Tag: sustainability
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 […]
Construction’s Crucial Part in the Circular Economy
by Alana Spencer, LEED AP BD+C Design and construction go hand in hand; planning and phasing alike. Their simultaneous engagement throughout the life-cycle of each new construction and existing building project is the key to meeting and exceeding project milestones and targets including sustainability. Its import to operate each project through an integrated project delivery […]
HMFH Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Cambridge, MA – Cambridge-based HMFH Architects is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Founded in 1969, it pioneered a groundbreaking, community-based approach to creating learning environments known for innovation, sustainability, and durability. HMFH is a growing 50-person practice with a diverse leadership group and certification as a Women Owned Business. The firm works with public-school districts, independent schools, […]
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 […]
Climate Change and the Future of the A/E/C industry
by Emily Langner In 2018, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) both released landmark reports detailing the catastrophic effects climate change will continue to have on the world economy, with the NOAA report expanding on the threats to U.S. national security, essential services, and the […]
Boston Developer Extends Commitment to Sustainability
Boston – Boston Properties, Inc, a publicly-traded developer, owner and manager of Class A office properties, announced that, together with Calpine Energy Solutions, LLC and Taylor Consulting & Contracting, it has signed an agreement to purchase specific-source renewable energy equal to the expected electricity needs of the company’s actively managed Massachusetts portfolio. Under the agreement, Boston […]
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 […]
