Code Red Consultants
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Experience: Service: Smoke Control Design & Special Inspections

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.

Millennium Luxury Residential Tower

Code Red Consultants worked closely with Millennium Partners and Suffolk Construction Company on this iconic, 54-story luxury residential tower that transformed the Boston skyline and Downtown Crossing. This project was erected during a period of heightened awareness of construction fire safety in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. To that end, Code Red Consultants worked hand in hand with Suffolk Construction to develop and implement a pre-incident fire plan that was viewed by many at the City of Boston ISD/FD as the gold standard. Separately, Code Red Consultants helped the building owner achieve early occupancy while still finalizing construction. This was achieved via close negotiations with city officials, where there was an upfront contract that the fire/life safety systems afforded to building occupants would not be compromised. In this spirit, Code Red Consultants commissioned the building smoke control systems and achieved the Boston Fire Department’s approval on their first acceptance test visit.

Location

Boston, Mass.

Size

1.1 million SF

Cost

$650 million

Completion

2016

Photography Credit

Millennium Partners

Millennium Luxury Residential Tower

Code Red Consultants worked closely with Millennium Partners and Suffolk Construction Company on this iconic, 54-story luxury residential tower that transformed the Boston skyline and Downtown Crossing. This project was erected during a period of heightened awareness of construction fire safety in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. To that end, Code Red Consultants worked hand in hand with Suffolk Construction to develop and implement a pre-incident fire plan that was viewed by many at the City of Boston ISD/FD as the gold standard. Separately, Code Red Consultants helped the building owner achieve early occupancy while still finalizing construction. This was achieved via close negotiations with city officials, where there was an upfront contract that the fire/life safety systems afforded to building occupants would not be compromised. In this spirit, Code Red Consultants commissioned the building smoke control systems and achieved the Boston Fire Department’s approval on their first acceptance test visit.

Brigham and Women’s Hospital NICU Expansion

Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) completed a three-phase addition and renovation project of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Connors Center for Women’s Health Building. Code Red Consultants was retained directly by the general contractor, Walsh Brothers, to develop a comprehensive NFPA 241 plan that ensured the fire safety of staff, patients, and construction personnel over the course of the project, which was built adjacent to the active NICU and directly over the occupied Labor, Delivery, and Recovery Unit on the fifth Floor.

Upon completion of the expansion, Code Red Consultants helped the NICU maintain continuous occupancy during the subsequent and complicated phased renovation project. This was achieved via negotiations with Boston city officials, where there was an upfront contract that the fire and life safety systems afforded to building occupants would not be compromised. In this spirit, Code Red Consultants recommissioned the building smoke control systems prior to each turn of occupancy and achieved Boston Fire Department approval at each phase’s first acceptance test visit. Code Red Consultants’ hands-on approach ensured that the important NICU facility would open on time.

Location

Boston, Mass.

Size

20,000 SF

Cost

N/A

Completion

2017

Rendering Credit

Code Red Consultants

Brigham and Women’s Hospital NICU Expansion

Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) completed a three-phase addition and renovation project of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Connors Center for Women’s Health Building. Code Red Consultants was retained directly by the general contractor, Walsh Brothers, to develop a comprehensive NFPA 241 plan that ensured the fire safety of staff, patients, and construction personnel over the course of the project, which was built adjacent to the active NICU and directly over the occupied Labor, Delivery, and Recovery Unit on the fifth Floor.

Upon completion of the expansion, Code Red Consultants helped the NICU maintain continuous occupancy during the subsequent and complicated phased renovation project. This was achieved via negotiations with Boston city officials, where there was an upfront contract that the fire and life safety systems afforded to building occupants would not be compromised. In this spirit, Code Red Consultants recommissioned the building smoke control systems prior to each turn of occupancy and achieved Boston Fire Department approval at each phase’s first acceptance test visit. Code Red Consultants’ hands-on approach ensured that the important NICU facility would open on time.

Boston Medical Center Campus 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 Campus 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.

The Auerbach Center at Boston Landing

Located at 40 Guest Street, The Auerbach Center at Boston Landing is the new world-class practice and training facility of the Boston Celtics. Code Red Consultants provided building and fire code consulting services for the six-story, 160,000 SF mixed-use building, which includes 5,700 SF of ground-floor retail, 190 parking spaces across one level at grade and two levels above grade, and two stories of shell space designated for offices and laboratories. The top two floors house the 70,000 SF practice facility for the Boston Celtics, featuring two NBA regulation basketball courts, a locker room, hospitality space, kitchen facilities, offices, and common areas. A 40-foot glass wall enclosing the practice courts offers prime visibility of the basketball practice facility from the adjacent Massachusetts Turnpike.

Code Red Consultants completed a performance-based analysis to remove fireproofing from steel trusses located above the Celtics practice court. The effort included creating a computational fluid dynamics analysis to evaluate severe case fire scenarios within the double height basketball court to determine the temperature and radiant heat flux to which the steel trusses would be exposed. This study was used to win approval of a state code appeal allowing the desired fireproofing to be removed.

