eligible expenses include tuition, books, licensing and test fees, and tools needed for apprenticeships.

The scholarships were presented at a special awards event hosted by KBE at Farmington Gardens in Farmington earlier this summer. The event was attended by the scholarship recipients, their families, and a number of principals, counselors, and teachers from the Technical High School system.

“The number of young professionals pursuing degrees and certifications in the construction trades is declining and we wanted to support those students who aim to advance their skills in these fields,” explains Robert Dunn, Esq., senior vice

president of KBE Building Corporation.

The 2021 Scholarship Recipients include Jonathan Jaigua, Henry Abbott Technical High School; Tessie Brooks, Howell Cheney Technical High School; Kallie Brannen, E.C. Goodwin Technical High School; Steven Fabila, Teriek Sharpe, and Jésus Cacho, Bullard Havens Technical High School; Zachary Osvald, W.F. Kaynor Technical High School; Gabe Greb, Windham Technical High School; Ty Jurgieliwicz, Alexander Orlov, and Aidan Mennillo, Oliver Wolcott Technical High School; and Roger Jimenez, J.M. Wright Technical High School.

As part of its ongoing commitment to education, KBE Building Corporation will host its fifth Annual Scholarship golf tournament on Aug. 23 with proceeds benefitting the firm’s scholarship fund.

The annual scholarships are awarded to seniors at Connecticut’s Technical High School system, with $96,000 awarded to date to a total of 90 students.

Washington – The Architects Foundation, the philanthropic partner of The American Institute of Architects, continues to support diversity in the architecture profession by awarding its Diversity Advancement Scholarship to 12 students entering architecture school.

Each of the students will receive $4,000 per year toward tuition for the next five years, totaling $20,000 each.

The Architects Foundation’s scholarship programs support future leaders of the profession in equity, diversity, and sustainability.

This year’s recipients of the Diversity Advancement Scholarship are Zuleika Baldeo (Curry Stone Foundation Scholar), Windsor Mill, Md.; Naomi Charlesworth, Bloomington, Ind.; Fionn Hu, Chicago; Kaleb Jenkins, St. Louis; Danielle Mitchell, Tenafly, N.J.; Joshua Patrick, Atlanta; Taylor Pinkney, Prosper, Texas; Laura Pisciotte, Hollywood, Fla.; Olivia Salinas, Helotes, Texas; Geremiah Tallas (Safdie Architects scholar) San Antonio; Lavinia Vete, Midvale, Utah; and Rachell Wiggins, Missouri City, Texas.

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Chin memorial academic scholarship went to Brittney Sooksengdao, a student at Virginia Tech, who will receive a $10,000 scholarship intended to support the education of women in architecture.

The 2021 a/e ProNet David W. Lakamp AIA scholarship was awarded to Alexandra Gottlin, University of Oregon, and Schola Eburuoh, Harvard Graduate School of Design. Each will receive $5,000 to be used toward tuition for demonstrating a strong interest in practice and risk management.

The Yann Weymouth graduate scholarship was given to Josh Greene, a student at Yale University, who will receive a $5,000 scholarship toward tuition for demonstrating an exemplary work focus of design that includes sustainability, resilience, wellness, and beauty.

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Corporate Scalora Consulting Announces Launch, Awaits B-Corp Certification Boston – Scalora Consulting Group, an owner’s representative firm in the design and construction industry, has launched with a commitment to guiding clients through any project from concept through completion while leveraging cutting-edge technologies and supporting sustainable initiatives.

The company’s team is focused on high-quality customer service while meeting schedules and budgets in the most efficient way possible.

Scalora Consulting Group provides turn-key project management services, or a la carte consulting services, and works with clients in the corporate, development, higher education, independent school, life sciences, healthcare, energy, and defense industries.

Scalora Consulting Group’s project

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leadership team, led by Enzo Scalora, Keri DiLeo, Jonathan Ricker, and Jill Finn, has worked together for many years. With a goal of shifting to a more collaborative, interdependent design and construction community, the firm works with its supply chain to partner with innovative firms to share knowledge and resources to make a

positive impact on projects, industry, and society, while training the next generation of talent. Providing owner’s representative and project management services across the country, Scalora Consulting Group is headquartered in Massachusetts with a satellite office in New Hampshire, and

a presence in Maine, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Washington, with further expansion planned.

Representatives of Scalora Consulting Group say they believe in the concept of “new capitalism,” which argues that a company can make profits for its shareholders, while simultaneously making a commitment to its stakeholders and improving social well-being, thereby balancing profit with purpose.

The company has expanded its typical responsibilities to include interests of workers, communities, and the environment while promoting equality in the workforce and striving for a genderbalanced company. For this reason, the company is an early adopter and certification is pending as a B-Corporation.

The firm currently has over 20 active clients with 40 different projects, including Northfield Mount Hermon School, Gilder Center; Analog Devices, global headquarters; Dr. Franklin Perkins School, new middle school and campus; Waterstone Properties, Rock Row development; and Nashoba Brooks School, The Discovery Barn.

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Natick, MA – Dacon and Kula Bio are creating a new headquarters in the MetroWest.

In May, Kula raised $10 million in seed funding from environmental funds including the Collaborative Fund and the Nature Conservancy. This project is in response to sales growth. Designed for versatility that will support various business functions as they grow, the space contains executive offices, open employee seating, a research lab, manufacturing spaces, an inventory area, grow room and amenities.

