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VOLUME 50 | ISSUE 7 | April 2026 |
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Registration is now live!
177th BSCES Annual Awards Dinner
Thursday, June 11, 2026 Royal Sonesta Boston
Keynote Speaker Luciana Burdi, Chief Infrastructure Officer Massachusetts Port Authority
Help celebrate award winners and the newest Honorary Members, and meet the students awarded scholarships this year by BSCES! |
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Upcoming Events
Integrating Public Health into Climate Adaptation and Resilience Projects Sponsored by the Environmental & Water Resources Institute Boston Chapter Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Engineers & Land Surveyors Day at the State House Thursday, May 28, 2026
Boston Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study Update: A USACE-City of Boston Partnership Sponsored by the Coasts, Oceans, Ports & Rivers Institute Boston Chapter Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Sponsored by the Younger Member Group Wednesday, June 3, 2026
FHWA-NHI-130078 Bridge Inspection Techniques for Nonredundant Steel Tension Members (NSTM) Sponsored by the Continuing Education Committee Tuesday, June 9 - Thursday, June 11, 2026
BSCES 177th Annual Awards Dinner Thursday, June 11, 2026
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Building Together: How One Skanska Delivers Integrated Infrastructure Solutions By Edward Breed, ENV SP, Project Manager, Skanska USA Civil Northeast |
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At Skanska, the phrase “One Skanska” reflects how we deliver work in practice. It is an operating model built around collaboration across business units to manage complexity, evaluate risk from multiple perspectives, and deliver projects across a range of delivery methods.
In the Northeast, this approach is best described as local presence with global strength. Our teams understand the owners, regulatory frameworks, and logistical constraints unique to the region, while also drawing on the technical depth and resources of Skanska’s broader organization. ... Read more |
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BSCES President's Report By Richard Matson, PE, Team Leader, Bridge & Tunnel Inspections, AECOM |
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Spring is in the air and Boston has emerged from the coldest winter in over 20 years. While the winter months have been disruptive to some events, BSCES has been hard at work scheduling many events over the spring months and we are preparing more for the summer and fall months. We continue to advocate our student involvement with BSCES and, in April, the MIT ASCE student chapter hosted our monthly executive committee meeting on campus and the Northeastern ASCE student chapter hosted our YMG monthly meeting. Having some of our meetings at college campuses is a great way to network with students and to have more meaningful and engaging one-on-one conversations. ... Read more |
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Construction Institute Boston Chapter - Group Update By Jamie Johnston, PE, Project Manager, Nitsch Engineering and CI Boston Chapter Chair |
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Welcome to the latest issue of BSCESNews, featuring the Construction Institute (CI) Boston Chapter! We are excited to share summaries from our recent events, a look forward to our next upcoming events, and discuss construction industry news. We appreciate the involvement of our members and are always welcoming those involved with/interested in the Boston-area construction and civil engineering communities. ... Read more |
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Infrastructure and Embodied Carbon By Members of the BSCES Committee on Sustainability The Commonwealth of Massachusetts now has an Embodied Carbon Reduction Plan, in January 2026, applicable to state-managed construction projects! The document was prepared by the Embodied Carbon Intergovernmental Coordinating Council (ECICC). The document is pursuant to MGL Part I, Title II, Chapter 7C, Section 73. ... Read more |
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Understanding The Requirement for Turbidity Monitoring During Pile Driving: NOAA OMAO Ship & Supply Facility Relocation Project Case Study By Isabella Kennedy, Pre-Construction Manager/Estimator, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc., and Brendon Murphy, EIT, Senior Project Manager, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. This paper examines turbidity impacts associated with marine construction, with a focus on automated monitoring during pile driving at the NOAA OMAO Ship & Supply Facility Relocation project in Newport, Rhode Island. Buoy-mounted turbidity sensors were deployed during critical fish spawning periods to collect near real-time data, demonstrating that automated monitoring can effectively support regulatory compliance while reducing labor compared to manual methods. Results highlight both the value of continuous turbidity monitoring for protecting sensitive marine ecosystems and the importance of accounting for sensor fouling and maintenance in saltwater environments to ensure data accuracy. ... Read more |
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Optimizing and Evaluating the Performance of Green Infrastructure in a Washington DC Streetscape By Nicole Holmes, PE, LEED AP, Sustainability and Innovation Practice Lead, Nitsch Engineering |
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The Kennedy Street Green Infrastructure Streetscape project demonstrates how a decentralized, interconnected system of green infrastructure can substantially reduce stormwater discharges to the combined sewer and provide enhanced community benefits. Pre‑ and post‑construction monitoring demonstrated a 72% reduction in wet‑weather flow volume to the combined sewer system, validating the effectiveness of these strategies in meeting and exceeding regulatory retention goals and supporting DC Water's broader goals for reducing combined sewer overflows. ... Read more |
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Communicating About Climate Change: Sharing difficult news without freaking everyone out By Kate Riley, MPA, Principal Community Relations Manager, Kleinfelder Climate change is no longer an abstract concept or a distant future problem. For many communities, it shows up in deeply personal ways: a beloved old bridge that can’t withstand future storms, a historic riverside restaurant that floods again and again, or a coastal home slowly slipping into the sea. These are not just technical challenges; they touch identity, memory, and a sense of place.