Boston Landing is a 15-acre mixed-use development in the Allston-Brighton neighborhood of Boston that includes the new world headquarters of New Balance Athletics, Inc. and the Boston Bruins practice facility. In addition, the development includes a commuter rail station, additional office buildings, retail and restaurant space, a hotel, and a sports complex.

The project team for the Auerbach Center includes NB Development Group, Elkus Manfredi Architects, and John Moriarty & Associates General Contractors.

Location

Boston, Mass.

Size

160,000 SF

Cost

$70 million

Completion

2018

The Auerbach Center at Boston Landing

Located at 40 Guest Street, The Auerbach Center at Boston Landing is the new world-class practice and training facility of the Boston Celtics. Code Red Consultants provided building and fire code consulting services for the six-story, 160,000 SF mixed-use building, which includes 5,700 SF of ground-floor retail, 190 parking spaces across one level at grade and two levels above grade, and two stories of shell space designated for offices and laboratories. The top two floors house the 70,000 SF practice facility for the Boston Celtics, featuring two NBA regulation basketball courts, a locker room, hospitality space, kitchen facilities, offices, and common areas. A 40-foot glass wall enclosing the practice courts offers prime visibility of the basketball practice facility from the adjacent Massachusetts Turnpike.

Code Red Consultants completed a performance-based analysis to remove fireproofing from steel trusses located above the Celtics practice court. The effort included creating a computational fluid dynamics analysis to evaluate severe case fire scenarios within the double height basketball court to determine the temperature and radiant heat flux to which the steel trusses would be exposed. This study was used to win approval of a state code appeal allowing the desired fireproofing to be removed.

Boston Landing is a 15-acre mixed-use development in the Allston-Brighton neighborhood of Boston that includes the new world headquarters of New Balance Athletics, Inc. and the Boston Bruins practice facility. In addition, the development includes a commuter rail station, additional office buildings, retail and restaurant space, a hotel, and a sports complex.

The project team for the Auerbach Center includes NB Development Group, Elkus Manfredi Architects, and John Moriarty & Associates General Contractors.

Warrior Ice Arena at Boston Landing

The Warrior Ice Arena complex at 80-90 Guest Street is part of the larger 15-acre Boston Landing development constructed by New Balance. The new, 10-story mixed-use building contains 230,000 SF of Class A office and laboratory space, 12,000 SF of ground-floor retail, three levels of garage parking, and the 55,000 SF Warrior Ice Arena – the official practice facility of the Boston Bruins.

Code Red Consultants’ services for this building included a third-party design review and special inspection of the building’s smoke control systems, which included two pressurized stair enclosures, pressurized elevators, and an atrium smoke control system. Code Red Consultants worked closely with the construction team to complete inspections in a timely manner in preparation for inspections and testing to be performed by the Boston Fire Department and Inspection Services Department.

The project team includes NB Development Group, Elkus Manfredi Architects, and John Moriarty & Associates General Contractors.

Location

Boston, Mass.

Size

486,000 SF

Cost

$100 million

Completion

2017

Photography Credit

Robert Benson Photography

Warrior Ice Arena at Boston Landing

The Warrior Ice Arena complex at 80-90 Guest Street is part of the larger 15-acre Boston Landing development constructed by New Balance. The new, 10-story mixed-use building contains 230,000 SF of Class A office and laboratory space, 12,000 SF of ground-floor retail, three levels of garage parking, and the 55,000 SF Warrior Ice Arena – the official practice facility of the Boston Bruins.

Code Red Consultants’ services for this building included a third-party design review and special inspection of the building’s smoke control systems, which included two pressurized stair enclosures, pressurized elevators, and an atrium smoke control system. Code Red Consultants worked closely with the construction team to complete inspections in a timely manner in preparation for inspections and testing to be performed by the Boston Fire Department and Inspection Services Department.

The project team includes NB Development Group, Elkus Manfredi Architects, and John Moriarty & Associates General Contractors.

Billerica Memorial High School

Designed by Perkins + Will and currently under construction by Shawmut Design and Construction, the new Billerica Memorial High School will accommodate more than 1,600 students from grades 8 through 12 as well as a 200-student pre-k program. The new $175 million high school will be one of the largest in the state, spanning upwards of 325,000 SF. Code Red Consultants served as the code consultant on the project and worked closely with the design team as well as Billerica building and fire officials throughout the design of the project.

This groundbreaking project will be one of the first to be designed and constructed under the new 9th Edition of 780 CMR, which is based on the 2015 International Building Code. In addition to the classrooms, the building also features a three-story atrium under a heavy timber roof in the commons area where Code Red Consultants provided CFD fire/smoke modeling. The performance-based design for the atrium reduced mechanical exhaust rates and lowered make-up air requirements beyond what would have been required using prescriptive code calculations. This atrium approach reduced construction costs and architectural implications on the building design. During construction, the firm will also provide third party special inspection services for the atrium smoke control system.

Location

Billerica, Mass.

