H2M to be Honored at the Circulo de la Hispanidad Spring Gala

April 22, 2008

(Melville, N.Y.) The 2008 Spring Gala Dinner Dance will be held on May 16, 2008 at the Garden City Hotel in New York, to help benefit Círculo de la Hispanidad, a not for profit Hispanic community organization with Centers in Hempstead and Long Beach, NY. At the Gala, Circulo de la Hispanidad will be honoring outstanding individuals who have helped the organization. Mr. Joseph M. Mottola, R.A., Vice President, H2M Group and a resident of Massapequa is the lead architect in charge of the new community center that H2M has designed on behalf of Circulo. Mr. Mottola will be honored at the event.

The funds received from this gala will provide major support for Círculo de la Hispanidad in its efforts to improve the lives of individuals and their families through a comprehensive continuum of social services, recreation, education, cultural and economic development programs. The programs Circulo de la Hispanidad offer serve over 20,000 individuals and their families in Nassau County, NY through a comprehensive continuum of social services, recreation, education cultural and economic development programs. The construction of the community center was started last year and the estimated completion date will be in 2009.

The Circulo de la Hispanidad Community Center, located at 605 Peninsula Boulevard, Hempstead, New York (map it), is a very important project for the Hispanic community in Hempstead. It is being designed as an energy efficient, green building and will be seeking LEED certification. The Board of Directors views this project as an opportunity to set an example and educate the community about environmental responsibility. The building is approximately 28,000 square feet and includes a daycare center for 76 children, a dining facility, large multipurpose room for events ranging from indoor soccer to conferences and formal parties, classrooms for adult education and after school programs, a state of the art computer center, library and a dance studio. It also will house the administrative staff of Circulo which offers social services to the public.

As the building is being designed for LEED certification, it will include the following features and systems:

Development of a sustainable site; Reduction of water use and wastewater discharge; Optimization of energy use; Use of non-ozone depleting refrigerants; Implementation of a building recycling system; Use of recycled / regional / rapidly renewable materials; Alternative transportation; energy star roof; Light pollution reduction; Review of indoor air quality, including the possible use of VOC free paints, Green Label carpets, formaldehyde free wood products, Green Building insulation, CO2 monitoring systems, adequate building ventilation; and Proper sizing and locating of glazing systems to provide adequate natural light within the building. This reduces the need for full time artificial lighting while providing a comfortable space to enjoy.

Photo from Left to Right: Committee members and Honorees for the Spring Gala; Gil Bernardino, Executive Director of Circulo; Michael Bonacasa from H2M, Joseph Mottola from H2M (and an Honoree), Sheila D ‘Nodal, and Joseph Quagliata (Honoree), both from South Nassau Community Hospital; Welquis Lopez from Empire State Zone Program for the Village of Hempstead; Nicolas Andreadis (an Honoree) from Triton Construction, and Lance Franklin from Triton Construction; Jimmy Perez, President of Circulo de la Hispanidad.

For further information about H2M or Circulo de la Hispanidad feel free to call 631-756-8000 or visit the website at www.h2m.com.

Founded in 1933, H2M has grown to be one of the most respected professional consulting firms in the Northeast, providing full-service engineering, architecture, environmental services, and laboratory analysis. H2M consists of Holzmacher, McLendon & Murrell, P.C., H2M Labs, Inc., H2M Associates, Inc., H2M Architects & Engineers, Inc.; and has offices in Melville, New York and Parsippany, New Jersey.

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