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Experience: Service: Fire Protection & Life Safety Code Consulting

Nashua Center for the Arts

The Nashua Center for the Arts is a new performing arts center located in the heart of Main Street in Nashua, NH which previously housed Alec’s Shoe Store. The center provides a 753-seat, flexible event space. The audience chamber orchestra level has a 430-seat telescopic seating system that can be retracted to create a flat floor venue for general admissions for up to 1000 people or a banquet set up for 270 people. The center has two entrances, one on Main Street and the second on W. Pearl Street with a glass-walled concourse connecting them running along W. Pearl Street. On Main Street, the lobby is viewed through large windows at street level and an outdoor terrace located at the third floor overlooks downtown.

Code Red Consultants served in the role of fire protection, life safety, and accessibility code consultant on the project. Working closely with the ICON Architecture & OTJ Achitects, the design team was able to develop a unique code approach to achieve vertical connectivity through the building and egress strategies for the various layouts that met the functional needs of the owner and life safety goals of the code.

Location

Nashua, NH

Size

53,340 GSF

Cost

$25 million

Completion

2023

Rendering Credit

Exterior: ICON Architects
Interior: OTJ Architects

Nashua Center for the Arts

The Nashua Center for the Arts is a new performing arts center located in the heart of Main Street in Nashua, NH which previously housed Alec’s Shoe Store. The center provides a 753-seat, flexible event space. The audience chamber orchestra level has a 430-seat telescopic seating system that can be retracted to create a flat floor venue for general admissions for up to 1000 people or a banquet set up for 270 people. The center has two entrances, one on Main Street and the second on W. Pearl Street with a glass-walled concourse connecting them running along W. Pearl Street. On Main Street, the lobby is viewed through large windows at street level and an outdoor terrace located at the third floor overlooks downtown.

Code Red Consultants served in the role of fire protection, life safety, and accessibility code consultant on the project. Working closely with the ICON Architecture & OTJ Achitects, the design team was able to develop a unique code approach to achieve vertical connectivity through the building and egress strategies for the various layouts that met the functional needs of the owner and life safety goals of the code.

105 West 1st Street

105 West First street is a new 7-story, 263,500 SF cutting edge life science and research building located in the Boston Seaport. The building is the new home to CRISPR Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in transformative gene-based medicines and contains a variety of spaces, including research and development laboratories, office and collaboration spaces, and a fitness center and parking garage. The Ground floor level is designed to also host a range of community activities.

Serving as the project’s code consultant, Code Red Consultants was responsible for developing and presenting the building’s code compliance approach to the City of Boston’s Building and Fire Departments. Working with the base building architect, Payette, and the tenant fit out architect, Jacobs, Code Red Consultants’ services included building, fire, accessibility, and hazardous materials code consulting and Boston Fire Department laboratory permitting support.  These services included the development of a vertical opening protection approach in concert with the laboratory chemical protection approach utilizing a mix of control areas and Group H occupancies.

During construction, Code Red Consultants served as the project Smoke Control and Firestopping Special Inspector as well as providing NFPA 241, Construction Fire Safety Program support to Breakthrough Properties and Consigli Construction. In this capacity, we were responsible for conducting design and shop drawing level documentation reviews across multiple disciplines, developing Test Plans for building smoke control systems, conducting field inspections during construction, and verifying performance of the smoke control systems at the completion of construction.

Location

Boston, Mass.

Size

7 stories
263,500 SF

Cost

$88 million

Completion

2022

105 West 1st Street

105 West First street is a new 7-story, 263,500 SF cutting edge life science and research building located in the Boston Seaport. The building is the new home to CRISPR Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in transformative gene-based medicines and contains a variety of spaces, including research and development laboratories, office and collaboration spaces, and a fitness center and parking garage. The Ground floor level is designed to also host a range of community activities.

Serving as the project’s code consultant, Code Red Consultants was responsible for developing and presenting the building’s code compliance approach to the City of Boston’s Building and Fire Departments. Working with the base building architect, Payette, and the tenant fit out architect, Jacobs, Code Red Consultants’ services included building, fire, accessibility, and hazardous materials code consulting and Boston Fire Department laboratory permitting support.  These services included the development of a vertical opening protection approach in concert with the laboratory chemical protection approach utilizing a mix of control areas and Group H occupancies.

During construction, Code Red Consultants served as the project Smoke Control and Firestopping Special Inspector as well as providing NFPA 241, Construction Fire Safety Program support to Breakthrough Properties and Consigli Construction. In this capacity, we were responsible for conducting design and shop drawing level documentation reviews across multiple disciplines, developing Test Plans for building smoke control systems, conducting field inspections during construction, and verifying performance of the smoke control systems at the completion of construction.

