News Highlight Archive - Volume 1

TEC Employees Tour Washington Mills Lofts Site

September 27, 2006 - Lawrence, MA

TEC, Inc. employees had the chance to tour the Washington Mills Lofts site currently under construction. This historic mill building will be renovated into approximately 150 loft style apartments designed to provide live/work space for residents in the Merrimack valley area. By maintaining the historic features of the mill, such as exposed brick, beams and the roof monitor, these loft apartments are one of the first of its kind to enter the Lawrence area. TEC did the site work for this project. Construction is expected to be completed around May/June of 2007.

http://www.ahfboston.com/washington.htm

TEC's Jim D'Angelo moderates New England DBIA event

September 7, 2006 - Lawrence , MA

The New England Chapter of the Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) held an event on September 7, 2006 at Sal's Just Pizza in Lawrence. Jim D'Angelo was the discussion moderator and Mitch Keamy served on the panel of professionals involved in this extraordinary project. What made this project so special was the dynamic process between the project visionary (Sal Lupoli), the initial work done by civil engineering students at Merrimack College, the engineering firm (TEC, Inc.), the architect (Cube3), and the end user (Merrimack Valley Credit Union). This was a great opportunity to highlight what is happening and what is possible for the future of the City of Lawrence.

TEC Provides Emergency Structural Services to Central Artery

July, 2006 - Boston, MA

TEC, Inc. was contacted to provide emergency structural engineering support for the Central Artery tunnels in Boston. Subsequent to the fatal accident that took place in the Ted Williams connector tunnel on July 10, 2006, the state needs to promptly amend the situation in order to get these tunnels safe and operational for commuters. TEC will be working for Mass Highway Department (MHD) to provide corrective measures, construction details, and specifications for shoring, rehabilitation, and restoration improvements for failing ceiling panels, hangers, and jet fans at the Ted Williams, connectors, and Ramps A - F. Work includes on-call emergency and regularly scheduled structural inspections, and requires coordination with all entities MHD, MTA, FHWA, Contractor, State Police, EOT, and equipment suppliers.