High-Profile: May 2023

INDUSTRY EXPERT ARTICLES:

May 2023

Focus: Landscape Architecture and Civil Engineering and Technology and Innovation

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Connolly Brothers Celebrates Topping Off of Tropical Products Facility

How the ‘Teach to Work’ Mentorship Program is Equipping the Next Generation of Construction Professionals

Harvard Students Win Urban Land Institute Prize

LSU Engineering Professor Designs Non-Metal Battery to Replace Lithium Battery

Renovations Completed on New Hampshire Baseball Stadium

POAH Recognized by Environmental Finance

Erland Completes 28,900sf Fit-out for Affini-T Therapeutics

PROCON Receives National Excellence in Construction Award

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Spring 2023 Annual Supplement: Building Energy/MEP

The Mark at DeNormandie, a 107-unit residential building along East Boston’s waterfront, has two-thirds of its site reserved for public and semi-private open spaces. / Photo by Anthony Crisafulli / Full story page 13

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Professor Designs Replacement for Lithium Battery

Renovations Completed on New Hampshire Baseball Stadium

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Downtown Boston and the Zakim Bridge.

On page 15, read about the revitalization efforts underway at the historic Hood Park in Derry, N.H. TFMoran Landscape Architects are designing the outdoor recreational environment for the town’s residents, which includes native plant materials and multi-use paths throughout the property.

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April showers bring May flowers, or so they say. Who is they anyway?

May is our annual focus on Landscape Architecture and Civil Engineering. Whenever I’m walking around in any city, I’m always hyper-aware of the landscape around me, curious to see how much green space a city has or how pedestrian-friendly it might be. After all, the landscape is what truly makes a city — the waterways, parks, bridges, and paths, all designed to elevate the human experience. The focus on these important elements is apparent in new projects all over New England.

On page 13, Ian Ramey highlights The Mark at DeNormandie Wharf, which is part of East Boston’s newly developed waterfront. Copley Wolff designed the open spaces which prioritize the pedestrian experience, including providing unparalleled views of

Our other focus this month is on Technology and Innovation. On page 16, Matthew Ison of VisionTrack talks about how artificial intelligence (AI) can help mitigate risk and improve safety on jobsites.

Spring is in full bloom, and so is baseball season! On page 22, read about the newly renovated Northeast Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester, N.H., home to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats! Renovations were extensive and began in 2022. High efficiency equipment and insulation was also part of the project,

specifically designed to increase overall performance of the facility and create savings over its lifespan.

Efficient facilities are on everyone’s minds these days, which is why we have a dedicated annual supplement to the trades that make that happen. That’s right. I’m talking about our MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing) supplement! Make sure to take a peek at some of the companies that are leading the way in helping owners and facility managers with facility upgrades!

annual Building Trades Recovery Week. Tom S. Gunning, BTEA’s executive director, first organized Recovery Week in 2019 to “raise the profile of substance use disorder (SUD), break the stigma of addiction and educate both labor and management about viable recovery options.”

The end of April was a busy time for our industry. The Construction Institute held its annual Women Who Build Summit. HP’s newest additions, Mia Pernice and Rod Poe, were in attendance and enjoyed making new connections!

The Building Trades Employers’ Association (BTEA) also recently held its

Recovery Week has gained the attention of both politicians and athletes that support the cause. This year’s recovery week goals were confronting SUD, advancing well-being and saving lives. New York Giants tight end, Darren Waller, shared his journey at an event held at Sheet Metal Local 17 training center in Dorchester, Mass. on April 26. Enjoy the read,

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Darren Waller of the New York Giants (l) and Tom S. Gunning, executive director of BTEA

Up-Front

Sasaki and Skanska’s Longwood Place Receives Zoning Board Approval

Boston – Longwood Place, a new mixeduse development master plan designed by Sasaki and directed by Skanska USA Commercial Development, was approved by the Boston Zoning Commission (BZC) on March 29, following board approval of the overall development by the Boston Planning and Development Agency

Longwood Place

(BPDA) in early 2023.

“The Longwood Place master plan integrates a bold architectural approach with a strong, connective landscape to create a robust public realm welcoming to all,” said Sasaki senior associate architect, Meredith McCarthy, who was the project manager for the two-year effort. “A focus on delivering diverse spaces inside and out that surround high-performing life science buildings and a vital residential program make Longwood Place a vibrant addition to one of Boston’s most innovative neighborhoods.”

The 5.8-acre site currently hosts Simmons University’s residential campus. Once the school completes its multiphase One Simmons campus consolidation plan, the development, which includes five new buildings, will transform the parcel into a mixed-use gateway to Longwood Medical Area.

The project includes 1.7 million sq. ft. of new laboratory, office, housing, retail, and community space, and $12 million in public realm improvements. The development features 2.6 acres of public open space, 15,000sf of indoor

community space, and over 44,000sf of retail at the ground floor. Additional public investments include two new floating bus stops, fully accessible crosswalks, a new signalized pedestrian crossing, new street connections, a new elevated and protected bike lane along Brookline Avenue, and two new Bluebike stations, all designed

to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety while strengthening the neighborhood’s ties to Fenway, Brookline, and greenways along the Emerald Necklace. By passing this major checkpoint in the development process, Longwood Place is set to advance into building design phases later this year.

NIBS Issues ‘Moving Forward Report’

Washington – The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) Consultative Council has issued its 2022 Moving Forward Report, looking closely at the climate emergency and the path toward decarbonization of the U.S. built environment.

The report specifically examines embodied and operational carbon and greenhouse gases in existing buildings and new construction, providing realistic and effective carbon-reducing recommendations directly to President Joe Biden and policymakers, as well as to industry stakeholders.

According to the report:

The building sector is a significant contributor to carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, both in the U.S. and globally. These GHG emissions contribute to the widespread and worsening impacts of humaninduced climate change, and can have adverse effects on local environments and populations by compromising indoor air quality and exacerbating outdoor air pollution. Mitigating these effects by decarbonizing the building sector will take an economy-wide effort, but the need to achieve near- and long-term emissions reductions is critically important.

Among the Consultative Council’s recommendations:

• The federal government should leverage

the significant experience of the design and construction industries, prioritizing private sector input in ongoing Council on Environmental Quality coordination of federal actions around decarbonization.

• The administration and federal agencies should ensure all proposed actions and mandates are working from a common definition of decarbonization, with commonly shared, publicly available data, to ensure shared progress and tracking.

• Federal agencies should provide technical assistance and funding to support development of a generallyaccepted and widely available lifecycle approach to evaluating whole-building environmental impacts, one that balances operational GHG emissions and embodied carbon considerations.

• Federal, state, and local governments and the building industry should increase investment in understanding and overcoming the challenges to decarbonization posed by the existing building stock.

“Human-induced climate change is a threat to human life and society, and steps must be taken across economic sectors to reduce the adverse impact of carbon and other harmful greenhouse gas emissions,” said AC Powell, JD, CPS, president and CEO of NIBS. “Progress has been made, but there is still far to go.”

High-Profile: Up-Front

Groundbreaking Held for Attleboro Emergency Shelter, Housing Development

Attleboro, MA – In partnership with the Northern Bristol County Assistance Collaborative (NBCAC), Catholic Social Services, Father Bill’s & MainSpring, Massachusetts Alliance for Supportive Housing, Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development, BayCoast Bank, and the office of Representative James Hawkins, NeighborWorks Housing Solutions (NHS) recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on the site of what will become the first-ever adult emergency shelter and permanent supportive housing development in the city of Attleboro.

Cathleen DeSimone, mayor of Attleboro; Senator Paul Feeney; Susan Mazzarella, CEO of Catholic Social Services; and Joyce Tavon, senior director of policy and programs for Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, also participated in the groundbreaking. The ceremony was held on April 4 and took place at 150 Pleasant Street in Attleboro. This project will create a new 18-bed adult emergency shelter and 22 studio apartments with supportive services for chronically homeless individuals. Last year, NHS announced it was awarded $5 million in development subsidies from the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development coupled with an additional award of state rental subsidies and supportive services for

this effort, which represents the majority of the funds required for the project. A $2 million grant from Massachusetts Alliance for Supportive Housing was announced at the event.

For nearly five years, the NBCAC has advocated for creating an emergency shelter in Attleboro. In 2020, as the pandemic increased the urgency of their efforts, NBCAC asked NHS to partner with them to create an emergency shelter to address the current needs of those experiencing homelessness and establish permanent supportive housing to provide a long-term solution to help end homelessness in the community.

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stabilize and rebuild their lives and relationships. We are so grateful to the many individuals and organizations who came together to make this day a reality,” said Robert Corley, CEO of NHS.

In addition to NBCAC, NHS is partnering with Catholic Social Services to manage and operate the emergency shelter program; Father Bill’s & MainSpring to provide the supportive services for the permanent housing program; BayCoast Bank, a regional community bank that provided a grant for project planning and development; and

Hawkins and his staff, who have actively advocated for the project and secured multiple commitments of early funding.

“Housing is an essential component to helping end homelessness in our area. I’m proud of the work everyone has done to get us to this point. I’m looking forward to cutting the ribbon on this property in a year,” said Hawkins.

The project is being completed in memory of Sue Smith, a homeless advocate at CCBC. Construction is expected to be completed in 2024.

High-Profile Media Group Welcomes Two

Pembroke, MA – High-Profile Media Group (HPMG) announces it recently welcomed two new team members. Rod Poe was hired in the role of vice president of sales, and Mia Pernice joins the company as publisher’s assistant.

In his role, Poe oversees print and digital ad sales for High-Profile Monthly while cultivating strategic partnerships and negotiating sponsorships for HPMG’s various media outlets.

Poe said, “I plan to focus on ensuring that our partners continue to view High-Profile as an extension of their business development goals and an asset in growing their business.”

Poe’s previous experience includes work as a sales professional and consultant in the commercial design and real estate sectors, as well as serving as a combat medic in the U.S. Navy.

Mia Pernice graduated from Central

Connecticut State University in 2021, receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in journalism with a focus on documentary photography and video/photo editing. Her skills include business development, sales/ marketing, social media management, and corporate event planning.

In her new role, Pernice’s responsibilities include assisting the publisher, managing social media and e-marketing campaigns, sales/outreach, and assisting the editor in publishing news and announcements for High-Profile’s monthly publication and online newsfeed.

“I’m really excited for the opportunity to combine both my journalistic background and my experience as an executive assistant into this new role. I look forward to getting to know the members of New England’s AEC community at networking events, and contributing to High-Profile’s growth and success,” said Pernice.

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Connolly Brothers Celebrates Topping Off of Tropical Products Facility

Salem, MA – Connolly Brothers, Inc. announced it recently celebrated the steel topping off of a new manufacturing and office headquarters for Tropical Products Inc., a private-label formulator and bottler of personal care, pet care, and home products that manufactures product lines for many companies.

Once in its new location, located at 373 Highland Ave. in Salem, the company will expand operations from eight to 20 automated filling lines for a variety of products, from gels to foamy liquids in containers of all sizes. The new facility will also enable Tropical Products to double the size of its workforce by employing up to 120 employees from Salem and surrounding North Shore communities.

“It is really gratifying to see the progress,” said Ed Berman, president of Tropical Products, of the topping off milestone. “We went from buying a 5.5-acre lot with significant ledge and landscape challenges to blasting and excavation, and the transformation has been incredible.”

At the topping off, Berman was joined in signing the final steel beam by co-owner and wife Kerry Berman, Vice President of Finance and Operations Renee Dionne, and several other company representatives. Connolly Brothers President Jay Connolly and Vice President

of Real Estate/Development Thaddeus Minshall were also in attendance with several Connolly Brothers staff, alongside Cambridge Savings Bank Senior Vice President Angela Gee and Chief Credit Officer Michael Bonsey, as well as John Rizzo, partner with Wakefield, Mass. accounting firm CRR, LLP. The final beam completed the outline of a single-story, bi-leveled building that will be nearly 100,000sf with a partial mezzanine, including a four-truck loading dock.

Berman noted that Tropical Products has grown as some businesses are expressing renewed interest in U.S.-based

manufacturing and bottling in the wake of concerns about reliability and quality in some overseas markets. “Connolly’s team camped out here for a week to see what we are doing and made a lot of architectural design suggestions that we are using to increase our efficiency,” he said.

“During the height of the COVID pandemic, Tropical Products stepped up with many donations of hand sanitizer products to the local community,” said Jay Connolly. “It is our pleasure to be able to help them expand on the North Shore as they fulfill the manufacturing and bottling needs of their many business clients from across the U.S.”

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190,000sf Elementary School in Andover Tops Off

Andover, MA – Officials from Andover Public Schools, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the Town of Andover recently joined students, educators, and representatives from PMA Consultants, SMMA, and Gilbane Building Company to celebrate the official topping off of the 190,000sf West Elementary School.

Designed by SMMA, with PMA Consultants serving as owner’s project manager, the new school will be designed to create inclusive, flexible, and adaptable learning environments for 925 elementary school students. The Town of Andover is also relocating its Shawsheen Preschool to this facility for 130 pre-K students. Located in a dedicated wing, separate from the elementary school, the preschool will have access to shared resources and amenity spaces.

The new West Elementary will feature modern, adaptable educational spaces including classrooms that can easily transition into larger group work areas to support accessibility and collaboration. Each space in the new school will center on community, with classrooms grouped by grade level in separate wings focused around neighborhood learning commons with abundant natural light. Larger educational spaces will be located off individual classrooms to allow grades to mingle and build community.

Multi-purpose spaces and other communal areas throughout the school are designed to offer diverse seating opportunities to encourage engagement. The cafeteria will share a moveable wall with the gymnasium to create a flexible connection to support project-based learning, exhibitions, and performances.

As part of Gilbane’s student inclusion program, a project “vision wall” has been installed on site, allowing children a safe vantage point to monitor the construction of their new school. The viewing area features project statistics, such as the amount of concrete and steel being used throughout construction, in relatable terms for elementary school learning.

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CI Names ‘Champions of Change’

East Hartford, CT – The Construction Institute of East Hartford, Conn. recently announced its 2023 Champions of Change awardees. Each year, the Construction Institute honors one woman and one man within the AEC/O industry for their contributions as role models who mentor and support women and others in the industry and whose personal dedication improves the industry.

This year’s awardees are Francis (Frank) X. Hayes, president of BOND Building Construction, and Lisa Clauson, director of strategic partnerships at the North Atlantic States Carpenters Labor Management Program, Central and Western MA.

Hayes has over 30 years of expertise in the construction industry. He is being recognized for his exceptional leadership, management skills, and track record of successful project delivery, and for playing a pivotal role in spearheading various strategic initiatives, including developing the people strategies, expansion plans, and cutting-edge technology platforms that have been instrumental in driving BOND Building’s growth and success. Hayes says he is passionate about gender diversity in the workplace and has been an active proponent of initiatives promoting women’s inclusion and advancement in construction.

West Newton School Renovates Ice Rink

Since 2016, Clauson has worked for the Carpenters Union recruiting women and people of color to the field and working to expand diversity in the construction industry, both within the workforce and with MBEs and WBEs. She helps facilitate the Policy Group on Tradeswomen’s Issues and this work has focused on recruiting more women and gender non-conforming people to the industry, and persuading owners of construction projects to incorporate construction diversity plans into their projects. Clauson also works for the Carpenters Union on policy campaigns, research, and business development in her region and strategic campaigns targeting developers and contractors that engage in wage theft.

Hayes and Clauson were recognized at the 2023 Women Who Build Summit, held on April 26-27 at UMass Amherst.

Newton, MA – Returning for their fourth project together, Erland Construction and CBT Architects were selected by The Fessenden School, an independent boys’ boarding and day school based in West Newton, to improve 5,610sf of the school’s existing ice rink facility. The renovation will support the ongoing needs of Fessenden’s hockey and ice rink rental programs.

Updates to the rink include installing new fire protection services, life safety systems, and ADA accommodations. The facility’s public restrooms will also be completely refreshed. Throughout the project, Erland will work closely with the school and Preferred Mechanical to coordinate construction around the

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concurrent upgrades to the rink’s ice surface.

“We really value the partnership we’ve cultivated with The Fessenden School in the time that we’ve worked together,” said Ben McConchie, Academic Group manager, Erland. “Our team is excited to be back on campus and partnering with the school and Preferred Mechanical to revitalize the ice rink.”

The renovation is scheduled to be completed this July. Representatives of Erland say that, as with any project, the company is committed to safety and minimal disruption to the school’s ongoing operations, child care center, and summer camp activities.

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In construction, an RFI (Request for Information) seeks clarifications of plans, drawings, specifications and agreement, which is a formal request by a contractor or subcontractor seeking clarification of various issues and gaps in the construction documents.

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Reconnecting the East Boston Waterfront

By Ian Ramey

The Mark at DeNormandie Wharf is a 107-unit residential building along the East Boston waterfront on the site of the former Hodge Boiler Works. The project reserved over two-thirds of the site for a series of public and semi-private open spaces designed by Copley Wolff, a landscape architecture firm based in Downtown Boston.

When the project was initiated in 2016, the East Boston waterfront was in the midst of a major transformation which included the creation of new parkland; the addition of large, multi-family housing communities; and the rapid expansion of the East Boston Harborwalk. A component of the larger Boston Harborwalk, the East Boston Harborwalk is a multi-modal path that will eventually create a 43-mile waterfront route connecting East Boston to Dorchester.

accommodate a jog in the Harborwalk entry/exit points as you move through the site. The curving form of the path stands in juxtaposition with the hard, linear edge of the existing wharf providing unfettered access through the site while creating a series of subspaces that invite pedestrians to stop and linger.

These spaces include The Point, a gently shielded overlook space which takes advantage of the corner of the existing wharf edge. The Point provides a refuge from the bustle of activity on the Harborwalk to absorb the truly unparalleled views of Downtown Boston and the Zakim Bridge.

DeNormandie Wharf included one of the last unbuilt sections of the East Boston Harborwalk. The importance of this connection to the community was reinforced during the two-year public process which included meetings with BPDA and community organizations which resulted in a call for both the closing of the Harborwalk gap and the creation of a site plan that prioritized publicly-accessible significant open space along the waterfront.

The landscape design addresses both of the goals revealed during the public process, unfolding in two directions –parallel to the waterfront through the creation of the Harborwalk link and sectionally from the water’s edge to Sumner Street.

Within the site, the Harborwalk alignment takes a curvilinear form to

A stage and tiered viewing area for observing performances are nestled into the slope and act as part of the resiliency-based grading strategy that transitions pedestrians to the elevated publicly-accessible open space. Broken down into easily negotiable vertical rises, the project ultimately makes up 7 feet of grade change between the existing harbor walk grade and habitable first floor level and courtyard, which were set above the 2070 design flood elevation identified in the Climate Boston Guidelines.

At the building level, the Waterfront Terrace includes a series of gathering spaces for the public, as well as a planted amenity deck for residents. Within the public portion of the terrace, an open flexible plaza space is provided to accommodate small community events, while an elevated deck structure provides a harbor overlook as well as spill-out space for the planned restaurant tenant. A curved pergola structure with a seat wall is nestled into native seaside plantings to deliver a shaded space for the public. The public are welcomed to the Waterfront

Terrace via a tree-lined sidewalk and monumental stair and accessible ramp.

The planting palette is 100% native to Suffolk County, Mass. and introduces nearly 40 unique species of shrubs and perennials. Plants were selected for their adaptability and salt-tolerance. Selections were orchestrated to provide continuous overlapping bloom periods for pollinator support and high habitat value for endemic fauna.

Fort Point Associates, environmental consulting; and Childs Engineering, marine engineering. Cranshaw Construction served as general contractor. Ian

Waterfront Terrace

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A diverse palette of salt-tolerant, native plant species soften grade change between the Harborwalk and the Waterfront Terrace.

East Boston Harborwalk

The project was developed by The Davis Companies and the design team included Cube 3, architecture; Embarc, interior architecture; Howard Stein Hudson, civil engineering;

Ramey is a principal at Copley Wolff Design Group, Inc.

Harvard Students Win Urban Land Institute Prize

Washington – A redevelopment plan for a North Charleston, S.C. site presented by a team of Harvard University students has taken top honors in the 21st annual Urban Land Institute (ULI)/Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition.

The ideas contest provides graduate students the opportunity to devise a comprehensive design and development scheme for a large-scale site in an urban area. Members of the winning team were awarded a prize of $50,000 at the conclusion of the competition on April 6, with $5,000 of the total going to Harvard University.

In March, the students toured the competition site, rehearsed their proposals, and received feedback from local ULI member. On April 6, they presented their plans in person to a 15-person jury of ULI members from across the country.

This year’s competition asked students for proposals to create a vibrant mixed-use, mixed-income area in North Charleston. The challenge brief asked the students to address issues of equity, housing affordability, access to neighborhood services, sustainability, and connectivity to surrounding communities.

The winning plan from Harvard University, titled Knot Charleston, is a vision for the new downtown of North Charleston designed to address challenges posed by the post-COVID environment,

social inequality, and climate change. Synthesizing three core values of resilience, economy, and community, this mixed-use development captures the city’s unique context to create a regional destination, generate employment powerhouse for local business, and build a well-connected, affordable and enriching place to live for generations, according to ULI.

The team was comprised of Youngsoo Yang, Tomas Quaglia, Ben Parker, Emily Johansen, and Rachaya Wattanasirichaigoon, all representing Harvard University.

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site and cities across the country,” said the team in a statement. “This threemonth journey has been an unforgettable experience for our team and the highlight

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“Of the many creative solutions offered, Knot Charleston ultimately had the most exemplary financials coupled with thoughtful phasing and a well-conceived mix of industrial and residential scales,” said Jury Chair Geeti Silwal. “Not only did their proposal offer ample access points to the water throughout the site, the team also told an effective story in their presentation that conveyed their awareness of the local maritime history, the city itself, and the community surrounding the site.”

Devon Morse Becomes Wetland Scientist

Danvers, MA – Hancock Associates, a provider of land surveying, civil engineering and wetland science services, announced that Devon Morse, a wetland scientist/ project manager at the firm, has received her Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) certification.

Morse joined Hancock Associates in 2020 and is responsible for coastal and inland wetland delineations, establishment or restoration of habitats, environmental local, state and federal permitting and project management

within the Wetland Science department.

“Devon worked hard as a Wetland Professional in Training (WPIT) to advance her understanding of the many aspects of wetlands research, education, conservation, preservation, restoration and management,” said Hancock Associates president, Wayne Jalbert, PLS. “Receiving this national certification allows her to expand her professional capabilities in assisting clients as well as up-and-coming WPITs. We are very proud of all her accomplishments and look forward to her continued success.”

Horizons Engineering Adds Three

Littleton, NH – Horizons Engineering Inc., a New Hampshire-based engineering, land surveying, and environmental consulting firm, announced three new hires in the first quarter of 2023.

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Jack Young, PE is a licensed senior engineer with 12 years of experience in New England, and most recently New Hampshire. He expertise includes the structural design of both residential and commercial projects using timber, concrete, and steel. He will be managing projects across New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine from the firm’s Newmarket location. His addition expands the structural engineering team’s capabilities and builds Horizons Southern New Hampshire & Maine Market Support Team.

