CTA Construction Wins Excellence Awards for Green Building CTA Construction Co. Inc.

has won three Excellence in Construction Awards for ec o-friendly building. Waltham, MA, US., December 10, 2011 -- CTA Construction Co. Inc. has won three E xcellence in Construction Awards for projects built using both environmentally f riendly and energy-efficient methods. A general contractor based in Waltham, Mas s., CTA Construction has extensive experience in meeting state and national stan dards for green building. At CTA, we are proud of our record for delivering high-quality projects that meet the latest environmental standards, which is something our clients increasingly request. Green building is about more than the features of the end product. Its also about minimizing the environmental impact of the methods and techniques use d to construct the facility, said Patrick Tompkins, Principal of CTA Construction Co. Inc. (www.ctaconstruction.com). CTA was one of 16 firms recognized by the Associated Builders and Contractors Ma ssachusetts Chapter, the states largest construction trade association. ABCs indep endent panel of judges based their decisions on execution of design, craftsmansh ip, attention to detail, safety and other considerations. CTAs work represents the state-of-the-art in construction, said Massachusetts ABC P resident Greg Beeman. The company should be justifiably proud of this achievement . Work of this caliber is helping to raise the standards of excellence throughou t the construction industry. The awards, presented by the Associated Builders and Contractors Massachusetts C hapter were: The Building Green Award for the UMass-Amherst Police Headquarters, built to mee t LEED Gold, one of the highest rankings available from the U.S. Green Building Council. CTA adhered to standards in materials selection and work-site best prac tices to meet the environmental and energy efficiency standards called for in th e design by architect Caolo & Bieniek Associates Inc. The Building Green Award for the East Elementary School in Hingham. The schools d esign, by Ai3 Architecture Involution LLC, included many green elements, includi ng maximizing natural lighting, solar wall heating, utilizing recycled rainwater and reducing solar heat transfer with a white roof, sun shades and insulated fi berglass windows. The project was built under the Massachusetts Collaborative fo r High Performance Schools, a certification process that addresses school design , construction and operation. MA-CHPS strives to make schools environmentally fr iendly and efficient energy, water and material efficient, well-lit, thermally c omfortable, acoustically sound, safe, healthy and easy to operate. The Merit Award in the category of Public Works/Environment for the Town of West on Department of Public Works facility. The complex project, designed by Weston & Samspon Engineering, Inc., involved construction of two new buildings: a vehi cle equipment operations garage and an operations building. The vehicle wash bay includes a wastewater collection and recycling system. In 2010, CTA won the Public Works Project of the Year from the American Public W orks Association and an ABC Eagle Award for the Lexington Department of Public W orks, and ABC also awarded CTA Merit Awards for the Massport State Police Headqu arters and the Capen Court Senior Housing in Somerville. In the past 10 years, CTA has completed more than $400 million worth of public c onstruction projects, including schools, libraries and public works facilities. <a href="http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/cta-construction-wins-excellence-award

s-green-building">CTA Construction Wins Excellence Awards for Green Building</a> Contact: Jason Kauppi CTA Construction Co, Inc. 1432 Main Street, Suite 204 Waltham, MA 02451 617-489-0077 jkauppi@kauppi.us http://www.ctaconstruction.com