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4 Steps to Maximize Your Hospital’s CMMS Performance
by Bob Foster and Jekaterina (Kat) Shelley For many facilities directors, one of the most common struggles with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) is an inability to derive relevant and reliable key performance indicators. These indicators help measure program effectiveness, campaign effectively for budget increases, or present their program performance to the Executive Committee and […]
Innovations and Technologies
by Matthew Guarracino According to a recent study conducted by the Commerce Department, spending on private projects in the United States hit a record high of $1.25 trillion last year. A large driver for this boom was the embrace of new innovations and technologies in construction projects. In Boston alone, there are nearly 70 companies […]
Virtual Reality is a Collaboration Game-Changer
by Long Nguyen Designing the perfect set of construction documents is the goal of every design firm. As such, the following questions should be asked: 1. Did the design team capture the owner’s vision and requirements? 2. Are all the disciplines fully coordinated? 3. Are the documents detailed enough for the contractors to interpret with […]
Local Company’s Innovation Changes the Building Industry
by Kelly McCoy For more than a century, architects, designers, builders, and real estate developers have seen windows and doors as simply building materials. Marvin at 7 Tide, an unprecedented 3,500sf brand experience center located in the Boston Seaport, has changed that forever. Marvin at 7 Tide is the brainchild of Hastings, the longtime representative […]
Third Party Beneficiary Claims And Construction Contracts
by Hugh J. Gorman III The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts recently issued a decision clarifying when a third party who derives a benefit from a construction contract may sue for breach of that contract. In ARCO Ingenieros, S.A. de C.V. vs. CDM Int’l Inc., D. Mass., No. CV 18-12348-PBS (Mar. 22, 2019) the […]
Legendary Connecticut Inn Transformed into Active Empty-Nester Homes
by Kelly McCoy For some, historic preservation is a passion. For this Greenwich, Connecticut couple it is also a business. “We don’t just restore historic buildings in a museum-like way,” explained Greenwich, Connecticut Developer Christopher Franco. “We adapt them so people are comfortable and want to live in them.” This is an understatement for Harbor […]
Massachusetts Has a New Elevator Code
… and it Could Affect Your Project in Construction You may have heard about the new national elevator code, and you may be trying to make heads or tails of it. Windover Construction’s manager of MEP services, Charlie Romano, explains the new code and how it may affect current projects in construction. What’s new? by […]
Trending the Senior Living Market
by Tom Quinlan Senior living. There’s not a more coveted market to be in, even though it’s still relatively new. The first assisted living facilities popped up in the late ’80s in the Pacific Northwest. Basically, it’s been nonstop construction across the country ever since in anticipation of the Baby Boomers coming of age. We […]
Why is Water Quality Important?
by Geoff Wilkinson Jr. With the surge of high-efficiency condensing boilers comes the responsibility of water quality: internally and externally. Water quality, along with specific boiler preventive maintenance, is paramount in ensuring the health of a condensing boiler regardless of heat exchanger material. As an owner, operator, or engineer, everyone must be cognizant of a […]
Empowering Your Workforce
by Luiza Mills Not too long ago, it was common for managers in the corporate world to run their companies from the top-down. You could step into a meeting and watch a manager hand over a list of tasks to his or her employees and dictate the exact way each one needed to be performed. […]
