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What We’re Reading – Petroleum Revenues Shrink, Renewables Grow
Petroleum is one of the few construction markets currently shrinking in revenue. From a 2013 height of $59 billion, overall revenue has fallen to $23 billion in 2020, a…
Former South Boston Rivet Factory Gets Heavy Timber Upgrade
The $20-million 69-71 A Street project is Boston’s first renovation and expansion to incorporate CLT and the first of its kind in the U.S.
With ‘Really Remarkable’ Speed, Mass Timber Construction Has Caught On In Boston
Developers in Boston are vying for their projects to be the city’s premier showcase of mass timber construction, an increasingly popular building style that eschews steel for highly compacted wood.
Providing a Long-term Approach to Addiction Recovery with Lisa Ulbrich
On season 2, episode 5 of the Build Better podcast, Anastasia welcomes Lisa Ulbrich, Vice President for Commodore Builders.
Long Wharf Custom House Completes Renovation
Commodore Builders and Stantec recently completed significant updates to the historic Long Wharf Custom House lock in Boston.
Margulies Perruzzi utilized cross-laminated timber on historic renovation project in South Boston
The project team utilized cross-laminated timber (CLT) to add two stories to an existing 1920’s era brick and beam building at 69 A St.
As overdose deaths rise, Boston contractor broadens substance abuse support program
Commodore has announced an expansion of its substance abuse recovery offering to include all subcontractors and tradespeople on all job sites.
Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) parking vault
The new state-of-the-art Automated Guided Vehicle parking vault is the first of its size and complexity in Boston.
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.
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.
