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CASE STUDY

# Alewife Park

Cambridge, MA

**EOR: McNamara/Salvia, Inc.**

**GC: AECOM/Tishman**

**Owner: IQHQ**

**Project type: Full Connection Engineering & Detailing; Early Connected Model by Qnect**

**Building type: Lab/office**

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A connected Tekla model in the cloud prepared prior to bid and completed ahead of a steel contractors detailing operation compressed the structural steel schedule for the Alewife project.

> "Everyone is starting to realize how much smarter it is [to deliver a connected model]; it works better every single time,” says Allan Paul, Senior Vice President of AECOM/Tishman.

 

*Alewife Park Building 1 Stick Model*

![Alewife Park Building 1](https://www.qnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Alewife%20Park%20Building%201.png?width=1920&height=872&name=Alewife%20Park%20Building%201.png)

 

*Alewife Park Building 2 Stick Model*

![Alewife Park Building 2](https://www.qnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Alewife%20Park%20Building%202.png?width=1920&height=870&name=Alewife%20Park%20Building%202.png)

 

*Alewife Park Building 3 Stick Model*

![Alewife Park Building 3](https://www.qnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Alewife%20Park%20Building%203.png?width=1840&height=914&name=Alewife%20Park%20Building%203.png)

Keep up-to-date on the project by visiting the [IQHQ Community Process website](https://iqhqcommunityprocess.com/):

"The Project presents an exciting redevelopment opportunity to modernize and expand upon the existing GCP (formerly W.R. Grace) site, which consists of seven multi-story and single-story structures of various ages and uses (office, lab, hazardous chemical storage, storage, warehouse/shipping and campus-wide mechanical systems) by providing a world-class hub for research and innovation, restoring public access to the surrounding natural areas, as well as creating meaningful connections among adjacent communities." [Continue Reading](https://iqhqcommunityprocess.com/development-plan-project-benefits/)

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