Size

325,000 SF

Cost

$175 million

Completion

2019

Rendering Credit

Perkins + Will

Billerica Memorial High School

Designed by Perkins + Will and currently under construction by Shawmut Design and Construction, the new Billerica Memorial High School will accommodate more than 1,600 students from grades 8 through 12 as well as a 200-student pre-k program. The new $175 million high school will be one of the largest in the state, spanning upwards of 325,000 SF. Code Red Consultants served as the code consultant on the project and worked closely with the design team as well as Billerica building and fire officials throughout the design of the project.

This groundbreaking project will be one of the first to be designed and constructed under the new 9th Edition of 780 CMR, which is based on the 2015 International Building Code. In addition to the classrooms, the building also features a three-story atrium under a heavy timber roof in the commons area where Code Red Consultants provided CFD fire/smoke modeling. The performance-based design for the atrium reduced mechanical exhaust rates and lowered make-up air requirements beyond what would have been required using prescriptive code calculations. This atrium approach reduced construction costs and architectural implications on the building design. During construction, the firm will also provide third party special inspection services for the atrium smoke control system.

Amherst College Science Center

Designed to promote interaction among students in the sciences, across departments, and with the campus, the new Science Center at Amherst College creates an open and accessible learning environment for the entire campus community. The program is organized into five building elements: two high energy laboratory wings tucked into the hillside along the east edge of the site, and three pavilions of low intensity program set in the landscape to the west, towards campus.

The lab wings and pavilions open to a glass-enclosed commons that serves as a gathering space and point of connection for the community. A new campus “living room” is the social centerpiece, which is balanced by a science library and a café. A more intimate sunken garden provides respite for quiet study and introspection. The Amherst College New Science Center is a state-of-the-art teaching and research facility containing the departments of biology, biochemistry and biophysics, chemistry, computer science, physics and astronomy, neuroscience, and psychology.

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 Amherst’s Building and Fire Departments. Working with architect Payette Associates, Code Red Consultants’ services included building, fire, accessibility and hazardous materials code consulting as well as performance-based design analysis of the atrium smoke control system using a computational fluid dynamics computer model.

Location

Amherst, Mass.

Size

255,000 SF

Cost

$250 million

Completion

2018

Photography Credit

Chuck Choi

Amherst College Science Center

Designed to promote interaction among students in the sciences, across departments, and with the campus, the new Science Center at Amherst College creates an open and accessible learning environment for the entire campus community. The program is organized into five building elements: two high energy laboratory wings tucked into the hillside along the east edge of the site, and three pavilions of low intensity program set in the landscape to the west, towards campus.

The lab wings and pavilions open to a glass-enclosed commons that serves as a gathering space and point of connection for the community. A new campus “living room” is the social centerpiece, which is balanced by a science library and a café. A more intimate sunken garden provides respite for quiet study and introspection. The Amherst College New Science Center is a state-of-the-art teaching and research facility containing the departments of biology, biochemistry and biophysics, chemistry, computer science, physics and astronomy, neuroscience, and psychology.

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 Amherst’s Building and Fire Departments. Working with architect Payette Associates, Code Red Consultants’ services included building, fire, accessibility and hazardous materials code consulting as well as performance-based design analysis of the atrium smoke control system using a computational fluid dynamics computer model.

100 Binney Street – High-rise Lab/Office

Owned by Alexandria Real Estate Equities, 100 Binney Street in Cambridge’s bustling Kendall Square neighborhood is a 10-story, Class A lab and office building that was completed in fall 2017. Code Red Consultants served as the smoke control special inspector responsible for commissioning the building’s two stair and four elevator pressurization life safety systems. To meet strict project schedule requirements, Code Red Consultants worked through the final night of testing in order for the building to receive its Certificate of Occupancy on the following day. The timely completion of the base building paved the way for interior fit-outs of tenant spaces to begin. Fully leased, the 431,500 SF building is now home to primary tenants Bristol-Myers Squibb and Facebook as well as four venture-backed biotech startups: Foghorn Therapeutics, Sigilon Therapeutics, Tango Therapeutics, and TCR2 Therapeutics.

Elkus Manfredi Associates was the architect and John Moriarty & Associates was the project’s general contractor. Northstar Project and Real Estate Services served as the owner’s project manager.

Location

Cambridge, Mass.

Size

431,500 SF

Cost

$485 million

Completion

2017

Photography Credit

Code Red Consultants

100 Binney Street – High-rise Lab/Office

Owned by Alexandria Real Estate Equities, 100 Binney Street in Cambridge’s bustling Kendall Square neighborhood is a 10-story, Class A lab and office building that was completed in fall 2017. Code Red Consultants served as the smoke control special inspector responsible for commissioning the building’s two stair and four elevator pressurization life safety systems. To meet strict project schedule requirements, Code Red Consultants worked through the final night of testing in order for the building to receive its Certificate of Occupancy on the following day. The timely completion of the base building paved the way for interior fit-outs of tenant spaces to begin. Fully leased, the 431,500 SF building is now home to primary tenants Bristol-Myers Squibb and Facebook as well as four venture-backed biotech startups: Foghorn Therapeutics, Sigilon Therapeutics, Tango Therapeutics, and TCR2 Therapeutics.

Elkus Manfredi Associates was the architect and John Moriarty & Associates was the project’s general contractor. Northstar Project and Real Estate Services served as the owner’s project manager.