Travis Letellier, PE is licensed in multiple states and is a senior engineer with 18 years of experience in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. He will be working in the firm’s Saco, Maine, and Newmarket offices where his civil engineering and project management

skills will help grow and bolster Horizons regional civil engineering projects in southern New Hampshire and Maine, according to the firm’s representatives. His experience includes traffic-related design engineering with state agencies, utility relocation, light rail, transmission line permitting, and value engineering.

Rachel Hastings, EIT is the newest addition to the Littleton headquarters. She has published several technical papers detailing her experience and knowledge of stormwater engineering and drainage calculation with the U.S. Army Engineer Research & Development Center and the University of New Hampshire. She is actively pursuing her professional licensure and is currently an engineer-in-training.

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TFMoran Landscape Architects Revitalize Historic Park

Derry, NH – Revitalization efforts are ongoing at the historic Hood Park in Derry. The project aims to enhance the community’s enjoyment of Hood Park by improving existing features and adding new features including a pickleball court, splash pad, and playground; new and improved nature trails; a pond water feature; and landscaping improvements.

The park was established in 1938, named after the prominent Hood family and dairy company. Hood Park is located alongside Hood Pond, which was once used as a swimming hole. The pond area is still open for fishing but is unsuitable for swimming due to bacteria. Other existing amenities include basketball courts, a street hockey court, shuffleboard courts, a playground, picnic area, and walking trails.

The design of the project is about the town of Derry: its people, and all that it represents in an outdoor recreational environment for all to enjoy. In 2020, the Town of Derry gathered input from the community to learn about their preferences and ideas for the future of Hood Park.

TFMoran Landscape Architects brought the project to life while maintaining a practical focus on delivering a buildable project for the town.

Elements of the project were designed

with safety and security in mind. Ease of maintenance was at the forefront of the design; when possible, native plant materials were selected to minimize long-term watering requirements. Irrigation was provided only where needed, and a designated space for snow storage was considered. The natural landscape is enhanced by multi-use paths throughout the property.

Construction is expected to begin this spring.

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Focus: Technology and Innovation

The

AI Telematics Safety Revolution that is Transforming the Construction Industry

Precision Risk Detection Leaves No Room for Complacency

By Matthew Ison

Construction, with the second highest number of occupational deaths, a large proportion of which are caused by vehicle collisions, is one of the most dangerous industries to work in. Help is at hand in the shape of AI video telematics.

Construction sites accounted for up to 21.7% of all fatal workplace injuries in 2021, but new video telematics technologies will provide real-time camera feeds and a truly 360-degree view of onsite construction operations to completely revolutionize construction safety.

Greater Risk Needs Greater Visibility

Eliminating risk altogether is difficult, especially when dealing with moving parts that create higher potential for unforeseen risks. Video telematics provide real-time data for analysis – offering enhanced visibility to support risk detection, alongside aiding future risk planning.

Even experienced plant operators can struggle to detect and respond to emerging risks. Video telematics is the answer. Providing drivers with a complete 360-degree view around the plant via an in-cab monitor that shows front, side, and rear camera feeds, alongside sensors that trigger alarms when virtual exclusion zones are entered.

Traditional proximity sensors can be triggered by inanimate objects, creating a risk that drivers take less notice of alarms due to false positives. However, AIenhanced smart cameras change all that, locating people up to 20 meters away in real-time and assessing their risk profiles to reduce the possibility of collisions.

Connected in the Cloud: Access to Data Context is Key

Video footage combined with telematics data unlocks true visibility for construction managers by providing all important context to a collision or event. And now with power of the cloud, connected forward-facing cameras and mobile digital video recorders (MDVRs) allow crucial safety data to be accessed instantly, from

anywhere – so that immediate and targeted action can be taken.

Ensure Safety Compliance with Advanced Monitoring

Video telematics can now be connected with event-tracking sensors to monitor driver compliance with safety procedures to improve well-being and reduce potential injury claims. For example, sensors can monitor whether three points of contact are maintained when entering or exiting the machine cab – a leading cause of slips, trips and falls.

Improving Risk Management Now and into the Future

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines identify video as a favorable method for risk detection. By continuously monitoring risk and providing data insights to inform risk mitigation strategies, video telematics doesn’t just improve risk detection, but also management.

Cloud platforms such as VisionTrack’s NARA platform can also improve safety management with features that monitor driver well-being and can even alert emergency services when a collision causes severe distress or injuries.

Video and Telematics Unite to Transform Construction Safety

Every year, $11.3 billion is lost by the U.S. construction industry to serious, but preventable workplace injuries. With AI-powered video telematics, businesses can gain a truly 360-degree view of construction site operations, and make digital data more actionable, while continuously improving safety procedures to save lives and reduce collateral costs –now and into the future.

Matthew Ison is head of sales for North America at VisionTrack.

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Campbell-McCabe Worldwide Consults on new 56,000sf MIT Museum

Cambridge, MA – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently completed its new MIT Museum, located on campus at 314 Main St. in the Kendall Square Gateway district. The museum was relocated from its previous home, and now occupies the first three floors of the Gambrill Center, a multi-use building on MIT’s East Campus.

Campbell-McCabe Worldwide, LLC assisted the Höweler + Yoon Architecture design team on the new 56,000sf space, which opened to the public last fall. The

museum includes a ground floor lobby, classrooms and exhibition spaces.

Susan McCabe Messier, DHT, principal and owner, Campbell-McCabe Worldwide, LLC, said one unique aspect of the project is the lobby, which includes curtainwall-glass door entrances. Campbell-McCabe provided door hardware specifications and consulting services to ensure the doors were ADA accessible while upholding the university’s standards for security and card reader access control.

Second floor classrooms include floor to ceiling glass curtainwalls with frameless, all glass doors. CampbellMcCabe recommended CRL overhead door closers to accommodate the weight and size of the doors while staying true to the design intent.

Höweler + Yoon Architecture requested an invisible opening in the gallery space in order for museum staff to conveniently store art between shows and exhibitions. Campbell-McCabe put together a flush door and hardware

package to accomplish this goal, creating seamless continuity of the show space.

McCabe Messier said, “This new museum really showcases the university’s commitment to promoting freedom of thought and exploration throughout the space. We enjoyed working with the team to create an experience for visitors that contributes to that spirit and in designing a place for the entire community to appreciate and enjoy.”

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LSU Engineering Professor Designs Non-Metal Battery To Replace Lithium Battery

Baton Rouge, LA – Louisiana State University (LSU) announced that Mechanical Engineering (ME) Associate Professor Ying Wang is using a Board of Regents grant to design a non-metal rechargeable battery that could one day replace lithium batteries on Earth and in space.

“Lithium-ion batteries have good performance but several serious issues,” Wang said. “It’s not sustainable and is very expensive, and the U.S. does not have deep reserves for lithium. Also, if you are extracting lithium from mines, you are using a tremendous amount of water, which has a severe impact on the environment.”

Wang and her group of LSU ME students have been working on a non-metal battery with a water-based electrolyte that is safer than an electrolyte in a lithium battery, which uses flammable and toxic organic solvents.

“Lithium is not a stable metal, and the organic electrolyte in a lithium-ion battery could be flammable,” Wang said. “There have been lithium battery explosions in the news. This is a recurring problem because when lithium batteries fail or overheat, they release flammable, toxic gases that can spark a fast-spreading fire. My group is designing an ammonium-ion

battery that is much safer, lighter, more affordable, and can be biodegradable. It can also be made thin and flexible, so it can twist and bend.”

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PWC CT Welcomes New Board

PWC CT Welcomes New Board

Hartford, CT – The Professional Women in Construction Connecticut Chapter (PWC CT) recently welcomed its new board of directors for the 2021-2022

Hartford, CT – The Professional Women in Construction Connecticut Chapter (PWC CT) recently welcomed its new board of directors for the 2021-2022

safe, high-power-density, high-energydensity batteries,” Wang said. “Although lithium-ion rechargeable batteries have commonly been used in space systems, the safety issues cause concern and hinder their future applications.”

Patricia Bilotto returns as chapter president. She is the manager of marketing and business development for van Zelm Engineers. She has nearly 30 years of experience in marketing, communications, and business development in the AEC industry, and presently serves on the program, membership, and awards

Patricia Bilotto returns as chapter president. She is the manager of marketing and business development for van Zelm Engineers. She has nearly 30 years of experience in marketing, communications, and business development in the AEC industry, and presently serves on the program, membership, and awards

Wang’s ammonium-ion battery has an aqueous electrolyte containing high-concentration salts that result in a significantly depressed freezing point for operation at sub-zero temperatures in space systems. The anti-freezing electrolyte can be simply prepared by dissolving ammonium salt in water. The salt concentration will be varied and optimized to achieve the lowest freezing point, maximized ionic conductivity, and electrochemical performance of the battery. The battery will be tested under extreme conditions as is required by NASA.

The 2021-2022 PWC CT board (l-r): Choity Khan, Kyma Ganzer, and Jennifer

The 2021-2022 PWC CT board (l-r): Choity Khan, Kyma Ganzer, and Jennifer

Carolyn Kurth, CPA, CFE, of CohnReznick, will return as treasurer. She serves on the scholarship committee.

Carolyn Kurth, CPA, CFE, of CohnReznick, will return as treasurer. She serves on the scholarship committee.

Wang has spoken with NASA personnel about the battery and its potential use in space. “NASA’s future space-exploration systems require

Laurann Asklof, principal of Shipman & Goodwin, LLP, will serve on the board as vice president. She has approximately 30 years of experience in the area of construction law and litigation. She will continue to participate in the chapter’s programs, mentorship, and scholarship committees.

Laurann Asklof, principal of Shipman & Goodwin, LLP, will serve on the board as vice president. She has approximately 30 years of experience in the area of construction law and litigation. She will continue to participate in the chapter’s programs, mentorship, and scholarship committees.

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Dawn Meeker, director at Marcum, LLP, is returning for a second year as chapter secretary. She now serves as the membership chair and will continue as a volunteer on the awards committee.

Dawn Meeker, director at Marcum, LLP, is returning for a second year as chapter secretary. She now serves as the membership chair and will continue as a volunteer on the awards committee.

Kim Colapietro, partner of EDI Landscape, LLC, returns for her third year on the board. She serves as the awards committee chair.

Kim Colapietro, partner of EDI Landscape, LLC, returns for her third year on the board. She serves as the awards committee chair.

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“This study is expected not only to open a new direction of research on non-metal batteries but will also enhance NASA research and technology while contributing to the overall research infrastructure, science and technology capabilities, diversity in higher education, and economic development of Louisiana,” Wang said.

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Suffolk Technologies Recognized

Making Technology Work for You

Boston – Suffolk Technologies, Suffolk’s built environment venture capital firm, announced two recent recognitions.

The firm has been named the number one most active construction tech VC investor, outpacing 15 of its competitors in the latest market research from global tech-focused investment bank AGC Partners. Topping the AGC list of active investors between 2018 and 2022, Suffolk is credited with 21 investments, notably its $14 million 2019 investment in OpenSpace. Founded in 2019 – one year into the five-year data set reviewed by AGC research – Suffolk Technologies includes a broad network of over 2,000 startups, investors, trade partners and strategic partners.

“This ranking further validates Suffolk’s commitment to supporting built world innovation and our leadership in the venture capital landscape,” said John Fish, chairman and CEO of Suffolk. “Suffolk Technologies remains firmly rooted in Suffolk’s mission to connect high potential startups with industry resources to accelerate modernization and innovation in construction.”

Suffolk Technologies was also recently selected as a top organization in GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum’s Influencers in CRE Technology 2023 awards, which honor innovative CRE tech professionals, organizations and teams whose industry advancements are furthering practices and promoting efficiencies. The awards also highlight experts that have impacted

the CRE marketplace through new and/or improved technology applications.

Suffolk Technologies’ platform invests in early and growth-stage startups transforming the built world across real estate and development, architecture, engineering and construction, property management, and smart cities. Since 2019, it has backed companies across automation and robotics, supply chain marketplace, sustainability, financial technology, and smart building themes.

Suffolk Technologies’ BOOST program, an intense 6-week program to help promising startups develop digital solutions to address labor, supply chain, design, sustainability and automation goals, kicked off three years ago. Past cohorts of the BOOST program have collectively raised more than $325 million of venture funding after participating in the program.

“The built environment, spanning real estate and construction, has an opportunity to improve dramatically in the areas of productivity, affordability, and sustainability with the help of new technology solutions,” said Wan Li Zhu, co-founder and managing director at Suffolk Technologies. “Suffolk Technologies applies an ecosystem-based venture capital approach that brings industry resources to high potential startups, with the goal to lower the barriers to adoption of emerging innovations across the value chain. We are honored to be recognized by the GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum as one of the leaders in CRE technology.”

Mixed-Use

BPDA Approves RFPs, New Developments

Boston – The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) board of directors recently approved four new development projects representing 165,000sf. The new projects will create 47 residential units, 29 of which will be designated income-restricted, and will support approximately 163 construction jobs and 115 permanent jobs.

The project at 247 Hancock Street in Dorchester will build a new 6-story building comprised of 47 mixed-income multi-family residential units. Of those units, 29 will be income-restricted. The building will be all-electric. This project will create new public open space, as well as an improved pedestrian experience on Hancock Street.

Located at Boston College High School, the 150-160 Morrissey Boulevard project will put an addition onto what is currently a sports complex to add a new swimming pool with grandstand area, locker rooms, new cardio, weightlifting, and wrestling areas, and renovated entry areas. New landscaping will also reduce the parking onsite. In support of the bikeshare system, this project will contribute $17,640 to the Boston Transportation Department.

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The project at 330 C Street in South Boston will construct a 6-story hotel that includes up to 72 guest rooms and retail/ restaurant space on the ground floor. The project will be designed to meet LEED Gold performance standards. The project has a brick facade to complement nearby buildings, and will also include at least two street trees, new pedestrian lighting, and landscaping.

Recreation Department to participate in the planning for the renewal of the adjacent O’Day Park and to coordinate the design of the new building within the park to permit enhanced activities that involve both spaces.

The BPDA board of directors awarded tentative designation to Civico/DREAM Collaborative to redevelop the BPDAowned site at 555-559 Columbia Road in Upham’s Corner in Dorchester. The Civico/DREAM proposal would create a blend of affordable homeownership options, artist space, and a branch library that improves the public realm within a new 5-story building.

The BPDA board also approved three Request for Proposals (RFP): the redevelopment of the BPDA-owned Austin Street Parking Lots in Charlestown; the redevelopment of BPDA-owned Parcel P-12C located in Chinatown; and the redevelopment of five parcels located at 21-29 Fernboro Street known collectively as the Fernboro Parcels in Dorchester. Additionally, the BPDA board approved a contract with AECOM Technical Services Inc. for design and engineering services for the Resilient Fort Point Infrastructure Project. The goal of the project is to implement flood protection infrastructure in a vulnerable part of Boston’s Fort Point Channel, to reduce flood risks to South Boston and the adjacent neighborhoods.

Located in the South End, the 85 West Newton Street project will convert what is now a vacant lot into a new 4-story building for the Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion (IBA) organization containing a multipurpose space for events, functions and performances; a public lobby; classrooms; and meeting rooms. IBA is working with the Boston Parks and

The BPDA board also approved zoning amendments in the Fenway neighborhood that will address criteria for Planned Development Areas. The changes are designed to balance predictability of built form and intended uses with the flexibility needed to deliver significant public benefits. The changes prioritize increasing allowed height for proposed PDAs along Brookline Avenue, an established corridor connecting Kenmore Square and the Longwood Medical and Academic area. These amendments will need to be approved by the zoning commission to take effect.

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Restoration and Renovation

Isaac Blair Shores United Presbyterian Church of Whitinsville

Whitinsville, MA – The Marr Companies announced that a 100-year-old bell tower in poor condition and in need of extensive repair was shored recently by Isaac Blair & Co. in advance of scheduled roof work. Located in Whitinsville, the United Presbyterian Church’s parapet was unstable and needed immediate remediation. The church was closed temporarily due to safety concerns.

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Restoration Services contracted with Isaac Blair to secure the tower and provide safe access for workers restoring the compromised brick parapet. Isaac Blair designed and installed a staging system and work platform around the attached tower. Repair equipment had to be moved up and over the pitched, slate roof.

To stabilize the parapet, the crew mounted 20 vertical c-channels to the parapet’s exterior facade to hold it upright, while the interior of the parapet was braced using steel plates and lumber. Once the parapet was secure, Isaac Blair built the staging system around its perimeter. The work platform surrounding the tower’s perimeter was installed at 40 feet above ground on four, 2,200 lb. cantilevered

steel beams threaded through the bell tower to provide the main support for the staging; eight additional beams were installed and clamped together to the main supporting beams to provide further support. A stair tower was built from the ground up to provide workers access to the scaffold platform.

At completion of the work, the church

was able to reopen to staff and parishioners for various activities, including use of its soup kitchen and services during Holy Week. The reverend expressed gratitude to the Isaac Blair crew for advancing a plan and sequence that allowed the church to remain accessible to parishioners during this time. The staging will remain in place as restoration work continues this spring.

Isaac Blair built a staging system around the perimeter of the church’s bell tower to provide workers safe access to repair the parapet.

The crew mounted 20 vertical c-channels to the parapet’s brick exterior facade to hold it upright, while its interior was braced using steel plates and lumber.

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Renovations Completed on New Hampshire Baseball Stadium

Manchester, NH – A renovation was recently completed on Northeast Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester. The stadium is home to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. The renovation included updating the existing stadium conditions to meet the new Major League Baseball (MLB) standards.

Construction management firm Fulcrum Associates began the renovation in the fall of 2022. “Fulcrum was thrilled to

be invited back to Northeast Delta Dental Stadium for another project to bring the stadium into compliance with new MLB standards for the upcoming 2023 season. Fulcrum worked directly with the NH Fisher Cats and the Toronto Blue Jays to be sure expectations were identified and exceeded with the project outcome.

We are thankful for the confidence the Fisher Cats and Blue Jays placed in our team to complete this important project,” said Daryl Luter, president of Fulcrum Associates.

MLB compliance upgrades included the reconfiguration of the existing home and away club houses to receive

gender-oriented offices, restrooms, and locker rooms; the installation of new, high-efficiency lighting; amplification of stadium Wi-Fi connectivity and sound system; and upgrading existing safety measures to better control hazards leaving the field that could potentially injure a fan or employee.

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“ We are thankful for the confidence the Fisher Cats and Blue Jays pl ac ed in our team to complete this important project.”

– Daryl Luter, president of Fulcrum Associates

Facility upgrades included the renovation of player locker rooms, lounge, and dining areas; removal of on-field bullpens from the field of play to improve player safety precautions; and updating the weight room and training facility to current standards. The project also included the addition of a free-standing, pre-engineered building to house two year-round batting tunnels and weight room, which features a canopy connecting its entrance to the existing stadium; and the renovation of on-field dugouts to receive more seating, storage, and updated finishes. High efficiency equipment and insulation was also added to increase overall performance of the facility and create savings over its life expectancy.

Commercial Office Interiors, LLC was engaged to aid in the design for fitment, and for the placement and procurement of the furnishings throughout the new corporate office side as well as the clubhouse which covered the home field and visitors’ locker area below the stadium. “A particular challenge of this project was the need for all work to be wrapped up by opening day. This endeavor required our team to work simultaneously with the painters, carpenters, electricians and the FC staff members to get it all done by game day with no damage and nothing missed,” said Josh Flibotte, president at Commercial Office Interiors, LLC. “We are proud of the consistency it took to stay on task from

the initial conversation to the completion, and meeting a great group of colleagues, associates and friends.” Flibotte says future phases of the project will also encompass the on-site BrewHouse, stadium seating and VIP boxes with any needs for outdoor furnishings around the perimeter.

Work on the stadium was completed in early April, in time for the Fisher Cats’ home opener against the Portland Sea Dogs, the Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, on April 11.

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Tuscan Village Receives Gold ACEC-NH Award

Salem, NH – The American Council of Engineering Companies of New Hampshire (ACEC-NH) named Tuscan Village, a sustainable mixed-use development, a recipient of a Gold Engineering Excellence Award. The award celebrates innovative solutions and excellence in engineering consulting for projects across the state.

Tuscan Village, located in Salem, is being developed on the site of the former Rockingham Park racetrack. The 170-acre property is designed to be a thoughtful community that balances the three responsibilities of sustainability: social, environmental, and economic benefits. The ACEC-NH award recognizes

Tighe & Bond’s work on the Floodplain Improvement Phase of the project, addressing environmental, stormwater, and floodplain accommodation needs across the entire property.

An existing irrigation pond was reimagined into the 2.5-acre Tuscan Lake with adjacent programmable greenspace (Lake Park). A series of underperforming culverts were daylighted to restore 3,000 linear feet of a brook running through the property (formerly culverted for the development of the racetrack), which reshaped the floodplain to help alleviate flooding concerns during large storm events and created a robust habitat for aquatic and terrestrial species. Rain

gardens were strategically placed throughout the property to continue with the aid of controlled stormwater runoff.

Representatives of Tighe & Bond say the town of Salem will see economic benefits, such as a re-established tax base and an increase in permanent jobs, as subsequent project phases are implemented.

“The work done by Tighe & Bond and other collaborators has exceeded our expectations and is an outstanding example of innovation, and commitment to the environment, social issues, and economic need of the town of Salem,” said Joe Faro, managing member of Tuscan Village Master Development, LLC.

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Tuscan Lake with the surrounding beach and dock for people to use for kayaking and other recreational activities.

Native plantings chosen for the rain gardens along Tuscan Lake, Tuscan Boulevard, Policy Brook, and other areas of the site address stormwater runoff and provide infiltration of stormwater to recharge the groundwater.

(l-r): Alex Sellar, Tighe & Bond project engineer; Tony Nigro, senior VP of design and construction for Tuscan Village; Joe Persechino, Tighe & Bond vice president; and Leslie Lima, project manager for Tuscan Village

Special Focus

How the ‘Teach to Work’ Mentorship Program is Equipping the Next Generation of Construction Professionals

by Emily Langner

Patty Alper is passionate about the impact of mentoring. After 23 years mentoring young people, the founder of the Teach to Work program, and author of the book, Teach to Work: How a Mentor, a Mentee, and a Project Can Close the Skills Gap in America, has an ambitious goal: to bring experience-based learning to colleges and technical schools all over the country, a model she has trademarked “Project-based Mentoring.”

Alper says that over time, traditional education has begun to focus less on the concrete skills needed to succeed in a particular career, with the primary focus being on in-classroom instruction and testing. She explains, “Students are not taught in school how to get things done.” She says that when students are provided with the necessary skills to survive and thrive in their chosen career path, they can enter the workforce with a sense of confidence and the experience to solve real-world problems, putting them one step closer to becoming the leaders of tomorrow.

