Tag: climatechange
The Rise (and Fall) of the Constructed Coastline
by Stephanie Goldberg News that Jakarta will be moving completely to a new city location in Borneo within the next 10 years should give us all pause. Though Boston is considered one of the better prepared cities when it comes to climate change induced storms and tides, rising sea levels pose a long term threat. […]
The Blue Necklace: Four Projects to Save Cambridge and the Back Bay
by Mark Reed and Stephanie Goldberg Facing the Charles River from MIT’s iconic dome, it is hard to imagine that the sea, more than two miles away, could submerge the campus in the next 100 years. It is easy to envision the river flooding, but few realize the actual threat to Cambridge lies in Boston’s original peninsular […]
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 […]
BSC Group Announces New Principals
Boston – BSC Group, a New England-based planning, design, and environmental science firm, has promoted David Biancavilla, PE, LEED AP, and Sean Ewald, PLS,to the position of principal. Biancavilla is a civil engineer with more than 20 years of experience managing projects ranging from public infrastructure improvements to campus enhancements for public and private colleges and […]
