Code Red Consultants
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Congress Square – Mixed-Use Renovation & Addition

Related Beal recently completed a substantial renovation and addition to 33 Congress Street, part of the “vertical urban campus” of the revitalized Congress Square in Downtown Boston. Once home to the world headquarters of Fidelity Investments, this property encompasses a full city block and is comprised of five interconnected buildings. Formally nine-stories in height, 33 Congress was gut renovated from the inside out and stacked with a new eight-story, vertical curtainwall addition.

Providing services directly to Related Beal as well as general contractor Consigli, Code Red Consultants prepared detailed NFPA 241 Construction Fire Safety & Impairment Plans to ensure that fire safety was properly maintained throughout the construction process. Code Red Consultants then developed a comprehensive Phased Occupancy Plan and Building Evacuation Plan that was approved by the Authority Having Jurisdiction, allowing the building to be occupied in phases while still under construction. Code Red Consultants also provided consulting services for all phases of the project, including assisting Elkus Manfredi (interiors architect) with the development of assembly permit drawings and collaborating with the installing fire alarm contractor to generate phased fire alarm design drawings Serving in a consulting role, Code Red Consultants provided valuable guidance, insight and expertise for this complex adaptive reuse project in the heart of downtown Boston.

Location

Boston, Mass.

Size

17 stories

Cost

$130 million

Completion

2018

Rending Credit | Photography Credit

Related Beal

Congress Square – Mixed-Use Renovation & Addition

Related Beal recently completed a substantial renovation and addition to 33 Congress Street, part of the “vertical urban campus” of the revitalized Congress Square in Downtown Boston. Once home to the world headquarters of Fidelity Investments, this property encompasses a full city block and is comprised of five interconnected buildings. Formally nine-stories in height, 33 Congress was gut renovated from the inside out and stacked with a new eight-story, vertical curtainwall addition.

Providing services directly to Related Beal as well as general contractor Consigli, Code Red Consultants prepared detailed NFPA 241 Construction Fire Safety & Impairment Plans to ensure that fire safety was properly maintained throughout the construction process. Code Red Consultants then developed a comprehensive Phased Occupancy Plan and Building Evacuation Plan that was approved by the Authority Having Jurisdiction, allowing the building to be occupied in phases while still under construction. Code Red Consultants also provided consulting services for all phases of the project, including assisting Elkus Manfredi (interiors architect) with the development of assembly permit drawings and collaborating with the installing fire alarm contractor to generate phased fire alarm design drawings Serving in a consulting role, Code Red Consultants provided valuable guidance, insight and expertise for this complex adaptive reuse project in the heart of downtown Boston.

Autodesk BUILD Space

Designed by architecture firm SGA, Autodesk’s BUILD (Building, Innovation, Learning, and Design) Space is a unique R&D workshop that provides a venue for architecture, engineering, and construction professionals to experiment in a shared, collaborative environment. Located in the Innovation and Design Building in Boston’s Seaport District, the interior fit-out included various workshops and laboratories that are used as “incubator” spaces by industry innovators and startup companies.

Code Red Consultants provided fire protection and life safety code consulting for the 67,000 SF space that houses more than 60 pieces of advanced fabrication machinery including Autodesk’s cutting-edge digital fabrication technologies, 3D printing, laser cutting, six industrial robots, and 11 workshops for woodworking, metal fabrication, and the like. Beyond code consulting services, Code Red Consultants developed a comprehensive hazardous materials and operation code report to outline the required protection features needed for the incubator spaces.

Location

Boston, Mass.

Size

67,000 SF

Cost

N/A

Completion

2016

Photography Credit

Spagnolo Gisness & Associates

Autodesk BUILD Space

Designed by architecture firm SGA, Autodesk’s BUILD (Building, Innovation, Learning, and Design) Space is a unique R&D workshop that provides a venue for architecture, engineering, and construction professionals to experiment in a shared, collaborative environment. Located in the Innovation and Design Building in Boston’s Seaport District, the interior fit-out included various workshops and laboratories that are used as “incubator” spaces by industry innovators and startup companies.

Code Red Consultants provided fire protection and life safety code consulting for the 67,000 SF space that houses more than 60 pieces of advanced fabrication machinery including Autodesk’s cutting-edge digital fabrication technologies, 3D printing, laser cutting, six industrial robots, and 11 workshops for woodworking, metal fabrication, and the like. Beyond code consulting services, Code Red Consultants developed a comprehensive hazardous materials and operation code report to outline the required protection features needed for the incubator spaces.

