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Using Technology to Advance Traditional Hotel Design
by Harry Wheeler Technology is changing the face of hospitality design. It’s evolving the way in which we approach and conduct our work; providing options for new products and ways to leverage mobile apps to improve the design and guest experience; and increasing our accessibility to innovative resources and materials. Let’s look at the many […]
Revitalization of the West End
by Matthew Guarracino Since its debut last fall, Phase I of The Hub on Causeway has brought new life to Boston’s West End neighborhood. This mixed-use development features 1.5 million square feet of shops, restaurants, offices, hotel rooms, and residences, as well as an expansion of nearby TD Garden and improvements to North Station. […]
Flexibility: Life Science Buildings
By Steve Lahti Building research, development, office, or manufacturing space in today’s life science in Boston boils down to two underlying themes: advancement and growth. Biopharma and biotech businesses in Massachusetts are constantly evolving, their needs are changing, and their built environments must evolve with them. Now, no design provides ultimate flexibility and there are […]
Acentech on Noise and Vibration for Spec Lab Bldgs
by Rose Mary Su As acoustics, noise, and vibration consultants serving many of the metro Boston building developments, Acentech has seen a recent uptick in developers converting spec office buildings to lab or lab/office buildings. This conversion has some impacts that should be taken into consideration as they relate to acoustics, noise, and vibration. Spec […]
B+T: 35 Years of Growth
Submitted by Beals and Thomas, Inc. From hopeful beginnings in 1984 in the basement of one of its founders, to offices in Southborough, Plymouth, and Boston, B+T is proud to celebrate 35 years of growth and advancement in the field of environmental consulting and design. This milestone for the company marks over three decades of […]
A Full Suite of Services Founded in Survey Intelligence
by Michael Feldman In today’s digital world, surveying has developed into an all-encompassing discipline that includes processes for the entire real estate project lifecycle. As such, there’s a need in our profession for a full suite of geospatial services that supports a construction or restoration project throughout its entire lifespan, from due diligence and acquisition […]
Creative Structural Solutions for a Biomedical Research Facility: Additions & Renovations to Demerec Laboratory
By Scott Erricson Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island sought to build a new addition to an existing laboratory on campus while also completely renovating the interior and exterior of Demerec, a mid-century modern laboratory that has housed four Nobel laureates. Demerec will be home to the new Center for Therapeutics Research, which will […]
The Blue Necklace
A Collaborative Design Exploration to Preserve Boston’s Existing Seafront From Rising Sea Levels While Promoting Urban Growth by Mark Reed and Stephanie Goldberg We now know that Boston will experience an existential threat from sea level rise within the century, or more catastrophically, in the nearer term. The question for future generations will be, “What did the […]
Transforming Outpatient Behavioral Healthcare Design
by Jason Costello and John Fowler According to the National Institute of Mental Health, behavioral and mental health (BMH) conditions affect one in five adults in the United States each year, yet only 41% of adults in the U.S. with a mental health condition received mental health services in the past year. As the stigma […]
DIRTT Brings Prefabrication to Clinical Healthcare Interiors
by Tim King For decades, prefabrication technologies have been adding value and efficiencies to different segments of the construction experience. Now the most sensitive and sophisticated healthcare environments are benefiting from pre-fabrication processes. Hospital bedrooms, ICU areas, exam rooms and other specialty spaces are being built nationwide by some of the largest and most innovative […]
