Articles Tagged with ''Boston''

After three decades lying vacant, a 14-acre former industrial site along the harbor in East Boston is not only home to a vibrant mixed-use community, it’s setting new standards for resilient and sustainable development.

Coastal cities and towns cope with heavy flooding and up to 2 ft of snow in some areas.

In the historic Boston neighborhood of Nubian Square, a wellspring of revitalization is replacing blighted areas with innovative community developments that seek to clean up the environment and provide affordable housing. 

Built to be resilient against future sea level rise, the mixed-use development on East Boston’s waterfront transformed an underutilized area into an active and publicly accessible extension of its surrounding neighborhood.

The $46-million emergency department expansion and renovation would have been challenging under the best of circumstances.

Winthrop Center recently became the first tower in the city to insert an unusual concrete foundation known as a “sky mat.” 

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.

Contractor John Moriarty & Associates has filed to place liens on the property, alleging project payments it still is owed.

Rule that requires buildings 20,000 sq ft and larger to become carbon neutral by 2050 worries some owners

U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh joined local union leaders to announce the new effort that also links existing local union programs.