Code Red Consultants
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Experience: Service: Firestop Special Inspections

Somerville High School

The scope of the project included the demolition of the existing Somerville High School Building and construction of a new High School at 81 Highland Avenue in Somerville, MA. The building is 6-stories above-grade providing approximately 396,000 square feet of space for programming including classrooms, offices, laboratories, dining, gymnasium and auditorium functions. The High School officially welcomed students in March of 2021 with a capacity to support almost 1,600 students.

Code Red Consultants was engaged for NFPA 241 compliance, third party firestopping special inspection, and smoke control special inspection services. We teamed with PMA Consultants, Suffolk Construction and architect SMMA to both develop a plan that met the requirements of NFPA 241, the expectations of the City of Somerville, and the construction methods of the contractor. Additionally, Code Red coordinated with the project team to complete third party inspections for opening protectives in fire-rated wall and floor assemblies and for the buildings smoke control systems.

Throughout the project, Code Red Consultants provided construction administration-related assistance and management on an as-needed basis to ensure that the project remained on track to achieve the target occupancy date and that compliance with NFPA 241 was maintained as the associated construction operations and hazards changed.

Location

Somerville, Mass.

Size

6 stories

396,000 SF

Cost

$256 million

Completion

March 2021

Somerville High School

The scope of the project included the demolition of the existing Somerville High School Building and construction of a new High School at 81 Highland Avenue in Somerville, MA. The building is 6-stories above-grade providing approximately 396,000 square feet of space for programming including classrooms, offices, laboratories, dining, gymnasium and auditorium functions. The High School officially welcomed students in March of 2021 with a capacity to support almost 1,600 students.

Code Red Consultants was engaged for NFPA 241 compliance, third party firestopping special inspection, and smoke control special inspection services. We teamed with PMA Consultants, Suffolk Construction and architect SMMA to both develop a plan that met the requirements of NFPA 241, the expectations of the City of Somerville, and the construction methods of the contractor. Additionally, Code Red coordinated with the project team to complete third party inspections for opening protectives in fire-rated wall and floor assemblies and for the buildings smoke control systems.

Throughout the project, Code Red Consultants provided construction administration-related assistance and management on an as-needed basis to ensure that the project remained on track to achieve the target occupancy date and that compliance with NFPA 241 was maintained as the associated construction operations and hazards changed.

Maine Medical Center: Coulombe Family Tower Expansion

Maine Medical Center recently completed a two-story addition project to the Coulombe Family Tower on their main campus in Portland, ME. The project included the addition of 64 new single patient bedrooms dedicated to surgical and medical oncology care. The project also included the addition of two new helipads on the roof of the vertical addition. Code Red Consultants was retained directly by Maine Medical Center to serve as an independent third-party inspector during construction. CRC was responsible for performing firestopping special inspections, smoke control special inspections, fire door inspections, and field review of the overall life safety compliance of the construction of fire and smoke rated walls, means of egress, and other key life safety and fire protection features in accordance with the Maine Uniform Building Code, Rules of the Maine State Fire Marshal, and NFPA 101, the Life Safety Code as adopted by the Joint Commission and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Code Red Consultants worked closely with owner and design team, which consisted of Maine Medical Center, Colliers International, Perkins & Will, and Turner Construction to help ensure that the construction was compliant with the applicable codes and standards. In addition to their inspection role, Code Red Consultants also prepared master life safety drawings for Maine Medical Center.

Location

Portland, Maine

Size

58,000 SF

Completion

2020

Maine Medical Center: Coulombe Family Tower Expansion

Maine Medical Center recently completed a two-story addition project to the Coulombe Family Tower on their main campus in Portland, ME. The project included the addition of 64 new single patient bedrooms dedicated to surgical and medical oncology care. The project also included the addition of two new helipads on the roof of the vertical addition. Code Red Consultants was retained directly by Maine Medical Center to serve as an independent third-party inspector during construction. CRC was responsible for performing firestopping special inspections, smoke control special inspections, fire door inspections, and field review of the overall life safety compliance of the construction of fire and smoke rated walls, means of egress, and other key life safety and fire protection features in accordance with the Maine Uniform Building Code, Rules of the Maine State Fire Marshal, and NFPA 101, the Life Safety Code as adopted by the Joint Commission and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Code Red Consultants worked closely with owner and design team, which consisted of Maine Medical Center, Colliers International, Perkins & Will, and Turner Construction to help ensure that the construction was compliant with the applicable codes and standards. In addition to their inspection role, Code Red Consultants also prepared master life safety drawings for Maine Medical Center.

