A note from Andrew Becker at LittleFoot Energy Corporation
Through March 29 LittleFoot Energy is rallying support for the official launch of Boston’s Sustainable Business Leaders Network. To kick things off we’d like to stop by your office for a photo shoot and rides with a lightning quick all-electric Tesla Roaster. For Boston business leaders that commit to participating in our challenge to accelerate [...]

Margulies Perruzzi Architects Designs Expansion of Edgewood Retirement Community By John Pearson, AIA, LEED AP
The senior population in the United States is growing and changing, and so too are housing options for the senior set. A variety of senior housing is available, from independent living facilities and residents’ apartments to assisted living and long-term nursing care.

Designing a Vegetated Green Roof System for Electronic Leak Detection by Laura Kozel, Engineer
With the increasing number of vegetated roofs, electronic leak detection is a critical part of the design and installation to mitigate risk to the contractors and building owner.

Environments at Work Provides Furniture for Dynamics Research Corporation – New headquarters opens in Andover, Massachusetts
Boston, MA – Environments at Work, New England’s premier Haworth office furniture dealer, announced today that it has completed the procurement and installation of furniture for Dynamics Research Corporation’s [NASDAQ: DRCO] new corporate headquarters in Andover, Massachusetts.

Keene’s First Green Hotel on Target for June 2010 Completion
Keene, NH – Keene’s first environmentally friendly “green” hotel, a 65,795-sf Courtyard by Marriott, is on target to be completed by June 2010.

Essex Bldrs to Construct Elm Place – VMY Vitols Architects
Cambridge, MA - Essex Builders Corp. has secured a $3.6m contract from Just-A-Start Corporation to construct Elm Place, a 25,000sf mixed use development in Cambridge. The Architect of Record, VMY Vitols Architects, Inc. of Newton prepared construction documents employing a conceptual design developed by Dingman Allison Architects, Inc., P.C. of Cambridge.

DBVW Receives Award
Providence, RI - Durkee, Brown, Viveiros & Werenfels Architects (DBVW) has been selected to receive a 2010 Encore Award in the Small Business category.

Nitsch Recognized for Green Practices
Boston, MA– Nitsch Engineering, Inc.– was one of the first 23 companies to earn the certification as a Sustainable Business Leader from the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Boston.

McCall & Almy PR Selections
Boston, MA - Rhino Public Relations, a specialty public relations agency, and Doerr Associates, a creative and strategic marketing and communications firm, announced their selection by McCall & Almy, a Boston-based commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm, to provide public relations and strategic marketing planning and design.

Feldman Selects Historic Sites
The 3D Laser Scanning division of Harry R. Feldman, Inc. (Feldman 3d) has selected two historic sites for their Pro-Bono 3D Laser Scanning Program.