Day 87 - Show Prep

Day 87 - Show Prep, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

Last week's New England Real Estate Journal featured a full spread about next week's Northeast Building & Facility Management Show at the Boston Exhibition and Convention Center. Cannistraro Service Group has been preparing for this exciting event for weeks, and is now ready to exhibit and present. If you're attending the show, visit us at Booth #529 and be sure to catch our presentation on 06/07/12 about setting and achieving realistic energy goals!

Day 86 - Testing 1, 2, 3

Day 86 - Testing 1, 2, 3, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

Fire protection work covers a broad range of services from deluge system design to sprinkler pipe installation, and everything in between. Today's interesting, and even artistic photo was taken amidst a vital fire pump test at a project for the energy service provider National Grid.

Day 85 - To All those Who've Served:

Day 85 - To All those Who've Served:, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

Today's post has nothing to do with construction. In honor of Memorial Day, we'd like to thank the brave men and women who've served our country. We are proud to have many veterans working with us and among us at Cannistraro and on job sites all over New England. We proudly waved flags in your honor this weekend.

Day 84 - Floors of Fab

Day 84 - Floors of Fab, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

This impressive array of HVAC prefab includes piping assemblies, equipment, equipment connections and supports. Precision planning, modeling and welding has prepared Cannistraro for highly efficient delivery and installation on this complex laboratory project.

Day 83 - Shout out to IFMA

Day 83 - Shout out to IFMA, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

May is always a busy month for networking in the A/E/C industry. In honor of tonight's IFMA Awards of Excellence gala, we are happy to send a shout out to our friends at IFMA Boston! Cannistraro is a perennial Gold Sponsor of the Boston Chapter of the International Facility Management Association!

Day 82 - BIM in the Cloud

Day 82 - BIM in the Cloud, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

Cannistraro and its fellow industry colleagues gathered in the Plumbing Museum this morning for the latest session of the Boston BIM Collaborative. Guest speakers from Vela Systems and Autodesk presented various ways in which the AEC industry is leveraging technology to bring BIM to the Cloud for both field and office use.

Day 81 - A Coordinated Effort

Day 81 - A Coordinated Effort, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

Today's photo provides an interesting look at the results of carefully planned coordination. For the garage component of this project, prefabricated racks of hangers were coordinated and installed with precision. Twenty-foot lengths of hot water, cold water and HWR lines will be easily slid into place.

Day 80 - Cambridge Construction

Day 80 - Cambridge Construction, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

At the 150 Second Street project in Cambridge, MA, Cannistraro is utilizing a substantial amount of prefabrication. In previous weeks we've shown you prefabricated plumbing "batteries," but here is one installed on-site. It is to this assembly that plumbing fixtures such as toilets and urinals will be connected.

Day 79 - Inside the Cannistraro Service Group

Day 79 - Inside the Cannistraro Service Group, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

As we wrap up another week, we pick up where yesterday's post left off. The Cannistraro Service Group has taken up new office space here at the JCC headquarters. Today we take a peek at their new 3rd floor digs. Have a great weekend everybody!

Day 78 - The Curtain Goes up.

Day 78 - The Curtain Goes up., a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

We've already documented our excitement over Cannistraro's growing Service Group. In just a few weeks, the Northeast Building & Facility Management Show will be in town, and the Cannistraro Service Group will play a major part. Look for this advertisement in the New England Real Estate Journal real soon!

Day 77 - Up in the sky...

Day 77 - Up in the sky..., a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

At a recent Massachusetts Building Congress breakfast, Boston Mayor Tom Menino quipped that his favorite birds had finally migrated back to the city....cranes. Construction forecasts are definitely looking up for the next few years. Today's photo is of two of the Mayor's "favorites" from the Vertex Pharmaceutical project on the Waterfront.

Day 76 - Protecting a Boston Institution

Day 76 - Protecting a Boston Institution, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

A couple weeks ago we shared a great photo from the DCA Hatchshell. The Fire Protection project at this signature Boston venue is proceeding full-speed ahead. Today's image shows the newly-installed, galvanized sprinkler piping for inside the famous dome.

Day 75 - Riser Installation

Day 75 - Riser Installation, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

Today's photo provides a unique look at how large prefabricated piping assemblies are installed on-site. Careful consideration is given to preserving a safe job site, as well as adhering to lean methods.

Day 74 - Corporate Headquarters

Day 74 - Corporate Headquarters, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

Those of you who have visited the Cannistraro corporate offices in Watertown, MA might recognize our reception area. In the office space surrounding this lobby, construction has begun for some internal expansion. It's going to be a busy summer here at JCC...

Day 73 - Team Building

Day 73 - Team Building, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

We often emphasize the importance of collaboration in the construction industry. The ability to collaborate starts in the office, with the interactions with one's colleagues and coworkers. Earlier this spring, Cannistraro employees gathered at Boston's own Harpoon Brewery for an after-work tasting event. The company believes strongly in the concepts of team building and employee camaraderie.

Day 72 - Truckloads

Day 72 - Truckloads, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

Last Friday we shared an interesting photo of a large prefabricated assembly outside of the Cannistraro Fab Shop. That individual assembly, and hundreds of others just like it, make up 13 truckloads of prefabricated piping that is ready for just-in-time delivery and installation. It seems fitting that these assemblies will serve as the mechanical infrastructure for a major building in Boston's new "Innovation District."

Day 71- Friends in Nearby Newton

Day 71- Friends in Nearby Newton, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

This weekend, Newton Wellesley Hospital holds their annual fundraising gala. NWH, a Partners Healthcare hospital, is a long-time friend and client of Cannistraro. In fact, we've performed a wide range of projects at the hospital from major ER expansions to minor renovations. We are proud to support NWH in their efforts this weekend, and in other endeavors such as the HopeWalks event later this year.

Day 70 - A BIM Education

Day 70 - A BIM Education, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

Earlier this year we mentioned how much we value our ongoing co-op program and the universities that participate involved. Recently we learned that our Student BIM Project, an initiative that was performed in collaboration with Wentworth Institute of Technology, was nominated for an IFMA Award of Excellence! In honor of this achievement, an additional thank you is in order to all those who participated, including the project team shown in today's photo.

Day 69 - All Lined Up

Day 69 - All Lined Up, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

We close out the first week in May with an interesting shot from just outside the Cannistraro fab shop in Wilmington, MA. These massive piping assemblies lined up in front of the delivery bays are riser run-outs for a new laboratory/office building.

Day 68 - Troubleshooting a Centrifugal Chiller

Day 68 - Troubleshooting a Centrifugal Chiller, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

Where do building owners and facility managers begin to identify savings opportunities? To help answer that question, this month Cannistraro officially introduces the Cannistraro Service Group. From chiller services to onsite facility management, the Cannistraro Service Group takes the role of a service contractor to a whole new level. But more on that later...

Day 67 - Boston BIM Collaborative

Day 67 - Boston BIM Collaborative, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

A few years ago Cannistraro and a few of its industry colleagues got together to discuss how BIM was shaping the future of the AEC industry. Three years later, the Boston BIM Collaborative is still hosting events a few times each year. The next event is later this month (May 23rd to be exact) when the topic will be BIM in the Cloud.

Day 66 - A New Shop Talk for Spring

Day 66 - A New Shop Talk for Spring, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

It is officially May and we are excited to publish our newest edition of Shop Talk (The Cannistraro newsletter). The Spring/Summer edition doesn't go live until later this week (both online and in print), but we're giving you a sneak peek at the latest cover! This issue's feature story: Fan Pier!