The McDonough School of Business is a

179,000 square foot building located on the

Georgetown University campus in Washing-

ton, DC. The building provides multiple

seminar, lecture and con-

ference room spaces for

business students. In

addition, the building

hosts administrative of-

fices and student ser-

vices. The building has a

400 seat auditorium in-

tended to be used not

only for lectures, but also

for presentations from

visiting heads of state,

cabinet officials and

leaders of industry.

The building has a traditional exterior with

dormer windows around the roofline allow-

ing the building to blend with the existing

campus architecture. The roof level has some

custom EIFS finishes that are largely ob-

scured from view from ground level; how-

ever, on the interior, the design becomes

modern, complex and boasts some unique

high end finishes. Within the main atrium is

a feature wall which spans 4 levels. It has a

curved and sloping wall clad in wood panels

with windows inset at each level. The fram-

ing required for the wall was challenging,

but the end result is stunning. The intricate

architectural detailing did not limit itself to

bulkheads, ceilings and stepped soffits. The

detailing of the reveal trims within the build-

ing required custom made bullnose trims in

90° and 112.5° pieces. There are multiple

ceiling types installed throughout including

an extensive use of Ecophon panels in 2x2,

2x6, 2x8 and 4x4 configurations. There are

also metal panel ceilings that were custom

made for the project. One feature ceiling

consisting of metal panels resembles a foot-

ball profile, but the ceiling is split into two

sloping leaves, with a radius perimeter.

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Each of twelve main lecture rooms has a

tiered seating arrangement set on a radius.

C. J. Coakley Co., Inc. was responsible to

design and frame this structural platform that

was subsequently decked

and poured with concrete.

A major feature of the

project was the extensive

use of Glass Fiber Rein-

forced Gypsum (GFRG)

panels. The panel instal-

lation received honors at

the 2009 WBC Crafts-

manship Awards in the

special finishes category.

The glass fiber reinforced

gypsum (GFRG) panels

installed at McDonough were in two loca-

tions – the Caserooms and the Auditorium.

The Caserooms are an intimate classroom

setting. To diffuse overhead lighting in these

rooms, the Architects used custom GFRG

panels to create an elaborate ceiling to con-

ceal the lighting. The panels are detailed in

an ‗S‘ shaped configuration and are installed

in an arc across the ceiling. There are two to

three rows of these lights and due to the ne-

cessity to curve in two directions, the GFRG

layout and coordination was very complex.

Further, the stud framing that is not seen

McDONOUGH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS BY PAUL GALLAGHER

McDonough School of

Business 1

Tale of an Intern 2

Bob’s Corner 3

President’s Column 4

Reuse, Repurpose and

Recycle 4

Employee Spotlight 5

Employee News 6

General Contractor:

The Whiting-Turner

Contracting Company

Architect: Goody Clancy

Estimator:

Carolyn Slocum

Key Personnel:

Bill Elder

Ovila Paquet

Jerry Adkins

Claude Poston

GFRG Ceiling in the Auditorium

Atrium Feature Wall

GFRG in Caserooms

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needed to be installed ahead of panel fabrica-

tion to allow adjacent construction elements

to progress. The end result was that the pan-

els were manufactured in close tolerance to

the installed framing and the final installa-

tion and finishing came together perfectly.

The Auditorium has a completely different

look and feel to the GFRG Panels. Here, the

panels also curve, but have an added feature

of complexity in that the panels are splayed

into a V shape, with the bottom of the V

being the curved feature. As each row of

panels has a progressively larger radius,

every row of panels was unique. The panel

rows are not on a uniform plane, but are in-

stalled in overlapping sections, creating three

separate levels, overlapping from the central

high point to the outer edges. There is an

upturned outer edge around each panel sec-

tion to conceal light fixtures. The installation

of the panels was progressive to permit in-

stallation and coordination of lights, sprin-

klers and diffusers between each successive

row. The entire ceiling assembly is in fact a

two-tier ceiling with a separate drywall ceil-

ing above to provide a fire separation for the

structure above. This was a very complex

installation, but the effort shows in the final

product. This is a one of a kind custom ceil-

ing that accentuates the uniqueness of this

elaborate space.

