Category: Spotlight Content

2021 Women in Construction: Sarah Irving, Project Manager, Shawmut Design and Construction

2021 Women in Construction: Sarah Irving, Project Manager, Shawmut Design and Construction

March 26, 2021
What are you most looking forward to post-pandemic? Professionally, I am looking forward to in-person meetings. I took them for granted before—and while the shift companies have made to go virtual during the pandemic has been amazing—I do miss the personal connections
2021 Women in Construction: Christine Kennedy, Project Manager, Shawmut Design and Construction

2021 Women in Construction: Christine Kennedy, Project Manager, Shawmut Design and Construction

March 26, 2021
Why should women consider a career in construction? I think a lot of young women may not realize that construction is a career path that is open to them. In reality, there are so many amazing opportunities in the construction field for women.
2021 Women in Construction: Kate Simons, Director – Scheduling & Controls, Shawmut Design and Construction

2021 Women in Construction: Kate Simons, Director – Scheduling & Controls, Shawmut Design and Cons...

March 26, 2021
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? One of the best parts about my role here at Shawmut is that I get to interact with all project teams across the New England Region.
2021 Women in Construction: Kerri Hilton, Project Manager, Shawmut Design and Construction

2021 Women in Construction: Kerri Hilton, Project Manager, Shawmut Design and Construction

March 26, 2021
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? This past year I have managed a $5M fit-out for a daycare space solo. I have a great team to rely on when needed, but I have been driving the job
2021 Women in Construction: Kelly Lyons, Senior Estimator, Shawmut Design and Construction

2021 Women in Construction: Kelly Lyons, Senior Estimator, Shawmut Design and Construction

March 26, 2021
What are you most looking forward to post-pandemic? My family and friends meeting my new son. I had another baby this past summer, and it’s been hard that no one has been able to meet him. I’m hoping we’ll be able to have a first birthday party for him!
2021 Women in Construction: Devinn Doherty, Project Manager, Shawmut Design and Construction

2021 Women in Construction: Devinn Doherty, Project Manager, Shawmut Design and Construction

March 26, 2021
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? I completed a 136 guestroom renovation at Canyon Ranch, a wellness resort in Tucson, AZ, handling coordination
2021 Women in Construction: Stephanie Swartz, Senior Project Manager, Shawmut Design and Construction

2021 Women in Construction: Stephanie Swartz, Senior Project Manager, Shawmut Design and Constructio...

March 26, 2021
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? For the last 5 years, I have been working at The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston on a multi-phased project—which includes emphasis on masonry
2021 Women in Construction: Jan Koch, Project Manager, Shawmut Design and Construction

2021 Women in Construction: Jan Koch, Project Manager, Shawmut Design and Construction

March 26, 2021
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? We recently reached substantial completion on the structural façade renovation at Yale Field, a historic baseball stadium in Connecticut.
2021 Women in Construction: Toni Papadopoulos, Project Manager, Shawmut Design and Construction

2021 Women in Construction: Toni Papadopoulos, Project Manager, Shawmut Design and Construction

March 26, 2021
What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? For the past three years, I have worked at The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston. It’s a gorgeous, historic restoration
The Construction Institute is proud to support women in the AEC Industry

The Construction Institute is proud to support women in the AEC Industry

March 26, 2021
The Construction Institute is proud to support women in the AEC Industry
2020 was yet again another record year for  1031 exchanges. What’s in store for 2021? - by Patty Flowers

2020 was yet again another record year for 1031 exchanges. What’s in store for 2021? - by Patty F...

March 26, 2021
Commercial real estate is predicted to have a mixed forecast in 2021 with certain sectors, such as industrial, experiencing robust growth while others continue to struggle. With low interest rates expected to continue and the economy recovering
Laboratories of Democracy: 50 “mad scientists” cooking up new taxes in their state revenue labs - by Paul Dion

Laboratories of Democracy: 50 “mad scientists” cooking up new taxes in their state revenue labs ...

March 26, 2021
In 1787, the founding fathers gathered in Philadelphia to fix the weak Articles of Confederation, and wound up adopting the first written national constitution on earth. (“A republic, if you can keep it,” Ben Franklin said.