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.
Current Projects
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 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 Awarded Brattleboro Police/Fire Facilities
DEW Construction Corp. was selected by town representatives in Brattleboro, VT to serve as the Construction Manager for the renovations and additions to Police/Fire Facilities. This project consists of approximately 12,200 sf of renovations and a 12,000 sf addition at the Central Fire Station; 1,600 sf of renovations and a 1,900 sf addition at Fire Station #2 in West Brattleboro; and 5,200 sf of renovations and a 10,400 sf addition to the Municipal Center for the Police Department. Project Value: $14.1 million Project Schedule: Preconstruction will start immediately with construction slated to begin spring 2014.
Twin Valley Middle/High School Breaks Ground
Whitingham, VT -A Groundbreaking Ceremony was held on August 2, 2013 for the new consolidated Twin Valley Middle/High School. Senator Peter Galbraith joined members of the School Board, the Building Team and students for the event, commenting, “One of our goals is to encourage consolidation,” noting that it would improve costs to the community and the quality of education. “Nothing is more important than investing in our young people.” said Galbraith. The site of the new school is the former Whitingham Elementary School and Twin Valley Middle School. Upon completion, the facility will house middle and high school students from both Whitingham and Wilmington. Renovations will be made throughout the existing school. A performance center (auditorium, music, media arts) will be located in the existing gym and a new industrial arts and family consumer room will be located in an adjacent building. The project also includes a new 22,245 SF addition containing a gym, locker rooms, administrative wing with offices, guidance area and a health care office. Extensive site work includes improvements to parking, roads and athletic fields. A previous phase of the project involved renovations and an addition of 9,654 sf to the Deerfield Valley Elementary School in order to consolidate K-5 students The architect is Nimtz, Berryhill and Figiel Architects of Rutland, VT and the construction manager is DEW Construction Corp. of Williston, VT. The project is expected […]
