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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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STV Paves the Road for Zero Emissions Bus Fleets
As part of the global mission to address climate change, the transportation sector has emerged as…
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Thinking Deeper Underground: STV Tunneling Experts Talk Urban Underground Construction
As more major American cities expand their transportation networks to incorporate a more dynamic mix of…
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Southern Exposure: STV Expands Presence in Tennessee
Tennessee, “the Volunteer State,” is known by many for its country and blues music, barbecue, and…
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New Aviation Practice Lead Looks at Post-Pandemic Priorities
Prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the aviation market sector was booming with activity….
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A Path for Improved Building Water Quality
As the daily occupancy in public and commercial buildings continues to rise, an unintended consequence of…
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The Way We Work: Outfitting Clients with Fixtures for the Future
The pandemic’s effects on the country’s employment landscape run extraordinarily deep. Pre-pandemic, the percentage of full-time…
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STV Ramps Up Infrastructure in the Southeast
As the population continues to boom in the Southeastern United States, the region’s roadway infrastructure network…
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