Happenings
Cambridge Discovery Park Earns Cambridge GoGreen Award
The Bulfinch Companies, developer of the Cambridge Discovery Park project, was presented with the City of Cambridge's GoGreen Award for sustainability initiatives that were implemented as part of the redevelopment project. BSC Group provided several of the green design elements for the project, including the transformation of a parking lot into a natural vegetative buffer…Read MoreBSC Earns Merit Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Connecticut
BSC Group Connecticut received a Merit Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Connecticut's (ACEC/CT) Engineering Excellence Awards for the Silver Sands / Walnut Beach Boardwalk project in Milford, CT. The annual award recognizes engineering excellence and honors distinctive projects that promote exceptional client service; social, economic or sustainable benefits; and originality and…Read MoreGeonetics Awarded Vernal Pools and Rare Species Information Collection and Management System
Following a rigorous selection process, Geonetics was retained by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Information Technology to create an observation collection and management system that will assist with the identification and tracking of vernal pools and rare species. Although small in size, vernal pool ecosystems are extremely productive, exporting high volumes…Read MoreBSC Awarded Land Management Study Contract by the Harwich Conservation Commission
The Town of Harwich Conservation Commission selected BSC to develop a Town Wide Land Stewardship Report and a comprehensive Land Management Plan for both Bells Neck Conservation Area & Island Pond Conservation Area. The property contains diverse habitat ranging from upland forest, vernal pool, reservoir, salt marsh, bordering vegetated wetland, tidal and non-tidal river, and…Read MoreBSC Contracted to Lead Rockland Center Revitalization Project
BSC was awarded a contract by the Town of Rockland to develop a revitalization plan to analyze the reuse and redevelopment potential of existing vacant buildings and public infrastructure, as well as the physical space the downtown Rockland area has to offer. Using this information, BSC will identify the steps that need to be taken…Read MoreJason Lederer Honored as IECA Young Professional of the Year
Jason Lederer, a senior scientist in BSC Group's environmental department, was recently recognized as Young Professional of the Year by the International Erosion Control Association (IECA). The award was presented at the 2011 IECA Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida. The International Erosion Control Association is the world’s oldest and largest association devoted to helping develop…Read MoreBSC Group Awarded Contract with MassDOT Highway Division to Assess High Crash Locations
Boston, MA – BSC Group has been selected to provide statewide engineering design and review services under a $2 million dollar contract with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Highway Division. Under the contract, BSC is addressing high hazard locations throughout MassDOT’s District 5 on a task order basis. Thus far under the contract, BSC…Read MoreOyster Shell Park Selected for Sustainable Sites Initiative Pilot Program
BSC's award-winning Oyster Shell Park was selected by the Sustainable Sites Initiative™ (SITES)™ as one of the first landscapes to participate in a new program testing the nation's first rating system for green landscape design, construction, and maintenance. Oyster Shell Park will join more than 150 other projects as part of an international pilot project…Read MoreOyster Shell Park Featured in Norwalk on the Move
BSC's award-winning Oyster Shell Park project was highlighted in the February, 2010 issue of Norwalk On the Move, a publication of the Hour Publishing Company and the Norwalk Redevelopment Authority. The article, written by Susan Sweitzer of the Norwalk Redevelopment Authority, features a discussion of the complex design issues that BSC Group's landscape architecture team…Read MorePages: