resilience
Advocating for Greener, More Equitable Neighborhoods
For seven years, I have had the honor to volunteer for the Gowanus Canal Conservancy (GCC), a nonprofit organization that truly embodies STV’s purpose to “make communities better.” In the case of the GCC, we execute on that purpose by ...
Nature-Based Solutions for Stormwater Runoff
In its efforts to address the effects of climate change on infrastructure, the Biden administration recently released a roadmap for natured-based solutions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural ecosystems within infrastructure improvements. Well-designed, nature-based solutions are essential tools in ...
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 ...
Two STV Projects Win NJAA Awards for Improved Resilience
STV was a key member of two award-winning project teams that were honored by the New Jersey Alliance for Action (NJAA). Both the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s (PANYNJ) Holland Tunnel Salt Damage Repairs and Storm Mitigation ...
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 ...
STV Brings Master Students New Perspectives on Project Management
In partnership with Columbia University’s Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) Master of Science Program, STV recently provided a select group of students with a first-hand view of project management in action by conducting the class at the firm’s New York ...
Finding Ways to Measure Equity and Climate Resilience for Clients
While transportation agencies are rapidly working towards establishing more targeted equity and climate resilience goals to better protect public infrastructure against the effects of global climate change, the approach to track progress against these goals and targets is still in ...
“Resilience Crusader” Honored by Major Industry Magazine
Since joining STV in 2019, Breanna Gribble, CHMM, ENV SP, WEDG, WELL AP, Fitwel Ambassador, has played a crucial part in growing our resilience practice. As the firm’s senior resilience manager, she has advised teams on multi-hazard resilient design, performed ...
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 ...
A Force of Nature: Transformed Hospital Brings a More Resilient Future to South Brooklyn
During an emergency, community hospitals often serve as havens for healing. But on October 29, 2012, NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health, formerly known as Coney Island Hospital, proved to be just as vulnerable to the impacts of a generational ...
STV Hosts Salvadori Center Career Development Event for High School Students
Members of STV’s New York team recently hosted a group of students from the Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design for a group discussion about pursuing careers in architecture and engineering. The visit was arranged by the prestigious Salvadori ...
Senior Resilience Manager Selected for U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
Resilience and climate adaptation expert Breanna Gribble, CHMM, ENV SP, WEGD, WELL AP, STV senior resilience manager, is among 100 of the nation’s brightest young professionals selected to participate in the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) annual U.S. Frontiers of ...
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 ...
Green Thinking: STV Environmental Experts Present at Annual Conference
Two of STV’s environmental and sustainability experts recently spoke at the National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) Annual Conference & Training Symposium in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Ron Deverman, CEP, vice president and national environmental planning leader, presented, “The Power and ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Advocating for Greener, More Equitable Neighborhoods
For seven years, I have had the honor to volunteer for the Gowanus Canal Conservancy (GCC),…
Roundtables
Nature-Based Solutions for Stormwater Runoff
In its efforts to address the effects of climate change on infrastructure, the Biden administration recently…
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…
Project News
Two STV Projects Win NJAA Awards for Improved Resilience
STV was a key member of two award-winning project teams that were honored by the New…
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…
Social Responsibility
STV Brings Master Students New Perspectives on Project Management
In partnership with Columbia University’s Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) Master of Science Program, STV recently…
STV Perspectives
Finding Ways to Measure Equity and Climate Resilience for Clients
While transportation agencies are rapidly working towards establishing more targeted equity and climate resilience goals to…
Employee News
“Resilience Crusader” Honored by Major Industry Magazine
Since joining STV in 2019, Breanna Gribble, CHMM, ENV SP, WEDG, WELL AP, Fitwel Ambassador, has…
Industry Trends
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…
Featured, Project News
A Force of Nature: Transformed Hospital Brings a More Resilient Future to South Brooklyn
During an emergency, community hospitals often serve as havens for healing. But on October 29, 2012,…
Social Responsibility
STV Hosts Salvadori Center Career Development Event for High School Students
Members of STV’s New York team recently hosted a group of students from the Williamsburg High…
Employee News
Senior Resilience Manager Selected for U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
Resilience and climate adaptation expert Breanna Gribble, CHMM, ENV SP, WEGD, WELL AP, STV senior resilience…
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…
Employee News
Green Thinking: STV Environmental Experts Present at Annual Conference
Two of STV’s environmental and sustainability experts recently spoke at the National Association of Environmental Professionals…
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…
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…