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AbbVie campus project wins approval after commission questions green infrastructure and maintenance
Summary
AbbVie’s interior redevelopment at Research Drive won the Conservation Commission’s approval after the applicant added rain-garden soil and planting details, agreed to add shrubs to the rain garden planting mix, and committed to operation-and-maintenance and certification of infiltration systems.
WORCESTER — The Worcester Conservation Commission closed the hearing and issued an order of conditions on July 21 for an interior redevelopment project at AbbVie’s Research Drive campus after the applicant expanded green infrastructure details and staff confirmed minor plan revisions required by the Department of Public Works.
AbbVie’s applicant team (Langan Engineering) described a multi-level building addition and site changes that will occupy roughly 2 acres of a 30-acre campus. The project adds outdoor dining, a cafeteria on a second floor, warehouse/storage space, and future expansion areas. The applicant presented a stormwater plan built around large concrete subsurface infiltration chambers, permeable pavers for maneuvering areas, deep-sump catch basins with mechanical separators, and vegetated rain gardens.
Why it matters: The commission focused on how the project’s green infrastructure…
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