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The Frick Collection’s Grand Reopening April 17th

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Kohler Ronan is excited to announce that The Frick Collection is finally reopen to the public! After a multi-year renovation and enhancement to the historic museum, the public will finally be able to experience its famed collection galleries and enjoy its updated spaces for programming, education, and more.

It was an honor to collaborate with Selldorf Architects and Beyer Blinder Belle Architects on this transformative project. This long-awaited reopening allows us to finally share our experience and journey in recreating this premier museum. We look forward to everyone having the opportunity to immerse themselves in the renovated and enhanced Frick Collection.

You can learn more about this multi-faceted project here.

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Join Kohler Ronan for an AIA CT Virtual Program: “From Concept to Certification: Exploring Connecticut’s Net-Zero Energy Building Achievements”

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Kohler Ronan’s Craig Razza, PE, will be a panelist for the roundtable discussion “From Concept to Certification: Exploring Connecticut’s Net-Zero Energy Building Achievements” alongside colleagues from DAS Construction Services, Southern Connecticut State University, QA+M Architects, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, TLBA Architecture, and Consulting Engineering Services and moderators from Newman Architects and Pickard Chilton.

You can register and find out more information here.

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Check out David MacKay, Principal, on Sisto Says “NYC LL 97 & Sustainability Goals Part 1”

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Check out David MacKay, Principal, on the latest episode of Sisto Says “NYC LL 97 & Sustainability Goals Part 1.” David and Sisto Martello sit down to discuss NYC LL 97 and the many variables involved with building systems and sustainable design. Thank you to Sisto for having David on the show! You can watch the full episode on both Youtube and Spotify.

Special shout out to our friends at https://www.ynotyoumedia.com/.

James Hurley

Join Kohler Ronan for an APTNE Virtual Event: “MET Skylights: European Paintings Skylight and Infrastructure Upgrade.”

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Kohler Ronan’s James Hurley, PE, LEED AP, will be presenting on the “MET Skylights: European Paintings Skylight and Infrastructure Upgrade” alongside colleagues Michael Wetstone, AIA, LEED AP, Principal and Project Manager at Beyer Blinder Belle; Kateri Knapp, Senior Facade Consultant at Arup; and Michael Dominick, Senior Associate Buildings Manager for Infrastructure at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. You can register here.

WHEN
Wednesday, February 7th
5PM-6:30PM

CE Credit: 1 LU/HSW

Madhav Munshi

Madhav Munshi, BEMP, Speaking on “Climate-Responsive Design for Large and Complex Spaces.”

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Madhav Munshi, BEMP, will be speaking on the utilization of Simscale CFD in conjunction with Kohler Ronan’s recently completed work on David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center. Please join us tomorrow at 3:00 pm CET / 9:00 am ET for an informative webinar on the “Climate-Responsive Design for Large and Complex Spaces.”

You can register and learn more about the webinar here: https://www.simscale.com/webinars-workshops/climate-responsive-design-lincoln-center/.

Join Kohler Ronan at the 2023 MAAM Building Museums Symposium

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Kohler Ronan is pleased to be a Contributor Level Sponsor of the 2023 Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums’ Building Museums Symposium.

At this time, we would like to invite you to Monday’s breakout session discussing one of Kohler Ronan’s recently completed museum projects:

“Re-visioning a Modern Museum at 50” The Art Complex Museum

SPEAKERS
Andy Bentinck-Smith,
Vice President ACM Board, Project Lead,
Art Complex Museum

Matthew Oudens, AIA, LEED AP, MCPPO
Principal-in-Charge, Lead Designer,
Oudens Ello Architecture

Erik Bodelsen, PE, LEED AP BD+C
Partner,
Kohler Ronan Consulting Engineers

Guy Hermann
Principal,
Museum Insights

WHEN
Monday, March 13, 2023, 1:45-3:00 PM

WHERE
Dogwood B
Omni Atlanta Hotel, CNN Center

2022 MAAM Building Museums

Join Kohler Ronan at the 2022 MAAM Building Museums Symposium

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Kohler Ronan is pleased to be a Contributor Level Sponsor of the  2022 Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums’ Building Museums Symposium.

We are also pleased to participate in Thursday’s breakout session discussing one of Kohler Ronan’s recently completed museum projects:

“Metropolitan Museum of Art – European Paintings Skylight and Infrastructure Upgrade”

SPEAKERS
Michael Wetstone, AIA, LEED AP
Principal,
Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners

Erik Bodelsen, PE, LEED AP BD+C
Partner,
Kohler Ronan Consulting Engineers

Markus R. Schulte, PE
Principal and NY Facade Group Leader,
Arup

Michael Dominick
Senior Associate Buildings Manager for Infrastructure, Buildings Department,
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

WHEN
Thursday, March 17, 2022, 3:30-4:45 PM

WHERE
Federal A Room
Capital Hilton

Please be sure to visit our team in the Exhibitors’ Hall during the conference. You can still register for the conference here.

AIA Connecticut: NetZero School Projects

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Kohler Ronan participated in AIA Connecticut’s NetZero School Webinar on April 22nd. Our very own, Craig Razza, PE*, will be presenting alongside Ryszard Szczypek, AIA, and Randall Luther, AIA, both of TSKP Studio.  The complete panel is noted below. Speakers will discuss the first two NetZero schools being built in Mansfield and Manchester, CT. Among the learning objectives is how moving to NetZero allows schools to save money, while promoting health and comfort for students and educators. Additionally. Viewers will learn to access better funding and grant/incentive programs.

Panelists:

  • Ryszard Szczypek, AIA NCARB, TSKP Studio
  • Randall Luther, AIA NCARB, TSKP Studio
  • Jess Farber, PE, WELL AP, CMTA
  • Craig Razza, P.E., Kohler Ronan
  • Angela Cahill, AIA, QA&M Architecture
  • Jillian Winterkorn, Eversource

Craig F. Razza, PE, Kohler Ronan

*Practicing since 1988, Mr. Razza is a partner at Kohler Ronan where he oversees mechanical engineering design, building commissioning, and project management for a portfolio of diverse building types including academic, cultural, and corporate. His practical knowledge of all engineering disciplines enables him to successfully lead his team from the conceptual phase of a project through to design and, ultimately, construction.

At the secondary school level, Mr. Razza has completed over 50 public and independent schools across the state. Besides one of the first Net Zero public Schools to be constructed in Connecticut for the Town of Mansfield, he led the design on the first Net Zero School in Connecticut, The Kohler Environmental Center at Choate Rosemary Hall. He also led his team on the State of Connecticut’s first Net Zero building, the new Business School Instructional Facility at Southern Connecticut State University, scheduled to begin construction this summer. In his spare time, he is an adjunct professor at Yale University during the Spring semester.

Mr. Razza holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University He is a member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the Building Commissioning Association (BCA).

You can read more about the presentation and register here.

Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums’ Building Museums 2019 Symposium

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Kohler Ronan was pleased to attend and be a Platinum Sponsor for this year’s MAAM Building Museums Symposium in Brooklyn, NY.  We were honored to have had our own Steve Lembo, PE present our work on recently completed renovations at the Tenement Museum in a discussion entitled: “Revealing the Past to Challenge the Future: The Forensic Architecture of the Tenement Museum.” Joining Steve on the panel were Nick Leahy from Perkins Eastman and David Favaloro from the museum.

Also at the conference, Joe Lembo, PE was thrilled to introduce the closing keynote address highlighting another of Kohler Ronan’s projects, “Access For All:  Creating the New Statue of Liberty Museum.” Our engineers designed comprehensive MEP/FP & Technology systems for this 26,000 square-foot facility located on Liberty Island.

While visitors are already enjoying the renovated Tenement Museum and experiencing the unique piece of American history that space brings to life, the Statue of Liberty Museum will open in May of 2019 with what will undoubtedly be another truly transformational experience. Kohler Ronan collaborated with FXCollaborative and the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation on this very challenging and historic project.

Please read more about these Kohler Ronan museum projects here.

 

UConn Hartford Wins Connecticut Preservation Award

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Kohler Ronan is honored to be the recipient of a Connecticut Preservation Award – Award of Merit by the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation for the rehabilitation of the Hartford Times Building. The façade of the building was restored and integrated into the new UConn Hartford campus which has contributed significantly to the revitalization of downtown Hartford. 

Partners Craig Razza, Steve Lembo, and Rory Ronan were in attendance.

For the full list of award recipients, click here.