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Zahr Honored
High-Profile Focus: Awards
Manchester, NH - The late John Zahr, formerly president of Harvey Construction Corp., has been honored by a distinguished panel of judges as the recipient of the 15th annual New Hampshire Construction Industry Ethics Award. The award honors the “individual, business or organization that, through its words and deeds, best demonstrates a commitment to upholding the highest ethical standards in construction.” The presentation was made to The late John Zahr’s family accepting award Zahr’s family on June 9 at Associl-r: Zahr’s daughter, Molly; son, John; the ated General Contractors’ Build New award’s founder David W. Wood; Zahr’s wife, Hampshire Awards Dinner, held at The Marcia; and daughter, Katy. Derryfield in Manchester.
SMMA Named in Top 50
Cambridge, MA tellectual culture through a SMMA, a Cambridge-based series of education and traindesign firm, was named one ing programs. It also boasts of the Top 50 Small Company its own set of educational Workplaces by Inc. Magazine programs, including knowland Winning Workplaces. edge groups in areas such This competition annually as sustainable design and a recognizes the nation’s best mentorship program,” Inc. small and mid-sized company editors reported. work environments. The feature also In a firm profile titled Ara Krafian, CEO and showed the firm’s lighter president of SMMA The Learning Company, SMside, including the staff traMA’s professional developdition of Friday espresso ment and training initiatives were singled café gatherings and the company bike, out by Inc. editors as a workplace best used by project team members to travel to practice. local meetings and construction sites. “SMMA fosters a collaborative, in-
CSA Report Card
Berlin, CT - The Connecticut Subcontractors Association (CSA) announced the results of the 2010 Contractor Report Card during a dinner meeting held at the Hawthorne Hotel in Berlin. The top-rated contractors include Bartlett Brainard Eacott, Inc.; Gilbane Building Company; and Manafort Brothers Incorporated. As a service to the state’s subcontractors, CSA created a Contractor Report Card to establish a generic, but helpful business practices analysis of contractors. To make sure all of the state’s contractors were rated, the report card was divided into three parts, and subcontractors rated 30 general contractors in a series of three report cards over a six-month period in 2010.
USGBC Green Design Award Winners
Boston - Green innovations that take a giant step forward were the focus of the fourth annual Innovation in Green Design Award, given by the Massachusetts Chapter of the US Green Building Council. The annual event connects the local green building community and recognizes innovation in the green building field throughout the state. The jury gave awards to two building projects, an innovative product, and a feasibility study. Each of the winners Cliff Court from Triumph Modular wins the demonstrates the best forward-looking 2011 Innovation in Green Design Award for the high-performance building category. ideas that are replicable and cost effective. Product or Technology Related Building Project Related Co-Winners - FreeStyle Flooring Winner - Harvard Yard Childcare Center submitted by Triumph Modular, submitted by SelecTech, Inc. and City of Boston Green Roofs Study submitted by Inc. Honorable Mention - Weston Corpo- Arrowstreet. rate Center submitted by Boston Properties 2010 Timmy Award Winning Projects • Best Historic Rehabilitation Utilizing Low-Income Housing Tax Credits • Bourne Mill Apartments, Tiverton, R.I. • Developer: Edward A. Fish Development, Braintree, Mass. • Architect: The Architectural Team, Inc., Chelsea, Mass. 2010 ABC - Excellence in Construction Awards – Bourne Mill • Eagle Award • Green Award • LEED Silver 2011 ABC Step Award - Gold Areas 18th Largest GC Source BBJ Pace Setters Award Areas 11th Fastest Growing Company
Award Winning Bourne Mills Project, Tiverton, RI
Areas 53rd Largest Private Company Source BBJ Ed Dann Vice President Business Development 536 Granite Street, Braintree, MA 02184 edann@dellbrook.com
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