Sustainability

Leadership Appointments Announced by SMMA

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In support of the firm’s growth and geographic expansion, SMMA today announced four leadership appointments. Martine Dion, Lorraine Finnegan, and Jennifer Howe were elected principals in the firm. Steven Vincent was named a Senior Associate.

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SMMA Professionals Elected to NESEA, USGBC Posts

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Martine Dion, AIA, LEED AP, BD+C, SMMA’s Director of Sustainable Design, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association, an organization that advances the adoption of sustainable energy practices in the built environment throughout the northeast region.

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Five MA Communities Welcome Students to SMMA-Designed Schools

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Designed to provide learning environments where positive socialization can flourish, five schools designed by SMMA opened this week across Massachusetts. Students ranging from kindergartners to high school seniors were welcomed by their teachers into Wellesley High, Grafton High, Tewksbury Memorial...

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Quincy High School Named Green Ribbon School

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Quincy High School, designed by SMMA, is one of 64 schools, and only four in Massachusetts, honored by the U.S. Department of Education with the Green Ribbon School Award. Quincy High School was honored as one of the schools that, according to the USDE, have made “exemplary efforts to reduce...

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EMC Center of Excellence Achieves LEED Gold

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SMMA's design for the EMC Durham Center of Excellence data center, Phases I and II, in Durham, NC has received LEED Commercial Interiors Gold Certification from the United States Green Building Council. SMMA’s concept and design of the facility achieves multiple advantages for the owner, including...

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Dion Leads Panel at IFMA Event

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Martine Dion, AIA, LEED AP, BD+C, SMMA’s Director of Sustainable Design, led a breakfast panel on June 6 on “Harnessing the Sun: Perspectives on Solar Energy,” sponsored by the International Facilities Management Association's Boston Chapter.

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Students Return to Two MA-CHPS Verified Schools

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Two SMMA-designed elementary schools were MA-CHPS Verified over the summer, just in time for students to resume classes. The Center School in Stow earned 42 points, even though verification required only 34 points. Parker Elementary School in Billerica earned 39 points out of the required 34.

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SMMA Signs On to AIA's 2030 Commitment

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SMMA is now listed as a signatory of the American Institute of Architects' 2030 Commitment. This is a growing national initiative that provides a consistent, national framework with simple metrics and a standardized reporting format to help firms evaluate the impact design decisions have on an...

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Hogan Regional Center Sets Energy Savings Standard

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SMMA was on hand on October 2 for the ribbon cutting of the newly refurbished Hogan Regional Center in Danvers, a Department of Developmental Services site that serves adults with intellectual disabilities. DDS commissioner Elin Howe led a group of numerous state dignitaries at the event. A design...

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Worcester Telegram Features WPI Green Athletic Roof

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Just a day after the facility was presented at the AIA New England Regional Conference and Design Awards, the new athletic field atop a parking garage at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, designed by SMMA, was featured in the Sunday, October 6 edition of The Worcester Telegram.

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