Collaboration + Ways of Working

Critical Planning for Projects in Congested Urban Settings

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET

AIA Credits: 1.5 AIA LUs/HSW
HSW Credits: 1.5 AIA LUs/HSW

Speaker(s)

Kevin Stetson, PE

Senior VP and Geotechnical Engineering Expert
Sanborn Head & Associates
Westford, MA
Tom Burke

Sr. Vice President and Construction Project Executive
Cranshaw Construction
Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts
David Gillespie

Vice President of Development
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
Boston, MA
Robert Bailey

Sr. Real Estate Asset Manager
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Whether your construction project is located in Boston’s thriving Theater District, the heart of Boston’s Longwood Medical Center, or any congested urban setting, you are guaranteed to encounter many challenges. Learn from technical industry experts, and owners themselves, how best to manage adjacent historic buildings on shallow foundations, contaminated urban fill, groundwater issues, and maybe even a small footprint as you prioritize essential project needs. You will walk away with complicated engineering ideas, that have been implemented (like floating a building on soils) as well as lessons learned on drilling, excavating and monitoring at occupied sites. You will also hear from owners on how to balance essential project needs with costs while choosing the appropriate foundation design for success.

Learning Objectives:

Recognize how to pick the appropriate foundation system for your project.
Demonstrate the importance and process of knowing your site and neighbors well.
Determine what critical project driven needs impact decisions on appropriate excavation support.
Describe the owners process in determining final foundation system and path forward.