December is our annual focus on Awards and Year-in-Review. This issue highlights the projects and firms that are defining New England’s modern built environment. That includes new construction along with the adaptive reuse of decades- or centuries-old buildings in all sectors, from large-scale higher education and healthcare facilities to individual restaurant and retail establishments throughout the region.
Anastasia Barnes
Our Year-in-Review section contains a wrap-up from the Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts (AGC MA), which is celebrating its 100th anniversary in a year where the organization is focused on safety and wellness, training and education, workforce development, and diversity and inclusion. Read the story on page 17.
Our Awards section begins on page 20. The Massachusetts and Connecticut chapters of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) recently celebrated their 2024 Excellence in Construction Awards. R&R Window Contractors received an Eagle Award from ABC MA for the Aliki Perroti & Seth Frank Lyceum project at Amherst College. The project is new construction integrated with a historic building. R&R took on the scope of the complex Schuco curtain wall and window systems, building each Schuco window from scratch. Read more about the unique project on page 28.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held recently for the Gould Construction Institute (GCI) in Billerica, Mass. GCI is the education and training affiliate of ABC MA. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey congratulated GCI on the completion of the training facility, emphasizing the important role it would play in training the workforce needed to meet demand in the Massachusetts construction industry. Read more on page 43.
The KBE Foundation, KBE Building Corporation’s not-for-profit public charity, recently hosted its annual Gift of Gobble Thanksgiving meal assembly program for the 16th consecutive year. Staff members from KBE Building Corporation, Elite Construction Resources, and CMP Exterior, along with their families, gathered at Camp Courant in Farmington, Mass. to assemble and deliver 500 Thanksgiving meal boxes. Read the story on page 45.
This issue contains our annual Green Supplement, which highlights the sustainable building practices being used in projects across New England. It includes the winners of the Built Environment Plus 2024 Green Building Showcase, and industry insights including an article by Phillip Barbe, Khaja Hussain Syed, and Duane Waite of Salas O’Brien detailing the challenges and solutions for decarbonizing healthcare facilities. Read their article on page 6.
We’re excited to share that we recently launched our new video series, HPMG Presents…Over Lunch with Anastasia Barnes. In it, I chat with industry leaders as we dive into their individual journeys and their insights and projections for the future of their firms or organizations and the industry. Watch the first episode, which features my conversation with John Stebbins, CEO of PROCON, at https://www.staging.high-profile.com/introducing-hpmgs-new-video-series-over-lunch/.
Our next issue has a focus on Forecast 2025. Share with us your insights and news or your firm’s 2025 outlook in the first issue of the new year! The deadline is Dec. 17.
From all of us at High-Profile, we wish you happy holidays and a joyous new year!
Enjoy the read,
Anastasia Barnes
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