PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
Massachusetts-based DuroTerra recently supplied
Ductile Iron Piles for a deep foundation project in
Boston’s iconic Hood Park redevelopment
By Lisa Kopochinski
With a history stretching
back nearly 400 years
that includes early
Colonial settlers, the American Revolution
and the Tea Party protest, Boston has an
interesting and memorable past.
Today, with a population of
approximately 700,000, “Beantown” – as it
is affectionately called – is the capital and
most populous city in the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, and the 21st most
populous city in the U.S.
The city – and its different areas – have
definitely come a long way. For example,
Hood Park, originally home to the New
England dairy company, H.P. Hood &
Sons, is being revitalized as a brand new,
master-planned urban campus combining
first-class office, laboratory, research and
development space with modern retail
storefronts and expansive open spaces.
Located here is the 6 Stack Street
Pavilion, which is a part of the ongoing
Hood Park redevelopment. Serving as a
public amenity space, including a park
area, and connecting other buildings
in Hood Park, the single-story pavilion
functions as a bicycle storage area and has
a pedestrian bridge connected to a green
roof deck.
DuroTerra, supplier and designer of
TRM’s ductile iron piles (DIPs) based in
Braintree, Mass., recently supplied DIPs
for a deep foundation project in this area
of the Hood Park redevelopment.
“Essentially, ductile iron piles are
modular, low-vibration driven pile
system that are ideally suited for urban
construction,” said Brendan Fitzpatrick,
P.E., DuroTerra director of engineering
and marketing. “They are a reliable, costeffective
alternative to conventional pile
systems including micropiles, helical
piles and other traditional piling systems.
The system can be installed as a grouted
friction pile or driven to end-bearing
Photos courtesy of DuroTerra
Boston’s 6 Stack
Street Project
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