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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group

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Contractors Sustainability Sustainable Design and Construction Suffolk Construction, headquartered in Boston, has established the Suffolk Sustainability Group. The LEED Platinum Boston University Center for Computing and Data Sciences, built by Suffolk, is 100% free of fossil fuels.

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Arup USA Inc. Awarded $1.5M Contract to Study Boston's North-South Rail Link

ENR Construction

to conduct a feasibility study of Boston’s so-called North-South Rail Link, a proposed project to build a tunnel that would connect the city’s two main rail stations, North and South stations. The Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation has awarded a $1.5 million contract to Arup USA Inc.

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5 ways mass timber will reshape the design of life sciences facilities

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BR+A Consulting Engineers, and Code Red Consultants, there are feasible, cost-effective strategies for building mass timber labs that align with industry standards. The market-ready prototyp[es consider an urban sigte in one of Boston's leading life sciences clusters.

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Top questions to ask when designing a green roof

GCP Applied Technologies

Some cities like Boston, Portland, and Seattle are requiring developers to mitigate their building’s impact on the region’s storm water system. This is a huge indicator of the feasibility of a green roof. Hardiness zones also determine feasibility of different plant species. . What is the load bearing capacity? Maturity time.

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Discover the Latest in Construction Innovation at Autodesk University 2022

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In this class, you’ll learn the story of how Carilion Clinic, Robins & Morton, and VIATechnik produced a virtual reality (VR) hospital room mockup to validate the design and feasibility of their expansion project. This move not only accelerated the design and validation process, but they saw 13x ROI.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

BD+C

Boston , New York , and San Francisco , are considering ways to improve the financial incentives, change zoning policies and expedite plan reviews, but developers should get a full-service team assembled to take a hard look at a conversion before they get started. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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Small firms act big: A different (and powerful) route to success

Construction Marketing Ideas

The final example, describing Utile Design Group in Boston, MA, includes a sidebar outlining its guidelines on “Positioning the Practice.” You’ll enjoy the inspiring stories. ” This advice is timeless, and undoubtedly will apply to your own business or practice, as well: Focus on a specific place.