Tag: children
Tecta America’s N.E. Crew Donates Labor for RMH
Portland, ME – Tecta America’s Portland crew recently donated its time to install a commercial roof onto the new Portland Ronald McDonald House (RMH) addition. The mission of Ronald McDonald House Charities is to create, find and support programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children and their families. When the addition to […]
Designing for Autism Spectrum Disorder
by Marissa Walczak, NCIDQ, IIDA Much progress has been made over the past 10 years in recognizing the impact design and space can have on individuals with autism. Designers can create spaces to help children and young people with autism cope with their surroundings and, therefore, learn effectively and live more happily. Below are five […]
Volunteers Support Rosie’s Place
Boston – Callahan Construction Managers volunteered at Rosie’s Place in Boston on March 5, marking the sixth consecutive year that Callahan has partnered with the women’s shelter. During volunteer day, 12 employees prepared and served meals to 131 women and children. This will be the first of four visits scheduled for the year. Rosie’s Place […]
Callahan Donates to Home for Children
Boston – On December 18th Callahan Construction Managers participated in the Italian Home for Children’s (IHC) holiday gift program. IHC is a 100-year-old nonprofit, providing therapeutic, residential and educational services to 1,500 children of varied ages and backgrounds each year. Callahan received and fulfilled the wish lists of 12 children currently living at one of […]
Designing A Child’s Wish Via Virtual Reality
Submitted by Dacon Nurturing the imaginative mind is something all parents desire for their children. As an essential element for dexterity and cognitive and emotional strength, play enhances perceptual development, emotional growth and social interaction. With play and learning hand-in-hand, technology offers operational capabilities, fine motor skills and long-distance communication, teaching children the symbiotic relationship […]
Suffolk Hosts Day for Children
Boston – Suffolk recently teamed with Samuel and Associates and Bright Horizons to celebrate the completion of Phase One of the Landmark Center project by reading to children at the Bright Horizons Family Center at Landmark. Suffolk’s project team hosted nearly 120 children for a Construction Play Day at the project site, located in Boston’s […]
JC&A Receives Award
Quincy, MA – J. Calnan & Associates, Inc. (JC&A) was recently recognized at the 13th Annual Family Business Awards for business success, contributions to the community and industry, and innovative business practices and strategies, and took home the Middlesex Savings Bank Award for Community Involvement. The award was created to acknowledge a company that has […]
Mullen Named PPS Education Director
Providence, RI – The Providence Preservation Society (PPS) announced that Kelsey Mullen has joined the organization as director of education. She is the first person in the role since 2011. Mullen will be asked to create a 21st-century version of the Children’s Heritage Education Program that ran from 1985 to 2011, which taught Providence’s history […]
KBE VP Appointed to Camp Courant Board
Farmington, CT – KBE Building Corporation’s vice president of business development, Allan Kleban, was recently appointed to Hartford’s Camp Courant Board of Directors. As a member of the board, he will help ensure that the camp achieves its strategic goals and that more than 1,000 of Hartford’s young people will have what the camp describes […]
Bowdoin Completes DCF Building
Plymouth, MA – Bowdoin recently completed construction of a new build-to-suit 32,700sf office complex, to house the Department of Children and Families (DCF). The new building is constructed of structural steel, metal panels, and glass. Interior spaces include reception, open office workstations, conference rooms, case worker offices, and support space. Bowdoin worked with Foxrock Properties […]
