Restoration/Renovation

McDonald Elec. Completes Reno

Cathedral of Holy Cross

Boston – McDonald Electrical Corp. (MEC), headquartered in Hingham, has completed the comprehensive electrical and lighting renovation of the historic Cathedral of the Holy Cross, located at 1400 Washington St. in Boston.

The NECA Boston contractor teamed with GC, Suffolk Construction; architect, Elkus Manfredi; EE, WSP;  and owner, the Archdiocese of Boston.

The project was integral to the restoration of the cathedral’s entire edifice. It began in March 2018 and was completed as scheduled in early April of this year.

It was led by John Fish, chairman of Suffolk Construction and David Manfredi, founding principal of Elkus Manfredi Architects.

MEC’s project scope entailed the highly-detailed retrofit/installation of the Cathedral’s lighting to LED light fixtures as well as its lighting control system.

Project manager Brian Goode and foreman Mike Norton managed a crew of eight IBEW Local 103 journeyman and apprentice electricians and four telecom technicians in the historic renovation.