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We examine the challenges in the industry today as well as the solutions for them. The modern landscape of engineering and design is always evolving, and we’re here to explore the fresh ideas that spur these changes.

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Industry Trends

Blueprint for Safe Haven: The Role of Design in School Security

The evolution of design mirrors the shift in priorities for the communities STV serves -- from ADA accessibility to resilience planning to equity in design. As the nation’s understanding of school safety continues to evolve, so too must design standards ...
People laughing at subway event

Employee News,  Industry Trends

EIP Pledge Expands to Bring in More STV Clients

STV recently celebrated as several of its clients in the passenger rail and aviation market sectors – the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC) and Baltimore Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport (BWI), signed ...
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Industry Trends

STV Launches Sustainability Action Plan

The built environment “creates about 40% of the world’s carbon emissions. Unless we change how we design and build right now, climate change will become irreversible.” The urgency of these words from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) resonates deeply ...

Industry Trends,  STV Stewardship

NACWA Leading the Way for Regulatory and Climate Resilience Strategies

Sustainability and climate resilience have profoundly impacted the water industry in the last two decades. While partnering with major water and wastewater utilities and agencies throughout my career, I have seen firsthand how these elements have evolved water operations and ...
rendering of Baltimore inner harbor buildings

Industry Trends,  Project News

STV’s Landscape Architects Transform Baltimore’s Urban Fabric

STV’s steadily growing landscape architecture practice recently celebrated several significant project milestones in Baltimore City. Building on STV’s extensive portfolio of civil engineering and infrastructure design services at Baltimore Peninsula, the team is providing landscape architectural services for various projects ...
headshots on top of project photo

Employee News,  Industry Trends

STV’s Justice Team Advocates for Thoughtful Technology Adoption in Corrections

Four members of STV’s industry-leading justice architecture team collaborated on a paper exploring the nuanced landscape of technology adoption in correctional facilities. Hugh Lester, PhDc, architecture director, Frank Greene, FAIA, OAA, NOMA, chief architect and justice lead, Jeff Hyman, AIA, ...
render of building, parking lot, and parking lot

Industry Trends,  Project News

STV Brings Transformative Improvements to the New York City Housing Authority

On the border between New York’s Harlem and Washington Heights neighborhoods lies the four-building Polo Ground Towers, a New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) housing development with more than 1,600 resident units. In the first residential public housing improvement project ...
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Employee News,  Industry Trends

Navigating the Complexities of Architectural Design for Secure Facilities

Two STV architects recently co-authored a book chapter that examines the intricate performance requirements of building envelopes in mid-rise and high-rise urban jails. Hugh Lester, PhDc, architectural director for corrections and secure psychiatric facilities, and Andrew Schopp, RA, senior architect ...
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Employee News,  Industry Trends

STV Team Champions Sustainability at ASCE Infrastructure 2050 Workshop

As efforts to reduce and eliminate embodied carbon in our nation’s infrastructure continue to intensify, three STV thought leaders recently participated in a workshop to map out strategies and best practices for expediting decarbonization initiatives in infrastructure design and construction. ...
aerial view of road and construction

Industry Trends

STV Design Team Develops Better Mobility for Pennsylvania Turnpike Reconstruction

At over 80 years old, the Pennsylvania Turnpike is undergoing a $7 billion capital investment program to reconstruct a highway system relied upon by more than 500,000 daily customers. Along one of its most heavily traveled sections – connecting popular ...
icon graphic on top of aerial view of highway network

Industry Trends,  STV Perspectives

STV/ITSA Partner to Deliver New Webinar Series on Roadway Digital Infrastructure  

Today, there’s a digital layer that sits on top of nearly everything in our lives – from social networks to the WiFi in our homes. It has a profound impact on how we work, conduct business, communicate and get around. ...
people holding Metro banner signs in front of bus

Industry Trends,  Project News

STV’s Mobility Technology Team Supports the Future of Transit in Houston

Prior to joining STV earlier this year as an Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) engineering specialist, Parisa Hosseini, Ph.D., researched Autonomous Vehicle (AV) and Electric Vehicle (EV) technology from the perspective that those were “future” solutions for mobility needs. Little did ...
person typing on laptop

Industry Trends,  STV Perspectives

STV’s New Grants Research Tool Simplifies How We Identify Funding Opportunities for Clients

