Construction Design & Engineering

Callahan Construction Managers and Beacon Communities break ground at Leefort Terrace - a 124-unit affordable development

Salem, MA Callahan Construction Managers (Callahan) has broken ground on Leefort Terrace, a new 124-unit affordable development on Salem Neck. Callahan is working in partnership with Beacon Communities, which is overseeing the redevelopment of this important residential community.

Bowdoin Construction serves as design builder for new two-story 45,650 s/f sales, service and parts facility for Milton CAT

Stoughton, MA Bowdoin Construction has served as design builder for a new two-story 45,650 s/f sales, service and parts facility for Milton CAT. New spaces include a 9,700 s/f indoor parts warehouse, five service bays, a wash bay, sales and parts departments, offices, retail, and associated support spaces. There is outside covered storage, a customer loading canopy and loading dock.

SAK Environmental continues work with Delphi Construction on Phase II of Island Parkside Affordable Housing development

Lawrence, MA SAK Environmental is working with Lawrence Community Works and Delphi Construction Inc. in the final stages of Phase II of the Island Parkside Affordable Housing development. Since 2021, SAK provided services for all phases of environmental management on this project which included due diligence, design investigation,

DiPrete Engineering’s projects help with the Cape Cod housing crisis

Hyannis, MA Cape Cod is facing a housing crisis that has left many families and individuals without viable housing options. The cost of a home on Cape Cod surged by 84% from 2016 to 2022, reaching a median price of $660,000 by December 2023. Meanwhile, the rental vacancy rate has plummeted to just 1%. These factors,

WS Development and Sublime Systems celebrate low-carbon cement work

Boston, MA On October 1st leaders dedicated to advancing low-carbon cement as a tool for reducing the built environment’s massive share of global CO2 emissions (about 40%) gathered to celebrate the first commercial installations of Sublime Systems’ technology, in the city’s largest net-zero-carbon office building,

Cordeiro Properties secures $10m in financing from Rockland Trust

Fall River, MA Cordeiro Properties secures close to $10 million in financing from Rockland Trust for the rehabilitation of a 146-year-old former mill building, known as the Merrill Building. The former 30,937 s/f mill, located at 66 Troy St., will have the top three floors converted into 36 market-rate residential units.

LiRo-Hill hires Fowler as vice president and New England healthcare practice leader

Boston, MA LiRo-Hill, a national, multidisciplinary project and construction management, engineering, architecture, and technology firm, has welcomed John Fowler, AIA, LEED AP, as a vice president and the New England healthcare practice leader. Working out of the Schrafft’s City Center office, Fowler will lead the healthcare planning and design teams for New England clients

Careers in Construction Month focus on training and safety - by Joe Camilo

October is Careers in Construction Month, and rarely has it been more consequential. According to our chapter’s national parent organization, the construction industry needs to attract half-a-million new workers in the coming year to meet demand. Addressing that need is a huge job, but we at ABC MA are trying to do our part.

ASM General Contractor Showcase will be held on October 24th at Polar Park’s DCU Club in Worcester

Before we know it, our ASM General Contractor Showcase will be held on October 24th at Polar Park’s DCU Club in Worcester. This year’s showcase will be entirely indoors and offer great ballpark views. This is a member-only event, so if you want to attend, please consider joining the association. Our last GC Showcase, held in 2022,

Acella Construction breaks ground on $10m Love Farms restaurant - design for 10,500 s/f by DJSA Archt.

West Dennis, MA Acella Construction Corp., a leader in construction management throughout greater Boston, celebrated the groundbreaking of Love Farms’ new farm-to-table restaurant, on July 31 at Love Farms (607 & 621 Main St.). The inspiration for the $10 million, 10,500 s/f,