Tag: LifeScience
Flexibility: Life Science Buildings
By Steve Lahti Building research, development, office, or manufacturing space in today’s life science in Boston boils down to two underlying themes: advancement and growth. Biopharma and biotech businesses in Massachusetts are constantly evolving, their needs are changing, and their built environments must evolve with them. Now, no design provides ultimate flexibility and there are […]
Dinneen Designs Addgene Expansion
Watertown, MA – After growing out of its first REDAP-designed facilities in Cambridge, Addgene secured a lease in the newly completed LINX complex in 490 Arsenal Way, Watertown. Addgene leased 40,000sf of space, with 25% of the suite to be subleased to a similar life science tenant. REDAP lead the task of demising an appropriately-sized […]
Watertown Square Parcel Sells for $7M
Watertown, MA – A 1.3 acre development site located in the heart of Watertown Square has been acquired by Galen Street Development, LLC for a record $7 million. The deal for 66 Galen St. was brokered by Cambridge-based Associated Brokerage Group’s Bernard Gibbons, who represented the seller, Empire Management. The site represented the highest price […]
R.E. Dinneen Announces New Leadership
Boston – Over the last few months, Ralph Dinneen and Paula Schumann have transitioned out of R. E. Dinneen Architects & Planners, Inc., an architectural and interior design firm based in Boston. The new leadership team is Bob Johnston, Danny Figueredo, and Matt O’Brien. B Johnston has been […]
UMass Amherst Lab Designed to Save Energy
Amherst, MA – The Life Science Laboratories building at UMass Amherst was designed to foster excellence in research while reducing energy consumption. To prevent thermal bridging where 40 steel cantilevers penetrate the building envelope, Wilson Architects and Lim Consultants specified structural thermal breaks, reducing energy loss by 50% where utilized and contributing to the project’s […]
Center for Life Sciences at Holyoke Community College Redesigned
Holyoke, MA – DiMella Shaffer, an architecture and design firm, has unveiled a renovation project at Holyoke Community College’s Center for Life Sciences at Marieb Hall. Named after Dr. Elaine N. Marieb, an instructor at the College for 26 years and renowned authority in anatomy and physiology, Marieb Hall is a brutalist-style building, originally built in the 1960s. With […]
Survey Finds Green Building is Standard
Wellness is Becoming a Driving Force, but Resilience Lags Behind New York – A recent survey conducted by construction management firm Structure Tone finds that green building is increasingly perceived as standard practice, employee wellness continues to be a pivotal selling point, and resilience planning lacks urgency. Now in its third year, the anonymous survey […]
ABI-LAB2 Breaking Ground on Second Facility with $20M Expansion
Natick, MA – On Nov. 14, ground will be broken for ABI-LAB2, a $20 million, 68,000sf bio-incubator with the capacity to house 45 biotech startups located at 22 Strathmore Road in Natick. The four-story structure will contain build-to-suit dedicated laboratories ranging from 800sf to 2,000sf with additional social spaces. Financing is provided by East Boston Savings […]
Lessons My Clients Have Taught Me
And How Those Lessons Turned Me from a Project Manager into an Owner’s Representative by Patrick Gallagher My two career passions: working with firms who are using cutting-edge scientific discovery to create products that make people’s lives better, and planning and managing the creation of new or expanded environments for our partners and clients to […]
CannonDesign Project Named Best New Workplace
Burlington, MA – MilliporeSigma’s office fit-out, designed by CannonDesign, was named Best New Workplace by CoreNet Global’s New England Chapter in its 2018 Awards of Excellence program. MilliporeSigma, the life sciences division of Merck KGaA, is focused on developing a broad range of scientific products aimed at helping scientists make advancements in biotech and pharmaceutical drug […]
