WOBURN, Mass. — Tocci Building Companies recently kicked off the renovation of a 120,000-square-foot facility at 65 Grove Street in Watertown, Massachusetts. The $13-million project will transform an outdated manufacturing plant into a premier office space. 65 Grove Street, formerly the home of GE Ionics, currently features a three-story brick façade, ribbon windows and an attached parking structure. Tocci will work alongside Cresset Development on behalf of property owners Cresset Grove, LLC. The project team includes architects MDS/Miller Dyer Spears, structural engineers Souza True & Partners, MEP engineers AKF Group, civil engineers McKenzie Engineering Group and architects Kyle Zick Landscape … Read more
Architects Foundation Issues Report on National Resilience Initiative
NEW YORK, N.Y. — The Architects Foundation released its first annual report on the National Resilience Initiative, a growing network of resilient design studios geared toward helping local communities become more resilient to natural disasters and climate change. The report, “In Flux: Community Design for Change, Chance and Opportunity,” was unveiled at the Clinton Global Initiative's Annual meeting. It details the compendium of activities for the past year, including the work of the NRI's three charter members: the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Center for Resilient Design; at the University of Arkansas Community Design Center at the Fay Jones School … Read more
Construction Employment Declines in August, Reports AGC
Construction employment declined in 153 out of 358 metro areas between August 2014 and August 2015, nearly matching the 163 areas that added construction jobs, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that the number of metro areas losing construction jobs is on the rise amid growing uncertainty about federal funding for construction programs and growing shortages of qualified construction workers. “The fact that fewer than half of metro areas added construction jobs at a time when there were gains in nearly three-fourths of the states suggests … Read more
Gilbane Releases Quarterly Construction Economics Report
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Leading global construction and facilities-related services firm Gilbane Building Company recently announced the findings from its in-house quarterly economics report: Building for the Future – Construction Economics: Market Conditions in Construction. Among its most notable findings, the report indicates spending on nonresidential buildings is on pace to grow by at least 20 percent by end of 2015. Further, non-building infrastructure spending, after a brief gain, will go flat or decline until moderate growth resumes in the fourth quarter of 2015. According to the report, total spending for all types of construction will grow 11 percent year- over-year … Read more
Wood Products Industry Releases Reuse Wood Website
The American Wood Council and Canadian Wood Council have partnered with Building Materials Reuse Association to develop an online North American directory outlining reuse and recycling options for wood and wood products. For wood products, there has historically been a lack of awareness of the opportunities to recycle and reuse wood products, and thereby extend their useful life. We are aiming to change that,” said AWC President & CEO Robert Glowinski. “Our industry wants to do its part when it comes to the full life-cycle impact of our products. It's our hope that this directory will help educate builders, designers … Read more





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