Currently situated in Greentown Labs, Kula Bio is a 3-year-old startup that is pioneering sustainability with Kula-N, a super charged fertilizer for agriculture.

Based on the premise that longer living,

Rendering of Kula Bio kitchen

natural microbes contain stronger nutrient capabilities, Kula’s patented process creates bacterial microbes that transport nitrogen from air into fertilizer. It does this via a reactor technology which enables the microbes to store energy from renewable electricity and carbon dioxide. Applied via irrigation, energy then slowly releases nitrogen directly into the soil. Once depleted, the bacteria die and decompose naturally, increasing carbon into the land.

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Connecticut Green Bank Marks 10th Anniversary

Bryan Garcia speaks at the signing event for House Bill 6441 in Guilford.

Hartford, CT – The Connecticut Green Bank is marking 10 years of its model successfully enabling progress toward its goal of confronting climate change by mobilizing private investment into the state’s green economy.

Over the last decade, the Green Bank and its partners have deployed nearly $2.3 billion in capital for clean energy projects across the state. Projects recorded through FY 2020 show that, for every dollar of public funds committed by the Green Bank, nearly an additional $8 in private investment occurred in the economy. As

a result, Green Bank-supported projects have created thousands of jobs, reduced the energy burden on thousands of families and businesses, avoided millions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions, and facilitated rapid growth in the deployment of clean energy.

Established on July 1, 2011, by Governor Dannel Malloy and the general assembly, the Connecticut Green Bank was the first of its kind in the United States.

“As we mark our 10th anniversary, we are motivated by the leadership and

Governor Lamont signs House Bill 6441 into law as CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes looks on.

commitment from Governor Lamont and the continued support of the Legislature, demonstrated by the recent expansion of our mission,” said Bryan Garcia, president and CEO of the Connecticut Green Bank.

The Green Bank recently relocated its headquarters from Rocky Hill into the Atlantic Screw Works building in Hartford. Some recent Connecticut Green Bank program highlights include more support for commercial businesses and nonprofits, growing the green bond market for retail investors, reaching solar parity, and helping homeowners reduce

energy costs.

With bipartisan support, Governor Lamont’s House Bill 6441 was passed and will extend the green bank model beyond clean energy to include environmental infrastructure. This increased scope will encompass structures, facilities, systems, services, and improvement projects related to water, waste and recycling, climate adaptation and resiliency, agriculture, land conservation, parks and recreation, and environmental markets such as carbon offsets and ecosystem services.

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Trends and Hot Topics

Purpose of Place Series: Fast Forward to the New Multiformat Meeting

by Monika Avery As we continue to talk about the purpose of place in a post-COVID world, it is important to reflect on why certain activities take place during the workday and how the physical and virtual environments can support them. Meetings, for example, are an ancient ritual. Why, when, where, and how will we have them?

And yes, we will. Meetings will prevail, but now we must integrate best practices of interior design to support multiformat meetings.

Logistics of how the new multiformat meeting is facilitated will come with a set of organizational protocols clearly communicated to employees. Most of us have experienced when every meeting attendee is remote. But as some of us begin to appear back in the office, what happens

Open collaboration

when we have a blended scenario?

Teams will have to ensure consistency for both the onsite and remote participant experience. They may question whether to assemble the team that is in the office in a conference room and call those working remotely. Is there a camera, microphone, and speakers in the room

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so all participants can see and hear each other? Or does the in-office team take the meeting at their desk – camera in laptop, ear buds, microphone?

If most of the team is in the office, then is it a predominantly in-person meeting? What if taking the meeting at one’s desk is disruptive to those around them? Where do we go then? One thing is certain: teams must be able to pivot between the multiformat meeting experiences – in-person, virtual, and the hybrid. These experiences must be engaging and immersive. When the entire team is remote, informal interactions must be planned carefully to ensure full team participation.

Emerging technologies have made supporting remote participation easier.

According to USIS, a global technology infrastructure and professional services firm, AV tech trends for the built environment can be contactless, frictionless, hybrid, touchless, virtual or digital events. Responding specifically to the demand for on-site communications via digital display and video walls, interactive displays are evolving to touchless gesture-based and hover interactions. Bi-directional mirroring

pushes content from shared displays to personal devices. Wireless presentation platforms enable personal device content to be mirrored on the room display and vice versa. Ceiling microphones and auto-tracking video cameras ensure remote participants are engaged with the presenter.

Not all meetings are formal when the team is in person. Ideas and actions can be generated through informal settings and walking paths through a corporate campus. The idea of scheduling meetings outside has become more attractive postCOVID, as health safety and access to open air is fresh on our minds.

Outside meeting spaces conducive to conversation, collaboration, and safe socialization can range from garden cafe settings accessed through interior food service areas, roof decks and patios, courtyards, amphitheaters, and walking paths. SLAM’s landscape architects work with the workplace design teams to identify opportunities for exterior workplace environments for our clients.

In the many ways and places that multiformat meetings will be facilitated in the future, they will continue to be a key component of interaction, communication, and organizational success. Optimizing the design of a variety of meeting places, inside and out, and digital technologies to accompany them, is a critical component of workplace design.

Part three of the Purpose of Place series will focus on amenity spaces that optimize the hybrid workplace experience.

