Engineering News

Celebrating Women in Construction

This month, DiPrete Engineering celebrated Women in Construction, an annual recognition created by the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC). Each year, Women in Construction highlights women as a viable component of the construction industry and brings awareness of how important it can be for women to see construction as a new avenue for work and success. “The construction industry provides many jobs where women can build a career for themselves,” said Nicole Reilly, PE, LEED…
Kait Barnett
March 30, 2020
Engineering News

Chaska: Garden City’s Newest Restaurant

Chaska, sister restaurant to Rasoi in Pawtucket, Kabob and Curry in Providence, and Rasa in East Greenwich, recently opened its doors at Garden City Center in Cranston. Originally home to Banana Republic (who recently moved into a new Garden City Center location), the new 2,252 square foot restaurant is located next to Bistro 22 and includes 65 indoor seats and 30 outdoor seats on a seasonal patio. Like its sister restaurants, Chaska’s menu features Indian…
Kait Barnett
February 27, 2020
Engineering News

Celebrating National Engineers Week

National Engineers Week was founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers in 1951 to ensure a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers. This annual recognition of the engineering industry falls on the same week as President George Washington’s birthday. Washington is considered the nation’s first engineer, particularly for his survey work. National Engineers Week celebrates how engineers make a difference in our world…
Kait Barnett
February 27, 2020
Engineering News

11-Lot Conservation Development Approved in Middletown

Brennan Construction & Restoration has teamed with Crossman Engineering, DiPrete Engineering, and attorney Bob Silva to design and build a new conservation development on Mitchell’s Lane in Middletown known as Stone Bridge Farm. Conceptual work for this property has been ongoing for many years. Following acceptable soil testing conducted with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) to support a community septic system in 2017, the site was eventually approved by the Middletown Planning…
Kait Barnett
February 27, 2020
Engineering News

The Village Lofts at Hope Artiste Village Holds Grand Opening

The Village Lofts, Rhode Island’s newest mill to loft conversion project, has opened its doors after a recent ribbon cutting. The five-story building, located off Esten Avenue in Pawtucket, includes 149 loft style apartments. Owner of the 187,335 square foot building, Urban Smart Growth, teamed with DiPrete Engineering, David Presbrey Architects, Garcia Galuska DeSousa Inc., Northeast Engineers & Consultants, Inc., and builders Metric Corporation, to design and create the 149 open-concept loft units ranging in…
Kait Barnett
February 4, 2020