July is our annual focus on Life Sciences and Awards. We’re excited to share the many industry insights from contributors in the AEC space that address the complexities of the life science industry and the challenges and changes the sector has seen over the last year.
Anastasia Barnes
Jennifer Hamwey of PCS, LLC writes a wonderfully detailed overview of the life science real estate market in Boston. Hamwey says, “It is estimated that by 2033, Massachusetts will see its life science workforce increase by 32% or 42,000 new jobs.” That’s quite a jump in a decade! Check out page 19 for more.
This month’s cover photo is of the 250 and 290 Binney Street development in Cambridge, Mass. Our friends over at Brennan Consulting are performing preconstruction survey services for the R&D building, 290 Binney Street. The 566,000sf, 18-story building is scheduled to open in 2026. Read more on page 20.
On page 21, Jess Hamilton of Margulies Perruzzi has written an article that highlights the importance of considering equipment needs in the early stages of a lab fit-out. He says, “For a lab, it is crucial to define early and completely the major furnishing and equipment components, along with workflow preferences.” Thanks for writing from this angle, Jess!
On page 35, read the recap of my interview with Matthew O’Malley of Vicinity Energy on the first episode of this season’s Build Better podcast. O’Malley explains how Vicinity is offering the big building owners in the Boston and Cambridge area a way to be in compliance with Boston’s Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO). The ordinance sets requirements for large buildings to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to achieve Boston’s goal of being net zero by 2050.
In his article on page 37, Ro Bhatia, CEO of PlanHub, tells us how Artificial Intelligence (AI) has already begun to change the landscape of our industry. My dad, HP founder Michael Barnes, has been leading the charge here at High-Profile as we have already begun exploring the ways in which AI can improve and create efficiencies in our business processes. This is just the beginning, folks.
We have some exciting additions to our upcoming August edition. If you have news to share on retail/hospitality projects, we want to know about it. This also includes sports venues and arts and entertainment news. Additionally, HP will begin including more news and features on Women in Construction in upcoming issues. Let us know if you have something to share!
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Happy 4th of July everyone!
Enjoy the read,
Anastasia Barnes