Encore Boston Harbor Hotel and Casino

Code Red Consultants served as a third-party inspector of the fire protection and life safety systems for the 3.2 Million SF Encore Boston Harbor Resort. Code Red was responsible for performing firestopping special inspections in accordance with ASTM 2174 and ASTM 2393, smoke control special inspections, and assisted with NFPA 4 integrated fire protection and life safety testing throughout the building. The project included a 671-room hotel, gaming area, restaurant, retail, enclosed parking garage and convention center. To meet the schedule and project scale needs, Code Red Consultants utilized a team and maintained a near daily presence on site for the final 18 months of the project. In our role as special inspector, we collaborated with the Wynn Design and Development, Suffolk Construction, and the City of Everett Fire and Building Departments to deliver the inspection and testing services on schedule.

Location

Everett, Mass.

Size

32 million SF

Cost

1.6 billion

Completion

2019

Encore Boston Harbor Hotel and Casino

Code Red Consultants served as a third-party inspector of the fire protection and life safety systems for the 3.2 Million SF Encore Boston Harbor Resort. Code Red was responsible for performing firestopping special inspections in accordance with ASTM 2174 and ASTM 2393, smoke control special inspections, and assisted with NFPA 4 integrated fire protection and life safety testing throughout the building. The project included a 671-room hotel, gaming area, restaurant, retail, enclosed parking garage and convention center. To meet the schedule and project scale needs, Code Red Consultants utilized a team and maintained a near daily presence on site for the final 18 months of the project. In our role as special inspector, we collaborated with the Wynn Design and Development, Suffolk Construction, and the City of Everett Fire and Building Departments to deliver the inspection and testing services on schedule.

Parcel JK, Cambridge Crossing

Parcel JK is the first building to come online in the 4.5 M SF mixed-use Cambridge Crossing neighborhood currently in development by DivcoWest. Designed as a state-of-the-art science and technology building, Parcel JK comprises approximately 430,000 gsf across 11 aboveground stories, 3 levels of underground parking and retail space on Level 1. During the Core Shell and Tenant Fit-Out phases of construction, Code Red Consultants served as the project NFPA 3&4 Commissioning & Integrated Testing Agent, Smoke Control Special Inspector, and Firestopping Special Inspector (Tenant Fit-Out only). In this capacity, 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 and tenant fire and life safety systems were integrated with the building fire alarm system which required verification of proper control and/or monitoring. These systems included wet- and dry-pipe sprinkler and standpipe, fire pump, bi-directional amplifier system, elevators, fire and/or smoke dampers, HVAC systems, security systems, emergency power, post-fire smoke removal, clean agent fire suppression, and stair pressurization. Code Red Consultants worked in conjunction with John Moriarty & Associates to coordinate requirement and testing across multiple trades to ensure successful testing with the City of Cambridge Building and Fire Departments and on-time delivery of the building to the Owner. The Core Shell Building received its Temporary Certificate of Occupancy in Summer 2019 followed by a Certificate of Occupancy for the Philips North American Innovation Center in the Winter of 2019.

Location

Cambridge, Mass.

Size

430,000 GSF

Completion

Core/Shell Summer 2019 with Phillips Fit-Out Winter 2019

Parcel JK, Cambridge Crossing

Parcel JK is the first building to come online in the 4.5 M SF mixed-use Cambridge Crossing neighborhood currently in development by DivcoWest. Designed as a state-of-the-art science and technology building, Parcel JK comprises approximately 430,000 gsf across 11 aboveground stories, 3 levels of underground parking and retail space on Level 1. During the Core Shell and Tenant Fit-Out phases of construction, Code Red Consultants served as the project NFPA 3&4 Commissioning & Integrated Testing Agent, Smoke Control Special Inspector, and Firestopping Special Inspector (Tenant Fit-Out only). In this capacity, 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 and tenant fire and life safety systems were integrated with the building fire alarm system which required verification of proper control and/or monitoring. These systems included wet- and dry-pipe sprinkler and standpipe, fire pump, bi-directional amplifier system, elevators, fire and/or smoke dampers, HVAC systems, security systems, emergency power, post-fire smoke removal, clean agent fire suppression, and stair pressurization. Code Red Consultants worked in conjunction with John Moriarty & Associates to coordinate requirement and testing across multiple trades to ensure successful testing with the City of Cambridge Building and Fire Departments and on-time delivery of the building to the Owner. The Core Shell Building received its Temporary Certificate of Occupancy in Summer 2019 followed by a Certificate of Occupancy for the Philips North American Innovation Center in the Winter of 2019.

