Home Builder Developer - Interior Renovation and Design

Published: October 28, 2014 | Last Modified: October 28, 2014 01:10AM

By Molly Callahan Record-Journal staff

Demolition of the former YMCA and Stone Insurance building at 88 State St. in Meriden began Monday to make room for a parking lot for a new train station on the New Haven- Hartford-Springfield rail line. Work in surrounding towns in preparation for new train stations is also underway.

Demolition of the State Street building follows the award of a $58.8 million station construction contract to New York-based Judlau Construction, announced by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy last week.

John Bernick, assistant rail administrator at the state Department of Transportation, said Monday that the state received six bids for the work and accepted the lowest bid, per state regulations. He added that the DOT follows explicit regulations to go with the lowest bidder in selecting contractors and does not have the leeway to select contractors based on location or other factors.

The contract includes building stations and platforms in Meriden, Wallingford and Berlin, in addition to site work and the demolition of the Meriden building. The demolition will clear space for a 79-space lot on State Street.

Construction on the stations will begin this fall. They are expected to be complete by late 2016, when the entire rail service will be launched, according to a statement from the governors office.

The rail project means improved track and signals along the 62-mile corridor, upgrades to bridges and culverts to accommodate double tracking, upgrades to at-grade crossings to enhance safety, improving existing stations and building new ones, and providing new train equipment.

Improvements at the stations will include high-level platforms on both sides of the tracks, overhead pedestrian bridges with new elevators and stair towers, platform snow-melt systems, electric vehicle charging stations, ticket vending machines and passenger information display systems, PA and high-resolution video surveillance systems, as well as improved access and parking from the street, according to the statement.

Bernick said construction is based on the contractors schedule, but would likely begin this fall before pausing over the winter, and then starting heavily in the spring. While construction is underway, local roads will be in various stages of closure.

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(PRWEB) November 02, 2014

MIFFLINBURG, PA: In a ceremony that took place at the Building Systems Council annual Fall Showcase conference and trade show in Washington, DC, Ritz-Craft Custom Homes received seven accolades as part of the 2015 Jerry Rouleau Awards for Excellence in Marketing and Home Design. Presented annually by the Building Systems Council (BSC) and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the Jerry Rouleau Awards for Excellence are judged by an independent panel of industry experts and are seen as the pinnacle of achievement within the modular home building industry.

Ritz-Craft was honored with the following awards for excellence in home design:

In addition to excellence in home design, Ritz-Craft also garnered several awards for excellence in marketing:

It is great to honor the modular home manufacturers who have strived to be the best in our industry, said Donna Peak, Executive Director of the Building Systems Councils. It is apparent through the volume of awards Ritz-Craft has received this year that they are a company constantly working to improve and innovate. Ritz-Crafts success makes the building system industry better and more competitive.

When asked about these recent awards, Paul John, President/CEO and co-owner of Ritz-Craft replied: Awards like these are not won by one person it was definitely a group effort. I am extremely proud of the work our entire team puts forth on a daily basis towards creating new and exciting marketing tools and competitive home designs. We appreciate the National Association of Home Builders and the Building Systems Council for this recognition of our efforts, as well as the members of our builder network who have made these awards possible.

ABOUT RITZ-CRAFT: Ritz-Craft is a privately held, vertically integrated company headquartered in Mifflinburg, PA. With its roots in residential home building dating back to 1954, Ritz-Craft Custom Homes has risen to be an industry leader in the system-built housing industry. The company has additional production facilities in Michigan and North Carolina. For more information about Ritz-Craft homes visit http://www.ritz-craft.com or call 800-326-9836.

ABOUT THE BSC: The Building Systems Councils of the National Association of Home Builders is made up of manufacturer, builder, and associate members who advocate building with concrete, log, modular, or panelized systems. Systems-built homes are constructed to the same code standards and reflect the same, and often enhanced, quality levels as any site-built construction. The advantage of systems-building is its done in a fraction of the time, with a fraction of the waste, which can significantly reduce costs. Many systems-built homes also are inherently environmentally friendly adding a green label to the finished home.

ABOUT NAHB: ABOUT NAHB: The National Association of Home Builders is a Washington-based trade association representing more than 140,000 members involved in home building, remodeling, multifamily construction, property management, subcontracting, design, housing finance, building product manufacturing and other aspects of residential and light commercial construction. NAHB is affiliated with 800 state and local home builders associations around the country. NAHB's builder members will construct about 80 percent of the new housing units projected for this year.

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A new Code of Practice for the seismic design and installation of ceilings and in-ceiling services will reduce the risk of air conditioning, sprinkler systems, and suspended ceiling tiles from swinging and colliding during earthquakes and collapsing onto the heads of office workers.

During the Christchurch and Wellington earthquakes unrestrained and haphazardly planned and designed ceiling infrastructure smashed itself to pieces and sprinkler pipes burst. The BNZs Harbour Quays office block has only just been fully occupied again, 15 months after the 6.5 magnitude Wellington quake. The BNZ estimate repairs at $10 million. The flailing ceiling infrastructure can cause substantial structural weakening and was responsible for a number of Christchurch buildings being demolished, that otherwise might have been saved.

Suspended ceilings hide plumbing and fire sprinkler pipes, air conditioning units and ducts, electric and computer cabling systems and in older systems they are constructed from heavy fibrous plaster panels. There was no life lost or injury from falling infrastructure or heavy fibrous plaster ceiling tiles in either the Christchurch or Wellington quakes, but the potential risk remains high.

The executive officer for the Association of Walls and Ceiling Industries (AWCI), Mr John Parkin said the industry recognised the problem and has proactively worked with the major install and supply companies and BRANZ to establish a Code of Practice.

"There is a need for greater awareness from design and coordination through to final sign-off. If you are a designer, engineer, project manager, ceiling supplier, building contractor, installer, insurer, building owner or compliance official this is very important for your work," Mr Parkin said. Presentations on the draft code start in Hamilton this Wednesday (10am Waikato Stadium), Auckland (13 November, Alexandra Park), Wellington (19 November, Macs Function Centre) and Christchurch (20 November, Riccarton Park). The AWCI is looking for comment and submissions on the draft Code of Practice before the end of November.

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