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UMass Medical School’s new Education and Research Building

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The new Education and Research Building, a nine-story biomedical research building at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, will support the development of therapeutics for some of the world’s most challenging diseases in a high-performance, sustainable environment.

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Women to the Rescue: How to Solve The Skilled Labor Shortage in Construction

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Massachusetts, for example, aims to have women make up 20 percent of its construction workforce by 2020. To get women interested in these professions, the group Massachusetts Girls in Trades was formed to educate female students in middle school and high school about the industry and help them begin careers in construction.

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Top 10 Ivory Innovations Finalists for the 2023 Housing Affordability Prize

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Housing Navigator Massachusetts Cambridge, Massachusetts | Public Policy and Regulatory Reform Category Housing Navigator Massachusetts connects people to places to call home, adding transparency and equity to the too-often burdensome process of finding an affordable home.

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Technology Trends In Construction Improving Job Site Safety

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A good example is Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority in Boston testing beacons that utilize smartphone apps to better track riders’ behavior. In construction, RTLS relates to synchronizing Building Information Modeling (BIM) with built environment that boosts job site safety and efficiency. Virtual Reality.

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Visible light technology

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While this has always been an important consideration in acute healthcare, it has become increasingly important in non-healthcare applications, such as education, commercial offices, indoor sports venues, retail spaces, and other congregate settings. Photos courtesy University of Massachusetts (UMass).

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The Next Generation in Construction: A Spotlight on 6 Young Industry Innovators  

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Through our Make It Real program, we encourage young people to engage with their communities by applying the design thinking process to real problems related to construction and the built environment. Sophia DiLoreto, Senior, Wachusett Regional High School, Massachusetts . Two key initiatives include: . Tell us about your submission.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Devens – Secret Weapon In The Battle For Business

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This is a planned, business-supportive environment with a bottom-line goal to help companies grow and prosper in Massachusetts. We want it to be an easy decision for companies to stay in Massachusetts and grow in Massachusetts,” said Henderson. Whatever we can do to make that objective easier, we’ll do.”.