LOREN BELIDA, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP

Senior Associate, Architect

 

REGISTRATION

 

    NCARB #40839

    NH # 2047

    MA # 8039

    VT (pending renewal)

 

EDUCATION

 

    Wentworth Institute, Boston, MA  Associate Science

    Boston Architectural Center, Boston, MA  Bachelor Architecture

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

    Director of Operations, William Maclay Architects & Planners

    Senior Vice President Architecture, The H.L.Turner Group Inc., Concord, NH

    Architectural Designer, Nault Architects, Worcester, MA

    Facilities Architect, Mitre Corporation, Bedford, MA

    Designer/Builder, Landtree Inc., Hollis, NH

 

MEMBERSHIPS AND PUBLIC SERVICE

 

    American Institute of Architects - Since 1991

    Boy Scouts of America - Assistant Scoutmaster

    Hillsboro Bypass Taskforce - Community Liaison

    Hillsboro Pride - Board of Directors

    Contoocook Valley YMCA - Board of Directors

    Plymouth State University - Guest Lecturer

 

SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 

    Achieved CHPS (Collaborative for High Performance Schools) rating for several school projects

    Profiled on Channel 5 (Boston) News special "School Daze"

    Featured speaker at USEPA/White House Millennium Council Symposium "Schools as Centers of Community"

    Developed a 'user friendly' internet based interactive project management system

    Key member of a firm selected as a statewide "Business of the Decade"

 

REPRESENTAITVE AWARDS/SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS/PUBLICATIONS

 

    USEPA Merit Award - Boscawen Elementary School (first time ever awarded for work with the interior environment)

    Design Share Recognized Value Award - Hillsboro-Deering Middle School (leading edge high performance design features)

    CNBC television series "Designing Smarter Schools" feature project

    "Solving Water Intrusion and Mold Problems", Engineering Green Buildings Conference, Cleveland Ohio, featured speaker

    "Achievable Advancements in Building Design", Minnesota Board of Health

    "Qualifying for LEED and CHPS Points", NESEA Conference, Boston MA

    "Sustainable Site Design", American Planning Conference, Concord, NH

    "Healthy Buildings From Scratch", CEFPI Conference, Annapolis, MD

    "Alternative Construction Delivery", NESDEC Conference, Sturbridge, MA

 

SELECTED PROJECTS

 

    Burlington Co-housing - Mulit-unit affordable housing, Burlington, VT

    NRG Systems Earth Turbines - "Green" manufacturing and office facility expansion, Hinesburg, VT

    Boscawen Elementary School - Pioneering "high performance" school, featured in the Sustainable Building Industry Council Resource and Strategy Guide, Boscawen, NH *   

     Hillsboro-Deering Middle School - New "state-of-the-art", high performance learning environment; has become a regional "model", Hillsborough, NH *

    Medomak Middle School - New "leading edge" learning environment, featuring innovative daylighting and air distribution concepts, Waldoboro, ME *

    Timberlane Regional School District - District wide capital improvements project, including a new elementary school, renovations and expansion of all elementary, middle and high schools,

        and a new Performing Arts Center, Plaistow, NH *

    Nashoba Regional High School - Rejuvenation and growth of a 60s/70s "Brutalist" era educational facility, including a new auditorium, Bolton, MA *

    Oakmont Regional High School - Reconstruction/expansion of 800 student facility, Ashburnham, MA *

    Franklin High School - Renovation of 1930s vintage facility in a former mill city, Franklin, NH *

    Blackstone Valley Tech. - Rejuvenation and growth of a 300,000 sf vocational technical high school, including an innovative "competition center", Upton, MA *

    Conval Elementary Schools - Prototype for several 100-150 student local "village" schools, Peterborough, NH *

    Union Elementary School - Smallest new school in the state; required special legislaton to waive space standards, Union, CT

    Philips Exeter Academy - Bell tower historic restoration of a campus icon, Exeter, NH *

    Pease International Tradeport - New passenger air terminal for domestic and international flights, Portsmouth, NH *

    Maine Department of Transportation - Complete rehabilitation, indoor environment improvements, new facade for a 120,000 state office building, Augusta, ME *

    Velcro USA - Office expansion, Manchester, NH *

    Britta Corporation - US headquarters and manufacturing facility, Londonderry, NH *

    Atelier - Architectural and engineering office and conference building for The H.L.Turner Group, Concord, NH *

    Keene State College - Dormitory renovation, Keene, NH *

    University of Southern Maine - Planning for rejuvenation and growth for the largest academic and laboratory research building on campus, Gorham, ME.

    Charlestown Meadows - New affordable multi-unit housing, Westborough, MA *

    Fire Station Expansion - Historic restoration, modernization, and addition, Westborough, MA *

    Windham Town Center - Master plan for new community center, including all municipal buildings and public gathering spaces, Windham, NH *

    Operating Suite - Renovations to improve flow patterns, VA Hospital, White River Junction, VT *

    Ambulatory Care Facility - New wing, VA Hospital, White River Junction, VT *

    Space Battle Simulation Facility - High technology, secret level security training center, in support of the Strategic Defense Initiative, Bedford, MA *

    Residential - Design and construction of several post-and-beam single family residences, including "hands-on" work with the trades.

 

 

* Project work executed at other firms.