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Creating Harmony in the Schematic Design Phase: The Importance of Early OAC Collaboration
November 15th, 2024
This blog post highlights the importance of early collaboration between owners, architects, and construction managers (OAC) during the Schematic Design phase. Using the Chapel Haven project as a case study, it demonstrates how aligning visions, addressing specific needs, and involving the right partners from the start can lead to a successful, mission-driven project tailored to its community.
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Case Study: Collaborative Efforts in Bringing Senior Living Visions to Life
March 22nd, 2023
The importance of senior living homes cannot be overstated, especially as the aging population continues to grow in Connecticut and across the United States. As more seniors look for safe and enriching communities to spend their golden years, senior living homes like Jerome Home and Arbor Rose are stepping up to meet the demand.
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Client Testimonial Video: Preconstruction
February 27th, 2023
Hear what it's like to work with C.E. Floyd from three clients who describe their experience during preconstruction.
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The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Preconstruction Case Study
January 25th, 2023
We’re working with The Food Bank to build a new 63,000-square-foot headquarters, which is twice the size of its current facility. This project marks a dramatic point of growth for The Food Bank. The building will be a net zero emitter, meaning that the facility will generate all its energy needs.
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Converting a mid-nineteenth-century Bank into a School
November 23rd, 2022
When creating a master plan for the school, the abutting Southport Savings Bank building wasn’t included. However, when the opportunity to purchase the building came about, The Southport School jumped at the opportunity.
The Southport School, Peterman Architects and C.E. Floyd Company collaborated to convert The Southport Savings Bank into the Arts and Music Building. The Southport Savings Bank was erected in 1863-65 and had been the longest continuously operating bank building in the United States. According to the Library of Congress, the original building specifications for the mason and carpentry work have been preserved and are valuable records of mid-nineteenth-century construction techniques.
The Southport School was committed to restoring the building’s historic exterior, while updating the interior to suit the needs of the school. Although a relatively small project, it was complex and full of challenges that needed to be addressed around accessibility, life safety, building systems, structural changes, and the removal of the granite vault in the core of the building.
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Making It Count: Confronting Estimating Challenges Head On
April 27th, 2022
The initial phases of a construction project are a lot like dating. Everyone tries to bring their A-game to make the best first impression. But putting on a facade in the early stages of a relationship can lead to trouble in paradise, and the same holds true for team members during preconstruction.
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Partnering in education
April 24th, 2017
Learning by doing is a philosophy that dominates at Inly School. So it came as no surprise that the school wanted to make the construction project an extension of the classroom. Because of the project’s central location on campus, we were easily able to take advantage of the construction work and involve the entire school community from day one – and from the moment the kids stepped out of the car in the morning.
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Case Study: Bringing a Vision to Life at Middlewoods of Newington
March 4th, 2015
The word construction made Middlewoods of Newington Executive Director Kathy Braga twitch, and here it was again. United Methodist Homes (UMH) was planning a small construction project at her community: upgrading interior finishes and renovating the reception area and common spaces. The project sounded great, but Braga wanted more. She decided to go for it, so she shared her vision with C.E. Floyd Company and edm CT. They didn’t laugh at her, instead they looked her in the eye and told her it could be done. They would find a way to give Braga everything she wanted and to have the project make sense financially for UMH. Suddenly, Braga wasn’t twitching anymore.
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When Less Really Is More: Space Utilization Planning for a Campus That Will Last
February 17th, 2015
Don’t all schools have to have a Master Plan? The short answer is no. The term Master Plan often assumes growth, expansion, new buildings, changes to circulation and open space systems. This project label can create perceptions, expectations, and, believe it or not – limits about the process and outcomes that are unknown at the outset of the project.
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Construction Planning for Success: Meeting a Nearly Impossible Schedule
December 2nd, 2014
The other General Contractors who submitted proposals for the Middle School addition and renovation told Fairfield Country Day School the project couldn’t be done. We were the lone contractor who committed to meeting the schedule. We did it!
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Demo at Trinity Episcopal Church
September 2nd, 2014
Demo is complete at Concord’s Trinity Episcopal Church. Click on “Knock Down” to check out a time-lapse video of SMS Services taking down the Parish House.
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C.E. Floyd Project Receives Cambridge Preservation Award!
May 23rd, 2014
One of our recent projects at Lesley University received a “Preservation Award” by the Cambridge Historical Commission last night! C.E. Floyd worked with Perry and Radford Architects to complete this gut interior and exterior renovation of a dormitory in Lesley’s Threshold Program.
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Derby Academy Hard Hat Tour: Connecting classroom learning to the real world
February 18th, 2014
Recently Derby Academy, in Hingham, MA, hosted an educational ‘hard hat’ tour of the school’s new Innovation Center for students, which is now complete. Students of all ages visited the construction site and wore construction hats to go through the building. C.E. Floyd and Olson Lewis + Architects worked together to create an interactive experience for all ages by demonstrating connections between the skills students learn in the classroom with the real world applications of them in the construction site.
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C.E. Floyd builds Spencer Trappist Ale Brewery, the first of its kind in the U.S.
January 17th, 2014
We’re excited to share the news about our recently completed greenfield brewery: The Spencer Brewery built for St. Joseph’s Abbey! The Spencer Brewery is brewing Spencer Trappist Ale, the first Trappist Ale in the United States.
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Bedford Falls Project wins Excellence in Construction Award!
November 22nd, 2013
C.E. Floyd received the ABC Building Green Award for the Bedford Falls Senior Living Community at their 2013 Excellence in Construction Awards banquet this week!
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Interview with Concord Academy’s Don Kingman
August 5th, 2013
C.E. Floyd Company has been working at Concord Academy for the last 20 years and recently completed the school’s Moriarty Athletic Campus. We sat down with Don Kingman, Concord Academy’s Director of Operations, to talk about why he continues to choose C.E. Floyd for the school’s building projects. Check out what he has to say about us!
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Going Above and Beyond at Fairfield Country Day School
July 22nd, 2013
Early last September while we were working on punchlist items at Fairfield Country Day School, a quick five-minute microburst came through Fairfield and made the school’s outdoor classroom unusable.
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Standing Strong: Beach Pavilion Weathers Hurricane Sandy
July 1st, 2013
It’s beach time! Unfortunately, the Penfield Pavilion in Fairfield, Connecticut is closed for the season after suffering substantial damage to its foundation during Hurricane Sandy. As a result, 89 private events at the pavilion had to be cancelled. Sadly, the $3.3 million dollar building just opened in 2011.
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