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StudioJAED Welcomes Dana Dawson to Facilities Solutions Team
09.26.11
Dana Dawson has joined the staff at StudioJAED today as a Facilities Evaluation Assistant. He has over 20 years of planning and facilities experience and brings a wealth of knowledge to our Facilities Solutions Team.
StudioJAED principal and project manager Pamela Babuca welcomes Dawson by saying, "With many of our clients feeling the effects of the current economy, it is more important than ever to have a facilities management plan. Having experienced personnel in the StudioJAED Facilities Solutions Team is a must and Dana has the talent and know-how that our clients need to tackle these tasks through assessment and preventive maintenance measures."
Dawson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology from Southern Illinois University of Carbondale, an Associate of Applied Science degree in Computer Aided Drafting Technology from ITT Technical Institute and an Associate of Applied Science degree in HVAC Technology from North Seattle Community College in Seattle, Washington.
Daniel Shurina Joins StudioJAED Design Team
08.01.11
StudioJAED announced today that Daniel Shurina has joined the staff as a Mechanical Designer. He has over nine years of experience in technical fields such as electronic, HVAC, and LP gas handling systems.
Shurina holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics from the University of Delaware and graduated Cum Laude from Delaware Technical & Community College with an Associate of Applied Science in Electromechanical Engineering Technology. In addition, Shurina has several technical certifications in refrigeration and volatile liquid handling.
StudioJAED president and CEO Jim Hutchison said that Shurina’s previous construction experience and his aim to become a registered professional mechanical engineer in Delaware make him an ideal addition to our team. “Dan’s background in the local construction and design disciplines combined with his meticulous work ethic will be a major advantage to StudioJAED’s clients.”
StudioJAED Awarded Milestone Project in the Seaford School District
07.01.11
StudioJAED will team with the Seaford School District for planning and design to reinvent Seaford High School. This landmark project will add a New Tech Academy, add new space to the High School to enhance Culinary Arts and Agriculture Science, replace the stadium bleachers and press box, provide high performance enhancements throughout the high school and other facility and site improvements.
Seaford School District is opening a new technology-based academic high school. The Delaware New Tech Academy will use a project-based educational model that has been proven successful at more than 60 public schools across the nation. The Delaware New Tech Academy will be a “school-within-a-school” at Seaford High School and will offer students a comprehensive academic program featuring project-based learning and daily use of computers and technology in the classroom. Designed to reflect a modern business environment, the Academy requires students to learn and complete projects in a way that prepares them for college and the workplace.
The existing 153,146 square foot high school will be expanded by approximately 56,370 square feet to handle the Delaware New Tech Academy wing and provide additional learning space for Agriculture Science and Culinary Arts. StudioJAED plans state-of-the-art kitchens and laboratories in a high performance atmosphere.
Other areas within the high school to be renovated include modifications to house the 8th Grade Academy which will be moved to the building once the New Tech Academy wing is completed and occupied, plus additional internal modifications for Art Education, Vocational Education, and NJROTC. Life safety improvements including fire suppression sprinklers will be added to the entire building.
StudioJAED is proud of our long-standing relationship with the Seaford School District and look forward to the opportunity to work again with the District on this exciting and cutting-edge project.
Seasoned CAD Designer Aaron Daugherty Joins StudioJAED Design Team
9.7.10
StudioJAED announced today that Aaron Daugherty has joined the staff as a CAD Designer. Daugherty has extensive experience as a CAD technician and designer with a prominent architectural firm.
StudioJAED president and CEO Jim Hutchison said that Daugherty’s vast and thorough knowledge of building systems and operations makes him an excellent addition to the StudioJAED team. “Aaron’s expertise in architecture and drafting and his ability to resolve problems will be a great asset to our clients.”
In addition to working as a CAD technician, Daugherty has an Architectural Engineering Technology degree from Delaware Community College and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Architecture at Drexel University.
Daugherty has vast experience in AutoCAD and three dimensional modeling which aligns him perfectly with StudioJAED’s leading edge Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology path forward. StudioJAED uses this new 3-D, intelligent design information while designing all our facilities which allows projects to be designed and built faster, with fewer change orders, at a high level of quality and overall reduced project cost.
StudioJAED New State-of-the-Art Learning Facility Recognized by AIA Delaware
3.16.10
StudioJAED was presented a Merit Award at the 2010 Design Awards of the American Institutes of Architects (AIA) Delaware for the design of the new Providence Career and Technical Academy.
This new high school for 816 students combined modernization of an existing high school, a new 60,000 SF indoor Physical Education Facility, and new high-tech construction, to become the City of Providence Career and Technical Academy. The school offers a full range of academic courses along with a robust technical educational program. The facility also contains distance learning laboratories, a 400-seat auditorium and a3,000 seat athletic field house capable of hosting statewide and regional high school and college track and field events.
The existing 72,000 square foot high school features exposed reinforced concrete structure and brick infill. The remaining 212,000 square feet of new construction is designed to drastically contrast the existing building through a combination of form and material application that trends toward the contemporary and highly technical flavor of industrial design. “The design has a strong presence on the street, with a façade that’s varied and interesting,” commented the 2010 Design Award Program Committee.
This high performance project was designed to Northeast Collaborative for High Performance Schools (NECHPS) certification and includes: efficient mechanical systems with energy recovery, low-flow and waterless plumbing fixtures, daylighting sensors and natural light optimization combined with high efficiency light fixtures, solar heating of domestic hot water, re-use of existing building-recycled content materials used in construction, and zero discharge of stormwater from the site.
Program requirements, in addition to academic core facilities, include vocational laboratories and related theory rooms for the following strands: Carpentry, Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Graphic Communications, and Automotive.
The Design Award Committee went on to comment that “The interior spaces respond very well to the functional requirements but the true beauty is in the careful selection of materials that harmonize and bring texture and scale to every space.”
StudioJAED wins ASID award for Potstickers Asian Grill & Sushi Bar
9.23.08
StudioJAED recently received the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Pennsylvania East 2008 Silver Design Award for its PotstickersAsian Grill & Sushi Bar project. StudioJAED representatives James R. Nelson, FAIA, NCARB, and Pamela Babuca, ASID, IFMA, received the award on Thursday, Sept. 18, at the ASID Annual Dinner & Awards Celebration at Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ.
Potstickers Asian Grill & Sushi Bar is located in Centre PointPlaza II in Newark and was designed by James R. Nelson, FAIA, NCARB, Pamela Babuca, ASID, IFMA, and Philip Conte, AIA, NCARB.StudioJAED worked very closely with Owners Li and Elizabeth Shih to create an upscale, metropolitan atmosphere for their restaurant from conception to completion.
The team was challenged to blend the spatial requirements of a shopping mall fit-out with the stand-alone environment the owners were looking to achieve. Several different types of materials were used for the restaurant’s finishes, including an indoor rock wall featuring a waterfall, a rock wall with candlelit niches, and two indoor pagodas which serve as a sushi bar and seating area. The different textures chosen for the interior draperies and the overall usage of warm colors also contribute to the feng shui appeal of the eatery. Lighting was critical to the design of Potstickers Asian Grill & Sushi Bar due to the limited available light entering the building. Five different types of lighting fixtures were incorporated into the design. In fact, the Team personally hand-built ten different 2’x4’x4’ lanterns created from fire-rated Plexiglas and hand-stained oak.
“We are extremely honored to have received this prestigious award from the American Society of Interior Designers,” Nelson said. “We know that the judging was critical this year and the competition was vast and couldn’t be more pleased to be recognized for our unique work on Potstickers.”
Employees donate efforts to non-profit community design center
9.23.08
Edward R. Lupinek, CPE, Vice President of StudioJAED, and Dr. Richard D. Moretti REFP, LEED™AP, Educational Planner, are part of the volunteer force working on a pro bono basis with the Community Design Collaborative of Philadelphia and AIA Philadelphia.
The Community Design Collaborative, a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization, is a community design center which provides non-profit organizations access to pro bono preliminary design services and raises awareness about the importance of design in community revitalization. In 2006, nearly 40 design firms and an additional 95 individual design professionals donated more than $570,000 in preliminary design services to 46 nonprofits and initiated 44 new projects. The first project that Ed and Dick will be working on with The Community Design Collaborative is a design charette for the Masterman School in Philadelphia.
Employee works with Schools for the Children
of the World (SCW)
06.27.08
StudioJAED Mechanical Engineer Jason Parish recently returned from his trip to Honduras where he volunteered with the Schools for the Children of the World (SCW) program. Jason spent July 12 through July 19 assisting with building a new school in a small city of approximately 40,000 called Santa Cruz de Yojoa.
Jason spent the first two days on the school's design team. The team assessed a 1,000 - 1,200 student school to help determine program and facility needs. The school he assessed is so overpopulated that two sessions are held and the school still has 35-40 students per classroom. In addition, Santa Cruz currently does not possess the water pressure to provide the whole city with water, so the school only receives water from 7 a.m. -1 p.m.
Jason also measured the mayor's former office and produced drawings to turn it into a physical therapy center and a special needs clinic for children with speech and hearing problems. Plans to create a youth center with computers and internet access are underway in an adjacent building in order to provide older students with an opportunity to get online degrees. Jason's team offered suggestions to help maximize the center's use. Jason explained that Santa Cruz is the center of an area of about 80,000 people, yet there is no hospital or emergency center nearby.
Jason spent the rest of the trip working on the construction of a new elementary school in a small town called Pina Blanca. He planted trees, dug trenches for footers, and helped pour concrete. When the contractor in charge didn't have enough work for everyone, they snuck off and played soccer with the kids!
"More than anything, this trip reminded me of the most important part of our work with school districts doing our part to provide the children of our community an education and an opportunity to pursue a career, Jason said. "The majority of the kids in Honduras and other similar parts of the world do not receive an education past the sixth grade. I would like to thank StudioJAED for offering me such a rewarding opportunity and also for their contribution to a charitable organization like Schools for the Children of the World."
SCW is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization, which, since 1998, has built six schools in Honduras and one in Nicaragua. In addition, more than 50 school renovations have been completed in Honduras and Belize. SCW is also currently planning and designing three schools in East Africa.
StudioJAED opened an essay contest to each of its employees to describe why he or she should be selected to win the seven-day trip which included airfare, ground transportation, food and lodging.
Junior Achievement project featured on ABC Action News 6
StudioJAED's experience includes designing the first "Educational Village" for Junior Achievement of Delaware, Inc., a organization which uses hands-on experiences to help young people understand the economics of life. Junior Achievement's Enterprise Village and Finance Park captured national attention when ABC Action News 6 featured the project during a broadcast. Junior Achievement of Delaware is a regional destination point for many schools and we are proud to have designed this one-of-a-kind, modern learning environment.