St. Mark’s Residential Life Building

The new Residential Life Building located at the St. Mark’s campus in Southborough, MA is a 3-story dormitory for students and faculty. This new dormitory is intended to house the incoming third form class and upper-class students at St. Mark’s, replacing the existing West Campus dormitory located on the campus. Spaces in the building include 130 to 140 beds in single and double rooms for students, 12 faculty apartments ranging in size from 3-4 bedrooms, shared common space, a great room, communal kitchen, and outdoor classroom (“Classroom-in-the-Sky”).

Serving as the project’s code consultant, Code Red Consultants was responsible for developing and presenting the building’s code compliance approach to the Town of Southborough’s Building and Fire Departments. Working with architect Goody Clancy, Code Red Consultants’ services included building, fire, and accessibility code consulting. Code Red Consultants also assisted the school with seeking multiple Massachusetts Architectural Access Board (MAAB) variances that provided both the School and the building occupants with greater flexibility and increased security.

Location

Southborough, Mass.

Size

90,000 SF

Cost

$50 million

Completion

2022

St. Mark’s Residential Life Building

The new Residential Life Building located at the St. Mark’s campus in Southborough, MA is a 3-story dormitory for students and faculty. This new dormitory is intended to house the incoming third form class and upper-class students at St. Mark’s, replacing the existing West Campus dormitory located on the campus. Spaces in the building include 130 to 140 beds in single and double rooms for students, 12 faculty apartments ranging in size from 3-4 bedrooms, shared common space, a great room, communal kitchen, and outdoor classroom (“Classroom-in-the-Sky”).

Serving as the project’s code consultant, Code Red Consultants was responsible for developing and presenting the building’s code compliance approach to the Town of Southborough’s Building and Fire Departments. Working with architect Goody Clancy, Code Red Consultants’ services included building, fire, and accessibility code consulting. Code Red Consultants also assisted the school with seeking multiple Massachusetts Architectural Access Board (MAAB) variances that provided both the School and the building occupants with greater flexibility and increased security.

UMass Amherst Men’s Hockey Locker Room

As an NCAA Division 1 hockey team, UMass has built a program that has made them a perennial contender in the Hockey East Conference and winners of the Frozen Four national tournament in 2021. Code Red Consultants is proud to have served as the Code Consultant for a renovation project that resulted in a new locker room designed to unite and inspire the team — and its top recruits. Code Red Consultants worked with Jones Architecture to re-imagine a 4,000 sf space within the Mullins Center to provide locker, shower, and amenity facilities for the team, with consideration for fire protection, life safety, and accessibility compliance.

Location

Amherst, Mass.

Size

4,000 SF

Cost

$1.4 million

Completion

2021

Photography Credit

William Home Photography

UMass Amherst Men’s Hockey Locker Room

As an NCAA Division 1 hockey team, UMass has built a program that has made them a perennial contender in the Hockey East Conference and winners of the Frozen Four national tournament in 2021. Code Red Consultants is proud to have served as the Code Consultant for a renovation project that resulted in a new locker room designed to unite and inspire the team — and its top recruits. Code Red Consultants worked with Jones Architecture to re-imagine a 4,000 sf space within the Mullins Center to provide locker, shower, and amenity facilities for the team, with consideration for fire protection, life safety, and accessibility compliance.

Springhill Suites

Springhill Suites is Revere’s newest hotel offering spectacular views of Revere Beach. The hotel is 6 stories in height and features on site parking, restaurant, and amenities.

Code Red Consultants was retained directly by the general contractor, Callahan, and the Owner, Lixi Hospitality Group, to develop a comprehensive NFPA 241 Plan that ensured the fire safety of residents, employees, and construction personnel over the course of the project which was just feet from Revere Beach. Additionally, Code Red Consultants served as the Smoke Control Special Inspector to ensure that the new stair and elevator pressurization systems were designed and built in accordance with the applicable codes and standards.

Code Red Consultants’ focus was performing a comprehensive review of the turnover approach and interfacing with Revere city officials, where there was an upfront contract that the fire and life safety systems afforded to building occupants would not be compromised. Code Red Consultants’ hands-on approach ensured that the hotel was able to be occupied on schedule.

Location

400 Ocean Avenue, Revere, MA

Size

169,000 SF
6 stories

Completion

2022

Springhill Suites

Springhill Suites is Revere’s newest hotel offering spectacular views of Revere Beach. The hotel is 6 stories in height and features on site parking, restaurant, and amenities.