Congratulations and thanks to all the crafts-

men involved in this challenging project.

Declan and I came to work for C. J. Coakley

Co., Inc in August 2008, and neither of us

knew what to expect. Both of us bought

expensive suits for work, and wore them the

first day only to find that we were very over

dressed and looking very out of place. Work-

ing with C. J. Coakley Co., Inc has been one

of the best experiences of my life. Not only

has it been an invaluable working experience

and now the foundation for the rest of my

career in construction, but it has also given

me the chance to experience a new country

and that country‘s culture in a totally differ-

ent light. When we first arrived we stayed in

a local hotel for a month, which quickly

went by. We then looked for a place to live

using craigslist - an experience that I did not

enjoy. We looked at some terrible places but

then found a great place renting some rooms

in a house in Alexandria. We both decided to

use our year in America to our advantage.

We tried to make the most of the short time

we had, travelling around as much as we

TALE OF AN INTERN BY KEITH DAVISON

could. Our first road trip was to Philadelphia

where we ran up the Rocky steps and had

Philadelphia Cheesesteaks. We also went to

New York at Christmas with a friend that we

met in the hotel we lived in the first month

we were here. There was a horrible thirteen

hour bus trip to Boston and white water raft-

ing in West Virginia. We went to see

NASCAR in Richmond, which I never ex-

pected to be as fantastic as it was, a long

weekend to Virginia Beach where I got com-

pletely burned and then Pittsburgh where I

went canoeing through the city. We went to

see many other sporting events that we could

never see at home—baseball, American foot-

ball, and ice hockey. The most exciting had

to be ice hockey. We even had the chance to

meet some celebrities along the way. With

not knowing what to expect I think I

couldn‘t have had a better time and with it

all being said and done I would recommend

to anyone back home to come and work for

C. J. Coakley Co., Inc and experience living

in the states.

Keith and Declan in Old Town

Alexandria with their new friend

Ben Stiller

The C. J. Coakley Co., Inc. student program has been ongoing since 1987. The program has

been very successful and including myself has resulted in many individuals taking full time

positions here. As you can read from Keith‘s story, it is not just simply an academic or indus-

trial program, but a life program where the student is afforded opportunities to develop cultur-

ally as well. The long term goal is for the student to evolve into an independent responsible

young adult with a solid foundation in the construction industry. Mr. Coakley always advocated

having the students make some tough decisions by themselves, the most basic decision being to

determine where they live. These decisions help reinforce the students‘ independence and in

turn help them make better judgments along the way. For some students it was an education and

a good item on their resume for their construction careers in Europe. For many it was a stepping

stone to a new life in the USA.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM BY PAUL GALLAGHER

Interns from the

University of Ulster

in Jordanstown,

Northern Ireland

have been learning at

C.J. Coakley Co., Inc.

for over 20 years.

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BOB’S CORNER BY BOB CONSROE

As we approach the midpoint of 2009, I‘d

say the economy is a daily challenge. Our

estimators are working hard to price as much

work as possible to augment our bidding

volume with the hope that we can maintain

the volume we have proven we can build

given our field forces and their ability. We

just had our annual employee appreciation

picnic at the Pavilions of Turkey Run in

McLean. Our attendance was on a par with

last year and the cool morning weather

turned into a beautiful day. I was attending

the college graduation of my daughter and

had to miss the day. Speaking of graduation

we had four Coakley apprentices who gradu-

ated from the CraftMasters Training Pro-

gram of the Associated Builders and Con-

tractors. Congratulations to Darwin Alva-

rado, Marili Ayala, Julio Cesar Juarez

and Bryan Cruz. Over the past two years

they have attended classroom instruction and

have worked with mentors in the field to

learn drywall skills. This training will con-

tinue with more on the job training for the

next two years. There are also seven em-

ployees completing the first year of the pro-

gram who will come back in the fall for their

second year of bi-weekly classroom instruc-

tion and on the job experience. We are cur-

rently interviewing prospective applicants

for the Drywall I class to start in September

of 2009. Any interested employee who

would like to be con-

sidered for the class

should contact their

supervisors and ad-

vise them of their

desire to be consid-

ered.

