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Structure Tone Southwest walks 40 miles for charity, capping off 40 charitable events throughout 2017
November 17th, 2017STOBG in the News
The walk celebrates Structure Tone Southwest’s 40th anniversary and year of “40 Good Deeds” On November 17 nearly 80 employees from the Dallas office of Structure Tone Southwest walked a cumulative 40 miles to support Toys for Tots and to cap off a year of giving back to the North Texas community.
read more >Hunter Boots Opens its First American Store
November 15th, 2017STOBG in the News
It couldn't have been better timing, what with all the cold, wet weather Toronto has been having this season. Hunter Boots has opened their first flagship location in North American at Yorkdale Shopping Centre and Govan Brown was not only there to show our support, but we were there right from the beginning.
read more >LESS is more…
November 13th, 2017STOBG in the News
LESS is more… Richard Brandon, Director of Mission Critical at Structure Tone International, looks at the merits of Design & Build procurement for data centre projects and why clients should design less to get more. Clients who are considering new data centre or critical engineering projects have a variety of procurement routes to choose from.
read more >Four Approaches to Building a Data Center
November 3rd, 2017STOBG in the News
One size rarely fits all—and that’s certainly the case when it comes to building data centers. A uniform design and construction approach will not always apply, as the geographic, functional, financial and other circumstances of a specific project typically influence its direction.
read more >Christopher Shaw Joins Structure Tone as LF Driscoll Healthcare Leader
October 30th, 2017STOBG in the News
Healthcare construction specialist Christopher Shaw has joined LF Driscoll Healthcare and the Structure Tone organization as Vice President, Healthcare Leader to oversee the company’s expanding work in the healthcare market. “Healthcare is evolving rapidly and faces many challenges.
read more >LEAN MACHINE : Q&A with Sam Spata
October 26th, 2017STOBG in the News
An architect by trade, Sam Spata has spent the last 20 years of his career focused on helping the design and construction industry learn how to be “Lean”—officially. As a proponent of the Lean project delivery approach, he helps guide project teams in how to actually apply Lean theories to reduce waste, improve workflow and enhance value.
read more >Big Data Making a Big Difference to Sustainability
October 24th, 2017STOBG in the News
Businesses are doing more and more to make their work environment as healthy, productive and sustainable as possible. Yet meeting an increasingly higher bar can be a challenge, especially for organizations with expansive buildings and campuses. One company in New Jersey is helping to show how combinations of sustainable approaches and modern data management technologies can make a big difference.
read more >MAKING HISTORY: Penn Medicine’s newest hospital sets Philadelphia record
October 23rd, 2017STOBG in the News
It isn’t even completed yet and the Penn Medicine Pavilion is already breaking records. From Friday, July 7 to Saturday, July 8, 2017, construction crews poured the building’s concrete foundation, making it the largest single concrete pour in city history.
read more >GIVING BACK: The National Multiple Sclerosis Society
October 20th, 2017STOBG in the News
There’s nothing like a shared cause to bring people together in ways they might not have expected. That’s certainly Structure Tone’s experience when it comes to supporting the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
read more >A DOSE OF “VITAMIN N” AT TAUCK TOURS’ NEW HQ
October 11th, 2017STOBG in the News
The year was 1925, when entrepreneur Arthur Tauck took a group of friends on a tour of the back roads of New England. More than 90 years later and his commitment to helping people experience the outdoors continues, both through Tauck Tours’ business and now its new corporate headquarters.
read more >Sea Containers House Wins Double BCO Innovation Award
October 10th, 2017STOBG in the News
The recently completed office for Ogilvy & Mather Group and MEC, outfitted by Structure Tone, has won the Regional and National British Council for Offices, “Innovation Award” in the annual BCO awards program.
read more >UNIQLO Opens its Doors in Vancouver
October 6th, 2017STOBG in the News
Uniqlo launched its first store in Vancouver's Metrotown on Friday, October 6 and Govan Brown was in attendance to help reveal what we've spent the last year building.
read more >Green building survey shows wellness is growing and resilience is waning, but cost still a major barrier to all
September 26th, 2017STOBG in the News
A recent survey conducted by construction management firm Structure Tone finds that green building is still a major market differentiator and employee wellness is increasingly important to tenants. However, for the second year in a row, cost remains a major barrier.
read more >Pulling Together
September 22nd, 2017STOBG in the News
On Sunday, September 17th, our prairie provinces teamed up for the annual Plane Pull event. Hosted by the United Way and UPS, the annual event takes place in Calgary to raise funds to fight poverty, help kids thrive and build strong communities in the Calgary area.
read more >GAME CHANGER: Technology in the Field
September 15th, 2017STOBG in the News
In the modern age of building construction, the process has always been fairly linear. The client expresses their requirements. The architect designs the building. The engineer designs the infrastructure. The construction manager leads construction with the assistance of specialized subcontractors.
read more >Canadian Construction Management Firm Govan Brown Joins the Structure Tone Organization
September 12th, 2017STOBG in the News
Today Structure Tone and Govan Brown announced that the Canadian construction management firm will join the Structure Tone family of companies, expanding Structure Tone’s geographic reach into Canada.
read more >Hudson Yards: A New City Rising
September 8th, 2017STOBG in the News
“The new heart of New York.” That’s the bold expectation set out on the website of Hudson Yards, the massive mixed-use development under way along New York City’s far West Side. Now with more than half of the 28-acre site well into redevelopment, that vision is getting closer and closer to becoming reality.
read more >Amping Up the Collision Coefficient at BCG’s New York Offices
September 7th, 2017STOBG in the News
“Unlock insight.” “Challenge established thinking.” “Drive transformation.” Reading through the mission of global firm Boston Consulting Group, it’s no secret that encouraging innovation is in their DNA. It’s only fitting then that when the company looked to relocate their New York City offices, they targeted a location like no other: the first tower built in Hudson Yards.
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