Jewett Construction Company hires Courchesne as an assistant estimator

Fremont, NH Jewett Construction Company, a New England regional design-build construction management firm and general contractor, has hired Will Courchesne as an assistant estimator.

Downes Construction participates in ground breaking at Pell Elementary - Behan Brothers is the project’s construction manager

Newport, RI On August 12^th, as renovations and construction began at Pell Elementary School, Downes Construction Company, the owner’s project manger of the project joined students, faculty, staff

Margulies Perruzzi and Sladen Feinstein Integrated Lighting receive IES Boston Section Award of Merit

Boston, MA According to Margulies Perruzzi (MP), one of New England’s most innovative architectural and interior design firms, and Sladen Feinstein Integrated Lighting (SFIL), one of the city’s premier architectural lighting design firms

What is your campus worth? - by Joanne Pizzo

“We shape our buildings; thereafter, they shape us.” In these days of institutional angst regarding decreasing net revenue, a growing stock of deferred maintenance and redundant real estate, and uncertain, declining enrollment, that well-known Sir Winston Churchill quote still holds water, especially when considering the college campus.

The Overlook at St. Gabriel’s hosted Grand Opening Event

Brighton, MA Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, a leading Boston-based real estate development company, hosted a grand opening event on August 18^th to celebrate the completion of The Overlook at St. Gabriel’s, an award-winning redevelopment

Interstate Electrical Services completes 27,500 s/f cannabis facility

Holyoke, MA Interstate Electrical Services Corp. completed a 27,500 s/f all-in-one facility for Solurge, a locally-based cannabis company. The state-of-the-art facility will house a retail dispensary, cultivation center,

Market Square Architects named to Inc. Magazine’s 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Portsmouth, NH Market Square Architects PLLC was recently named to Inc. Magazine’s annual list of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in America. This marks the first time Market Square Architects

Suicide prevention is an important construction safety issue

Safety is always a top concern in our industry, but it isn’t just limited to job site accidents.  September is suicide prevention month and sadly, construction has the highest number of suicides of any occupational group. 

National nonresidential construction spending expanded 0.1% in July - by Dan Gearin

National nonresidential construction spending expanded 0.1% in July, according to a recent ABC analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $786.7 billion for the month.

Moving forward with ASM fall meetings, seminars, and events - by Michael McDonagh

Like many organizations did in 2020 and early 2021, ASM pivoted to virtual events for our member programming. However, we are now getting back to in-person member events this fall with COVID-19 precautions in place.