Construction Design & Engineering

Project of the Month: Haynes Group, Inc. and Phase Zero Design complete transformation of Burlington’s newest steakhouse

Burlington, MA Middlesex Tpke. is known for its high-end retail offerings and delicious assortment of restaurants, and as hungry patrons travel down the street they are greeted by its newest steakhouse. Smith & Wollensky’s story began in New York City in the late 1970s, quickly becoming an American favorite with its classic all-American steak dishes with a modern flair.

Callahan Construction breaks ground on $25 million,
59,000 s/f expansion at Linden Ponds

Hingham, MA Callahan Construction Managers (Callahan), a full-service construction management company based in Bridgewater, Mass., has been hired to build a new, $25 million two-story 59,000 s/f continuing care neighborhood expansion at the Linden Ponds

DiPrete Engineering concludes work on 132,055 s/f multi-tenant warehouse

Wrentham, MA DiPrete Engineering, in partnership with Bluewater Property Group, completed a 132,055 s/f multi-tenant commercial warehouse located along Rte. 1. This facility not only showcases its size and New England-style architecture

Winthrop Center certified as largest Passive House office building - designed by Handel Architects

Boston, MA Internationally recognized developer Millennium Partners hosted mayor Michelle Wu, Massachusetts secretary of energy and environmental affairs Rebecca Tepper, and Massachusetts climate chief Melissa Hoffer among other city and state officials for a globally historic event as Winthrop Center

Hancock Associates’ Tedford earns professional engineer license in MA

Danvers, MA According to Hancock Associates, Russell Tedford has passed the professional engineering exam and is now a licensed professional engineer (PE) in Massachusetts. Tedford joined Hancock Associates in 2017 as a field surveyor

Builders of Color Coalition forms ten member Investment Analysis Fellowship

Boston, MA Builders of Color Coalition (BCC) has formed the ten members of its Investment Analysis Fellowship to convene established, real estate developers of color seeking to grow their capacities through group studies of investment cases. BCC recruited – and selected – the group based on one’s development experience

Goulston & Storrs engages Elkus Manfredi Architects to design new law office at One Post Office Sq.

Boston, MA Goulston & Storrs has enlisted Elkus Manfredi Architects to design its new office as part of an upcoming relocation to the remodeled One Post Office Sq. Roughly 350 employees will be relocating to 100,000 s/f of leased space across four floors (25 through 28) connected by an internal staircase.

Scala joins Acentech as principal of the technology group

Cambridge, MA According to Acentech, a world-class consultant in architectural acoustics, noise and vibration control, and audiovisual and technology systems design, Frank Scala II, RCDD, PSP, CTS has joined its technology group as a principal to provide new leadership in the security systems design practice.

Dimeo Construction makes leadership changes

Providence, RI Dimeo Construction Co. has made the following senior leadership changes. Christopher Doepper, project executive and district manager, has been elevated to executive vice president, COO for company-wide operations.

Ask the electrician: Arc flash - What it is, why it happens and how to prevent it - by Brian Leborgne

You have probably seen warning labels about arc flashes on electrical equipment, but do you know what an arc flash actually is? An arc flash is when electric current leaves its intended path rather than flowing along the intended conductive path.