We usually use this

newsletter to high-

light entire jobs and

to mention accom-

plishments of our

employees in these

buildings. I had the

opportunity to walk

thru the lobby of the

Wisconsin Place Office Building in Chevy

Chase recently and even though it‘s only the

lobby of a shell office building, it‘s a great

example of all of the Coakley team at work

on a tricky combination of lobby finishes.

The space is two stories high and the ceiling

is a combination of a vaulted sheetrock ceil-

ing and a long skylight. In addition to being

vaulted, the sheetrock ceiling is broken into

panels with upturned ends and slots for lights

and an extensive reveal scheme. This pre-

sented the first challenge to the finish of the

lobby. The walls are a series of vertical

pilasters with punched windows between the

pilasters at the upper level of the lobby. The

bottoms of these pilasters do not rest on the

floor. The pilasters are independently at-

tached to the CMU walls of the lobby and

function as hollow duct risers - a part of the

heating/cooling design for this space. The

working function of the pilasters required

that they be framed with heavy gauge studs.

They also have a unique tapered shape with

faceted capitals making it all the more chal-

lenging to frame and hang given that the

metal had to be heavy gauge. The final chal-

lenge was that the walls were finished with

tinted veneer plaster. The USG Decorative

Interior Finish System was submitted when

samples of the specified plaster system did

not meet with the architect‘s approval. The

USG system required a typical base coat

with a tinted finish coat that is troweled sev-

eral times just as it is setting up to create a

very interesting visual appearance. A finish

of hand applied paste wax applied over the

sealer finished the walls. Because the color

needed to be consistent, the mixing operation

had to be standard-

ized and repeated

without variation

from the start. The

multiple passes dur-

ing the finish opera-

tion were very de-

manding as well.

Now completed, the

overall appearance of

the walls and ceilings

added to the stone

walls and terrazzo

floors and the light

fixtures and windows

create a very dra-

matic space that should bring great acclaim.

The C.J. Coakley Co., Inc. employees who

worked in the space should be proud of their

work and with continuing the company tradi-

tion of quality work that happens to be of a

very high caliber.

Wisconsin Place Lobby

Congratulations to

Senior Project Manager

Ana Assis on becoming

a LEED

Accredited Professional

on

February 17, 2009

This achievement is

awarded by the Green

Building Certification

Institute to candidates

who demonstrate an ad-

vanced depth of knowl-

edge in green building

practices required for

successful implementa-

tion of the Leadership in

Energy and Environ-

mental Design Green

Building Rating System

as developed by the US

Green Building Council.

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Since the inception of our newsletter, I‘ve

talked numerous times about winning various

awards and I‘d like to say a few words about

this year‘s accomplishments. For the third year

in a row our mechanics were honored at the

WBC Craftsmanship Awards Ceremony on

March 27, 2009. The two projects receiving

awards this year were classified by WBC as

belonging to the Special Construction Cate-

gory. The first project was Georgetown Uni-

versity – McDonough School of Business and

the award was for the installation of GFRG.

The second project was the Newseum for the

installation of metal panels. The Newseum

went on to win the Star Award for Excellence

in the Face of Adversity, one of the most pres-

tigious awards recognized by the WBC.

In addition to the accolades given the company

and the mechanics at the WBC dinner, on the

same day in Nashville, Tennessee, CISCA

awarded the Newseum project its Best of Com-

petition (Gold) for the East Region.

Even today in conversations with Mrs. Coak-

ley, she is astounded by the recognition and

achievements of the company. It‘s been a long

PRESIDENT’S COLUMN BY DOUG AYERS

journey from her earlier days when she and

Connie only dreamed that their small plastering

business would survive let alone succeed in so

many different ways. Like all the other mem-

bers of the Coakley management team and

family, Ellen tells everyone what a true honor

it is to be associated with the industry and all

the fine, hard working mechanics.

Many thanks and congratulations to the follow-

ing award winning team members:

The Newseum

Senior Project Manager: Paul Gallagher

Project Manager: Russell Crean

Craftsmen:

Joseph Bunger, William Elder, Mike Hiles,

Ovila Paquet, Robert Presley, Ted Woodward

Georgetown University – McDonough

School of Business

Senior Project Manager: Paul Gallagher

Craftsmen: Pascual Balderrama,

William Elder, Juan S. Lopez , Ovila Paquet,

Claude Poston, Edwin Veizaga

REUSE, REPURPOSE AND RECYCLE BY STEPHEN SIPOS

As I sat through a recent presentation by USG

on the upcoming LEED changes, I heard our

project managers complaining that they needed

higher recycling content and USG defending

their position by providing other green

achievements which provide significant LEED

points. They discussed the difference between

post-consumer recycled content and post-

industrial content. I realized that the effect of

architects, owners and builders clamoring for

higher recycled content puts pressure on the

product manufacturers to continually strive to

improve their numbers. However, from the

perspective of the suppliers, they are trying to

educate consumers of the multiple aspects of

green design. There are other considerations

which must be weighed, such as how far must

something be transported in order for it to be

recycled, thereby increasing the use of fossil

fuels and thus being ultimately less green. This

will continue to be a battle between consumers

and suppliers, as green priorities change, edu-

cation improves, research expands and new

technologies are discovered

I began to think - what exactly is recycling and

why should we do it? There are many words

that can be used: reuse, repurpose, recycle, etc.

Reuse: Whatever the purpose, you basically

reuse the item for the same purpose more than

one time. This can include anything from print-

ing on the backside of a scrap piece of paper to

reusing boxes for shipping. Since it doesn‘t go

through any processing before they are reused,

it is not considered recycling. Repurpose: This

means you take one thing and use it for some-

thing else before it goes through any break-

down and reformation. Some examples from

the IT department could include converting an

old monitor into a fish tank, or using old CDs

as a mobile. The original material is given a

new purpose before it may eventually be recy-

cled. Recycle: The Oxford American Diction-

ary defines recycle as ―return (material) to a

previous stage of a cyclic process, esp. convert

(waste) to a reusable material.‖ But to sim-

plify, I will classify it as any effort to convert

waste to a previous state and make it useable.

The construction industry recycles more than

any other industry, according to Stephen E.

Sandherr, CEO of the Associated General Con-

tractors of America. Builders recycle 97.5 per-

cent of structural steel. However gypsum

board is not recycled nearly as well, despite the

fact that it is100 percent recyclable.

The reprocessed gypsum powder makes up

about 94 percent of the waste sent back and the

other 6 percent is paper waste. Also, recycled

gypsum powder can replace natural gypsum

Congratulations

to our award

winning

craftsmen!

The construction

industry recycles

more than any

other industry

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rock up to 25 percent in the production of new

plasterboard, according to Gypsum Recycling

International.

Currently, the main issue with drywall is its

disposal. It is estimated that the U.S. produces

roughly 15 million tons of new drywall every

year. Additionally, roughly 12 percent of dry-

wall is wasted during installation. Unfortu-

nately, most of this waste ends up in the land-

fill versus being recycled. According to Gyp-

sum Recycling International, on an average

day, 40 tons of gypsum waste is sent to land-

fills around the globe. This totals to about 15

million tons of gypsum waste annually be-

tween Europe, the United States and Asia.

As a drywall contractor, we can do our part to

recycle by complying with trash disposal re-

quirements on LEED projects. We can also try

to eliminate waste through installation training

and education and through better management

during installation and storage to reduce or

eliminate damage and replacement. And of

course we need to continue to support and en-

courage manufacturers‘ use of high recycled

content materials.

December

January

February

March

April

May

Gabriel Guerrero Project: Constitution Center

Foreman: Fred Jackson Gabriel has been a very dependable employee for over 20 years. When you send

him to do a job you can be assured the job will be done correctly. Gabriel is

great at finishing around other trades‘ material and you can be assured he will

not damage their work in any way. Gabriel is a very good finisher and is excel-

lent at point-up.

Felipe Diaz Project: 401 M St. Waterfront East Building

Foreman: Mike Wright Felipe has been with C.J. Coakley 4 years and is an extremely hard worker. He

has the knowledge and an eye to know when something is not right and he will

call the foreman and ask if it is correct. He will not continue working on it mak-

ing the problem worse. Felipe is a carpenter and a true company man.

Carlos Rubio Project: 401 M Street Waterfront West Bldg.

Foreman: Dave Jordan Carlos has been a loyal employee of C.J. Coakley for approximately 3 years. He

is an excellent laborer with a great work ethic. You can depend on Carlos to

come to work every day on time. You can depend on Carlos to work any hours

and will work overtime any day with just a minute‘s notice. Carlos is a very hard

worker and never complains about anything or any job he does.

Luis Reyes Salas Project: Bethesda Hilton Garden Inn

Foreman: Frank Lopez

Luis is an excellent carpenter and always does what is asked of him. He will ask

questions to make sure he understands. Luis started working for C.J. Coakley

Co., Inc. in July of 2008.

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH

Rimer Jimenez Project: FDA

Foreman: Luis del Pielago

Rimer is always on time and never misses a day of work. He has good finishing

skills. He started with the company in August of 2007.

Marlon Osorio Project: Velocity

Foreman: Ron Rattie

He‘s young but learns quickly and is a very conscientious carpenter. Marlon

came to work for the company in June of 2007. This is Marlon‘s second em-

ployee of the month recognition.

The Employee of

the Month program

was started in 2003

to recognize excep-

tional employees

who exhibit excel-

lent skills, a good

attitude, safety

awareness and

good attendance.

Each recipient re-

ceives a $50.00 gift

card to Home De-

pot and tickets to a

DC United game.

7732 Lee Highway

Falls Church, VA 22042

C. J. COAKLEY CO., INC.

ADDRESS CORRECTION

REQUESTED

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This newsletter is published by the management of C. J. Coakley Co., Inc. to inform our employees about important

developments in our company. We reserve the sole discretion to exercise editorial control over this publication and

the contents should not be reprinted without our permission.

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The ―C. J. Coakley Co., Inc. Retirement Program‖ Summary Plan Description (SPD) and

information on our Health Plan are readily accessible on our web site www.cjcoakley.com.

A copy of the SPD can also be obtained by calling Karin Krothe in our office at 703-573-

0540. C. J. Coakley Co., Inc. is always seeking qualified female field employees. Please call

Karin in our office if you know of anyone who might be interested.

EMPLOYEE NEWS

Si desea recibir el boletín en Español favor de llamar a Monica Zveare en la oficina principal (703) 573-0540

Sandy Rich and husband Jared added a 6 lb. 8 oz. baby girl to their family on December 3,

2008. Paige Campbell was welcomed by older brothers Ethan and Lucas. Cesar Cisnado and

wife Diana had a baby girl on June 2, 2009. She was 6 lbs. 14 oz. and is their second daughter.

Jorge Alvarez and his wife Patricia Marquez had a baby boy named Nahuel Alexander on Feb-

ruary 16, 2009. Project Manager Russell Crean and wife Erin welcomed a baby girl Naomi Lea

on May 1, 2009. Naomi weighed 9 lbs. 3 oz. and joins big sister Neave at home.

Congratulations to Al Hicks who was promoted

to warehouse manager.

Miniature golf was added to the list

of activities available at this year‘s

picnic held at the Pavilions of Turkey

Run in May. Over 700 people at-

tended on what turned out to be a

great day. Congratulations to Juan

Mendez who won the Employee of

the Year drawing and will receive a

week‘s pay. Maria Coakley David was

dressed for the day—right

down to her sneakers—at

the company picnic.