Construction
The process of pre-stressing concrete with steel tendons before it is placed is known by this term.
What is post-tensioning (or pre-tensioning, depending on method)?
This Celtic player wore number #33.
Who is is Larry Bird?
Erland Construction was founded in this year in Massachusetts.
What is 1977?
On December 16, 1773, colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped tea into the water in protest of this tax.
What is the Tea Act?
This Mexican spirit, made from the blue agave plant, is most famously produced in the region of Jalisco.
What is tequila?
In the U.S., this federal agency is responsible for enforcing workplace safety regulations on construction sites.
What is OSHA?
This defenseman, nicknamed “The Captain,” led the Bruins for over a decade and lifted the Stanley Cup in 2011.
Who is Zdeno Chara?
In 2023, Erland underwent this major structural change, making every employee a stakeholder in the company.
What is becoming an employee-owned company? Erland Construction
This silversmith famously warned the countryside on April 18, 1775, that “the British are coming.”
Who is Paul Revere?
This Italian liqueur, bright orange in color, is a key ingredient in the Aperol Spritz.
What is Aperol?
Cross-laminated timber (CLT), used in modern sustainable construction, is often referred to by this nickname as an alternative to concrete and steel.
What is “mass timber”?
This coach preceeded Bill Belichek as head coach of the New England Patriots.
Who is Pete Carroll?
This developer was Erland's first client.
Who is Nordblom?
Completed in 1848, this obelisk commemorates the site of one of the first major battles of the American Revolution.
What is the Bunker Hill Monument?
This spirit, distilled from molasses or sugarcane juice, was central to the triangular trade between the Caribbean, Africa, and the American colonies.
What is rum?
Completed in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge used this type of cable structure, consisting of thousands of individual wires bundled together.
What are suspension cables?
The Celtics defeated this team in the 1986 NBA Finals.
Who are the Houston Rockets?
This town was the home of Erland's satellite office in the early 2000's
What is East Windsor, CT?
This massive landfill project in the 19th century transformed tidal marshes into one of Boston’s most desirable neighborhoods.
What is the Back Bay?
This French monk–created herbal liqueur, still made by Carthusian monks in the Alps, comes in green and yellow varieties.
What is Chartreuse?
The Pantheon’s dome in Rome, still the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome, reduces weight by using these square recesses carved into its interior.
What are coffers?
In the 1952 season, the Boston Braves played their final home game at Braves Field before relocating to this city the next year.
What is Milwaukee?
The founder of Erland's last name
What is Froberg?
In 1919, a storage tank burst in Boston’s North End, unleashing a deadly wave of this sticky substance.
What is molasses?
The national spirit of Peru and Chile, this grape brandy is the base of a sour cocktail that shares its name.
What is pisco?