Monika Avery, NCIDQ, IIDA, LEED AP is a principal and interior designer for The S/L/A/M Collaborative (SLAM).

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Life Sciences Cresa Manages Corporate Relocation for Abcam Boston – The Boston office of Cresa announced it was engaged by Abcam for site selection, transaction management, and project management services. As a global life sciences company, Abcam identifies, develops, and distributes highquality biological reagents and tools for research, drug discovery and diagnostics.

Founded and headquartered in Cambridge, England, Abcam opened its first overseas office at One Kendall Square in Cambridge, Mass. in 2003.

After outgrowing its current space, Abcam turned to Cresa to locate a larger footprint to support its strategic growth in the United States. Cresa negotiated a 10 plus-year, 100,000sf lease at 152 Grove Street in Waltham, Mass. during the early stages of a campus redevelopment, providing Abcam with competitive terms in a rapidly emerging life sciences cluster.

Comprised of workplaces, laboratories, logistics facilities, and building support areas such as loading docks/receiving, Abcam is expected to eventually house approximately 300 of its over 1,600 global employees in Waltham with an expected occupancy transition this summer into the fall.

Photo courtesy of Duncan Lake/Cresa Boston

The Gauge is a former R&D facility located at 152 Grove Street in Waltham which was recently repositioned by Hilco Redevelopment Partners to appeal to growing life science companies. This single-story adaptive reuse features flexible floor plans and Class A amenities, including a fitness center, cafe, outdoor

space, indoor bike storage and ample parking as well as access to public transportation. The landlord worked collaboratively with Abcam in creating a world-class space for its employees and long-term presence in the Greater Boston market for the company.

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Cresa Boston negotiated the lease for Abcam, and Mike O’Leary and Duncan Gratton from Cushman Wakefield represented the landlord, Hilco Redevelopment Partners. The project team also includes TRIA, architect; R.W. Sullivan, MEP/FP; and JDL Corporate Interiors, general contractor.

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Connecticut Camp Jewell Dedicated

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Colebrook, CT – A dedication for The Cabin at Camp Jewell was held on June 5, in memory of Yvette and Arthur Eder.

Camp Jewell was founded by the Hartford YMCA in 1901 on the banks of New Hampshire’s Lake Swanzey with all of three tents, cooking utensils and a pair of rowboats. In 1955, the camp opened its doors in Colebrook for the first time.

A dated and worn cabin on a sloping

Camp Jewell interior

site was replaced to accommodate two separate groups of 12 campers plus one chaperone. Each group required its own bathroom. A common living room, separate from the sleeping areas, was a necessity since the cabins are not only used by boys and girls age 9-16 but also by families and corporate and community groups. Camp Jewell also hosts Camp Rising Sun, a program that welcomes

children age 5-17 who have faced a cancer diagnosis, for a weeklong camp at no cost.

The new cabin had to be fully accessible and inclusive to allow for equally shared experiences of all campers.

“Because the YMCA and Camp Rising Sun rely on donations to fund many of their operations, the budget for this project was extremely tight,” said James D. Bell, AIA, ACHA, a principal

with the Wethersfield firm, Moser Pilon Nelson, Architects, LLC. “The original design concept was almost twice the allocated budget. Working with a dedicated team of professionals, we were able to provide a building that meets the program needs along with the budget constraints to provide an updated facility that should serve the community needs for many years to come.”

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Southbury, CT – O&G Industries recently hosted high school students from Meriden Public Schools at its Southbury Quarry.

The onsite visit and tour, which included students from Maloney High School and Platt High School, is a part of the Meriden Public School’s career outreach program.

Fifty students visited the quarry over

a two-day span to learn about careers in construction. Quarry manager, Tom Alexon Jr., led the tours that included opportunities to learn firsthand about careers as equipment operators, commercial drivers, and heavy equipment mechanics, and in quarry operations.

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SMPS CT Announces 2021/2022 Board of Directors Glastonbury, CT – The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) Connecticut Chapter announces the board of directors for the 2021/2022 program year, which begins on Sept. 1. Board officers are elected by SMPS CT chapter members.

Marta Dabrowski, CPSM, marketing manager with WSP USA Inc., returns to the board as president. Her leadership has supported the chapter’s diversity and inclusion initiatives and expanded access to SMPS resources for new AEC professionals and students.

SMPS CT welcomes Julia DeFrances as president-elect for the 2021/2022 program year. A marketing coordinator at BL Companies, DeFrances most recently served as treasurer and co-chair for the Sponsorship Committee.

Alicia Mojica Washington, NOMA, director of marketing and JEDI for HRP Associates, Inc., returns to the board as immediate past-president. She is also chair of the chapter’s Diversity and Inclusion Task Force.

SMPS CT welcomes Chris Abel to the board as treasurer. Abel joined Associated Builders and Contractors of CT as membership director in 2018 and

CT’s Communications Committee and Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce.

Lucas

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Company’s Connecticut Business Unit, returns to the board as a director. He is also a part of the Diversity Committee.

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Delany,

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Industries’ Building Group, returns to

the board as a director. He says joining

SMPS CT in 2018 allowed him to grow in a role that includes marketing for O&G’s Building Group.

Caitlin Porter, CPSM, marketing

specialist with PRIME AE Group, joins

the board as a director. Porter has been an active SMPS member for three years,

serving on multiple Communications Committees.

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Top row (l-r): Marta Dabrowski, Alicia Mojica Washington, and Julia DeFrances.

Middle row (l-r): Chris Abel, Cynthia Colón, and Lucas Glendening.

Bottom row (l-r): Patrick Delany, Caitlin Porter, and Hannah Sullivan

became a member of SMPS CT shortly after attending the 2019 Win More Work summit.

Cynthia Colón returns to the board

Sullivan,

marketing

coordinator for Standard Builders, Inc.,

as secretary. A marketing coordinator at Centerbrook Architects & Planners, she joined the AEC industry and SMPS in 2019. She is an active member of SMPS

joins the board as a director. She says she enjoys planning events and collaborating with the chapter’s Communications and Programs Committees.

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Hybrid Workspaces: Facility and Operational Considerations What the Pandemic has Taught Us about the Flexible Workplace

This article originally appeared on Tradeline, Inc.’s website, written by Lisa Wesel, editor at Tradeline, Inc. Occupancy restrictions are being lifted across the country, and companies and institutions are anxious to get back to business. But it’s clear that for many, the workplace will never look the same. After a year-and-a-half of maintaining only a virtual presence in the office, classroom, and to some extent even the lab, employees want to retain some of the autonomy and flexibility they discovered while working remotely. And employers, who have learned that much of the corporate and academic mission can be fulfilled from anywhere without sacrificing productivity, want to make better use of their space.

One likely scenario going forward is a hybrid workplace: a combination of remote and in-person activity. In a recent Tradeline survey of 155 individuals at 115 organizations nationwide, 76% of the respondents named hybrid workplaces as their top space planning and management priority.

“A substantial majority of our employees would want to have some

Denny Hall, the oldest building on the University of Washington Campus, was gut renovated in 2018 to include a central stairway, open spaces for students to study and collaborate, a large active learning classroom, and shared anthropology research and teaching labs. / Photo courtesy of University of Washington

version of a hybrid model,” says Stephen Majeski, senior associate dean for Research and Infrastructure, College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington. “We want people back.

It creates connectivity, interaction, spontaneity, water cooler talk, creativity.

A lot of staff and faculty miss that, but we also recognize that we don’t always need to be there. We can still work effectively in this hybrid mode.”

Bill Fedun, director of Workplace Solutions at CUNA Mutual, is hearing the same thing at his company. “I think that’s what employees are going to expect, and if they don’t get that from us, they’ll find someone else who lets them have that flexibility,” he says. “From a talentretention point of view, it’s important to give people that option.”

Kathryn Horne, director of planning, design, and construction at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, says, “The university is preparing for being fully back on campus this fall and we were back as of July 6. There are all these people saying, ‘I want to do something hybrid.’”

A university task force is exploring the issues around remote work. “Now that they’ve had the opportunity to experience the flexibility of remote work, a lot of people want to continue it.”

The question is, how do you manage that flexibility from an operational standpoint, and how do you capitalize on all that extra space?

Cultural Shift

Before the pandemic, almost no one at the University of Washington worked remotely, says Majeski. It was permitted

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That policy will be relaxed going forward, with employees no longer having to justify teleworking, though working 100% remotely will still be the rare exception. “We expect the vast majority of professional and classified staff will be full time on campus or a version of a hybrid model,” he says. “We are just beginning the process of implementing this, where departments will process requests from professional and classified staff saying they want to work ‘x’ number of days at home.

“The tricky part, because we do have to be front-facing, is that they can’t all work remotely on Mondays and Fridays.

We will need to develop a matrix of days and hours, so it’s balanced and there’s always a presence, which will be difficult with the smaller departments that have only one or two professional staff.”

Remote work is not an entirely new concept for CUNA Mutual. Pre-pandemic, about 10% of the workforce was fully remote. “The previous thinking was that if you were within a reasonable drive to one of our offices, you were more or less expected to be in the office as a general rule,” says Fedun. The company made exceptions “so we didn’t limit where we were looking for talent.”

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in person to anyone who wanted to return.

“Based on the numbers we’re seeing, there’s not a huge difference from the 10% who will be 100% remote,” he says.

“But a lot of the remaining 90% want to be in the hybrid model, even if it’s just working in the office one day a week.”

Space Ramifications

Many institutions, particularly ones that own most of their facilities, are not in a position to shed the space freed up by remote workers, but are instead considering ways to repurpose it.

“UNC Charlotte is very spaceconstrained,” says Horne. “We’ve had tremendous growth over the past 10 years, and construction has not kept up with the need, for offices, labs – everything. This could be an interesting way to find space we can repurpose for other uses.”

An example was converting 50,000sf of stacks on two floors of the library to study space, a project that was long considered but spurred to completion by the need to socially distance during the pandemic.

The complicated part of a hybrid workplace, says Horne, is at what point does an employee no longer have access to a dedicated workstation? When they work in person three days a week? Two? “Someone in our finance group might need to be on campus only one day a week,” she says. “You might have people only one day a month, and then what do they need?”

Unassigned seating is something CUNA Mutual is exploring for the first time, too. The company has historically had 100% assigned dedicated space, but is now working on piloting a hybrid space where no one owns a desk. “Culturally, that will be a huge shift for us, but I think it’s the right move,” says Fedun.

