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The New England Success Stories 2009 of the Real Estate and Construction Review showcases success in projects from New England. The projects showcased are the most important, innovative and unique new construction and renovation projects as well as the teams behind them.

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  • www.constructionreviews.com

    The Resource for Real Estate & Construction Decision Makers

    T E A M M EM B ER S

    b u i l d i n g o f a m e r i c a S u c c e S S S t o r i e S

    volume 1 2009 Edition

    New England Edition

  • At Construction Communications, we have dedicated ourselves to serving construction decision-

    makers for more than a decade. Through the Real Estate & Construction Review series of publica-

    tions we have profiled the most unique, challenging and successful new construction and renova-

    tion projects throughout the United States. Through the words of owners, developers, architects,

    contractors, consultants and more, these projects were brought to life in case studies designed to

    help owners learn from one anothers successes.

    This publication, the Building of America Success Stories, was created to focus on new technolo-

    gies, processes and more than can further aid owners in successful construction projects in the

    future. Consultants, associations, contractors and designers have contributed articles that highlight

    topics such as integrated project delivery, public private partnerships, and Leadership in Energy

    and Environmental Design (LEED). Other topics that are addressed include creative site solutions

    and innovative use of commonplace materials to achieve stunning design effects for less.

    Additionally, the publication profiles subcontractors, vendors, suppliers and manufacturers that

    have played a role in some of New Englands top projects. All the companies involved have been

    referred for their reliability and were qualified by the general contractor or architect that hired them

    for a Building of America awarded project. Each of the companies and/or products featured has a

    unique story to tell about how they can help owners in the New England area.

    Sincerely,Jamie Rawcliffe Senior Editor

    Jamie Rawcliffe, photo courtesy of Dale-Murrary.comfrom the editor

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    First LEED-certified fire rescue station in Florida emphasizes the countys new green building initiatives

    In Alachua County, Fla., the board

    of county commissioners uses the

    best practices when exercising con-

    cepts associated with green build-

    ings and sustainability. The countys

    facilities management division has

    also been very active in the sustain-

    ability and energy-conservation move-

    ment, endorsing the involvement of

    its employees in various professional

    trade organizations, including the U.S.

    Green Building Council (USGBC) and

    the Construction Owners Association

    of America (COAA). Participation in

    local and national organizations keeps

    employees abreast of state-of-the-art

    technologies, industry trends, energy

    relations and cost-saving opportunities

    as well as the impact of regional and

    national changes in the construction

    market on county government.

    In early 2000, the commission passed

    an energy reduction resolution requir-

    ing a 33 percent reduction in energy

    and water use. This led the county to

    develop a countywide energy reso-

    lution policy. Since then, the county

    has adopted a strategy of designing

    and building green buildings that con-

    form to the ratings specified under

    the USGBCs Leadership in Energy and

    Environmental Design (LEED) pro-

    gram. According to the directives of the

    Alachua County Commission, all new

    county buildings will be designed and

    built to meet green standards; so, a new

    language was added in the request

    for proposals (RFP) for architecture

    and engineering services and construc-

    tion management services requiring

    bidders to have certified LEED profes-

    sionals on staff who understand sus-

    tainable design and construction and

    the LEED program.

    In keeping with this new direction,

    the countys new Fire Rescue Station

    10 in East Gainesville is the first LEED-

    certified fire station in the county,

    as well as the entire state of Florida,

    earning a gold rating under the LEED

    program. Originally designed back in

    early 2000, the project was expected

    to take 13 months, but was delayed

    due to funding issues. The county later

    acquired project funding within the

    bond process. After acquiring the nec-

    essary funds, the county commission

    directed the design team to revise the

    plans, ensuring that the project would

    qualify as a green building and meet the

    LEED certification standards. February

    26, 2008 marked the groundbreak-

    ing ceremony for Fire Rescue Station

    10. Encompassing 5,521 square feet,

    the new station cost $1.8 million

    to construct and will house two

    rescue units, #10 and #11, as well as the

    District 5 Chief.

    Bryan Schneider, Capital Projects

    Coordinator for Alachua County, said,

    It was an exciting challenge to take

    (a previously drawn) non-LEED-

    rated project and adapt it to LEED

    specifications and standards, still

    remaining within the previous budget

    and timeline.

    Some of the stations most outstand-

    ing aspects are its sustainable features,

    including the use of materials with a

    low emission of volatile organic com-

    pounds (VOC) to improve indoor air

    quality, which makes for a better work

    environment; a solar hot water storage

    system for the heating of potable water

    that saves 70 percent energy; an under-

    ground cistern for rain water reclama-

    tion of up to 60,000 gallons per year;

    solar tubes for passive lighting, which

    combined with the buildings windows

    will provide the facility with daylight

    saturation to 75 percent of indoor spac-

    es; and a highly efficient HVAC system

    Photos courtesy of Takumi Sullivan

    paired with a thermal comfort system

    that will keep everyone more comfort-

    able and at the same time save 20 per-

    cent energy. Additionally, 43.5 percent

    of the materials used on the project are

    regional materials, stimulating the local

    economy and reducing the need to

    transport materials from far away, and

    more than 63 percent of the projects

    waste was recycled and diverted from

    landfills. The project was completed

    on time and within budget; the grand

    opening was held on January 27, 2009.

    In all, the station is a true effort on

    the part of the board of county com-

    missioners, the department of public

    safety, and the facilities management

    division to blast Alachua County to

    the forefront regarding sustainability,

    water conservation and energy-saving

    measures. It will not only comply with

    the boards energy reduction and water

    conservation policy, but it will also be

    a genuine success at environmental

    stewardship, reducing the countys car-

    bon footprint.

    Alachua County Facilities Manager

    Charlie Jackson said, Building green

    makes good business sense, as it reduc-

    es operating cost over the life of the

    building and ultimately provides the

    county with another high performing

    and sustainable building. n

    Charlie Ray Jackson is the Alachua

    County Facilities Manager.

  • new england building of america success stories

    America Needs Successful Construction And Critical New Tools Can Help

    Underlying all the debate and

    anticipation about economic stimu-

    lus legislation and infrastructure

    investment is a simple proposition:

    America is going to need to execute

    a lot of successful construction proj-

    ects, of all sizes and types, in the

    years ahead.

    Meeting this need, though, will

    involve more than simply identify-

    ing and funding projects that can

    be started quickly. Throughout the

    congressional debate there was

    an emphasis on transparency and

    accountability in spending stimulus

    money and indeed, the construc-

    tion industry itself has long recog-

    nized its own inefficiency and lack of

    productivity improvements.

    New tools are being devel-

    oped to address these shortcom-

    ings. Members of the Construction

    Management Association of America

    (CMAA), including both owners of

    construction programs and provid-

    ers of construction management

    services, are at the forefront of the

    effort to improve and apply these

    new techniques.

    Public Private Partnerships

    A prime example is Public Private

    Partnerships, or P3s. In a P3, a private

    investor provides money to build,

    improve or operate an asset used

    by the public perhaps a high-

    way, a bridge or a port in return

    for the profits derived from the

    assets ongoing cash flow. A num-

    ber of high-profile P3s have already

    been executed, and some others,

    including new High Occupancy Toll

    (HOT) lanes on the Capital Beltway

    encircling Washington, D.C., are

    getting started.

    According to Peter Luchetti,

    founder of Table Rock Capital,

    the nations financial crisis will

    lead to increased interest in P3s.

    Luchetti has been a recent guest on

    the CMAA Radio series of programs,

    as well as a panelist in a session

    on P3s at the associations 2008

    national conference.

    The financial crisis is going to

    drive this process, Luchetti says.

    I wish it were not true, I wish it

    did not happen this way. The crisis

    causes people to be more focused

    on improvement. Every penny mat-

    ters in an environment where you

    are in such financial difficulty.

    The upside from P3s, Luchetti

    says, is the opportunity to save 15 to

    30 percent over the life of a project,

    from design to ongoing operations.

    If you look across the entirety of the

    economy and say to yourself, I can

    save 15 to 30 percent over the life

    cycle of the asset.its a good thing

    for the economy and a good thing

    for society, he says. It makes us

    more competitive globally, it makes

    the economy function better and it

    makes everything work in a more

    efficient way.

    The great majority of these sav-

    ings, Luchetti explains, are real-

    ized early in the program life cycle,

    through streamlined design, site

    development, financing and other

    arrangements. If a careful analysis

    indicates that savings of at least this

    much arent likely, the P3 venture

    should not go forward.

    Integrated Project Delivery

    Major improvements in construc-

    tion processes and outcomes are also

    promised by an initiative known as

    Integrated Project Delivery (IPD).

    CMAAs College of Fellows,

    a group of approximately 40 of

    Americas most seasoned and

    respected construction/program

    managers, is working on a White

    Paper on IPD, a working draft of

    which has been posted on CMAAs

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    website. The project is being led by

    Chuck Thomsen, FAIA, FCMAA, and

    has involved the efforts of a number

    of other experts nationwide.

    The inspiring vision of IPD, the

    White Paper says, is that of a seam-

    less project team, not partitioned by

    economic self-interest or contractual

    silos of responsibility, but a collection

    of companies with a mutual respon-

    sibility to help one another meet

    an owners goals. To support that

    vision, owners, AEs, CMs and their

    lawyers are crafting contract terms

    intended to align the interests of the

    key project team with the project

    mission, increase efficiency, reduce

    waste and make better buildings.

    IPD can be implemented in

    many ways, meeting the unique

    needs of individual projects and

    teams. In general, however, IPD has

    these features:

    A legal relationship for the IPD

    Core Team that provides a sense of

    belonging to the same organization,

    eases barriers to communication,

    removes many of the troublesome

    legal hindrances to BIM and PMIS

    and potentiates the use of lean con-

    struction processes.

    A management committee that

    improves leadership, transparency,

    coordination and communication for

    the IPD Core Team and the owner.

    An incentive pool for meeting

    project goals to be shared by the IPD

    Core Team that has the potential to

    increase if everybody helps every-

    body else.

    A no-blame working environ-

    ment to constrain litigation, solve

    problems quickly, eliminate energy

    spent on CYA activities and remove

    barriers to communication.

    Design assistance to bring

    knowledge of cost and construction

    technology from principal subcon-

    sultants, subcontractors and manu-

    facturers into the design decision-

    making process.

    Reducing the specter of litigation

    promotes true collaboration by mak-

    ing project participants more willing

    to exchange information openly and

    work together for the good of the

    project. It will also accelerate adop-

    tion of lean construction techniques

    because the entire team will stand

    to benefit from improvements and

    savings in all areas.

    The result will be better build-

    ings, faster, for less, the IPD White

    Paper says.

    Leading efforts like IPD, and

    promoting more effective uses of

    innovations such as Public Private

    Partnerships, are among the values

    professional construction and pro-

    gram managers offer owners across

    all project types and sizes. These

    values will be critical in getting opti-

    mum results from the large amount

    of new spending now on Americas

    horizon. n Article provided by CMAA

    For more information:

    The CMAA Radio interview with Peter Luchetti is accessible through

    www.cmaanet.org

    The IPD White Paper is available for download online at

    http://cmaanet.org/files/shared/IPD_White_Paper_1.pdf

    An audio CD of highlights of the P3 panel discussion at CMAAs

    national conference is available from the CMAA online bookstore

    http://cmaanet.org/cmaa-bookstore

  • new england building of america success stories

    Brimmer and May School School finds a unique expansion solution despite site constraints and limited land

    The Brimmer and May School in

    Chestnut Hill, Mass., a private sec-

    ondary school, was faced with the

    dilemma of requiring additional

    academic spaces for an expanding

    student body but having various

    challenges to overcome in order to

    expand. The campus is located on

    a limited amount of land, which

    was already being utilized by the

    existing buildings, parking and ath-

    letic fields. The school is situated

    in a heavily populated residential

    neighborhood with neighbors who

    are resistant to change. Brimmer

    and May was also restricted by

    zoning and resistant to undertak-

    ing the variance process.

    The narrow property had deep

    front and rear setbacks with the

    Massachusetts Bay Transportation

    Authority subway on the north

    side of the property, heavily trav-

    eled Middlesex Road on the south,

    the existing building on the

    east and playing fields on the

    west. With a virtually unbuild-

    able campus, the project team

    concluded that the only option

    Photos courtesy of Edward Jacoby

    would be to construct the addition

    below grade.

    After researching the zoning

    restrictions and surveying the land

    directly adjacent to the existing

    Chase Building, it was determined

    that this solution would be ideal

    and would essentially resolve the

    many challenges that the school

    faced. With a new building con-

    structed below street level, near-

    by neighbors were afforded the

    unobstructed views that vertical

    construction would have marred.

    This option also provided the abil-

    ity to forego any zoning variance

    proceedings. Additionally, site

    improvements on-grade would

    complete the project with an

    appealing landscape.

    Project TeamConstruction Manager: Richard

    White Sons, Inc. (Auburndale, MA)

    Architect: Imai Keller Moore

    Architects (Watertown, MA)

    Owners Project Manager:

    Skanska USA Building (Boston, MA)

    Structural Engineer: LeMessurier

    Consultants (Cambridge, MA)

    Geotechnical Engineer: Haley &

    Aldrich (Boston, MA)

    Civil Engineer/Sports/Landscape:

    Geller DeVellis (Wellesley, MA)

    MEP/FP Engineer: TMP Consulting

    Engineers (Boston, MA)

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    With an expansion solution in

    place, the team was faced with

    carrying out the construction pro-

    cess on an occupied campus with

    neighbors nearby. It was clear from

    the beginning that an elaborate site

    plan would need to be in place to

    safely direct construction site traf-

    fic on the K-12 campus, work with

    neighbors, minimize disruptions

    and meet schedule demands.

    A construction mitigation com-

    mittee was established that was

    composed of representatives from

    Brimmer and May, the owners

    project manager, the architect,

    the construction manager and the

    neighborhood. Some of the con-

    cerns that were addressed included

    the safety of students and fac-

    ulty, parking restrictions for site

    personnel, hosing down trucks to

    minimize dust, noise levels, street

    cleaning, truck delivery routes,

    schedule, work hours, and con-

    struction fencing and gates.

    In conjunction with the school,

    the team scheduled neighbor-

    hood meetings with question and

    answer sessions throughout the

    project to keep all the stakeholders

    informed of the process and the

    schedule. On occasion, changes

    were negotiated related to work

    times or truck traffic routes, which

    benefitted the working relationship

    with the neighbors.

    The location of the construction

    site gates and pick-up and drop-

    off of all students occurred on

    Middlesex Road, which was adja-

    cent to the work zone. This prox-

    imity to students was handled very

    strictly with the timing of deliver-

    ies scheduled around the schools

    activities and class hours. In order

    to safely handle the curiosity from

    the student body, the site fencing

    provided viewing areas set at dif-

    ferent heights to allow children to

    see into the site and become famil-

    iar with the work. Involving the

    entire student body in construction

    even took the form of mount-

    ing student-created construction

    murals to the site fencing.

    The new, below-grade addition,

    constructed of cast-in-place con-

    crete, provides 11,400 square feet

    of music and science classrooms and

    library spaces. The 3,100-square-

    foot, open-air courtyard provides a

    gathering space for classes or social

    events, but also provides light and

    air to the new academic spaces.

    The rebuilt natural grass athletic

    field partially extends above the

    subterranean classroom space, cre-

    ating a green roof.

    Responding to the site chal-

    lenges to construct the addition

    below grade ensured the suc-

    cess of this project with regard to

    the neighbors and zoning. The

    project team and the owner

    worked collaboratively to mini-

    mize building operations on

    an occupied campus in a resi-

    dential neighborhood. The subter-

    ranean location of the building

    has afforded reduced Btu/h loads

    and minimized equipment size

    to operate the building. From

    the street level, the landscaped

    open space is not only pleasing to

    pedestrian traffic, but also retained

    the unobstructed view for the

    neighborhood. n Carolyn Ragusa is the director

    of marketing for Richard White

    Sons, Inc. She can be reached at

    617-332-9500 ext. 330.

    Photo courtesy of Edward Jacoby

  • new england building of america success stories

    Folly Hill Meadows Apartments: New ClubhouseCommonplace materials backed by innovative ideas lead to stunning solutions

    The Folly Hill Clubhouse at the Folly

    Hill Meadows Apartments in Beverly,

    Mass., is a shining example of how to

    greatly improve the built environment

    at minimal cost by using common-

    place materials in innovative and exu-

    berant ways. The developer wanted a

    transcendent yet economical design

    to increase leasing sales and draw

    people to the development.

    On a tight budget, Innovative

    Collaborations, Inc. and Thrive utilized

    economical materials in unexpected

    new ways to impart a rich, inviting

    feel to the clubhouse. At minimal cost

    through value engineering, the space

    was transformed from a rundown

    maintenance garage to a stunning

    gathering place that creates a sense

    of community for the entire develop-

    ment and that is used to entice renters

    to lease apartments.

    Reusing existing materials saves the

    cost and trouble of diverting waste to

    a landfill. There are simple methods

    to work with what you already have.

    At Folly Hill, the architects reused the

    high ceiling, making it more attractive

    by painting the pipes the same color.

    Through this practice, the builders

    were able to avoid the cost of buying

    a typical unattractive acoustic tile sus-

    pended ceiling.

    Similarly, reusing existing openings,

    such as garage doors, can save costs

    and present dramatic results. At Folly

    Hill, a large garage door opening was

    transformed into a glass wall that can

    be completely opened to the envi-

    ronment by using prefabricated door

    panels fitted with bolts. Increasing the

    connection to the exterior environ-

    ment through these methods greatly

    increases the quality of the space. The

    entrance was also relocated so that

    the designers could take advantage of

    an existing skylight.

    By using lower-cost industrial

    materials and cutting them down, the

    builders were able to use simple build-

    ing methods to build custom details at

    a very low cost. Buying atypical build-

    ing materials in bulk and cutting them

    down saved a great deal of money on

    the project, and gives the entire space

    a unique feel. For example, the alumi-

    num panels on the media wall were

    not intended for wall use. They are a

    prefinished and anodized industrial

    product that is a standard material

    on a metal smiths palette, but that

    was used in a new and elegant way

    at Folly Hill.

    Likewise, the railing separating the

    plush lower media seating from the

    upper stone seating area was made

    custom from a kit of industrial parts

    that were cut down and assembled.

    The materials used were tubular

    aluminum and angles, translu-

    cent resin panels, and maple. The

    aluminum members were bought

    in large quantity and cut down for

    the project. By building this railing

    up from scratch, the designers were

    able to produce a new unique

    Photo courtesy of Keitard Yoshioka

  • Photos courtesy of Keitard Yoshioka

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    railing at 20 percent of the cost of a

    standard railing.

    The angled red walls that flank the

    metal media wall were simply attached

    to already existing walls that were in

    great disrepair and in need of refinish-

    ing. The new walls, made from pre-

    finished birch plywood with maroon

    stain, provide a much more alluring

    and durable material than standard

    sheetrock walls. Additionally, because

    they come prefinished, workers were

    able to save on wall finishing costs

    such as painting. Generally only used

    for industrial purposes, the brightly

    colored panels also lend a dramatic

    feel and cause the central element of

    the space, the fireplace, to pop. Bold

    use of color and texture proved to be

    inexpensive strategies that define and

    enhance the space.

