By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Apr 19, 2020 Architects and property managers are studying once-unthinkable changes to office environments as corporate America envisions a gradual return to work in the COVID-19 era. Recent trends toward bench seating, unassigned desks and playful amenity spaces could be swept away by public health recommendations…
Beverly, Mass. – Meridian Associates, a multi-disciplinary civil engineering, LiDAR mapping and survey firm, announced that it has named Douglas F. Reed, P.E. as its new president and CEO. In this role, Doug will leverage more than thirty years of experience providing consulting services to municipalities, state and federal agencies, and private businesses in New England.…
The Boston studio of S/L/A/M Collaborative and Gilbane Building Company recently partnered with a team including the Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance (DCAMM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) to set up a temporary quarantine shelter in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The facility has a maximum capacity of up to 304 non-acute beds for…
Fitchburg, MA – ECO Logic Ltd., a company that maintains textiles and flooring for commercial clients using environmentally friendly solutions, was hired by Fitchburg State University to sanitize and disinfect 460,000sf across multiple buildings on campus, including dormitories, in preparation to assist the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the specific use for these facilities is not available…
08-02-19 By KATHARINE KEANE Plus, the solar road pilot program in France has failed, research on the economic viability of energy storage for solar and wind power, and more design-tech news from this week. Boston-, Houston-, and Phoenix-based architecture firm Shepley Bulfinch has awarded Rice University assistant professor of architecture Jesús Vassallo the Shepley…
By Katherine Guimapang Jul 29, ’19 1:45 PM EST “The award grants funding to a faculty member — or team of faculty members — to conduct research that investigates materials or sustainability. Vassallo was selected for the award for his project “Tall Timber.” — Boston Real Estate Times Spanish architect, writer, and assistant professor at…
Keeping Track of the Industry’s Vital Signs edited by Anne DiNardo Opening UP Home Base embraces an open, flexible office model for its new clinic that delivers outpatient mental healthcare and support services to veterans and their families Founded in 2009, Home Base, a Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital program, is dedicated…
August 6, 2019 The largest class A office building along Route 128 will go up at the hands of Gilbane Building Co. workers. Developer Hobbs Brook Management announced the selection Tuesday morning. Gilbane will provide preconstruction and construction management services for the 500,000-square foot speculative building at 225 Wyman St. in Waltham’s Hobbs Brook Office Park.…
Disruptive Technologies “Smooth” Facility Management for PTC’s New Global Headquarters By Marc Margulies and John Civello New technologies are disrupting traditional ways of working and standard concepts of workplace design and facility management. These so-called “disruptive technologies” for real estate and facility management functions offer opportunities to fundamentally change the workplace paradigm in three…
Local American Legion post also celebrates 100th anniversary By Melanie Tymn Correspondent | July 7, 2019 HAMILTON — Historic tank demonstrations and two military helicopter landings are on tap for the Patton Homestead’s Military Service Day this weekend. The event will be held rain or shine on Saturday, July 13, from 10 a.m. to…