Ottauquechee Health Center was sold by Ottauquechee Health Foundation to DEW Properties, LLC.

Woodstock, VT – The greater Woodstock community has a rich history of receiving necessary health care services from the Ottauquechee Health Center, which is operated by Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center.  This Ottauquechee Health Center building was sold last month.  The former owner of the building itself was the Ottauquechee Health Foundation, whose mission is to promote and support programs that identify and help meet the health care needs of Woodstock and the surrounding communities through grants, funding and support.

Liza Deignan, President of the Ottauquechee Health Foundation, states, “The sale of the building enables necessary health care services to remain in the Woodstock Community for generations to come, and also, provides the Foundation with a greater opportunity to focus on its mission to meet community health care needs through grants and funding.”

The existing Ottauquechee Health Center building was designed in the early 1970’s for health care delivery, as was appropriate at the time.  Unfortunately the building today does not meet modern healthcare standards including privacy requirements or appropriate patient flow for primary or specialty care.  Likewise, the building is not energy efficient and is in need of major renovations such as replacement of the windows, replacement of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, and upgrades to room design to meet American with Disability Act requirements and patient need.

To address these issues, the Ottauquechee Health Foundation has sold the Health Center building to DEW Properties, LLC., headquartered in Williston, Vermont with a regional offices in Keene and Hanover, NH.  DEW will make the necessary upgrades to meet today’s standards, has executed a long-term lease agreements with Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center, and all the existing providers currently practicing in the building.  Don Wells, President, DEW Construction states, “we are pleased to be provided the opportunity to improve the facility in Woodstock.  Not only will this improve the patient experience, it will make better use of our natural resources and conserve energy.”

Construction will take place in phases to allow patients to be seen throughout the renovation with minimal interruption.  Kevin Donovan, CEO, Mt. Ascutney Hospital states, “we are committed to the ongoing provision of quality medical care for Woodstock and surrounding communities.  The upgrade of our facility will allow us to continue to make good on that commitment and to provide the residents of greater Woodstock with a more modern facility.”

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River Valley Community College has selected MacMillin to serve as their Construction Manager. The project includes the major renovation of the school’s academic building in Claremont, NH. MacMillin is pleased to join the design  team of Lavallee Brensinger Architects of Manchester, NH.

Renovations of the 22,000 sf space will include medical technology classrooms to support a variety of academic programs with a focus on nursing, physical, respiratory and occupational therapy, and polysomnography, as well as computer science and administration needs.

Matt Miskoe will serve as Project Manager.  The renovation is currently undergoing pre-construction review.  Construction will commence in late spring 2013.

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Nate Madden promoted to Project Engineer

Ken Hoeppner promoted to Vice President

 The MacMillin Company is pleased to announce the promotion of Ken Hoeppner to Vice President and the promotion of Nathan Madden to Project Engineer. Hoeppner joins the senior management team of MacMillin’s parent company, DEW Construction. Madden joins the project team managing the construction of the new Cheshire County Courthouse in Keene.

Mr. Hoeppner will be responsible for managing MacMillin’s Keene headquarters.  Currently, Hoeppner is applying his more than 30 years’ experience in construction management to business development efforts in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Hoeppner has worked as a project manager on numerous projects including Stowe Mountain Resort in Stowe, VT.  Under Hoeppner’s leadership, MacMillin has been awarded several projects including a medical library for Dartmouth College, and a renovation of the Franklin Library.

Mr. Madden brings several years of field experience to his position. Madden worked as a surveyor, a laborer and a foreman, and has a degree in Construction Administration from the University of New Hampshire.

“Nate and Ken demonstrate tremendous leadership and exemplify our motto of quietly building excellence,” says Don Wells, CEO of MacMillin, a DEW Construction Company.  “Their depth of construction knowledge coupled with their ability to advocate for the client ensures the success of our partners and customers and solidifies MacMillin’s continued construction leadership in New Hampshire.”

MacMillin also has great admiration and wishes a happy retirement to two longtime employees. Both Vietnam vets, Peter Bonneau has retired after 29 years of service and Stanley Berdinka has retired after 34 years of service.  Bonneau served as a Project Manager on many notable projects in Keene including the renovation and addition of the United Church of Christ and the new Sophia’s Hearth Family Center.  He also managed the award winning, zero net energy, and historic restoration of a private home in Dublin, NH, with Daniel V. Scully Architects which was published in NH Home magazine’s March issue.  Berdinka’s contributions to the industry include serving as Project Engineer for some of MacMillin’s largest projects including the new 91,000 sf Cheshire County House of Corrections, the new 171,000 sf Keene Middle School and the 340,000 sf Brattleboro, VT Schools

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Cheshire Medical Center Celebrates Building’s 40th Anniversary

We had a great time seeing familiar faces at the celebration of Cheshire Medical Center’s 40th Anniversary.  It is wonderful to see how well the building has stood the test of time. MacMillin built the hospital in 1973. In 2000, MacMillin renovated many of the departments and built the “Link” which connected the Hospital and Clinic.

The celebration of the 40th Anniversary was featured in an article in Manchester’s Union Leader. 

http://www.unionleader.com/article/20130225/NEWS02/130229478

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NH Home Magazine recently published a beautiful article on our zero-net-energy/historic renovation of the Stonlea House in Dublin. We recommend picking up a copy of the magazine for the beautiful photography. Read the article for inspiration on preserving history and conserving energy.

http://www.nhhomemagazine.com/tableofcontents/994953-251/noteworthy-then-noteworthy-now.html

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(Pictured left to right): Mike Francis, DEW; Jeff Davis, DEW; Mike Canavan, DEW; John Benson, Dubois & King Engineers; Allen Haggerty, DEW; Don Wells, DEW; Governor Peter Shumlin; Barre City Mayor Thom Lauzon, Steve MacKenzie, Barre City; Jules Chatot, Banwell Architects; Miccal McMullin, Banwell Architects; Ingrid Moulton Nichols, Banwell Architects

Barre, Vt. – DEW Construction Corp. recently broke ground on Barre City Place, kicking off the start of what some say is the next stage of the city’s remarkable renaissance. Barre City Place will be a four-story, 80,000-square-foot mixed-use building on Main Street in downtown Barre. DEW Properties, LLC  will own the building and is the lead developer on the project. A subsidiary of the company, DEW Barre City Place, LLC, will maintain the property.

Many local dignitaries attended the groundbreaking ceremony on January 30, including Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, Barre Mayor Thom Lauzon, and City Manager Steven Mackenzie. Governor Shumlin said Barre City Place is a model for future city renovation projects across the country.

Barre City Place has pre-construction commitments from major tenants. The RehabGYM, a physical rehabilitation facility, will occupy part of the first floor. Vermont’s Department of Education and its nearly 200 employees will occupy the building’s top floor. Fifty employees of the Agency of Human Services will split the second and third floors with Central Vermont Medical Center, which will have administrative offices for approximately 45 employees.

DEW’s president Don Wells says he is hopeful a push to create a cooperatively owned grocery store will be successful and occupy space on the first floor. Barre residents and city officials expect the increase in work force to bring a new vitality to the city.

The project, valued at over $16 million, is expected to be completed by the spring of 2014. Financing for the highly anticipated building comes from a wide range of sources, including about $10 million from Housing Vermont, $5 million from the Massachusetts Housing Investment Corp., and $1.1 million from the Vermont Economic Development Authority. Other lenders include Mascoma Savings Bank, Bank of New Hampshire, Vermont Economic Development Authority, and Barre Area Development, Inc.

The architect is Banwell Architects of Lebanon, N.H. and Quechee, Vt. Banwell’s design for the main street façade uses brick and locally quarried granite to blend in with existing historic buildings. The project manager is Allen Haggerty and the building superintendent is Mike Canavan, both of DEW Construction Corp. For more information about Barre City Place contact DEW Barre City Place, LLC, 802-872-0505, www.dewproperties.com.

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1. DEW Employees Carmen Amick, Tim Urie, Andrea Cronan & Ben Spaulding load food into truck. 2. MacMillin Food Drive. 3. 818 pounds of food loaded and headed to the Vermont Food Bank  4. Vermont Food Bank getting ready to weigh in food.

