Spotlights

EnviroVantage completes the removal of lead paint from balconies and fire escapes at Harvard Medical School

Harvard Medical School was established in 1782. The beautiful historic building includes several steel balconies and two fire escapes with i...

Leading without LEED: Practical and cost effective approaches to a sustainable campus

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) process has been generating significant buzz in the architecture, engineering, and ...

Question of the month: What is low impact development and what are some of the benefits of it?

What if you could simultaneously reduce development and infrastructure costs, conserve and protect the environment, increase the marketabili...

Infrared testing for energy efficiency, LEED certification, and better buildings

Infrared testing of building envelope performance is becoming essential to the proper management of today's commercial and institutional str...

25th annual Build Boston energizes the design and construction industry

More than 10,000 architects, engineers, contractors, owners/clients, interior designers, landscape architects, and other industry profession...

23rd annual Build Boston set for Nov. 13-15 at the Seaport World Trade Center

The Boston Society of Architects/AIA (BSA) and ResourcePlus Shows & Events will celebrate the 23rd anniversary of Build Boston November 13 -...

Come join us at the 19th annual New England Appraisers Expo - Oct. 26

The Massachusetts Chapter of the Appraisal Institute and the Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Appraisers are holding the 19th annual New E...

Appraisal Institute continues to serve/educate its members

The Massachusetts Chapter of the Appraisal Institute continues to provide its members with exceptional educational offerings. Most recently ...

The stimulus package works, but is it sustainable?

It's no secret that there has been plenty of stimulus pumped into our economy to ensure that we come out of this recession sooner rather tha...

The value of a professional residential real estate designation

For the past two years, residential real estate appraisers have been taking a beating in the United States. With residential markets around ...