Jewett Construction Co. erects steel for 13,750 s/f Hopkinton DPW garage

Less than a year after the Hopkinton DPW garage was destroyed by fire and only 90 days after town residents approved a bond to finance its rebuilding, Jewett Construction Company, Inc. has finished erecting the steel for a new 13,750 s/f, energy efficient building at 330 Main St. -one designed to house town equipment, offices, restrooms/ locker rooms and a mezzanine for additional storage. Strategically placed to take advantage of natural light and passive solar gain, the completed building will feature radiant heating in the concrete slab flooring, as well as an innovative wood chip boiler heating system with an exterior storage silo. A secondary propane heat and cooling source will also be installed. The exterior will be of energy efficient insulated wall and roof panels. The project will be complete by Labor Day. Jewett is no stranger to green building, having recently completed a LEED-certified, 77,000 s/f, energy-efficient Toyota dealership for the Grappone Auto Group of Bow—a renovation that included thirty-two 400-foot-deep geothermal wells for heating/cooling, 36 water source heat pumps, seven recycling stations, and two electric vehicle charging stations. Jewett Const. is a design-build / construction management firm specializing in commercial and industrial projects throughout the northeast. Collectively, their clients include such well-known organizations as LAARS Heating Systems, NH Motor Speedway, Commonwealth Motors, and Lowell Five Bank.