Hub on Causeway Tower – Mixed-use Development

Code Red Consultants worked closely with Boston Properties (BXP) and John Moriarty Associates (JMA) on the new 100 Causeway office tower which is the last major phase of The Hub on Causeway development project in Boston, Massachusetts. The 100 Causeway office tower consisted of 24 newly constructed stories above the recently completed East Podium. The base building received temporary certificate of occupancy in Spring 2021 with ongoing fit-out by anchor tenant Verizon Communications Inc.

Code Red Consultants collaborated with both BXP and JMA to develop and implement a complex NFPA 241 Construction Fire Safety Plan for the project. In addition, Code Red assisted in the development of a phased occupancy plan for the building which helped to allow the building to open on time with ongoing fit-out construction while maintaining the necessary levels of fire protection and life safety for the building.

Code Red Consultants was also responsible for performing Smoke Control Special Inspections of the building’s three pressurized stairways. During inspection, the smoke control special inspector (SCSI) verified that the smoke control equipment and system complied with the requirements contained within the applicable codes. The systems were accepted by the Boston Fire Department on the first acceptance test, helping JMA and BXP complete the project. In this spirit, the firm commissioned the building’s smoke control systems and achieved the Boston Fire Department approval on the first acceptance test visit.

Lastly, Code Red Consultants performed firestopping special inspection services for the project, helping to ensure the passive fire protection systems were appropriately selected and installed.

Location

Boston, Mass.

Size

1.8 million SF

Cost

$950 million

Completion

Ongoing

Rending Credit

Gensler

Hub on Causeway Tower – Mixed-use Development

Code Red Consultants worked closely with Boston Properties (BXP) and John Moriarty Associates (JMA) on the new 100 Causeway office tower which is the last major phase of The Hub on Causeway development project in Boston, Massachusetts. The 100 Causeway office tower consisted of 24 newly constructed stories above the recently completed East Podium. The base building received temporary certificate of occupancy in Spring 2021 with ongoing fit-out by anchor tenant Verizon Communications Inc.

Code Red Consultants collaborated with both BXP and JMA to develop and implement a complex NFPA 241 Construction Fire Safety Plan for the project. In addition, Code Red assisted in the development of a phased occupancy plan for the building which helped to allow the building to open on time with ongoing fit-out construction while maintaining the necessary levels of fire protection and life safety for the building.

Code Red Consultants was also responsible for performing Smoke Control Special Inspections of the building’s three pressurized stairways. During inspection, the smoke control special inspector (SCSI) verified that the smoke control equipment and system complied with the requirements contained within the applicable codes. The systems were accepted by the Boston Fire Department on the first acceptance test, helping JMA and BXP complete the project. In this spirit, the firm commissioned the building’s smoke control systems and achieved the Boston Fire Department approval on the first acceptance test visit.

Lastly, Code Red Consultants performed firestopping special inspection services for the project, helping to ensure the passive fire protection systems were appropriately selected and installed.

Sanofi Genzyme Center

Global biotechnology company Sanofi Genzyme relocated its Cambridge headquarters from a signature building at 500 Kendall Square to a newly built 10-story, 541,000 SF Class A lab and office building at 50 Binney Street. Genzyme is one of two anchor tenants occupying 251,000 SF in the new building. The pharmaceutical giant’s new headquarters features office and laboratory workspaces to accommodate growth for 1,300 employees, and includes a large dining area with an outdoor terrace on the 10th floor.

Code Red Consultants provided fire protection and life safety code consulting for the interior fit-out of Genzyme’s new headquarters. Genzyme’s desire to locate the dining facility on the 10th floor of the building required the design team to integrate a defend in place strategy using a horizontal exit into the base building design. The horizontal exit approach allowed double the number of occupants on a single floor compared to what the base building means of egress was able to accommodate.

Alexandria Real Estate is the developer and landlord of 50 Binney Street. Gensler was the architect for Genzyme’s interior fit-out.

Location

Cambridge, Mass.

Size

251,000 SF

Cost

N/A

Completion

2018

Photography Credit

Garrett Rowland

Sanofi Genzyme Center

Global biotechnology company Sanofi Genzyme relocated its Cambridge headquarters from a signature building at 500 Kendall Square to a newly built 10-story, 541,000 SF Class A lab and office building at 50 Binney Street. Genzyme is one of two anchor tenants occupying 251,000 SF in the new building. The pharmaceutical giant’s new headquarters features office and laboratory workspaces to accommodate growth for 1,300 employees, and includes a large dining area with an outdoor terrace on the 10th floor.

