DEW Construction is excited to announce the well-deserved promotions of Matt Cadieux and Scott Speyers to the position of Senior Superintendent and Tom Langlois to Assistant Superintendent. Matt Cadiuex has been promoted from Superintendent to Senior Superintendent. Over the past 22 years, Matt has consistently shown growth and a relentless drive. He never slows down. He is a highly strategic thinker, always pursuing better solutions and approaches to problems. His focus on finding innovative solutions makes him a valuable asset to any project. In addition, Matt is a dedicated mentor to our employees. Over the years, he has consistently invested extra time working with our staff and identifying their talent. He challenges them to think creatively, inspires them, and strives to bring out the best in each individual. Matt has been a valued member of the DEW team since day one, and we can’t wait to see all that he continues to accomplish. Matt is currently overseeing the construction of Building M, a multi-family housing development called Cambrian Rise, located in Burlington, VT. The building will have a total gross square footage of 252,000. Scott Speyers has been promoted from Superintendent to Senior Superintendent. Over the last three years, we have witnessed Scott’s incredible effort and dedication to his projects, our clients, and to mentoring our team members. Scott has consistently demonstrated a high level of skill, dedication, and initiative. […]
The Bellows Falls Garage Welcomes 27 Families
Situated on the Connecticut River, with views of Fall Mountain in New Hampshire, the Green Mountain Railway yard, and the historic Bellows Falls Canal, the new Bellows Falls Garage offers 27 affordable housing units in downtown Bellows Falls, Vermont. This once-dilapidated building from the 1920s has housed a car dealership and garage, a maintenance shop, a sign shop, dry cleaners, and even a commune. The original intention was to renovate the 100-year-old building, but the high cost of converting the fragile concrete structure into housing necessitated its demolition and replacement with a new building. DEW Construction collaborated with the Windham and Windsor Housing Trust in redeveloping this brownfield site into a 31,879 GSF multifamily housing building. The structure, designed by Gossens Bachman Architects, contains five studio apartments, eighteen one-bedroom apartments, and four two-bedroom apartments. The first floor comprises a mailroom, resident reading room, and a for-rent retail space at the northern entrance to downtown Bellows Falls. Designed for high performance and energy efficiency, the structure employs an electric/propane heating system with active energy recovery ventilation. Future plans include the installation of a 30 kW solar photovoltaic array. The building’s design deviates from the typical rectangular box due to the irregular shape of the building lot. As a result, the apartments within it feature intriguing angles, giving the entire structure a distinct and unique appearance. This departure from the norm creates […]
DEW Construction Breaks Ground on Zero Energy Modular Classrooms
On June 21st, DEW Construction, in collaboration with the South Burlington School District and Dore + Whittier Architects, broke ground on the $6M Zero Energy Modulars (ZEMs) project at Rick Marcotte Central School and Orchard School. These two elementary schools within the District have faced space challenges for years due to a substantial increase in enrollment, leading to shared classrooms, transformed offices, and utilizing temporary trailers as office space. The ZEMs will give the expanding student population much-needed room to grow. The ZEMs are factory-built by KBS Builders, Inc., and are highly efficient modular units that allow for improved quality control and speedier assembly timeframes. Because ZEMs are built with high-performance insulation, triple-pane windows, and efficient HVAC systems, their annual energy consumption is lower than that of a standard structure of the same size. The ZEMs are “net zero energy ready,” meaning their annual energy usage may be offset by installing on-site renewables like solar panels or wind turbines. By the fall of 2023, each school will be outfitted with 12 ZEMs, providing four classrooms per grade and two smaller group rooms totaling around 1,000 SF at each location, 13,416 GSF in total. The ZEMs are weatherproof and will be connected to the schools by means of corridors. In attendance were Superintendent Violet Nichols, Senior Director of Operations and Finance Tim Jarvis, School Board Member Kate Bailey, RMCS Principal Lissa […]
DEW Construction Welcomes Two
DEW Construction would like to welcome Senior Estimator Keith St. Sauveur and Senior Superintendent Michael Tremblay to the team. Senior Estimator Keith St. Sauveur has nearly 34 years of construction estimating experience, including government/municipal structures, office buildings, higher education structures, healthcare facilities, wastewater and water treatment, infrastructure, and heavy construction projects, including dams and building restorations. As part of our Williston, Vermont, preconstruction and estimating team, Keith will oversee all components of our preconstruction services, from preparing comprehensive estimates to working with clients and the entire project team to guarantee all commitments and promises for every project. Keith earned an associate degree in civil engineering from the University of New Hampshire. After graduation, he began an internship as a surveyor crew chief in the Seacoast region of New Hampshire while attending the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business. He later took a position with a construction company in Saudi Arabia as a chief field engineer/superintendent, directing survey crews and work crews. His career eventually led him back to the States, where he spent 30 years as a senior estimator for various construction companies in northern New England. Keith has been a senior estimator for a general contractor in Florida for the past three years, working on high-speed train stations, parking garages, and educational facilities. Senior Superintendent Mike Tremblay has over 30 years of industry experience. He earned an […]
DEW Construction Welcomes Six New Team Members
DEW Construction would like to welcome Safety Manager Kamron Bushway, Project Managers Kevin Hoard and David Dalton, Assistant Superintendent Andrew Hoogeboom, and Accounts Payable Associates JoAnne Silloway and Alex Chappell. Safety Manager Kamron Bushway leads and manages our Company’s safety program. He monitors all construction activities to ensure compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) construction industry standards. Kamron works closely with operations on job-specific safety, preconstruction planning for new project safety, and human resources on staffing safety requirements. He is responsible for keeping all personnel current on required training and procuring and distributing the most up-to-date personal protective equipment to our staff. Additionally, Kamron collaborates with our third-party inspection company, Contractor’s Risk Management (CRM), to conduct regular site Inspections. Project Managers Kevin Hoard and David Dalton manage the business side of projects, including preparing budgets, creating schedules, responding to unique project demands, collaborating with engineers and architects, and communicating with our clients about progress. Both Kevin and David will be working out of our Manchester, NH office. Kevin Hoard holds a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts. He is skilled in all facets of the construction industry, including estimation and project management. He has worked on various projects ranging in size from $600 thousand to $100 million. For the last six years, Kevin has been managing the construction of a new 126,000 GSF performing arts […]