The pilot will consist of 50 to 60 collocated hoteling/hot-desking spaces where employees will touch down with their laptops several days a week. “We hope to learn if people will use it if it’s in a centralized location, or if they prefer that it be in neighborhoods across campus, so they can be closer to their team,” he says.

A 2018 study showed that individual workstations at CUNA Mutual are occupied only about a quarter of the time, and private offices even less, says Fedun. “We were trying to use that data to get people to think about how to work differently, and then the pandemic forced everyone to work differently.”

The company is looking at the pilot as a kind of follow-up utilization study to see how much time people will actually spend at their hybrid workstation.

UNC Charlotte converted 50,000sf of stacks on two floors of the library to study space, a project that was spurred to completion by the need to socially distance during the pandemic. / Photo courtesy of UNC Charlotte

Fedun predicts that underutilized office space will be converted to a combination of open and enclosed collaboration space, which the company has historically lacked. “When people do come to the office, they’re going to want to collaborate with their colleagues,” he says.

UNC Charlotte is also trying to get a handle on the actual occupancy of its administrative space. “I’d like to consider a pilot project using occupancy sensors for administrative space,” says Horne.

“We need more space, and there may be an opportunity to repurpose office space for other uses. Our enrollment increased during the pandemic; nobody was expecting that.”

At the University of Washington, any significant changes in space allocation as a result of remote work are farther down the road, predicts Majeski. Most of the buildings in Arts and Sciences are old and full of small private offices which could not be converted to open shared workspaces without a gut remodel, something that is not on the books yet.

“We’ve been talking for a long time about open offices and shared workspaces – having fewer seats than people,” he says. “It would not be possible with our physical structure; there are walls. But with new buildings or gut remodeling, we can ask, ‘How much space do you really need?’ You could do some cool things with the space you freed up.”

For example, Denny Hall, the oldest building on the University of Washington Campus, underwent a $53 million gut renovation in 2018. The project included the reconstruction of a central stairway that connects all five floors, and creation

of open spaces at the main entrance of the building for students to study and collaborate while waiting for classes.

A large active learning classroom and shared anthropology research and teaching labs were added.

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has changed the way people view their workplace, from how they interact with their colleagues to where they physically conduct their work.

“Shutting down quickly was hard,” says Majeski. “Going back to work is almost as complicated.”

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Awards BSLA Announces 2021 Design Award Winners Boston – The Boston Society of Landscape Architects (BSLA) announced this year’s Design Award winners in an online event on June 28. The ASLA Student Honor & Merit Award winners were also given out.

The BSLA received 48 submissions from 27 different firms and two different schools. Submitted projects are sited in 18 different cities and towns in eight different U.S. states and five different countries across the world. To be eligible, the work can be anywhere though it must be designed by a firm based in Massachusetts or Maine, or be located in the local chapter.

There is no predetermined number of awards in any category; awards are entirely at the discretion of the jury, based on the individual merits of each project.

It’s a blind, peer review.

STUDENT AWARDS

MERIT AWARDS Island Park Re-Imagined – Hinsdale, N.H. by Justin Hailey, University of Massachusetts Amherst Local Forest Coalition – Boston

by Echo Chen, Kongyun He and Michele Chen, Harvard Graduate School of Design Slowlands: Making the Inter-Loughs Wilds – Northwest City Region, Ireland & Northern Ireland by Estello Raganit and Joan Chen, Harvard Graduate School of Design Layered Landscapes – Boston

by Stephen Rezendes & Allie Connell, University of Massachusetts Amherst HONOR AWARD After Plastics – Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland by Andreea Vasile-Hoxha, Harvard Graduate School of Design

Cambridge Urban Forest Master Plan

Bridge – New York, N.Y. by ScenesLab – Somerville, Mass.

Greenway Bloom Tracker – Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston by The Greenway Conservancy – Boston Seeing the Future: 4 Public Art Installations – East Boston, Mass.

by Carolina Aragon – Amherst, Mass.

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS – DESIGN

Audubon Circle – Boston, Mass. by Crosby|Schlessinger|Smallridge – Boston, Mass.

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Clippership Wharf – East Boston, Mass.

by Halvorson|Tighe & Bond Studio – Boston, Mass.

Over, On, and Through: Besthoff Garden – New Orleans, La. by Reed Hilderbrand – Cambridge, Mass.

Florida Ruffin Ridley School – Brookline, Mass. by IBI Placemaking – Boston, Mass.

King Open Cambridge Street Upper Schools – Cambridge, Mass.

Landscape + Planning – Watertown and North Cambridge, Mass.

HONOR AWARDS Jin River: 2,300 years of Urban Culture – Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China by SASAKI – Watertown, Mass.

Virginia Tech Infinite Loop and Green Links – Blacksburg, Va. by SASAKI – Watertown, Mass.

EXCELLENCE AWARDS Strategic Frameworks: 5 Cities in Afghanistan – Afghanistan by SASAKI – Watertown, Mass.

Where Women Standnby the VELA Project – Amherst, Mass. and Miami, Fla.

Retreating Plan – Wareham, Mass.

by Minzhi Lin, Harvard Graduate School of Design

Boston Parks & Recreation Department GSI Design and Implementation Guide – Boston by Horsley Witten Group – Sandwich, Mass.