Akamai Technologies, 145 Broadway, Cambridge

145 Broadway is a new office tower with sub-grade parking in Cambridge, MA. The building is 19-stories above-grade with 5-stories of below grade parking and provides approximately 450,000 square feet of office space and 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail space. The entirety of leasable office space within this building was fit-out to serve as the new global headquarters of Akamai Technologies Inc.

Code Red Consultants was engaged for NFPA 241 compliance, third-party firestopping inspection, smoke control special inspection, and integrated fire alarm testing services. The firm worked with Boston Properties, Stantec, and general contractor Turner Construction to both develop testing procedures and complete third-party inspections for opening protectives in fire-rated wall and floor assemblies and for the buildings fire alarm and smoke control systems.

Throughout the project, Code Red Consultants provided construction administration-related assistance and management on an as-needed basis to ensure that the project remained on track to achieve the target occupancy date and that compliance with NFPA 241 was maintained as the associated construction operations and hazards changed.

Location

Cambridge, Mass.

Size

19-stories, 5-stories of below grade parking (486,000 square feet)

Completion

November 2019

Akamai Technologies, 145 Broadway, Cambridge

145 Broadway is a new office tower with sub-grade parking in Cambridge, MA. The building is 19-stories above-grade with 5-stories of below grade parking and provides approximately 450,000 square feet of office space and 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail space. The entirety of leasable office space within this building was fit-out to serve as the new global headquarters of Akamai Technologies Inc.

Code Red Consultants was engaged for NFPA 241 compliance, third-party firestopping inspection, smoke control special inspection, and integrated fire alarm testing services. The firm worked with Boston Properties, Stantec, and general contractor Turner Construction to both develop testing procedures and complete third-party inspections for opening protectives in fire-rated wall and floor assemblies and for the buildings fire alarm and smoke control systems.

Throughout the project, Code Red Consultants provided construction administration-related assistance and management on an as-needed basis to ensure that the project remained on track to achieve the target occupancy date and that compliance with NFPA 241 was maintained as the associated construction operations and hazards changed.

Stamford Hospital

Stamford Hospital recently opened a new 12-story, 650,000 SF replacement hospital in Stamford, Conn. Code Red Consultants was retained directly by Stamford Hospital to serve as an independent third party inspector during construction of the new facility. The firm was responsible for performing firestopping inspections and fire door inspections as well as inspections during construction of fire and smoke rated walls, means of egress, and other key life safety and fire protection features in accordance with the Connecticut State Building Code, Connecticut State Fire Safety Code, and NFPA 101, as the Life Safety Code by the Joint Commission and Department of Public Health. Code Red Consultants worked closely with Stamford Hospital, WHR Architects, and Skanska to help ensure that construction was compliant with applicable codes and standards. In addition to their inspection role, Code Red Consultants also prepared master life safety drawings and fire protection inventory drawings for fire dampers, fire doors, and sprinkler control valves for Stamford Hospital.

Location

Stamford, Conn.

Size

650,000 SF

Cost

$450 million

Completion

2017

Photography Credit

Esto (exterior), Stamford Hospital (interior)

Stamford Hospital

Stamford Hospital recently opened a new 12-story, 650,000 SF replacement hospital in Stamford, Conn. Code Red Consultants was retained directly by Stamford Hospital to serve as an independent third party inspector during construction of the new facility. The firm was responsible for performing firestopping inspections and fire door inspections as well as inspections during construction of fire and smoke rated walls, means of egress, and other key life safety and fire protection features in accordance with the Connecticut State Building Code, Connecticut State Fire Safety Code, and NFPA 101, as the Life Safety Code by the Joint Commission and Department of Public Health. Code Red Consultants worked closely with Stamford Hospital, WHR Architects, and Skanska to help ensure that construction was compliant with applicable codes and standards. In addition to their inspection role, Code Red Consultants also prepared master life safety drawings and fire protection inventory drawings for fire dampers, fire doors, and sprinkler control valves for Stamford Hospital.

