News
October 2011
Gender Roles Melding Inside Firms
As reported in the October 17, 2011 issue of The Zweig Letter, "There are more women in upper management roles and they are not afraid to encourage other women. Although women are not well represented in upper management roles at A/E/P and environmental consulting firms, they are hiring, mentoring, supporting, and promoting other women to relevant roles. In doing so, they are proving that old stereotypes no longer apply, such as that women are threatened by other women." as reported by Julie Kyle, Editor.
Bioengineering Group's CEO Wendi Goldsmith stated, in part, that the firm's success could arguably be linked to progressive strategies, which include the appointment of several women to management roles. Her research supports her conclusion that firms with a diverse BOD and management team have better gross profitability and resilience than firms with more homogeneous leadership. ...READ MORE
September 2011
Doug Smith is Appointed President of Bioengineering Group
Doug Smith first joined Bioengineering in 1992 as employee number three, leaving 2 years later to broaden his experience internationally and
expand his knowledge of large scale ecosystem restoration projects and construction management practices. He had the opportunity to live and work in Hamburg, Germany for Bestmann Ingenieurbiologie GmbH, long recognized globally as a leader in restoration design. With Bestmann he traveled to the Philippines, Korea, and Malaysia, working in consultation with leading academic researchers, government agencies, and engineering firms to address critically important infrastructure and restoration problems. Eventually, Doug returned to the US joining KCI in North Carolina where he became deeply involved in the establishment and implementation of the state’s earliest wetland and stream mitigation banking program. In 2002 Doug joined Buck Engineering where he continued to move into a business operations role, managing a $3 million federal contract to repair waterways damaged by hurricanes Ivan and Frances. The project required the completion of design, permitting and construction within one year, tapping Doug’s notable organizational and technical skills. During a period of stunning growth, he tackled firm-wide financial metric and project performance tracking, and built his skills with software tools to support his efforts. During these years, Doug became a Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) and obtained his MBA. ...READ MORE
March 2011
Implementing a DOD Net-Zero Strategy
A balanced, thoughtful energy strategy will help DOD address financial, social, and ecological interests while supporting the operational mission. In the March-April issue of The Military Engineer, an article authored by Bioengineering Group's Wendi Goldsmith, CEO and Al Hurt, VP of Sustainable Energy Innovations, addresses how the DOD is evaluating strategies and will prioritize those with the highest merit based on highest performance and best value, rather than lowest cost. They explain that by viewing energy, water and waste infrastructure, and management strategies as fully integrated elements within a functional ecosystem, the DOD can assess and evaluate both positive and negative resource impacts, costs, and revenues. ...READ MORE
February 2011
Cape Wind Permit Approval Ushers-in New Era in Large-Scale Renewable Energy Oversight
Bioengineering Group supported the US Army Corps of Engineers as a contractor performing key tasks during the federal review process required under the National
The US Army Corps of Engineers’ recent approval of the Cape Wind project represents the culmination of a process lasting nearly a decade and including many new and evolving regulatory requirements, and even new agencies. The proposal to site 130 3.6-Megawatt wind turbines south of Cape Cod in the shallows of Nantucket Sound was unprecedented, with no project having blazed such a trail through the forest of complex policy and permitting hurdles. ...READ MOREEnvironmental Policy Act (NEPA). With a seasoned team of planners, scientists, engineers, and facilitators that had been supporting renewable energy projects around the country, this Massachusetts-based firm brought more than local regulatory experience; they delivered well-rounded knowledge of the impacts, both positive and negative, of related projects, and a framework for organizing information and communicating effectively in order to facilitate understanding of complex and sometimes emotional topics.
January 2011
Nature and Engineering - a Synthesis
Zillion Magazine's January publication presented an article on Bioengineering Group's environmental planning and ecological restoration accomplishments. It states
..."Wendi Goldsmith is CEO and founder of Bioengineering Group, the US-based consultancy that specializes in environmental planning and ecological restoration. The Group has over the years been involved in many high-profile projects that have attracted attention owing to their creative approach. Goldsmith is a strong believer in bringing the worlds of ecology and building and construction together." ...READ MORE
January 2011
Bioengineering Group Providing Sustainable Energy Expertise for Department of Defense
As federal agencies move toward sustainability, as mandated in the October 5, 2010 Executive Order 13514, the Department of Defense (DOD) faces some of the highest hurdles, as well as the greatest potential rewards, related to adopting substantial energy conservation and renewable energy generation, especially when coupled with water and waste management synergies. The single largest energy user in the US, the DOD has a large opportunity to save money, and also to serve as a full-scale proving ground for new technologies that combine building energy efficiency with energy recovery and renewable energy generation to improve energy independence and security.
The DOD has turned Bioengineering Group to provide expertise for energy management training. ...READ MORE
December 2010
The Right Environment for Success - Hot Firm Leader's Concern for our Planet has Helped Create a Winning Company
An interview with Wendi Goldsmith, CEO of Bioengineering Group appears in The Zweig Letter December 20, 2010 issue. It states, in part, "If you still don't believe that passionately believing in something ultimately leads to success, read Wendi Goldsmith's story below." It further states "...the environmental planning and restoration firm numbered 25 on the Zweig Letter 2010 Hot Firm List." ...READ MORE
October 2010
Bioengineering Group's CEO Recognized as One of America's Ten Most Innovative Entrepreneurs by Fortune Magazine!
SALEM, MA -- Fortune chose ten female small-business entrepreneurs to join 400 of the world's most influential women leaders in business, philanthropy, government,
education, and the arts at their annual Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit. "The Summit is all about powerful and influential women sharing ideas," said Pattie Sellers, Fortune Editor at Large and Chair of the Summit. "With small business being the engine of economic recovery, it is most important to do all we can to help the best and brightest entrepreneurs expand their horizons and their companies."
This award builds on other recent awards won by the firm, including the Environmental Business Journal’s highest level 2009 Business Achievement Award; Boston Business Journal’s Pacesetters Award which recognizes the region’s fastest-growing private companies – placing 2nd out of 50 winners; the Stevie Awards for Women in Business where the firm won in the category Fastest Growing Company of 2009; Inc. Magazine's Inc. 500/5000 Award - ranking as No. 932 out of 5000; and the ZweigWhite 2010 Hot Firms Award – placing 25th out of 175 nationwide winners. ...READ MORE
October 2010
Inc. Magazine Unveils its Fourth Annual Exclusive List of America's Fastest-Growing Companies - The Inc. 5000 -- Bioengineering Group Ranks No. 932!
SALEM, MA -- The 2010 Inc. 5000 list represents the most comprehensive look at an
important segment of the economy – America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. "The leaders of the companies on this year’s Inc. 5000 have figured out how to grow their businesses during the longest recession since the Great Depression,” said Inc. president Bob LaPointe. “The 2010 Inc. 5000 showcases a particularly hardy group of entrepreneurs.”
This award builds on other recent awards won by the firm, including the Environmental Business Journal’s highest level 2009 Business Achievement Award; Boston Business Journal’s Pacesetters Award which recognizes the region’s fastest-growing private companies – placing 2nd out of 50 winners; the Stevie Awards for Women in Business where the firm won in the category Fastest Growing Company of 2009; and the ZweigWhite 2010 Hot Firms Award – placing 25th out of 175 nationwide winners. ...READ MORE
September 2010
Alewife Basin on Horizon ... Fears of Flooding Can't Stop Project
BOSTON, MA -- This fall the City of Cambridge will start building a 3.4-acre stormwater detention basin that will catch runoff before it reaches the waterway. The basin is part of a $117 million project funded by Cambridge and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to cut overflows into the brook from old sewer lines that combine storm runoff with domestic sewage. Bioengineering Group is part of the team behind the basin project. Wendi Goldsmith, CEO of Bioengineering Group, said "Large amounts of stormwater will enter and slowly be absorbed by the basin before being released into the Little River, an Alewife Brook tributary. Much of the water that enters the basin will sink into the ground and migrate into the brook, and the basin would not add in any to flooding."
"This project contributes substantially to cleaning up the Alewife and the Charles River and, ultimately, Boston Harbor," Goldsmith said. READ MORE...
September 2010
Bioengineering Group Recognized as a Fastest Growing Architecture, Engineering, and Environmental Consulting Firm by ZweigWhite
SALEM, MA -- Every year since 2000, The Zweig Letter has recognized the fastest-growing architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting firms on the basis of
percentage growth and dollar growth. Over the years, the "Hot Firm" designation has become synonymous with success in the industry. Bioengineering Group not only made this prestigious list, but ranked in the top 25!
The Zweig Letter Hot Firm List of the 200 fastest-growing firms for 2010 can be viewed here.
August 2010
Lothar Bestmann, Mentor & Inventor of Sustainable Waterways Construction Measures, Turns 80!
SALEM, MA -- Mr. Bestmann, a Hydraulic Engineer with a green thumb, is
recognized for pioneering the use of synthetic geotextiles on major marine construction applications in the 60’s, as well as his later inventions of numerous methods for addressing construction, habitat, and water quality on waterways, including specialized use of biodegradable materials to aid plant establishment. Two leaders at Bioengineering Group trained in Germany under Lothar Bestmann, the world’s foremost practitioner in river and shoreline restoration using bioengineering techniques. ... Read the full article (PDF)
August 2010
NRCS Awards Bioengineering Group a $30 Million IDIQ for A/E Services for Conservation Planning
SALEM, MA -- Bioengineering Group has been awarded a multiple award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for Architect/Engineering services for conservation planning services for work in the United States, Saipan, Guam and the Caribbean, Contract # AG-3A75-C-10-0018 by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Our team is a collaboration of several highly-esteemed firms: EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc.; Easterling Consultants PLLC; David Miller & Associates, Inc.; and Civil Design & Construction, Inc. Our combined experience encompasses all the areas anticipated by the contract and includes personnel with expertise in the necessary disciplines to provide support to NRCS related to training and public outreach, cultural resources, ecosystem restoration, dams and floodwalls, NEPA, watershed planning and management, and economics.s... Read the full article (PDF)
August 2010
First Private Community-Scale Decentralized Septic System in State
SALEM, MA -- Bioengineering Group is leading the design effort for a unique and cost-effective solution to handling wastewater at the neighborhood scale. The science and engineering team is coordinating with the MA Department of Environmental Protection, the Manchester Conservation Commission, Board of Health, and Town Engineer, and local residents for the installation of a community septic system that can be utilized by numerous homeowners... Read the full article (PDF)
May 2010
Al Hurt Joins Bioengineering Group as Vice President of Sustainable Energy Innovations
SALEM, MA -- Bioengineering Group announces the appointment of Alan Hurt as Vice President of Sustainable Energy Innovations, located in the firm’s San Diego office. Bioengineering Group looks forward to expanding its services into California once again, with Al leading the firm’s efforts of sustainable energy practices. ... Read the full article (PDF)
March 2010
William Hall Appointed President of Bioengineering Group; Wendi Goldsmith is named CEO as Part of Firm's Planned Strategic Vision
SALEM, MA -- Bioengineering Group, a woman-owned earth science and engineering consulting and design firm, announced that company President, Wendi Goldsmith, was named CEO and William (Bill) Hall was appointed President. The appointments are the culmination of a planned course of action that will continue to take the company closer to its strategic vision. ... Read the full article (PDF)
January 2010
Bioengineering Group CEO Wendi Goldsmith provides her insight to Metropolis Magazine on lessons learned in New Orleans
NEW YORK, NY -- "In New Orleans, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is redesigning its approach to hard infrastructure, because we have treated that entire Mississippi River system and its delta wetland complex very poorly. It's falling apart and not doing all of the work it did in centuries past to buffer wave impact, store sediment, and serve as a natural line of defense. I predict ..." ... Read the full article (PDF)
December 2009
Bioengineering Group Plays Pioneering Roles on Historic $1.3 Billion Hurricane Surge Barrier Project on New Orleans Coast
SALEM, MA -- Bioengineering Group is providing engineering, program management, and construction management services on the largest design-build civil works project in US history – the $1.3 billion Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) barrier to protect Greater New Orleans from hurricane surges. The two-mile IHNC surge barrier is now in construction at the confluence of the Gulf Intercoastal Waterway and the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet. Working as a prime contractor for the US Army Corps of Engineers Hurricane Protection Office within the New Orleans District, Bioengineering Group and its multidisciplinary team is racing to meet a June 2011 target completion date. ... Read the full article (PDF)
Katrina Four Years Later - Read About Ongoing Efforts to Rebuild New Orleans and the Louisiana Coast After Katrina Laid Waste to Those Areas
NEW ORLEANS, LA -- When Hurricane Katrina hit in August 2005, flooding New Orleans in millions of gallons of water, killing more than 1,000
people and leaving untold others homeless, the nation was shocked to its core. That such a disaster could befall a modern American city defied understanding. It was only after the event that an investigation revealed the city's crumbling flood defenses were an accident waiting to happen. ... Read the full article (PDF)
November 2009
Bioengineering Group Wins Stevie Award for Women in Business as Fastest Growing Company of 2009
SALEM, MA -- Bioengineering Group, a woman-owned science and engineering consulting and design firm, was honored as the Fastest Growing Company of 2009 at the sixth annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. The Massachusetts-based company was recognized for doubling its staff size and sales in 2008 - achieving a 100% increase in revenue and scaling up from 34 to 72 employees ... Read the full article (PDF)
November 2009
High & Dry?
NEW ORLEANS, LA -- Four years after Hurricane Katrina laid waste to New Orleans and the Louisiana coast, HUW THOMAS looks at ongoing efforts to rebuild flood defenses and assesses a challenging future for the Big Easy. When Hurricane Katrina hit in August 2005, flooding New Orleans in millions of gallons of water, killing more than 1,000 people and leaving untold others homeless ... Read the full article (PDF)
November 2009
Art in science: One woman's million dollar mentality
SALEM, MA -- Did you know that if all American women business owners united as a country, they would produce more gross national product than Canada, India and Vietnam combined? You would know this - and, in fact, would have heard it more than once - if you had attended the 5th Annual Million Dollar Women Symposium at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem last week. . Read the full article (PDF)
Passion for Conservation Fuels Bioengineering Company
SALEM, MA -- As Wendi Goldsmith drives to a meeting in Louisiana, she can’t help but notice how the road she is on has disturbed the flow of water across the land. She reflects on how it could have been built differently in a way that would have improved the landscape environment. Read the full article (PDF)
Researchers Look for Ways to Bring Nature Back to Stamford's Mill River
Experts assess water quality and possibility of restoring flora, fauna
STAMFORD -- The three researchers stood on a muddy bank of the Mill River in galoshes and thigh-high rubber waders, clipboards and notebooks in hand.
Jason Lederer, a geologist, was excited by what they had found at this particular stretch -- a sharp bend in the river near Cold Spring and Stillwater roads. Lederer works for The Bioengineering Group, a company that specializes in enhancing aquatic and terrestrial habitats.
"See how the river flows very straight until this point?" Lederer said, pointing to the blue line on a map. "Rivers in nature don't really make 90 degree turns. They meander."
Last week, Lederer joined a water resources engineer and an ecologist in gathering crucial information for the city's $2.9 million project to improve the water quality and encourage more public access and recreational use of Mill River, one of several on a state list of "impaired" water bodies. Read the full article (PDF)
September 2008
National Women's Business Council - News Release:
Wendi Goldsmith Named to National Women’s Business Council, Federal Appointment for Salem, MA-based Businesswoman
Washington, DC – Wendi Goldsmith, President and Founder of Salem, MA-based The Bioengineering Group, Inc., has been appointed to a three-year term on the National Women’s Business Council. Read the full article (PDF)
November 2007
Connecticut Water Purification Facility and Park selected as AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Project
The Connecticut Water Purification Facility and Park designed by Steven Holl Architects with The Bioengineering Group, Inc. as its Sustainability Consultant has been chosen as one of the Top Ten Green projects for 2007 by the American Institute of Architects’ Committee on the Environment (AIA/COTE). This award establishes the facility as a peer reviewed example of what can be achieved by the innovative application of the standards and goals for sustainable design and construction. Read the full article (PDF)
October 2007
Senators Commend Gulf Coast Rebuilding Project - Massachusetts Firm Wins Another Key Flood Protection Contract
Today
Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Mary Landrieu
(D-La.) announced that Bioengineering Group, a Salem, Mass.-based
engineering
firm, has been awarded a $50 million contract to help rebuild
Louisiana’s
coastal flood protection system destroyed by Hurricane
Katrina. The small
company, which received a $150 million contract from the Army Corps of
Engineers earlier this year, will evaluate and redesign Louisiana’s
levies and
pumps, and restore damaged coastland. Kerry and
Landrieu
hailed the contract as a step forward for Louisiana, and a model for
other
Katrina rebuilding efforts. Read the full
article (PDF)
August 2007
Bioengineering Group Designed Facilities Named "Public Project of the Year"
The New England Regional Chapter of the Construction Management Association of America has designated the new Border Patrol Stations constructed in Jackman and Calais, ME as their “2007 Public Project of the Year” in the $10- $25 Million category. The Bioengineering Group, Inc. designed these two state-of-the-art facilities for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to support the current and future needs of the Border Patrol as they work to enhance the security of our borders. Read the full article (PDF)
January 2007
ARCADIS and Bioengineering Team Awarded $150 Million Contract for New Orleans Flood Protection
Bioengineering Group and ARCADIS (NASDAQ: ARCAF) announced today that their joint venture has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide general design support services, multidisciplinary consultancy services and construction management services, primarily within the limits of the New Orleans District, by the New Orleans District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). Read the full article (PDF)
The Engineering News - Record: Corps Awards New Contract for Protecting Louisiana
The Hurricane Protection Office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $150-million maximum-value design/engineering contract for nonmilitary civil works, particularly for ramped-up hurricane resistance. Officials say the nonmilitary award is the largest of its kind ever given by the Corps. Read the full article (PDF)
The Salem News: Firm wins contract for New Orleans flood protection.
Salem — Bioengineering Group, a small company on the banks of the North River, has made big news: It has been asked to help protect New Orleans. Read the full article (PDF)
December 2006
Bioengineering Group Assists in Preparation of Alewife Master Plan
Rarely do public outdoor amenities come to us without much advocacy and hard work. We are fortunate to consider a beautiful state Alewife master plan for outdoor conservation and recreation for North Cambridge, Medford, Somerville and East Arlington. Read Full Article (Link)
July 2006
ARCADIS Welcomes The Bioengineering Group, Inc. Under a New Mentor-Protégé Agreement
"ARCADIS fully subscribes to the proposition that a climate conducive to the development, growth and expansion of small business is vital to the economic health of the United States and its citizens. Small businesses exemplify ARCADIS’ core value of entrepreneurship." Read the full article (PDF)
February 22, 2006
The International Erosion Control Association recognizes Wendi Goldsmith
The International Erosion Control Association has awarded Wendi Goldsmith, CPG, CPSSc, and President of The Bioengineering Group, the IECA's prestigious Environmental Achievement Award for Most Distinguished Technical Paper. She was recognized at the IECA's Environmental Excellence 2006 ceremony at the Long Beach Convention Center in February of 2006. Read the full article (PDF)
September 19, 2005
The Bioengineering Group acts as sustainable design consultant for The Connecticut Water Purification Facility and Park
The Bioengineering Group, working for the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority, has helped to complete The Connecticut Water Purification Facility and Park. Working in close collaboration with the project team members, the result is a facility that includes increased biodiversity and aquatic habitat on site, and a healthier river off site.
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