Through the Teach to Work program, Alper assists schools in implementing mentorships to enrich their current programs in two ways: as a consultant and as a grantor through the Alper Family Foundation. Schools then partner with outside firms to pair students with a professional in their field, giving them a unique opportunity to lead a project from start to finish with support from their mentor. With the mentor acting as a guide, the student has the opportunity to take

ownership of a project and experience real-world scenarios that prepare them for the world they will be entering after graduation.

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Alper is currently partnering with six institutions of higher education on pilot programs, including one with Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology (commonly known as Franklin Cummings Tech) in Boston.

Dr. Eliza Wilson, gift officer at Franklin Cummings Tech, is heading up the second year of the school’s pilot program. “What’s incredible about Patty’s method is that it is a recipe for success – if you’re looking to influence the next generation of learners going to highly-skilled technical fields, you want to give them a breadth and depth of highly-skilled mentoring and training and preparation for these leadership roles, and that’s exactly the aim of Patty’s project-based mentoring approach,” she says. Wilson adds that one of the goals of the pilot program at Franklin Cummings Tech is to increase the network of mentors available to students at the college.

Through Franklin Cummings Tech’s program, Sean Kelly-Rand, managing partner at RD Advisors, is serving as a mentor for Eliezer Laforest, a construction management major at the college. Kelly-Rand says the greatest advantage of serving as a mentor is to be able to provide students with concrete options for what career paths are available to them. He feels it’s most important to “give students the options, show them the different paths, and give them the steps to get there.”

for leadership, and great office-based technical skills will help you succeed in the industry.” He adds, “Since I started at RD Advisors, I’ve been able to sharpen these skills every day, in and out of the office.”

As the architecture, engineering, and construction industries continue to be affected by a significant workforce shortage, the need for knowledgeable and experienced workers entering the industry is important in ensuring vital roles are being filled. For that reason, Alper’s goal is to see mentorships incorporated as a regular part of the educational experience. She says the mentorships are “a win for companies to give back and build their pipeline, a win for retirees who want to share their expertise with the next generation, and a win for the students, who are then better prepared to enter the workforce armed with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed.”

Emily Langner is editor at HighProfile Monthly.

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$8.5M Bond Issued to Preserve Affordable Housing in Holyoke

Holyoke, MA – MassDevelopment has issued an $8,511,570 tax-exempt bond on behalf of Voces de Esperanza, LLC, an affiliate of Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. (VOC), which will use proceeds to buy, renovate, and preserve two occupied affordable rental housing buildings (totaling approximately 48,000sf) featuring a total of 36 apartments in Holyoke’s Churchill neighborhood.

The buildings, located at 348 Chestnut St. and 337-351 Chestnut St., were constructed in 1920 and 1999, respectively. Renovations will include making kitchen and bathroom upgrades, with new cabinets, fixtures, and appliances; repairing and repainting walls and ceilings; and installing new flooring and carpeting. The building at 348 Chestnut St. will also gain new entry doors, windows, and repaired and repointed masonry. Additionally, a vacant commercial unit on the ground floor will be converted to one new unit of housing. bankESB purchased the bond, which allowed Voces to achieve a lower cost of capital.

The buildings contain a combined total of 37 housing units consisting of six one-bedroom apartments, 20 two-bed-

room apartments, and 11 three-bedroom apartments. Ten units will be rented to households earning no more than 30% of area median income (AMI), 15 units rented to households earning no more than 50% of AMI, and 12 units rented to households earning no more than 60% AMI.

In addition to the tax-exempt bond, MassDevelopment assisted the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development with the approval of federal low-income housing

tax credits that will provide approximately $5.7 million in equity for the project.

“Voces de Esperanza is the fulfillment of the vision and hard work of the late Carlos Vega,” said Holyoke Mayor Joshua A. Garcia. “His vision inspired the development of the Churchill neighborhood where this project is located. Roughly three decades ago, with Nueva Esperanza, Inc. as the developer, Carlos Vega leveraged the necessary resources and partnerships to rehab,

Ribbon-Cutting Held for Apartments in Manchester

Manchester, NH – A ribbon-cutting was held for Red Oak at 409 Elm Street in Manchester on April 20. The event included remarks from the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Joyce Craig and Red Oak Principals Ron and Gerry Dupont.

The upscale apartment community offers tech forward amenities which include free hot water and in-home Wi-Fi. The development includes space saving robotic furniture and solar panels on the roof, which will power the common areas of the building. The project houses Red Oak’s new corporate offices, 16 coworking suites and 90 apartment homes in a 6-story building.

Amenities at Red Oak at 409 Elm Street include stainless steel Energy Star kitchen appliances, full-size

washers and dryers, upgraded flooring and countertops, central heat and air conditioning, and elevators. The property features revolutionary robotic cloud bed studios that convert a studio space from a bedroom into a living room with the press of one button. The studio, one- and twobedroom apartments range in size from 344sf to 914sf. The location features off street parking, electric vehicle charging stations, a fitness center, yoga studio, bike storage and a pet washing room. The property, which is at the south end of Elm

Street, provides residents with easy access to the Fisher Cats ball park, groceries, dining and entertainment.

preserve, and build affordable housing totaling 36 units, a project known as Voces de Esperanza. This announcement from MassDevelopment coupled with the Valley Opportunity Council’s (VOC) plan for Voces de Esperanza is an affirmation of the commitment to Carlos Vega’s mission to keep these properties affordable. Thank you to MassDevelopment for your support for this vital project which is such an important part of the fabric of our city’s history.”

“We are confident these new residential and coworking options will be very attractive to those looking to rent and work in the Greater Manchester area,” said Ronald Dupont, president of Red Oak. “Red Oak chose this site because this area of the city is ripe for development. We believe this project will be the catalyst for future growth and development on the south end of Elm Street. We designed housing with the types of amenities that will attract people who are tech savvy and want to call downtown Manchester home. ”

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Red Oak at 409 Elm Street

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Arts Center Opens in Nashua

Nashua, NH – ICON Architecture

announced it has been the lead architect for the Nashua Center for the Arts, the newly completed 53,340sf performing arts center, art gallery, and event center at 201 Main Street in Nashua. The center was created as part of a local economic development effort by the City of Nashua and began hosting performances, art shows, and events on April 1.

Located in downtown Nashua on the corner of Main Street and West Pearl Street, the Nashua Center for the Arts features a modern design merged with historic elements such as window frames and exposed brick walls. ICON worked closely with the Performing Arts Center Steering Committee on the project. Spectacle Management Inc. is the firm contracted by the city to operate, manage, and book the center.

The 4-story center features the Bank of America Theater, a 753-seat flexible space. The audience chamber orchestra level has a 430-seat telescopic seating system that retracts to create a flat floor general admissions venue for up to 1000 people or a banquet set up for 250 people.

The center has two entrances – the

first and primary entrance is located on Main Street, with the lobby viewed through large windows at street level. An outdoor terrace located on the third floor overlooks the downtown skyline. A large, yellow, architectural oculus anchors the corner, metaphorically putting the audience on stage. A glass-walled concourse runs along West Pearl Street featuring the Sandy Cleary Community Gallery. The concourse connects to the second entrance on West Pearl, next to the Theater Walk pathway leading to a city parking garage.

The original dense urban site was

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The design team, led by ICON, includes OTJ Architects for theater design; Fisher Dachs Associates for theater planning and equipment; Acentech for audiovisual and acoustic design; and Rist Frost Shumway for MEP/FP, civil engineering, and lighting design.

CSG Contracted for School Projects

East Hartford, CT – Construction Solutions Group (CSG), an owner’s representative and program management firm, was unanimously selected by the School Building Committee (SBC) for a $3.7 million contract to provide owner’s representative services to the City of Norwich and Norwich Public Schools for the construction of three new elementary schools.

This first phase of the program has an estimated duration of 5 ½ years and will encompass construction of a new school on the former Greenville School site, along with the new construction of Moriarty Environmental Sciences Magnet School and John B. Stanton School, both of which will occur on the occupied site of the existing schools and require a phased construction plan.

The first consultant selected by the SBC for the implementation of the master plan prepared by DRA Architects, CSG’s initial focus will be submitting priority list grant applications for Greenville and Stanton schools to the state of Connecticut’s Office of School

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Construction Grants and Review by June 30. CSG will also assist with the procurement of other necessary team members including the architect and construction manager.

“We proposed an alternate approach that ultimately led to our selection for this role,” said President James Giuliano.

“Our team worked diligently to prepare a thorough response to the Request for Proposals, which included an alternate approach which will save time, money and resources – essentially delaying the grant application for the Moriarty project until 2024.”

CSG has experience on other largescale public school building projects and programs in Connecticut. Currently, CSG is managing a similar district-wide program for the City of Norwalk, where it provided on-site owner’s project management services for the city’s multischool, multi-year, $400 million program that involved both new construction, additions/renovations, and capital improvements to schools throughout the district.

Winooski, VT – On April 4, representatives from the Winooski School District and the community, Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch, Congresswoman Becca Balint, USDA State Director Sarah Waring, TruexCullins, ReArch Company, and numerous others joined for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the $57.8 million Winooski Capital Project completion. In 2019, ReArch Company was selected to manage the construction process for this project.

The goals of this community transformation project were to ensure that every child has access to accessible and sustainable facilities and to provide school infrastructure that supports highquality education. The project included 138,318sf of renovations to the existing educational facility (elementary, middle school, and high school, plus services completed for the community) and a 63,153sf expansion. Winooski schools

are a hub where students, parents, and community members come for various services including health checkups, food support, after-school programs, and English Language Learner programs.

“ReArch Company is honored and grateful to have served the Winooski School District and the entire community to deliver on this campus improvement project. The additions and renovations to WSD will support its students, faculty, leadership, and the community today and into the foreseeable future. With the largest rooftop solar array in any Vermont school, the district’s commitment to sustainability is a remarkable step forward. It will be a model to follow as our state upgrades its educational institutions. The success of this project is because of the dedication and hard work of many. ReArch Company extends immense gratitude to all who helped bring this district’s vision to reality,” said ReArch Company CEO, Johnny Illick.

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Maugel DeStefano Designs Healthcare Expansion for Woburn Pediatrics

Woburn, MA – Maugel DeStefano Architects announced it has completed the design of the 20,000sf medical office expansion at Woburn Pediatrics Associates and Woburn Pediatric Psychological Services in Woburn.

Located at 7 Alfred Street, the renovation will increase capacity to 42 fully accessible exam rooms and nine behavioral health treatment rooms. The expanded facility enables the practices to meet the growing demand for pediatric patient services in Woburn and the surrounding area.

DeStefano worked as a strategic advisor to Woburn Pediatrics throughout

the planning and site evaluation process. After a thorough analysis, Woburn Pediatrics elected to remain at the Alfred Street location and build-out additional space on the second and third floors. The Pediatric Psychological Services suite, currently located on the first floor, will relocate to newly renovated space on the second floor. The move allows for better connection and communication between both offices, while maintaining a private waiting room and treatment rooms for behavioral health patients and their families.

To ensure the new healthcare suites fully meet the needs of patients, families,

and staff of Woburn Pediatrics, Maugel DeStefano conducted a comprehensive survey to gain insight into each user group’s requirements. Survey recommendations were then incorporated into the medical suites, which were redesigned to create a welcoming, vibrant, and functional environment tailored for all ages.

“The high standards and dedication to exceptional patient care at Woburn Pediatrics inspired the design of their expanded medical suites,” said Colby Cavanagh, architect at Maugel DeStefano Architects. “The professionals at Woburn Pediatrics care deeply about their patient’s

$232M in Sustainability Bonds Issued for BMC Project

Boston – MassDevelopment has issued $232,415,000 in tax-exempt Sustainability Bonds on behalf of Boston Medical Center (BMC), which will use proceeds to finance several capital projects, including the renovation and expansion of existing facilities at its primary campus in Boston’s South End neighborhood.

The bonds support BMC’s goal to become carbon net zero by 2030 and received the Sustainable Bond designation by Kestrel Verifiers, which are approved verifiers of the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) and an observer for the International Capital Market Association Green Bond Principles and Social Bond Principles. This project marks the first Sustainability Bonds issued to a nonprofit health care organization in the U.S. The bonds were sold through a public offering underwritten by RBC Capital Markets LLC.

Bond proceeds will support the renovation of the existing fifth and sixth floors of the Yawkey Building to add 70 new inpatient beds, including 10 intensive care unit beds and 60 medical and surgical beds; renovation of the first and second floors of the Menino Building to upgrade five inpatient operating rooms, several pre- and post-operative care units, and the lobby; the addition of a vestibule and realignment of the front driveway to

Boston Medical Center’s South End campus / Photo courtesy of Boston Medical Center reduce congestion and avoid backup of traffic onto city streets; and expansion and renovation of patient support areas, construction of sterile corridors, and relocation of an observation unit.

“Boston Medical Center is leading the way in health equity and sustainability,” said MassDevelopment president and CEO, Dan Rivera. “MassDevelopment is proud to advance these key missions by issuing over $232 million in tax-

exempt Sustainability Bonds to support significant upgrades to the hospital – the first financing of its kind in the country –that will benefit all who are served by this important institution.”

BMC is a nonprofit academic medical center located in Boston’s historic South End, providing medical care for infants, children, teens, and adults with a licensed bed complement of 570 beds.

BMC’s nearly 300 million sq. ft. campus

well-being and pursue their work with great enthusiasm. The new design reflects that culture by creating a vibrant space with jewel tone colors and bold patterns, which also serve as visual wayfinding cues throughout patient care areas.”

Construction will begin this spring and be completed in phases to allow the practices to remain open during construction. Completion of the final phase is scheduled for spring 2024. In addition to Maugel DeStefano Architects, other team members included Design Day Mechanical; Shepherd Engineering, Inc.; and SFC Engineering.

is comprised of 28 BMC-owned or controlled buildings, including a helipad as well as leased space in five buildings on or adjacent to its campus. Its 81 residency training programs and 905 resident and fellowship positions help to serve its primary mission of providing community-based, accessible health services to all in need of care regardless of status and ability to pay.

MassDevelopment most recently supported BMC in 2016-2017 by issuing nearly $220 million in tax-exempt bonds to help the organization advance its campus redesign project, renovate the Menino Building, upgrade and expand the emergency department, buy equipment, and refinance previously issued debt.

“BMC is pleased to partner with MassDevelopment in this first-in-thenation sustainability bond offering in nonprofit health care,” said Boston Medical Center Health System president and interim CEO, Alastair Bell, MD, MBA. “BMC is deeply committed to understanding and solving persistent health inequities in communities of color. We also view continuing to take action on climate change, which disproportionally impacts communities of color worldwide, as a core and necessary leadership role within the healthcare sector.”

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Ribbon Cutting Held for Quincy Center Commercial Building

Quincy, MA – City Realty Group (CRG) announced it hosted a ribbon-cutting and led tours of its recently renovated commercial building at 1515 Hancock Street, located in the heart of Quincy Center.

CRG acquired the 132,0000sf, Class A office building in 2021. Since then, CRG has performed renovations and improvements, including a revitalized lobby with stadium seating and spacious common areas for tenants and visitors. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch, Quincy Chamber of Commerce President and Executive Director Tim Cahill, and several building tenants. The event was catered by one of the new tenants, Magic Bowl.

“We came in and did an extensive renovation to frame the building into a more modern context. That led to our tenants being very appreciative and new tenants starting to come to us, and we started to sign up a lot of new leases,” explained CRG Managing Partner Stephen Whalen. “We’re 80% leased and will be 100% soon. That’s not the story for a lot of these types of buildings in Massachusetts or the United States right now.”

Hancock Center (1515 Hancock St.) is a 4-story atrium building featuring street frontage on three sides, providing views, natural light throughout and outdoor patio space to select offices. Anchored by long term tenants such as the Social Security Administration and MassHire Quincy Career Center, CRG intends to make the reimagined commercial building a cornerstone of the revitalization of

Quincy Center.

“Stephen and the City Realty Group have a great vision for this building, and I welcome the investment and reinvestment in Quincy Center,” said Koch. “We moved into a difficult period in Quincy Center for a long time, but through the investment by Stephen and so many others around him, Quincy Center is back.”

“Thank you all for inviting us into

the city. We feel a part of it now. Our nonprofit, City Kids, is looking to do more in the city,” Whalen told guests at the event. “If you have programs that are focused on kids and learning please get in touch with us. We’d love to pick that up because we feel when we do business, we want to give back. That’s part of how we approach life and business.”

At the ribbon-cutting ceremony (l-r): Tim Cahill; Stephen Whalen; Thomas Koch; Sean Rose, City Realty Group acquisitions director; Dave Fisher, City Realty Group senior property manager; and Jacob Simmons, City Realty Group VP of project management / Photo by Lisa Aimola

Margulies Perruzzi Completes 31,000sf Office Renovation for Boston Trust Walden

Boston – Margulies Perruzzi (MP) announced it has completed the renovation of 31,000sf at One Beacon Street for Boston Trust Walden. The renovation project transformed the 34th floor at One Beacon Street into a light-filled space with 360-degree views of Boston.

“We decided to move when we realized our office space would no longer

accommodate our growth,” said Sarah Kelly, COO and general counsel at Boston Trust Walden. “We took the opportunity to reevaluate how we use space for working and found a partner in Margulies Peruzzi. Their talented team listened to our goals and designed a beautiful, modern space that achieved these and much more. The space is transparent and welcoming and

encourages people to move around and interact with one another, something we were missing before. We are thrilled with the results.”

Boston Trust Walden prioritized smaller, uniform offices; direct access to daylight for workstations; and a focus on socialization and collaboration. To achieve these goals, Margulies Perruzzi designed perimeter offices with full glass fronts to bring light into the interior of the space and created alcoves at the perimeter for workstations with access to natural light. An employee hub was created to serve as the core collaboration area. Featuring a coffee bar, pantry, and a variety of seating options including booths, high top tables, and traditional cafe seating, the employee hub is designed to encourage spontaneous collaboration and can also be used as informal meeting space. A client area is located adjacent to the reception area and employee hub and features four conference rooms of various sizes.

A unique feature of the Boston Trust Walden office is the trading area. Located in the interior of the space with direct access to an adjoining social area, it was designed to have a direct sight line for occupants to enjoy the view. Margulies Perruzzi leveraged space at the heart of the interior of the office for ADAcompliant restrooms, locker space, and a multi-purpose wellness room.

Margulies Perruzzi selected earthy natural tones mixed with brighter colors to complement the natural wood floors. The design team selected materials for the space that not only visually embodied Boston Trust Walden, but also aligned with the firm’s focus on social and environmental responsibility, ensuring products used met this high standard.

The project team also included Corderman & Company, GC; WB Engineers, MEP/FP; Officeworks, furniture; Boston Light Source, lighting; and Newmark, OPM.

Boston Firm Rebrands as Arch Street Glass

Boston – Spaceworks Architectural Interiors, a glazing subcontractor located in Downtown Boston, announced it is now doing business as Arch Street Glass.

The change comes as the company celebrates its 10th anniversary and experiences landmark growth marked by an expanding team and a newly curated showroom in the heart of the city.

“Our new name is a tribute to our history and our thriving home on Boston’s Arch Street,” said Arch Street Glass owner, Bob Kelly. “Arch Street pays homage to my great uncle, Friar David Fleming, who served as the vicar and procurator of our neighbor, the Arch Street Shrine community.”

Arch Street Glass has been involved in a multitude of high-profile construction projects in the past several years, including the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport and the new Flagship Pioneering building at 55 Cambridge Parkway.

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City Realty Group Hosts Ribbon-Cutting for Quincy Development

Boston – Hebrew SeniorLife, a nonprofit provider of senior health care and living communities in New England, has secured financing to build 54 new units of affordable senior housing at its Center Communities of Brookline location.

The new 7-story complex, located at 108 Centre Street, will provide independent living apartments for seniors age 62 and older and will complement Center Communities of Brookline’s existing housing sites, which include the Marilyn and André Danesh Family Residences, the Julian and Carol Feinberg Cohen Residences, and the Diane and Mark Goldman Family Residences.

The new housing includes several features that prioritize resident well-being and sustainability, including:

• Expanded indoor and outdoor community space to benefit residents of Center Communities of Brookline and other senior residents of the town.

• Construction that meets Passive House standards, which reduces energy consumption, ensures indoor air quality,

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enhances durability, and improves thermal comfort.

• Access to the vast array of services at Center Communities of Brookline such as wellness programming, fitness, and dining.

• Enhancements to the overall campus, including landscaping, lighting, and green space.

Services offered at Center Communities of Brookline will include the Right Care, Right Place, Right Time Initiative (R3), a program created by Hebrew SeniorLife to support residents in proactively managing their health by effectively linking housing and health care.

Hebrew SeniorLife has received support from various Town of Brookline departments, including the Select Board, the Housing Advisory Board, the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Brookline Historical Commission, and many other town boards, committees, and individuals.

Financing for the project is supported by Eastern Bank, the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (as bond

issuer), the Massachusetts Housing Partnership Fund Board, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development, the Town of Brookline, and Rogerson Communities, Inc., with an equity investment by RBC Community Investments, LLC. Hebrew SeniorLife is also partnering with ICON

Architecture, Affirmative Investments, Tierney Development Services, RLAW PC, NEI General Contracting, and Nixon Peabody LLP.

Construction of this new affordable senior community will take approximately 20 months with occupancy anticipated in early 2025.

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POAH Recognized by Environmental Finance

Boston – Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) has been chosen as the recipient of the Sustainability Bond of the Year – US Muni by Environmental Finance, an international online news and analysis service that reports on sustainable investment, green finance and the people and companies active in environmental markets. The 2023 Bond Awards celebrate the “leading green, social, sustainability and sustainabilitylinked bond and loans deal in 2002.”

In April 2022, POAH issued a $75 million sustainability bond representing the first time the nonprofit has accessed the public capital markets. This came after Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings assigned an A+ credit rating to POAH allowing the organization to issue General Obligation bonds to attract more investments in its low- and moderateincome housing across the U.S. POAH’s mission is to preserve, create and sustain affordable, healthy homes that support economic security, racial equity, and access to opportunity. The nonprofit owns and operates nearly 13,000

affordable rental apartments in 11 states and the District of Columbia.

In its announcement of the awards on April 6, Environmental Finance said, “In addition to its social mission, POAH has also long been focused on ensuring its affordable housing communities are as environmentally sustainable and energy efficient as possible. Since 2010, POAH states its environmental improvements

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have resulted in annual energy usage reductions totaling more than 10 million pounds of CO2 avoided and more than 100 million gallons of water saved.”

Allison Adduci, POAH’s chief financial officer, said, “The bond proceeds have quickly expanded POAH’s mission impact – they represent more resources to advance our work, as well as flexibility in a challenging economic environment.”

POAH’s Design and Building Performance (D&BP) staff holistically integrate energy and water efficiency into development projects and the owned portfolio, working closely with property

management staff to maintain each building’s green upgrades and monitor the effectiveness of their conservation initiatives. D&BP performs continuous monitoring of utility consumption that informs conservation investments and ensures renovations and new construction provide durable, healthy, high-quality housing. The developer performs due diligence for code compliance, HVAC systems, utility data, building envelope, hazardous materials, and soil contamination and aims to improve resident health by enhancing indoor air quality and removing volatile organic compounds.

