Industry Trends

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.

Worcester County Jail Medical and Intake Facility, West Boylston, MA

Industry Trends

Correctional Design: Facility Operations

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 ...

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A Train to the Skies: STV’s Diverse Team Helps Clients Connect Rail to Airports

Last year's completion of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) Silver Line Extension to Washington Dulles International Airport marks yet another U.S. metropolis that opted to connect its airport to a passenger rail system. STV was a key player ...

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Building for Security: A Look Inside SCIF Design

As more industries invest in strengthening and modernizing their infrastructure against emerging security threats, there has been a growing demand for the design and construction of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities, or SCIFs. Originally coined and popularized by the federal government, ...

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STV’s Geotechnical Engineers Help Provide Better NYC Subway Service in Brooklyn

The installation of Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC), and associated infrastructure that will optimize this state-of-the-art-signaling system, is a key component of MTA New York City Transit’s (NYC Transit) larger push to improve on-time performance and the overall reliability of its ...

Metro North train over Park Avenue Viaduct

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Getting the Park Avenue Viaduct’s Replacement Back on the Fast Track

Originally built nearly 130 years ago, the Park Avenue Viaduct, which carries MTA Metro-North Railroad (MNR) commuter rail service between East 115th and East 123rd streets and into Grand Central Terminal, is one of New York’s most crucial pieces of ...

NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health

Employee News, Industry Trends

New Research Paper Looks at Resilience at Critical Facilities

In a new research paper that was funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), STV Vice President, Technical Director and Engineering Chief Christopher Cerino, P.E., F.SEI, DBIA, examines best practices to improve disaster resilience for our communities ...

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New VDOT Contracts Highlight Recent Successes in Virginia

With nearly $8 billion already earmarked for roads, bridges and other vital infrastructure throughout Virginia and additional funding anticipated from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), STV’s recent growth of its already esteemed transportation and infrastructure practice in the ...

Employee News, Industry Trends

Designing Structures Around Coastal Inundation Events

STV Vice President, Technical Director and Engineering Chief Christopher Cerino, P.E., F. SEI, DBIA, a renowned expert in resilience and adaptability for climate change, is playing a key role in efforts to update codes and standards featured in the FEMA ...

Industry Trends, Project News

The Newest Aviation Marvels: STV’s Design and CM/PM Teams Help Create “Lasting Impressions” in Upgrading Air Travel in New York Region

Over the last decade, a trip to one of the New York Metropolitan region’s three major airports – LaGuardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Newark Liberty International Airport – typically conjured a “grin and bear it” attitude ...

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10 Years After Superstorm Sandy: STV’s Thought Leadership on Resilient Design Continues to Guide Infrastructure Improvements

As we reach the 10th anniversary of Superstorm Sandy – one of the most costly and destructive weather events to ever hit the Northeastern United States – the need to innovate and think outside the box to protect and prepare ...

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Interactive GIS Map Gives Transit Clients the Complete View

As the General Engineering Consultant (GEC) working on behalf of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) in Houston, STV is currently supporting the continuation and improvement of METRO’s operations that stand to be impacted by North Houston Highway ...

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STV Readies Delta’s Art Program at LaGuardia for Liftoff

When Delta Air Line’s brand new Terminal C headhouse opened at LaGuardia Airport in June, visitors not only got to experience a world class airport terminal, they also were introduced to the newest entrant in New York City’s cultural arts ...

Industry Trends, Roundtables

Growing a Team to Meet the Challenges of the Water Industry

Last year’s passage of the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act marked a watershed moment for an industry that was already at a crucial juncture regarding the urgency for investment and innovation. Rapid urbanization, skyrocketing demand and insecurity, global climate ...

Industry Trends, Roundtables

Adaptive Resilience and Rethinking Disaster Management Post-Pandemic

Since 2002, the United States has endured seven of the 10 most costly disasters in its history, with 2005’s Hurricane Katrina and 2012’s Superstorm Sandy topping the list. As a result, in concert with our clients and our stakeholders in ...

Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Aerial Image

Industry Trends, Project News

Going Beyond the Code for Resilience at Major Wastewater Treatment Facility

When developing the structural design for a 2.5-mile-long floodwall to protect the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission’s (PVSC) Newark, NJ, plant – a plant that took on 200 million gallons of floodwater during Superstorm Sandy in 2012 and was inoperable for ...

Industry Trends, Project News

STV’s Expertise Helps to Close the Gap in Housing Equity in Baltimore

In major American cities like Baltimore, the need for equitable access to affordable housing has reached a fever pitch – especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, which further exposed a systemic lack of housing security for vulnerable families. STV’s ...