DEW Construction Corp., a leader in educational facility construction, has been awarded two renovation/addition projects for The Lake Champlain Waldorf School in Shelburne, VT. The project consists of relocating their Charlotte, VT high school campus to the existing American Morgan Horse property in Shelburne, VT, and will include extensive renovations to the 16,500 square foot post and beam wood-framed building. The new school will contain classrooms, a spacious student common room, professional kitchen, art studio, woodworking and practical arts workshops, science labs and a multi-use community room. The project also entails the renovation of and addition to the grade school community room space. About half of the current community room space will be reconfigured into a new arts classroom while the other half will be leveled, making room for a new large, multi-purpose gym and performance space. Both projects will incorporate sustainable building techniques and products to meet strict environmental criteria, including an insulated envelope, high performance windows, advanced lighting controls and an energy-efficient HVAC system with heat recovery ventilation. The high school project is slated to begin in January 2014 with the grade school project scheduled to begin after school is out for the summer 2014. Both projects are planned to be completed for the 2014-2015 school year. The architect for the project is Pill Maharam Architects (PMa) of Shelburne, VT.
DEW hired as Construction Manager for new Jay Peak Stateside Base Projects
DEW has been hired by Jay Peak Resort to manage and construct three new projects to be located near their Stateside Base – a Recreation Center, 84 residential cottage units, and the first phase of the Snowline Medical Center. The Stateside Recreation Center is a +/- 15,000 square foot building consisting of Clip ‘n Climb climbing walls, horizontal ropes, table games/arcade, a boutique movie theater with about 140 seats, and various food and beverage and retail outlets. The Stateside Cottages contain 84 dwelling units – 60 units comprised of five, twelve unit townhouses and the remaining 24 units will be located in 8 triplex cottage style buildings similar to the Golf and Mountain Suites and Lodge and Townhome projects. The dwelling units will be an average of 1,000 square feet per unit. The Snowline Medical Center project consists of the first phase (2,500 square feet) of what will ultimately be a 5,000 square foot joint community and Jay Peak Resort medical center. The architect for the Recreation Center and Medical Center is Scott + Partners of Essex Junction, VT, and Gardner Kilcoyne Architects is the architect for the Cottages. The civil engineer is Trudell Consulting Engineers of Williston, VT. The projects are slated to begin in April and May 2014 and plan to be completed between November and December 2014.
DEW Recognized at Constructech Vision Awards
DEW Construction Corp. recently won gold at the Vision Awards ceremony at Constructech’s 2013 Vision Awards in the Builder/GC Commercial $101 million to $250 million category and Trimbell Navigation was honored as its Technology Partner for this achievement. Karen Wells, Business Process Consultant and Integration Specialist and Dan Cogswell, IT Director received the award on behalf of DEW. The Constructech Vision Awards acknowledge companies that have stayed up to date on the latest trends and products in order to make decisions that have helped their business succeed and thrive. Alongside these winners, the hardware and software suppliers that play a vital role helping the finalists achieve their goals were honored as well. DEW received this award for its implementation of a web-based document management and workflow software, Prolog Converge, on a large scale project. “Prolog Converge is an invaluable tool – allowing us to collaborate with all of our team partners – no matter how diverse their systems and organization are.” Says Karen Wells, Business Process Consultant and Integration Specialist for DEW. “It allows role-based access to all key project information including cost control, document control, reporting and field administration – all in one central location.” DEW continues to use the software on all of its projects. Constructech magazine honored all of the Vision Award winners on October 4th during its annual Technology Day conference in Santa Clara, CA. Companies eligible for the […]
DEW Selected as General Contractor for New Rowe Elementary School
DEW Construction Corp., a leader in educational facility construction, has been awarded the new 20,865-square-foot Rowe Elementary School project in Rowe, MA. The project was awarded through DCAMM (State of Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance) for the Rowe Elementary School District. The new school will be similar in size to the former school, which tragically burnt down after a lightning strike in 2012, and will contain four main classrooms respectively for children in preschool, Grades K-2, 3-4 and 5-6. The plans also call for a project room, library, lobby, music room, cafeteria, gymnasium, storage space, and administrative offices. The school will have a new footprint allowing kids to catch a glimpse of the nearby Pelham Lake and provide more sun exposure in the winter. Site work includes a new driveway and parking area, relocated playground equipment, buried water, propane and septic tanks and associated underground utilities. The project officially broke ground on October 8th and plans to be completed for the 2014-2015 school year. The architect for the project is Greenberg Associates of Putney, VT, and the civil and structural engineer is Stevens & Associates of Brattleboro, VT.
DEW Announces New Hires and Promotion
DEW Construction Corp. is proud to announce and welcome Pamela Moreau as Corporate General Counsel, Elizabeth Stillwell as Risk and Insurance Manager and the promotion of Jason DelleChiaie to Project Manager. Pamela Moreau, Corporate General Counsel: Pamela Moreau joins DEW in a newly created position as Corporate General Counsel and handles commercial contracts, real estate transactions, development, financing, collections, dispute resolution, and employment matters for DEW and its affiliates. Moreau comes to DEW with over 20 years of experience in corporate, commercial, environmental and real estate law and most recently worked for Murphy Sullivan Kronk in Burlington, VT. Moreau holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Government from the University of Virginia and a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from Cornell Law School. Elizabeth Stillwell, Risk and Insurance Manager: Elizabeth Stillwell is the newly appointed Risk and Insurance Manager for DEW and its affiliates. She manages the commercial insurance program, project bonding, subcontractor default insurance, subcontractor prequalification, claims management, claims prevention, and contract administration. Stillwell comes to DEW after five years with Hickok & Boardman, Inc. of Burlington, VT. She is a Vermont Licensed Property & Casualty Insurance Agent and is currently working towards her Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist Designation. Stillwell holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jason DelleChiaie, Project Manager: Jason DelleChiaie was recently promoted to Project Manager and is […]
