News: Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: March 18, 2022
SLAM CS receives DBIA NE Award for Chapel Haven Schleifer Center SAIL building project
New Haven, CT S/L/A/M Construction Services (SLAM CS) received the Design-Build Institute of America New England Region (DBIA NE) Gold Award for the design and construction of the Chapel Haven Schleifer Center SAIL building project. SLAM CS accepted the award at the 2021 Design-Build Project Awards Banquet held on March 3rd, at the Sheraton Framingham, Mass.
The SAIL project won the top prize among three design-build projects completed within the New England Region during the period of December 2019 to November 2021. The award is given to a design-build project that best demonstrates team collaboration and innovation, efficiency, and value. SLAM’s design-build team exemplified these attributes by creating great value for the client through a single point of contact for design and construction.
The integrated design and construction team at SLAM worked with Chapel Haven on the second phase of the Schleifer Center campus expansion project to design, budget and build a new four-story, 48,500 s/f residential, educational, and community facility to meet the needs of autistic spectrum aging adults.
The SLAM team developed constructability options, phasing, project logistics, and a design program that resulted in a neighborhood transformation for Chapel Haven residents, staff, and the surrounding community.
The new building completes the pedestrian courtyard space, offers a new entrance to the campus, accentuates the Emerson St. building facade, incorporates community interaction, and offers residents previously unavailable programming, wellness, and continuing care options.
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