INFO-STRUCTURE
Fall 2019
What's Happening at TDEG:
Tim Ma
Chicago Marathon
The 42nd Chicago Marathon took place on October 13th. Tim Ma was among the 45,000 runners and had an impressive finish time of 3:39:47. Congratulations Tim on a race well run!!
Josh & Jenna Married
Josh and Jenna Youngquist, were married on October 11th. Josh, who works in our Colorado office, and Jenna had a beautiful outdoor wedding in Colorado, missing a snowstorm by one day!

Congratulation Josh & Jenna Youngquist!
Design Awards

We are honored to have been part of the following award-winning projects:

2019 AIA Westchester Hudson Valley Honor Award
Scarsdale Public Schools, Scarsdale, NY
Architect: KG+D Architects, Mt. Kisco, NY

2019 AIA Westchester Hudson Valley Citation Award
Golf Learning Center, New Haven, CT
Architect: KG+D Architects, Mt. Kisco, NY

2019 AIA CT Residential Design Excellence Award
Pavilion House, Redding, CT
Architect: Laura Kaehler Architects LLC, Greenwich, CT

2019 AIA CT Adaptive Re-Use Excellence Award
Greenwich Historical Society, Cos Cob, CT
Architect: David Scott Parker Architects LLC, Southport, CT

2019 AIA CT Elizabeth Mills Brown Excellence Award
Greenwich Historical Society, Cos Cob, CT
Architect: David Scott Parker Architects LLC, Southport, CT

2019 Excellence in Construction Award

On Thursday, October 24, ABC (Associated Builders and Contractors) of Connecticut presented Petra Construction Corporation, along with The Di Salvo Engineering Group and Neil Hauck Architects, an Excellence in Construction Award for the Two Roads Brewing Company project. The Awards Dinner took place at the Aqua Turf in Southington, CT. We are proud to have been part of this project!
Photo by: Pam Rouleau
PROJECT NEWS:

Completed:
Black Rock Congregational Church
Fairfield, CT
The second phase of the project at Black Rock Congregational Church has been completed. TDEG provided the structural services for the design of a second floor addition at the Church. The first phase of the project was an addition that included a new Worship Hall, Classroom Wing and Welcome Center, completed in 2014. That project was awarded the 2014 AIA People's Choice Award.

Architect: Wiles Architects

Photo by: Pam Rouleau
Under Construction:
Greenwood Avenue
Bethel, CT
The building at 78-82 Greenwood Avenue is a two-story, mixed-use building being built on a busy corner lot near the center of Bethel. The building will be 18,000 square feet with retail on the ground level and office space and apartments on the second level.

Architect: seventy2architects

Photo by: Chris Briggs
On The Boards:
Dutchess County BOCES
Poughkeepsie, NY
BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services) provides shared educational programs and services to two or more school districts throughout the State of New York. The Dutchess County BOCES serves 13 districts. The education programs mostly focus on Career and Technical classes. By 2022, the Dutchess County BOCES will be consolidating all its programs under one campus in hopes to enhance their programs and serve more students. The buildings will be upgraded and expanded to meet those needs.

Architect: KG+D Architects

TECH CORNER:

CANSTRUCTION
This year was TDEG's first involvement in Canstruction, which is a non-profit charity involving building structures out of food cans, competing against other teams. The teams are judged on their design and ingenuity, the number of cans used, creativity and the usage of the labels on the cans. After the competition is judged, the cans are then donated to local food banks. The charity was started in 1992 and helps to bring together the design, engineering and construction industries while participating in a good cause.

The November 2019 Canstruction TDEG was involved in was organized by the CSCE Younger Members Committee (Connecticut) of the ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers). TDEG's Canstruction team decided on constructing Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, which is in Dubai.

The first problem was figuring out how many cans and what kind of cans would be used. The team also had to decide how the structure would be held together. The allowable props are limited to cardboard tubes, velcro, tape, rubber bands, nylon string and wire.

After designing the project, and much thought, the cans were purchased and the team set forth in the construction in the lobby of our Danbury office. There were many onlookers as the team worked over a couple of days to complete the project.

At the completion of the 10-foot tall structure, 644 cans were used and the pictures were sent in for the judging.

Up against nine other teams, TDEG placed third in the competition. Proud of what was a team effort, the team is ready to take on the competition again next year!!


For more on the ASCE Canstruction Competition: