New England Construction articles from September 2008

New England Construction archives from September 2008

Museum of Science To Put Up Nine Wind Turbines.
September 8, 2008... Staff The Museum of Science officials are asking Boston and Cambridge officials for permission to erect nine wind turbines on the museum roof - a project they say will help educate the public and government agencies about the pros and cons...

United Rentals Expands to Braintree, MA.
September 8, 2008... Staff The relocated and expanded United Rentals aerial equipment branch in Braintree, MA, celebrated the grand opening recently of a new branch at 131 Messina Drive. "Our facility has tripled to more than 6 acres to serve our customers in...

Logan Airport Gets Environmentally Friendly Runway.
September 8, 2008... Staff Logan International Airport will repave one of its runways with a new asphalt mix that is said to require less energy to produce and cut down on greenhouse gas emissions. The Massachusetts Port Authority board voted recently to...

Suffolk Celebrates Topping Off of Hebrew SeniorLife NewBridge.
September 8, 2008... Staff Suffolk Construction Company, Inc. of Dedham, MA, recently celebrated the topping off of the Hebrew SeniorLife NewBridge on the Charles project, an important scheduling milestone for this project. Construction on this project has...

Cubellis Completes Structural and Electrical Engineering Services.
September 8, 2008... Staff Cubellis, a national architecture, interior design and engineering services firm from Boston, MA, has completed work for the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) and Borrego Solar Systems, Inc., on the design and...

Paving Technology Showcased In Salem.
September 8, 2008... Edited by Joanne Ray Historic Salem, MA, is site of Essex County Highway Association technical meeting and demonstration of polymer-modified, warm-mix asphalt maintenance treatment. The top highway and public works officials from over...

Manitowoc 16000 Makes The Job Easier On Wind Farm Project.
September 8, 2008... By Joanne Ray Reed & Reed uses lifting equipment At Stetson Mountain. To support its growing Wind Power Services division, Reed & Reed, Inc. of Woolwich, ME, recently purchased a new Manitowoc Model 16000, 440-ton crawler crane. The...

RIAGC Honors Seven Contractors.
September 8, 2008... By Joanne Ray Seven contractors honored at Rhode Island awards ceremony. The Rhode Island Chapter of the Associated General Contractors (RIAGC) of America recently honored seven construction companies for 10 outstanding construction...

Northeast Trenchless Association Held Summer Outing.
September 22, 2008... Staff The Northeast Trenchless Association Inc. (NTA) held its annual summer outing on Saturday, August 9, 2008. Bruce Hubbard, 2008 NTA president, and his wife Sandy opened their home up on beautiful Tacoma Lake in Monmouth, ME to over 80...

MASCON Announces Addition of Truck Expo.
September 22, 2008... Staff MASCON, Boston's only construction equipment/product event, is returning to the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on January 22-23. For 2009, show management is pleased to announce the addition of the Truck Expo. Sponsored by...

State Department of Public Works Signs Purchase Agreement.
September 22, 2008... Staff State Department of Public Works (DPW) Commissioner Raeanne V. Curtis announced recently that the state of Connecticut has finalized the terms of a purchase and sale agreement to acquire real property located at 59 Field Street in...

Harwich, MA, Will Soon Get New Municipal Safety Facility.
September 22, 2008... Staff A long-awaited 20,200-square-foot municipal safety facility, with a price tag of $8.8 million, will soon rise on Sisson Road in Harwich, MA. Members of the Building Committee for the public safety facility, along with town officials...

J.M. Coull Earns Re-certification as Accredited Quality Contractor.
September 22, 2008... Staff J.M. Coull of Maynard, MA announced today that it has earned re-certification as an Accredited Quality Contractor (AQC) from the Associated Builders and Contractors - a national construction-related association. J.M. Coull first...

Editor's Report.
September 22, 2008... by Joanne Ray Heather Steffek Talks About Recycling Asphalt Pavements With Cement Who are you as a business? What do you do and how many employees do you have? The Road Recycling Council is a not-for-profit association that...

NHGRA Hosts 61st Annual Equipment Show.
September 22, 2008... By Joanne Ray More Than 2,000 Attend New Hampshire's Largest Heavy Construction Equipment Show The New Hampshire Good Roads Association held their 61st annual equipment Show, clambake and golf tournament at the New Hampshire Motor...

Contractors Learn about the Benefits of Polyurea Coating.
September 22, 2008... By Joanne Ray Core Construction Products Hosts Specialty Coating Seminar Twenty-five people from all over the United States recently attended a "polyurea/polyuspartic" coating seminar in Springfield, MA. Core Construction Products of...

Stormwater Management - A Green Construction Issue.
September 22, 2008... By Joanne Ray Stormwater Management Products Help Control Pollutants In Groundwater Runoff. Stormwater management is a significant green/sustainable construction issue and one can obtain LEED points for implementing it. That was...