About Christopher Howe

CHRISTOPHER HOWE, RA 

Registered Architect: Massachusetts #20499 International Code Council (ICC) – Member 

National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) – Member 

Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) – Member 

Education 

Bachelor of Architecture, Roger Williams University, 1996 

Associate in Applied Science – Architecture and Building Technology, Vermont Technical College, 1988 

Work Experience 

2012 – Present Principal: CDHA Consulting – Code Consulting and Architectural Specifications 

Somerville, MA 

Code consulting and specification writing (See project list) 

1996-2012 Architect / job captain: D.W. Arthur Associates Architecture, Inc. 

Boston, MA 

Design, documentation, design team management , consultant coordination, and construction administration (shop drawing / submittal review, contractor coordination, site visits). 

New Freestanding Child Care 

Merck: (2) 20,000 sf centers on separate campuses north of Philadelphia Dupont: 12,000 sf child care center on Dupont’s Delaware campus Citibank: 46,000 sf child care center Jacksonville, Florida 

Child care Adaptive Reuse 

Bright Horizons at Crosby Corporate Center, Bedford, MA Bright Horizons at Cummings Center, Beverly MA 

Bright Horizons at Landmark Center, Boston MA 

Child care Renovations 

Multiple projects for Harvard University Harvard Business School 

Office Fit-outs and Renovations 

Multiple projects for Boston Private Bank & Trust Co. Leggat McCall Properties 

Residential 

Relocation of existing residence and construction of a new 5,000 sf residence in Nantucket, MA 

1989-1996 Draftsman and Project Manager: Randall T. Mudge and Associates Architects 

Lyme, NH 

Drafting, design, and construction administration 

Residential Renovations 

Multiple residential renovation projects in the Hanover, NH vicinity 

Ledyard Bank 

Renovation of a historic building (Hanover Hardware Store) to become the headquarters of Ledyard National Bank 

1984-1986 Russell F. Howe Builders, Inc. 

Brattleboro, VT 

General labor and carpentry 

Lectures 

2014 – 2016 Guest Lecturer Massachusetts Building Commissions and Inspectors Association.

2017 Architecture Boston Expo (ABX) “The Referenced Standards of the Building Code”