    As the focal point of the club-

    house, the fireplace was given great

    weight at minimal cost. This stone

    pillar fireplace was custom designed

    and built around a simple low-cost,

    double-sided propane fireplace. With

    this strategy, both the upper stone

    seating area and the lower plush seat-

    ing area can take advantage of the

    fireplaces ambiance. By framing walls

    around the propane fireplace and

    attaching concrete tiles that give the

    appearance of real stone, the fireplace

    is given additional power and sub-

    stance. To give it further importance,

    the lighting and the dramatic media

    wall were directly aligned with it.

    In the end, the enhanced space

    created a clubhouse that has had a

    strong impact on sales of apartment

    units and has brought in revenue. This

    project demonstrates that it doesnt

    take a huge budget or high-end mate-

    rials, just an innovative spirit. n Meghan Dufresne works for

    Innovative Collaborations, Inc.,

    617-695-3777.

  • What is LEED and Why Should I Care?Approximately 12 years ago, a non-

    profit organization by the name of the

    U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)

    developed the building rating sys-

    tem known as Leadership in Energy

    and Environmental Design (LEED).

    This rating system evaluates new and

    renovated buildings on their sustain-

    ability, energy efficiency and environ-

    mental impact. LEED addresses an

    array of different building types and

    emphasizes state-of-the-art strate-

    gies for sustainable site development,

    water savings, energy efficiency,

    materials and resources selection, and

    indoor environmental quality. There

    are many advantages to building an

    environmentally friendly and ener-

    gy-efficient building in accordance

    with the LEED program. Some of

    these benefits include reduced energy

    costs, healthier work environments,

    reduced water and sewage costs, and

    an overall reduction in the buildings

    carbon footprint.

    LEED is a practical rating tool for

    green building design and construc-

    tion that provides immediate and

    measurable results for building own-

    ers and occupants through reducing

    energy consumption and improv-

    ing the environmental quality in the

    building as well as the surrounding

    areas. There are four levels of LEED

    certification, ranging from certified

    to silver, gold and platinum. Each

    level requires an increased number of

    points, gained through achieving a

    greater level of energy efficiency and

    improved environmental quality. The

    higher the level of LEED certification

    a building attains, the greater the

    degree of return on investment for

    the building owner.

    There is a growing trend toward

    constructing LEED-certified buildings

    as evidenced by the fact that there are

    LEED-certified projects in all 50 states

    and in 69 countries. Identified in the

    McGraw Hill Green Building Smart

    Market Report of 2006, approxi-

    mately 10 percent of all commercial

    construction starts are expected to be

    green buildings by 2010.

    Energy conservation is one of

    the most important concepts in the

    LEED building model. LEED identi-

    fies the area of optimized energy

    performance as one of the primary

    energy-related sections in its building

    rating system. Another area of energy

    conservation, which is rarely associ-

    ated with building construction, is the

    reduction of fuel consumption related

    to the transportation and harvest-

    ing of building materials. The LEED

    process encourages project teams to

    purchase building materials harvested

    and produced locally, thus reducing

    the production of greenhouse gases.

    A LEED Accredited Professional

    (AP) is designated in the LEED com-

    munity by demonstrating a thor-

    ough understanding of all aspects

    of the LEED process. This certifica-

    tion includes a full understanding

    of sustainable sites, water efficiency,

    energy and atmosphere, materials

    and resources, indoor environmental

    quality, and innovation and design

    process. A LEED AP must pass a rigor-

    ous test demonstrating proficiency in

    all of these areas. Adding a LEED AP

    to your project development plans

    helps reduce and overcome much of

    the complexity associated with the

    LEED green building rating system.

    In the past eight years, approximately

    70,000 individuals from around the

    world have obtained their designa-

    tion as a LEED AP, helping to create

    a greater number of environmentally

    friendly work sites and greener build-

    ing construction.

    Wayne Seward, CEA, LEED AP, is the

    founder and owner of Bear Technologys

    in Carlsbad, California, a company

    that specializes in Title 24 and energy

    compliance documentation and con-

    sulting for residential and commercial

    buildings. Seward can be reached

    at 760-635-2327.

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