The holidays are a time of extending a helping hand to people in our communities who are less fortunate. A simple act of compassion and generosity such as the month-long food drive DEW Construction employees recently held can go a long way towards helping people who are struggling to get back on their feet.

Employees at the DEW office in Williston, Vt., and the MacMillin office in Keene, N.H., held food drives at the main offices and at several of their jobsites. Together they collected just under 1,000 pounds of food for people who are hungry in Vermont and New Hampshire. In order to encourage participation, DEW raffled off a luncheon for one of the participating jobsites.

The sites that took part in the food drives were Jay Peak Lodge & Townhomes in Jay, Vt., Peerless Clothing distribution center in St. Albans, Vt., Bread Loaf Inn at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vt., and 802 Toyota in Berlin, Vt. These groups, along with DEW’s corporate office in Williston, collected nearly 818 pounds of food that was donated to the Vermont Food Bank on December 12.

The MacMillin office collected about 180 pounds of food at the main office as well as the Frisbee Pediatrics jobsite in Rochester, N.H. On December 12 they donated their food to the Community Kitchen Food Pantry in Keene, N.H.

DEW’s company-wide food drive was led by the corporation’s Community Involvement Committee which has a mission to give back to the communities in which their employees work and live. The committee also encourages employee volunteerism, offers a company match program, holds two large drives a year, and donates to non-profits throughout Vermont and New Hampshire.

A heartfelt thanks goes to all the DEW employees and jobsite contractors who took part in the food drive. Their generosity will make the holidays a happier time for the people in our communities who are struggling to make ends meet. Thank you all for sharing the ever-present kindness of the human spirit!

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Matt Wheaton, Manager of Preconstruction Services joins DEW.

DEW Construction is excited to announce that Matthew Wheaton has recently joined the company as the newly appointed Manager of Preconstruction Services. Mr. Wheaton will be responsible for the flow of communication between the client, DEW and designers. He will oversee and ensure that permitting deliverables are being met by the design teams, estimates are prepared timely, schedules are developed, and design deliverables are met, while coordinating with BIM services and maintaining client relationships.

Mr. Wheaton is a graduate of Norwich University with a Master Degree in Architecture and Bachelor of Science Degree in Architectural Studies. He was previously employed by TruexCullins Architects.

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ENR-NY Best of Retail/Hospitality category goes to Hotel Jay and Pump House Waterpark

DEW Construction recently won Engineering News Record’s 2012 Best Projects competition in the retail/hospitality category for the New York region, which includes New York, New Jersey, and New England. The award ceremony was held at ENR headquarters on November 13 in New York City. DEW won the award for their work as construction manager for Hotel Jay and Pump House Waterpark at Jay Peak Resort in Jay, Vt.

“DEW couldn’t be more pleased to have the Hotel Jay and Pump House Waterpark recognized as one of the best 2012 projects in New England. The project is unique and involved a real team collaboration where everybody involved pulled their weight. It is a great accomplishment,” says Don Wells, president of DEW.

ENR is a national trade magazine published weekly by McGraw Hill and is a publication widely read by the construction industry. ENR’s Best Projects competition invites companies to submit summaries of their top construction projects, which must meet a list of criteria, including the obstacles faced during design or construction and how these challenges were managed. Companies were required to describe innovation and creativity and provide details about how their projects helped elevate industry standards.

Hotel Jay and Pump House Waterpark comprise a 272,000 square-foot space at the base of a ski resort. The 176-room hotel, clad in clapboard and shiplap siding has gas fireplaces in all guest rooms; 11 of them have solariums. The enclosed waterpark has glass walls and is topped by a convex retractable roof. The polycarbonate roof supports snow loads of up to 80 pounds per square foot.

Finding a team skilled at building a waterpark was a major hurdle for DEW. They chose Wisconsin-based Ramaker & Associates, a waterpark designer, and Canada-based OpenAire, a retractable roof manufacturer.

DEW’s major partners on the project were owner/developer Jay Peak Resort and Black River Design as lead Architect.

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