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Head of STV Smart Cities Joins Board of Central Texas Transportation Management Association
In recognition of his contributions to the Austin region’s transportation framework, STV’s Rob Spillar, senior vice president and director of Smart Cities, has rejoined the board of Movability, Central Texas’ first and only transportation management association. Spillar was a founding ...
ACEC New York’s Coveted Empire Award Granted to Grand Central Madison/East Side Access
Grand Central Madison – the historic transportation project transforming commuter rail in New York’s Metropolitan region – won the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York’s (ACEC NY) most coveted honor, the Empire Award. At its annual Engineering Excellence ...
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 ...
Revitalizing Education: Transforming Schools into Modern Learning Environments
Perched on a hillside overlooking New York Harbor in Staten Island’s St. George neighborhood, Curtis High School stands as the borough’s first high school, founded in 1904. Designed by influential local architect Charles B. J. Snyder, the original neo-gothic structure, ...
Creating More Resilient Solutions in Baltimore Neighborhood
For nearly 20 years, residents and businesses in the Cherry Hill neighborhood in Baltimore, MD, have faced chronic flooding, which has damaged homes and cars and disrupted the lives of residents. During this time, even minor rainstorms flooded the streets ...
Meeting “Big Change” in Texas: Key Takeaways from 5th Infraday Texas
At the recently concluded 5th Infraday Texas event, STV’s team of participants and panel moderators arrived in Austin, TX at a moment of generational change and significant challenge in Texas. As Austin Mayor Kirk Watson noted in his keynote address, ...
STV Engineer Honored with 2024 ACEC/Massachusetts Young Professional Award
STV’s Alison Love, S.E., P.E., senior associate and engineer in Boston, was recently honored by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)/Massachusetts with its Young Professional of the Year Award. This award recognizes the accomplishments of young professionals who have ...
Reconstructed Interchange Improves Mobility along I-95
Due to the removal of toll plazas in the State of Connecticut in the 1980s, for nearly 40 years, drivers using I-95 in Stratford, CT, were without on and off ramps at interchange 33—until now. As part of its goal ...
Newark Airport Terminal A Wins Grand Award from ACEC NJ; Kresson Road Bridge Reconstruction Honored as Distinguished
At the Engineering Excellence Awards on March 13, 2024, the American Council of Engineering Companies of New Jersey (ACEC NJ) awarded two STV projects: the Newark Liberty International Airport Terminal A received the Grand Honor Award—the highest honor in the ...
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 ...
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, ...
Three STV Projects Win Awards from Maryland Industry Organizations
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Maryland (ACEC MD) and the Maryland Quality Initiative (MdQI) each recognized several STV projects that are improving transit, transportation and stormwater management across Maryland: MARC (Maryland Area Regional Commuter) Riverside Heavy Maintenance Building: ...
STV Celebrates Completion of Stamford Landmark
STV’s building design team recently celebrated the completion and opening of the Stamford Intermodal Garage, a transformative addition to one of the Northeast’s pivotal commuter hubs. Nestled between I-95, the Northeast rail corridor, and Stamford Transportation Center in Connecticut, this ...
STV Leader Earns SAME Member of the Year Award
STV’s Fabian Mendoza, U.S. Army Colonel (ret.), principal, and field practice director, has been honored by the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Dallas’ Post with its Member of the Year award. This prestigious accolade salutes SAME members in recognition ...
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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ACEC Florida Welcomes Bhushan Godbole to Engineering Leadership Institute
Bhushan Godbole, engineering director, was recently selected to join the Florida Engineering Leadership Institute (FELI) Class…
Employee News
STV Project Manager Earns President’s Award from the American Society of Highway Engineers
Mariya (Masha) Rowley, P.E., C.B.S.I., STV project manager and structural engineer, recently received the President’s Award…
STV Perspectives
Designing Locally: How CSVT Reduces Traffic Congestion in Central PA
On a sunny Saturday last summer, my husband and I joined the over 6,000 people who…
Employee News
Celebrating STV’s Generation of Women Legacies
The Women Builders’ Council (WBC) recently honored a select group of STV women legacies at its…
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…
Design Observed
Balancing Industrial Processes with Staff Wellness in Maintenance Facilities
Maintenance facilities are often large and imposing, with a function that focuses primarily on industrial processes….
Social Responsibility
STV Joins Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy to Improve Community Trails
STV’s Pittsburgh team recently volunteered with the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy to clear tall grass, weeds, and thorn bushes…
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…
STV Stewardship
Opening Paths to Careers in Rail through SoCal Railway Association
When we were both in college for civil engineering, a rail networking event and college course…
Employee News
STV Structural Engineer Joins ASCE Flood Committees
Matthew Sangen, P.E., S.E., an associate and engineer for STV’s national buildings practice, was recently selected…
Social Responsibility
STV Team Member Keeps it Local, Invests in Bettering Waco Community
Jennifer Boen, a group manager in our Waco, TX, office demonstrated her commitment to her local…
Employee News
Senior Architect Joins First-Ever Waterfront Code Committee in New York
Michael Nicoletta, AIA, senior architect at STV, was recently selected to serve on the New York…
Employee News
Two STV Employees Selected to WTS Philadelphia’s Emerging Leaders Program
Two rising stars from STV’s Philadelphia team were selected by the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Philadelphia…
Design Observed
Daylighting for Student Success: Maximizing Learning Potential in Pre-K-12 Schools
Design Observed is an ongoing series that takes an in-depth look at how our buildings design…
Employee News
Sustainable Design Leader Selected to Attend Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2023 Symposium
STV Director of Sustainable Design Lauren Alger, P.E., ENV SP, has been selected as a participant…
Project News
STV Advancing the Glassboro-Camden Light Rail Transit Project
More than two decades ago, the communities of Camden and Gloucester County, NJ started the journey…