That’s why communicating about climate change requires more than models, maps, and projections. It requires empathy, trust, and a genuine commitment to working alongside communities rather than simply delivering bad news. ... Read more |
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From Plans to Pours: Bridge Constructability & Lessons You Won’t Learn in Class By Bob Niccoli, PE, SE, Practice Leader - Structures, TEC, Inc. and SEI Boston Chapter Chair |
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On Wednesday, March 25, the Asean Auditorium at Tufts University was packed not just with eager civil engineering students and young engineers, but renowned professionals of the structural engineering and contracting world. A crowd of over 100 gathered to listen and participate in a panel discussion on bridge constructability hosted by the Structural Engineering Institute Boston Chapter. Four panelists, two bridge engineers and two contractors, sat down to field a list of handpicked questions designed to spark a lively, yet civilized discussion. ... Read more |
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Become a BSCESNews Contributor!
Would you like to contribute to the newsletter of the oldest civil engineering association in the country? The BSCES Newsletter Editorial Board is seeking Society members who are willing to join the board and help solicit, write, and/or edit articles for publication in BSCESNews. Members of the editorial board participate in eleven 30-minute video conferences per year to develop the ten issues of the newsletter that are published annually.
The editorial board also encourages members to submit articles for publication in BSCESNews. These can be related to an issue’s theme or on any topic of interest to civil engineers. Click here to view article submission requirements.
Email BSCES Newsletter Editorial Board Chair Gus O'Leary, for more information. |
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Become a BSCESNews Contributor Would you like to contribute to the newsletter of the oldest civil engineering association in the country? The BSCES Newsletter Editorial Board is seeking Society members who are willing to join the board and help solicit, write, and/or edit articles for publication in BSCESNews. Members of the editorial board participate in eleven 30-minute video conferences per year to develop the ten issues of the newsletter that are published annually.
The editorial board also encourages members to submit articles for publication in BSCESNews. These can be related to an issue’s theme or on any topic of interest to civil engineers. Click here to view article submission requirements.
Email BSCES Newsletter Editorial Board Chair Gus O'Leary, for more information. |
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Submit Member News Help us build the BSCES community by sharing your news. Have you recently been recognized for a professional accomplishment, or been promoted to a leadership role? Has your employer been recognized for an achievement or acquired another company? Send your news to BSCES membership associate Michelle Monette at mmonette@engineers.org. |
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BSCES Civil Engineering Practice Journal Needs Your Help Are you working from home? You can use the time you're saving by not commuting to perform a household chore or better yet, write an article for the BSCES Civil Engineering Practice journal. ... Read More |
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Suggest a Seminar Topic If you have a topic that you would like BSCES to feature in an upcoming seminar, send your suggestion to BSCES Continuing Education Committee Chair Antonios Vytiniotis, PE, PhD from Secretariat at bsces@engineers.org.
Learn about the Continuing Education Committee |
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2025 - 2026 Society Sponsors |
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BSCES Newsletter Editorial Board Chair: Gus J. O’Leary, PE Anna Beheshti-Rhodes, PE John T. Brooks, PE Kate Riley Michael T. Sullivan, PE Kathryn Swanson, PE
2025 - 2026 BSCES Board of Government President: Kathryn Swanson, PE President-Elect: Richard A. Matson, PE Secretary: John T. Brooks, PE Treasurer: Gregory L. Mirliss, STS Senior Vice Presidents: Antonios Vytiniotis, PhD, PE; Anuja Kamat, PhD Vice Presidents: Rishabh V. Iyer, PE; Elizabeth A. Clark, PE Past President: Christopher P. Hersey, LEED AP Western MA Branch Vice President: Vacant Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute Boston Chapter Chair: Matt Shultz, PE Construction Institute Boston Chapter Chair: Jamie Johnston, PE Engineering Management Group Chair: Craig M. Steigerwalt, PE, PSP, PMP, CCM Environmental & Water Resources Institute Boston Chapter Chair: Emanuel D. DeAndrade, PE Geo-Institute Boston Chapter Chair: Jorge E. Fuentes, PE Structural Engineering Institute Boston Chapter Chair: Bob Niccoli, PE Transportation & Development Institute Boston Chapter Chair: Nicholas Manz, EIT Utility Engineering & Surveying Institute Boston Chapter Chair: Cory A. Cormier, PE Younger Member Group Chair: Justin Cadima, PE |
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2025–2026 BSCES Program Sponsors Beals and Thomas, Inc. | Benesch | BETA Group, Inc. | CHA | Collins Engineers, Inc. | Dewberry | French & Parrello Associates | Geocomp, Inc. | Gill Engineering | Green International Affiliates, A Lochner Company | GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. | Haley & Aldrich, Inc. | HNTB Corp. | Howard Stein Hudson | Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc. | Kleinfelder | MP Engineers PC | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University | PMA Associates | Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. | Stantec | STV Inc. | TREVIICOS | Vanasse & Associates, Inc. | VHB | Weston & Sampson |
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