Construction Design & Engineering

Project of the Month: Haynes Group and Mighty Squirrel Brewery celebrate opening of 27,700 s/f production/taproom

Waltham, MA Cheers to a ‘mighty moment’! Mighty Squirrel Brewery is the first of its kind, bringing the production and manufacturing area to the center of the taproom. And it’s officially open to the public! The Mighty Squirrel team wanted to create a community centric atmosphere

Finegold Alexander receives AIA NE design award for The Lucas

Boston, MA Finegold Alexander Architects said that The Lucas, a 33-unit luxury residence was recognized with an Honor Award at the 2018 AIA ...

Wood Partners’ Alta Union House project wins LOCUS New England project of the Year: Framingham’s Transit-Oriented Development

Framingham, MA Smart Growth America named the city’s Alta Union House at 75 Concord St. its Project of the Year Award. This honor, which was given at the organization’s LOCUS New England Leadership Summit, recognizes both the residential developer, Wood Partners, and the project as an innovative and sustainable Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)

Weston & Sampson relocating corporate headquarters to 55 Walkers Brook Dr., Reading, Mass.

Reading, MA Weston & Sampson is relocating their corporate headquarters to 55 Walkers Brook Dr.  Established in 1899 by Robert Spurr Weston, the firm maintained a single office on High St. in downtown Boston until 1983 when it relocated to Wakefield.

Company of the Month: Woodcraft Designers & Builders: Delivering complete amenity packages fuels growth

Woodcraft has seen its project revenue grow tenfold – from $1 million in 2012 to a projected $10 million in 2018 – since the company spun off from its predecessor WW Woodworks, which was started in 1991 by Wasiak’s stepfather Maciek Butkiewicz and a family member.

Leers Weinzapfel Associates completes 20,000 s/f Middlesex Community College project

Lowell, MA Leers Weinzapfel Associates’ design for Middlesex Community College’s Richard and Nancy Donahue Family Academic Arts Center reimagines the dormant 1876 Boston & Maine Railroad Depot at Towers Corner, as a new performing arts venue.

Pfendler named director of improvement and innovation at Columbia Const.

North Reading, MA Columbia Construction Co. has promoted Siggy Pfendler, LEED AP, to director of improvement & innovation. Pfendler came to Columbia in 2007 as a project manager, and most recently served as the director of virtual construction

Nobis Group awarded 10-year EPA design and engineering contract

Concord, NH Nobis Group was awarded a 10-year contract by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to provide comprehensive on-call Design and Engineering Services (DES) at Superfund and Brownfield sites throughout EPA Regions 1, 2, and 3.

Hopkins Architects and Bruner/Cott complete Smith Campus Center at Harvard University

Cambridge, MA The Richard and Susan Smith Campus Center recently opened at Harvard University. Designed by Hopkins Architects, who partnered with local executive architects Bruner/Cott, the 96,242 s/f project is a radical re-appraisal of the ten-story, 1966 Holyoke Center building designed by Josep Lluis Sert.

Bulfinch appoints Brennan to senior vice president, acquisition

Boston, MA Bulfinch has appointed Conor Brennan to senior vice president, acquisitions. Brennan joins Bulfinch from the investment team at Rubenstein Partners, a private equity firm