Code Red Consultants was retained directly by the general contractor, Callahan, and the Owner, Lixi Hospitality Group, to develop a comprehensive NFPA 241 Plan that ensured the fire safety of residents, employees, and construction personnel over the course of the project which was just feet from Revere Beach. Additionally, Code Red Consultants served as the Smoke Control Special Inspector to ensure that the new stair and elevator pressurization systems were designed and built in accordance with the applicable codes and standards.

Code Red Consultants’ focus was performing a comprehensive review of the turnover approach and interfacing with Revere city officials, where there was an upfront contract that the fire and life safety systems afforded to building occupants would not be compromised. Code Red Consultants’ hands-on approach ensured that the hotel was able to be occupied on schedule.

McLaren Greater Lansing Replacement Hospital

McLaren Health Care recently opened its new 517,000 SF hospital in Lansing, MI. Designed by HED and interiors architect Gresham Smith and constructed through the joint venture of Barton Malow and Christman, the new 9-story hospital is a complete replacement hospital on the outskirts of Lansing. The hospital includes several floor levels of inpatient treatment (including pediatrics, behavioral health, correctional, labor/delivery), two floor levels dedicated to operating rooms and pre/post operative care units, a new emergency department, and medical imaging units. Code Red Consultants served as the code consultant on the design side of the project, assisting HED in navigating complex code requirements relating to the new construction hospital to both the Michigan Building Code and NFPA 101, Life Safety Code. Code Red Consultants developed the overall code compliance approach for the project, conducted code reviews at each stage of design, participated in discussions with the Michigan Bureau of Fire Services, and developed the Life Safety Plans for the hospital. Additionally, Code Red Consultants completed several on-site inspections during construction to identify potential on-site deficiencies commonly cited by The Joint Commission and CMS. The facility began serving inpatients in March 2022.

Location

Lansing, Mich.

Size

517,000 SF

Cost

$236 million

Completion

2022

Photography Credit

HED

McLaren Greater Lansing Replacement Hospital

McLaren Health Care recently opened its new 517,000 SF hospital in Lansing, MI. Designed by HED and interiors architect Gresham Smith and constructed through the joint venture of Barton Malow and Christman, the new 9-story hospital is a complete replacement hospital on the outskirts of Lansing. The hospital includes several floor levels of inpatient treatment (including pediatrics, behavioral health, correctional, labor/delivery), two floor levels dedicated to operating rooms and pre/post operative care units, a new emergency department, and medical imaging units. Code Red Consultants served as the code consultant on the design side of the project, assisting HED in navigating complex code requirements relating to the new construction hospital to both the Michigan Building Code and NFPA 101, Life Safety Code. Code Red Consultants developed the overall code compliance approach for the project, conducted code reviews at each stage of design, participated in discussions with the Michigan Bureau of Fire Services, and developed the Life Safety Plans for the hospital. Additionally, Code Red Consultants completed several on-site inspections during construction to identify potential on-site deficiencies commonly cited by The Joint Commission and CMS. The facility began serving inpatients in March 2022.

Cambridge Crossing Parcels G & H

Parcels G and H are the next buildings to come online in the 4.5M SF mixed-use Cambridge Crossing neighborhood, currently in development by DivcoWest. Serving as the new American research headquarters for a major biotech company, the parcels comprise a 10-story office high-rise (Building H) and a 12-story, state-of-the-art science and technology building (Building G). The projects entailed coordination between both Boston and Cambridge AHJ’s, as both buildings straddled city lines.

On the design side, Code Red Consultants worked with Perkins & Will as the Code Consultant for Building G. Key design features included control area strategy planning and a large exterior terrace. On the construction side, we worked with John Moriarty & Associates (JMA) for Construction Services at Building G, and Consigli for Construction Services at Building H. Code Red Consultants was responsible for conducting design and shop drawing level documentation reviews across multiple disciplines, development of Test Plans for building smoke control and integrated fire and life safety systems, conducting field inspections during construction, and verifying performance of the integrated systems at the completion of construction. A variety of core-shell fire and life safety systems were integrated with the building fire alarm system which required verification of proper control and/or monitoring. Code Red Consultants also performed Third-party Firestopping Special Inspections and prepared NFPA 241, Construction Fire Safety Plans. Code Red Consultants worked in conjunction with the general contractors to coordinate across multiple trades to ensure successful testing with the City of Cambridge Building and Fire Departments as well as City of Boston Building and Fire Departments for delivery of the core/shell spaces to the Owner.

Location

Cambridge, Mass.

