Fitzemeyer & Tocci Wins Silver Award at 2025 ACEC/MA Engineering Excellence Awards

Fitzemeyer & Tocci Associates, Inc. (F&T) is proud to announce it has received the 2025 ACEC/MA Engineering Excellence Silver Award for its outstanding MEP/FP engineering work on the Rochester Regional Health Regional Care Pavilion at Canton-Potsdam Hospital.

This recognition affirms F&T’s leadership in delivering sustainable, resilient, and future-ready healthcare infrastructure.

F&T's Jason Butler and Deanna Adkison accept the Silver Engineering Excellence Award.

About the Engineering Excellence Award

Presented annually by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA), the Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) recognize engineering firms for projects that demonstrate an exceptional degree of innovation, complexity, achievement, and value.

This year’s winners were honored at the ACEC/MA Engineering Excellence Awards Gala on Monday, April 7, at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel.

From left to right, F&T's Sam Howard, Deanna Adkison, Matthew Fitzemeyer, and Jason Butler at the 2025 ACEC/MA Engineering Excellence Gala.

About the Award-Winning Project

Completed in October 2024, the Regional Care Pavilion at Canton-Potsdam Hospital is a 100,000 square foot expansion and modernization initiative aimed at transforming healthcare delivery across New York’s North Country. MEP/FP engineering was provided by F&T, with architectural design by LaBella Associates and construction by Pike Construction.

The new facility includes:

• Main Entrance & Lobby: A relocated, accessible entrance with upgraded HVAC, electrical systems, a gift shop, and a coffee kiosk

• Emergency Department: Expanded to 28 treatment rooms, including 4 trauma rooms and advanced triage/flex exam spaces

• Inpatient Units: 60 private patient rooms equipped for negative pressure, wireless monitoring, and high-efficiency HVAC

• Flexible infrastructure designed for future expansion

• High-efficiency systems to promote sustainability and infection control

Innovative Engineering Solutions

The project required complex and resilient engineering strategies to ensure seamless integration and long-term performance. F&T’s key contributions included:

• A penthouse mechanical room with rooftop air handlers and chillers for system resiliency

• A dual-fuel boiler plant and expandable cooling plant to support both new and existing facilities

• Dual-fed electric service and domestic hot water via high-efficiency heat exchangers

• Negative pressure-ready rooms for airborne infection control

• Room-level HVAC controls via Building Management System (BMS) for enhanced patient comfort and energy management

These solutions ensure operational continuity, system adaptability, and reduced maintenance burden across the hospital campus.

“F&T was a key contributor and factor in the success of the project. With creative and collaborative engineering expertise, F&T worked closely with our facilities team and the project team to implement the infrastructure solutions that were the best fit for the project.” — Richard Carey, Vice President of Real Estate, Facilities, Planning, and Construction, Rochester Regional Health

Exterior shot of the Rochester Regional Health Regional Care Pavilion at Canton-Potsdam Hospital.

 This award-winning project not only strengthens rural healthcare infrastructure but also serves as a model for energy-efficient, adaptable hospital design—one that enhances patient care while supporting the broader community’s long-term health and resilience.