Code Red Consultants provided fire protection and life safety code consulting for the interior fit-out of Genzyme’s new headquarters. Genzyme’s desire to locate the dining facility on the 10th floor of the building required the design team to integrate a defend in place strategy using a horizontal exit into the base building design. The horizontal exit approach allowed double the number of occupants on a single floor compared to what the base building means of egress was able to accommodate.

Alexandria Real Estate is the developer and landlord of 50 Binney Street. Gensler was the architect for Genzyme’s interior fit-out.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals – Tarrytown, NY

Code Red Consultants provided code consulting services for the corporate headquarters campus expansion of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical research and development companies in the U.S. The project added two new buildings with 300,000 SF of laboratory and office space to the Regeneron complex in Westchester County, New York. Code Red Consultants developed reviewing plans for compliance with the applicable codes and coordinated with architecture firm Perkins + Will and Authorities Having Jurisdiction on all code compliance facets of the project.

Location

Tarrytown, NY

Size

300,000 SF

Cost

N/A

Completion

2015

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals – Tarrytown, NY

Code Red Consultants provided code consulting services for the corporate headquarters campus expansion of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical research and development companies in the U.S. The project added two new buildings with 300,000 SF of laboratory and office space to the Regeneron complex in Westchester County, New York. Code Red Consultants developed reviewing plans for compliance with the applicable codes and coordinated with architecture firm Perkins + Will and Authorities Having Jurisdiction on all code compliance facets of the project.

Reebok Headquarters

Athletic apparel and shoe company Reebok moved its headquarters from Canton, Mass. to the Innovation & Design Building in Boston’s Seaport District. The 220,000 SF headquarters includes office space for Reebok’s 700 employees, a 30,000 SF gym, and a design lab. Gensler designed the interior fit-out in the existing shell space on five floors of portions of the 21, 23 and 25 Drydock Avenue buildings.

In addition to code consulting services provided during design, Code Red Consultants collaborated with Reebok and general contractor JMA to prepare Place of Assembly Permit drawings and an Evacuation Narrative for the permitting process required by the Boston Fire Department. Code Red Consultants also assisted the design and construction team with phased construction and permitting to meet Reebok’s project schedule.

Location

Boston, Mass.

Size

220,000 SF

Cost

N/A

Completion

2018

Photography Credit

Garrett Rowland

Reebok Headquarters

Athletic apparel and shoe company Reebok moved its headquarters from Canton, Mass. to the Innovation & Design Building in Boston’s Seaport District. The 220,000 SF headquarters includes office space for Reebok’s 700 employees, a 30,000 SF gym, and a design lab. Gensler designed the interior fit-out in the existing shell space on five floors of portions of the 21, 23 and 25 Drydock Avenue buildings.

In addition to code consulting services provided during design, Code Red Consultants collaborated with Reebok and general contractor JMA to prepare Place of Assembly Permit drawings and an Evacuation Narrative for the permitting process required by the Boston Fire Department. Code Red Consultants also assisted the design and construction team with phased construction and permitting to meet Reebok’s project schedule.

Prudential Center

Retained by Boston Properties, Code Red Consultants is providing ongoing smoke control special inspection services for all buildings contained in the Prudential Center, including the retail arcade, Prudential Tower, and other office buildings. The firm also provided NFPA 241 Construction Fire Safety documentation, as required by the Boston Fire Department, for the entire portfolio of buildings in the complex.

Code Red Consultants addressed several challenges during this project. The older smoke control systems needed maintenance to achieve compliant performance, as they had not been tested to this rigor in many years. Permits by the Boston Fire Department were also held up until the Construction Fire Safety Programs were developed by the firm.

With Code Red Consultants as a trusted advisor on code compliance issues, Boston Properties is viewed as an innovator in the real estate community for how to organize and compile a comprehensive construction fire safety plan.

Location

Boston, Mass.

Size

>1M GSF

Cost

N/A

Completion

Ongoing

Prudential Center

Retained by Boston Properties, Code Red Consultants is providing ongoing smoke control special inspection services for all buildings contained in the Prudential Center, including the retail arcade, Prudential Tower, and other office buildings. The firm also provided NFPA 241 Construction Fire Safety documentation, as required by the Boston Fire Department, for the entire portfolio of buildings in the complex.

