Category: Construction Design & Engineering

Ask the Electrician: Is summer a prime time for commercial electrical maintenance?

Ask the Electrician: Is summer a prime time for commercial electrical maintenance?

July 19, 2024
The answer is “Yes!” While January marks the official new year, many businesses view September as a fresh start. This makes summer an ideal time for commercial property owners to schedule long-term electrical maintenance projects.
Brennan Consulting continues to finalize work on 2 Harbor St. in Boston with Suffolk Construction

Brennan Consulting continues to finalize work on 2 Harbor St. in Boston with Suffolk Construction

July 19, 2024
Boston, MA Brennan Consulting is finalizing work on 2 Harbor St. with Suffolk Construction, where 2 and 4 Harbor are Beacon Capital Partners’ newest products in the Seaport. The project sits in the transitioning mixed-use East Seaport
Reveler Development and Penobscot General Contractors celebrate topping out at 60 Barra Rd. in Biddeford, ME

Reveler Development and Penobscot General Contractors celebrate topping out at 60 Barra Rd. in Bidde...

July 19, 2024
Biddeford, ME Reveler Development, in partnership with Penobscot General Contractors, held the “topping out” of their latest project located at 60 Barra Rd. The milestone marks the completion of the building’s structural phase, bringing it one step closer
Universal Window and Door projects earn four 2024 Preservation Massachusetts Awards

Universal Window and Door projects earn four 2024 Preservation Massachusetts Awards

July 19, 2024
Marlborough, MA Universal Window and Door provided historic replica windows for four projects honored by Preservation Massachusetts at their annual Preservation Awards event. Held at the Great Hall of the Mass. State House on June 28th, this year’s theme was “A Lifetime of Preservation,” which
O’Connell promoted to vice president at Hancock Associates

O’Connell promoted to vice president at Hancock Associates

July 19, 2024
Danvers, MA According to Hancock Associates, a leading provider of land surveying, civil engineering and wetland science services, Joanne O’Connell has been promoted to vice president. O’Connell is the firm’s director of administration and human resources.
Colantonio Inc. awarded Woods Hole<br> Ferry Terminal Landside Reconstruction Project

Colantonio Inc. awarded Woods Hole
Ferry Terminal Landside Reconstruction Project

July 19, 2024
Woods Hole, MA Colantonio Inc. has been awarded the Woods Hole Ferry Terminal Landside Reconstruction Project by the Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority (Steamship Authority).
Cabot, Cabot & Forbes breaks ground on <br>440-unit project at 200 Quannapowitt Pkwy.

Cabot, Cabot & Forbes breaks ground on
440-unit project at 200 Quannapowitt Pkwy.

July 19, 2024
Wakefield, MA Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, and its partner on the project, Equity Residential, have broken ground on its newest project, The Basin, located at 200 Quannapowitt Pkwy. Residents will be able to begin moving into The Basin in 2025.
ASM aims to provide members with relevant and timely programming

ASM aims to provide members with relevant and timely programming

June 21, 2024
ASM has had a busy spring with in-person and virtual events for our members. We aim to provide our members with relevant and timely programming to help them navigate the construction industry and maximize their business efforts.
ABC Chairman’s Message: New Gould facility to be ready for fall semester

ABC Chairman’s Message: New Gould facility to be ready for fall semester

June 21, 2024
The groundbreaking for the first-ever bricks and mortar facility for the Gould Construction Institute (GCI) was held on May 2, at the building in Billerica. GCI has entered into a long-term lease on the approximately 6,300 s/f space at 9 Executive Park Dr. that is owned by long-time ABC MA member Medford Wellington Service Company, Inc.
21 M/W/VBE trade partners complete “Build With Us @ Suffolk”

21 M/W/VBE trade partners complete “Build With Us @ Suffolk”

June 21, 2024
Boston, MA Suffolk, one of the largest and most innovative real estate and construction enterprises in the country, held a graduation ceremony at its headquarters for 21 firms that completed its “Build With Us @ Suffolk” program, a four-week business accelerator for trade partners and subcontractors that equips minority-, women- and veteran-owned business enterprises (M/W/VBE)
The design-build advantage: Integrated interior design solutions - by Parker Snyder

The design-build advantage: Integrated interior design solutions - by Parker Snyder

June 21, 2024
When it comes to corporate interior spaces for both commercial and industrial projects, partnering with a design-build firm with in-house interior design services can offer clients many benefits. Unlike traditional delivery methods where interior designers operate independently from the design and construction teams, often creating a longer project timeline as cost negotiations and revisions ensue
Commerce Department to bring more women to construction industry

Commerce Department to bring more women to construction industry

June 21, 2024
Boston, MA The U.S. Department of Commerce presented the Million Women in Construction Community Pledge to bring more women into the construction workforce – as well as several leading construction companies that have signed on to the pledge. These companies are Baker Construction, Gilbane Building Company, McKissack & McKissack, Mortenson, Power Design, Shawmut Design and Construction, and Suffolk.