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Maine Medical Center: Malone Family Tower Expansion, Portland, ME

The Malone Family Tower at Maine Medical Center—a state-of-the-art, 300,000-square-foot facility on Congress Street in Portland—marked the final phase of the hospital’s major expansion and modernization initiative. Designed to support cardiac and cardiovascular care, the eight-story tower features 96 private patient rooms, 10 operating rooms, 9 procedure rooms, and 40 pre- and post-procedure beds. Atop the tower sits a 20,000-square-foot sterile processing department that supports all surgical and procedural activities within the facility.

Code Red Consultants provided a comprehensive suite of services, including firestopping and smoke control special inspections, fire door inspections, and field reviews focused on overall life safety compliance. Our team verified the construction of fire- and smoke-rated assemblies, means of egress, and other critical life safety and fire protection systems in accordance with the Maine Uniform Building Code, the Rules of the Maine State Fire Marshal, and NFPA 101: Life Safety Code, as adopted by The Joint Commission and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

In collaboration with Maine Medical Center, Colliers International, Perkins&Will, and Turner Construction, Code Red Consultants worked closely with project stakeholders to ensure alignment with all applicable codes and standards. In addition to inspection services, Code Red Consultants also developed master life safety drawings for Maine Medical Center, which now serve as a foundational tool for accreditation and licensing inspections.

Location

Portland, ME

Size

30,000 SF

Cost

$378 million

Completion

June 2024

Photography Credit

Anton Grassi

Maine Medical Center: Malone Family Tower Expansion, Portland, ME

The Malone Family Tower at Maine Medical Center—a state-of-the-art, 300,000-square-foot facility on Congress Street in Portland—marked the final phase of the hospital’s major expansion and modernization initiative. Designed to support cardiac and cardiovascular care, the eight-story tower features 96 private patient rooms, 10 operating rooms, 9 procedure rooms, and 40 pre- and post-procedure beds. Atop the tower sits a 20,000-square-foot sterile processing department that supports all surgical and procedural activities within the facility.

Code Red Consultants provided a comprehensive suite of services, including firestopping and smoke control special inspections, fire door inspections, and field reviews focused on overall life safety compliance. Our team verified the construction of fire- and smoke-rated assemblies, means of egress, and other critical life safety and fire protection systems in accordance with the Maine Uniform Building Code, the Rules of the Maine State Fire Marshal, and NFPA 101: Life Safety Code, as adopted by The Joint Commission and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

In collaboration with Maine Medical Center, Colliers International, Perkins&Will, and Turner Construction, Code Red Consultants worked closely with project stakeholders to ensure alignment with all applicable codes and standards. In addition to inspection services, Code Red Consultants also developed master life safety drawings for Maine Medical Center, which now serve as a foundational tool for accreditation and licensing inspections.

ArentFox Schiff Law Firm

Located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, CA, ArentFox Schiff Law Firm relocated its Los Angeles office to the 43rd floor of the 555 South Flower Street high-rise building. The 27,280-square-foot tenant improvement project features private offices, a large boardroom, multiple meeting rooms, a war room, a podcast studio, a kitchenette, and a flexible interior lounge that opens to an outdoor deck via a bi-folding wall, transforming the space into a seamless indoor/outdoor assembly area.

Code Red Consultants provided fire protection, life safety, and accessibility code consulting services for this new office space, designed by Donaldson + Partners. Our scope included drawing reviews, coordination with the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety and Fire Department officials, responses to plan check comments, and ongoing support during construction administration.

Location

Los Angeles, CA

Size

27,280 SF

Completion

December 2024

Photography Credit

Benny Chan, Fotoworks

ArentFox Schiff Law Firm

Located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, CA, ArentFox Schiff Law Firm relocated its Los Angeles office to the 43rd floor of the 555 South Flower Street high-rise building. The 27,280-square-foot tenant improvement project features private offices, a large boardroom, multiple meeting rooms, a war room, a podcast studio, a kitchenette, and a flexible interior lounge that opens to an outdoor deck via a bi-folding wall, transforming the space into a seamless indoor/outdoor assembly area.

Code Red Consultants provided fire protection, life safety, and accessibility code consulting services for this new office space, designed by Donaldson + Partners. Our scope included drawing reviews, coordination with the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety and Fire Department officials, responses to plan check comments, and ongoing support during construction administration.

