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UMass Amherst Central Heating Plant
BSC Group worked with the University of Massachusetts Building Authority and a team of engineers and architects to design and construct a new Central Heating Plant (CHP) on the Amherst campus. The new cogeneration facility provides steam heat for the campus and produces approximately 10 MW at 13.8 kV to meet campus base electrical load…Read MoreUMass Lowell On-Call Land Surveying and Design
BSC provided on-call land surveying and design services to support campus improvements at the University of Massachusetts Lowell campus. Professional services included landscape design and sustainable design, civil engineering, transportation engineering and stormwater management. Such services have included a new and renovated utility systems; roadway, parking, and pedestrian pathway design; and property line and existing…Read MoreUMass AmherstOn-Call Engineering Services
In recent years, BSC Group has provided on-call design services to the University of Massachusetts Amherst, including civil, transportation, and landscape architecture, in support of the rehabilitation and construction of campus facilities. Example tasks include preparing recommendations for improvements to the Visual Arts Building, evaluating options for improvements to various utility lines, including steam, sewer,…Read MoreMyles Standish Industrial Park Expansion
BSC Group has been involved with the Myles Standish Industrial Park (MSIP) from its early redevelopment planning stages under the direction of the Taunton Development/MassDevelopment Corporation to its current design expansion. After successfully planning and permitting for a portion of the more than 200 acres on the Paul A. Dever State School site as an…Read MoreDr. Michael D. Fox School
BSC provided integrated civil engineering, traffic engineering, landscape architecture, and surveying services in support of a complete renovation/rehabilitation of the M.D. Fox School in Hartford, CT. The 160,000 square-foot building is completely renovated, and the 5.5-acre site was rehabilitated and reconfigured. Specific services included a facility condition assessment, site layout, comprehensive civil/site engineering, design of…Read MoreCopps Hill Cemetery Historic Fence Restoration
Located on the Boston Freedom Trail, Copp's Hill Burial Ground is visited by thousands of tourists annually and has burials dating back to 1659. The cast iron fencing around the site, originally installed in the 1850s had fallen into disrepair such that design and specification of restoration plan was warranted. Under contract with the Boston…Read MoreCity Hall Plaza Accessibility Improvements
Under an on-call contract with the City of Boston, BSC provided design services to the City for accessibility improvements at City Hall Plaza. The project involved working with the Mayor’s Commission for Persons with Disabilities, and designing accessibility improvements to the large open space at Government Center that makes up City Hall Plaza. The plaza…Read MoreCharles H. Barrows STEM Academy
BSC provided ecological, survey, civil engineering, and landscape architecture services for design of the new Environmental and Cultural Magnet School in Windham, CT. Situated on a wooded 20-acre site, the new school embodies the concept of an environmental responsibility, low impact design while serving a student population of approximately 600 students in grades pre-K through…Read MoreAcorn Park
BSC has transformed a parking lot into a space to serve both its users and the natural ecology of the riparian corridor it occupies. Located along the Little River, Acorn Park includes a field, trails, a pond, and a conservation area. The wetland ponds and islands provide habitat and visual interest as well as a…Read MorePages: