Raynham, MA DJSA Architecture PC, has promoted Zachary Silvia to the position of associate. In this role, Silvia, who prior to his promotion, held the title of project architect, is responsible for working with clients from project conception through occupancy, participating in all phases of project design and construction administration, and the evaluation of site conditions and constraints, among other duties.
As a young architectural student, I remember reading Latvian-American architect Gunnar Birkerts’ urban planning book Process and Expression in Architectural Form. In the book, Birkerts encouraged maximizing the height of space above the ground plane, as well as the depth of space below the ground plane. The concept created a vertical stacking where people interaction spaces lived above ground and the non-interactive, unsightly spaces were located below; it would be a utopian built environment where all movements of utilities, trash, and vehicles would never see the light of day.
Auburn, ME Landry/French Construction has completed the Schooner Memory Care. Located on an eight-acre site next to Schooner Estates, a senior living community on Stetson Rd, this new 47,600 s/f facility specializes in memory care and assisted living. Designed by Gawron Turgeon Architects, the 66-unit facility features private and semi-private apartments in three 22-bed neighborhoods.
Hudson, MA Green Leaf Construction has begun construction on the build out of a 5,000 s/f primary care suite for Acton Medical Associates at the Shops at Highland Commons. Once complete, the new space will be Acton Medical’s fourth location; with a main office in Acton, and existing satellite facilities in Littleton and Harvard, Mass. Designed by Maugel Architects of Harvard, Mass. with engineering by Design Day Mechanical and Pristine Engineers
Branford, CT Michael Horton Associates, Inc. (MHAI) has hired Luigi Peronace as a senior structural engineer. Peronace brings over 13 years of project management, structural engineering and construction administration experience on various commercial, institutional and multi-family residential projects. Over the course of his career, he has completed a broad range of inspection and design work including the renovation of higher education and healthcare facilities and the rehabilitation of public bridges and tunnels.
Boston, MA Repositioning office buildings into laboratory/life sciences spaces is a growing market and there are a lot of questions about how to do this. WB Engineers+Consultants’ managing principal and life sciences practice leader, Raymond Doyle, along with principal, Fran Coffey, presented a live webinar “Repositioning Your Building to a Lab,” to answer some of these questions. During this webinar, they broke down the complexities that arise in MEP/FP design when a building owner is turning their office space into a laboratory.
Roxbury, MA NEI General Contracting has completed the Whittier Choice Neighborhood Phase 1A for Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH). Located at 100 Cabot St., Phase 1A involved the demolition and removal of the existing Whittier Street Apartments to make way for the new construction of 92 rental units ranging from one, two, and three-bedrooms in both apartments and townhomes.
Milford, MA As organizations are making carbon reduction commitments, Consigli Construction Co., Inc. has launched its new energy division with the addition of Kailash Viswanathan, CEM, LEED AP as director of energy. Arch Energy, a division of Consigli Construction Co., Inc. will help clients meet their goals in shifting towards the adoption of healthy, smart, high-performance buildings, low-carbon infrastructure and deep energy retrofits.
Salem, MA Charles Construction Company Inc. assists Northeast Dermatology Associates with an expansion of three back-to-back projects throughout the Northshore area. The expansion totaled over $1 million in construction costs and provided Northeast Dermatology with over 12,000 s/f of a new state-of-the-art, additional clinic space.
“The three projects for Northeast Dermatology went exceptionally smooth, all three projects were delivered on schedule, and there was not a single change order issued for any of the projects
Boston, MA Shawmut Design and Construction celebrated a milestone in its Herb Chambers Jaguar Land Rover project, which is expected to open April 2021. The project team safely and successfully installed some of the largest single span glass panels in the city on the four-story, 200,000 s/f building.
Partnering closely with Salem Glass Company, the Shawmut team installed 20 insulated glass units–each 8 feet wide, 27 feet tall, and more than 1.5 inches thick–over the course of five days.
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