SMRT Names New Principals
SMRT Architects and Engineers is pleased to announce five design professionals have been elevated to principals. The ownership expansion deepens SMRT’s leadership in its key markets and its management team across multiple offices. “It’s exciting to be part of a firm with a growing ownership team committed to working together. Our ability to grow SMRT…
Women’s Reentry Center Receives AIA/Academy of Architecture for Justice Award
We’re honored to be published as an award recipient from the AIA/Academy of Architecture for Justice, Justice Facilities Review (JFR) Program for our work on the Women’s Reentry Center in Windham, ME. The JFR recognizes exceptional practice and form in planning and design for justice architecture. Graham Vickers, the project’s lead Architect, seen below at…
Doors Open for Mount Washington Valley Adult Day Center
The Mount Washington Valley Adult Day Center, a cozy, safe and engaging memory care facility, recently celebrated its grand opening. Located in North Conway, NH, the center provides therapeutic, community-oriented activities to guests, while also providing respite for their caregivers. Designed to reflect traditional New England charm, thoughtful touches throughout the space focus on family,…
Designing Secure Environments for Special Populations
The rising incarceration rates of women, the mentally ill, individuals with substance abuse issues and those aging in place demand new solutions for special populations within correctional environments. SMRT’s justice team, nationally recognized for its intelligent and innovative design of secure, functional and efficient facilities, brings the added value of experience and expertise in healthcare…
Building Healthy Workplaces
Jeana Stewart, the leader of our Workplace Studio, was interviewed in Mainebiz about the wellness concepts incorporated in the recently completed global headquarters for WEX. Jeana’s services and the workplace studio provide immense value to employers who understand the role a welcoming, healthy workplace environment plays in employee recruiting and retention. By using a collaborative,…
From Research to Ribbon Cutting: SMRT’s New Workplace Studio Aligns Client Goals and Vision
Jeana Stewart, NCIDQ, LEED AP, has been elevated to lead SMRT’s newly formed Workplace Studio. Stewart has more than a decade of experience in the research, planning and design of workplace environments for clients in the corporate, education, science and technology, and government sectors. Her selected experience includes the programming and design of the interior…
BIM Data Without Models
Increasingly, owners grasp the value of data embedded in 3-D BIM models for downstream operations tasks like work order management and equipment maintenance. Yet as 3D software evolves long past construction completion, data that’s embedded in a model presents accessibility challenges and potentially compromised integrity. John Tobin, our Building Technology Leader and NY Office Director,…
Virtual Reality in the Design Process
Mainebiz recently featured SMRT’s use of virtual reality to help clients visualize what their space can look like before the first piece of building material even arrives on site. “The use of virtual reality was an invaluable process as it allowed us to experience the building ‘live’ during the early planning process” and make any…
Understanding and Mitigating Cleanroom Risks
Cleanrooms and controlled environments are complex, carrying significant research, production and financial risks when any part of the facility malfunctions. SMRT’s Kate Everett, PE, explains how to identify and mitigate those risks in a recent edition of R&D. Read the article at R&D Magazine online
Berman & Simmons’ Restoration Receives Honor Award
Maine Preservation’s 2018 Honor Awards celebrated 13 revitalization projects from Augusta to Standish, as well as the Sagadahock Real Estate Association in Bath, as examples of outstanding historic preservation. Included in the list was the restoration of the historic Osgood Building, home to law firm Berman & Simmons for more than 100 years, in Lewiston,…