Thank You Bostleman Clients, Subcontractors, and Business Associates

Bostleman would like to thank all of our clients, subcontractors, and business associates for their trust and loyalty throughout our 65 years of business. It is an end of an era, but also the first steps in starting a new future.

Best of luck to all of you and thank you again for your business through the years.

Bostleman Begins Work on ProMedica Autism Center

Bostleman has begun work on ProMedica’s Autism Center for Clinical Excellence renovation and improvement project. The project includes an interior renovation of the existing day care center, as well as improvements to the two outside playground areas and repaving of the parking lot. The project is scheduled to be completed in late November.

The Autism Center for Clinical Excellence provides early assessment, intervention, and support services for autism spectrum disorder.

Commercial Construction Up (Link: Toledo Blade Article 10/03/11)

http://www.toledoblade.com/Real-Estate/2011/10/02/Commercial-construction-up.html

Bostleman Welcomes New IT Administrator to Team

Bostleman is pleased to announce the newest addition to the Bostleman team. Adrian Horton, Jr., IT Administrator, joined the Bostleman family earlier this month. Adrian has ten years of experience and is a graduate of the ITT Technical Institute with an Associate Degree in Computer Networking Science. He is married to his wife Alayna, and has four children, Adrian (III), Asia, James, and Daquan.

Welcome, Adrian!

Groundbreaking News for the Sisters of St. Francis' "Our Lady of Grace Hall" Project

On Friday, July 22, 2011, the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania broke ground on the new Our Lady of Grace Hall Assisted Living facility on the campus of Lourdes College. Bostleman is the construction manager for the project.

The new 14,100 sf addition will be located adjacent to the Rosary Care Center Building on the Lourdes College campus. The new facility will include 17 assisted living suites, a shared warming kitchen/dining area, shared community area, and miscellaneous support spaces.

Construction will begin in mid-September of this year, and the facility is scheduled to be open the Summer of 2012.

Clyde Elementary School Renovation & Addition Project Awarded LEED Gold Certification

Bostleman is pleased to announce that the recently completed Clyde Elementary School renovation and addition project has achieved LEED Gold Certification by the U. S. Green Building Council. Bostleman was the Construction Manager for the project. This is the second LEED Certified school for Clyde-Green Springs EVSD and their district-wide construction program. Clyde High School was awarded LEED Silver Certification earlier this year.

The former South Main Elementary was transformed into the new Clyde Elementary School through a 59,000 square foot renovation and addition following the closure of Vine Street Elementary and its merger with South Main. The project included a 40,000 sf renovation of existing classrooms, administration areas, and the conversion of the former cafeteria into classroom space. The 19,000 sf addition includes eight new classrooms, a state-of-the art media center, cafeteria, and mechanical room. Although Gold Certification was awarded on the new addition only, the renovation portion of project also include green features such as low VOC (volatile organic compounds) finishes and occupancy sensors. Other sustainable features of the project included light pollution reduction, construction waste management, use of products with recycled materials, daylight harvesting system, chilled beam systems, heat island effect: roof, enhanced commissioning, outdoor air delivery monitoring, daylighting and light shelves, and low emitting materials.

Also part of the Clyde-Green Springs District-Wide Construction Program are the Green Springs Elementary and McPherson Middle Schools both of which are pursuing LEED Gold Certification.
LEED is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.

Bostleman Corp. Founder, Fred Bostleman, Turns 90!

On June 25, 2011, Fred Bostleman, founder of Bostleman Corp., turned 90 years young!

Coming from humble beginnings, Fred graduated from Scott High School in 1939, and in the same year became a civil service employee for the U.S. Army Corps. In 1943, he was drafted into the U.S. Army Corp. and served in World War II as an Aerial Flight Engineer. In 1946, while waiting for discharge, Fred participated in a poker game and by the time it was over, he had won $300. He took his winnings, went home and started his own business as a construction handyman. Fred sought business advice from friends who were accountants, lawyers, etc., and paid for their services by doing construction projects for them. Eventually, Fred’s handyman business became a general contracting firm, the Fred W. Bostleman Company.

Fred and his wife, Kathleen, had three children, Richard, Bonnie, and Mark. In the late 1970’s, after many years of successful construction projects and exciting business ventures, Fred turned control of the company over to his son Richard and it became Bostleman Corp. Now, under the leadership of Bill Bostleman and Jon Harding, Bostleman continues to be a premier construction management firm in Northwest Ohio and throughout the country. Always thanking the Bostleman employees for doing a good job and making him proud, the continued success of Bostleman still amazes Fred after all these years. In fact, in 1996, Fred proudly authored his own book, “Reflections, Life Stories and Observations as the Bostleman Corp. Marks its 50th Anniversary” to share his success story and inspire others to work hard to reach their goals as he did.

Fred remains active in many community organizations. Though retired from Bostleman Corp., he continues to operate his own consulting business while also providing arbitration and mediation services through the American Arbitration Association. Never seeming to slow down, Fred still manages to squeeze in a round of golf now and then, and continues to travel the world as he has always done.

Bostleman celebrated Fred’s landmark birthday at a company luncheon/cookout on June 23rd. Happy 90th Birthday Fred! Keep smiling and one foot in front of the other!

Bostleman Selected as GC for Flower Hospital Cardio Care Project

Bostleman has been selected by Flower Hospital as the GC for their new Cardio Care renovation project. The project is an interior fit-out of 2,100 sf for a new tenant space within the existing medical office building. The seven week project will start at the end of June and is scheduled for completion in August.

Bostleman Awarded Project at Toledo Museum of Art

Bostleman was recently awarded the Frederic and Mary Wolfe Gallery renovation project at the Toledo Museum of Art. The project is a 6,000 sf renovation, creating new gallery space from existing shell space. Construction is just underway and the project will be completed in mid-November, 2011.

