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Boston EMS rescue workers after a catwalk collapse at a jobsite

Safety

Boston Catwalk Collapse Injures Three Workers

Incident is the latest in a serious of construction accidents in the city

Scott Van Voorhis

May 4, 2022

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The collapse of a catwalk in a defunct, 124-year-old power plant building in Boston injured three workers.

A section of the Government Center parking garage in Boston collapsed during demolition work, killing a crew member.

Jobsite Fatality

Interior Work Resumes on Jobsite of Fatal Boston Garage Demolition

A worker died at the Government Center parking garage on March 26 after part of the structure collapsed

Scott Van Voorhis

April 14, 2022

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Work resumed two weeks after a worked died at the Government Center parking garage in Boston on March 26.

A progress photo of the Government Center garage before a collapse there killed a worker

Jobsite Fatality

Fatal Boston Garage Demolition Leaves Long Road to Recovery

Accident that killed union worker shuts down part of subway

Scott Van Voorhis

March 28, 2022

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Massachusetts officials are bracing for a lengthy recovery process following the partial collapse of a parking garage that killed one worker.

A construction worker died after the Government Center Parking garage partially collapsed

Jobsite Fatality

Boston Demolition Site Accident Kills Operating Engineer

Worker fell nine stories after a parking garage being demolished partially collapsed

Justin Rice

March 27, 2022

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Partial floor collapse at a parking garage being demolished is said to have caused Peter Monsini, 51, to fall with his excavator nine stories at a downtown development site.

People March 2022: Industry Appointments in NY, NJ, New England

March 15, 2022

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Updates about construction professionals in the New York/New England region, including obituaries of long-time maritime engineering expert Ed Schmeltz, and of architect Robert Mitchell, who led the effort to redesign Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Conn., after the fatal shooting of 26 children and adults in 2012.

March 2022 City Scoop: Portland

March 15, 2022

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Dodge data on projected 2022 construction starts in Portland, Maine.

Pedestrians crossed the Brooklyn Bridge during a snowstorm on Jan. 29, 2022

East Coast Evaluates Damage After Fast-Moving 'Bomb Cyclone'

Storm churns coastal flooding and up to two feet of snow

Scott Van Voorhis

January 30, 2022

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

January 2022 City Scoop: Hartford

January 28, 2022

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Dodge data on projected 2022 construction starts in the area Hartford.

A rendering of The Beat, a mixed-use project on the site of the former Boston Globe facility

Sustainability

Mass. Commission Tackles How to Decarbonize Buildings

A 22-member panel has 10 months to deliver recommendations on how to meet obligations set by climate bill signed in March

Scott Van Voorhis

January 25, 2022

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What to do about natural gas will be one of the biggest challenges facing a new state-appointed commission on decarbonizing the building sector in the Bay State.