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Skanska and Simmons University partner to finalize ground lease that enables transformational development

Construction Today

million square foot mixed-use development, will bring new living, office, housing, retail, and community space improvements to the Longwood Medical Area (LMA). Skanska USA Commercial Development shared that it received official zoning approval of its Planned Development Area (PDA) from the Boston Zoning Commission on 14th April 2023.

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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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Techno-magnet: Proto Kendall Square

BD+C

Boston Properties commissioned the 22-story, 280-unit apartment tower to help diversify the neighborhood’s office-centric property mix and expand its own multifamily portfolio. “We —a hub of top-tier universities, research centers, and tech companies—prompted the development of Proto Kendall Square.

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A Look Inside the Future of BIM [infographic] 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

New in Autodesk Construction Cloud: Connect the Office and Field with New Model Accessibility on Mobile. When I was at Skanska working on Boston College, one of our focuses was bringing the capital department and the operations/facilities department into one meeting. The Current State of Building Information Modeling (BIM) .

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Rad Projects of 2018

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Client: Boston Properties. Services provided: LEED CS Consulting & Project Management, LEED Fundamental & Enhanced Commissioning, Energy Modeling. Services provided: LEED CI v4 Consulting & Project Management, LEED Fundamental & Enhanced Commissioning. Salesforce Tower. Certification: LEED CS v2009 Platinum.

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Architecture Employment on the Rise

PSMJ Resources

In 2008, at its peak, the Boston-based firm employed 130 people, but dropped to 70 last summer, as project after project was canceled. For Tsoi/Kobus, which historically focused on colleges, commissions are now coming from the medical industry, such as a new research facility for Vertex Pharmaceuticals to be built near Boston Harbor.

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Top 10 Construction Companies in the USA

CivilJungle

The Chief Executive officer and Chairman of the Bechtel Group are Brendan Bechtel. NASA gave one of the Biggest known to Bechtel to design, construct, and commission Mobile Launcher 2, and its Ground Structure which will be used to assemble and launch the Space Launch System rocket. The Chief executive officer of AECOM is W.Troy Rudd.