Peter J. Davoren to Chair Beacon Institute's Capital Facilities Working Group

President and CEO of Turner Construction Company to Oversee Construction of Institute's "Green" Research Facilities

 

Peter J. Davoren, President and Chief Executive Officer of Turner Construction Company, has been named chair of the Institute's Capital Facilities Working Group. He will oversee the design and construction of the Institute's two major capital projects in Beacon and Troy. More…

Bonner Appointed REON Director of Research

James S. Bonner, Ph.D., P.E., a nationally recognized expert in real-time water monitoring technologies, has been named REON Director of Research. More…

Hartman Appointed Chief Development Officer

Shirley Hartman has held top-level positions at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, The Sage Colleges and the National Audubon Society. More…

Building One

The Beacon Institute's first facility at the Denning's Point Park campus — unofficially known as "Building One" — is an adaptive reuse of an existing late-19th century, 4,000-square-foot building. A model of "green" design that we anticipate will receive significant LEED certification, Building One will be the intial interpretive and educational center for the Institute's broader research campus on Denning's Point, as well as Denning's Point Park's new visitor's center. More…