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Division of Capital Asset Management
(DCAM) Presents Gale with an
Honor Award
Gale
received an honor award for
Design and Construction from
DCAM on April 16, 2008. The
award was for the Repair of
Thermal Storage Tank #1 at the
Transportation Building in Boston,
MA. The ceremony took place
at the State House and was attended
by Governor Deval Patrick.
Edward
J. Stewart represented Gale
at the award ceremony and is
pictured on the right with Lou
Renelli and Mike Ferraro of
Architectural Building and Restoration
(ABR) and Vladimir Taytslin
of DCAM. Congratulations to
the entire team!
Ira Allen Chapel
(University of Vermont) Wins
Preservation Award
Preservation
Burlington awarded the University
of Vermont the 2008 Preservation
Award in the Institutional Category
for the restoration work performed
on the Ira Allen Chapel. Gale
has been serving as the Building
Envelope Consultant on this
$3 million restoration project.
We designed the historic window
repair/replacement, slate and
copper roof replacement, and
extensive masonry restoration.
We also designed extensive wood
restoration and replacement
of gold leaf on two domes.
Congratulations
to the University of Vermont
for winning this prestigious
award!
Baltimore Hotel Corporation Awards
Gal e with a Board
Citation
T. Stephen
Kisielnicki, CDT, CCS received a Board
Citation from the Baltimore Hotel Corporation
for performing building envelope design
assistance and construction
administration/monitoring for the new
Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel in
Baltimore, Maryland. The citation
states: "We have issued and signed this
certificate as an earnest appreciation for the
splendid quality of service you have rendered to
the project."
Recent Project
Wins
- The Department of
Capital Asset Management (DCAM)
recently awarded Gale a $750,000 house
doctor contract to perform the Study and Design
of Exterior Envelope Systems at the
University of Massachusetts at
Amherst.
- Smith
College has hired Gale to plan a new
field hockey and lacrosse facility at their
existing athletic campus.
- After performing a
DCAM-certified study at the Reggie Lewis
Track and Athletic Center, Gale was
awarded the design. We will design repairs to
the low-slope roofs and the steep-sloped
standing seam roof system. The Reggie Lewis
Track and Athletic Center is pictured at the
right.
Congratulations to
Our Newly Registered Employees
- George Mihov, E.I.T.,
Cindy Bresnahan, and Peter Spanos,
E.I.T. recently passed the
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design) Professional Accreditation Exam and the
LEED-NC (New Construction and Major Renovations)
Exam. Congratulations to George and Peter for
becoming LEED Accredited Professionals.
- Congratulations to
Rebecca M. Buntrock, E.I.T.
for recently passing the
Engineer-in-Training (E.I.T.) exam.
- Edwin D. Eckard, II,
RRC recently passed the RCI exam for
Registered Roof Consultant. Congratulations
Edwin.
2007 Project of
the Year and Award of Excellence in the Water
Category- International Concrete Repair
Institute
 The International Concrete Repair
Institute (I.C.R.I.) of New England awarded Gale
with the 2007 Project of the Year Award and
National I.C.R.I. awarded Gale with the 2007
Award of Excellence in the Water Category for
the concrete restoration work we performed for
the three underground water storage tanks at the
Massachusetts State Transportation Building. The
water storage tanks are located three stories
below-grade in the center of Boston, MA. Each of
the three tanks had been leaking thousands of
gallons of water each day, causing concern about
the possible undermining of the structures.
Boston Facade Ordinance 9.9-12
The
Inspectional Services Department (ISD) requires
buildings over 70 feet to be inspected by a
licensed engineer or architect to determine if
pedestrian safety is being compromised by facade
deficiencies.
For more information about
the ordinance and how building owners can comply
with the ordinance, go to our Boston Facade Ordinance page.
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