Code Red Consultants
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Experience: Market: Corporate

Hub on Causeway Tower

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

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

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

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

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

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.

MathWorks Lakeside Campus

MathWorks, the leading developer of mathematical computing software for engineers and scientists, significantly increased its office space with the opening of its new Lakeside Campus, the company’s second campus in Natick, Mass. The new campus features 513,000 SF of office space on 31 acres, with amenities including a café, dry cleaning, barber shop, a fitness and wellness center, and a one-mile walking path. The four-story office building will house 1,000 MathWorks employees, with some moving from the company’s nearby Apple Hill corporate headquarters campus.

Code Red Consultants provided building, fire, and accessibility code consulting to the project team, and was responsible for developing and presenting the building’s code compliance approach to the Natick Building and Fire Departments. Due to the size of the building and anticipated number of employees in the facility, Code Red Consultants worked with the fire department to address concerns regarding the impact of a full building evacuation on responding fire departments. Through the use of Code Red Consultants’ life safety/egress drawings, the design team, led by architecture firm Gensler, was able to work with the building and fire departments to implement a partial evacuation strategy that ensured both the safety of building occupants and improved the site conditions for the responding fire departments in the event of a fire emergency.

Location

Natick, Mass.

Size

513,000 SF

Cost

$250 million

Completion

2018

MathWorks Lakeside Campus

MathWorks, the leading developer of mathematical computing software for engineers and scientists, significantly increased its office space with the opening of its new Lakeside Campus, the company’s second campus in Natick, Mass. The new campus features 513,000 SF of office space on 31 acres, with amenities including a café, dry cleaning, barber shop, a fitness and wellness center, and a one-mile walking path. The four-story office building will house 1,000 MathWorks employees, with some moving from the company’s nearby Apple Hill corporate headquarters campus.

Code Red Consultants provided building, fire, and accessibility code consulting to the project team, and was responsible for developing and presenting the building’s code compliance approach to the Natick Building and Fire Departments. Due to the size of the building and anticipated number of employees in the facility, Code Red Consultants worked with the fire department to address concerns regarding the impact of a full building evacuation on responding fire departments. Through the use of Code Red Consultants’ life safety/egress drawings, the design team, led by architecture firm Gensler, was able to work with the building and fire departments to implement a partial evacuation strategy that ensured both the safety of building occupants and improved the site conditions for the responding fire departments in the event of a fire emergency.

Gillette World Shaving Headquarters

Gillette’s South Boston Manufacturing Center contains 26 interconnected buildings totaling 1.65 million SF located on the historic Fort Point Channel in Boston Harbor. The 40-acre multi-use campus is the headquarters for P&G’s Global Grooming Business, which includes Gillette, Venus, Braun and The Art of Shaving, including four of P&G’s billion dollar brands – Fusion, MACH3, Prestobarba/Blue and Gillette.

Code Red Consultants was retained by Gillette to provide code consulting services to develop a fire protection masterplan that addresses overall fire protection and life safety goals for the facility. The firm developed a Master 241 Program for the entire campus to address requirements pertaining to construction projects in the buildings. Other work included reviewing inspection, testing, and maintenance documentation from vendors associated with various fire protection and life safety systems to ensure compliance with Massachusetts State Building Code, NFPA, and P&G codes and standards.

Code Red Consultants worked with Gillette’s fire protection leaders to help ensure all testing forms, frequencies, and procedures are in compliance with the applicable codes. The firm’s consultants routinely provide training for Gillette’s staff on timely fire protection topics such as construction fire safety, fire protection permitting, hot work, and more.

Location

Boston, Mass.

Size

26 buildings, 1.65 million SF

Cost

N/A

Completion

Ongoing

Photography Credit

Code Red Consultants

Gillette World Shaving Headquarters

Gillette’s South Boston Manufacturing Center contains 26 interconnected buildings totaling 1.65 million SF located on the historic Fort Point Channel in Boston Harbor. The 40-acre multi-use campus is the headquarters for P&G’s Global Grooming Business, which includes Gillette, Venus, Braun and The Art of Shaving, including four of P&G’s billion dollar brands – Fusion, MACH3, Prestobarba/Blue and Gillette.

Code Red Consultants was retained by Gillette to provide code consulting services to develop a fire protection masterplan that addresses overall fire protection and life safety goals for the facility. The firm developed a Master 241 Program for the entire campus to address requirements pertaining to construction projects in the buildings. Other work included reviewing inspection, testing, and maintenance documentation from vendors associated with various fire protection and life safety systems to ensure compliance with Massachusetts State Building Code, NFPA, and P&G codes and standards.

Code Red Consultants worked with Gillette’s fire protection leaders to help ensure all testing forms, frequencies, and procedures are in compliance with the applicable codes. The firm’s consultants routinely provide training for Gillette’s staff on timely fire protection topics such as construction fire safety, fire protection permitting, hot work, and more.