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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 percent and embodied carbon – CO2 that is released during the extraction, transportation, manufacturing, construction, and disposal of building materials – contributing an additional ...

Davis Barracks at United States Military Academy

STV Perspectives

Design for Well-being: Architecture that Enhances Lives

In a recent conversation on Bloomberg Businessweek, I was asked to identify the prevailing trend shaping our approach to architecture. My response was unequivocal: At STV, our focus revolves around fostering holistic experiences, weaving humanity into our designs, and nurturing ...

Wheelchair symbol on train station platform

STV Perspectives

So, You’ve Got an ADA Transition Plan: What Comes Next?

It’s a scenario that’s more common than it should be: a client, following the requirements of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), has conducted a self-evaluation to determine if its programs, services and activities are compliant with the ADA ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rendering of the Rockland County Highway Department Garage and Headquarters

Project News

Rockland County Highway Facility Wins ASCE Tappan Zee Award

The Rockland County Highway Department Garage and Headquarters project has been recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Lower Hudson Valley Branch. STV and project partners will receive the Tappan Zee Award at a ceremony in June, which ...

Featured, Industry Trends

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 telecommuting employees in the U.S. was 17 percent. As the pandemic shut-down blows past its one-year anniversary, 52 percent of the nation’s workers continue ...

Project News

STV Takes Part in Hoen Lithograph Redevelopment Project

When Walter Zawislak, P.E., LEED AP, project manager in STV's land development group, and Sharon Huber-Plano, P.L.A., LEED AP, associate and senior landscape architect, first toured the A. Hoen & Co. Lithograph Building campus in Baltimore, they were immediately struck ...

Employee News

New York’s Ryan Conry Named to BD+C’s 40 Under 40

Ryan Conry, P.E., S.E., SECB, associate and structural engineer in New York, was selected for the Building Design + Construction (BD+C) 40 Under 40 Class of 2020. The magazine's 40 Under 40 program was established in 2006 and recognizes the ...

Project News

Southport Auto Terminal and VPC Honored in Pennsylvania

The Southport Auto Terminal and Vehicle Processing Center (VPC) project won a prestigious Diamond Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Pennsylvania (ACEC/PA) as part of their Engineering Excellence Awards program. The project was entered in the Industrial ...

Project News

Projects Take Home Honors from ACEC NY

Innovative STV projects were recently honored by the American Council of Engineering Companies New York Chapter (ACEC New York) with Engineering Excellence Awards. Receiving a Diamond Award in the Special Projects category was the Metro-North Railroad Patterson Bridge Replacements project, ...

Project News

New Cyber Facility Opens in Texas

Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMC) recently revealed its latest cyber facility in San Antonio, TX, a project that came to fruition thanks to the design expertise of STV. The 15,000-square-foot office, located in San Antonio's Project Tech complex, was transformed into ...