South Bay Expansion

Code Red Consultants worked closely with joint developers EDENS and Pritzker Group, architecture firm Stantec, and general contractor Lee Kennedy Company on this massive 11-acre development and expansion of the existing South Bay Shopping Center in Dorchester. The 700,000 SF mixed-use development added five new buildings and approximately 475 residential units, 120,000 SF of retail space, a 60,000 SF cinema, and a 130-room hotel. A total of five new buildings were built.

The first three buildings achieved early occupancy in November 2017, a significant achievement considering they were erected in the midst of a heightened awareness of construction fire safety in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. To that end, Code Red Consultants worked in parallel with Lee Kennedy to develop and implement a pre-incident fire plan and construction safety policies that allowed for a phased occupancy and permitted retailers the all-important opportunity to open their doors on Black Friday, and even construction continued on upper levels. This was achieved via continuous negotiations with City of Boston officials, where there was an upfront contract that the fire/life safety systems afforded to building occupants would not be compromised.

Code Red Consultants served as a trusted advisor to EDENS on South Bay, the real estate firm’s first major development project in Boston.

Location

Boston, Mass.

Size

700,000 SF

Cost

$200 million

Completion

2018

Rending Credit

EDENS

South Bay Expansion

Code Red Consultants worked closely with joint developers EDENS and Pritzker Group, architecture firm Stantec, and general contractor Lee Kennedy Company on this massive 11-acre development and expansion of the existing South Bay Shopping Center in Dorchester. The 700,000 SF mixed-use development added five new buildings and approximately 475 residential units, 120,000 SF of retail space, a 60,000 SF cinema, and a 130-room hotel. A total of five new buildings were built.

The first three buildings achieved early occupancy in November 2017, a significant achievement considering they were erected in the midst of a heightened awareness of construction fire safety in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. To that end, Code Red Consultants worked in parallel with Lee Kennedy to develop and implement a pre-incident fire plan and construction safety policies that allowed for a phased occupancy and permitted retailers the all-important opportunity to open their doors on Black Friday, and even construction continued on upper levels. This was achieved via continuous negotiations with City of Boston officials, where there was an upfront contract that the fire/life safety systems afforded to building occupants would not be compromised.

Code Red Consultants served as a trusted advisor to EDENS on South Bay, the real estate firm’s first major development project in Boston.

New England Baptist Hospital

Code Red Consultants has served as New England Baptist Hospital’s fire protection and life safety code consultant since the firm’s founding in 2013. Services provided include performing annual statement of condition assessments, life safety drawing preparation, fire door inspections, fire stopping inspections, oversight of fire protection and life safety system maintenance and testing, and services associated with assisting the hospital in maintaining Joint Commission and Center for Medicare and Medicaid regulatory compliance. In addition to these services, Code Red Consultants has worked on a number of renovation projects at NEBH, for which the firm has provided fire alarm and sprinkler design and NFPA 241 Construction Fire Safety Plans. The campus of New England Baptist Hospital includes healthcare spaces as well as business occupancies and assembly occupancies dating back to the late 1800’s.

Location

Boston, Mass.

Size

Various

Cost

N/A

Completion

Ongoing

Photography Credit

New England Baptist Hospital

New England Baptist Hospital

Code Red Consultants has served as New England Baptist Hospital’s fire protection and life safety code consultant since the firm’s founding in 2013. Services provided include performing annual statement of condition assessments, life safety drawing preparation, fire door inspections, fire stopping inspections, oversight of fire protection and life safety system maintenance and testing, and services associated with assisting the hospital in maintaining Joint Commission and Center for Medicare and Medicaid regulatory compliance. In addition to these services, Code Red Consultants has worked on a number of renovation projects at NEBH, for which the firm has provided fire alarm and sprinkler design and NFPA 241 Construction Fire Safety Plans. The campus of New England Baptist Hospital includes healthcare spaces as well as business occupancies and assembly occupancies dating back to the late 1800’s.

Boston Medical Center Expansion

Boston Medical Center’s campus redesign project consists of various renovation and addition projects to the Menino and Moakley Buildings as well as renovations to the Yawkey Building to accommodate services from the East Newton campus. Providing services directly to Boston Medical Center, Code Red Consultants prepared construction fire safety and NFPA 241 programs, performed smoke control special inspections, conducted firestopping and fire door inspections, and provided healthcare regulatory compliance consulting services.

