Happenings
BSC Celebrates Groundbreaking for East Hartford Fire Station
On August 16, 2010, the Town of East Hartford, CT held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new 16,000 sf Brewer Street Fire Station. BSC Group has provided a variety of planning and design services for the new station, including stormwater management, site utilities, landscape architecture, and emergency traffic control technology. The project is seeking LEED…Read More
Kurt Prochorena, PE, LEP, LEED AP and Marybeth Murphy, RLA, LEED AP Provide Expertise in Rain Garden Design
Kurt Prochorena, PE, LEP, LEED AP, director of operations for BSC's Connecticut office, and Marybeth Murphy, RLA, LEED AP, a BSC senior landscape architect, have prepared an article to share their expertise in the design and implementation of rain gardens. The article outlines the advantages of incorporating this sustainable stormwater mangagement system, and provides insight on…Read More
Kurt Prochorena, PE, LEP, LEED AP Appointed as International Council of Shopping Center’s Connecticut Alliance Private Sector Chair for 2010
Kurt Prochorena, PE, LEP, LEED AP, director of BSC's operations in Connecticut, has been appointed to serve as the International Council of Shopping Center's (ICSC) Connecticut Alliance Private Sector Chair for 2010. ICSC is the global trade association of the shopping center industry consisting of over 60,000 members that include shopping center owners, developers, managers,…Read More
Oyster 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 More
BSC Celebrates Successful Recycling Program
Like many firms, BSC Group has dedicated itself to internal efforts to conduct business in a more ecologically friendly manner. We have implemented programs to enhance energy efficiency, limit the consumption of paper and other materials, and increase recycling. A tally of 2009' recycling efforts reveals the following positive results for our firm: 3.32 esimated…Read More
Oyster 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 More
Leslie Fanger, RLA, LEED AP Receives Accreditation from the Congress for New Urbanism
Leslie Fanger, RLA, LEED AP, a BSC Senior Landscape Architect, recently received accreditation from the Congress for New Urbanism (CNU). CNU seeks to encourage and elevate the practice of new urbanism principals by developing premier standards related to the design of sustainable urban environments. The accreditation program recognizes individuals who demonstrate professional excellence in the…Read More
Dave Hayes Elected to MassEcon Board of Directors
David Hayes, PE, LEED AP has been elected to the 2010 Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development. Dave has been a member of the organization for six years and has served on numerous committees, including his current work as co-chairperson of the Programs Committee. Dave also offered his technical expertise to…Read More
MIT Project Earns LEED Gold Status
MIT's NW 35 Ashdown House Graduate Hall has earned a LEED Gold rating from the US Green Building Council. BSC Group served as the civil engineer for the project, which involved demolition of two existing buildings and the construction of three new buildings to house 560 students. BSC's project role involved civil/site and utilities deisgn;…Read MorePages: