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New
York HVAC Insider News
Taco Breaks
Ground On New Innovation & Development Center Project.
 Project
Summary: Taco has embarked on a major building project to
modernize its Cranston, RI facility and revamp the Taco Learning
Center. The project’s Master Infrastructure Plan calls for
expanding the front of the present building to accommodate a brand
new, state-of-the-art education and training center, to be called
the Taco Innovation & Development Center, along with over
24,000 sq. ft. of renovations to office space areas.
The project represents the
largest capital expenditure effort in the company’s history and
addresses the company’s short and long terms needs for remaining
in Rhode Island. This “Green” LEED project will showcase the
best that today’s advanced hydronics industry offers, including
“Living Laboratories” demonstration spaces for working Taco
products and systems.
Architectural design by Baker
Design Group, Boston, MA Construction management by Shawmut Design
and Construction, Providence, RI.
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Taco broke ground today on a major
building project designed to secure its future in the Ocean State.
Company President & CEO John Hazen White, Jr. was joined by
family members, representatives from the state’s political
leadership, guests and employees of Taco for the morning event.
The centerpiece of the $18
million project will be the new Taco Innovation & Development
Center, consisting of a two-story 24,037 square foot addition to
the current building, a former trolley barn built in 1904. The
Innovation & Development Center will be a state-of- the-art
learning and training environment, complete with new classroom
spaces, conference rooms, a business center, and functional labs
for testing and teaching.
The Center will utilize, display
and provide a hands-on learning environment for the best equipment
and systems that today’s HVAC industry offers for comfort,
efficiency and sustainability. The HVAC products and systems will
be visible throughout the entire facility forming “Living
Laboratories” that allow for close-up viewing, hands-on learning
and teaching. Taco’s reception area, employee cafeteria and
office areas on two floors, encompassing over 24,000 sq. ft of
interior space within the existing building, will undergo
extensive renovation, floor to ceiling, advancing the comfort,
functionality and productivity of those areas.
There will be new offices, work
stations, meeting rooms and open areas illuminated by energy effi
cient lighting, natural light and the very best in indoor comfort.
The LEED project, slated for completion during the fall of 2012,
will provide the space the company needs to grow and to remain
competitive while remaining in RI, where the company has been
operating since 1942.
“Taken together, these major
improvements to Taco’s physical infrastructure will provide us
with a new home for the coming decades,” said John Hazen White,
Jr., the third generation owner of Taco. “The new Taco
Innovation & Development Center will be a showcase for our
industry, where members of our professional community will learn
about the latest technology and applications our industry has to
offer. We look forward to the completion of this project when we
can begin sharing this amazing facility with them.
“With this ambitious project
under way, Taco is committing itself further to the growth and
success of our employees, our customers and our industry.” The
project, which will extend through fi ve phases of design and
construction, will employ 36 subcontracting employers and provide
almost 200 jobs for the local economy.
For more information, visit
www.taco-hvac.com
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