PROCON celebrates architecture and engineering division expansion

U.S. senator Kelly Ayotte, local officials, clients and PROCON officers and employees celebrated the company's new 14,870 s/f architecture & engineering division office expansion with a ribbon cutting ceremony. PROCON designed and built the space to accommodate the current team of 44 architects and engineers. The new space provides a more cohesive environment and fosters increased teamwork and creativity. The aesthetic is modern industrial in neutral colors with pops of red to match the PROCON logo. The office environment is bright and airy, offering many areas for team collaboration. In order to allow the most natural light into the large volume of space, the PROCON designers opened both end walls with floor to ceiling glass and also created a clerestory window running the full length of the space, capturing southern light. "The newly renovated space provides our team with a large open area that supports collaboration and creativity, and will allow for future growth as we continue to attract top talent," said Jim Loft, AIA senior VP of architecture. "The team is really enjoying their new work environment and finding the layout is especially beneficial for efficiency." The interior of the space includes 51 individual working spaces, 5 conference rooms, 4 group collaboration areas with counter height tables and a floating staircase leading to a 2,500 s/f second floor mezzanine reserved for future expansion. The staircase is made from reclaimed wood from the former warehouse space and the conference tables are made from reclaimed wood from bowling alleys to create a unique environment. Shown (from left) are; Jim Loft, AIA senior VP architecture PROCON; Bruce Desmarais, CFO PROCON; Dave Raiche, senior VP field operations; U.S. senator Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H.; Mark Stebbins, CEO PROCON; Sally Stebbins, PROCON; Lance Bennett, executive VP of operations PROCON; Phil Germain, VP estimating PROCON; Dan Messier, senior VP, project executive PROCON; and Matt Wirth, vice president architecture PROCON.