Q&A with Marianne Diffin, Civil Engineer at DiPrete Engineering
Q: When did you join DiPrete Engineering and what role do you play at the firm? A: I joined DiPrete in June of 2016, after attending Chris Duhamel’s Capstone course at the University of Rhode Island. I had been in school for an extended period, getting a degree first in Environmental Science before switching over to Civil Engineering. My previous work was largely field and environmentally-oriented, with an internship at an environmental engineering firm the summer prior to working at…
DiPrete Celebrates its Engineers
Founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers in 1951, National Engineers Week highlights the good works done by engineers all across the country. National Engineers Week is held annually in the same week as President George Washington’s birthday, since Washington is considered by many to be the nation’s first engineer due to his surveying work. This year, DiPrete Engineering celebrated National Engineers Week by recognizing team members’ dedication and accomplishments over the years. “For over 20 years, our talented and…
Garden City Center Expansion Continues
Garden City Center, a 500,000 sq. ft. mixed-use center comprising retail, restaurant, and office space located on Route 2 in Cranston, is currently in the fifth phase of its expansion, with foundations set and steel being erected for 30,000 sq. ft. of new restaurant and retail space. The shopping center’s expansion is in response to a growing interest from restaurants and retailers looking to join Garden City to reach their diverse customer base. Tenants in the new building include Legal…
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 up with attorney Russell Jackson…
Construction Underway for Citizens Bank Corporate Campus
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 permitted has been set on a very fast-track involving…