Boston, MA – GEI Consultants, Inc. announced that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Charles Street/MGH Station Redline Accessibility/Modernization Project won a Preservation Achievement Award from the Boston Preservation Alliance in the “Significant New Construction” category.
The awards are bestowed annually to honor outstanding achievements in historic preservation and compatible new construction in Boston. Recipients are selected from nominations that are solicited at the end of each calendar year.
GEI Consultants served as the geotechnical and environmental engineer on this project. Work involved data collection; subsurface exploration and laboratory testing programs; foundation design; and geotechnical construction reports and specifications. GEI’s environmental work entailed a detailed site assessment to determine potential existing contamination; a soil and groundwater sampling program in conjunction with the geotechnical exploration program; and preparation of the construction specifications for the management of excavated materials and dewatering effluent..
The project team consisted of Elkus Manfredi Architects, architect; HDR Engineering, Inc., civil/traffic engineer; Lim Associates, structural engineer; RDK Engineers, mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer; Epsilon Associates, Inc., historical resource; and Brown, Richardson & Rowe, Inc., landscape consultant.
