Mass timber boosts industry
Innovation is promising for builders, loggers and rural communities
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Mass timber boosts industry
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Ask the Experts: Engineering resilience amid a changing climate
For the last several years, housing and commercial development have been under the spotlight in New Hampshire. Building professionals have had to be creative to address challenges in infrastructure, resilience in the face of a changing climate and a focus on sustainable design. Our expert weighs in on engineering innovations and trends.
Foam recycling trial run planned for Dublin
Dublin is considering whether to join 27 other New Hampshire towns in a statewide Styrofoam recycling program and will host a trial foam collection event on Saturday, Jan. 31, with a snow date of Feb. 7.
Coalition addresses increase in electricity rate
Following news of Nashua Community Power’s increased electricity rate for the next rate period, Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire (CPCNH) gave a presentation to the Board of Aldermen (BOA) during a special meeting to discuss the rate change and give an overview of Nashua Community Power.
(Opinion) Winter heating costs and navigating affordability
Winter in New England can be unforgiving. Throughout the bitter cold mornings, seemingly constant snow and early sunsets, we hear the steady hum of heating systems reminding us they are working overtime to keep our homes warm.
Sustainability starts with what we do best
Sanborn Head’s ‘Go Green Team’ practices sustainability at the engineering firm
Cold snap and new snowmaker boost Concord’s cross-country ski scene
Despite fresh snow in Concord over a recent weekend, the nonprofit Ski The Beav was busy stashing away as much man-made snow as possible Volunteers began pumping snow onto Beaver Meadow with the newly purchased snowmaker to get the course ready for cross-country skiing and racing.
Nongfu Spring down to a trickle
It’s been a year since a Chinese water and beverage bottling company purchased commercial property in Nashua. Not much more is known now than it was then about the company’s intentions for the 337,391-square-foot building on 23 acres at 80 Northwest Blvd., purchased Jan. 31, 2025 for $67 million by a subsidiary of Nongfu Spring, a giant Chinese bottled water and beverage company.
Small modular reactors may reshape energy field
Rising energy demand, driven in part by the needs of data centers, AI infrastructure, and other energy-intensive end-users, is accelerating interest in small modular reactors (SMRs), both in New Hampshire and nationally, as a source of reliable, carbon-free power to…
