[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 44 (Friday, March 19, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3025-S3026]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO MR. MARTIN SANTINI

 Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. President, I rise today in recognition of 
Martin Santini, an architect and planner who has literally helped New 
Jersey build and grow. His entrepreneurial spirit is to be commended as 
the firm he founded, Ecoplan, celebrates its 25th year in existence. 
Ecoplan is an award-winning architectural, planning, and design firm, 
whose clients include the State of New Jersey. His peers have 
recognized his talent, accomplishments, and contributions to the State 
as he has been elected as president of the New Jersey chapter of the 
American Institute of Architects. He is a registered architect in six 
States and licensed as a professional planner in the State of New 
Jersey.
  After graduating with both Bachelor of Architecture and Master of 
Architecture, as well as an Urban Planning degree, Martin established 
his own firm in 1974. Ecoplan has been dedicated to providing quality 
design services and producing creative solutions that add lasting value 
to its client's projects. After 25 years of committed service, his firm 
has grown exponentially. Recently, Ecoplan was ranked as the 14th 
largest architectural firm in New Jersey by New Jersey Business 
Magazine. To date, Ecoplan has designed and built over 1,000 structures 
in the Tri-State region. As Ecoplan's president, Martin has been 
largely responsible for this success.
  Martin and Ecoplan have served the State of New Jersey well. 
Ecoplan's clients include numerous municipalities, counties, boards of 
education, housing authorities, and police departments. They have 
served the public sector well by closely maintaining construction 
budgets and schedules, which are so important in Ecoplan has also 
served the private sector and various communities well, building 
schools, medical offices, YMCAs, condominiums, townhouses, apartments, 
single family homes, corporate headquarters, restaurants, commercial 
office buildings, warehouses, and a wide variety of additions, 
renovations, and interior design projects.

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  Martin and his firm have served the State of New Jersey by improving 
our schools, housing our citizens, and providing a workplace for our 
government employees. His dedication to the success of his firm and his 
steadfast commitment to his clients embody the entrepreneurial spirit. 
I am proud to recognize Martin's accomplishments and contributions 
today and I know he will continue to serve New Jersey well in the years 
to come.

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