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25 Blue Sky Drive Life Science Building
This project involved the new construction of a 270,000-square-foot life science building designed to accommodate laboratory, office, and manufacturing functions. The facility serves as the new home for two prominent organizations in genomic research and regenerative medicine: the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Vericel Corporation. The development also included key site improvements such…Read More
Invasive Species Vector Assessment, Japanese Stilt Grass
Invasive species pose significant threat to natural communities in the northeast and roadsides are a major vector for invasive species throughout the region. BSC consulted with a resident of Mount Washington, Massachusetts to conduct a case study to assess the relationship between a quickly advancing invasive species, Japanese stilt grass (Microstegium vimineum), roadside drainages, increased…Read More
Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum Expansion Project
BSC is proud of our ongoing collaboration with the Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum expansion project. As the final resting place of the Wright Brothers, Woodland Cemetery is an important cultural institution in Dayton. The expansion project seeks to build on the historic character of the cemetery in developing an ambitious expansion plan that aims to…Read More
101 Smith Place
101 Smith is a 215,000 SF lab ready building in Cambridge, MA and is part of the growing life science campus referred to as The Quad. The landscape design intent was to create a simple yet elegant composition of lawn, shade trees and low groundcover plantings that act as a foreground to the building. Lush…Read More
MCP Services
BSC Group staff provided LSP services for the remediation of a kerosene fuel oil (K-1) release from the delivery system of a jet turbine generator co-located at the electrical power substation in Pittsfield. The kerosene release occurred in January 2019 during a start-up test of the jet turbine when a fitting failed and 354 gallons…Read More
MCP Services
BSC has been providing LSP services for four separate Release Tracking Numbers (RTNs) under the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP), including site investigation and remedial activities for a variety of environmental contamination conditions. The project also involved the removal of the over 20,000 cubic yards of paper sludge from two former dewatering lagoons and a stockpile…Read More
CambridgePark Drive Residential Development
BSC was selected by the Hanover Company to provide engineering services to support the construction of 50 CambridgePark Drive, a 294 unit multi-family residential complex with ground floor retail in Cambridge, MA. Prior to construction, BSC supported the project's permitting process, which included an Alewife Overlay District and Floodplain Special Permit from the Cambridge Planning…Read More
Cambridge Discovery Park
BSC played an integral role in permitting for the development of Cambridge Discovery Park, requiring close coordination with the Cambridge Planning Board (Project Review Special Permit, Flood Plain Overlay District Special Permit, and District 4 Dimensional Relief Special Permit); Cambridge and Arlington Conservation Commissions (ANRADs, Superseding Order of Conditions and NOIs); Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act…Read More
Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club Ecological Resiliency Project
BSC Group conducted planning, engineering, and landscape design to integrate ecologically resilient measures to protect the existing 13-acre golf course from sea-level rise and tidal inundation. BSC designed a combination of natural and engineered design solutions to mitigate the effects of inland and tidal flooding through the relocation and restoration of a tidal creek, creation…Read MorePages: