Category: Construction Design & Engineering

Question of the Month: How will smart technology be integrated into current construction tools? - by Peter Simon

Question of the Month: How will smart technology be integrated into current construction tools? - by...

December 17, 2019
The construction industry has had a reputation for being resistant to change and slow to integrate new technologies that are often more quickly adopted by other industries, but that is rapidly changing. The construction industry is gradually using
Executive of the Month: Charlie Avolio of Suffolk Const. leveraging technology with a hands-on approach

Executive of the Month: Charlie Avolio of Suffolk Const. leveraging technology with a hands-on appro...

December 17, 2019
New York, NY The New York Real Estate Journal (NYREJ) sat down with Charlie Avolio, this month’s Design/Build Executive of the Month, for a question and answer session. Avolio is the president and general manager of Suffolk Construction’s New York office.
Magnusson Architecture and Planning completes 205-unit renovation of Selis Manor

Magnusson Architecture and Planning completes 205-unit renovation of Selis Manor

December 17, 2019
Manhattan, NY Magnusson Architecture and Planning (MAP) has completed Selis Manor, a tenant-in-place renovation of a 205-unit special needs apartment building serving a population that is blind and physically disabled.
Vecchione joins Vocon as principal & global partner

Vecchione joins Vocon as principal & global partner

December 17, 2019
New York, NY Tom Vecchione has joined the architecture and design firm, Vocon, as global firmwide partner and principal. Vecchione, a strategic design expert with over 30 years of experience in architecture and real estate
P.W. Grosser promotes Phillips and Usefof; hires Johnson, Livore and Ausili

P.W. Grosser promotes Phillips and Usefof; hires Johnson, Livore and Ausili

December 17, 2019
Bohemia, NY To meet increasing demand for its services, P.W. Grosser Consulting, Inc. (PWGC) has hired Sam Johnson, Justin Livore and Rosemarie Ausili.
MDA and MADGI lead efforts to reposition Wall St. properties

MDA and MADGI lead efforts to reposition Wall St. properties

December 17, 2019
New York, NY Although the Wall Street area’s commercial real estate has been changing its tenant base away from the financial industry since the 1990s, the repositioning of older properties has picked up pace in the recent years.
Ryan Soames Engineering delivers MEP services for Hutong Restaurant rehab

Ryan Soames Engineering delivers MEP services for Hutong Restaurant rehab

December 17, 2019
Manhattan, NY According to Ryan Soames Engineering, they have completed renovations for the Hutong Restaurant. Ryan Soames delivered comprehensive MEP engineering services on the 16,000 s/f space inside the Bloomberg Building at
Thornton Tomasetti shares Comprehensive Embodied Carbon Measurement Study

Thornton Tomasetti shares Comprehensive Embodied Carbon Measurement Study

December 17, 2019
New York, NY Thornton Tomasetti has released results from its multi-year, project-based embodied carbon measurement study, identifying the type of structures, materials and components with the highest carbon emissions.
Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation unveils “Little Island;” design by Nielsen of MNLA

Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation unveils “Little Island;” design by Nielsen of MNLA

December 17, 2019
New York, NY The name of the city’s newest public park, now taking elevated shape in Hudson River Park by West 13th St., was unveiled as Little Island by The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation.
Shawmut Design and Construction completes Moose Knuckles flagship build-out

Shawmut Design and Construction completes Moose Knuckles flagship build-out

December 17, 2019
Manhattan, NY Shawmut Design and Construction has completed the first U.S. flagship store for Canadian outerwear retailer Moose Knuckles. Located at 57 Greene St. in SoHo’s Cast Iron Historic District, the
Crystal Magnus Series 4500 uPVC commercial vinyl window achieves top fire performance rating

Crystal Magnus Series 4500 uPVC commercial vinyl window achieves top fire performance rating

December 17, 2019
Queens, NY According to Crystal Window & Door Systems, its Magnus Series 4500 uPVC commercial vinyl window has been designated class A, the top category, for fire performance properties. Samples of
Urbahn Architects, Citnalta-Forte, HAKS modernize subway stations

Urbahn Architects, Citnalta-Forte, HAKS modernize subway stations

December 17, 2019
New York, NY The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the design-build team of Urbahn Architects, Citnalta-Forte, and HAKS have completed renovations to three subway stations, one in Manhattan and two in the