Happenings
Winslow Park Sees Groundbreaking
After two years of planning, fundraising, property purchase, and land transfers, Winslow Park in Worcester, MA, is finally under construction. BSC Group has provided landscape architectural services for the redevelopment of a derelict one-half-acre parcel in the City of Worcester into a park that will provide a valuable community resource in an urban area rife…Read MoreDowntown Crossing Team Gives Final Presentation
In an event hosted by the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) and the Mayor of Boston, the Downtown Crossing consultant team presented their final recommendations for improvements to the district on November 27th. The presentation was a culmination of the project team's work over the past 12 months and detailed the strategies for economic and urban…Read MoreHingham Shipyard Project Featured at Build Boston Conference
The Hingham Shipyard redevelopment project was featured during a workshop at the 23rd annual Build Boston conference at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. The workshop featured "lessons learned" for one of the region's notable planned communities. The panel included members of the development firms - Sea Chain LLC, Samuels & Associates, Lennar Northeast,…Read MoreBSC Presents Workshop to Coastal Carolina Tomorrow
On October 4th, BSC presented at a workshop sponsored by Coastal Carolina Tomorrow (CCT). The workshop focused on wetland permitting after the Carabell/Rapanos Guidance, which has affected the process by which the US Army Corps of Engineers claims jurisdiction of wetlands. The resulting regulation has affected North Carolina's statewide permits to impact wetlands, resulting in…Read MoreBSC to Design Golf Course Improvements
BSC has been selected to provide site design, survey, and environmental permitting services to improve the drainage system at the Fisher's Island Golf Course in New York, which is subject to salt water flooding during parts of the year.Read MoreBSC to Continue Chelsea Creek Restoration
BSC has been selected to develop a conceptual restoration plan for the second stage of the Mill Creek Aquatic Habitat Restoration Initiative in Chelsea, MA, involving a combination of invasive plant species control (primarily Phragmites australis), native species re-establishment, stream-side stabilization, and other habitat improvements.Read MoreManufacturing Facility Project Receives Fast-Track Approvals
BSC Group is part of the design team for a $150 million, 500,000-sf manufacturing facility in Devens, MA. The firm has provided civil/site engineering, wetlands, landscape and survey services for preparation of permitting documents under the Devens Enterprise Commission's streamlined Unified Permit Process. The permitting package, which was prepared in less than three weeks, was…Read MoreBSC Renews Environmental Services Contract with MassHighway
BSC has received a new on-call contract with the Massachusetts Highway Department to provide construction assistance to ensure compliance with environmental permits for construction of state and interstate roadways and highways. Initial assignments include work in the municipalities of New Bedford, Woburn, Worcester, and Franklin. BSC will also be helping to write the NPDES SWPPP…Read MoreBSC Wins On-Call Contract with DCAM
The Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM) has selected BSC to provide on-call building security and demolition services for various agency properties. BSC will provide civil and structural engineering, specification writing, and environmental permitting.Read MorePages: