Day 320 - A View from the Seaport Streets

Day 320 - A View from the Seaport Streets, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

Summer weather has arrived in Boston just in time for the weekend. In fact, many people will likely spend time in Boston's thriving, revitalized Seaport District where so many new construction projects are under way. One such project, Waterside Place, is really coming along. In fact, passers by along the streets of the Seaport (more specifically in front of the Renaissance Waterfront Hotel where this photo was taken), are currently seeing this progress first hand. Cannistraro is the specialty contractor delivering Plumbing, HVAC and Fire Protection on this high-rise, multi-family residence.

Day 319 - Celebrating Excellence in the Built Environment

Day 319 - Celebrating Excellence in the Built Environment, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

One week ago this evening the Boston Chapter of IFMA (International Facility Management Association) held its 10th annual Awards of Excellence Gala. Representatives from Cannistraro and Cannistraro Service Group were proud to be in attendance as they rooted for the Hogan-Wrentham project...a nominee for Best Large Project for 2013.

Day 318 - Boston Construction & Development

Day 318 - Boston Construction & Development, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

Yes, that's a Cannistraro hard hat on the emcee of this morning's BISNOW Construction and Development Summit held at the historic Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel. Among the topics of discussion being thrown around by a panel of the area's top developers were the need for prefabrication, modularization and early collaboration with contractors and subcontractors....all perfect topics to come up in an event sponsored by J.C. Cannistraro!

Day 317- Bowling for NAWIC

Day 317- Bowling for NAWIC, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

Today's blog photo is of some Cannistraro employees who participated in the National Association of Women in Construction bowling fundraiser. Kourtney Thomas, a Project Manager and Estimator for Cannistraro is Treasurer for the Boston chapter of NAWIC. Team Cannistraro was proud to be a part of this event that helps deliver scholarships to women in the construction industry.

Day 316 - Safety Week 2013

Day 316 - Safety Week 2013, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

Today's photo comes compliments of one of Cannistraro's Assistant Project Managers on the Novartis Cambridge Campus Expansion project. In honor Safety Week 2013 last week, Skanska and the rest of the project team gave team members the opportunity to take a fun photo in front of a green screen of the job site in return for an actual photo of someone working safely on site. Kudos on this creative way to promote the importance of working safely!

Day 315- Social Madness

Day 315- Social Madness, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

Today's blog post is about Social Madness! The Boston Business Journal has put together a competition to see what company social media pages in the area get the most activity. Cannistraro has decided to participatre and today we ask you to find and like, follow, etc. our social media pages. The competition actually starts on June 3 so make sure you drop by and say hello between then and July 9!
www.facebook.com/jccannistraro
www.twitter.com/jccannistraro
www.linkedin.com/company/j.c.-cannistraro-llc

Day 314- BIM at the Shop

Day 314- BIM at the Shop, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

Today's photo shows a different side of BIM. In this photo we see a Cannistraro employee at the pre-fab shop in Wilmington using BIM to prepare for prefabrication using the automated welding machines located right outside of his door. The technology used in prefabrication is rapidly improving and expanding and Cannistraro has been taking advantage of that all along the way.

Day 313 - Lucky Numbers

Day 313 - Lucky Numbers, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

Today's unassuming photo of the parking lot at Cannistraro's Watertown, MA headquarters is significant because of the building seen across the way. In honor of day 313 of posts on this blog, we celebrate Mr. C's favorite lucky number "3-1-3" with a look at the 313 Pleasant Street Building (home to the Cannistraro Service Group). In fact, this photo was even taken looking out the window of Mr. C's office!

Day 312 - Hope is around the Corner

Day 312 - Hope is around the Corner, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

For the past year we've covered the progress of the Mirebalais Hospital project in Haiti; a cause that was very important to everyone here at J.C. Cannistraro. While our firm's role has been played on the ground in Haiti, we are impressed with what we've seen and experienced. John Cannistraro, Jr. visited the site of the new Mirebalais Hospital at the end of April for the fourth time, and when he returned, he shared stories of hope. The beautiful landscape seen in today's photo conveys this hope in the form of an open air healing garden within this beautiful state-of-the-art hospital.

Day 311- Recaping Cambridge Center

Day 311- Recaping Cambridge Center, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

Today's photo is from an interview of the Project Manager and Foremen for the Cambridge Center Capital Improvements project. Cannistraro worked on HVAC improvements including boilers and cooling towers for buildings 3, 4 and 5 at Cambridge Center. The most interesting thing about this project is how the Layout Foreman, Kevin (front right in the photo) produced hand-drawn sketches for every part of the buildings' mechanical infrastructure before Cannistraro began work. In some cases, these sketches went directly to the pre-fab shop for construction. Technology is important but sometimes doing it by hand is necessary and in those cases we see the human side of technology.

Day 310 - World Class Healthcare Facilities

Day 310 - World Class Healthcare Facilities, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

Recent headlines have really reminded us here in the Boston area just how lucky we are to have the absolute best hospitals in the world right in our back yard. Driving through the West End of the city of Boston yesterday, and seeing the bustling Mass. General campus really drove that point home. In homage to that sentiment, today's photo is the road view of MGH (a longstanding Cannistraro customer), where you can see the state-of-the-art Lunder Building rising from the middle of the hospital campus. On the other side of that building is Storrow Drive and Boston's iconic Charles River.

Day 309- Time Capsule

Day 309- Time Capsule, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

Today's blog photo is from the Cannistraro time capsule! Michael Cannistraro signed and sealed a copy of our 50th anniversary invitation and is keeping it in a time capsule to be reopened at the company's 75th anniversary.

Day 308 - Titans of the Industry

Day 308 - Titans of the Industry, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

Earlier this morning Cannistraro President John Cannistraro, Jr., President and CEO of the Kohler Company David Kohler, and Hugh Kelliher, Executive Director of the PHCC of Greater Boston met in Watertown inside the historic Plumbing Museum. Shown in the photo above, this is no doubt an impressive trio of Plumbing experts!

Day 307 - Laboratory BIM

Day 307 - Laboratory BIM, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

We begin the week with a look inside a building information model. The mechanical room taking shape in the screenshot above gives you an idea of the complexity of the preconstruction process on a state-of-the-art laboratory in the Boston/Cambridge area.

Day 306 - Throwback Thursday - Haiti: Then & Now

Day 306 - Throwback Thursday - Haiti: Then & Now, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

In a company-wide meeting being held tomorrow to share the progress that was made on the Mirebalais Hospital project, we came across this stunning comparison photo. In the fall of 2010 Partners in Health (and others) broke ground on a new, world-class teaching hospital in the Central Plateau of Haiti. Countless project partners came to the rescue to help fund and build this beautiful facility and Cannistraro is both proud and honored to have been part of the team. John Cannistraro, Jr. recently attended the opening ceremony for the hospital where he took the bottom photo of the finished product. Congratulations to all those involved!

Day 305 - Words from our Founder

Day 305 - Words from our Founder, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

Over the past few weeks we've taken you behind the scenes of an upcoming video production that's being put together in conjunction with Cannistraro's 50th anniversary. Yesterday was the last day of filming and we wrapped with none other than the Founder himself, "Mr. C." (John Cannistraro, Sr). Today we take a look at Mr. C in the big chair as he was asked about the Plumbing business today versus in 1963 as well as the principles with which he ran his company.

Day 304 - Reflections on Cannistraro's Early Days

Day 304 - Reflections on Cannistraro's Early Days, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

An epic meeting was held this morning within the confines of the Plumbing Museum among some of the true icons of the Greater Boston A/E/C industry. In attendance were John Cannistraro, Sr., Alfred Tiberi, Bahig Kaldas, John Halfrey and Bill Lyons. The group reflected on the early days of J.C. Cannistraro and how the industry has changed. Collectively, the gentlemen sitting around the table in this photo have combined experience of more than 250 years in construction.

Day 303 - Tablets and Glue

Day 303 - Tablets and Glue, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

We kick off the week with a great picture from a technology demonstration held this morning here at the Cannistraro Watertown office. Project Managers demonstrated how fully operable building information models can be populated and used on a job site easier than ever on an iPad or tablet device.

Day 302 - Panoramic Prefab

Day 302 - Panoramic Prefab, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

We close out this week of interesting posts with a panoramic image taken from the storage facility at Cannistraro's Plumbing and HVAC fabrication shop. Prefabricated assemblies for the the Longwood Center project in downtown Boston are currently in process and being stored here for just-in-time delivery.

Day 301- IFMA Boston Supports One Fund Boston

Day 301- IFMA Boston Supports One Fund Boston, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

As a gold sponsor of the Boston chapter of IFMA, Cannistraro is proud to share that IFMA is holding an event to support the One Fund Boston started by Mayor Tom Menino and Governor Deval Patrick to help victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. The event will be held on Monday, May 13 at 5:30 pm at Towne Stove & Spirits on Boylston Street. We invite you to join this event by going to onefundbostonfundraiser.eventbrite.com/#. Today's photo was taken by one of Cannistraro's co-ops in Watertown Center right near Cannistraro's main offices.

Day 300- Outside 225 Binney

Day 300- Outside 225 Binney, a photo by JC Cannistraro on Flickr.

Yesterday we showed you pictures of the inside of Biogen Idec's new building in Cambridge's world-renowned scientific research center. Today we show you a photo from the outside of this incredible building. If you happen to drive down to this are you will notice quite a bit of construction going on. This is a good sign for scientists and construction workers alike. Cannistraro is proud to be a part of this blooming scientific epicenter.