Suburban Meadow House – Concord, Mass. by Crowley Cottrell, LLC – Boston, Mass.

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Southern California’s New Reality – Beverly Hills, Calif. by Reed Hilderbrand – Cambridge, Mass.

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by Copley Wolff Design Group, Inc. – Boston, Mass.

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PROFESSIONAL AWARDS – ANALYSIS & PLANNING

MERIT AWARDS A Living Shoreline: Charles River – Boston by Perkins & Will – Boston, Mass.

Brickline Greenway Framework Plan – St. Louis, Mo. by Stoss Landscape Urbanism – Boston Climate Ready Dorchester – Dorchester, Mass. by SCAPE – New York, N.Y. The Sarasota Bayfront Master Plan – Sarasota, Fla. by SASAKI and Agency

Cambridge Urban Forest Master Plan – Cambridge, Mass. by Reed Hilderbrand – Cambridge, Mass.

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“COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT THROUGH A LENS OF DIVERSITY” Brickline Greenway Framework Plan in St. Louis, Mo. by Stoss Landscape Urbanism – Boston “WATERSHED CHANGE” Where Women Stand by the VELA Project – Amherst, Mass. and Miami, Fla. “CHAMPIONS FOR COMMUNITY VOICE” Kincaide Park in Quincy, Mass. by Bishop Land Design – Quincy, Mass.

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ACEC-RI Announces Engineering Excellence Awards Providence, RI – The American Council of Engineering Companies of Rhode Island announced the recipients of the 2020 and 2021 Engineering Excellence Awards.

Because of the pandemic, the 2020 awards presentation was postponed until the 2021 annual meeting, which was held on June 28 at the Hope Club.

The award titles are designed in recognition of the Rhode Island state flag and commemorate the state’s engineering history.

Brookside Hall on behalf of the University of R.I., Office of Capital Projects.

• Third place 2021 Gold Star Award: WSP USA, Inc. for the Downtown Transit Connector in Providence on behalf of the R.I. Public Transit Authority.

In the Construction Costs MORE than $10M category:

• First place 2020 Gold Anchor Award: Pare Corporation for the R.I. Veterans Home in Bristol on behalf of the R.I. Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance.

• First place 2021 Gold Anchor Award: VHB for the Wood River Valley Bridge Rehabilitation Design-Build Project between Hopkinton and Richmond on behalf of the R.I. Dept. of Transportation.

• Second place 2021 Blue Ribbon Hope Award: WSP USA, Inc. for the Newport Pell Bridge Partial Deck Replacement in Newport on behalf of the R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority.

• Third place 2021 Gold Star Award: Pare Corporation for the Kingston Campus

Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol, R.I. Photo courtesy of Pare Corp

In the Construction Costs LESS than $10M Category:

• First place 2020 Gold Anchor Award: Garofalo & Associates, Inc. for the Slatersville Stone Arch Bridge No. 273 in North Smithfield on behalf of the R.I. Dept. of Transportation.

• Second place 2020 Blue Ribbon Hope Award: Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. for the Providence River Siphon 78 inch Interceptor Replacement in Providence on behalf of the Narragansett Bay Commission.

• Third place 2020 Gold Star Award: GM2 Associates, Inc. for the Superstructure Replacement of Bridge No. 653, I-95 over Oxford St in Providence on behalf of the R.I. Dept. of Transportation.

• Third place 2020 Gold Star Award: Green International Affiliates, Inc. for the Roundabout at Intersection of Routes 102 & 117 in Coventry on behalf of the R.I. Dept. of Transportation.

• Third place 2020 Gold Star Award: VHB for the Lincoln School STEAM Hub in Providence on behalf of the Lincoln School.

• First place 2021 Gold Anchor Award: Beta Group, Inc. for the East Bay Pipeline Sliplining in Bristol, Barrington, and Warren on behalf of the Bristol County Water Authority.

• Second place 2021 Blue Ribbon Hope Award: Green International Affiliates, Inc. for the Two Roundabouts at the Diamond Hill Road (Route 114) and I-295 Interchange in Cumberland on behalf of the R.I. Dept. of Transportation.

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• Third place 2021 Gold Star Award: McMahon Associates for the Safe Routes to School throughout R.I. on behalf of the R.I. Dept. of Transportation.

• Third place 2021 Gold Star Award: Pare Corporation for the Larry Mouradjian Fishing Pier, located at Rocky Point State Park in Warwick on behalf of the R.I. Dept. of Environmental Management.

• Third place 2021 Gold Star Award: Tighe & Bond, Inc. for the Union Street Pumping Station Creates Crucial Connection to Water Supply in Portsmouth on behalf of the Portsmouth Water and Fire District/Town of Portsmouth.

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People Gilbane Announces Promotions

Ballon Appointed as ULI’s Global Chair

Boston – Gilbane Building Comlead the company’s strategic pany announced key leadership initiatives by providing oversight moves to position the company for several growing entities for growth in the Boston region including a disaster response with President and CEO Michael and reconstruction services firm McKelvy and Daniel M. Gilbane (GRS Disaster Response) and a strategically locating to Gilsubsidiary providing equipment, bane’s Boston office. jobsite safety, general labor, As part of its plans to bolster carpentry and final cleaning Gilbane its existing presence in the services. In addition to these area, the company also announced the focus areas, he has direct involvement promotions of Dan Gilbane to executive with Gilbane’s acquisition strategy, and vice president and Michael O’Brien to is the executive sponsor for Gilbane’s senior vice president, Massachusetts Hispanic and LatinX Employee Resource business unit leader. These promotions Group, HOLA@. also underscore the increased executive O’Brien oversees all operations leadership in Boston which includes Ryan and personnel in Massachusetts, with a E. Hutchins, executive vice president, focus on customer satisfaction, driving who is already located there. innovation and operational excellence, Dan Gilbane will continue to and training and staff development.

