Engineering News

Somerset’s New Fairfield by Marriott is Now Open

High Road Hospitality, a New England-based hotel/resort management firm, recently teamed with DiPrete Engineering, Bentley Builders, BETA Group, and William Anthony Excavating to design and build a new Fairfield by Marriott in Somerset, MA. The 14-acre site at 500 Grand Army of the Republic Highway was originally purchased from the Town of Somerset and is minutes from RK Swansea Place, Fall River Industrial Park, an Amazon distribution center, Downtown Fall River, Brayton Point Commerce Center,…
Kait Barnett
February 22, 2021
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DiPrete Gives Back to the Community

Each year during the holidays, DiPrete employees come together to give to local and statewide food pantries. This year, in lieu of Covid-19, DiPrete Engineering matched employee donations to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. “Because most of our employees are currently working remotely, we were not able to collect actual food this year,” said Karen King, Managing Director of Administration at DiPrete Engineering. “Instead, we donated $800 to the food bank through matched donations."…
Kait Barnett
December 18, 2020
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New Residential Building for I-195 Redevelopment Area in Providence

Rendering by ZDS Architecture Churchill and Banks teamed up with ZDS Architecture, DiPrete Engineering, and The Torrey Company to design and build a 60,000 square foot, five story multi-family building at 580 South Water Street in Providence. The building will include 69 residential units, 69 parking spaces, and luxury living conditions. DiPrete Engineering is providing site design, survey, and permitting through the City of Providence, RIDEM, CRMC and Narragansett Bay Commission. The site was a previous…
Kait Barnett
October 28, 2020
Engineering News

DiPrete Engineering’s New and Improved Regional Resources Tool

DiPrete Engineering recently updated its website’s Regional Resources tool. This innovative tool helps locate different planning, zoning, and permitting regulations in every town throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island as well as a growing list of towns in Connecticut and New Hampshire. The webpage also provides information collected from various government websites in a simple and user-friendly manner. The website’s navigation includes a Google maps application that displays the state the user is searching within along…
Kait Barnett
October 28, 2020
Engineering News

Q&A with Dave Russo, Solar Energy Expert

Q: How many solar sites has DiPrete Engineering worked on over the years? A: Solar is becoming increasingly more popular, and in the past few years our firm has worked on over 200 MW of solar projects in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Over 150 homes can be powered by just one MW and this means 200 MW could potentially power 30,000 homes. Continuing expansion of solar projects in both states will allow us to remain…
Kait Barnett
October 8, 2020