Bedford, MA – C.E. Floyd was recently honored with two Excellence in Construction Awards: Best in Show award at the Connecticut ABC Awards gala for renovation work at the Southport School in Fairfield, and a Merit Award from the Massachusetts ABC for construction of the athenahealth West Garage on the Arsenal on the Charles campus in Watertown. These projects join the long list of award-winning projects produced by C.E. Floyd.
The Southport School / Olson Photography
C.E. Floyd renovated The Southport Savings Bank, previously the oldest continuously running bank in the U.S., to give The Southport School a dedicated space to house its music, arts, and movement programs.
The 150-year-old building provided the C.E. Floyd team with many opportunities to implement creative problem solving. One such challenge was the multistory vault, constructed on 10 tons of solid granite. It was load bearing and could not be easily removed without consideration of the structural integrity of the building. The removal of the granite was a collaborative process, from determining the best method to implementing it.
C.E. Floyd’s President of Connecticut Operations Chuck Tobin commented on the impact of the project. “This project was a unique opportunity for C.E. Floyd. We took this building with an incredible heritage and transformed it into a state-of-the-art center for students with language-based learning differences. It was an extremely rewarding experience for the entire C.E. Floyd team.”
The athenahealth West Garage is located on the Arsenal on the Charles campus in Watertown.
altenahealth West Garage / Shupe Studios
This tight urban site provided C.E. Floyd with a multitude of challenges, such as the delivery of over 1,000 pieces of precast concrete and the export of over 100,000 tons of contaminated soil. The level of coordination required to make this project a success was made possible by using Lean construction, including the six-week make-ready planning process to manage the schedule.
