Tag: EDU
Beacon Piping on Team for UMass Project
Boston – Beacon Piping is part of the team delivering the new underground utilities corridor on the UMass Boston campus. The utility system serving the university is being replaced and relocated in a more efficient configuration circling the campus. This comprehensive project includes 10,000 LFT of electrical duct bank, 10,000 LFT of telecommunications duct bank, […]
Dimeo Tops Off Providence College Project
Providence, RI – Dimeo Construction Company recently held a topping-off ceremony at the Providence College, Ruane Friar Development Center project. The new basketball training facility, designed by Perkins & Eastman, will significantly enhance Friar athletics on a national level, student services, and college community life. Phase 1 of the project will concentrate on the men’s […]
MassDev Issues Bond for Austin Prep School
Reading, MA -MassDevelopment has issued a $3 million tax-exempt bond for Austin Preparatory School, a private Catholic middle and high school in Reading. The proceeds will be used to renovate and equip the school’s dining hall and kitchen facilities. Salem Five Bank purchased the bond. “The renovation of the dining hall, kitchen, and main lobby […]
Safety Fine Proceeds Donated to Colby-Sawyer College
Concord, NH – North Branch Construction’s dedication to jobsite safety includes the implementation of the North Branch Construction Safety Fine Program on all of its projects. This program was developed in 2005 with the intent to increase hazard recognition, reduce risk of injury, and create an overall safer working environment for all personnel working on […]
Renovation Kicked Off at Nonnewaug High School
designed by The S/L/A/M Collaborative Woodbury , CT – A traditional groundbreaking ceremony was held recently for the renovation of Nonnewaug High School (Region 14). Members of the student body, parents, staff, administration, building committee members, construction personnel, and elected officials attended the event. O&G Industries of Torrington is the construction manager. They join architect […]
Winthrop Middle/High School Awarded LEED Gold
Winthrop, MA – A combined middle school and high school designed by HMFH Architects for the town of Winthrop was recently awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. One of the challenges for the design team was creating not only a sustainable design but also a high level of resiliency to mitigate […]
Merrimack College Breaks Ground on Welcome Center
PROCON Architect and CM Andover, MA – In December 2017, Merrimack College President Christopher E. Hopey, Ph.D., was joined by board of trustees members, officials, and colleagues for a groundbreaking ceremony kicking off construction on the Dr. Alfred L. Arcidi Center. Longtime partner PROCON of Manchester, N.H., returned as the architect and construction manager for […]
When Construction Becomes a Living Classroom
by Seth Duke Sometimes we’re taken by surprise when the things we do to help someone else end up being as much of a benefit to us. It was not long after O&G Industries of Torrington began the four-year additions and renovations project at Orville H. Platt High School in Meriden that the construction management […]
Harvard Tops Off John A. Paulson SEAS
Designed by Behnisch Architekten Boston – As builders hoisted the last beam into place on the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), Harvard University and Behnisch Architekten took a major step toward the building’s scheduled opening in 2020. Behnisch Architekten designed the new 497,000sf complex at Harvard’s burgeoning Allston campus. The […]
New Middle School Topped Off
Quincy, MA – The new Southwest Quincy Middle School was recently topped off. The ceremony marked the final steel beam set into place on the new 95,000sf building. It was attended by city of Quincy officials, the school building committee, Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), Ai3 Architects, owner’s project manager PCA360, and the BOND project […]
