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Returning to the Post-pandemic Workplace in Three Not-so-easy Steps
by Rachel D. Woodhouse These days, all companies are evaluating their return-to-office scenarios. Presumably, leaders of businesses and other organizations are all following the local and national guidelines. For most “non-essential” businesses that are operating reasonably successfully in a remote condition, the evaluation is leading to one clear conclusion: We’re just not there yet. But […]
Roxbury Affordable Housing Receives Financing
Boston – MassHousing has closed on $25.25 million in affordable housing financing, to an affiliate of Vitus, for the preservation and rehabilitation of 82 affordable housing units in Roxbury. Vitus will utilize the MassHousing financing to combine a pair of Roxbury affordable housing communities, the Fort Hill Gardens and Esperanza Trust properties, into a single development entity, make substantial capital improvements […]
Mechanical Insulation is Essential for Strategic Cost Savings for Mass. Health Care Facilities
by Jim Lister Healthcare facilities manage strict budgets, and are often forced to make tough decisions about where to allocate precious resources. In the new world of COVID-19, those resources are under unprecedented strain, and hospital owners, developers and facility managers are under even more pressure to be smart about expenses. Research shows that professionally-installed […]
Passive House Standards Define Beacon Communities Project
Boston – At one of the nation’s oldest federal public housing developments, a new apartment community for low-income seniors will offer some of the most comfortable and efficient rental homes available anywhere, thanks to the innovative methods of Passive House construction. Designed by The Architectural Team (TAT) for Beacon Communities Development, the new, 55-unit expansion […]
Elaine Construction Promotes Wasserman
Newton Upper Falls, MA – Elaine Construction Company, Inc. announced the promotion of Erin Wasserman from assistant project manager to project manager. She joined Elaine in 2018 bringing with her a background in architecture and design/build. She has worked on large-scale, complex projects including the recently completed 100,000sf fit-out of two floors for Burns & […]
Getting Back to Normal Safely
Submitted by Alpine Environmental Chelmsford, MA – The COVID-19 pandemic has created widespread and considerable challenges for individuals, communities, and businesses. As the economy begins to open back up and people return to work, steps can be taken to minimize the risk of a spike and ease employees’ fears. Providing sanitation areas around the office, […]
Maugel Redesigns Hospital Units
Attleboro, MA – Maugel Architects recently announced the redesign of the inpatient pharmacy and central sterilization unit at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro. Sturdy Memorial is a full-service, independent, financially stable, not-for-profit acute care community hospital. Maugel worked closely with the hospital, Equity Alliance, and Columbia Construction to expand and modernize the pharmacy and to increase […]
Part 4: Bioregional Urbanist Design Principles
Toward Resource Self-sufficiency – One Region at a Time by Philip Norton Loheed As president of Earthos Institute, I have helped to create Bioregional Urbanism, a process to encourage changes back to “One Planet Living.” This is the fourth of ten installments describing Bioregional Design principles. Re-inhabiting: Imagine that our designs to restore the [sustainable] […]
How Diversity & Inclusion is Making Us Stronger in Times of Crisis
by Sean O’Brien In the face of crisis, like those brought on by recent events, the focus moves to preserving life and livelihood. We all have a responsibility to keep our employees safe, support the communities we live in, serve our clients, and protect our companies. The focus can move to what’s “urgent” at the […]
