Author Archives: Madeleine Hobbs
Commodore Builders completes First Passive House Residence Hall in New England
Wheaton College's Pine Hall is the first large-scale Passive House college residence hall in New England. Read More
The Merrimack Valley Gas Explosions Were a Suburban Disaster. Questrom Alum Joe Albanese Led a Military Recovery.
In his 25-year career as an officer in the US Navy’s Construction Force, Joseph Albanese did tours in tough places, including Iraq and Afghanistan. He led battalions with hundreds of people who built bases, airfields, schools, and roads before going on to run an entire construction regiment in the Middle East. But none of those war zone operations, he says, proved to be as difficult as the one he led north of Boston in 2018. Read More
The Boulevard preserves the façade of a historic Bulfinch warehouse
The façade of a 19th-century Charles Bulfinch warehouse has become part of the residential entrance and lobby of The Boulevard, a 12-story luxury condo building. Read More
First Look: Related Beal Turning The John Jeffries House Into High-End Hotel
A tucked-away Beacon Hill hotel with a medical past is transforming into one of Boston’s most luxurious places to stay. Read More
The Passive House Standard Is Reaching New Heights In Boston
Boston developers are turning to a small-scale building standard for sky-high projects in an effort to cut energy costs and build more sustainably. Read More
Keeping it airtight
Check out this time-lapse video of the construction of Wheaton College's Pine Hall, the first Passive House Residence Hall in New England. Read More