Size

1.1 million SF

Completion

2022

Cambridge Crossing Parcels G & H

Parcels G and H are the next buildings to come online in the 4.5M SF mixed-use Cambridge Crossing neighborhood, currently in development by DivcoWest. Serving as the new American research headquarters for a major biotech company, the parcels comprise a 10-story office high-rise (Building H) and a 12-story, state-of-the-art science and technology building (Building G). The projects entailed coordination between both Boston and Cambridge AHJ’s, as both buildings straddled city lines.

On the design side, Code Red Consultants worked with Perkins & Will as the Code Consultant for Building G. Key design features included control area strategy planning and a large exterior terrace. On the construction side, we worked with John Moriarty & Associates (JMA) for Construction Services at Building G, and Consigli for Construction Services at Building H. Code Red Consultants was responsible for conducting design and shop drawing level documentation reviews across multiple disciplines, development of Test Plans for building smoke control and integrated fire and life safety systems, conducting field inspections during construction, and verifying performance of the integrated systems at the completion of construction. A variety of core-shell fire and life safety systems were integrated with the building fire alarm system which required verification of proper control and/or monitoring. Code Red Consultants also performed Third-party Firestopping Special Inspections and prepared NFPA 241, Construction Fire Safety Plans. Code Red Consultants worked in conjunction with the general contractors to coordinate across multiple trades to ensure successful testing with the City of Cambridge Building and Fire Departments as well as City of Boston Building and Fire Departments for delivery of the core/shell spaces to the Owner.

Worcester Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC)

The scope of the project included the construction of a new mixed-use office and outpatient care facility at 403 Belmont Street in Worcester, MA. The facility was built in partnership with the UMASS Chan Medical School and the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare system and includes two-stories of VA Clinic space and two-stories of core/shell space for future development over approximately 117,000 square feet.

Code Red Consultants was engaged for both code consulting and construction administration services for both the Base Building and the VA Clinic fit out project. The firm served as the code consultant for Smith Group on the design side of the project. Our involvement in the project included navigating the various code requirements related to the proposed projects to achieve the design intent.

Throughout construction, coordination was completed with the project team to complete third-party inspections for opening protectives in fire-rated wall and floor assemblies as the Base Building and tenant fit out Firestopping Special Inspector. Additionally, the firm worked with UMass Medical School and Suffolk Construction develop a Construction Fire Safety Plan that met the requirements of NFPA 241, the expectations of the City of Worcester, and the construction methods of the contractor. Construction administration-related assistance and management was provided on an as-needed basis to ensure that compliance with NFPA 241 was maintained as the associated construction operations and hazards changed. The Building officially welcomed occupants in November 2021.

Location

Worcester, Mass.

Size

117,000 SF
4 Stories

Cost

$75 million

Completion

November 2021

Worcester Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC)

The scope of the project included the construction of a new mixed-use office and outpatient care facility at 403 Belmont Street in Worcester, MA. The facility was built in partnership with the UMASS Chan Medical School and the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare system and includes two-stories of VA Clinic space and two-stories of core/shell space for future development over approximately 117,000 square feet.

Code Red Consultants was engaged for both code consulting and construction administration services for both the Base Building and the VA Clinic fit out project. The firm served as the code consultant for Smith Group on the design side of the project. Our involvement in the project included navigating the various code requirements related to the proposed projects to achieve the design intent.

Throughout construction, coordination was completed with the project team to complete third-party inspections for opening protectives in fire-rated wall and floor assemblies as the Base Building and tenant fit out Firestopping Special Inspector. Additionally, the firm worked with UMass Medical School and Suffolk Construction develop a Construction Fire Safety Plan that met the requirements of NFPA 241, the expectations of the City of Worcester, and the construction methods of the contractor. Construction administration-related assistance and management was provided on an as-needed basis to ensure that compliance with NFPA 241 was maintained as the associated construction operations and hazards changed. The Building officially welcomed occupants in November 2021.

Sacred Heart University: Pioneer Village

Pioneer Village is the newest residential campus located at Sacred Heart University that is comprised of six residential halls and a dining facility. The first of the dormitories to open was Pierre Toussaint Hall in 2018, which was converted to a dormitory after being acquired from the former Jewish Home for the Elderly. Toussaint Hall houses 170 students primarily in two-bedroom/four-person pods, with a limited number of single rooms.

Elie Wiesel Hall & Pier Giorgio Frassati Hall were the next buildings constructed on-site and opened in January 2020. These dormitories provided an additional 64 apartments-style suites, housing over 240 students. Each apartment has a shared bathroom, living room and kitchen with atrium-style common areas.

