Johanna Knapschaefer

Springfield Station Epitomizes Transit Trend

February 8, 2017

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Historic old facility is being transformed into a multimodal hub of future commerce.

GSA, MIT Finalize Volpe Center Deal

Johanna Knapschaefer

January 25, 2017

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Under a $750-million agreement finalized on Jan. 18 between the U.S. General Services Administration and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the university plans to build a new federal building and redevelop a large parcel of surrounding land, now the campus for a federal transportation center in Cambridge, Mass.

Manufacturing

Medical Marijuana Grower to Build Huge Plant at Canadian Airport

It will be capable of producing in excess of 100,000 kilograms of pot each year, says owner.

Johanna Knapschaefer

January 18, 2017

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Design is complete and site preparation is underway for construction of a massive medical marijuana greenhouse facility on 30 acres of leased land at the Edmonton International Airport, a Canadian firm has announced.

Engineer Habib Dagher Invents His Way to Maine's New Future

Johanna Knapschaefer

January 18, 2017

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Immigrant engineering professor has set a high bar for R&D to propel his adopted state to new levels of achievement in clean energy and transportation technology.

Two Guys in a Garage Win Big Wave-Energy Converter Prize

Johanna Knapschaefer

December 20, 2016

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Wave energy, the emerging renewable resource behind wind and solar, is gaining traction as innovators advance the technology of wave-energy converter devices.

Float-In of MassDOT Span Sails, But Delay Dispute Lingers

Johanna Knapschaefer

December 7, 2016

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The Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation and a contracting team are in discussions regarding fabrication issues that caused a two-year delay in the completion of a key crossing between Quincy and Weymouth.

Safety and Health

Worker Killed in Freak Chop-Saw Accident

Massachusetts man was working second job to earn extra money

Johanna Knapschaefer

November 24, 2016

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Water mechanic was making residential pipe connection when bound chop saw kicked back and sliced carotid artery

Construction Innovation Workshop Opens in Boston

Johanna Knapschaefer

October 19, 2016

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Fifteen guest builders-in-residence are taking advantage of new workshop and design space in Boston’s Seaport Innovation District.

Deepwater Divers' Dangerous Work On Offshore Wind Farm Construction

Johanna Knapschaefer

October 12, 2016

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Three miles southeast of Block Island, R.I., the nation’s first offshore wind farm has emerged after months of hard work by dozens of contractors, including a small team of highly skilled commercial divers.

DOE Award Advances Maine Tidal Energy Project Program

Johanna Knapschaefer

September 14, 2016

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At the mouth of the Bay of Fundy on the border between easternmost Maine and New Brunswick, Canada, Ocean Renewable Power Co. has been testing huge undersea turbines that the company claims eventually will generate low-cost tidal power from the tidal flow in Cobscook Bay for all of Downeast Maine.