CSArch opens new office in Melville

CSArch Architecture I Engineering I Construction Management (CSArch), the region's second largest architecture firm according to The Business Review's 2009 annual survey, has opened a new office. CSArchs' entrance into the Long Island market will support the firm's vision for increasing their already extensive education facility design portfolio, as well as open doors into new markets such as healthcare, government and municipal. Opening an office on Long Island will also assist in better serving existing clients such as Long Beach City School District and Great Neck Union Free School District. James Powers AIA, has joined the firm as director of business development in September of 2009 and will manage the local A/E/CM office. Powers' background as an architect, business owner, and design-build specialist for financial institutions, franchises and educational facilities will significantly enhance CSArch's business development strategies throughout Long Island and New York City. "The region will greatly benefit from having one of the state's most accomplished architectural firms expand on Long Island. CSArch is a leader of sustainable design and recently opened the first wood chip gastrification energy plant for a K12 facility in the state," Powers said.