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Peter Schubert

Peter Schubert

Partner

Ennead Architects

Jon Chan

Jon Chan

Principal

BR+A Consulting Engineers

Jamie Peschel

Jamie Peschel

Managing Partner

Longfellow Real Estate Partners

Nancy Kelley
Moderator

Nancy Kelley

President & CEO

Nancy J Kelley + Associates

Peter Schubert

Partner

Ennead Architects

Peter Schubert, FAIA is a Design Partner at Ennead Architects. Peter has spent over thirty-years designing award-winning office, commercial life science, vertical laboratories, R&D and innovation centers, academic science, mixed-use residential, hospital and hotel projects in the US and around the world. Fusing a passion for urbanism with iconic architecture that integrates local culture, history and context, he creates purposeful buildings and civic spaces. His work includes: Center East: The New York Blood Center, on the Upper East Side; The Cove Jersey City, a 3,000,000 SF commercial science-led mixed-use development; DIVCO West’s Parcel U project at Cambridge Crossing in MA; and the Alexandria Center for Life Science at East River Science Plaza, the first ground-up commercial lab project in New York City. Ennead has close to 5,000,000 sf of ground-up commercial lab projects across the Northeast. The firm is responsible for projects in the New York area as diverse as The Standard Hotel Highline, the new Koch Research Center at MSK and The Rose Planetarium.

Jon Chan

Principal

BR+A Consulting Engineers

Jon Chan is a Principal at BR+A with over 16 years of experience in the field of HVAC engineering. He has been involved in the engineering of HVAC systems for a broad range of project types for research, academic, science, and healthcare clients nationwide. Jon holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University and is a Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer in Massachusetts. Additionally, he is an active member of the Boston Chapter of the American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers and the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering.

Jamie Peschel

Managing Partner

Longfellow Real Estate Partners

Jamie is a Managing Partner of Longfellow Real Estate Partners and jointly oversees all development, investment and operational activities at Longfellow. Since co-founding Longfellow in 2009, he has been responsible for growing the company through the execution of value-add and development projects in excess of 1,700,000 SF for institutional and commercial tenants. Under Jamie’s leadership, Longfellow has invested more than $250 million on behalf of institutional investors. In addition, Jamie has played an active role in the leasing activities of the firm, including work with companies ranging from newly-formed VC portfolio companies to major pharmaceutical companies and academic institutions. Jamie is a member of Longfellow’s investment committee.

Prior to forming Longfellow, Jamie held positions with the following organizations: RREEF Global Opportunity Funds, Accenture Strategy Practice

Jamie received his MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and an AB from Dartmouth College, where he was a member of the men’s varsity rowing team. He was also a 3-time member of the US National Rowing team. Jamie is a member of ULI and NAIOP. Outside of Longfellow, Jamie enjoys spending time with his wife, Courtney, and three children; playing golf; fly fishing and skiing in Montana.

Nancy Kelley

Moderator

Nancy J Kelley + Associates

Nancy J Kelley is a senior executive and lawyer with exceptional leadership ability and management skills. She has over twenty years of executive management and board experience in starting, growing, and restructuring organizations, raising capital, recruiting diverse management teams, creating and implementing strategic plans, developing real estate, developing internet based information platforms, data warehouses and marketing/branding. She has a particularly deep understanding of the healthcare, life science and research fields and has in-depth knowledge of the related legal, business, government, non-profit and academic sectors.

Summary

  1. How has the increased demand for research expanded the need for lab space in Boston?

  2. Vertical lab spaces were previously constructed up to 6-8 stories. Now that 15-18 story developments are a possibility, how will the life sciences sector evolve?

  3. As Kendall Square runs out of space for expansions, where are developers eyeing next?

  4. What design solutions and technologies are being used to innovate vertical lab space?

  5. Modular configuration, efficiency and build requirements: What challenges do vertical labs pose and what engineering and development solutions are being used?