Washington – Peter Ballon, educating the next generation of global head of real estate for CPP diverse real estate leaders, and Investments, has been appointed increasing housing attainability as the new global chair of the in communities around the Urban Land Institute (ULI). world. All three priorities will be Ballon will serve on a underpinned by a commitment voluntary basis for a two-year and focus on diversity, equity, term and will provide member and inclusion. leadership as the institute In addition to Ballon’s Ballon focuses on three new global appointment, the institute also mission priorities: decarbonizing the elected five members to its global board real estate sector and targeting net zero, of directors.

Shields Ives Achieves ALEP Designation Boston – Finegold Alexander individual performance, and Architects announced that identify those in the educational Regan Shields Ives, AIA, ALEP, environment industry who LEED AP, principal and K-12 demonstrate the knowledge essential to the practice of educational studio leader at the educational facility planning. firm, has officially achieved her Accredited Learning Shields Ives has over 20 years Environments Planner (ALEP) of experience and leads Finegold Alexander’s educational and designation from the Association Shields Ives cultural projects. Throughout her for Learning Environments professional career, Shields Ives has been (A4LE) Commission on Educational dedicated to designing spaces for learnFacility Planning. ing and education that are aspirational, The ALEP credential was designed to sustainable, safe, and supportive. elevate professional standards, enhance

Crane Joins TFMoran Bedford, NH – Kevin Crane Connecticut, and California. has joined TFMoran’s Civil His professional memberships Engineering department as a include the National Society of senior project manager in the Professional Engineers, National Bedford office.

Fire Protection Association, Prior to joining TFMoran, he and International Conference of worked as a private engineering Building Officials. consultant for over 25 years, Crane holds a Bachelor of designing and overseeing the Science degree in civil engineerCrane construction of buildings and ing from the University of California at infrastructure.

Davis, a Master of Business AdministraHe is experienced in the areas of civil tion degree from Saint Mary’s College of engineering, geotechnical, and structural design, and is a Professional Engineer California, and a Juris Doctorate from the licensed in New Hampshire, Maine, California School of Law.

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SLAM Personnel Announcements Boston – Thomas “Tom” Lam, AIA, LEED AP, has joined The S/L/A/M Collaborative (SLAM) as an associate principal and healthcare practice leader for the firm’s Boston office, overseeing the healthcare practice from planning and design through construction for clients throughout the Northeast, with a strong focus on Greater Boston.

Lam and Gabriel “Gabe” Comstock, AIA, senior associate and healthcare designer, will team to help build on the current growth of SLAM’s healthcare practice.

Additionally, S/L/A/M Construction Services (SLAM CS) announced that Nate Bernier, CPE, LEED AP, senior associate and chief estimator, has fulfilled the requirements for Certified

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Professional Estimator (CPE) designation, as determined by the American Society of Professional Estimators.

CPE is nationally recognized and exemplifies Bernier’s estimating proficiency, ethical awareness, and commitment to the construction industry.

Bernier joined SLAM CS as a senior estimator in 2016.

Commodore Appoints New Directors Boston – Commodore Builders announced that Andy Timofeev has been named director of business development for the Life Sciences Group; Tima Maclaurin has been named director of business development for the company’s Institutional and Public Groups; and Carol Roby has been named as the company’s first-ever director of learning and development.

Bringing nearly 20 years of experience to the position, Timofeev will work closely with Vice President, Project Executive Life Sciences Jason Theberge to develop and explore new business opportunities for the Life Sciences Group.

In her position, Maclaurin will work closely with Vice President, Institutional Group Leader Lisa Ulbrich and Public Group Leader Jim DiMarzio to develop and explore new business opportunities and prospects in the institutional sector, which includes schools, recreational centers and public buildings.

Roby brings 25 years of relevant

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experience in the learning and development space to her new position. She is also responsible for the development of three start-up companies: Talent Trust, Roby Impact Seat, and Advoqt. At Advoqt, Roby helped to open a learning academy for women, veterans and people of color interested in entering the field of cyber security.

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Finegold and Alexander Retire

Bettina Wins Leadership Award

Boston – Boston-based Finegold Alexander Architects announces the retirement of Maurice (Moe) Finegold, FAIA and James (Jim) Alexander, FAIA, LEED AP, after 50 years at the firm. Both have been named principals emeriti of Finegold Alexander and will maintain relationships with current clients.

Alexander joined the firm, then known as Anderson Notter, in 1969 and is regarded as a noted authority in the restoration and reuse of historic buildings, designing and preserving significant landmark buildings such as the Old Boston City Hall, Ellis Island Museum of Immigration (in association with Beyer Blinder Belle), the Hatch Shell and Holyoke Public Library.

