JC&A, Boston Properties, BR+A Engineers and Perkins+Will complete facility for Lyra Therapeutics

Waltham, MA J. Calnan and Associates (JC&A) celebrated the grand opening of a new facility at 880 Winter St., for Lyra Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to addressing unmet medical needs in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). 

Haggstrom named director of sustainability at JCJ

Hartford, CT JCJ Architecture (JCJ) has appointed experienced senior project architect and sustainability advocate, Eric Haggstrom, AIA, LEED AP, to take over the role of director of sustainability. An architect with 15 years of experience in projects ranging from civic, higher education, healthcare, and K-12 education

Walker Development expands D9 division

Marlborough, MA Walker Development & Construction Management, Inc. has expanded its self-performing division, D9 Construction Services. “As our company continues to flourish and offer top-rated construction management services, so has the evolution of our self-performing team.

Contractors, beware: General liability insurers wrongfully denying claims for damage by defective subcontractor work - by Eric Eisenberg and Robert Ferguson

As a contractor, you are familiar with working together with subcontractors – delegating project scope as part of the overall job. However, when a subcontractor’s work is defective, who is liable for the damage? This is not an unfamiliar issue to contractors – more than likely you have responded to one or more claims

Dakota DesignStaff, Inc. celebrates 30 years

Woburn, MA Dakota DesignStaff, Inc. has reached a significant milestone of 30 years in business. Founded in 1993 by architect John Donahoe, AIA and now led by president, Eric Wright, Dakota has established itself as a trusted boutique architect’s staffing agency serving the Boston/New England A/E/C marketplace.

Springfield water treatment plant to go forward without project labor agreement - by Joe Camilo

I’m pleased to say that I’ll be using this month’s message to convey some good news. Last month, I wrote about the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission’s split decision to use a union-only project labor agreement to build the $325 million West Parish Water Treatment Plant. But as of the end of February, I can report that the project has gone out to bid without the PLA.

Project of the Month: Connolly Brothers completes 52,000 s/f
design-build fit-up project for Calare Properties

Milford, MA Connolly Brothers Inc., a construction management firm serving private commercial, industrial and institutional clients, has completed a 52,000 s/f design-build fit-up project for Calare Properties. The facility will serve as a new Commonwealth of Massachusetts 911 Public Safety Answering Point

Shawmut Design and Construction advances vital role of women leadership in construction

Boston, MA Shawmut Design and Construction, a leading $1.6 billion national construction management firm, built on its year-round commitment to workplace equity by hosting impactful programming for Women in Construction (WIC) Week. The firm’s WIC Week activities were curated to align with this year’s theme, celebrating

PAC Group to renovate Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen, Inc.'s Drop-in & Resource Center - designed by Svigals Ptrs.

New Haven, CT Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen, Inc. (DESK), kicked off the renovations to their Drop-in & Resource Center at 266 State St. with a “wall-breaking ceremony,” featuring congresswoman Rosa DeLauro and mayor Justin Elicker.

Connolly Brothers, Inc. receives Silver Award from DBIA-NE for New England Academy campus

Marshfield, MA Connolly Brothers, Inc. won a Silver Award from the New England chapter of the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA-NE). At DBIA-NE’s annual awards gala on Thursday, January 25, the Connolly team was honored for its design-build work