Construction Design & Engineering

DiPrete Engineering opens Milford, MA office

Milford, MA DiPrete Engineering has opened their new office at 321 Fortune Blvd., Suite 201. This expansion strengthens the firm’s presence in the region and enhances its ability to serve clients across Mass. and beyond.

VHB and Perkins&Will supports one of UMass
Memorial Healthcare’s largest in-patient bed expansion

Worcester, MA From the earliest stages of master planning through design, permitting, and construction, VHB is dedicated to supporting their healthcare clients and delivering complex healthcare facilities. Their team understands the issues and inherent challenges in the healthcare environment and engages in developing innovative solutions to meet their clients’ goals: to deliver quality patient care

Connolly Brothers completes interior renovation project for CAMX Power LLC

Lexington, MA Connolly Brothers Inc. completed a 3,600 s/f interior renovation project for CAMX Power LLC. The scope of this design-build project involved taking preexisting office space and building a dry room,

Callahan Construction holds topping off of Poet Hill Residences

Worcester, MA Callahan Construction Managers has marked a major milestone at the Poet Hill Residences with a topping-off ceremony. This event typically celebrates the completion of the structural framework of the building under construction, and Poet Hill continues to progress ahead of schedule despite the challenges posed by an active winter season.

Granite City Electric donates electrical supplies to five Mass. Habitat for Humanity affiliates

Norwell, MA South Shore Habitat for Humanity, which has delivered quality housing in partnership with families in need for the past 39 years, has received a donation of electrical supplies from Granite City Electric for its local homebuilding project on Poquanticut Rd. in Easton, Mass.

Construction to begin at Horace Mann building and Meier Hall at Salem State

Salem, MA Years of planning to unify and modernize Salem State University’s footprint through SSU BOLD are coming to fruition, with construction beginning this spring and summer, and scheduled to finish in time for a fall 2027 opening. SSU BOLD, a campus unification and modernization project first announced in 2019,

Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc. earns award from American Council of Engineering Companies’ for Arlington DPW job

Arlington, MA Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc., has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 58th annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA). The award comes for leading the renovation of the Arlington Department of Public Works (DPW) facility.

BW Kennedy earns award from ABC for Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Devens, MA According to BW Kennedy, their work on the Commonwealth Fusion Systems has earned the company a national Excellence in Construction Pyramid Award, which was presented during ABC Convention 2025 in Las Vegas on Feb. 26.

ABC chairman’s message: Working for free and open competition

Associated Builders and Contractors of Massachusetts has enjoyed a good relationship with governor Maura Healey. So we were taken aback last month when, at the Massachusetts Building Trades Convention, the governor announced an executive order calling on state agencies to conduct an analysis “to determine whether using a PLA (project labor agreement) is in the best interest of the Commonwealth or agency” for all projects valued at $35 million and above.

Message from ASM CEO - A very busy start to the spring season for ASM

It has been a very busy start to the spring season for ASM, with many great educational and networking events over the past few months. This past week, we held a joint event with our friends from AGC at the new Puttshack in Natick.