Part of a $44 million, multi-phased, complete renovation of the Rhode Island College’s two largest academic buildings (Gaige Hall and Craig-Lee Hall). The renovation featured 15 classrooms, a computer lab, a multi-purpose room, an auditorium and added student lounge space.

• Cost: Part of a $44 million, multi-phased project
• Architect: LLB
• 64,655 square feet
• Significant system upgrades, including bringing building up to current fire safety and Americans With Disabilities Act compliance standards
• New HVAC systems (energy-efficient chilled beam system); new energy-efficient LED lighting throughout; low-emitting (VOC) materials — paints, coatings, flooring, etc

H.V. Collins was awarded the contract for construction of a new 51,000 square foot Pre-K and Kindergarten school building/early childhood education center to meet growing student and community needs.

• Cost: $20 million
• Architect: Knight, Bagge and Anderson Architects
• Dedham is home to America’s first tax supported, “America’s first tax supported, free public school”
• This project will achieve LEED Silver Certification

Converted Hannigan Elementary School into a Pre-K through Grade 5 school in New Bedford, MA. The 74,000 square-foot, three-story elementary school is LEED Gold project and was recognized as a “William W. Caudill Citation as the top Prek-12 entry in the 2019 American School & University Architectural Portfolio.”

• Cost: $28.2 million
• Architect: Turowski2 Architecture
• The elementary school services 430 students
• The existing school was demolished following several years of safety concerns and student displacement
• The school sits on a 1.6 acre water-adjacent lot, allowing the students and faculty to enjoy waterfront views

This multi-family project involved constructing 43 new residential apartments, in conjunction with renovations to the historic Roslindale Electric Substation. The project encompasses 50,000 square-feet of renovations and new construction.

• Cost: $15 million
• Architect: Prellwitz Chilinski Associates
• Originally built to house the transformers that powered the trolley system in this section of Boston, the Substation has been off-line for 50 years. Its reincarnation as restaurant and office space for the Roslindale Village Community Center marks a major victory in the effort to save what has become a cherished landmark.
• This public-private partnership includes Historic Boston Inc., Roslindale Village Main Streets and the Boston Redevelopment Authority with HV Collins acting as the Construction Manager

The new three-story 115,000 square feet Central Middle School building is a structural steel frame with exterior metal studs and brick veneer. It is constructed under the MA Energy code and was awarded LEED Gold certification in 2015. The facility includes a 450 seat performing arts auditorium and a full size gymnasium.Cost: $31 million

• Architect: Ai3 Architects, LLC
• The new home for 1,100 students has a reminder of the old school with the existing portico granite surround reinstalled at the interior portico entrance to the new auditorium
• Additional features of this new model school also included a prominent rotunda with a two story media center library, a grand stairway, and a large two story reception vestibule at the main entrance

These separate projects consisted of gut renovations to two of the original buildings that comprised the MIT Lincoln Laboratory campus built in the 1950s at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, MA.  Both are Design-Build projects with a total value of  $37 million, encompassing 150,000 square feet.  Use of the completed facility includes headquarters for the Nuclear Command Acquisition Group.

• Contracts: $15  and $22 million
• Architect: saam architecture, Boston MA
• Work included two 4-story elevators were constructed within the existing building 1108 as well as a complete storefront and curtain wall system replacement.
• The 1102 project was designed to some of the highest levels of security built to ICD-705 standards including a complete radio frequency shieling system, 7 secure fiber optic networks, 8 stand-alone federal security systems, and heightened sound transmission class (STC) ratings on wall systems, doors, and windows.