Vicinity Energy Announces Partnership

Boston – Vicinity Energy recently announced its partnership with Augsburg, Germany-based MAN Energy Solutions to collaborate in the development of lowtemperature source heat pump systems for steam generation. Vicinity plans to install an industrial-scale heat pump complex at its Kendall Station facility by 2026.

Portland, CT – The Town of Portland announced the installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system at Brownstone Intermediate School, located at 14 Main Street.

The 67 kW system is projected to save the town more than $10,000 annually in energy costs and more than $206,000 over the term of the power purchase agreement (PPA). This project was installed by Greenskies Clean Focus and was part of the Connecticut Green Bank’s Solar Municipal Assistance Program (MAP). Portland is one of the first towns to complete the program which is now in its fourth year assisting towns with solar support.

Through Solar MAP, the Green Bank provides technical support to municipalities to develop solar PV projects on municipal buildings, such as town halls, emergency services buildings, and

schools. The Green Bank also provides financing for the solar systems through a PPA, which allows the municipality to access solar with no upfront installation costs, no new debt to incur, and no operations and maintenance costs.

“As one of our first group of Solar MAP towns, Portland has been an excellent partner as the Green Bank team supported the project from inception through completion. We are excited to see this solar installation at Brownstone energized and begin saving the school money,” said Mackey Dykes, vice president of financing programs at the Connecticut Green Bank.

Inclusive Prosperity Capital (IPC), a nonprofit investment fund dedicated to financing clean energy projects that benefit traditionally underserved markets and projects, is partnering with the Green Bank to own and maintain the system.

“Vicinity’s first heat pump complex in Cambridge, Mass., which draws from proven examples in Europe, will be the largest in the U.S. It will be powered by renewable electricity to safely and efficiently harvest energy from the Charles River, returning it at a lower temperature,” said Bill DiCroce, president and CEO of Vicinity Energy. “We have made a lot of progress harvesting the energy of the sun and wind; MAN’s cutting-edge technology will now enable Vicinity to renewably harvest energy at scale from rivers and oceans, which are presently warming from the effects of climate change. This is a big deal in district energy’s efforts to decarbonize cities, and Vicinity is very proud to lead the way with MAN in this exciting venture.”

“The heating sector accounts for 3040% of global CO2 emissions. The global energy transition cannot succeed without

decarbonizing heat,” said Uwe Lauber, CEO and CSO of MAN Energy Solutions. “At the same time, district heating systems are one of the most efficient and sustainable ways to provide heat to commercial buildings and industrial facilities. Hence the task is to reduce district heating systems’ dependence on fossil fuel-fired heat sources. Our heat pump technology can do that, with many examples in the European field to prove it. I am very happy to collaborate with Vicinity Energy on the application of our technology to support Vicinity’s impressive district energy system.”

This announcement represents another significant step in Vicinity’s plans to electrify its operations to achieve net zero. In 2022, the company kicked off its electrification strategy by deconstructing a steam turbine at its Kendall Facility in Cambridge. In its place, Vicinity is installing an industrial-scale electric boiler that will begin supplying carbonfree eSteam to customers in 2024.

The company’s other 11 locations in major cities nationwide will undergo similar electrification processes in the coming years to achieve its goal of net zero by 2050.

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Will the Connecticut Legislature Ignore the Construction Industry and Expand the False Claims Act?

projects involving state funds.

By Frederick E. Hedberg and William A. Stoll

After a public hearing held on March 6, House Bill No. 6826, An Act Concerning Liability for False and Fraudulent Claims, was voted out of committee by a wide margin, and then added to the House Calendar on March 28. This bill expands the scope of Connecticut’s current False Claims Act by eliminating the limitation that it only applies to state-administered health and human services programs. It would expand potential liability and penalties under the act to allow both private citizens and the attorney general to bring False Claims Act allegations in any context, including construction

Several trade organizations, including the Connecticut Construction Industries Association, the Associated General Contractors of Connecticut, the Associated Builders and Contractors Connecticut and the Connecticut Subcontractors Association and American Council of Engineering Companies of Connecticut, presented testimony opposing the bill. The attorney general testified in support of the bill based on his concerns about fraudulent spending of the state’s CARES Acts funds and the FBI’s investigation of the state’s school construction program. Many versions of the act pertaining to construction have been proposed and rejected over the years including, notably, a bill introduced last year, Senate Bill No. 426, with identical revisions to H.B. No. 6826, tabled for the Senate Calendar.

New England states Massachusetts, Vermont, and Rhode Island all currently have False Claims Acts that may apply to

state funds used in any context, whereas Maine, New Hampshire, and presently Connecticut limit their False Claims Acts to state funds used in the healthcare sphere. In its present form, the act largely mirrors those of Massachusetts, Vermont, and Rhode Island, and examining recent applications in the construction context may provide guidance into how the act might be applied in Connecticut.

After establishing a False Claims Division in 2015 to investigate the use of public funds, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has aggressively used the act in the construction context. Recently, in December 2022, it reported that a joint venture company in charge of constructing a baseball stadium in Worcester settled alleged False Claims Act violations for $1.9 million relating to false statements submitted in the bidding process. More recently, in late March, the same office filed suit against a construction company

that the company submitted fraudulent payroll forms on public projects and underpaid workers.

If the act is adopted in its present form, mirroring Massachusetts’ version, it could be applied to all phases of a construction project. This may be concerning, considering that claims may be brought by private citizens and the standard of proof is a preponderance of the evidence (rather than the higher clear and convincing evidence typically applied to civil fraud claims). Such a law could unfairly penalize contractors, causing them to incur significant costs to defend claims that may be subjective (but not fraudulent), risk losing prequalification status, or face suspension or debarment, any of which could jeopardize their businesses.

Frederick E. Hedberg is partner, and William A. Stoll is associate, in Robinson

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Erland Completes 28,900sf Fit-out for Affini-T Therapeutics

Watertown, MA – Erland Construction, in collaboration with SmithGroup and RJ Donovan Group, announced it completed a 28,900sf fit-out of Affini-T Therapeutics’ new headquarters within 100 Forge (Arsenal Yards). The biotechnology company, unlocking the power of T cells against oncogenic driver mutations, occupies the entire top two floors of the 9-story building, encompassing a total of 39,500sf.

The new space includes open office areas, conference and huddle rooms, specialty labs, tissue culture and analytical suites, wellness areas, dining areas, and a private wraparound balcony with views of the Downtown Boston skyline, Charles River, and Western Hills of Greater Boston.

Erland constructed 100 Forge, the 185,000sf base building that Affini-T has moved into. The lab-ready facility includes one level of below-grade parking and a one-story enclosed mechanical penthouse above the highest occupiable level. The fit-out required an extensive coordination effort to ensure that all the supply, exhaust, and return ductwork, as well as process utilities and electrical needed to support Affini-T’s operations, fit above the ceiling. Material and equipment deliveries were scheduled in advance and performed off hours when needed due to the concurrent construction

activities taking place within 100 Forge.

“Erland’s ability to dive right in and get to know us strengthened our communication and improved the project’s overall efficiency. Their responsiveness and direction not only kept the fit-out on track but also simplified the decision-making process for us,” said Kim Nguyen, Ph.D., chief technical officer, Affini-T Therapeutics.

“We’re proud to have partnered with this dynamic group of industry leaders on what we believe to be an extremely successful suburban lab project given the state of the local life sciences market and

PCI Cleanroom Contracting Opens New England Office

Boston – The Cleanroom Contracting division of Performance Contracting, Inc. (PCI) announces the opening of its New England office.

Located at 150 Hopping Brook Rd. in Holliston, PCI serves customers in Boston and the extended New England Region, providing turnkey cleanroom solutions for many industries, including life sciences, pharmaceuticals, and microelectronics.

The New England facility features two fully constructed cleanroom mockups featuring various supplier materials. The 300sf cleanrooms are comprised of modular wall panels, self- supported walkable ceiling panels, glass wall panels, HEPA terminals, light fixtures, doors, windows, electrical/process utility panels, interlock functionality, and more.

“Our approach to providing an architectural turnkey cleanroom build is the design/assist component,” said Jason Teets, operations manager for PCI’s Cleanroom Contracting division. “We work directly with our general contractor customer, the facility owner/end user, and the project architect to take a conceptual cGMP (current good manufacturing practices) manufacturing cleanroom space to an IFC (issue for construction)

design. We then turn the conceptual design into a more easily buildable and fully-certifiable cleanroom.”

With several recent contracts and project wins in New England, PCI intends to increase staff in the new office to serve its existing customers and continue to grow as a market leader in the region. The new office includes local sales, project management, Building Information Modeling (BIM), and architectural design-assist, enabling PCI to offer full-service turnkey capabilities for its customers, delivering cleanroom facilities with the highest levels of quality, performance, safety, and service.

“The New England office allows us to provide local expertise where our clients require highly detailed and customized cleanroom facilities, achieving the highest environmental control and safety levels. We know every day counts for our clients, and we stand ready to deliver. Our investment in New England allows us to provide for the increasing demand that we see in the region,” commented Christian DeLollo, general manager for PCI’s New England Cleanroom operations.

the associated demand for high-quality working environments with access to luxury amenities,” said Jay Sturdivant, Advanced Technology/Life Sciences Group manager, Erland. “It’s been a great partnership from the start. The collective efforts of the entire project team immensely contributed to the success of creating an environment that will facilitate groundbreaking research and development.”

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Living Cities Grants $3.2M to Support Wealth Building Pathways

New York – Living Cities recently announced a $3.2 million grant investment across six cities to help close racial gaps in income and wealth: Albuquerque, N.M.; Austin, Texas; Memphis, Tenn.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Saint Paul, Minn.; and Rochester, N.Y.

These grants, made possible by the Wells Fargo Foundation and Citi Foundation, were disbursed through the Living Cities Closing the Gaps Network, a multi-year initiative bringing together leaders from cities across the country who are committed to building an antiracist society that advances equitable and inclusive economic opportunity.

The $3.2 million will be distributed across six cities focused on the following strategies:

Albuquerque: Develop city-owned land to support and increase the homeownership rates for local Native and Black communities, as well as offer technical assistance to develop a pipeline of licensed Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) general contractors in the city.

Austin: Partner with UpTogether to launch a direct cash assistance to support BIPOC individuals who want to purchase homes through the City of Austin’s land

trust, as well as partner with communitybased organizations to provide equity infusions and technical support for BIPOC entrepreneurs.

Memphis: Create a community land trust in the historic Orange Mound neighborhood to provide affordable homeownership, as well as develop a Contractors University to improve BIPOC access to contextual technical assistance, strengthen the contractor community, and help more BIPOC businesses contract with the city.

Minneapolis: Partner with Youthprise to create a pilot cohort of underserved BIPOC youth to support them in advancing cooperative models for business and home ownership.

Saint Paul: Contribute to the Inheritance Fund, which offers forgivable loans to help low-income descendants of the old Rondo neighborhood purchase homes and support homeownership and employee owned co-ops through capacity building.

Rochester: Target outreach to Head Start families with Housing Choice Vouchers to buy homes using their vouchers and assist with down payment assistance, as well as offering grants to early-stage BIPOC owned businesses,

navigation support, and other technical assistance.