Finegold, after 11 years in private practice, joined the firm in 1975 and has been responsible for a wide range of challenging projects in restoration and reuse of historic buildings, new structures and urban planning, including Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Lowell Justice Center, and the Preservation and Development Plan for the Miami Beach Art Deco District.

“Throughout our time at the firm, the current leadership has appreciated the foundation built by Moe and Jim these past decades. We look toward the next chapter

Boston – The Boston office of industry and of their department, Cresa and Margulies Perruzzi team, and company. Bettina was announced Rich Bettina, nominated by Marc Margulies, senior director of leasing for FAIA, LEED AP, principal Fresenius Medical Care North and senior partner at Margulies America (FMC), was named Perruzzi, and Tim Myllykangas, the Real Estate Executive for managing principal at Cresa. the Americas by CoreNet New Bettina is an experienced England. professional with over 30 years Bettina The End User Leadership of director-level management experience in North America, Latin Award is designed to recognize a North America, and Asia Pacific for companies America CoreNet Global New England such as FMC, Dell/EMC, Teradyne, and member who provides leadership to IBM. the success of the corporate real estate

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of the firm with great optimism as we seek to build and expand upon Moe and Jim’s legacy,” said Ellen Anselone, AIA, LEED AP, principal and vice president.

“I am proud of what Jim and I created together, building a diverse practice in a collegial and collaborative environment fostering design excellence and respect for the environment. I am confident of the direction the firm will continue to take under its current leadership,” said Finegold.

“It has been a joy over the last 50 years to work with Moe and our team, contribute to vibrant communities, and to see the growth of the next generation of the firm’s leadership. I can’t wait to see what’s next and know the firm’s reputation as an innovative, creative team will continue,” said Alexander.

Martel Joins Copley Wolff Boston – Copley Wolff Design She joins Copley Wolff Group announced it has hired Design Group from her recent new associate, Jennifer Martel. position at Ironwood Design Martel has 15 years of Group in Newmarket, N.H. experience working on a variety where she designed and of public, commercial, and managed commercial, museum, institutional projects. She will park, memorial, and streetscape play an integral role in managing projects throughout New firm projects; mentoring staff; England. Prior to that, she was Martel and coordinating and working a landscape architect at OLIN, closely with clients, consultants, and WRT, and the Pennsylvania Horticultural design teams.

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ISPE Boston

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August 16 at 12:00 PM Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings This session on mission-driven workplaces includes a presentation and interactive discussion with designer-andclient teams and will focus on making existing buildings viable workplaces for innovators looking toward the future.

August 18 at 5:30 PM Summer Social and Biotechnology of Beer Join ISPE Boston for its summer social and education event where guests will discuss the biotechnology of beer.

Construction Institute

August 19 at 10:00 AM !8th Annual Croquet Tournament The tournament will be hosted at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I. Funds from the event will benefit the Providence City Center Student Scholarship.

August 25-26 Closing the Gap - Design Build Federal Sector: 2021 Federal Design-Build Symposium This Design-Build Institute of America symposium provides federal teams with the tools, best practices, and federal policy insights needed to prepare high-performance teams to deliver better projects, as the prospect for a federal infrastructure bill and potentially large-scale investment package appears more likely than ever.

September 14 at 12:00 PM Campus Transformation: Designing for Change Carey Upton, COO of Santa MonicaMalibu Unified School District, and HED Architect and Education Principal John Dale, will reflect on the evolution of Be America learning and the supporting facilities on Buy Americ the campus of Santa Monica High School The next time you are looking (Samohi) in Santa Monica, Calif. fabricator, choose a member o

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September 17 at 9:00 AM Find a member Annual Golf Tournament of the Steel Fabricators of Ne online at: www.ssfne.

Join the Steel Fabricators of New England for a day of friends and colleagues Mark Your Calendar Upcoming SFNE Eve at its Annual Golf Tournament.

The September 11th | Motorc tournament fee includes breakfast, boxed Septembergolf 18th | Golf Tou lunch, dinner, a “Have Fun” packet, and cart, and a Made in the USA golf gift.

August 17 at 3:00 PM 2021 Connecticut Golf Tour This day of golf will be held at Golf Club of Avon, and is the last part of CI’s tour of golf courses: nine holes, once a month, leading up to the golf classic on Sept. 23.

Built Environment Plus August 18 at 12:00 PM Women in Green Roundtable Join this BE+ roundtable, a venue for architects, designers, construction managers, and sustainability professionals to collaborate as women in the industry.

August’s topic is Energy Modelers.

IIDA NE

BSLA August 19 at 3:00 PM Inside/Outside: City Hall Plaza + Langone/Puopolo This series continues with on-site tours of City Hall Plaza (in construction) and the recently completed Langone and Puopolo Parks in Boston. Visit BSLA’s website for more information as it comes out.

September 9 at 11:30 AM Annual Golf Tournament Proceeds from this tournament will benefit ACEC-RI’s scholarship fund.

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ACEC/MA September 13 at 10:00 AM Education Corporation Golf Tournament Golfer registration and sponsorship registration are still open. Shotgun start is at 12:00 p.m.

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Education Do you design or build education (K-higher ed.) facilities?

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Pare Corporation recently received the third place 2021 Gold Star Award for Outstanding Professional Design Excellence for the Brookside Hall project, a new $94 million, 203,000sf, six-story apartment-style dormitory at University of Rhode Island’s Kingston Campus.

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