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Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: June 15, 2018
Nitsch Engineering earns ACEC/MA’s Gold Engineering Excellence Award
Boston, MA The American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA) has named Nitsch Engineering as a winner of the 2018 Gold Engineering Excellence Awards for renovation work on the Boston Public Library’s Johnson Building.
The 2018 Engineering Excellence Awards were named at the ACEC/MA Engineering Excellence and Awards Gala with emcees Beth Larkin, PE, MBTA assistant general manager for capital delivery and Housamm Sleiman, PE, CCM, MassPort director of capital programs & environmental affairs.
Nitsch Engineering, with offices in Boston, Worcester and Lawrence, was retained by the city of Boston to assist with reinvigorating the Boston Public Library’s Johnson Building to make space not only for books, but for people, thereby transitioning from an inward-facing fortress to an inviting public space. To help meet this goal, Nitsch Engineering applied innovative civil engineering techniques on the heavily-trafficked site on the corner of Boylston and Exeter Sts. The firm met the key challenge of solving multiple complex issues within the small site, including recharging vulnerable groundwater levels to maintain building stability, all while keeping the library open and accessible to the public.
“The awards honor this year’s most outstanding engineering accomplishments in Massachusetts,” said ACEC/MA president Michael Scipione, PE president and CEO of Weston & Sampson Engineering, Inc.
“They are excellent examples of how engineers create projects that improve or lives and communities. Professional engineers are dedicated to providing quality infrastructure, providing safe and reliable water and energy, and making our buildings safe and energy efficient. We congratulate our winners on their exceptional achievements.”
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