DEW officially welcomes two new employees to our staff. Jay Labare is the newly appointed Manager of MEP (Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing) Services for DEW. Jay will be based in the Vermont office and will be responsible for MEP estimates, Building Information Modeling (BIM) coordination and will assist Operations with MEP coordination, commissioning, training and turnover of systems for all DEW projects. Dan Cogswell is the newly appointed Director of Information Technology. Dan will be responsible for the company’s long-term strategic technology plan. Dan brings to DEW 13 years of IT experience and a broad scope of knowledge in the implementation and management of IT systems and solutions. Dan will oversee training for our internal and external employee’s and partners, meeting our corporate commitment to increase efficiency, and enhance our business services.
Company News
DEW Awarded Jay Peak 2012 Golf and Mountain Suites/Lodge and Townhouse Projects
DEW Construction Corp. was recently hired as Construction Manager for the Jay Peak 2012 Golf and Mountain Suites/Lodge and Townhouse Projects! This $15 million + project includes constructing 100 residential units (approximately 24 multi-family buildings of various sizes) – 70 Golf and Mountain Suites units (prebuilt cottage structures) and 30 Lodge and Townhouse units along with associated infrastructure and roadway components. The anticipated start date is May 1, 2012.
Jay Peak Pump House Project Receives Excellence in Concrete Award
Congratulations to Carroll Concrete on winning an Architectural “Excellence in Concrete” award for their work on the Jay Peak Pump House project. The award was given by the Northern New England Concrete Promotion Association. DEW, Harrison Concrete, Black River Design and Aquatic Development Group were recognized as well.
Director of Safety, Risk and Environment Receives Award
Congratulations to our very own Doug Robie, Director of Safety, Risk and Environment. AGC-VT recognized Doug at their Annual Meeting on December 6 for his “Endless contribution of time, knowledge and talent.” His 2011 Safety Recognition and Leadership Award is displayed at the office.
DEW Wins Best Builder Award
Congratulations to the Waterbury Fire Stations team! The project was selected by the Associated General Contractors of Vermont to receive a 2011 Best Builders Award for Outstanding Quality of Work and Effort in the Building, New Construction category. Don Wells, President, Jeff Davis, Executive Vice President, Tim Heinlein, Project Manager and Larry Bertrand, Superintendent, received the award at AGC’s annual meeting in Burlington. DEW Construction Corp. was hired in 2010 to provide Design/Build services to the Town of Waterbury to build two new energy-efficient fire stations to replace existing fire stations in the Town and Village of Waterbury, Vermont. The Main Street Station site was selected because it was desirable to have the fire station remain in the Village setting. The site, however, is located in a FEMA flood plain. DEW and Architect Wiemann Lamphere, designed and built a structure that could stand up to the 100 year flood level – and two months after we turned it over, and two weeks after the formal ribbon cutting, it was tested by Tropical Storm Irene. The flooding in Waterbury crested just above the 100 year flood level. Remarkably the station fared well – it suffered only a relatively small amount of water damage. The good news – no materials had to be removed or replaced. All in all, a success for flood design and construction.