Tag: sustainability
Kumar Joins R. E. Dinneen Architects
Boston – R. E. Dinneen Architects & Planners, Inc. announced that Shruti Kumar, Assoc. AIA, Well AP, LEED AP BD+C has joined its Life Sciences group as a project captain/designer. Kumar’s experience includes project coordinator and job captain roles. She is interested in sustainability and healthcare focused design. — Kumar has a master’s degree in […]
Four Design Professionals Earn CPHC Certification
Boston – Global design firm Stantec announced that four design professionals have earned their Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC®) certification with PHIUS: Victoria Civitillo, sustainability project manager, New York, N.Y.; Blake Jackson, Northeast U.S. sustainability design leader, Boston, Mass.; Zachary Halstead, civil engineer, Boston, Mass.; and Brett Lambert, senior associate, Boston, Mass. CPHC is awarded […]
Three Services You Need to Win in the Brave New World of Retail
by Avi Shoss Experiential and immersive retail. Pop up stores. Concept stores. These are some of the most prominent trends retail is exploring as the industry races to adapt to evolving customer needs. For internationally-recognized labels and emerging digitally-native brands alike, the name of the game is a new in-store experience. So what does it take […]
Vassallo Receives Shepley Bulfinch Award
Boston – Shepley Bulfinch, a national architecture firm, announced that Jesús Vassallo, Gus Wortham assistant professor of architecture at Rice School of Architecture, received the Shepley Bulfinch Award during an awards ceremony at the Rice School of Architecture on April 29. The award grants funding to a faculty member or team of faculty members to […]
EEB Reps Tour Watson Facility
West Haven, CT – In June, representatives from the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board (EEB) attended a facility tour of Watson, Inc. Vice President Gavin Watson presented various sustainability efforts and energy efficiency initiatives implemented at the West Haven/Orange facility, which produces ingredient systems and products for the food and supplement industries. Watson explained that they […]
Lockheed Garners First Place Award
South Windsor, CT – Lockheed Window Corp. of Pascoag, R.I. garnered a first place 2019 Project Team Award for Orchard Hill Elementary School, the district’s first project in a 10-year master plan to replace all four elementary schools in South Windsor. The building covers an area of 72,000sf and is built to house over 570 […]
Mass. GC Firm Selected for New Healthcare Facility
Billerica, MA – Erland Construction was selected to provide preconstruction services for EMD Serono’s new 146,000sf, mixed-use building on their growing campus in Billerica. The addition of this amenity-focused building will shape the advancement of specialty pharmaceuticals and patient care provided by the global healthcare company. With an emphasis on sustainability and employee welfare, the […]
Wentworth Institute Completes Center for Engineering, Innovation, and Sciences
Boston – Known for transformative higher education design, Leers Weinzapfel Associates recently completed the Wentworth Institute of Technology’s Center for Engineering, Innovation, and Sciences, the growing Institute’s first new academic building in 45 years. Opened in November, the four-story, 75,000sf center provides a home for the next evolution in the collegiate study of engineering, comprising a dynamic […]
Passive House: What is it Really?
by Nancy Greenwald Have you heard of passive house? The idea is gaining in popularity, and for good reason. It’s time for all of us to learn about passive house. So what is it? Passive house is a term used to describe a unique approach to energy efficiency that creates sustainable and resilient buildings. The […]
Chasing Perfection, Catching Excellence
by Brent Maugel What if your organization focused on employee empowerment and aspirations? Not only in their career, but in every aspect of their life? What if your organization coached, mentored, and provided a safe haven for the important things in life: family, friends, faith, finances, health, and career? Creating greatness with a culture of […]
