Under a newly raised design flood elevation (DFE) for resilience design, many existing buildings need significant structural improvements to meet the structural capacity requirements and comply with...
Becoming resilient to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather in Connecticut has a price. To date, in Connecticut most of the dollars invested in resilient infrastructure have come from...
Recently described scientific literature has identified the airborne presence of 2,3-butanedione (diacetyl) and 2,3-pentanedione at concentrations approaching or potentially exceeding the current...
On July 8, 2015, the New York City Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) discovered a turbid discharge at the toe of Cannonsville Dam, a 2,800 ft. long, 175 ft. max. height, earthen dam constructed...
In 2012, the Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research embarked on a $600 million expansion of its Cambridge, Massachusetts Campus with the addition of a 550,000 square foot complex which includes...
The use of robotic total stations (RTS), also referred to as automated motorized total stations (AMTS), has become more and more prevalent in modern construction-related monitoring programs. This...
You only have to spend a few seconds on the website Curbed Boston to realize that the Ink Block development in the South End is one of the most talked about projects in Boston. The former Boston...
GZA was asked by a Boston community health center to review a property that it had recently been granted via a “free” 99‐year lease from the State Legislature. The health center wanted to consolidate...
Degrees in geology, engineering geology and geotechnical engineering? Check. Professional engineering licenses, industry certifications, and scholarly publications? Check. Experience managing millions...
Industrial silica sand has been mined across the United States for more than a century. Until recently, this sand was used primarily for glassmaking, cores for molding metal castings at foundries...