Summer Project Complete
Summers are a busy time for many school facility and planning departments. Site development improvements have been designed, approved and contractors ready to go when the school year ends in May or June. Designers, contractors and […]
Hazard vs. Risk
I am a parent of a 9 year old and a 12 year old who are growing up in a relatively urban environment in Providence, RI. Their current playground […]
Native Plants in Design
The profession of Landscape Architecture covers a wide range of specialties and talent. Some Landscape Architects practice in a policy position for the National Park Service; others practice as urban planners. While many design for global markets, […]
Healthcare for Small Businesses in RI
BDG attended a breakfast seminar hosted by RI Taskforce geared towards small business input on the health insurance rate debate. The presentation explained to business owners like BDG what the 2016 changes to small group healthcare […]
PARK(ing) Day Providence 2014
Birchwood celebrated the second annual Park(ing) day in Providence on a beautiful late summer day recently. We decided to develop a city parking space into an interactive demonstration on an enviromental issue near and dear […]
PARK(ing) DAY PROVIDENCE 2014
Birchwood Design Group is pleased to be a participant in the 2nd Annual Park(ing) Day Providence. In case you are unaware of what Park(ing) Day is all about – …”Remixing niche spaces in the urban […]
URI’s New LGBTQ Center is underway
The official groundbreaking for the new LGBTQ Center on the URI Campus was this morning. Stay tuned for progress on construction. http://events.uri.edu/event/groundbreaking_lgbtq_center
DBE Certification
Birchwood Design Group now has disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) certification in Massachusetts. Our firms designation as a DBE will now be listed in the Massachusetts Central Register and the DBE Certified Business Listing of eligible firms for federal-aid […]
Barrington Village Connectivity Study
Birchwood Design Group’s village study is well underway. We received positive feedback at this week’s Planning Board meeting and previous meetings with business owners and land owners. Check out the Barrington Patch article – ‘Take a Look […]