1201 E. Abingdon Drive, Alexandria, VA

Code Red Consultants partnered with KTGY and the Pinkard Group to transform an unused office building into an elegant residential development in Alexandria, VA. This extensive project involved a complete renovation, occupancy change, and the addition of a new wing and penthouse level. Upon completion, the building will feature 136 residential units and an exclusive penthouse with luxurious amenities, including indoor communal spaces and a rooftop deck for residents to enjoy.

As the project’s code consultant, Code Red Consultants developed and presented the code compliance strategy to the City of Alexandria. In collaboration with KTGY, we provided comprehensive building, fire, and accessibility code consulting services. The project is slated for permit submission in summer 2025, with construction expected to extend into Q2 2027, under the direction of Davis Construction as the general contractor.

Location

Alexandria, VA

Size

6 stories

Completion

ongoing

Rending Credit

KTGY

1201 E. Abingdon Drive, Alexandria, VA

Code Red Consultants partnered with KTGY and the Pinkard Group to transform an unused office building into an elegant residential development in Alexandria, VA. This extensive project involved a complete renovation, occupancy change, and the addition of a new wing and penthouse level. Upon completion, the building will feature 136 residential units and an exclusive penthouse with luxurious amenities, including indoor communal spaces and a rooftop deck for residents to enjoy.

As the project’s code consultant, Code Red Consultants developed and presented the code compliance strategy to the City of Alexandria. In collaboration with KTGY, we provided comprehensive building, fire, and accessibility code consulting services. The project is slated for permit submission in summer 2025, with construction expected to extend into Q2 2027, under the direction of Davis Construction as the general contractor.

Pennsylvania State University Engineering Collaborative Research & Education Building

The new Engineering Collaborative Research & Education Building (ECoRE) on the West Campus of The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) is a 5-story, 280,000 SF facility housing a comprehensive research and teaching program. The ECoRE Building features specialized research laboratories, active-learning classrooms, faculty offices, departmental headhouses, and administrative support space.  An atrium provides vertical connectivity between levels with natural daylight and visible interconnection between the various uses present.

Serving as the project’s code consultant, Code Red Consultants was responsible for developing and presenting the building’s code compliance approach to the Authorities Having Jurisdiction.  Working with architect Payette, our services included building, fire, accessibility, hazardous chemical code consulting, and performance-based design analysis of the atrium smoke control system using a computational fluid dynamics computer model.

Location

University Park, PA

Size

5 stories
280,000 SF

Completion

2023

Rending Credit

Payette

Pennsylvania State University Engineering Collaborative Research & Education Building

The new Engineering Collaborative Research & Education Building (ECoRE) on the West Campus of The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) is a 5-story, 280,000 SF facility housing a comprehensive research and teaching program. The ECoRE Building features specialized research laboratories, active-learning classrooms, faculty offices, departmental headhouses, and administrative support space.  An atrium provides vertical connectivity between levels with natural daylight and visible interconnection between the various uses present.

Serving as the project’s code consultant, Code Red Consultants was responsible for developing and presenting the building’s code compliance approach to the Authorities Having Jurisdiction.  Working with architect Payette, our services included building, fire, accessibility, hazardous chemical code consulting, and performance-based design analysis of the atrium smoke control system using a computational fluid dynamics computer model.

Augustana University Midco Arena, Sioux Falls, SD

Midco Arena serves as the new hub for Augustana University’s athletic program in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This state-of-the-art hockey arena features 3,100 seats, 12 private suites, and a range of support facilities designed for student-athletes, staff, and Vikings fans. Supporting the university’s new Division 1 Hockey Program, which was added in 2021, the arena features state-of-the-art strength and conditioning facilities, classroom and meeting spaces, sports medicine areas, team lounge spaces, coaching offices, and a Vikings athletic apparel shop. The facility also contains a full team suite for the Women’s Soccer program.

Code Red Consultants partnered with JLG Architects as the Code Consultant, focusing on the complex code requirements for large assembly spaces. Our services included a comprehensive egress analysis to verify adequate egress for all anticipated events within the building and on the ice. Code Red Consultants addressed the unique challenges of high occupant densities and varying configurations in the multifunction space, evaluating each event scenario to validate compliance with relevant codes and ensure safety for building occupants.

Location

Sioux Falls, SD

Size

154,000 SF

Cost

$72 million

Completion

January 2024

Rending Credit

JLG Architects

Augustana University Midco Arena, Sioux Falls, SD

Midco Arena serves as the new hub for Augustana University’s athletic program in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This state-of-the-art hockey arena features 3,100 seats, 12 private suites, and a range of support facilities designed for student-athletes, staff, and Vikings fans. Supporting the university’s new Division 1 Hockey Program, which was added in 2021, the arena features state-of-the-art strength and conditioning facilities, classroom and meeting spaces, sports medicine areas, team lounge spaces, coaching offices, and a Vikings athletic apparel shop. The facility also contains a full team suite for the Women’s Soccer program.

