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Horseneck Beach Campground
BSC Group was selected to provide planning and design services for improvements at the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s (DCR) Horseneck Beach Campground in Westport. The campground, which is among one of the most popular of DCR’s facilities, was in need of site-wide improvements to provide a more efficient, sustainable, resilient and enjoyable camping experience.…Read More
Permitting for Solar Arrays
BSC has provided integrated planning, engineering, permitting, and land surveying to support the development of corporate solar systems in New England. Specifically, in the communities of Spencer, East Brookfield and North Brookfield, MA, BSC conducted feasibility assessments for siting of solar arrays, relative to stormwater management, site plan review, setbacks, grading, glare and visual impacts.…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 More
Resilient Utility Infrastructure – Flood Mitigation Analysis
BSC Group worked with National Grid to pro-actively plan for and implement a suite flood protection measures associated with the effects of sea-level rise and coastal storm surge inundation to its Electric Utility Infrastructure in Nantucket, MA. BSC conducted advanced GIS modeling of sea-level rise scenarios and hurricane effects to determine site-specific coastal resiliency planning…Read More
Climate Resilient Wetland Replication Design
BSC evaluates sites for opportunities to implement cost-effective climate resilient wetland replication designs that conserve soil carbon and soil moisture, while minimizing introduction of invasive species to the project site. Where conditions support this innovative approach, wetland replication area construction costs can be reduced, while increasing wetland replication success rates, maximizing climate-resiliency and drought resilience,…Read More
Green Infrastructure Design for Cambridge Discovery Park
BSC Group provided integrated services for the redevelopment of a research and development facility with six new buildings and two structured parking garages. Cambridge Discovery Park is located within the 100-year floodplain to the Little River and required the application of Green Infrastructure design elements to compensate for the displacement of floodwaters caused by the…Read More
Open Space Initiative and Land Trust Alliance
BSC Group provided climate resiliency outreach for northern New England land trusts. Outreach efforts provided climate science and GIS expertise to guide land trusts as they incorporated climate resiliency into their strategic conservation plans. BSC provided technical outreach on the use of the North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Collaborative’s Conservation Planning Atlas, hosted on the Data…Read More
Neponset River Esplanade Greenway Trail
Linking urban neighborhoods with the Boston Harborwalk and public transit stations, the Neponset Greenway is a visionary public trail that incorporates dedicated paths with on-street bike lanes along an eight-mile corridor. BSC Group has been involved in numerous phases of the planning and design of the trail, which begins at Mattapan Square on the Boston/Milton line…Read More
Kneeland Street (District 6) Parking Lot Improvements
BSC Group provided engineering design services for the reconstruction of a MassDOT parking facility located at 185 Kneeland Street (District 6) in downtown Boston. The parking lot provides space for 157 vehicles. In keeping with MassDOT's "GreenDOT" implementation plan, the parking lot upgrade was designed with parking stations for plug-in hybrid vehicles as well as…Read MorePages: