Spotlights
2024 Women in Construction: Hilde Karpawich, Highpoint
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? The most notable project I have worked on in the past year is a $500 million life sciences campus in Devens, Mass. that comprises five biomanufacturing facilities and one shared amenity building for all employees. As the civil engineer for the project,
2024 Women in Construction: Nichole Langley, Highpoint
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? As a member of the South Shore Economic Development Corp., the housing crisis in Massachusetts has been an issue in the forefront of my mind both professionally and personally for the past few years.
2024 Women in Construction: Anna Moll, Skanska USA Civil, NE Region
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? I was part of the winning pursuit team for a $147 million contract awarded to Skanska by the U.S. Navy on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). We will be constructing NOAA’s Marine Operations Center in the Atlantic region,
2024 Women in Construction: Katherine Berger, Svigals + Partners
Who or what inspired you to join the AEC industry? Intrigued by human behavior, I briefly considered art therapy as a profession. However, after exposure to interior design, I began to understand its ability to improve the human condition through the built environment. I decided to pursue a degree at the New England School of Art & Design,
2024 Women in Construction: Carlie LaPre, Columbia
What is your favorite / most beneficial part of Women in Construction week? My favorite part of Women in Construction week is when the many great organizations in Boston come together to support the ladies in our industry. Boston is a great place to be a woman in the construction industry, as we have many organizations
2024 Women in Construction: Susan O’Neill, Bala
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? My most notable projects were two sustainable projects, 121 Broadway in Cambridge which will be an all electric 39-story residential tower and the retrofit of 140 Kendrick St. in Needam which is a net zero project.
