The Associated General Contractors of Vermont awarded DEW Construction Corp. with a Best Builders Award for the University of Vermont Redstone Lofts project. The award for outstanding quality of work and effort in the New, Building category was announced at the Associated General Contractors Annual Meeting held at the Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center in Burlington, VT. DEW was hired in 2012 as Construction Manager by Redstone Development to build a 169,000 SF, 403 bed, multi-story, multi building apartment complex on the University of Vermont (UVM) campus. The new apartments, which operate independently of the University and are technically “off campus”, are owned and managed by Redstone Commercial Group who leases the 144 units to UVM upperclassmen and graduate students. Youkel Architects designed the buildings in two main wings, each with a subtle curve that minimizes the mass from the exterior. The point where the wings meet known as “The Lantern,” is glass-walled and includes the common space. The face of Redstone Lofts is a blend of black brick accented with blue, yellow, and white panels for a look that is contemporary and retro. Both buildings contain open on grade parking underneath. The project also received a LEED Silver designation. LEED, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the nationally accepted standard and rating system for high performance (green) buildings developed by the U.S. Green Building Council. Congratulations to the […]
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Hoff Hall Achieves LEED™ Gold Certification
DEW Construction Corp. is pleased to announce that our Castleton State College Hoff Hall project received a gold rating certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™). Hoff Hall includes a 28.8 kW rooftop solar array (120 panels) along with four new rooftop micro-wind turbines, installed after construction. These specific micro-wind turbines are the only wind turbines designed to coexist with solar energy. Wind and solar generation are considered complementary renewable generation sources. Both are connected to the cloud based software system that presents real-time power generation data in the lobby of Hoff Hall – so students can view the energy usage and generation. LEED™ is the nationally accepted standard and rating system for high performance (green) buildings developed by the U.S. Green Building Council.
DEW Wins ENR Best Project Merit Awards
DEW Construction Corp. received two Awards of Merit from Engineering News-Record (ENR) for the University of Vermont Redstone Lofts Project. The awards were presented on November 6, 2013 at ENR’s Best 2013 Projects Awards Gala in New York City. The Redstone Lofts project received the awards in the category of Residential/Hospitality and Safety and competed against projects throughout New England. DEW was the construction manager for the project, Redstone Commercial Group of Burlington, VT was the Owner and Youkel of Burlington, VT was the Architect. “The Redstone Lofts” project was a unique and challenging project that required exceptional commitment and ingenuity to accomplish,” said Don Wells, DEW’s President. “All members of our team are well deserving of this recognition by ENR,” added Wells. ENR‘s Best 2013 Projects Awards are a series of special events that celebrate and honor the building teams that created the best projects of 2013. ENR is a national trade magazine published weekly by McGraw Hill and is a premiere publication read by the construction industry. ENR’s Best Projects competition invites companies to submit summaries of their top construction projects, which must meet a list of criteria, including the obstacles faced during design or construction and how these challenges were managed. Companies were required to describe innovation and creativity and provide details about how their projects helped elevate industry standards. Juries of local prominent industry professionals select […]
DEW Awarded Lake Champlain Waldorf School Projects
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 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 […]