Within the individual projects, Code Red Consultants also served as the code consultant to architect SmithGroup (formerly TRO) on the Menino project, which consists of a 75,000 SF addition to the existing building plus a substantial renovation to approximately 275,000 SF on the basement and five floors of the building. An IPD team project, Code Red Consultants developed a comprehensive code compliance approach for the project and created life safety drawings for the 20+ phases of construction to illustrate continuous compliance with the Authorities Having Jurisdiction. Code Red Consultants also served as the code consultant to Tsoi Kobus Design for the renovation of the Yawkey Building’s fifth floor, transforming it from an outpatient medical office space to an inpatient hospital floor. Serving in various capacities, Code Red Consultants maintained a weekly on-site presence for a five-year duration of the project.

Location

Boston, Mass.

Size

Various Campus Projects

Cost

$300 million

Completion

2019

Photography Credit

Dave Pires

Boston Medical Center Expansion

Boston Medical Center’s campus redesign project consists of various renovation and addition projects to the Menino and Moakley Buildings as well as renovations to the Yawkey Building to accommodate services from the East Newton campus. Providing services directly to Boston Medical Center, Code Red Consultants prepared construction fire safety and NFPA 241 programs, performed smoke control special inspections, conducted firestopping and fire door inspections, and provided healthcare regulatory compliance consulting services.

Within the individual projects, Code Red Consultants also served as the code consultant to architect SmithGroup (formerly TRO) on the Menino project, which consists of a 75,000 SF addition to the existing building plus a substantial renovation to approximately 275,000 SF on the basement and five floors of the building. An IPD team project, Code Red Consultants developed a comprehensive code compliance approach for the project and created life safety drawings for the 20+ phases of construction to illustrate continuous compliance with the Authorities Having Jurisdiction. Code Red Consultants also served as the code consultant to Tsoi Kobus Design for the renovation of the Yawkey Building’s fifth floor, transforming it from an outpatient medical office space to an inpatient hospital floor. Serving in various capacities, Code Red Consultants maintained a weekly on-site presence for a five-year duration of the project.

Baystate Medical Center

Baystate Medical Center (BMC) is a 716-bed academic medical center and a training site for the University of Massachusetts Medical School. BMC is the regional hospital for Baystate Health, a not-for-profit, integrated health care system serving more than 800,000 people throughout western New England. Baystate Health turned to Code Red Consultants to help maintain life safety compliance with the Joint Commission and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for BMC’s main campus in Springfield, Mass.

Code Red Consultants’ services included performing on-site life safety inspections for compliance with the 2012 Edition of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code for the entire main campus as well as the D’Amour Center for Cancer Care, Baystate Orthopedic Surgery Center, and Baystate Chestnut Surgery Center. Our firm also performed a documentation review in accordance with NFPA codes and standards for all fire protection and life safety inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements, and master life safety plans were developed and updated as a result of recent renovation and fit-out projects. The services Code Red Consultants provides are part of the consistent life safety compliance approach Baystate Health has developed system-wide to reduce risk and ensure compliance is continually maintained in their facilities.

Location

Springfield, Mass.

Size

1.8 million SF

Photography Credit

Baystate Health

Baystate Medical Center

Baystate Medical Center (BMC) is a 716-bed academic medical center and a training site for the University of Massachusetts Medical School. BMC is the regional hospital for Baystate Health, a not-for-profit, integrated health care system serving more than 800,000 people throughout western New England. Baystate Health turned to Code Red Consultants to help maintain life safety compliance with the Joint Commission and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for BMC’s main campus in Springfield, Mass.

Code Red Consultants’ services included performing on-site life safety inspections for compliance with the 2012 Edition of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code for the entire main campus as well as the D’Amour Center for Cancer Care, Baystate Orthopedic Surgery Center, and Baystate Chestnut Surgery Center. Our firm also performed a documentation review in accordance with NFPA codes and standards for all fire protection and life safety inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements, and master life safety plans were developed and updated as a result of recent renovation and fit-out projects. The services Code Red Consultants provides are part of the consistent life safety compliance approach Baystate Health has developed system-wide to reduce risk and ensure compliance is continually maintained in their facilities.