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10 Hartford Business Journal • January 30, 2017 • www.HartfordBusiness.com PDS has been meeting the needs of the construction industry since 1965. Our dedicated team of design and construction professionals welcomes the challenge of serving its past and future customers on their most demanding projects. 107 Old Windsor Road, Bloomfield, CT 06002 (860) 242-8586 | Fax (860) 242-8587 www.pdsec.com DESIGN BUILDERS • GENERAL CONTRACTORS • CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS SPOTLIGHT ON: Education Global Communications Academy | Hartford, Connecticut PDS served in the role as Construction Manager at Risk for this LEED Gold K-12 School. This project was a two story renovation and addition project. Demolition and remediation occurred to 110,000 square feet of the building. An addition of 23,000 square feet was also completed. The entire project included new classrooms, kitchen, cafeteria, gymnatorium, multipurpose rooms, exam rooms, and offices. Project Size: 133,000 SF PDS ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION, INC. THINK • PLAN • BUILD down four fairly small, modest homes [and replacing them] with something clearly for institutional use. It really depends on the context, the existing land use.'' Then there's the interior layout and design to consider. Melite, who runs an assisted- living design consultancy, says designing interiors -- everything from lighting, carpet colors/designs, even decorated walls -- can pose problems for residents. Because many elderly have difficulty seeing in dim light, extra interior lighting -- as much as a three-fold more than usual, is a must for assisted-living facilities, Melite said. Ted Doyle, marketing vice president for LCB Senior Living, said its Avon and South Windsor facilities avoid disorienting colors and patterns for walls and carpeting. In its memory-care units, exit doors are painted to look like a bookcase, to prevent residents from wandering off, Doyle said. Dark colors for bedsheets or upholstery are avoided because they can appear as "holes'' to dementia-sufferers, he said. Blues are discouraged because they can suppress the brain's appetite. Conversely, yellows -- the color of dining plates at LCB facilities -- and reds promote appetite, while the scent of pine often waft- ing through care facilities boosts cognitive activity and focus, Doyle said. Meeting demand Seabury was among the first of its kind when it opened on 68 acres in 1992. It consists of 193 independent-living units, which include 34 independent-living cottages and five vil- las; 154 independent- and 49 assisted-living apartments; 58 memory-care units; and 60 skilled-nursing beds. Its latest expansion will bring about 65 new independent-living units as well as more skilled-nursing beds and assisted-living units, Seabury spokeswoman Christine Dupont said. "The demographics show the need'' for Sea- bury's expansion, Dupont said. "We have had a wait-list of five to six years for our apart- ments, cottages, and villas for independent living. Also, we've had a wait for our higher level of care.'' For most residents, independent and as- sisted-living facilities have plenty of amenities to offer, among them dining options, fitness rooms, movie theaters, hair salons, and well- decorated common areas/community rooms with fireplaces. Those are among spaces being upgraded at Seabury. Currently, some 400 residents occupy Seabury's living spaces and beds, Dupont said. But residency doesn't come cheap. Seabury's one-time entrance fees range from $260,674 to $663,242, plus monthly fees from $4,176 to $7,358, depending on a resi- dent's level of "lifecare" at the time they enroll. Steep at first blush, Dupont said residents' monthly fees remain locked and don't change even as they require increased levels of care while living there. GET CONNECTED GET CONNECTED GET CONNECTED BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS START THEIR DAY ACTIVELY READING THE CT MORNING BLEND BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS EVERY DAY 3,500 ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN PRINT. ONLINE. IN PERSON TO FIND OUT MORE CALL JAIME RUDY, SALES DIRECTOR, AT 860-236-9998 X 124 OR JRUDY@HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM Crunching the abs of steel Voluptatur? Quiandebis ad qui omni accus quunt iligent iberore ea sint Painting in the art studio HBJ