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12C — March 18 - April 21, 2022 — Owners, Developers & Managers — M id A tlantic Real Estate Journal

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New unit boosts the bottom line by maximizing energy efficiency Aufgang Architects provides building owners and developers with fast and concise evaluations

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bottom line by improving systems and energy efficiency. “Our new Building Systems Advisory Unit (BSAU) helps owners with their decision making process to ensure a comprehensive approach to increasingly complex systems design and engineering re- quirements,” said Ariel Auf- gang , principal of Aufgang Architects. “Samuel J. LaMontanaro has been named director of engineering at our firm and

will lead the BSAU. He and his team have the experience and expertise to recommend new avenues and technologies to create more efficient and healthier building environ- ments,” said Aufgang. “Our approach is to utilize more efficient technology to mitigate our clients’ energy and utility costs, thus control- ling operating expenses,” said LaMontanaro. A licensed Professional En- gineer in New York State, he

earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has more than 20 years experience designing mechan- ical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) systems for multifam- ily buildings, office buildings, hotel, medical facilities and schools. LaMontanaro, 49, has worked on all aspects of project design and construc- tion administration. Aufgang Architects’ Build-

ing Systems Advisory Unit’s services include: • Evaluation and advisory of existing building systems • Sustainability design con - sulting • Peer review of MEP design • Preparing applications for LEED, Green Communities, NYSERDA, Passive House • Energy Conservation Code compliance drawings • Building energy modeling • Facade and dew point analysis. MAREJ

EW YORK, NY — AufgangArchitects, LLC has established

a new unit t h a t p r o - vides build- ing owners and develop- ers with fast and concise evaluations and recom- mendations t h a t w i l l boost their

Samuel LaMontanaro

Edge Property Services Group wins contracts for 138,000 s/f office building sidiary of Ahold Delhaize. WMATA also recently located into the building as part their continued expansion in the New Carrollton area.

NEWCARROLLTON, MD — The management division of Edge , a full service commer- cial real estate firmwith offices in Washington D.C., Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, has been awarded contracts to provide full-service property management and engineering services for 8301 Profession- al Place in New Carrollton. The Edge Capital Markets Group brokered the sale of the 138,000 s/f commercial of- fice building to J1B Properties, LC late last year. Christina Martin , director of property management will oversee the property management team and Shaun Comer , direc- tor of engineering will direct the facilities and engineering RUNNEMEDE, NJ — In- door Environmental Con- cepts, LLC (IEC) has been selected by the Mi l lvi l le Board of Education (BOE) to complete water sampling and analysis for lead (Pb) at the dis- trict’s 14 sites. The project will include collecting 1,000 water samples at 10 school buildings, one day care center, and three other administrative buildings. The collected samples will be analyzed for lead content and a comprehensive findings re - port will be presented to the Millville BOE prior to July 2, 2022. The competitive request for proposals was a result of New Jersey regulations found in N.J.A.C. 6A:26-1.2 ad 12.4, which requires testing for lead in drinking water for all educa- tion facilities. Lead in drinking water is not new nor prevalent in New Jersey alone. Just last month, the issue once again took center stage when it was reported that

“Because of our familiarity with the building and the Montgomery County area, we were able to save the new buyer approximately $80,000 due to our involvement dur- ing the due diligence period,” said Martin. “Commercial office buildings in the subur - ban area are our sweet spot, and we are highly confident about our ability to increase value for the new owner with the implementation of cutting-edge property man- agement and engineering processes.” MAREJ Marvasi joined Landmark in 2018 and now has over eight years of experience providing site/civil engineer- ing design for commercial, residential, educational and mixed-use projects. He spe- cializes in site/civil and water resources design, often involv- ing stormwater management BMPs, stormwater outfall remediation and restoration, erosion and sediment control, and water and sanitary sewer design. Notable projects on which he contributed include the 2021 Grand Concep- tor Award-winning Avenue North Channel Restoration and Stabilization in Fairfax, Delaware, and the new Car- roll County Public Safety Training Center in Westmin- ster, Maryland with the firm’s Aberdeen office. MAREJ standing Student Award for the MCE Program Environ- mental Engineering Concen- tration.

8301 Professional Place

team for these requirements. The two-story building, which was 93% leased at the time of the transaction, sits on 12 acres of land adjacent

to the New Carrollton Metro Transit Station and the inter- section of the Capital Beltway (I-495) and US Rte. 50. The building serves as the Mid-

Atlantic headquarters for Giant Food which is part of the combined Stop & Shop/Gi- ant Food supermarket chain, which is a wholly-owned sub-

IEC awarded contract by Millville, NJ BOE to provide drinking water sampling and analysis

DAPE approves Landmark civil engineer as a Delaware P.E.

NEWARK, DE — Land- mark Science & Engineer- ing announced that Joseph

lead had been found in 61% of schools within The School District of Philadelphia. As a result of these district-wide findings, both education and environmental advocates are calling for immediate action as there is no safe level of lead in drinking water. “Sampling and testing for lead is one of our most frequent- ly requested services,” said Michael Menz, CIH, CHMM , the founder and president of IEC and native of Millville, NJ. “Knowing the negative impact lead in drinking water can have on people of all ages and even more so for children, we are very pleased to have been awarded this job. To do so in the hometown where I grew up makes it personal and I’m proud to work hand-in-hand with the schools that were at one time my place of early education.” Indoor Environmental Con- cepts, LLC is an industrial

hygiene consulting company specializing in environmental inspections of commercial, resi- dential, and public properties. The firm has expertise in indoor air quality, industrial hygiene, workplace safety and air moni- toring for real estate and prop- erty management. The certified and licensed team regularly consults with K-12 public and private schools, universities and government on matters related to ensuring a safe and healthy environment for work and learning. Members of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), Environ- mental Information Association (EIA), American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) and other industry organizations, IEC provides rapid inspection ser- vices throughout New Jersey and Southeastern Pennsylvania and has its headquarters at 117 N. Black Horse Pike, Runne- mede, New Jersey. MAREJ

C. Marvasi, P . E . h a s been certi- fied by the D e l a w a r e Association o f Pr o f e s - sional Engi- neers. He is now a regis-

Joseph Marvasi

tered P.E. in the state of Dela- ware, working in Landmark’s Newark office on our clients’ important land development projects in Delaware, Mary- land, and Pennsylvania. Marvasi, P.E. is a graduate of the University of Delaware with a 2016 Bachelor of Civil Engineering and Masters of Civil Engineering with a concentration in Environ- mental Engineering and Wa- ter Resources from Norwich University, Vermont, in 2019. Joe was presented the Out-

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