03.10.17 As part of LeMessurier's community involvement program, Michael Gryniuk volunteered for the review panel of the recent ACE Mentor Program of America final presentation and awards ceremony. The ACE Mentor Program of America introduces high school students to the design and construction process through mentorship and hands-on projects. The presentation and awards ceremony is the culmination of a six-month process working closely with industry-based mentors.

Check out this link to the Boston Chapter of the ACE Mentor Program of America.

03.06.17 LeMessurier was recently invited to present to the Structural Engineers Association of Maine (SEAM) regarding the newly completed Avalon North Station tower in Boston’s West End neighborhood. The discussion focused on engineering challenges involved with the design and construction of the new tower atop an existing below-grade parking garage, specifically highlighting how these challenges were overcome with unique structural solutions. The audience participation drove the discussion to include in-depth review of several pertinent topics from the design: load shedding, battered columns; dynamic properties of the structure and the distributed damping solution; the diaphragm transfer levels as well as the review and impact to the existing foundation elements.