Code Red Consultants addressed several challenges during this project. The older smoke control systems needed maintenance to achieve compliant performance, as they had not been tested to this rigor in many years. Permits by the Boston Fire Department were also held up until the Construction Fire Safety Programs were developed by the firm.

With Code Red Consultants as a trusted advisor on code compliance issues, Boston Properties is viewed as an innovator in the real estate community for how to organize and compile a comprehensive construction fire safety plan.

Partners Healthcare Office Building

Partners Healthcare’s new administrative office is located in Somerville’s Assembly Square and offers 825,000 SF of administrative office space and a 2,000-car parking garage adjacent to the new Assembly Row Orange Line MBTA station. The building will house 4,500 employees and also includes 100,000 SF of future retail space. Suffolk Construction Company was the project’s general contractor, and Gensler was the architect. Code Red Consultants served as the design team’s code consultant as well as the project’s smoke control special inspector and consultant to phased occupancy. Code Red Consultants’ team worked closely with project stakeholders and the City of Somerville to develop a code compliant approach that allowed the design to achieve the desired open concept office space. The firm demonstrated the code approach to the City of Somerville using life safety drawings that illustrated the compliant use of unprotected vertical openings, horizontal exits, and occupied roof decks.

Location

Somerville, Mass.

Size

825,000 SF

Cost

$465 million

Completion

2016

Photography Credit

GateHouse Media/Somerville Journal

Partners Healthcare Office Building

Partners Healthcare’s new administrative office is located in Somerville’s Assembly Square and offers 825,000 SF of administrative office space and a 2,000-car parking garage adjacent to the new Assembly Row Orange Line MBTA station. The building will house 4,500 employees and also includes 100,000 SF of future retail space. Suffolk Construction Company was the project’s general contractor, and Gensler was the architect. Code Red Consultants served as the design team’s code consultant as well as the project’s smoke control special inspector and consultant to phased occupancy. Code Red Consultants’ team worked closely with project stakeholders and the City of Somerville to develop a code compliant approach that allowed the design to achieve the desired open concept office space. The firm demonstrated the code approach to the City of Somerville using life safety drawings that illustrated the compliant use of unprotected vertical openings, horizontal exits, and occupied roof decks.

Park Avenue Tower

The building owner of the 38-story Park Avenue Tower took a proactive approach to maintaining compliance with construction-related fire protection and life safety codes and standards. The client engaged Code Red Consultants to develop a NFPA 241 Construction Fire Safety Building Master Program for building management to have in place to facilitate future projects to the tower. Code Red Consultants also provided training to the building management team who would ultimately be implementing and enforcing the plan.

Location

New York, NY

Size

38 stories

Cost

N/A

Completion

2016

Park Avenue Tower

The building owner of the 38-story Park Avenue Tower took a proactive approach to maintaining compliance with construction-related fire protection and life safety codes and standards. The client engaged Code Red Consultants to develop a NFPA 241 Construction Fire Safety Building Master Program for building management to have in place to facilitate future projects to the tower. Code Red Consultants also provided training to the building management team who would ultimately be implementing and enforcing the plan.

One Patriots Park – Repositioning for Lab/Office

Code Red Consultants served as the code consultant to The Richmond Group for the shell/core upgrades that repositioned an existing two-story, 144,000 SF mixed-use office building for a life science company tenant. The firm’s services included development of an existing building investigation and evaluation code compliance approach report, drawing reviews, control area strategy development, and participation in building and fire official meetings. Code Red Consultants also served in the same consulting capacity to R.E. Dinneen Architects and Planners as part of a tenant fit-out project in the building. For that project, Code Red Consultants’ services included implementation of the control area strategy and development of an NFPA 45 laboratory unit compliance approach.

Location

Bedford, Mass.

Size

144,000 SF

Cost

N/A

Completion

2018

Rending Credit

Spagnolo Gisness & Associates

One Patriots Park – Repositioning for Lab/Office

Code Red Consultants served as the code consultant to The Richmond Group for the shell/core upgrades that repositioned an existing two-story, 144,000 SF mixed-use office building for a life science company tenant. The firm’s services included development of an existing building investigation and evaluation code compliance approach report, drawing reviews, control area strategy development, and participation in building and fire official meetings. Code Red Consultants also served in the same consulting capacity to R.E. Dinneen Architects and Planners as part of a tenant fit-out project in the building. For that project, Code Red Consultants’ services included implementation of the control area strategy and development of an NFPA 45 laboratory unit compliance approach.