In light of federal legislation like the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act, as well as growing funding programs at the state and local level, the United States is currently experiencing a watershed moment as it ...
Mui Ho Fine Arts Library at Cornell University

Industry Trends

STV Launches Embodied Carbon Action Plan

The built environment’s impact on global CO2 emissions is undeniable, with building operations accounting for 27 percent and embodied carbon – CO2 that is released during the extraction, transportation, manufacturing, construction, and disposal of building materials – contributing an additional ...
Iowa Correctional Institution for Women, Mitchellville, IA

Industry Trends

Correctional Design: Therapeutic Environments

To inform the design process of the Baltimore Therapeutic Treatment Center (BTTC), STV brought together global thought leaders in the medical, mental health, and corrections fields to engage in a series of knowledge sharing sessions. In this three-part series, we ...
Residential room at South Beach Psychiatric Center

Industry Trends

Correctional Design: Understanding Trauma

To inform the design process of the Baltimore Therapeutic Treatment Center (BTTC), STV brought together global thought leaders in the medical, mental health, and corrections fields to engage in a series of knowledge-sharing sessions. In this three-part series, we explore ...
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women and children walking in school

Blueprint for Safe Haven: The Role of Design in School Security

The evolution of design mirrors the shift in priorities for the communities STV serves — from…

Read More

People laughing at subway event
,

EIP Pledge Expands to Bring in More STV Clients

STV recently celebrated as several of its clients in the passenger rail and aviation market sectors…

Read More

image of library with "sustainability action plan 2024" overlayed on top

STV Launches Sustainability Action Plan

The built environment “creates about 40% of the world’s carbon emissions. Unless we change how we…

Read More

,

NACWA Leading the Way for Regulatory and Climate Resilience Strategies

Sustainability and climate resilience have profoundly impacted the water industry in the last two decades. While…

Read More

rendering of Baltimore inner harbor buildings
,

STV’s Landscape Architects Transform Baltimore’s Urban Fabric

STV’s steadily growing landscape architecture practice recently celebrated several significant project milestones in Baltimore City. Building…

Read More

headshots on top of project photo
,

STV’s Justice Team Advocates for Thoughtful Technology Adoption in Corrections

Four members of STV’s industry-leading justice architecture team collaborated on a paper exploring the nuanced landscape…

Read More

render of building, parking lot, and parking lot
,

STV Brings Transformative Improvements to the New York City Housing Authority

On the border between New York’s Harlem and Washington Heights neighborhoods lies the four-building Polo Ground…

Read More

headshots on top of building image
,

Navigating the Complexities of Architectural Design for Secure Facilities

Two STV architects recently co-authored a book chapter that examines the intricate performance requirements of building…

Read More

group photo of people outside
,

STV Team Champions Sustainability at ASCE Infrastructure 2050 Workshop

As efforts to reduce and eliminate embodied carbon in our nation’s infrastructure continue to intensify, three…

Read More

aerial view of road and construction

STV Design Team Develops Better Mobility for Pennsylvania Turnpike Reconstruction

At over 80 years old, the Pennsylvania Turnpike is undergoing a $7 billion capital investment program…

Read More

icon graphic on top of aerial view of highway network
,

STV/ITSA Partner to Deliver New Webinar Series on Roadway Digital Infrastructure  

Today, there’s a digital layer that sits on top of nearly everything in our lives –…

Read More

people holding Metro banner signs in front of bus
,

STV’s Mobility Technology Team Supports the Future of Transit in Houston

Prior to joining STV earlier this year as an Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) engineering specialist, Parisa…

Read More

person typing on laptop
,

STV’s New Grants Research Tool Simplifies How We Identify Funding Opportunities for Clients

In light of federal legislation like the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the Inflation Reduction…

Read More

Mui Ho Fine Arts Library at Cornell University

STV Launches Embodied Carbon Action Plan

The built environment’s impact on global CO2 emissions is undeniable, with building operations accounting for 27…

Read More

Iowa Correctional Institution for Women, Mitchellville, IA

Correctional Design: Therapeutic Environments

To inform the design process of the Baltimore Therapeutic Treatment Center (BTTC), STV brought together global…

Read More

Residential room at South Beach Psychiatric Center

Correctional Design: Understanding Trauma

To inform the design process of the Baltimore Therapeutic Treatment Center (BTTC), STV brought together global…

Read More

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