According to the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, residential and commercial buildings in the United States are responsible for almost 40% of carbon dioxide emissions and use an almost equal percentage of the country’s energy for lighting, heating, cooling, and appliance operation. In Boston, 70% of greenhouse gas emissions are from buildings, prompting the state…
Plaza Updates Include Social Benefits and Enhanced Sustainability By John Amodeo The Christian Science Plaza’s reflecting pool was rebuilt and waterproofed to halt leakage into the parking garage below. Photos courtesy of IBI Group At 14 acres, The Christian Science Plaza is Boston’s largest publicly accessible…
Designs Deliver Millions in Cost Savings By Ankur Shah According to the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MassBio) 2022 Industry Snapshot, venture capital funding of the biopharma industry remained strong in 2022 with the first six months of the year boasting $5 billion invested in Massachusetts-headquartered biopharma companies. The strength of the Massachusetts early-stage ecosystem has translated…
Combustible Mix of Materials Requires Fire-Safe Designs By Jess Hamilton, Project Manager, Margulies Perruzzi Control areas are a tool to compartmentalize a lab building so that the amount of chemicals being used is code compliant, and if a fire occurs, its spread can be minimized. Multiple control areas are desirable in both new and existing…
CRE Industry Taps Life Science Talent Pool for Expertise By RJ Panzo, Senior Vice President, Life Sciences, Cresa Rapid innovation in the life sciences has driven the need for many different types of labs and technical spaces. Where standard chemistry and biology labs could once accommodate most processes, the rise of cell/gene therapies, RNAi, protein…
Multifamily, Single-Family, Empty-Nester Buyers Have Different Tastes By Diandra DiBiase, Senior Development Manager at DiBiase Homes Home ownership has been a fundamental component of the American dream since the end of World War II, when Levitt & Sons introduced tract housing to accommodate returning veterans flush with VA and FHA-backed loans. The best defense a…
Advanced Filtration Combats Proximity to Highways by Philip Lewis. A little more than a year into construction, a new building that will house the 21st century version of Boston Public Schools’ Josiah Quincy Upper School is taking shape on a one-acre parcel at the southern edge of Chinatown. Bordered by Marginal Road, Harrison Avenue, and…
But Massachusetts Needs to Remove Hurdles to Construction by Marc Margulies, FAIA, LEED AP and Joe Flynn “Housing First” is a proven strategy in the nationwide fight to solve the seemingly intractable problem of homelessness. People are assisted to locate housing first, without preconditions around compliance, and then are engaged to address other issues in…
The novel therapies start-up market has developed a need for small to midscale pre-clinical, clinical, and cGMP manufacturing cleanroom space. Many of these life-saving therapeutics are against the clock to build manufacturing space and search for alternatives that will save on speed to market. This market has also seen an influx of capital investment. According…
Developers, Architects Assess Workplace Strategies Office building owners better brace themselves for possible multimillion-dollar facility upgradesif they’re going to successfully lure back health-conscious tenants after the pandemic crisis finally eases. Despite a rocky start to the state and nation’s vaccine rollout, there’s growing confidence that the end is insight for the now year-old COVID-19…