Category: Construction Design & Engineering

ABC Chairman’s Message: Optimistic about 2021 - by Kyle Reagan

ABC Chairman’s Message: Optimistic about 2021 - by Kyle Reagan

January 22, 2021
As 2020 turns to 2021 it’s impossible to not be optimistic about a better year ahead than the last one. I look forward to the year with additional excitement as I become chairman and will have the unique and humbling experience of leading the finest construction trade organization in the country. 
2021 has finally arrived - by Michael McDonagh

2021 has finally arrived - by Michael McDonagh

January 22, 2021
2020 is now in the rearview mirror but after nearly a year of a deadly pandemic, the question on everyone’s mind is where construction is headed for the next one to two years. Massachusetts has proven its resiliency since the start of the pandemic, and while
ABC MA recognizes the best of 2020 with <br>Excellence Awards - presented virtually on December 29

ABC MA recognizes the best of 2020 with
Excellence Awards - presented virtually on December 29

January 22, 2021
On December 29th, 2020, ABC MA virtually held its annual Excellence in Construction Awards evening, a safe way to recognize and celebrate ABC members’ award-winning construction projects this year.
Dellbrook|JKS and MassHousing to work on a $36.5 million development

Dellbrook|JKS and MassHousing to work on a $36.5 million development

December 18, 2020
Boston, MA New England construction management firm Dellbrook|JKS will team up with MassHousing, the non-profit Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH), and the city of Boston to transform 2.57-acres of parking next to the MBTA Mattapan station into The Loop at Mattapan, a $36.5 million development of 135 new affordable, passive house units.
Question of the Month: Is wastewater nitrogen impacting your business or environment? - by Pio Lombardo

Question of the Month: Is wastewater nitrogen impacting your business or environment? - by Pio Lomba...

December 18, 2020
Wastewater nitrogen causing ecological havoc – Development can lead with innovation The water quality damages associated with excessive nitrogen discharges to our surface and groundwaters are resulting in life threatening Harmful Algae Blooms (HAB) loss of shellfish and finfish and endangering the safety of our groundwater
Margulies Perruzzi completes reno. of John Snow Inc.’s Boston office

Margulies Perruzzi completes reno. of John Snow Inc.’s Boston office

December 18, 2020
Boston, MA Margulies Perruzzi (MP), one of New England’s most innovative architectural and interior design firms, announced today that it has completed the renovation of John Snow Inc.’s 63,000 s/f corporate headquarters at 44 Farnsworth St. in the Fort Point Channel neighborhood.
Timberline Construction hires Dutra-Kelly and McCarthy as directors

Timberline Construction hires Dutra-Kelly and McCarthy as directors

December 18, 2020
Canton, MA In support of tremendous growth, Timberline Construction has hired two new strategic directors to continue the firm’s momentum, Kerri Dutra-Kelly as director of human resources and Shannon McCarthy as director of marketing. 
Lee Kennedy completes interior build-out for Meketa Investment

Lee Kennedy completes interior build-out for Meketa Investment

December 18, 2020
Westwood, MA Lee Kennedy Co. has completed construction for the new 40,000 s/f headquarters of the Meketa Investment Group, a global investment, consulting and advisory firm with $1.4 trillion in assets under advisement. Located at 80 University Ave. at the entrance to University Station in Westwood
Company of the Month: Vantage Builders - Celebrating  20 years of building relationships

Company of the Month: Vantage Builders - Celebrating 20 years of building relationships

December 18, 2020
Waltham, MA When Vantage Builders co-founders John Connor and Ed Silva would get together for lunch during the early years of their construction careers, the timing would often work out so that “The Price Is Right” was on TV just as the bill came.
Dyer Brown is officially certified LGBT Business Enterprise

Dyer Brown is officially certified LGBT Business Enterprise

December 18, 2020
Boston, MA Approaching its 50th year in practice, the national architecture and interior design firm Dyer Brown is officially certified LGBT Business Enterprise (LGBTBE) by the business voice of the LGBT community and nation’s exclusive certifying body for LGBT-owned and operated businesses.
Chapman completes COVID testing lab for BU

Chapman completes COVID testing lab for BU

December 18, 2020
Boston, MA To enable the safe return of their students, faculty, and staff to campus this fall, Boston University needed to facilitate COVID-19 testing for all campus occupants. The high volume of testing and the need for a turnaround drove them to create an on-campus testing facility.
Rethinking office  design post pandemic - by Miika Ebbrell

Rethinking office design post pandemic - by Miika Ebbrell

December 18, 2020
Many employers are faced with the need to drastically reduce their office footprint due to their workers transitioning to a more flexible office schedule both during the pandemic and beyond. To help navigate this new reality in the commercial office arena, Massachusetts-based Ebbrell Architecture + Design