“Homeownership and small business ownership are two of the proven ways to help any group of individuals build wealth to support themselves and their families,” said Joe Scantlebury, president and CEO of Living Cities. “Gaps in wealth between

people of color and white people persist and it will take coordinated, direct action by leaders in cities to turn back the ongoing legacy of systemic racism. We believe that removing barriers to Black, Indigenous, and other people of color owning homes and small businesses is key for our nation’s future.”

The Peabody Companies Recognized

Braintree, MA – The Peabody Companies announced it has been named a finalist for the Leading Organization in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award from the National Apartment Association (NAA), to be announced during the 2023 Excellence Awards Ceremony, slated for June 7 in Atlanta.

This most recent acknowledgement of the firm’s commitment to ensure that all employees feel a sense of belonging in the workplace and for fostering a culture that embraces diversity comes just months after being selected as the Leading Organization in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion by the Massachusetts Apartment Association (MAA).

Through its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, the Peabody Companies has identified areas of commitment: to be allies for communities of color; to education; to doing the hard work, not just today but in the future; to being part of the change that needs to happen; and to action.

“We are honored to be named a finalist for this very special award from the National Apartment Association,” said Melissa Fish-Crane, principal and CEO of the Peabody Companies. “Diversity, equity, and inclusion fosters a sense of community and collaboration; these are and will always be core values of our company culture.”

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PROCON Receives National Excellence in Construction Award

Manchester, NH – PROCON announced that its design-build project, the Tufts University Joyce Cummings Center in Medford, Mass., has earned the company a national Excellence in Construction (EIC) Eagle Award and National Design-Build Award, presented during the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Convention 2023 in Orlando, Fla. on March 16. PROCON designed and built the Joyce Cummings Center, a 150,000sf, 7-story academic building, which houses classrooms, seminar rooms, meeting space, research labs, offices, and a 160-seat auditorium.

Elements of the Cummings Center building that contributed to PROCON’s recognition as the best construction project include PROCON’s unique and

sustainable design and pre-construction planning strategies, including significant coordination with Tufts University and various utilities and public transportation entities. Successful pre-planning included weekly 3D coordination and architectural detail review meetings, which allowed for more efficient sequencing and

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Construction challenges included identifying a materials laydown area in an urban environment and devising an erosion control plan for the area. Construction of the Cummings Center was happening simultaneously with an expansion of the abutting MBTA Green Line and the laying of conduits under the Cummings Center by the Green Line Extension project. The urban environment and close proximity of the MBTA, rail lines, and pedestrian traffic called for significant logistic and signage planning.

The judges commented, “The PROCON team demonstrated how architects, contractors, and engineers working together with estimating and preconstruction through construction in a seamless process lead to successful high performance projects which meet or exceed the owners expectations. PROCON delivered a 7-story academic building 25 feet from an active MBTA railroad while a new train station was simultaneously under construction on an extremely tight

urban site despite numerous challenges including the pandemic – a project truly worthy of this award.”

“Words cannot express how much Tufts University enjoyed working with the PROCON team on the Joyce Cummings Center. The process with PROCON was a streamlined approach to designing and constructing this energyefficient, complex building filled with interdisciplinary offices and learning space,” said Ruth Bennett, senior director of capital programs at Tufts University. “PROCON is an exceptional, trusted design-build partner that we look forward to working with in the future.”

“We are deeply honored and humbled to receive this very special award,” said John Stebbins, PROCON managing director. “It is a tribute to the talented and hardworking men and women we work with daily, who offer our clients exceptional projects and innovative ideas. The Cummings Center represents the type of partnership we strive to achieve with all our projects.”

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DEW Construction Announces Promotions, New Hires

Williston, VT – DEW Construction recently announced five promotions and six new hires.

General Superintendent Dan Riley has been promoted to vice president of operations. He joined DEW as a superintendent in 2012 and is directly responsible for leading the firm’s project management teams and providing “best in class” services to customers throughout the construction process. With nearly 40 years of industry experience, Riley oversees the integration of preconstruction and construction services, and supports the VP of field operations and DEW’s safety program.

Chris Bertrand has been promoted to vice president of field operations from general superintendent. He began his career with DEW as a field engineer nearly 16 years ago and has since been promoted several times. With over 30 years of industry experience, Bertrand oversees the firm’s field operations teams and safety program. He will work closely with DEW’s VP of operations to ensure that the firm’s field crews are always supported appropriately.

Ben Laflam has been promoted to superintendent. He was hired as an assistant superintendent in 2022. Laflam will oversee all field activities, including quality control, safety, field office administration, and look-ahead schedules. He has over 14 years of industry experience and before joining DEW, he spent over a decade supervising projects for a design-build company specializing

in custom homes, expansions, and renovations.

Josh Deutsch, promoted to project engineer, supports the firm’s project teams in planning and organizing resources (people and materials). He also supports the project teams during construction to meet quality, scheduling, cost management, safety, environmental protection, and customer satisfaction objectives. He began his career with DEW three years ago as a carpenter apprentice.

Chantel Crawford has been promoted to the position of marketing specialist. Seven years ago, she was hired as project administrator and has since received three promotions. In Crawford’s new role, she will collaborate with the firm’s marketing director to strategize and implement comprehensive marketing approaches. Her responsibilities will include producing thorough, tailored proposal responses and supporting materials for client meetings

Dietz & Company Welcomes Three

Springfield, MA –Dietz & Company

Architects, Inc. announced it welcomed three new employees, all in the role of architectural staff, to the firm.

Prior to joining Dietz & Company, Bethany Mauri worked for firms in Albany, N.Y. and Connecticut and as a freelance architectural designer. She has primarily worked on projects in the K-12 education sector but also has experience with retail and residential projects.

Jason Waisnor joined the firm having spent his career thus far working for architecture firms in New York City where he focused on housing and sustainable redevelopment. He also completed work for the hospitality and gaming industries earlier in his career. He specializes in

historic restoration, renovation/interior fit outs, and housing projects.

Priscilla Ramos joins Dietz & Company having spent a number of years working for firms in New York City in multiple market sectors and specializing in programming and spatial relationships. Project types that she has worked on include single and multi-family housing, education, and transportation. Outside of architecture, she has experience with engineering, code consulting, and work with the National Park Service.

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DEW recently welcomed Safety Manager Kamron Bushway, Project Managers Kevin Hoard and David Dalton, Assistant Superintendent Andrew Hoogeboom, and Accounts Payable Associates JoAnne Silloway and Alex Chappell.

Bushway leads and manages DEW’s safety program. He monitors all construction activities to ensure compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) construction industry standards. He works closely with operations on job-specific safety, preconstruction planning for new project safety, and human resources on staffing safety requirements.

Hoard and Dalton manage the business side of projects, including preparing budgets, creating schedules, responding to unique project demands, collaborating with engineers and architects, and

communicating with clients about progress. Hoard is skilled in all facets of the construction industry, including estimation and project management. Dalton has over 25 years of industry experience.

Hoogeboom directs field activities with the team, quality control, safety, field office administration, and lookahead schedules. He has over 10 years of industry experience. Most recently, he has been supervising the construction of multi-family housing projects for a company in Denver.

Silloway and Chappell are responsible for managing incoming invoices, processing timely payments to outside vendors and subcontractors, and internal reconciliation of employee credit cards. Silloway has over 28 years of accounting experience. Chappell comes from a background in accounting, having previously worked as an office supervisor for a local retailer.

DeCosta Receives Humanitarian Award

Lincoln, RI – Pare Corporation announced that Senior Vice President Kenneth DeCosta, P.E. was awarded the 2023 Humanitarian Award by the Providence Engineering Society.

DeCosta is a registered professional engineer with over 40 years of experience in the planning, design, and construction administration of a wide range of infrastructure projects.

He is a past president of the RI Consulting Engineers and was instrumental in its conversion to ACECRI, where he has served as national

director since 2016, according to Pare Corporation representatives. He has also contributed his time and effort to Boys Town New England. His involvement with Boys Town spans over 25 years, with eight years on the board of directors, including two as chair.

DeCosta says he has valued the importance of philanthropy and being involved in his community throughout his 30-year career at Pare Corporation. He held a leadership role at Pare Corporation for 28 years, including serving as the company’s COO until he stepped back from full-time duties at the end of 2021.

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AIA CT

May 9 at 3:15 PM

Hill-Stead Museum Tour and Presentation

This event, hosted by Women in Architecture, features a guided tour of the Hill-Stead Museum. It includes a presentation about female architect Theodate Pope Riddle, who designed the 1901 Colonial Revival-style house as her first architectural project. The main focus of her work was centered on private homes, schools, and civic projects.

IFMA Boston

May 10 at 8:00 AM

FMForward 2023 & the 20th Annual Awards of Excellence

This conference and awards networking event and exhibition will be held at The Conference Center at Bentley University in Waltham, Mass. and will include keynote speakers and numerous sessions such as Carbon Neutrality: Understanding the new Mass. Energy Guidelines, and The Impact of Perfectionism. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

ABC CT

May 11 at 4:00 PM

Brews with Builders

This event will be held at Brewport Brewing Co. in Bridgeport, Conn. It includes an opportunity to connect with Viking

Construction on industry happenings and will include beer and food.

ASHRAE Boston

May 15 at 12:00 PM

57th Annual Golf Outing

The day of golfing will be held at Granite Links Golf Club in Quincy, Mass. and will be followed by a networking dinner. Opportunities to volunteer on tournament day are also available.

AGC MA

May 18 at 3:00 PM

Annual All Members Social

This event includes an opportunity to celebrate and network with the new AGC MA board of directors and the honorees of the 2023 Member Distinction Awards. The awards recognize individuals and member organizations for their outstanding contributions to the association and the industry. The event will be held at The Connors CenterBoston College in Dover, Mass.

ABC NH/VT

June 8 at 4:00 PM

Annual Safety Awards and Graduation BBQ

The annual Safety Awards recognize commendable safety performance of individual firms. The awards are intended to convey ABC’s strong support of safety performance in full recognition of the fact that each firm has the responsibility for execution of safety, to ensure an overall safe

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workplace. Annual safety awards are for the best and most improved safety records, and most creative safety program among “small” and “large” member firms. This year’s event will be held in Concord, N.H.

Construction Institute

June 8 at 5:00 PM

Annual Dinner and Awards

Each year the Construction Institute recognizes companies, institutions, and colleagues who have gone above and beyond to strengthen the Construction Institute and the AEC community. This year’s event will be held at Saint Clements Castle & Marina in Portland, Conn. and will include networking and mingling with industry colleagues.

CBC

June 13 at 5:30 PM

27th Annual Project Team and Scholarship Awards Benefit

This event celebrates the project owners and teams that represent the 2023 Project Team Award winners. The Connecticut Building Congress will honor project teams that demonstrated extraordinary collaboration in the execution of their projects. The CBC Scholarship Fund will also recognize this year’s scholarship recipients. The event will be held at Aqua

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Turf in Plantsville, Conn. and will include opportunities to meet representatives from the project teams and hear comments from the judges on what made these projects award winners.

AIA CT

June 14 at 11:30 AM

2023 Golf Outing

This event will be held at Lyman Orchards Golf Club in Middlefield, Conn. Both experienced and new players can test their skills on the 18-hole Jones Course. Beverages and snacks will be available to golfers throughout the game with an awards reception under the tent at the 19th hole. This year’s event will also include the inaugural AIA Connecticut Cornhole Tournament, organized by the Emerging Professionals Community. Deadline to register is June 6.

ABC MA

June 15 at 8:30 AM

Annual Golf Outing

This event will take place at Pinehills Golf Club in Plymouth, Mass. Players have the option of playing a Scramble on the Jones Course or a Best Ball on the Nicklaus Course, with the shotgun beginning at 10:00 a.m. A cocktail reception and dinner will follow the round.

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