Code Red Consultants partnered with JLG Architects as the Code Consultant, focusing on the complex code requirements for large assembly spaces. Our services included a comprehensive egress analysis to verify adequate egress for all anticipated events within the building and on the ice. Code Red Consultants addressed the unique challenges of high occupant densities and varying configurations in the multifunction space, evaluating each event scenario to validate compliance with relevant codes and ensure safety for building occupants.

Raffles Hotel, Boston, MA

One of Boston’s most exciting developments in decades, Raffles Boston, opened its doors earlier this year. Residents began moving in during the summer months and the hotel had its grand opening on September 15th. The property marks the first mixed-use development in North America for the illustrious, world-renowned, 136-year-old Raffles Hotels & Resorts brand and writes a new story for Boston’s hospitality and real estate industries. The 35-story, $400 million+ LEED Gold building is an urban oasis where global cultures and local influences converge. Offering an unprecedented hotel experience in the heart of the city’s Back Bay, Raffles Boston features 147 guestrooms and 16 distinct gathering spaces. From top to bottom, Raffles Boston showcases and celebrates what makes the Raffles brand so special: a sense of adventure and style, gracious and intuitive hospitality, and thoughtful, locally inspired design, all while enhancing the cosmopolitan charm of the Back Bay.

Code Red Consultants worked with The Architectural Team, Suffolk Construction, Noannet Group, Saunders Hotel Group, and Cain International to provide a variety of fire protection and life safety related engineering services on the project. Code Red served as the Firestopping Special Inspector providing inspections for opening protectives in fire-rated wall and floor assemblies and the Smoke Control Special Inspector reviewing design documentation and commissioning the two-building stairway pressurization smoke control systems. Additionally, the firm worked with the Suffolk Construction and Owner representation develop both a Phased Occupancy Plan and Construction Fire Safety Plan that met the requirements of NFPA 241, the expectations of the City of Boston, and the construction methods of the contractor. Construction administration related bench strength was provided on an as-needed basis to facilitate acceptance testing with the local AHJ and assistance in obtaining certificates of occupancy for each phase of the project, all while maintaining occupancy and compliance with NFPA 241 as the associated construction operations and hazards changed throughout construction.

Location

Boston, Mass.

Size

35 stories

Cost

$400 million

Completion

2023

Photography Credit

The Architectural Team, Image by Binyan Studios

Raffles Hotel, Boston, MA

One of Boston’s most exciting developments in decades, Raffles Boston, opened its doors earlier this year. Residents began moving in during the summer months and the hotel had its grand opening on September 15th. The property marks the first mixed-use development in North America for the illustrious, world-renowned, 136-year-old Raffles Hotels & Resorts brand and writes a new story for Boston’s hospitality and real estate industries. The 35-story, $400 million+ LEED Gold building is an urban oasis where global cultures and local influences converge. Offering an unprecedented hotel experience in the heart of the city’s Back Bay, Raffles Boston features 147 guestrooms and 16 distinct gathering spaces. From top to bottom, Raffles Boston showcases and celebrates what makes the Raffles brand so special: a sense of adventure and style, gracious and intuitive hospitality, and thoughtful, locally inspired design, all while enhancing the cosmopolitan charm of the Back Bay.

Code Red Consultants worked with The Architectural Team, Suffolk Construction, Noannet Group, Saunders Hotel Group, and Cain International to provide a variety of fire protection and life safety related engineering services on the project. Code Red served as the Firestopping Special Inspector providing inspections for opening protectives in fire-rated wall and floor assemblies and the Smoke Control Special Inspector reviewing design documentation and commissioning the two-building stairway pressurization smoke control systems. Additionally, the firm worked with the Suffolk Construction and Owner representation develop both a Phased Occupancy Plan and Construction Fire Safety Plan that met the requirements of NFPA 241, the expectations of the City of Boston, and the construction methods of the contractor. Construction administration related bench strength was provided on an as-needed basis to facilitate acceptance testing with the local AHJ and assistance in obtaining certificates of occupancy for each phase of the project, all while maintaining occupancy and compliance with NFPA 241 as the associated construction operations and hazards changed throughout construction.