More recently, Teresa of Calcutta Hall, Frances Xavier Cabrini Hall, and Thea Bowman Hall were constructed and opened in the Summer of 2021.

These buildings have a variety of housing including apartment-style and two-bedroom/four-person pods with common areas, study rooms, and lounges/kitchenettes. Thea’s Abbey is a state-of-the-art dining facility that is open seven days a week and open to everyone on campus with a large indoor seating area, outdoor seating and an outdoor grill utilized for programming in special events.

Code Red Consultants served as the code consultant on the design and construction of these halls, assisting the S/L/A/M Collaborative in navigating complicated code requirements relating not just to individual buildings, but the entire complex. In addition to working closely with the design team to establish and coordinate the code compliance strategy, Code Red Consultants also met with the Town of Fairfield’s Building and Fire Departments on multiple occasions to review the various construction phases and verify their agreement with both the design and construction of the buildings.

In September 2021, Sacred Heart University was listed as number 4 on College Magazine’s top 10 list of best college campuses on the East Coast.

Location

Fairfield, Conn.

Size

5 New Buildings
1 Existing Building

Completion

Summer 2021

Sacred Heart University: Pioneer Village

Pioneer Village is the newest residential campus located at Sacred Heart University that is comprised of six residential halls and a dining facility. The first of the dormitories to open was Pierre Toussaint Hall in 2018, which was converted to a dormitory after being acquired from the former Jewish Home for the Elderly. Toussaint Hall houses 170 students primarily in two-bedroom/four-person pods, with a limited number of single rooms.

Elie Wiesel Hall & Pier Giorgio Frassati Hall were the next buildings constructed on-site and opened in January 2020. These dormitories provided an additional 64 apartments-style suites, housing over 240 students. Each apartment has a shared bathroom, living room and kitchen with atrium-style common areas.

More recently, Teresa of Calcutta Hall, Frances Xavier Cabrini Hall, and Thea Bowman Hall were constructed and opened in the Summer of 2021.

These buildings have a variety of housing including apartment-style and two-bedroom/four-person pods with common areas, study rooms, and lounges/kitchenettes. Thea’s Abbey is a state-of-the-art dining facility that is open seven days a week and open to everyone on campus with a large indoor seating area, outdoor seating and an outdoor grill utilized for programming in special events.

Code Red Consultants served as the code consultant on the design and construction of these halls, assisting the S/L/A/M Collaborative in navigating complicated code requirements relating not just to individual buildings, but the entire complex. In addition to working closely with the design team to establish and coordinate the code compliance strategy, Code Red Consultants also met with the Town of Fairfield’s Building and Fire Departments on multiple occasions to review the various construction phases and verify their agreement with both the design and construction of the buildings.

In September 2021, Sacred Heart University was listed as number 4 on College Magazine’s top 10 list of best college campuses on the East Coast.

Loyola University’s Center for Innovation and Collaborative Learning

Originally constructed on the Campus of Loyola University in 1992, Beatty Hall was transformed into The Fernandez Center for Innovation and Collaborative Learning through a substantial renovation and expansion project led by Shepley Bulfinch. The newly renovated building serves as the central hub for the campus community and features active learning classrooms, creative labs and innovation spaces, career centers, interactive lounges, and a café.  In addition, the building also features a four-story atrium to enhance the communication amongst all floors in the building.

Code Red Consultants was responsible for developing and presenting the building’s code compliance approach to the City of Baltimore’s Building and Fire Departments. Code Red Consultants’ services included building, fire, and accessibility code consulting as well as performance-based design analysis of the atrium smoke control system using a computational fluid dynamics computer model.

Location

Baltimore, Maryland

Size

61,600 GSF

Cost

$40 million

Completion

Winter 2021

Photography Credit

Shepley Bulfinch

Loyola University’s Center for Innovation and Collaborative Learning

Originally constructed on the Campus of Loyola University in 1992, Beatty Hall was transformed into The Fernandez Center for Innovation and Collaborative Learning through a substantial renovation and expansion project led by Shepley Bulfinch. The newly renovated building serves as the central hub for the campus community and features active learning classrooms, creative labs and innovation spaces, career centers, interactive lounges, and a café.  In addition, the building also features a four-story atrium to enhance the communication amongst all floors in the building.

Code Red Consultants was responsible for developing and presenting the building’s code compliance approach to the City of Baltimore’s Building and Fire Departments. Code Red Consultants’ services included building, fire, and accessibility code consulting as well as performance-based design analysis of the atrium smoke control system using a computational fluid dynamics computer model.