Tag: collaboration
Griffin Completes Elec. Installation
Johnston, RI – Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc. has completed electrical installation work at the new Citizens Bank campus in Johnston. Two four-story office buildings, in addition to a contact center, amenities building and connector building, as well as a four-story parking garage, make up the new 420,000sf campus. Cushman & Wakefield of Boston served […]
Balancing Enclosed and Open Office Spaces Creates New Workplace Paradigm
by Terri Frink On the top floors of the iconic Gold Building in downtown Hartford, Conn., sits the new headquarters of Virtus Investment Partners, a distinctive partnership of boutique investment managers with $101.7 billion in assets under management. The new 65,000sf space offers spectacular views of the region, including the Connecticut River and the Travelers […]
Gilbane Completes Office at Pier 4
Boston – Gilbane Building Company’s Boston office recently completed construction management services for the 117,000sf Cengage office at Pier 4 in the Seaport District. Cengage, a global education and technology company, relocated from Fort Point’s Channel Center to the distinctive Block L4 Tower, where its multi-floor office features a workspace designed to encourage collaboration and […]
SMPS Boston Celebrates Awards
Boston – The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) Boston chapter recently held its annual Awards for Marketing Communications and Achievements at the Hotel Commonwealth in Boston. The event honors firms and individuals who have made outstanding contributions through communications vehicles to the A/E/C industry in the last year. SMPS Boston Chapter President Valerie Puchades, […]
Maugel and DeStefano Combine Design Firms
Harvard, MA – Maugel Architects, an award-winning planning, architectural and interior design firm, has acquired DeStefano Architects in Portsmouth, N.H., bringing together the firms’ 50 years of combined experience in shaping exceptional buildings and spaces in Boston, Portsmouth and throughout the northeast. Offices will be maintained in both locations, bringing large scale design expertise to […]
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 […]
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. […]
Keeping it Real: Sustaining Vision While You Clear the Paper Jams
by Nancy Greenwald I’ve been thinking a lot about vision lately. Your company’s values and mission explain what you do and why you do it. A vision is loftier. Your organization’s vision sets a forward-looking goal, capturing what you hope to achieve. To attain your vision, every person who is a part of your organization […]
MPA Designs Amenity-Rich Workspace for Growing Tech Company
by Tim Bailey A global cloud-based technology company with a local presence had an expiring lease for its office in Waltham when it decided to relocate to accommodate its growing workforce. In addition to needing an expanded workspace, the goal of the office relocation was to create a workspace that: 1) meets the needs of […]
