Associated Builders and Contractors Names Massachusetts Excellence In Construction Award Winners.Business Editors BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 2001 EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. Regional Laboratory, MBTA MBTA Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority MBTA Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 MBTA Model-Based Tracking Algorithm Regional Transportation Center and Pracecis Pharmaceutical Among the Projects Completed by Independent Construction Firms Associated Builders and Contractors, the largest construction trade association in New England, today announced that nine Massachusetts firms are recipients of the group's annual Excellence In Construction Awards. The work demonstrates the wide diversity of work being performed by merit shop A merit shop company is one whose employee hiring and advancement policies are based on subjective criteria or qualifications determined by the employer, and not by any policy or practice originating from an agreement with a labor union. contractors throughout Massachusetts and New England. A committee of six independent judges representing the architectural, engineering and real estate industries awarded the Grand Honor Award to Erland Construction of Burlington for its work on the EPA New England Regional Laboratory. Other project winners included the MBTA's Anderson Regional Transportation Center Anderson Regional Transportation Center (RTC) is located at 100 Atlantic Ave., off Commerce Way in Woburn, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. It can be accessed from Exit 37C off Interstate 93 or the Washington Street exit off Interstate 95/Route 128. in Woburn, MA and the Praecis Pharmaceutical facility in Waltham, MA. The formal presentation of awards will take place at the Long Wharf Long Wharf may refer to:
in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. members for September 11th Relief Effort at the awards dinner. "The overall high level of quality and craftsmanship demonstrated by every single project entry speaks volumes as to the level of talent and skill that exists among merit shop contractors, says Cahal Stephens of Einhorn, Yaffee, Prescott, one of the judges for the awards. "This process has made each and every judge fully aware of the capabilities of Associated Builders and Contractors member companies." Grand Honor Award recipient Erland Construction of Burlington, MA utilized a unique approach to build this laboratory and create it as a sustainable building by enrolling it into the EPA's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, provides a suite of standards for environmentally sustainable construction. (LEED) program. LEED is a comprehensive, voluntary rating and certification system for building green. In order to qualify, sustainable design features and energy conservation measures were identified and evaluated. "The EPA laboratory was a tremendously well-executed project," comments judge participant, Al Spagnolo of Spagnolo/Gisness Associates. "Erland Construction took a unique approach to build this laboratory and incorporate environmentally responsible design and construction elements." The judges for ABC's 2001 Excellence in Construction Awards were Jon Randall, Vice President Construction, Boston Properties Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE: BXP) is a self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) based in Boston, Massachusetts. Its primary focus is "Class A" office space which it acquires, develops, and manages in the major markets of Boston, New York City, Washington, D.C. , Deborah Poody, Director of Capitol Development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, , Jim Kirby For the American labor leader, see . For the baseball player, see . James B. Kirby (September 28 1884 - June 9 1971) was an American inventor most known for inventing the Kirby vacuum cleaner. His father was a Great Lakes marine engineer. , President, Commercial Construction Consulting Inc., Joseph Salvia salvia: see sage. salvia Any of about 700 species of herbaceous and woody plants that make up the genus Salvia, in the mint family. Some members (e.g., sage) are important as sources of flavouring. , Chief Executive Officer, McNamara/Salvia Inc., Cahal Stephens, Principal, Einhorn, Yaffee, Prescott, and Al Spagnolo, Spagnolo, Gisness & Associates. Hodess Building Co., R& R Window Contractors, Inc., A & M Roofing & Sheet Metal Co., Inc., Bowdoin Construction Corporation, Consolidated Electrical Services, Wrenn Associates and The Middlesex Corporation will all be honored at the Excellence In Construction Awards dinner. ABC received 22 entries for its ninth annual Excellence In Construction Awards this year; eligible projects were completed between Sept. 1, 1999 and August 31, 2001.
Associated Builders and Contractors Massachusetts Chapter
2001 EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARD WINNERS
GRAND HONOR AWARD
Commercial/Institutional/Industrial - Over $5 Million Erland
Construction, Inc., Burlington, MA
Project: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's New England
Regional Laboratory, Chelmsford, MA
EAGLE EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARD WINNERS
Commercial/Institutional/Industrial Over $5 Million
Hodess Building Co., Inc., North Attleboro, MA
Project: R.F. Micro Devices - Fab III, Greensboro, NC
Commercial/Institutional/Industrial Under $1Million
A & M Roofing & Sheet Metal Co., Inc., Andover, MA
Project: Phillips Music Center - Gordon College, Wenham, MA
Specialty Construction:Exterior Finish
R & R Window Contractors, Inc., Easthampton, MA
Project: Learning Resource Center, Manchester Community
Technical College, Manchester, CT
MERIT EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARD WINNERS
Commercial/Institutional/Industrial, Over $5 Million
Bowdoin Construction Corporation, Needham Heights, MA
Project: 48 Woerd Avenue, Waltham, MA
Commercial/Institutional/Industrial, $1 - $5 Million
Wrenn Associates, Inc., Merrimack, NH
Project: Idylwilde Farms, Acton, MA
Electrical, Commercial/Industrial Over $1 Million
Consolidated Electrical Services, Norwood, MA
Project: Praecis Pharmaceutical, Waltham, MA
Public Works, Environmental
The Middlesex Corporation, Littleton, MA
Project: Anderson Regional Transportation Center, Woburn, MA
ABC Massachusetts is a statewide chapter of construction contractors, suppliers and associates with over 425 members, representing nearly 20,000 employees. ABC hosts apprenticeship training through its accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. George W. Gould Construction Institute and is currently providing education and craft training throughout Massachusetts. |
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