Auburndale, MA, the Walker Center in Auburndale is a comfortable, historic place of hospitality for non-profit and faith-based organizations to use as a venue for retreats, events, conferences and more. Like many institutional campuses in the Boston area, maintaining older buildings is an ongoing and extensive effort. Lead paint exists in virtually every building constructed prior to 1978, and the historic buildings at the Walker Center are no different. When it was time to repair and paint the exterior of the main buildings, the Center also undertook a lead paint abatement project to address many of the common areas.Walker Center chose Alpine Environmental of Chelmsford as contractor to handle both the lead paint aspects as well as the painting and carpentry needed for the project.
While many projects are straightforward, the job at the Walker Center was quite complicated. It involved myriad details such as window stripping and restoration, window replacement, stripping detailed woodwork, and applying liquid encapsulants to selected surfaces. Alpine worked with both the Center and the Auburndale Historic District Commission to gain approvals for the replacement windows.
Careful scheduling and exceptional project management were needed to get the work done without impacting ongoing events or creating hazards for occupants.