Clyde High School Project Achieves LEED Silver Certification

Clyde High School is now the first LEED Silver high school in the State of Ohio. Bostleman was the construction manager for this 153,294 sf renovations/additions project at the high school which is part of the Clyde-Green Springs EVSD District-Wide Construction Program.

Sustainable features of the project included construction waste management, light pollution reduction, the use of products with recycled materials, daylight sensors, chilled beam systems, heat island effect: roof, and outdoor air delivery monitoring among several others. Numerous cosmetic upgrades were made along with a much needed parking lot expansion. In addition, the high school now boasts major technology upgrades such as, sound-proofed classrooms, a state-of-the-art security system, and district-wide network system. A new auxiliary gym, expanded kitchen, cafeteria with new equipment, and guidance offices are some of the newest additions to Clyde High School.

Also part of the Clyde-Green Springs EVSD District-Wide Construction Program, Clyde Elementary School, Green Springs Elementary, and McPherson Middle School are pursuing LEED Gold Certification.

LEED is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.

University of Toledo Savage Arena Project Earns LEED Gold Certification

The $30 Million renovation and expansion on the campus of the University of Toledo made its debut in November 2008 featuring state-of-the-art amenities and green sustainable building features. Now, in 2011, the newly renovated home of the UT Rockets has achieved LEED Gold Certification through the U.S. Green Building Council. As the construction consultant, Bostleman provided construction management services on the project.

The renovation and expansion project showcases a new basketball court, new video scoreboard and sound system, bowl-style seating accommodating 7,300 fans, new lighting, corporate suites, loges, club seating, new concession stands, and a glass-enclosed lounge with seating for 200 guests. These amenities, in addition to new locker rooms, team rooms and an athletic training room make Savage Arena one of the premier athletic facilities in the Midwest. Heat island effect roof, light pollution reduction, primary HVAC system with VAV reheat, hydronic heat loop under the basketball court, and a steam generating facility within the building to support the entire campus are just some of the green sustainable items incorporated into the project leading up to the LEED Gold Certification.

LEED is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.

Two Project Coordinators Join Bostleman’s Team

With the steady increase of incoming projects, Bostleman is excited to announce the addition of two project coordinators to Bostleman, Dan Stein and Jason Benschoter. Both Dan and Jason joined our team earlier this month.

Dan Stein was previously a co-op for Bostleman and is a 2010 graduate of Bowling Green State University where he obtained his Bachelor of Science in Technology degree, with a Major in Construction Management & Technology. Dan is also a 2008 graduate of Owens Community College where he earned his Associate of Applied Science Degree, with a Major in Architectural Engineering.

Jason Benschoter joins Bostleman from Marous Brothers Construction in the Cleveland area, where he spent two years as a Project Engineer. Jason is a magna cum laude graduate of Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Science in Technology degree, with a Major in Construction Management & Technology and a Minor in General Business. Jason is also active in the Ohio Air National Guard (180th Fighter Wing in Swanton), maintaining and servicing equipment to support the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet.

Welcome aboard, Dan and Jason!

Lisa Babich Promoted to Senior Project Manager

Bostleman is pleased to announce the recent promotion of Lisa Babich from Project Manager, to Senior Project Manager. Lisa has been with Bostleman for 20 years, having started with the firm while obtaining her AAS Civil Engineering degree from the University of Toledo. Lisa also has her U.S. GBC LEED accreditation.

Lisa has worked on a myriad of successful projects on behalf of Bostleman over the past 20 years, such as a 32-store Kohl’s renovation project on the East Coast, the Congregation B’nai Israel New Synagogue project in Sylvania, Ohio (a Build Ohio Award winning project), the American Red Cross building on the University of Toledo Medical Center campus, and many others. In addition, Lisa is one of Bostleman’s most experienced Senior Project Managers in the education construction segment, completing projects for Toledo School for the Arts, Whitmer High School, Holy Trinity Parish, and multiple schools for the Ohio School Facilities Commission. Lisa has most recently been assigned to manage the current Sylvania City School District’s construction program.

Lisa and her husband Tony have three daughters, Emily, Jessica and Kaitlyn.

Bostleman congratulates Lisa on her well deserved promotion.

Bostleman Selected As Construction Manager for New Project at The Toledo Hospital

Bostleman is pleased to announce that we have recently been selected by ProMedica Health System as the construction manager for their newest project at The Toledo Hospital -- a 31,000 sf hospital build out of 10th floor shell space into a neuro ICU and intermediate unit. The project is just underway in the preconstruction phase and is scheduled for completion in December 2011. After successfully performing as the construction manager for the $100 million Toledo Hospital Renaissance Project (completed in 2007), Bostleman is once again excited to get back on the hospital’s campus for this new and exciting project.

Find us and Follow us!

Bostleman is pleased to announce that you can now find us on Facebook and Twitter!

Making The News!

It seems that Bostleman projects just keep making the news!

Click on the links below to read more about two news-worthy projects for which Bostleman was the Construction Manager (Roman-Peshoff Office Expansion Project and Maumee Valley Country Day School Expansion/New Building).

http://www.toledofreepress.com/2011/01/16/marketing-firm-grows-through-artistic-touch/

http://www.toledofreepress.com/2011/01/08/maumee-valley-country-day-opens-new-expansion-building/

Lakota Local School District - New School on Schedule

Check out this link for an article in the Fremont Messenger Journal regarding one of Bostleman's newest and exciting school projects, the new PK-12 school for Lakota Local School District. It's a good read!

New School for Lakota on Schedule