Construction Design & Engineering

Vantage Bldrs. completes 20,000 s/f interior renovation and build-out for Jacobs Engineering at 343 Congress St.

Vantage Builders completed a complete gut and build-out to Jacob Engineering's 20,000 s/f space at 343 Congress St. Vantage also recently co...

Proper training is the foundation to authentic preservation practices

Traditionally-trained craftsmen are becoming more and more difficult to find in the building trades these days. In fact, the majority of peo...

Consigli completes EP lab renovations at Baystate Medical Ctr.

Consigli Construction Co., Inc. has recently completed renovations to Baystate Medical Center's existing EP lab, installing upgraded finishe...

EnviroVantage completes restoration/environmental clean-up of Boston's 286 year old Old North Church

One of the restoration projects completed by EnviroVantage includes the Old North Church which was built in 1723 and is located at 193 Salem...

The changing renovation and restoration landscape: Thinking outside the box

A lot of redefining and recalibrating seems to be going on these days, and not a moment too soon. The term sustainability seems to include j...

Anatomy of a medallion: Restoration using skills of yesterday and technology of today

Ornamental plaster is the type of work that requires skill and patience to do but is never monotonous. Some days I make rubber molds or carv...

Bond Bros. awarded 3 renovation projects

Bond Brothers' Select Projects Group was awarded the following projects: Bond will be managing a 18,000 s/f phased office renovation for Un...

Question of the Month: Can green building techniques be incorporated into historic renovations?

There is no question that "going green" is a top priority in architecture today. Whether you live in the commercial, institutional, or resid...

Building Information Modeling (BIM): Developing strategies for virtual construction

There is a revolutionary movement occurring in the building industry. Excitement keeps growing around the use of Building Information Modeli...

Exterior Designs Inc. completes retrofit of 250,000 s/f Franklin Realty Building in the Worcester Business Park

Exterior Designs Inc. (EDI), a Manchester, NH-based company that specializes in exterior cladding, has completed the total retrofit of the 2...