The 321-ft-long, 24-ft-wide structure is the only floating bridge in the U.S. composed of glued laminated timber approach ramps connected to a 261-ft-long floating span, which is supported by fiber-reinforced polymer pontoons.
The 6-MW ground-mount photovoltaic solar array is located on the 50-acre Shaffer landfill site, a former industrial complex and rail yard that once contained high amounts of hazardous materials.
To deliver the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building in Boston’s Dudley Square, the design and construction team balanced the needs of the city of Boston with the local community’s concerns, while demonstrating an ability to leverage emerging tools and techniques.
From dramatic restorations to unique applications of emerging construction techniques, ENR New England’s 2015 Best Projects showcase the traditional strengths of the region’s design and construction firms as well as a willingness to innovate.
The 13,000-sq-ft Nave is the primary entrance into a 1920s-era Gothic Revival building originally conceived by the university as a “cathedral of learning.”