Haley & Aldrich

Happy Thanksgiving from H&A! We are grateful for our staff, clients, and the communities that we serve. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday.

Nearly 140 students from UMass Boston had the opportunity to meet with #AEC professionals and explore what it’s like to work in the industry during an October poster session—the first of the school year. Teaming up with Professional Women in Construction Boston Chapter and several industry partners, more than a dozen local experts connected with students to discuss various career disciplines across the architecture, engineering and construction industry. Our team was deeply energized by the opportunity to open a window into our world and pass on insights that will help shape the next generation of industry leaders.  A special thank you to the UMass Boston team for hosting us, and to our partners and staff for preparing, greeting, and showcasing posters about their career disciplines and personal journeys, as well as supporting the event:  • Architecture and Interior Design: Shepley Bulfinch – Andrea Valencia, Traci Crugnale • Owner’s Project Management: Northstar Project & Real Estate Services – Dominic Caporale and Cameron Feeley  • Construction Management: BOND Building Construction – Destiny Fausta and Peter Maggio  • Electrical and Mechanical Engineering: RMF Engineering, Inc. – Gretchen Battle, PE • Civil Engineering: Beals and Thomas, Inc. – Robert Kennedy, EIT  • Geotechnical/Environmental Engineering: Haley & Aldrich – Brittany Rosenberg, Marina Vilanova  • Structural Engineering: Thornton Tomasetti – Jonathan Rivera, Ph.D., S.E. A new feature this semester: resource booths that provide students with the tools and information to help them pursue careers in AEC. Thanks to International Facilities Management Association (IFMA), Dawn Borden, and Lorenzo Nicosia from AvalonBay Communities for opening potential next steps for interested students. Other amazing helpers who made this event a success: Christopher De La Cruz (UMass Boston); Meghana Tigulla (Northeastern University), Melissa Dixon, Katherine Merrill, Kelvin Wong, P.E., Lysandra Reed, PE, and Michelle Holt  Special thanks to our ever-ready partner Lily Hamel and Kirkwood for printing the posters!

Our own Jeremy Haugh, P.E., visited a classroom at Greenwich Country Day School to give students an inside look at how buildings come to life—from initial concept to design and ultimately construction. He introduced them to subsurface investigations, soil sampling, and rock coring techniques.

Meet Mark Balfe, a skilled geotechnical engineer with more than twenty years of experience at H&A. He knows that gaining clarity on below grade risk is critical to making informed decisions, and that is why he works with clients to anticipate unexpected challenges — particularly those that are hidden from sight. Connect with Mark to learn more about his innovative approaches to those challenges. Learn more about Mark: https://lnkd.in/gWzJRRhP

Thanks for the 2025 Outstanding Project Award, Deep Foundations Institute! It’s an honor to receive this recognition for our #geotechnical work on Lyrik Back Bay at Air Rights Parcel 12, the first air rights project in 40 years to be completed over the Mass Pike in Boston. H&A’s Marya Gorczyca traveled to Nashville last week to present at a session and accept the award.  Thanks also to Samuels & Associates, our many consulting partners, our specialty foundation contractors, and our dedicated team for making this project a success. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gbAuXTjx

Meet Cassidy Sutherland, PG, a geologist at H&A. Cassidy is passionate about cultivating strong relationships with clients, built on technical leadership and collaborative problem-solving. Learn more about Cassidy: https://lnkd.in/g56m8FEF

H&A’s Daniele Spirandelli, David Rother, and Michelle Toner — along with co-authors Karl Kim and Eric Yamashita of the University of Hawaii — have published an evaluation of rail infrastructure’s vulnerability to #wildfires in California. Their research offers a replicable, scalable approach to disaster planning for the rail industry. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gaHpB4GK

One of H&A’s foundational safety behaviors is that we plan for the capacity to fail safely — which means we train for emergencies. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure to use if a person’s heart or breathing stops. We can all learn CPR in a basic first aid course. There are seven key steps: 1. Check the scene for safety.  2. Check for responsiveness.  3. If the person does not respond or is only gasping, call 911.  4. Place the person on their back on a firm, flat surface.  5. Give 30 chest compressions, hard and fast.  6. Give two breaths.  7. Continue giving sets of 30 compressions and two breaths. Learn how H&A embeds health and safety in all we do: https://lnkd.in/e34BmjUF  

Haley & Aldrich and the Professional Women in Construction Boston Chapter are hosting an #AEC poster session for Bunker Hill CC students on November 20. Students will have an opportunity to learn about career paths in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry.

Doing mine reclamation right can minimize liabilities and leave a positive legacy. As part of a panel of mining industry professionals, H&A’s Eric Mears will moderate a panel on best practices in hard-rock mine reclamation in arid environments on December 7, hosted by the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME) and the University of Arizona’s Center for Environmentally Sustainable Mining. Panelists include Les Presmyk (Arizona State Mine Inspector), Casey McKeon (Rio Tinto), and James M. Stewart (ASARCO). Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/gc-nXx3Z