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Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: November 14, 2013
Consigli Construction wins AGC Build New England Grand Honor award
The Grand Honor Award for New England's top construction project was presented to Consigli Construction Co., Inc. (Consigli) by the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Mass. at the biannual Build New England Awards Gala held last week at the Intercontinental Hotel.
Consigli was the only construction firm to be recognized with two awards by this regional juried program comprised of professionals from all facets of the built environment. In addition to receiving the AGC's Grand Honor Award for the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Campus, located in East Boothbay, Maine, Consigli also received a Merit Award for the Terminal B Parking Garage Renovation at Logan International Airport in East Boston.
The Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Campus building team awardees also included design architects, Perkins + Will, WBRC Architect/Engineers, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, and subcontractors ABM Mechanical and Porter Drywall. The three-building world-renowned ocean research and education campus is the first scientific research laboratory to achieve LEED Platinum status in Maine and one of only seven LEED Platinum businesses in New England.
The Terminal B Parking Garage Renovation project team included Consigli, designer Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, LCC, Mass. Port Authority, and subcontractors Heritage Restoration Inc., Broadway Electrical Co., Inc. and SOS Corp. The total rehabilitation of this airport parking garage and supporting roadway system was constructed 11 months ahead of schedule and under budget.
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