Engineering News

The International Yacht Restoration School Opens New Building

The International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS) has officially opened its new building, The Brooks Building, at its Newport, RI campus, bringing the composite labs over from its second campus in Bristol, RI in hopes of doubling its enrollment to 200 students. IYRS is a private, non-profit school that focuses on training highly-skilled craftspeople and technicians for careers in a wide range of industries. After the school bought the half-acre lot in 2016, Wilson Architects teamed…
Sheryl Guglielmo
December 13, 2017
Engineering News

Save a Lab Needs Your Help!

The holidays are quickly approaching, and now more than ever, our four-legged friends are in need of good, loving homes. This holiday season, consider helping out a furry friend in your community. Every day, nearly 14,000 dogs are euthanized due to over-population and neglect. With little space and few resources, all types of dogs – beautiful pregnant mothers, one day old puppies, and senior dogs – lose their chance at a long, happy life. Save…
Sheryl Guglielmo
December 13, 2017
Engineering News

Construction Underway for Citizens Bank Corporate Campus

Credit: Dimeo Construction Company Construction of the new Citizens Bank Corporate Campus located off of Greenville Avenue in northern Johnston, RI is moving along smoothly, with a new exit and entrance ramp onto Route 295 currently in the works. The site’s wetland crossings are also being installed with arch culverts, and an extension of utilities to service the site and the surrounding area are underway. The pace at which this project was conceived, designed, and…
Sheryl Guglielmo
October 26, 2017
Engineering News

Expert Article – Innovative Development Strategies to Maximize Value in Today’s Retail Centers

Greg Guglielmo, Vice President at DiPrete Engineering By: Greg Guglielmo Retail development is in an ever-changing state of flux. Today’s retail centers are focused on those tenants that provide something that is impossible to buy online. Whether it is restaurants, hotels, medical, service-related, or specialty destination stores, we are in new era of tenant mix. What has not kept up with this change is parking regulations. Suburban communities frequently have zoning codes that require parking…
Sheryl Guglielmo
October 26, 2017
Engineering News

Sharon MA’s New and Improved Public Safety Facility

With construction of a new $24.75-million public safety facility in Sharon, MA complete, the buildings are now up-and-running and open to the public. Three new buildings – at the site of the town’s old police station and Department of Public Works (DPW) facility on South Main Street – are now home to both fire and police departments, with a shared lobby and 911 center. Working alongside Kaestle Boos Associates (KBA), Building Engineering Resources, McMahon Associates and Universal Environmental Consulting,…
Sheryl Guglielmo
October 26, 2017