Boston, Ma – Abbot Building Restoration recently completed a comprehensive masonry restoration project at 266 and 274 Summer Street in the heart of Boston’s historic Fort Point Channel waterfront neighborhood. These landmark multi-story brick masonry buildings served as warehouses at the turn of the 20th century.
Archive for February, 2012
29 Feb
Wise Construction Completes New Addition at MGH Institute of Health Professions
Charlestown, Ma – Construction manager Wise Corporation, of Winchester, joined officials of the MGH Institute of Health Professions (IHP) recently to celebrate the opening of a new 20,000 square foot-addition at the Institute’s facility in Charlestown’s historic Navy Yard.
29 Feb
AKF Now Offers Code Consulting
Boston, Ma – Code Consulting services are now being offered by AKF Group! This new specialty group will provide building, fire, life safety, and accessibility code consulting for new construction and existing building projects as well as expert witness services/litigation support.
29 Feb
HRP Associates, Inc. Launches Information-Rich Website
Farmington, Ct – HRP Associates, Inc., a prominent environmental and engineering consulting firm headquartered in Farmington, Ct, has launched a new website. The dynamic new site provides a reliable source of industry and business information for those concerned with environmental health and safety issues. It features an extensive News section, access to in-depth white papers, the ability to register for HRP’s environmental health & safety training courses, and comprehensive information on HRP’s service offerings.
29 Feb
Dimeo Completes Bay 4 Facility at Electric Boat
North Kingstown, RI – Dimeo Construction Company recently completed the construction of a heavy industrial building, known as Bay 4, at the General Dynamics Electric Boat Quonset Point, Rhode Island facility. The building, designed by Ware Malcomb, is approximately 150,000 sf with two freight elevators, four overhead cranes (two with a combined lift capability of 120 tons & two with a combined lift capability of 30 tons), as well as other manufacturing equipment.
29 Feb
Fitchburg State University Saves $1.5 Million on new Science Building – CBT Architects
Boston, MA – Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES), a provider of integrated performance analysis software and consulting services for sustainable building design, today announced that the use of its performance analysis software in a collaborative integrated design approach has helped save Fitchburg State University $1.5 million in construction costs and more than $34,000 in annual operating costs.
29 Feb
North Branch Construction Awarded Contract to Build Renal Therapy Clinic in Conway
Claremont, NH – North Branch Construction of Concord has begun the interior fit-up of the Fresenius Medical Care Center in Conway, NH. Fresenius Medical Care is a renal therapy provider with kidney dialysis treatment clinics world-wide. They are also the largest provider of dialysis products and services in the United States.
29 Feb
Sound Advice for School Performing Arts Design By John A. Prokos, FAIA, LEED AP and Chris Savereid
When planning new performing arts facilities, it is important to understand the goals of the arts curricula and how the facilities relate to the overall school design.
29 Feb
Topping Off Ceremony a “Huge Hit” with Heath School Students
Brookline, MA – Students at the Heath School were treated to a memorable interactive experience recently as Nauset Construction conducted a Topping Off ceremony at the school to mark the completion of the steel erection for a new classroom addition. Students signed the steel beam at the start of the operation, and a roar went up from the crowd when Raymond Masak, Owner’s Project Manager for the Town of Brookline, gave the thumbs up signal to the crane operator, who then hoisted the cross beam into place. “The kids just went crazy. It was a huge hit” said Nauset Project Executive Rob Nunez, who is overseeing the construction efforts at the school. “Now they all want to be steel erectors.”
29 Feb
CTA Starts Steel on New Maynard High
Maynard, Ma – CTA Construction Co. Inc. has started constructing the steel frame of the new $36.7 million Maynard High School after breaking ground on the project last fall. The approximately 122,000-square-foot school will serve 410 students in grades 8 to 10.
