EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

 

 

Fairchild-Wheeler Multi Magnet High School, Trumbull, Connecticut

Site Design and Permitting Manager for the new F-W multi magnet high school on a portion of the Fairchild Memorial Park in Trumbull, CT. The proposed 270,000SF school will provide specialized training in the fields of engineering, zoology/biology, and information technology, with various programs partnering with local businesses to provide real-life experience for the students. The site topography presented extreme challenges which were overcome with innovative design techniques such as under-building parking. A state-of-the-art stormwater management system is proposed which includes multiple bio-filtration and infiltration elements to maintain stormwater quality while regulating stormwater discharge rate/volumes to existing downstream drainage systems. The project is on track to achieve a LEED silver certification and open in fall 2013, with construction starting spring, 2011.

 

Greenwich High School, Greenwich, Connecticut

Site Design and Permitting Manager. DTC is providing landscape architectural, civil and structural engineering services to facilitate an addition to the existing Greenwich High School. The addition will house a new state of the art performing arts theater for school and community use. As part of the project the existing theater space will be converted into other school program areas. DTC’s design team will study the existing parking and provide a zero net loss of parking once the project is completed. The project also entails utilization of alternative drainage and paving techniques in order to control storm water runoff. DTC’s landscape architectural group will address the process of seamlessly blending the proposed building addition in with the existing school while also providing outdoor gathering areas, improved bus loop access, a new parent drop off area and safer pedestrian circulation corridors . Other services included for this project consist of building structural engineering, site layout, revised vehicular circulation, site lighting, landscaping, extension or relocation of site utilities and local and state permitting.

 

Hamilton Avenue School, Greenwich, Connecticut

Project Manager for the design, permitting, and construction administration of a PreK-4 community elementary school. Small site and LEED certification required use of sub-grade parking to increase green space and preserve existing athletic fields that serve as a de-facto town park.

 

Midtown Science Building, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, Connecticut

Project Engineer for the 122,000 sq. ft., $48 million, science building for the biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy and meteorology departments for Western Connecticut State University. In addition to classrooms, the facility includes research laboratories, lecture auditoria, a greenhouse, an observatory and the WCSU Weather Center. He was responsible for grading and drainage design and extensive utility coordination. The science building was the first state funded building project seeking LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, which works to promote environmentally responsible and sustainable buildings.

 

Amity Regional Junior High, Bethany, Connecticut

Review and observation of existing septic system and dosing chamber. Provided report and solutions to dosing chamber failure.

 

New Canaan Country School, New Canaan, Connecticut

Site design and permitting for new free-standing early learning center, athletic field construction and improvements, and on-site subsurface sewage disposal system.

 

Memorial Middle School, Middlebury, Connecticut

Classroom and gymnasium additions/code upgrades to existing middle school. Project also included parking area reconfigurations and extensive drainage improvements.

 

Rochambeau Middle School, Southbury, Connecticut

Two phase classroom and administrative office additions as well as code upgrades. Extensive reconstruction of parking areas/bus loop and drainage systems.

 

Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut

Numerous projects, including new dormitories, locker room expansion, library expansion, and additions to the on-campus college preparatory school. Extensive coordination of existing utilities, including campus communication system and combined heating system (steam piping).