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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group

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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group Design veterans Steven Burke and Michael Swenson will lead the new sustainability initiative for Suffolk. Contractors Sustainability Sustainable Design and Construction Suffolk Construction, headquartered in Boston, has established the Suffolk Sustainability Group.

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Boston Area Pushes Passive House Envelope

ENR Construction

A pair of projects in Boston, one a skyline-topping tower, the other an affordable housing complex, are poised to put the Boston area on the map when it comes to environmentally sustainable design.

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Here Are the Most Sustainable U.S. Cities in 2022

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Here Are the Most Sustainable U.S. A recent SmartAsset study compared 94 of the largest cities across three categories based on topics of transportation, green efficiency, and climate resilience to determine the most sustainable cities in the U.S. Sustainability. Sustainability. Cities in 2022. Thu, 10/27/2022 - 10:57.

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Suffolk’s tech VC arm closes $110M inaugural fund

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The Boston-based contractor’s investment business sees artificial intelligence, automation and sustainability as key innovation themes in construction.

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Contractor Venture Platform Set to Grow Sustainable Building Startups

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Suffolk Technologies, an affiliate of the Boston construction firm, recently closed on a $110-million inaugural fund.

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Small Fixes Are Best for Boston Harbor Resilience

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If you were hoping for a silver-bullet, big-infrastructure solution to save Greater Boston from the impact of rising sea levels, a major study coordinated by University of Massachusetts Boston’s Sustainable Solutions Lab released in the spring may have come as disappointing news.

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Algae as a Sustainable Fuel and Food Source

Natural Building

Algae is a sustainable material available to designers. Upon learning that algae has a very high protein content, making it a contender for food of the future, this Danish studio decided to create an installation to start conversations about sustainable architecture solutions. The structure also acts as a public information center.