The Construction Institute recently recognized Massachusetts construction project, workers and companies at its annual awards program.
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Battleship USS Massachusetts received the Project of the Year Award. This award recognizes public and private projects built in Massachusetts using union contractors and workers that have had a positive impact on the construction industry, community and clients served.
This past April, the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital built a new facility on the site of the former Charlestown Navy Yard. The 262,000-square-foot, nine-story hospital replaced Spaulding’s 42-year-old facility on the Charles River in Boston. The Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital was under the construction management of Walsh Brothers, Inc., of Boston, and it is owned by Spaulding Rehabilitation Network/Partners Healthcare.
The USS Massachusetts, housed at the Battleship Cove Museum in Fall River, was repainted by apprentices of the Finishing Trades Institute of New England and Painters District Council #35 of Roslindale.
New Hampshire-based T.J. McCartney Inc, a commercial union interior contractor serving the Greater Boston area, received the contractor of the year award. The contractor of the year award is a new honor that recognizes a contractor that has provided outstanding service to the industry, their clients and the communities in which they work. T.J. McCartney’s recent projects include Liberty Mutual Tower, Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, and a new library at Salem State College.
The Volpe-Eagan Construction Safety Award, which recognizes those who safeguard the lives and health of union construction workers, went to Marty Henry and David Clegg. The awards are in honor of Patrick Volpe and Edward Eagan, who promoted health and safety in the construction industry.
Henry is a member of UA Local Four and a plumbing instructor at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School in Marlborough. Clegg works with TG Gallagher, which provides mechanical construction and maintenance services throughout New England.
