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Fairchild Wheeler Interdistrict Magnet Campus wins 2016 MacConnell Award

DTC is proud to have been the engineer of record for the award-winning Fairchild Wheeler Interdistrict Magnet Campus. The project, led by JCJ Architecture, supporting Bridgeport Public Schools was awarded the 2016 James D. MacConnell Award by the Association for Learning Environments.

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Focus on Design

At DTC, we were early adopters of the four dimensional building information modeling system, Autodesk Revit, which has become the AEC industry standard. We’ve been using the software since 2008, and have had the opportunity to use it on a multitude of projects – both small and large – as a result.

Our engineers have utilized […]

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Rogers Inter-District K-8 Magnet School Ext. Stamford, CT

DTC is providing structural engineering services for all four phases of the Rogers Inter-District K-8 Magnet School extension.

The project involves creating an auxiliary campus on Strawberry Hill Avenue, Stamford CT at the former Sacred Heart Academy site.  The auxiliary campus will be an extension of the very successful Rogers Inter-District K-8 Magnet School.  Phase I and […]

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North Haven Middle School Renovations and Additions

The original North Haven Middle School was constructed in 1960 and encompassed approximately 140,000 square feet. The school functioned continuously without any major renovations or updates since the time it was built, and was eventually deemed “out of date and minimally adequate for a 21st century middle school,” according to a New England Association of […]

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Western Connecticut State University Dormitory Commissioning

DTC was responsible for the preparation of the program design for construction of a new dormitory project at Western Connecticut State University. The project was a design/build project with Konover Construction Corporation and Herbert S. Newman Partners, P.C.

This 350 bed apartment-style 122,000 sq. ft. residence hall accommodates a mix of two and four students per suite. […]

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Francis Walsh Intermediate School

The Francis Walsh Intermediate School was built in 1972 and was originally called Branford Intermediate School. It is a 250,000 square foot building and was built in the open school style, characterized by classrooms with no walls, open space, and emphasis on community, sharing, and character. While these characteristics still ring true today, a number of […]

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Eaglebrook School Deerfield, MA

The prestigious Eaglebrook School in Deerfield, MA is a private boarding middle school for boys in grades 6-9.

DTC provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection engineering services for the 37,000 sq. ft. Science, Art and Music Building. The addition includes rooms for painting, ceramics, woodwork, photography and stone carving in addition to a music practice […]

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Greenwich High School Theater

DTC provided landscape architectural, civil and structural engineering services in conjunction with Perkins Will Architecture to facilitate an addition to the existing Greenwich High School. The addition houses a new state of the art performing arts theater for school and community use. As part of the project the existing theater space was converted into other […]

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University of Connecticut Artwork Installation

As part of an On-Call contract with the University of Connecticut, DTC engineers designed a structural system to support the installation of a modern sculpture created by artist Jonathan Clowes.

The $1 million sculpture was installed in the lobby atrium in the UConn School of Pharmacy/Biology building and is visible from the first three floors.

The art […]

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UConn School of Pharmacy

DTC provided civil and structural engineering design and landscape architectural design services for the construction the New University of Connecticut School of Biology/Pharmacy. The project was a design/build project with Davis Brody Bond, LLP of New York.

Design elements included related site improvements, landscaping, and connections to all utilities within the site at existing sources except […]

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