Successful groundbreaking for the Wilbraham Monson Academy Athenæum Project!

The ribbon cutting for the Culinary and Nutrition Center Project in Springfield was held this morning. The 62,000 SF facility prepares a variety of healthy foods from local farms that are provided daily to nearly 30,000 students of the City of Springfield. What an amazing project to be a part of!

This 5,200 SF library project, located on the campus of Wilbraham and Monson Academy will give students a brand-new facility to study and do research in. The new library will be connected to the existing library along with being architecturally blended to the existing library and Smith Hall.

A beam, signed by members of the community is added to the entry way of the Marlborough Elementary School. This new 111,430 SF school is on schedule to be delivered in the Fall of 2020.

Fontaine Bros. was awarded the Middleborough High School Project for the Town of Middleborough. This 166,650 SF new high school project consists of two, three-story academic wings; one wing focused on humanities studies while the other wing is focused on STEAM programming including a fabrication/maker space. The main phases are building the new school while the existing school remains in operation and then after occupancy, abate and demolish the existing high school to complete the remaining sitework and hardscape. We look forward to working along side DRA Architects and Compass Project Management to bring this new school to the students of Middleborough.

Project Manager Tracy Routhier reviews details as steel is erected at Marlborough Elementary School.

The Beal Elementary School project consists of a new 141,600 SF elementary school for 790 K-4 students building on an 18.5-acre site on Lake Street in Shrewsbury. This MSBA funded project will include the demolition of 100,000 SF of the existing building followed by the construction of a two-story steel framed building on spread footings. Site work includes access road, parking, playfield, site utilities, and landscaping.

The Nelson Place Elementary School project was designed and constructed according to the sustainability guidelines of LEED for Schools v4 with the goal of achieving LEED Silver. The building was constructed using low-emitting materials, high efficiency building envelope system, and utilizes an extensive array of rooftop solar panels. Nelson Place achieved LEED v4 Silver and is one of the first LEED v4 certified schools in Massachusetts.

This project consists of the construction of a new three-story, $87.5 million W. Edward Balmer Elementary School on the site of the existing school. The project will consolidate the two aged existing elementary schools in Northbridge, MA into a single building for grades Pre-K through grade five.

Working with the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority and Wendel WD Architecture, this project consisted of a 227,000 SF Operations & Vehicle Maintenance Facility for the Pioneer Valley Transportation Authority. The building features a modern metal panel exterior with full-height curtainwall glazing, aluminum storefront/windows and a flat membrane roofing system.