IN THE NEWS

June 2010

■ SGS has recently received the 2010 DBIA Pennsylvania Tri-State Region design-build award for Hirschmann Automation and Control, Inc. in Chambersburg, PA.  The 2010 Annual Awards Dinner was held at the Lowes Philadelphia Hotel on June 8, 2010.

Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) promotes the value of design-build project delivery and teaches the effective integration of design and construction services.

April 2010

■ SGS was awarded a design contract for a new 15,000 square foot facility for the West Hanover Township Fire Company.  The facility will be located on Jonestown Road, West Hanover Township, Dauphin County, PA.  Construction is anticipated to begin in April 2011.

■ SGS was awarded a design contract for a 15,750 square foot addition to the S.E.S Warehouse at PPL Brunner Island, York Haven, PA.  Construction is anticipated to begin in September 2010.

■ SGS received the 2010 Green Building Association of Central PA Green Building Award for Water Efficiency.  The award was for the implementation of waterless and low-flow fixtures, installation of a water reuse tank for the manufacturing process, and 100 percent reduction of potable water for landscaping maintenance at Vacon, Inc., Chambersburg, PA.

February 2010

■ SGS was awarded a contract by Vigilant Hose Company #1 and the Shippensburg EMS for their new facility.  The 31,000 square foot multistory building will be at the intersection of East Orange Street and Walnut Bottom Road.  The shared space will allow the organization to work together and benefit financially.  The project will be registered with the U.S. Green Building Council in pursuit of LEED Silver Certification.  Construction is anticipated to begin in April 2011.  Design team members include Brechbill & Helman Construction Company of Chambersburg; Carl Bert & Associates of Shippensburg; The Stone House Group of Bethlehem; Gatter & Diehl, Inc. of Mechanicsburg, and Worcester Engineering Inc. of Dillsburg.

■ SGS was awarded a contract to prepare a feasibility study for a new complex for the Community Chapel of Hesston in Huntingdon County, PA.

January 2010

■ SGS was awarded the design contract for public area upgrades at the Heilman House and Luther Meadows facilities located at the Lutheran Home at Topton, Berks County, PA.  The Lutheran Home at Topton campus is a part of Diakon Social Ministries.

■ SGS was awarded the design contract for upgrades to the independent living units at Twining Village, Bucks County, PA.  Twining Village is a part of Diakon Social Ministries.

■ SGS was awarded a contract to prepare a feasibility study for a new 300 seat church for St. Matthews Catholic Church, Dauphin, PA.

■ SGS was awarded a contract to prepare a master plan study and building evaluation for St. Theresa's Catholic Church, New Cumberland, PA.