Tag: green
Columbia U Contracts EBI for New Building
New York City – Columbia University contracted EBI Consulting for commissioning of its new University Forum Building located in Manhattan. This new multipurpose venue consists of an auditorium, meeting rooms, catered and grab-and-go food service, and over 30 faculty and support offices. The structure will foster community activity and growth as the gateway to Columbia […]
NE Firms Renew Partnership to Develop Solar Projects
Hopkinton, MA – Solect Energy, a full-service commercial-scale solar developer and installer in Massachusetts, and PowerOptions, an energy-buying group in New England, announced the renewal of their multi-year partnership. Solect will continue to lead PowerOption’s Small Systems Solar program, providing savings and certainty for local communities, state owned buildings, and not for profits. The completed projects to […]
Restoration and Renovation Trends: Green Buildings
by Matthew Guarracino Office buildings, hotels, and retail spaces continue to change Greater Boston’s landscape. In the midst of this development boom, some of the city’s new and refurbished properties have helped affirm Boston’s status as a leader in innovation, with many of these buildings incorporating green protocols. In fact, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient […]
Room to Grow Greener: Q&A with Copley Wolff
Copley Wolff Design Group recently joined the Boston Water and Sewer Commission, Nitsch Engineering, and Recover Green Roofs at Architecture Boston Expo (ABX) to discuss green infrastructure’s role in meeting the city’s goals and protecting Greater Boston from the risks of climate change. Read on below for takeaways and examples. HP interviewed Christine Wilson and […]
ACEEE Gives Award for Energy Efficiency
Waltham, MA – The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) announced that Mass Save® has received an Exemplary Energy Efficiency Program award for its Commercial and Industrial Water Heater Initiative in Massachusetts. The Commercial and Industrial Water Heater Initiative was recognized for its effectiveness in expanding the market acceptance of high efficiency natural gas equipment. Distributors are able […]
CTA Tops Off Lexington Preschool
Lexington, MA – CTA Construction Managers celebrated the topping off of the new $10.4 million Lexington Children’s Place project. The topping off of the final steel beam marks the end of the structural phase of the project. The architect is DiNisco Design, Inc., and the owner’s project manager is Construction Monitoring Services. Lexington Children’s Place […]
GBI Announces 2019 Board of Directors
National – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced the election of its 2019 board of directors. Outgoing GBI Chair Rich Mitchell has passed the gavel after a two-year term to Tim Atkinson, vice president of sales for Stimson Lumber Company of Portland. Atkinson has served on the GBI board of directors since 2013 and served […]
Senior Center Earns LEED Certification
Hamden, CT – The Middletown Senior/Community Center has earned Silver certification in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), from the U.S. Green Building Council. The architectural, engineering, and interior design firm on the project was Silver / Petrucelli + Associates. The $5 million facility, which opened in 2015, earned 50 points across several sustainable […]
STA Completes Cleantech Startup Incubator
Somerville, MA – Silverman Trykowski Associates (STA), an interior design firm based in Boston, has completed the newly opened Global Center for Cleantech Innovation, that is part of the Greentown Labs urban campus in Somerville. The newly added Global Center is a rehabilitated 100-year-old industrial building that was originally built for the American Tube Works […]
CTA Celebrates Dedication of Hurld-Wyman School
Woburn, MA – CTA Construction Managers, of Waltham, joined the town of Woburn, community stakeholders, faculty, staff, and students to celebrate the official dedication of the new Hurld-Wyman Elementary School located at 39 Wyman St. in Woburn. The $35 million project is designed by DiNisco Design partnership, who, with the owner’s project manager, Municipal Building Consultants, […]
