by Matt LaRue Motivation, mission, and means were the Town of Weymouth’s springboard for planning and constructing the Maria Weston Chapman Middle School, whose doors opened to 1,470 students in grades 6, 7, and 8 on September 6, 2022. The $164.2 million facility replaced the outdated Chapman School on the same site, and at 252,170…
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…
by Tina Stanislaski A pilot program by the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) was launched with the objective of reducing toxic chemicals found in common building materials and furnishings that have been linked to human health issues, including cancer. Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School, a $305 million, 410,000sf facility that will open to grades 9-12 in…