BCC New Bedford NOWI Offshore Wind Training Facility

BCC New Bedford NOWI Offshore Wind Training Facility

NOWI Offshore Wind Training Facility

Bristol Community College

New Bedford, MA 

Civitects was honored to have had the opportunity to oversee the design and construction of the National Offshore Wind Institute`s (NOWI) training facility for Bristol Community College. Located along New Bedford’s waterfront on a 1.7 acre site, the project included the adaptive reuse of two leased conjoined warehouses to create a cutting-edge facility.

Civitects worked closely with the City of New
Bedford Building Department throughout the project. This cutting-edge facility provides technical training programs intended to prepare individuals for jobs in the construction, deployment, operations and maintenance of offshore wind farms.

Photo Credits: D.F. Pray General Contractors

This space provides technical training programs intended to prepare individuals for jobs in the construction, deployment, operations and maintenance of offshore wind farms. Programmatic spaces include a survival training tank, repair shops, classrooms, office spaces and a cafeteria.

An above ground pool was also installed and simulates the experience of working conditions while in the water. An overhead gantry crane above the pool lowers sea vessels into the water giving trainees an understanding of how to implement proper safety protocols during an emergency. A working-at-heights tower was erected within the building to train delegates on how to properly scale
a wind turbine.

Photos of the facility in use are credited to Peter Pereira from an article in The Standard Times.

 

BSU Cyber Range

BSU Cyber Range

Cyber Range

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

To meet the evolving and increasingly complex demands the world faces with cyber-attacks, Bridgewater State University has embarked on the development of a new program of study in the field of Cyber Security.

Over two years in the making, the Cyber Range consists of a series of spaces that will provide individuals with critical training in the rapidly growing field of cybersecurity and how to respond to potentially devastating cyberattacks. The range is designed to heighten user’s emotional response through lighting, sound effects, and vibrating chairs and tables, creating a unique sensory experience within a high tech setting. Programmatic spaces include the new Cyber Range equipped with advanced AV technology and software intended to provide an interactive experience, as well as a new Control Room, Briefing Room and Reception space. 

NBC10 Boston recently visited Bridgewater State University for an inside look at this state-of-the-art facility. Click Here to view the clip and article featuring the new space.

BSU Cyber Range

DFS Bridgewater – Search, Rescue, Burn Prop

DFS Bridgewater – Search, Rescue, Burn Prop

Department of Fire Services

Search, Rescue, Burn Prop

Bridgewater, MA

The Department of Fire Services (DFS) is in the process of transforming a former 18 acre, 9 building campus at the Old Colony Correctional Center in Bridgewater, MA into the new Southeast Fire Academy. One of the initial projects will be a new Search Rescue Burn Prop.  The multi-story pre-modular prop will provide both  a “clean” side for search and rescue activities and a “burn” side for firefighting activities.   A new access road will also be constructed to provide fire truck access around the perimeter of the building.  The estimated cost of construction is $1.6 million and the project is anticipated to be completed by Spring 2022

After completion, the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services (DFS) conducted initial training exercises for the new Search Rescue Burn Prop. The new training prop is intended to provide fire fighters and tech rescues with hands-on experience on how to respond to emergency situations during a life/safety event. Our design is intended to simulate a multitude of conditions that would occur during disastrous situations. Conditions include collapsed floors and walls, racked windows, pitched roofs and balcony and manhole rescue. Anchors mounted to the roof allow fire fighters to rappel down the side of the structure. Moveable interior walls allow for flexibility in setting up different search and rescue scenarios. Once set on fire, the interior of the burn side of the structure will reach temperatures of 900 degrees F before the blaze is extinguished.

The project is one of the first completed for the recently acquired 18 acre site intended to operate as a new training facility for southeastern Massachusetts. The master plan for the new facility will allow for future expansion and will be utilized by other institutions.

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