Yale School of Management, Edward P. Evans Hall  

SCOPE OF SERVICE: Director-level leadership of the Planning, Construction and Capital Risk functions with overall responsibility for project success. This Project, with its world-class architect, outstanding Construction Management Team and fully-engaged Client was delivered; ahead of schedule by a full semester, significantly under budget, without a single lost-time injury, with no subcontractor claims and a very happy School of Management Client. It doesn’t get any better than that…

TYPE OF PROJECT: Higher Education

YEAR: 2013

DESCRIPTION: New 344k sf classroom building for the School of Management designed by Foster + Partners, inclusive of classrooms contained within sixteen double-height blue drums, arranged around a central courtyard, a 350-seat auditorium with satellite news feeds, full-service Kitchen, Caterer’s Kitchen, Chef’s Table seating, coffee shop, media library, a large common room, faculty and staff offices, and underground parking. The building meets the LEED Gold standards of environmental performance, with chilled beams, displacement ventilation and solar responsive shading. A number of significant works of art were also commissioned including murals by Sol LeWitt, and a site-specific installation in the five-story Atrium by the Swiss artist Adrian Schiess, whose 90 painted panels appear to change color as the viewer moves around them.

LOCATION: New Haven, Connecticut

OWNER: Yale University

ARCHITECT: Foster + Partners

GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Dimeo Construction

BUDGET: $230,000,000