New York Office Wins NYC School Construction Authority ContractNews
The New York City School Construction Authority (NYC SCA) has awarded WDP’s New York Office the Contract for Design and Construction Services in Connection with Building Envelope Commissioning (BECx) Services. WDP will support the NYC SCA in their effort to utilize innovative green building practices, features, and technologies for new building projects and existing building renovation projects. As part of the BECx process, WDP will provide documented assurance that newly constructed facilities or improvement projects at the facilities involving building envelope components, assemblies and systems fulfill the design and performance requirements of the 2019 NYC Green Schools Guide as well as conformance to the latest edition of the NYC Energy Conservation Code.
WDP is very excited to continue working with the NYC SCA. Over the last five years, we have earned two term contracts for NDT services, during which WDP has investigated structural and/or envelope conditions, diagnosed problems, and provided reports with repair recommendations for the City’s schools. In addition, WDP assisted with developing their building enclosure commissioning program - developing recommended specifications and details to implement an enclosure commissioning program to improve the built quality of the water, air, thermal, and vapor management of the exterior walls of new schools, in addition to meeting the requirements of New York City energy code, LEED Enhanced Commissioning credits, and NYC local laws.
WDP Provides Third-Party Special Inspections & Testing for the Construction of Haymarket's New Hilton Garden Inn HotelNews
WDP has begun third-party inspections on the new Hilton Garden Inn (Haymarket Hotel) located at the corner of Washington and Jefferson Streets in downtown Haymarket, Prince William County, VA.
WDP also provided the design phase geotechnical investigation and is the Special Inspection Engineer of Record (SIER) on the 79,580 SF, 4-story structure. The project is expected to take 6 months (est.) to complete.
WDP Staff Donate Blood News
WDP Charlottesville staff (pictured left to right - Kelly Crocker, Chris McKinley, Adam D'Alessandro, and Shannon Scolforo) donated blood to the American Red Cross on their lunch break on July 13th. Shannon coordinated the effort with her co-workers by searching for a local donation spot through the Red Cross website (https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/dlp/covid-19-antibody-testing.html). Currently, the Red Cross is testing blood donations for COVID-19 antibodies and provides test results to those who donate. There is an urgent need for blood donations right now, and each donation has the potential to save three lives.
We commend our employees for their spirit of community giving and encourage others to do the same.
WDP Provides 3rd Party Special Inspections for Capital Improvement ProjectNews
WDP is currently providing Special Inspections and Material Testing Services for one of Loudoun County's largest Capital Improvements Projects, Hal and Berni Hanson Regional Park. The project includes the design and construction of a new 257-acre regional park located on Evergreen Mills Road in Arcola, between the Brambleton and Willowsford communities. The park includes 17 athletic fields with lighting, and over 75 acres of passive recreational space and utility and pavement infrastructure. Construction is anticipated to be complete by spring of 2022.
Photograph courtesy of McDonough Bolyard Peck (MBP).
WDP to Provide Services for Manassas Public Safety FacilityNews
WDP will be providing Special Inspections and Material Testing Services for the City of Manassas Public Safety Facility which will go out for bid in mid-July of 2020. The Public Safety Facility will be located next to the Grant Avenue Shopping Center and will serve the functions of the City of Manassas Police Department, Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and the City of Manassas IT (Staff and Computer Training Center).
Image courtesy of HOK.
New ASTM Building Preservation and Rehabilitation Standard ApprovedNews
ASTM Subcommittee E06.24 on “Building Preservation and Rehabilitation Technology” has approved the new ASTM Standard E3069-17, “Standard Guide for Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Mass Masonry Walls for Changes to Thermal and Moisture Properties of the Wall.” With energy conservation being a primary goal for architecture and engineering design today, proper evaluation of existing wall assemblies is imperative to avoid serious negative impacts, such as degradation of the existing masonry or interior finishes along with interior air quality and other moisture related issues. This standard provides guidance for the industry on the evaluation, analysis, and repair strategies for retrofitting mass masonry wall assemblies when improved energy performance is desired. Rex Cyphers, PE, Principal of WDP is the Task Group chair for this committee and spearheaded the development with significant contributions from a very active task group that included Carly Wagner, PE, Project Engineer, and Jodi Knorowski, PE, Project Engineer, both from the Charlottesville office of WDP. The Task Group is also working to develop a standard to provide guidance for evaluation of sloped roof assemblies in similar retrofit applications and will be presenting a draft at the upcoming ASTM meeting in Toronto, Canada, this spring. WDP congratulates all the ASTM Task Group Members involved with the development of this important new standard.
WDP Selected to Provide Services for New Transit Facility for the Town of BlacksburgNews
The Town of Blacksburg has selected WDP & Associates to provide building envelope commissioning services for the new Multi-Modal Transit Facility. The facility will be a 13,500 SF, two story structure with an estimated overall cost of $34 million. Construction is scheduled to start in March 2017. The MMTF will serve as a station centralizing transit transfers serving multiple modes of transportation, such as the Blacksburg Transit System, and will provide a public interface to promote Alternative Transportation. WDP's services will include design review and construction phase services of the building envelope components including the signature “Hokie stone” masonry, air and water barriers, windows, roofing, and waterproofing. The facility will be targeting a LEED Platinum Status.
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WDP’s Rex Cyphers to Serve on Technical PanelEvent
Rex Cyphers, P.E., Principal, has been selected to be a featured speaker and serve as a member of the Technical Panel on Commercial Energy Code Adoption, Enforcement and Compliance at the WV Construction and Design Expo on March, 22, 2017.
Rex will also participate in a panel discussion along with representatives from the WV State Fire Commission, the International Code Council, the WV Department of Energy, ASHRAE WV, and the Contractors Association of WV regarding the adoption and enforcement of commercial energy codes in West Virginia, as well as strategies for compliance, from design through construction.
For more information about the WV Construction and Design Expo, please visit www.wvexpo.com.
WDP Awarded Contract with the GSANews
The GSA has selected WDP & Associates to provide roofing, façade, and building envelope engineering and design services throughout the GSA Mid-Atlantic North Service Center area. This area encompasses Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware but also work in the South Service Center area (West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland). Most of the work will involve occupied buildings, some of which are historically significant. The scope of engineering and design services will include performing comprehensive studies with an emphasis on moisture intrusion and physical condition assessments, development of design-build RFP packages, design of building envelope and roofing systems, and building envelope and roofing inspection and construction administration services including commissioning. WDP & Associates is excited to be working with the GSA.
